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James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer
and amongst other things
lived in a tent outdoors for 7 years.
Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i
with his best friend and spiritual adviser Ivanka "Costco" Obama, The Bipartisan Dog!
  
Sunrise/weather photos February 2020
(These photos made it to Hawaii News Now)
Photos courtesy,
James "Kimo" Rosen
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This blog also appeared as an op-ed in the 02-20-20 edition
of the Garden Island news!
The Coronavirus is no joke
Blog #2051~Kimo's world #298
There are many jokes out there on social media about the Coronavirus featuring the
popular beer of the same name. I once shared them and thought them funny. However, at this point, this virus must be taken seriously and there is nothing funny about it.
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| Sorry, folks, I could not resist taking this selfie while shopping. Though it may be in poor taste, humor helps heal. |
Hawaii is a major tourist destination for Chinese and Japanese visitors and has been on high alert. Last week it was discovered that a Japanese national
couple was visiting Oahu and Maui and upon returning to Japan both eventually contacted the Coronavirus also known as Covid-19 and the Wuhan virus. They may have contacted it before leaving on their trip since the virus has a 14-day incubation period.
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| This is one of many memes circulating social media about the Coronavirus. Coronavirus is no laughing matter... |
This means the airplane, hotels, tourist destinations, restaurants, everywhere they went on vacation is susceptible to the virus. (Those poor housekeepers that made their beds.) Some people may be carriers others not, with all the visitors from around the world traveling to Hawaii in the winter months, this is catastrophic.
Checking temperatures at the airport for arriving passengers does no good since anybody can be carrying the virus with no symptoms for 14 days.
I've been a
germaphobe for many years, I quit shaking hands with people and prefer fist pumps or the Japanese custom of bowing. Be vigilant, wash your hands frequently, cover your mouth when coughing, don't touch your eyes or mouth and use a surgical mask if you're not feeling well and must go out.
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| The internet is swamped with jokes about the Coronavirus... |
I travel on the bus and move my seat every time somebody next to me or behind me coughs or sneezes. I have noticed many employees in the supermarkets, big box stores, and local restaurants coughing and clearing their throats. This makes me paranoid and makes me wonder if we are heading towards a plague?
I believe our
Governor needs to be vigilant and ground all flights from Asian countries coming and going to Hawaii until such time that there is a vaccine or cure for the Coronavirus or the virus dissipates itself.
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| Some feel humor helps, others are offended? |
66,000 people have been diagnosed with the virus and 1500 have died as of this writing so far from the Coronavirus. The internet is filled with jokes about the virus.
Although not a joking matter, it helps many get through these trying times.
Then again with all the natural disasters we have seen almost daily on the news, it would not surprise me to see a plague-- since many believe we are living at the end of times, and biblical prophecy is finally coming to fruition.
This blog also appeared as an op-ed in the 02-20-20 edition
of the Garden Island news!
Hawaii News Now update!
Delta contacting outbound HNL
passengers on same flight
as couple later diagnosed with coronavirus
Delta Airlines says they’re reaching out to other passengers who may have been on the same flight out of Honolulu as a couple who was later diagnosed with coronavirus.
Read more;
P.S
A Doctor's advice about coronavirus:
Mahalo to Chester Lau, AKA, 'Unc' for this public service announcement!
1. It is pretty large in size (cell is about 400-500nm diameter), so any normal mask (not just the N95 feature) should be able to filter it out. However, when someone who's infected sneezes in front of you, it will take a great 3 meters (about 10 feet) before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne.
2. When the virus drops on a metal surface, it will live for at least 12 hours. So remember if you come in contact with any metal surface, wash your hands with soap thoroughly.
3. The virus can remain active on fabric for 6-12 hours. Normal laundry detergent should kill the virus. For winter clothing that does not require daily washing, you can put it out under the sun to kill the virus.
About the symptoms of pneumonia caused by Coronavirus:
1. It will first infect the throat, so the throat will have the dry sore throat feeling which will last for 3 to 4 days
2. Then the virus will blend into the nasal fluid and drips into the trachea and enter the lungs, causing pneumonia. This process will take 5 to 6 days.
3. With pneumonia, comes high fever and difficulty in breathing. The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You will feel like you are drowning in water. It's important to go seek immediate medical attention if you feel like this.
About prevention:
1. The most common way of getting infected is by touching things in public, so you must wash your hands frequently. The virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 mins, but a lot can happen in those 5-10 mins (you can rub your eyes or pick your nose unwittingly).
2. Aside from washing your hands frequently, you can gargle with Betadine Sore Throat Gargle to eliminate or minimize the germs while they are still in your throat (before dripping down to your lungs).
Folks, take extra care and drink plenty of water.
Mahalo to Chester Lau, AKA, 'Unc' for this public service announcement!
1. It is pretty large in size (cell is about 400-500nm diameter), so any normal mask (not just the N95 feature) should be able to filter it out. However, when someone who's infected sneezes in front of you, it will take a great 3 meters (about 10 feet) before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne.
2. When the virus drops on a metal surface, it will live for at least 12 hours. So remember if you come in contact with any metal surface, wash your hands with soap thoroughly.
3. The virus can remain active on fabric for 6-12 hours. Normal laundry detergent should kill the virus. For winter clothing that does not require daily washing, you can put it out under the sun to kill the virus.
About the symptoms of pneumonia caused by Coronavirus:
1. It will first infect the throat, so the throat will have the dry sore throat feeling which will last for 3 to 4 days
2. Then the virus will blend into the nasal fluid and drips into the trachea and enter the lungs, causing pneumonia. This process will take 5 to 6 days.
3. With pneumonia, comes high fever and difficulty in breathing. The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You will feel like you are drowning in water. It's important to go seek immediate medical attention if you feel like this.
About prevention:
1. The most common way of getting infected is by touching things in public, so you must wash your hands frequently. The virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 mins, but a lot can happen in those 5-10 mins (you can rub your eyes or pick your nose unwittingly).
2. Aside from washing your hands frequently, you can gargle with Betadine Sore Throat Gargle to eliminate or minimize the germs while they are still in your throat (before dripping down to your lungs).
Folks, take extra care and drink plenty of water.
Hana Hou,(Encore)
