As a result of haphazard career planning, I have a unique mix of professional experience covering public health, public relations, government relations and store operations – so I may have a unique perspective on the 2019 Novel coronavirus outbreak that could help to make sense of the avalanche of information we’re all being subjected to. …
While the pendulum swing of serial COVID-19 lockdowns is now allowing some travel, I decided to take a trip that included stops in some of my favorite hotels, but the experience as a customer was in stark contrast to the pre-pandemic era. The reception staff, masked-up and shielded behind a Perspex screen, made no eye …
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Last month the US CDC issued a recall following the discovery of Salmonella in eggs, then last week we had the news of a Salmonella outbreak linked to poultry and lasting 12 months and covering 35 States and 22 different slaughter facilities, then this week we hear of an E.coli outbreak linked to salad, and we also learn that …
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The outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan and now other cities has been the main topic of discussion amongst my friends in Store Operations and QA over the Lunar New Year holiday – so I thought it may be useful to share a summary of the thoughts from people who are planning practical controls …
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Since my last article on practical safety measures for the 2019-nCoV outbreak, I’ve had further discussions with friends in retail operations, and we realized that there’s some misconceptions about the control measures we’re seeing in the news from Wuhan – so I thought it may help to highlight some of the misunderstandings. A common misconception …
The news today of a confirmed case of novel coronavirus infecting a taxi driver in Thailand is a significant development, as he had not visited China. Until now all confirmed cases had direct links to Wuhan, except for a household person-to-person case in the US. As we all suspected, the valiant efforts in Wuhan and …
As more information on the Novel coronavirus comes in, it’s becoming clear that it’s less serious that SARS but spreads more easily in a similar way to seasonal colds or flu, and in what must be a bitter disappointment to the copy-writers of the popular press it looks like the human race is going to …
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The economic impacts of the Covid-19 virus are still being assessed, but the general view is that the hotel, restaurant and travel sectors will be impacted the most, but manufacturing will not escape the fall-out due to interruptions to global supply chains. Cathay Pacific asked 27,000 staff to take unpaid leave, then issued a profits …
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We’ve always been able to rely on politicians to create a crisis out of a challenge, but with the coronavirus outbreak they have excelled themselves. I understand that they are trying to do the right thing for their people, and like all of us they’ve been hit with a tsunami of miss-information about Covid-19, but …
One Minute Summary Wet market inspired fixtures in modern supermarkets have been a fashion for several years Fish displayed on open ice-beds, bakery products on wooden racks, fresh fruit you can feel Chefs would also visit real wet-markets early each morning to buy their fresh products With Covid-19 being linked to a Wuhan wet market …
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