Really thoughtful idea Sadie to start this thread - good useful tips.
I read a book some years ago with scary similarities to this virus - The eyes of darkness.
it was basically invented in the book to weed out the sick and infirm in China.
“Wuhan-400”, the name of the city where the coronavirus originated.
A 1981 novel by horror writer Dean Koontz predicted the coronavirus outbreak, it has been claimed.
Buried in the book The Eyes of Darkness, which revolves around a grieving mother investigating the mysterious circumstances of her son’s death, is a peculiar reference to a killer virus known as “Wuhan-400”, the name of the city where the coronavirus originated.
The excerpt features a character discussing biological warfare, calling the virus “the perfect weapon”.
“A Chinese scientist … defected to the United States, carrying a diskette record of China’s most important and dangerous new biological weapon in a decade,” the character says.
On a lighter note - I told my 4 year old g/son to sing happy birthday to me when whashing his hands.
He proceeded to do that by singing - happy birthday to nana.