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Religious ppl spreading viruses again

Desch — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:28:53 +0800

Coronavirus: salt water spray infects 46 church-goers in South Korea[SIZE=7]
- The church in Gyeonggi Province sprayed salt water into the mouths of its followers out of a belief it would kill the virus
- The new cases have fuelled the South Korean government’s efforts to clamp down on possible clusters, as cases rise to 8,236

A church in South Korea sprayed salt water inside the mouths of followers out of a false belief it would help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but by using the same spray bottle without disinfecting the nozzle, it resulted in 46 church-goers infected, authorities said on Monday.
Video images from the River of Grace Community Church in Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul, show a church official sticking the nozzle of a spray bottle deep into the mouth of one follower after another, during a prayer gathering attended by some 100 followers on March 1 and March 8. Those infected include the pastor and his wife.

“It’s been confirmed that they put the nozzle of the spray bottle inside the mouth of a follower who was later confirmed as a patient, before they did likewise for other followers as well, without disinfecting the sprayer,” said Lee Hee-young, head of Gyeonggi Province’s coronavirus task force.
“This made it inevitable for the virus to spread,” he said. “They did so out of the false belief that salt water kills the virus.”
The church was consequently closed and all its believers who attended the prayer sessions are being tested.

The new cases have fuelled the South Korean government’s vigilance to detect new virus clusters, especially in city areas, even as it has managed to slow the spread of infections.

Sauce: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-envir...46-church-goers

I'm not surprised if Malaysia later has similar bunches of stubborn & superstitious ppl spreading the viruses even further

Buying New Car: Loan or Full Settlement?

Desch — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:45:03 +0800

I have been working for several years.
Being thrifty, I have been able to save up $$$ over the years.
Currently using 2nd-handed Kancil.
I plan to purchase Perodua Axia (cost ~ RM 3X k) by this year.

I would like to seek advice/opinion from you all.
If you have more than enough savings to purchase a car without loan, after buying the car you still have sufficient $$$ to handle family emergencies just in case.
Do you prefer take loan then invest the $$$ in FD or others,
or settle with full payment for the car?
And what are your reasons?

I appreciate your opinion/advice.
Thank you.

High Memory Usage when Idle

Desch — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:25:27 +0800

Hi there, I have a ASUS laptop (almost 2 years) with the following specs:

I noticed that the Task Manager shows high memory usage (>50%) after window startup.
I tried guides and solutions from google search, but it doesn't solve the problem.

https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionma...emory-leak.html

This is the memory usage after Google Chrome opened (>65% memory)

Sometimes, the PC starts to become laggy when I open more programs and the memory usage is too high.

Does anyone know how to solve this kind of high memory usage problem?

Plastic Storage Case?

Desch — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:04:32 +0800

Good day, I'm looking for these kind of plastic storage case (Please refer to image below).
I need the size at least 20cm (L) x 11cm (W) x 3 (H).

Does anyone know where to find them in Ipoh area or online?
Or it need to be custom-made by factory/store?

I couldn't find them in Ipoh stores.
Checked online in sites like Lazada and Shopee,
but the dimensions and materials are not the ones I want.

I appreciate if anyone can assist.
Thank you.