Episode description

Now that the WHO has informed us all that the virus is now a Pandemic.  This week’s show will suspend our discussion on mould issues to bring you some important information on the COVID-19 virus.  This week we’ll be covering microbiological literacy, fractal scaling behaviour in death rate and how this is linked to what we know about the trail off of infection rate, the role of humidity and general virus transmission and infectivity as well as debunking some myths surrounding some claims that the COVID-19 is a laboratory made virus.  I also interview Richard Anthony from Eze Training who’s is launching a new course on infection control especially updated to cover COVID-19 that is aimed at the general public, hospitality staff as well as his core train demographic from the tattoo and allied body and beauty arts field. 

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Interview with Richard Anthony from: https://ezetrainingcourses.com/