Coronavirus (NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY PLEASE)

[Crimson King]

Wow, a boatload of day laborers outside of my Home Depot waiting for work, most of them probably have no idea what's going on either.
Still amazed the police are letting this continue.
Not using the 6-foot rule either.
Also saw couple of folks panhandling with their cardboard signs on highway medians on the way to getting my groceries.

[THE_FORCE]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

Managed to get myself into Sainsburys here at 7am due to my own disabilities for some bits and pieces. Sainsbury's being a supermarket chain here in Britain, they took action starting today to only allow the elderly, disabled and vulnerable in for the first hour.

The elderly people despite having an hour moved in very hurriedly, though buying of course in a normal fashion. It seemed evident to me from how they moved about the store some probably hadn't been eating properly in days. I was nearly in tears guy's, struggling to hold it in.

What some people have done on this island is f**king disgusting! Where is your civic duty? Where is the Britain that endured aganist the Nazis?

Seems my last post was screened and not sure why?

Sainsburys and Tesco Extra here had both car parks full by 7.30 am apparently. On the one hand the panic buyers are preaching about keeping their distance from other people, yet on the other hand are hanging around heavily populated areas such as supermarkets? Strange.

Anways, just went next door to Tesco Express and they're only allowing 2 bottles of wine max per person. We're all pissheads round here and they know that. So selfish.

p.s for the vast majority of this planet it's not a death sentence and don't assume that it is just because the media will have you believe otherwise. If this whole thing was created to tear the world apart, then you're giving them exactly what they want by having a pop at each other.

I, at least, will keep the alcohol economy ticking along. Oh and you can keep your toilet paper too.....we had to use torn up newspaper back in the day and we'll do it again if we have to!!

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by THE_FORCE

Seems my last post was screened and not sure why?

Sainsburys and Tesco Extra here had both car parks full by 7.30 am apparently. On the one hand the panic buyers are preaching about keeping their distance from other people, yet on the other hand are hanging around heavily populated areas such as supermarkets? Strange.

Anways, just went next door to Tesco Express and they're only allowing 2 bottles of wine max per person. We're all pissheads round here and they know that. So selfish.

p.s for the vast majority of this planet it's not a death sentence and don't assume that it is just because the media will have you believe otherwise. If this whole thing was created to tear the world apart, then you're giving them exactly what they want by having a pop at each other.

I, at least, will keep the alcohol economy ticking along. Oh and you can keep your toilet paper too.....we had to use torn up newspaper back in the day and we'll do it again if we have to!!

To paraphrase

We shall go on to the end. We we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight this virus in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight it in the hills; we shall never surrender.

Words for then, now and forever whatever crisis befalls this island. No politics, no class. All people standing together for salvation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5HQ...ature=youtu.be

[Mike16]

Those of you furloughed, keep in mind retailers like Target and Walmart are open to hiring temps during these challenging times. Wouldn't hurt for some of these housewives to get a job in retail, some of them are freaking nuts out there.

Then again, if you got a temp job then you wouldn't qualify for unemployment (and Trump's upcoming stimulus package). So maybe reconsider what I just said...

[whiteberry]

People are calling 911 in Oregon because they are out of toilet paper:
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/do-not-c...gon-police-say

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by TheBoss062

Then force them to quarantine.

yea, that would be illegal and wouldnt work anyway...how do you force someone into quarantine when cities on lockdown are still allowed out of the house?

Originally Posted by Moe Szyslak

I was walking my dogs today when a child approached and politely asked if he could pet them. "No, I'm sorry," I replied as he lowered his head and turned away in disappointment. This experience truly gutted me.

how come?

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I've read from various sources that Ibuprofen aggravates it. Haven't read anything that contradicts that.

doctors on the news last night said there was no evidence suggesting that. and that if you take the normal dosage nothing likely would affect you. but, they did recommend acetametaphine, so take Tylenol to be safe regardless

Originally Posted by MrHT

The number of cases in NY is really skyrocketing now that it's not even funny.

As of now, by state, from most populated to least populated...

1) California 886 cases (not even half as many cases as NY)
2) Texas 224 cases
3) Florida 328 cases
4) New York 3,083 cases!!!!!

NY is not even the most populated state. Why on earth does it have the most number of cases BY FAR??? And the rate it's skyrocketing is absolutely phenomenal! Yesterday, we were a little under 2,000. Now we're over 3,000!!! WTF?!?!

its been mentioned but i would certainly bet that NYC is more densely populated in comparison to area vs overall population of the state etc. vs other areas.

[Chaotic]

https://pagesix.com/2020/03/19/evang...ium=SocialFlow

POS

[MifuneFan]

New York ramped up testing tremendously. Yesterday they did 7,500 tests. Compare that to early days when they were only doing 200 tests a day. So that's obviously going to increase the number of cases too.

Whatever the official number is, it's probably 4 times as many people that actually have it. But you have to hope with people staying home more, and other social distancing measures, that many infected people will not be able to spread it as easily as they have been when everything was normal.

It's going to take a while to see those effects though, and it's ridiculous to think it's going to happen overnight. This thing has a 2 week incubation period. That mans 2 weeks aog, when there was barely any social distancing, plenty of people in the wild got infected, and may just be showing signs of it now. So we have to wait another 2-3 weeks, and see how things are then. If there's no improvement, I can see Cuomo shutting down everything, and mandating a true shelter in place strategy.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

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POS

Wow what a complete ****ing moron. I had a huge crush on her when watching Lost, but that's a disgusting attitude, especially for someone with kids. She's also living with her father who has Stage IV Leukemia too, just unbelievable. She's probably an anti-vaxxer too.

[dobyblue]

Report from Italy's National Health Authority (ISS) - showing over 99% of fatalities had one or more underlying medical conditions - https://www.epicentro.iss.it/coronav...7_marzo-v2.pdf

0.8% of deaths occurred in those with no underlying medical conditions.

[MifuneFan]

Looking at the numbers, Switzerland has a big problem on their hands. Not sure if it will reach Italy levels, but they need to shut everything down if they haven't yet.

[Moe Szyslak]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

how come?

It was a slice-of-life reminder of the World I currently live in. One where I can't even allow the cheery neighborhood kid to pet my friendly dogs.

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

New York ramped up testing tremendously. Yesterday they did 7,500 tests. Compare that to early days when they were only doing 200 tests a day. So that's obviously going to increase the number of cases too.

Whatever the official number is, it's probably 4 times as many people that actually have it. But you have to hope with people staying home more, and other social distancing measures, that many infected people will not be able to spread it as easily as they have been when everything was normal.

It's going to take a while to see those effects though, and it's ridiculous to think it's going to happen overnight. This thing has a 2 week incubation period. That mans 2 weeks aog, when there was barely any social distancing, plenty of people in the wild got infected, and may just be showing signs of it now. So we have to wait another 2-3 weeks, and see how things are then. If there's no improvement, I can see Cuomo shutting down everything, and mandating a true shelter in place strategy.

The social distancing and shutdowns started to happen about a week ago so we will probably get a lot more cases these next couple days and then the numbers of new cases start to peel off next weekend. Just hoping we've contained it somewhat.

[GenPion]

Hey, I love Evangeline Lilly, but that's just... wow. If I was in her position I would have purchased several freezers, filled them up, and had all of the kids home for a nice seclusion for the next few weeks.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Tony208

The social distancing and shutdowns started to happen about a week ago so we will probably get a lot more cases these next couple days and then the numbers of new cases start to peel off next weekend. Just hoping we've contained it somewhat.

I wish more people followed it. Specifically there are Orthodox, and Hasidic Jewish communities in Brooklyn, including in my neighborhood, that haven't changed a lot. They even had a wedding with like 400 people the other day. Apparently hundreds of them are getting sick, and putting a huge strain on the hospital system, but they're kind of being secretive about it (not surprising as they pretty much live in a world onto themselves).

Their schools (Yeshivas) were still open, but apparently set to close today. Look at this picture. Apparently sent in by someone with a 104 fever..This is insane to me.




I even sent in tips about this to various news organization, and thankfully there is coverage of it now from NY Times, NY Post, PIX 11, and others.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

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POS

shes isnt carrying the virus though, so im sure her tune would change if confirmed she has it and has to quarantine. there are also cases of people refusing to quarantine after testing positive and police have intervened to make sure they stay home.

and in terms of the kids going to camp. i mean, who's at fault here? her for going or the camp for being open?

[dobyblue]

Dirty rat.

[Moe Szyslak]

Awesome. So there is a culture of people who believe that refusing to practice extreme social distancing is the same as making a point. Must be cool to have a mental age of 14.

[Chaotic]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

shes isnt carrying the virus though, so im sure her tune would change if confirmed she has it and has to quarantine. there are also cases of people refusing to quarantine after testing positive and police have intervened to make sure they stay home.

and in terms of the kids going to camp. i mean, who's at fault here? her for going or the camp for being open?

Many people don't think they are carrying it.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

Many people don't think they are carrying it.

obviously....but the narrative is getting confusing. if places are open, dont they expect people to come?

and the article, she didnt say what she is doing, only not self quarantining. so what does that mean exactly?