Coronavirus (NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY PLEASE)

[Pondosinatra]

Wow.

https://english.alaraby.co.uk/englis...ion-face-masks

[Batman1980]

Yesterday I got back from my former brother-in-law's house where I went for a run. I immediately went upstairs without washing my hands first because I had to use the toilet. My father ran up the stairs to yell at me for not washing my hands first thing after coming in the door despite the fact that this isn't a rule for anyone else. His nonsensical rules are just one of many reasons I'm pretty much going to abandon him permanently after I move out.

[LordoftheRings]

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

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by ronboster

Yesterday on my way from work/costco trip I saw two motorcycle cops running a speed trap.

After making one stop, I looked up ahead several blocks I see what looks like the same two cops. When I hit a stretch of road a couple miles ahead...there they were running a second speed trap. Pulled over a couple of kids driving about 5-10 miles faster than me.

I could argue both sides of this...but I thought "really?" with everything going on a speed trap is necessary?

In most areas, cops aren't pulling people over just for being on the road. But, if they have you pulled over for any other reason, they will then start questioning you on why you're out and where you're going, since in most areas there are stay-at-home orders.

So by having speed traps, that gives them another means of pulling people over so they can ask where they're going.

[Pondosinatra]

I'm in a foul mood tonight...I see a ban coming on...

Just found out in order to go to work I have to stand in front of the security guard (who isn't wearing a mask) and have my temperature taken.

Apparently I won't be going back to the office anytime soon. They can go to hell.

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

They're obviously not going to stay in stock forever. Check back often and they'll be more in stock...

Yeah, I just checked now and a few are showing in stock now. I guess they keep running out and replenishing inventory throughout the day. I stand corrected...

EDIT- Two minutes after I posted this, the few that I saw in stock are now showing out of stock now. I went through the same game at Amazon yesterday and that's how I was able to snag some. LOL, toilet paper shopping is crazy!!

[ctujackbauer]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I'm in a foul mood tonight...I see a ban coming on...

Just found out in order to go to work I have to stand in front of the security guard (who isn't wearing a mask) and have my temperature taken.

Apparently I won't be going back to the office anytime soon. They can go to hell.

This is going to be more common. Its necessary at many Walmart (for employees) and food production plants like meat processors.

I also believe it will be standard procedure to enter a sports stadium.

Welcome to the future.

[LordoftheRings]

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[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by ctujackbauer

This is going to be more common. Its necessary at many Walmart (for employees) and food production plants like meat processors.

I also believe it will be standard procedure to enter a sports stadium.

Welcome to the future.

My issue is no one is getting with 6' of me....I don't care who you are.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Stats for today, April 10 ...

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USA! USA! USA!

Oh no wait...

UK will pass China this weekend.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Stats for today, April 10 ...

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As an aside...it's total BS that India isn't on that list...

[mar3o]

"Stanford University researchers believe the COVID-19 virus came to California last fall and was misidentified as a bad outbreak of the flu. Now, it’s possible millions of Californians were exposed to the virus and have developed herd immunity."

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...234859052.html

Just yesterday there was an article that said something totally different:

“I’m quite confident that it was not spreading in December in the United States,” Bedford said. “There may have been a couple other introductions in January that didn’t take off in the same way.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-york...120729916.html

and here:

"No, You Did Not Get COVID-19 in the Fall of 2019"

"There is zero probability [SARS-CoV-2] was circulating in fall 2019,” tweeted Trevor Bedford, a computational biologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center who has been tracking SARS-CoV-2’s genetic code as it has spread."

https://slate.com/technology/2020/04...2019-bunk.html

All the "experts" are saying different things. So how are we supposed to know what's accurate?

This is what happens when stuff like this is published by the hour these days - lots of guesswork and speculation being passed off as fact when the truth is it seems there's a ton we don't know yet about it.

[mar3o]

I think everybody is saying way too much way too soon without confirming anything and it's all getting published because every "news" site wants to be first to post the next tidbit of info, whether it's accurate or not. This leads to mass confusion as nobody knows what to believe. And all these conflicting theories being posted as fact are just causing lots of the tin-foil hat crowd to disbelieve it all and lump it all together as one big lie or conspiracy.

[travisbickle]

"Fear is a great way to control people"

Bombshell by Dr. Scott Jensen on CV - YouTube

Dr. Scott Jensen With Laura Ingraham and TheRidiculous CDC Guidlines. - YouTube

[Josep5349]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Yesterday I got back from my former brother-in-law's house where I went for a run. I immediately went upstairs without washing my hands first because I had to use the toilet. My father ran up the stairs to yell at me for not washing my hands first thing after coming in the door despite the fact that this isn't a rule for anyone else. His nonsensical rules are just one of many reasons I'm pretty much going to abandon him permanently after I move out.

Without wanting to get involved in your particular domestic situation, I think it’s sound advice to wash hands immediately when coming in from outside, regardless of what you need to do next.

[chip75]

Looks like our neighbor just died. My blood's starting to boil, about half a dozen other neighbors have walked past health and police officers in Hazmat suits, with tea in their hands and they're in a group laughing a few feet from our kitchen window.

Like I said a few weeks back, you're only as safe as other people allow you to be. People are taking this like it's Summer holidays.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by intoanewlife

You're right....absolutely nothing to see here...total hoax...everybody back to work!

You and your family and friends first.

When you have nothing of merit to say, straw man to the rescue!

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I read the opinion when it came out - https://www.atsjournals.org/action/cookieAbsent

For the most part the critically ill patients being seen in thee O.C. (and, for that matter, my sister-in-law hospitalized in Chicago) have clinically acted in hospital like typical ARDS patients (hypoxia and low compliance), so there has been no need to adjust traditional ventilation strategies. Perhaps in locales like New York City and parts of Italy where they’re treating a massive number of patients, they are experiencing a variety of presentations.

My greatest fear is that some politician with no medical background will take interviews like that as an excuse so as to take their foot off the gas and not encourage businesses to manufacture as many ventilators as quickly as possible for the country especially if people become complacent with social distancing, hand washing, etc. and we see a 2nd and 3rd wave as the result.

Not a variety, just two; he’s saying you need to assess which of the two before using the ventilator not that there’s no need for ventilation.

When you say “for the most part”, where are you getting the data from? Is it in the public domain?

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by mar3o

"Stanford University researchers believe the COVID-19 virus came to California last fall and was misidentified as a bad outbreak of the flu. Now, it’s possible millions of Californians were exposed to the virus and have developed herd immunity."

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...234859052.html

Just yesterday there was an article that said something totally different:

“I’m quite confident that it was not spreading in December in the United States,” Bedford said. “There may have been a couple other introductions in January that didn’t take off in the same way.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-york...120729916.html

and here:

"No, You Did Not Get COVID-19 in the Fall of 2019"

"There is zero probability [SARS-CoV-2] was circulating in fall 2019,” tweeted Trevor Bedford, a computational biologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center who has been tracking SARS-CoV-2’s genetic code as it has spread."

https://slate.com/technology/2020/04...2019-bunk.html

All the "experts" are saying different things. So how are we supposed to know what's accurate?

This is what happens when stuff like this is published by the hour these days - lots of guesswork and speculation being passed off as fact when the truth is it seems there's a ton we don't know yet about it.

I guess the question is, given the second and third citation refer to the same expert, how many experts do we count Trevor as representing? The results of the Stanford University study aren’t released yet, so they’re not saying anything. They’re following the scientific method, they’ve a hypothesis they’re testing. Their results could end up supporting Bedford.

[ketan]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

As an aside...it's total BS that India isn't on that list...

why you are upset ? we lock down India before there were less cases.
Now numbers are increasing but still our government do better work than other country as for sure.