Side effect of all schools and university closing in France starting next week : a massive rush on the stores today. You need to feed those kids at home now.
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Okay, I thought Kale was basically posh lettuce... You can cook lettuce now?
You guys are having me on!
And That, my friend, is why you keep safe search ON!
Kinda the same here in Hungary, again all the hand sanitizers, loo rolls, canned food and grains were scooped up, although it's just universities closed yet (schools and kindergartens are allowed to stay open if they wanna).
I overheard someone at the store asking about a specific sanitizer product, and the clerk told em that they receive 20 pieces every morning, and someone comes in just as the store opens and takes all of it.
I'm guessing all of it is already up for sale on a website for a ridiculous price.
Been walking the kid yesterday and saw a huge line at the pharmacy, I guess a lot of ppl just realized that all of their meds at home are past their best before dates.
Also there is a rumor going around in the media that we got our first patient who got better, so it's not all doom and gloom.
This reminds me, Doom Eternal is out next Friday, yay!
Ok, now I'm salty AF. Corona finally impacted me. I finally got selected to be a background actor for a major cable tv pilot. Was supposed to go for fitting today and filming on Monday, but of course all production is now shut down. FML.
That sucks. Our office just got told we are now working form home until further notice.
Sit tight dude, it'll be worth the wait when production ramps back up
In case you need Kale chip advice :P
Yeah, they are shipping all of us home to work from our desks for the foreseeable future. At least April.
Yeah, they are shipping all of us home to work from our desks for the foreseeable future. At least April.
Radegast74
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yeah, my company has said everyone does WFH until end of april. People like our receptionist has been assigned to work with our admin group to organize all the new webex meetings, facilities people are in charge of organizing a deep clean/sanitizing of facilities, etc. so no layoffs..
So today I got the new duty of decontaminating vehicles with some crazy Clorox disinfectant spray thing, I should ask about hazard pay.....
Yeah man. This is our situation. Thank fuck I'm in the military and the CAF basically just told all non-essential personnel to go home for the next 3 weeks (and I was already on post-tour leave. FML). But I have no idea how others who work in health care are managing it.
Jesus, Canada went completely the opposite: social distancing is a huge past of flattening the curve. People in 6 months to a year will be saying things like, "that wasn't so bad" because of the measures being taken now to reduce the burden on the healthcare system.UK not closing schools as "The scientific advice is that this could do more harm than good at this time..."
Coronavirus: People with fever or 'continuous' cough told to self-isolate
The PM warns families will continue to "lose loved ones before their time" as he announces new measures to combat coronavirus.www.bbc.co.uk
Tell you what, I'd love to see the scientific research that says postponing daily gatherings of in some schools many thousands of individuals would increase the virus transmission rate
Suspending large public gatherings has also been shied away from at this point. They went on to say "The scientific advice is this has little effect on the spread - but it does place a burden on other public services" however I am not sure how this equates to delaying the spread of a contagion until it can be contained and combated in summer months?
I'm just a layman here, anyone got any ideas what the plan is there?
Yup.
And gluten free!
Haha, the panic buying is in full effect. I got beer, we bought some normal groceries, and settled down at home to catch up on some shows. Maybe go for a hike or two in the wilderness, haha.
Today was fucking nuts where I live for food etc. People are scared and acting like idiots.
953 cases and 2 deaths in sweden.
And the swedish goverment is doing nothing so far.
While our neighbouring countries are closing borders and schools etc.
GG sweden ^^
And the swedish goverment is doing nothing so far.
While our neighbouring countries are closing borders and schools etc.
GG sweden ^^
Devil Dog Hog
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North Carolina Governor has issued an executive order to shut down k-12 schools for two weeks starting Monday the 16th, and to also ban gatherings of 100 or more people.
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Rumors in the wind the UK is about to restrict large gatherings.
Also fatalities have doubled to just over 20 in the past 24 hours and confirmed cases now at 1,140 but they are only testing people who go to hospital, not people who self isolate as is the recommendation if you develop any of the symptoms.
Also, 229 scientists call bullshit on the Heard Immunity theory the initial management strategy had apparently been based on: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51892402
I saw another article that points out a big thing about Herd Immunity is that it a feature of vaccinations where near to 100% of a population are given immunity by exposure to a deactivated pathogen in a quick and broad application, then with an ongoing coverage of immunizing persons who have not yet been exposed who themselves are defended from the illness until they can be given the vaccination by herd immunity.
Just letting an illness stroll through a population isn't going to create herd immunity. Examples of conditions that have not been contained by natural herd immunity: The Common Cold, Flu. Examples of illnesses that were not managed by natural herd immunity but were by vaccines which then created herd immunity: Polio, Smallpox.
Also fatalities have doubled to just over 20 in the past 24 hours and confirmed cases now at 1,140 but they are only testing people who go to hospital, not people who self isolate as is the recommendation if you develop any of the symptoms.
Also, 229 scientists call bullshit on the Heard Immunity theory the initial management strategy had apparently been based on: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51892402
I saw another article that points out a big thing about Herd Immunity is that it a feature of vaccinations where near to 100% of a population are given immunity by exposure to a deactivated pathogen in a quick and broad application, then with an ongoing coverage of immunizing persons who have not yet been exposed who themselves are defended from the illness until they can be given the vaccination by herd immunity.
Just letting an illness stroll through a population isn't going to create herd immunity. Examples of conditions that have not been contained by natural herd immunity: The Common Cold, Flu. Examples of illnesses that were not managed by natural herd immunity but were by vaccines which then created herd immunity: Polio, Smallpox.
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Watching the news, I see some disturbing behavior, but expected. Folks, try not to be part of the problem, do your shopping early morning or late at night (my preference). Walmart, Kingsoopers and others have order via the internet. You schedule a pickup time and they come out to your car.
My wife was telling me to go to the store today, I told her no and to use the King Soopers service. Because of the demand I have a 3pm pickup on Monday. I might have to wait two days but at least I do not have to go into the store with the mob.
Use local services to get what you need and do not become part of the problem.
My wife was telling me to go to the store today, I told her no and to use the King Soopers service. Because of the demand I have a 3pm pickup on Monday. I might have to wait two days but at least I do not have to go into the store with the mob.
Use local services to get what you need and do not become part of the problem.
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Radegast74
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Here's the problem...well, one of the problems:
www.cnn.com
Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized
New studies in several countries and a large coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts bring into question reassuring assertions by US officials about the way the novel virus spreads.
www.cnn.com
Thats a start.
In a few days you should expect some villages or small towns to completely try isolate for a week or two.
All business shut down except essentials.
That's a stupid fucking government right there. Are they trying to turn the UK into Italy? Canada will most likely flatten the curve enough to (hopefully) let the healthcare system keep up. Good luck if your government thinks that they're going to build herd immunity by letting everyone get sick. Egad.