Coronavirus pandemic

[bing101]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/29/20/pinay-in-singapore-tests-positive-for-covid-19-says-health-ministry
Now a  person in Singapore is dealing with COVID-19 and the tests are reported positive.

[bing101]

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/03/01/1997183/4-more-repatriates-show-covid-19-signs

Now Philippines is reporting 4 people are under investigation for COVID-19 symptoms.

[02 Park Ave]

I have to wonder how a quarantine/"stay home" mandate like we're seeing in other countries would go over in the US. So many employers here have draconian attendance policies that I think a lot of people would ignore the government and go to work anyway in fear of losing their job. Where I work, you're only allowed 10 unscheduled absences in a rolling year period, no matter the reason. Thus, I fully expect to contract the coronavirus from one of my coworkers should it spread to this part of the country.

If Quarantine is declared for an area, no one would be allowed on the roads.

[Mr. Matté]

I swear sometimes if I didn't choose to major in Biology I would easily fall into conspiracy theories coming from Alex Jones.

Try listening to Microbe.tv I started to listen to these shows and they are podcast shows meant for Virologists. They do a better job explaining viruses.

...

Who else thought this was a podcast meant for "Viatologists" and Alex Jones in the thumbnail?

[jeffandnicole]

This is why the media needs to stop creating false alarms all the time...

"Suspected coronavirus case in Monmouth County being treated and tested"
https://www.nj.com/news/2020/02/suspected-coronavirus-case-being-treated-in-monmouth-county.html

became...

"N.J. patient does not have coronavirus, health department says"
https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2020/02/nj-patient-does-not-have-coronavirus-health-department-says.html

[ozarkman417]

This is why the media needs to stop creating false alarms all the time...

They have to share (or create) whatever sells. How else would networks like CNN or FOX be able to run their channels 24/7?

[US71]

This is why the media needs to stop creating false alarms all the time...

They have to share (or create) whatever sells. How else would networks like CNN or FOX be able to run their channels 24/7?

Or TWC's named Winter Storms.

[vdeane]

I have to wonder how a quarantine/"stay home" mandate like we're seeing in other countries would go over in the US. So many employers here have draconian attendance policies that I think a lot of people would ignore the government and go to work anyway in fear of losing their job. Where I work, you're only allowed 10 unscheduled absences in a rolling year period, no matter the reason. Thus, I fully expect to contract the coronavirus from one of my coworkers should it spread to this part of the country.

If Quarantine is declared for an area, no one would be allowed on the roads.

On ABC News last (?) night, someone mentioned having two weeks worth of groceries as something we need to do to prepare, which makes me wonder if the government is actually considering doing that here.

As for me, I'm more afraid of what the government is going to do in response to the virus than the virus itself.  I don't handle disruptions to my life very well.

[bing101]

This is why the media needs to stop creating false alarms all the time...

"Suspected coronavirus case in Monmouth County being treated and tested"
https://www.nj.com/news/2020/02/suspected-coronavirus-case-being-treated-in-monmouth-county.html

became...

"N.J. patient does not have coronavirus, health department says"
https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2020/02/nj-patient-does-not-have-coronavirus-health-department-says.html

The Sacramento and Bay Area media outlets are probably the most guilty of all the media outlets in the nation for doing this given that they want to make sure the West Coast division isn't "hiding anything" that will trigger people in the rest of the country over America's biggest quarantine processing operation in Fairfield, CA. If you live in other parts of the country expect CDC to show up with your state health official in the coming weeks as COVID-19 starts to escalate in other parts of the country.

[jeffandnicole]

I have to wonder how a quarantine/"stay home" mandate like we're seeing in other countries would go over in the US. So many employers here have draconian attendance policies that I think a lot of people would ignore the government and go to work anyway in fear of losing their job. Where I work, you're only allowed 10 unscheduled absences in a rolling year period, no matter the reason. Thus, I fully expect to contract the coronavirus from one of my coworkers should it spread to this part of the country.

If Quarantine is declared for an area, no one would be allowed on the roads.

On ABC News last (?) night, someone mentioned having two weeks worth of groceries as something we need to do to prepare, which makes me wonder if the government is actually considering doing that here.

As for me, I'm more afraid of what the government is going to do in response to the virus than the virus itself.  I don't handle disruptions to my life very well.

I doubt the government is going to do anything so drastic. This, again, is more media focused than anything. If the virus does manage to get so out of control that your entire region is affected, most people should consider sheltering-in-place anyway.

[Max Rockatansky]

Here is a bedtime story about a real pandemic:

[Scott5114]

This, again, is more media focused than anything. If the virus does manage to get so out of control that your entire region is affected, most people should consider sheltering-in-place anyway.

But what I'm saying is even then, people won't, because they might get fired for it.

[jeffandnicole]

This, again, is more media focused than anything. If the virus does manage to get so out of control that your entire region is affected, most people should consider sheltering-in-place anyway.

But what I'm saying is even then, people won't, because they might get fired for it.

Honestly, that's a legitimate excuse why someone should go out. However, to use your workplace as an example, do your customers really need to be there? Every one of them elected to ignore the request to shelter in place request. Or the coworkers that stopped to get gas or coffee, and thus being around others who may already be sick.

Or a better one...I have often seen people that are very diligent trying not to touch anything in a bathroom, yet will touch money or a gas pump handle without a second thought. By the time they reach for the sanitizer,  they've already touched their wallet, door handle and steering wheel, making much of that cleansing process mute because they're gonna retouch that germed-up things soon anyway.

[kalvado]

This, again, is more media focused than anything. If the virus does manage to get so out of control that your entire region is affected, most people should consider sheltering-in-place anyway.

But what I'm saying is even then, people won't, because they might get fired for it.

There shoukd be some laws on the books regarding quarantine powers of the government, so business may have no say. Next, lots of customer facing businesses would have to downscale, if not stop operations with customers being on lockdown.
It can easily turn out that smaller business may not survive such an interruption, thought.

[Max Rockatansky]

This, again, is more media focused than anything. If the virus does manage to get so out of control that your entire region is affected, most people should consider sheltering-in-place anyway.

But what I'm saying is even then, people won't, because they might get fired for it.

Honestly, that's a legitimate excuse why someone should go out. However, to use your workplace as an example, do your customers really need to be there? Every one of them elected to ignore the request to shelter in place request. Or the coworkers that stopped to get gas or coffee, and thus being around others who may already be sick.

Or a better one...I have often seen people that are very diligent trying not to touch anything in a bathroom, yet will touch money or a gas pump handle without a second thought. By the time they reach for the sanitizer,  they've already touched their wallet, door handle and steering wheel, making much of that cleansing process mute because they're gonna retouch that germed-up things soon anyway.

That just speaks to the fact that most people know almost nothing about how germs actually transfer or hygiene in general.  Another example is all these masks people wear when you get some sort of virus floating around.  Usually they aren't even the correct masks to stop transfer of germs and they generally aren't even work correctly. 

[bing101]

https://www.businessinsider.com/nike-coronavirus-closed-headquarters-in-oregon-after-1st-us-death-2020-3


Nike closes their Oregon offices due to a COVID-19 scare.




https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/citing-an-abundance-of-caution-over-coronavirus-nike-closes-beaverton-campus-for-weekend/283-9e8f1a3b-8c42-4a41-a56e-7eb6595d945a




https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/coronavirus-outbreak-us-cases-chicago-rhode-island


Illinois and Rhode Island have COVID-19 investigations underway.

[bing101]

Rhode Island has announced that they have a report of COVID-19 in their area.

[bing101]

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article240767626.html


Now Coronavirus protocols in Solano County are facing further scrutiny.

[SSOWorld]

Best advice for dealing with this shit?

Continue standard hygiene behavior practices as usual.

[kalvado]

Best advice for dealing with this shit?

Continue standard hygiene behavior practices as usual.

For many people there's a better advise: follow standard hygiene behavior practices, unlike  usual neglect.

[US71]

Best advice for dealing with this shit?

Continue standard hygiene behavior practices as usual.

For many people there's a better advise: follow standard hygiene behavior practices, unlike  usual neglect.

[bing101]

Best advice for dealing with this shit?

Continue standard hygiene behavior practices as usual.

Good Point

[Max Rockatansky]

Best advice for dealing with this shit?

Continue standard hygiene behavior practices as usual.

Good Point

Just rub Vick's on that Coronavirus, problem solved...or at least that's what my wife thinks.  Usually that Vick's comes in on the waning days of disease (for me) and somehow steals all the credit as a miracle cure. 

[bing101]

https://abc7ny.com/health/first-positive-case-of-coronavirus-in-nyc-governor-cuomo-confirms/5977498/                                                                                                                     
      Now New York State is reporting a COVID-19 scare.                                       
   

[SSOWorld]

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