Coronavirus pandemic

[Max Rockatansky]

What is and isn't closed in Washington per the Governor's order (took effect today statewide):

https://twitter.com/WADeptHealth/status/1239979010496630785

Those are Allowed Clouds!

Sweet, hiking and camping are still on.  That leaves that whole low budget weekend thing open as possibility. 

[1995hoo]

[noelbotevera]

I think I'm the first victim of the virus in our county -- that, or the flu. I've had a fever the entire day, along with fatigue and a sore throat. Haven't had a chance to visit the hospital yet -- don't see the point, now that I'm okay (more or less) and if I do; well I'm fifteen, my immune system still works fine.

[JoePCool14]

I think I'm the first victim of the virus in our county -- that, or the flu. I've had a fever the entire day, along with fatigue and a sore throat. Haven't had a chance to visit the hospital yet -- don't see the point, now that I'm okay (more or less) and if I do; well I'm fifteen, my immune system still works fine.

Definitely should self-quarantine for a while if you can. Hope you don't have it though.

[bandit957]

I think I'm the first victim of the virus in our county -- that, or the flu. I've had a fever the entire day, along with fatigue and a sore throat. Haven't had a chance to visit the hospital yet -- don't see the point, now that I'm okay (more or less) and if I do; well I'm fifteen, my immune system still works fine.

I'm wondering if most of the flu cases this past winter were actually coronavirus.

[Max Rockatansky]

I think I'm the first victim of the virus in our county -- that, or the flu. I've had a fever the entire day, along with fatigue and a sore throat. Haven't had a chance to visit the hospital yet -- don't see the point, now that I'm okay (more or less) and if I do; well I'm fifteen, my immune system still works fine.

I'm wondering if most of the flu cases this past winter were actually coronavirus.

I've had my suspicions myself.  I had a really weird flu which was way more in line symptoms wise with what is being published on Coronavirus than a typical flu.  The thing that caught me off guard was the difficultly I had breathing for a couple days and the dry cough that lasted for about 10 days.  The fever was really bad for about 48 hours and missed out on Christmas because I stayed home.  I did go to the Urgent Care about a week in just to be sure I didn't have something weird, they said was probably the flu and not to worry unless it got worse.  I haven't had breathing issues like that since I was in Grade School and I definitely work around people who visit China occasionally. 

[bandit957]

I've had my suspicions myself.  I had a really weird flu which was way more in line symptoms wise with what is being published on Coronavirus than a typical flu.  The thing that caught me off guard was the difficultly I had breathing for a couple days and the dry cough that lasted for about 10 days.  The fever was really bad for about 48 hours and missed out on Christmas because I stayed home.  I did go to the Urgent Care about a week in just to be sure I didn't have something weird, they said was probably the flu and not to worry unless it got worse.  I haven't had breathing issues like that since I was in Grade School and I definitely work around people who visit China occasionally.

I haven't had the flu in years, but something strange happened recently. I have a family member who was very ill the entire second half of February. I saw them several times, and they kept bragging that it was "only" a cold. They absolutely refused to see a doctor. I saw them on February 29, and on March 8, I was so tired I couldn't do anything. I get like that anyway, because of other long-term health problems, but that was one of the worst days I can ever remember. I actually thought I was going to die. Extreme fatigue is one of the symptoms of coronavirus. Incubation period can indeed be as high as 8 days. But I didn't have any other symptoms. I always feel very run-down though.

I had whooping cough in 2017-18 that sounded EXACTLY like coronavirus though.

[oscar]

I think I'm the first victim of the virus in our county -- that, or the flu. I've had a fever the entire day, along with fatigue and a sore throat. Haven't had a chance to visit the hospital yet -- don't see the point, now that I'm okay (more or less) and if I do; well I'm fifteen, my immune system still works fine.

Definitely call your family physician, before or instead of making the trek to the hospital. Hospitals don't like potential coronavirus cases just showing up at the ER -- it really helps to give them advance notice, so they can get ready for you, and protect their staff and other patients (that's the advice my health plan's medical group offers, about going to their offices). But your doctor might tell you it's just the flu, which could end up as an easier or no hospital visit.

[wanderer2575]

What is and isn't closed in Washington per the Governor's order (took effect today statewide):

https://twitter.com/WADeptHealth/status/1239979010496630785

Grocery stores are allowed but barber shops aren't?  Is anybody @#$%&! thinking a thought around there?

[Max Rockatansky]

I've had my suspicions myself.  I had a really weird flu which was way more in line symptoms wise with what is being published on Coronavirus than a typical flu.  The thing that caught me off guard was the difficultly I had breathing for a couple days and the dry cough that lasted for about 10 days.  The fever was really bad for about 48 hours and missed out on Christmas because I stayed home.  I did go to the Urgent Care about a week in just to be sure I didn't have something weird, they said was probably the flu and not to worry unless it got worse.  I haven't had breathing issues like that since I was in Grade School and I definitely work around people who visit China occasionally.

I haven't had the flu in years, but something strange happened recently. I have a family member who was very ill the entire second half of February. I saw them several times, and they kept bragging that it was "only" a cold. They absolutely refused to see a doctor. I saw them on February 29, and on March 8, I was so tired I couldn't do anything. I get like that anyway, because of other long-term health problems, but that was one of the worst days I can ever remember. I actually thought I was going to die. Extreme fatigue is one of the symptoms of coronavirus. Incubation period can indeed be as high as 8 days. But I didn't have any other symptoms. I always feel very run-down though.

I had whooping cough in 2017-18 that sounded EXACTLY like coronavirus though.

The fatigue for me was bad enough I had a hard getting out of bed most of the duration of the fever.  What was really strange was that there was zero lead up into getting sick.  I was walking down the hall feeling fine at work and it hit suddenly.  I barely made it home before some of the really severe symptoms kicked in.  I ended up crawling into bed with; fatigue, upset stomach, vomiting, chills, and a severe fever.  My chest started to hurt really bad during the night which is when the breathing difficulty kicked in.

Nobody else around ended up getting sick or had similar symptoms as far as I know.  Usually when I get the flu I get a mild fever, some fatigue, maybe a runny nose, and not much more.  I have a feeling that once this all said and done there will end up being a lot of cases where people didn't even know they had the present pandemic virus. 

[oscar]

Grocery stores are allowed but barber shops aren't?  Is anybody @#$%&! thinking a thought around there?

Same for hair salons. The Governor, other politicians, and agency heads might look awful in public appearances after awhile, unless they were to sneak into Oregon to have their hair cut or styled. So might ordinary citizens, which would not present a good image for the state.

"Leisure/hobby/social clubs" (apparently prohibited, even if their meetings comply with the 50-person limit) is another puzzler.

[DaBigE]

Grocery stores are allowed but barber shops aren't?  Is anybody @#$%&! thinking a thought around there?

Same for hair salons. The Governor, other politicians, and agency heads might look awful in public appearances after awhile, unless they were to sneak into Oregon to have their hair cut or styled. So might ordinary citizens, which would not present a good image for the state.

Think about it; it's all about the distance factor. How do you cut someone's hair from 6-feet away?

[ozarkman417]

Missouri State Highway Patrol has suspended driver's license tests until further notice. My plan was to take the test over the ongoing Spring Break, conveniently enough.. so who knows when I can finally get my license. Are there any other states doing this? Restaurants are take out/drive-thru/delivery only here.

I plan on taking advantage of the brief period of sunshine we have by taking a short trip to the nearby Mark Twain Nat'l Forest.

[RobbieL2415]

Missouri State Highway Patrol has suspended driver's license tests until further notice. My plan was to take the test over the ongoing Spring Break, conveniently enough.. so who knows when I can finally get my license. Are there any other states doing this? Restaurants are take out/drive-thru/delivery only here.

All the DMV branches in CT are closed until further notice. 90-day extensions for all license renewals.  Everything else except administrative hearings are postponed.

[wxfree]

Texas driver license and vehicle registration expirations are now in a grace period.  I'm trying to look up whether you can still get renewals, but the state's web site is down.  I'd guess that crowded offices are places they'd want you to avoid.  Because of the site outage, I don't know if you can renew either online.

[J N Winkler]

It surprises me Washington state is still allowing public libraries to stay open.  Four libraries in Kansas (including my own, as of today) are closed, and in Ohio, Cincinnati's is closed indefinitely (reviewable weekly).

[rickmastfan67]

Missouri State Highway Patrol has suspended driver's license tests until further notice. My plan was to take the test over the ongoing Spring Break, conveniently enough.. so who knows when I can finally get my license. Are there any other states doing this?

PA. https://www.penndot.gov/pages/all-news-details.aspx?newsid=716

[Bruce]

I had a severe cold in late January that kept me in bed, coincidentally at the same time the first U.S. case was reported in Everett. The hospital where the patient was kept in isolation is only a stone's throw from my college building.

[Duke87]

Grocery stores are allowed but barber shops aren't?  Is anybody @#$%&! thinking a thought around there?

Same for hair salons. The Governor, other politicians, and agency heads might look awful in public appearances after awhile, unless they were to sneak into Oregon to have their hair cut or styled. So might ordinary citizens, which would not present a good image for the state.

Or take care of the matter at home.

I have no use or need for barbers. My wife cuts my hair using a $30 buzzer. That paid for itself nice and quick.

[NWI_Irish96]

I've been participating in meetings where the questions being asked lead me to believe that by the end of the week, the Federal government will be shutting down all but essential services.

[Rothman]

I believe NYSDOT management is actually being called back into the office today while staffers stay at home.  Wonder if one of the reasons is that telecommuting statewide did not go well yesterday allegedly due to ITS either forgetting that their virtual desktop licenses were limited or incompetently underestimating usage.  Issues were sorted out by the end of the day, insofar as I know, though.

Or, perhaps they discovered the benefit of being within face-to-face distance was greater than the health and safety benefit of staying home?

(personal opinion emphasized)

[LM117]

Our governor has banned gatherings of more than 10 people in restaurants, fitness centers, and theaters.

https://wset.com/news/coronavirus/police-given-order-to-enforce-ban-limiting-public-gatherings-to-10-people

[1995hoo]

Several grocery stores here have said they're asking people to restrict the first hour of shopping to people in "high-risk" groups–older people, pregnant women, etc., although at least one stores (Balducci's) said people deemed "essential workers" are allowed as well (they enforce this on the honor system). Knowing the way DC-area people are, I'm not optimistic customers will honor the request.

[ftballfan]

Michigan was one of the early states to close stuff down.
Right now:
K-12 schools are closed until April 6 (and several large districts have their previously-scheduled spring break the week of April 6)
Bars and restaurants are take-out/drive-thru/delivery only through at least March 30 (likely to get extended)
Secretary of State offices are by appointment only for in-person services until April 6 (online services are unaffected)
Gyms and beauty salons are closed through at least March 30 (also likely to get extended)
Colleges are online-only through the end of the winter semester (which ends at most schools in late April/early May)

I just saw where Nevada has employed similar restrictions through at least April 17. I have a feeling a nationwide ban will come down soon, even though many states have already implemented similar restrictions

[fwydriver405]

So I wonder how this will impact major road construction projects... yesterday I noticed they were still doing work on the Piscataqua River Bridge (and even reducing the bridge to one lane and lowering the speed limit to 70 km/h (45 mph)) with the lighter traffic volumes. Are other current roadworks projects still occurring in other areas, especially with the lighter volumes?

Here in my area, there are the major projects that are currently occurring:

Maine:
Piscataqua River Bridge improvements
York Toll Plaza ORT conversion
Maine Turnpike Widening MM44-49

NH:
Spaulding Turnpike near Exit 6 area
I-93 Widening Salem to Manchester