Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Emergency* #16

[COSCitizen]

OOO-SAW!!! @margarita25
OOO-SAW!!!!
We are on the same page!
Freaking out, but gotta maintain my "cool".
I can "see" what the future #'s look like- it's not good!
I also am doing the best I can to trust my judgment and surf the troubled waters!
IMO you've got this!
Namaste!
MOO

Namaste.

 

[soylattesandsleuthing]

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Some people won't stay in self-quarantine when they are told to. A woman is a patient, and her father went to father-daughter dance with his other daughter, despite being asked to self-quarantine.

"St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Sunday that the patient’s family had been told on Thursday to self quarantine at their home in Ladue. Page said the patient's father had not followed health department instructions. Page spoke at a news conference Sunday evening."
Family of Missouri's first coronavirus patient broke self quarantine, St. Louis County officials say

Yep. I’m from St. Louis. This is just outrageous. The dance was also held at a hotel.

 

[anneg]

I wish I had time to read and like every post on this thread but have had to skip through and read here and there. Thank you for your efforts to bring important updates and discussion to this thread.

Talked to my son today (he's in another state) and he was coughing some and said he'd had headaches in the past week, but no fever. He's very aware of the virus and its dangers, as am I, thanks in no small part to the posters here. I hope we all get through this!

 

[Henry2326]

The Washington Post today announced the release of Coronavirus Updates newsletter, a new email providing the latest reporting and information on the virus’ spread in the U.S and around the world. Starting next week, the newsletter will be delivered to inboxes each weekday. Stories appearing in the newsletter will be free for all readers to access.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2...avirus-updates/#click=https://t.co/Ae8XePD3EJ

 

[gngr~snap]

Alright, so has everybody talked to their elderly relatives and advised them seriously that this is no joke?

I’m trying to think of positive to do actions.

Yes! I have. Oddly somewhat successfully!
My dad wore gloves to get gas yesterday.
He was a Y2K prepper.
This caught him off guard.
He's gonna be 84 in June!
Moo

 

[MimosaMornings]

Hi MimosaMornings. That’s what I forgot, champagne and orange juice.....

Thanks @margarita25
I’m trying not to freak out.....
And you can pour orange juice into ice trays, freeze them and then pop out into a food saver bag for the freezer. Just in case!

 

[margarita25]

@otto this post will take a bit to finish so stay with me...it may require the full hour of editing time as I find some links I think you guys would especially appreciate re: modeling, simulations, etc etc...

Dr. Sylvia, maybe also Dr. Maria, talked a lot about the modeling, iirc. but they are just that, models...

There is some cool computerized stuff here from the Station Fire thread, would like to find specific, GAMA ones iirc / too exhausted right now but making note / I’d like to see some simulations, etc. / this is a model based on actual real data, not a simulation:

Eta quick example / check this out / note BDI, etc.:

GUILTY - RI - The Station Nightclub Fire, 100 dead at Great White concert, 20 Feb 2003

 

[Chelly]

Just checking in with everyone. I’m taking Tylenol for the fever, expectorant when needed. Feeling exhausted when I’m awake.
I don’t have the symptoms for someone with the virus. No sore throat. But some coughing. Just this fever, headache and feeling run down.
Please excuse me for yesterday. I normally don’t feel sorry for myself but after watching the local news and hearing about more deaths it was too much yesterday.

Everyone thank you for your concern on how I feel. We have a great group of people here.

So good to hear from you @book-thinker . We have been thinking of you. Sounds like you are making smart decisions. Don't forget to stay hydrated, even overly hydrated. Take care, be good to yourself and rest. Check in from time-to-time. Have you told a neighbor or someone close to you that you are sick? Someone nearby needs to know. OK? Sorry to be such a bossy-pants.

 

[margarita25]

Thanks @margarita25
I’m trying not to freak out.....
And you can pour orange juice into ice trays, freeze them and then pop out into a food saver bag for the freezer. Just in case!

Cool. I was wondering about that earlier, if I could do that with milk for coffee cubes...too late, already froze the whole gallon.

 

[Henry2326]

Trying to catch up. Can someone/anyone tell us why this outbreak is not officially called a pandemic?

I'll give it a shot. Technically it meets the criteria, but the word causes fear because of history. So the WHO would like to see more community transmission before calling it. Also they think we can beat it back. People tend to give up with the word pandemic.

 

[Scoutce]

Yeah, how do you stay home from church when you ARE the priest or other clergy member? That's a serious problem in our family. In many faiths it has to be life or death to cancel services, flood, fire or frozen roads. If the government won't make the call that services need to be shut down then the clergy won't. Their own superiors won't let them.

My priest is severely immune compromised and almost died from c-diff last year. His bishop has them under orders to keep all the services and to continue to visit the sick. They are just going to risk their lives. My bil is a priest and his wife almost died last winter from the flu. This worries me greatly.

I talked to my priest last night and he said that if it comes here he'll just be one of the first to go. He did mention they were going to be cleaning more and putting in hand sanitizer. I told him, "If you can find it". He just said, "Oh, it won't be a problem." He clearly hasn't looked yet and has no idea you can't just go buy it anywhere.

My teen works at a local grocery store. They got hand sanitizer in this evening. Their entire stock was gone in about 35 minutes.

Our bishop sent out an email stating it was still ok to use the communal communion challis if we use the silver one. I thought - uh - I’m not so sure. He also said anyone not sure - don’t drink the wine. But he did encourage church attendance. I haven’t decided on that for this time forward. My state still has no reports. I do know that does not mean it’s not in my state.

Ok. Everyone clutch your pearls. I am not young. I went to see the Eagles in Houston last night. I thought it would be poorly attended. I was wrong. I was near thousands of people. Don Henley did mention he appreciated attendance and knew there were issues with it. It’s not that I don’t believe there is a serious pandemic - I felt the odds were in my favor - and not only were the tickets a fortune but the performance was amazing. I’m back in my home state now (drove) and have given up on the scheduled cruise or any large gatherings any time in the near future. I’m stocked up on dog food and horse feed but not people food. I’m working on it. I do appreciate reading all your posts.

 

[Henry2326]

@BNODesk 9 confirmed cases in Costa Rica, 34 suspected. Costa Rica raises alert level to yellow.
Ante casos de COVID-19, CNE y Salud elevan alerta sanitaria a alerta amarilla

 

[KALI]

I would think that anything having to do with the travel industry, or hospitality industry will take a dive tomorrow.
Obviously,planes, trains, hotels, and restaurants.
Fortunately, America has distanced itself from middle East oil. We are much more self reliant now.
Although, many countries are not.
No matter what happens, we are in a worldwide historical moment right now.
Things our children and grandchildren will be taught about in the future.

The Australian stock market has shed more than $100 billion as it sinks to its lowest level in over a year as coronavirus spreads around the globe.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 314.2 points, or 5.05 per cent, at 5,902.0 at 10.46am AEDT.
The broader All Ordinaries index fell 319.9 points, or 5.09 per cent, to 5,967.6, with both major indexes at their lowest levels since February last year.

Today's losses extend the market's decline to $426 billion since February 20.
The largest falls were felt in the energy sector, which was down over 16 per cent, after oil prices suffered their largest one day dive in more than 11 years on Friday, as Russia, and OPEC split on a proposal to cut production to stabilise prices.
ASX plunges on opening as coronavirus spreads

 

[Chelly]

Just checking in with everyone. I’m taking Tylenol for the fever, expectorant when needed. Feeling exhausted when I’m awake.
I don’t have the symptoms for someone with the virus. No sore throat. But some coughing. Just this fever, headache and feeling run down.
Please excuse me for yesterday. I normally don’t feel sorry for myself but after watching the local news and hearing about more deaths it was too much yesterday.

Everyone thank you for your concern on how I feel. We have a great group of people here.

So good to hear from you @book-thinker . We have been thinking of you. Sounds like you are making smart decisions. Don't forget to stay hydrated, even overly hydrated. Take care, be good to yourself and rest. Check in from time-to-time. Have you told a neighbor or someone close to you that you are sick? Someone nearby needs to know. OK? Sorry to be such a bossy-pants.

 

[Henry2326]

BREAKING from me & @AlexNBCNews : Members of Congress are becoming increasingly anxious about coronavirus and there is growing pressure on leadership to take steps to protect lawmakers — even potentially recessing for a period of weeks, according to two Democratic sources.
Kasie Hunt on Twitter

 

[KALI]

one word. Yes.

is anything being done to close off flights coming into US airports from
the badly infected countries?
Early on many US airlines cut back flights going overseas but it was because of low passenger counts.

 

[gregjrichards]

The stock market rout won’t reach the bottom until the coronavirus is contained in the United States, according to an Australian economist.

The Australian share market is now down 6.5% on what is proving to be one of the most disastrous days for the ASX200 in recent history. The mounting concerns about a global recession caused by the virus have been compounded by the shock decision by Saudi Arabia to start an oil price war, sparking a 20% fall in the cost of benchmark Brent crude. Stocks in Japan, Korea and Hong Kong are also deep in the red.

Coronavirus live updates: stock markets plunge on global recession fears

I’m really worried we are heading for a global recession but those concerns are secondary to my fears for those who may become sick and possibly die. I feel very sorry for all the people who may lose their jobs like airline employees and possibly their homes too.

 

[branmuffin]

We've been saying that all along, but someone somewhere is putting funny ideas in people's heads and leading them to believe that only sick old people get sick and die.

And not only that, the unspoken suggestion is that sick old people don't count as much. People forget that two Chinese doctors in their 20s have died from this virus, as well as the initial whistleblower who was 34. All told, more than 15 doctors and nurses have died in China.

 

[Chelly]

Valid question. Well, my only direct frame of reference to that is what I posted last week, that the guy here who said he was stocking up on ammo was because he believes “this is the beginning of the apocalypse”.

It would be interesting to hear what other specific reasons may include.

I can think of some but they might be a little premature and dramatic LOL so will leave that one alone.
Let’s just say I remember Hurricane Katrina. And that’s all I want to say about that.

I’ve never seen a thread go downhill so fast as when the word “gun” is mentioned. Not touching that with a ten foot pole, nor should anyone else if we want this thread to stay open. Mooooo

ixnay on unsgay.

 

[margarita25]

OOO-SAW!!! @margarita25
OOO-SAW!!!!
We are on the same page!
Freaking out, but gotta maintain my "cool".
I can "see" what the future #'s look like- it's not good!
I also am doing the best I can to trust my judgment and surf the troubled waters!
IMO you've got this!
Namaste!
MOO

Thanks friend.

Namaste.

Namaste! What was that video where they were all shouting out to each other in Wuhan through their windows while they were on lockdown? That’s what I just got a deja-vu of...