Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Emergency* #8

[BetteDavisEyes]

I am skipping the Shakespeare festival this year due to this. Sad but true....

So sorry to hear this DH and I used to go to the Stratford (Ontario) Festival annually for many years. We also hosted periodic Shakespeare readings in our home. Old Will Shakespeare eyes us in the shower as we have a framed Shakespeare poster hanging on adjacent wall

 

[Hatfield]

live Santa Clara press conference.

County of Santa Clara Public Health Department

 

[Oregonmama]

So sorry to hear this DH and I used to go to the Stratford (Ontario) Festival annually for many years. We also hosted periodic Shakespeare readings in our home. Old Will Shakespeare eyes us in the shower as we have a framed Shakespeare poster hanging on adjacent wall

It is my fav event to go to with my hubby away from my teens and their sibling battles.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Friday night viewing: There's nothing good on "regular" TV tonight, so DH and I are going to rent this: Contagion (2011) - IMDb

No popcorn, but we'll enjoy a nice bottle of red wine I'll report in the morning.

Dinner's ready, and Jeopardy! is coming on soon. Have a pleasant evening.

 

[LaborDayRN]

Maybe she's just cleaning up and disposing of a body?

Only a true and loyal websleuther would say that!!

 

[Hatfield]

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Thanks for sharing the link too.

Gosh you would think they would test out the Audio before having these PCs. I cant understand a word of it hardly. Very poor audio.

 

[Tadpole12]

Flu Season: What to Know in 2020

"Flu season starts in October, and can go as late as March or even April.
But it usually speaks in the U.S. in February"

So as the numbers decrease for seasonal flu will covid-19 be more easily recognized?

 

[margarita25]

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Lame audio.

I think I’m spoiled forever after the WHO conferences...

 

[margarita25]

I think I’ve figured out where the next outbreaks are going to be: Mars and Jupiter.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Flu Season: What to Know in 2020

"Flu season starts in October, and can go as late as March or even April.
But it usually speaks in the U.S. in February"

So as the numbers decrease for seasonal flu will covid-19 be more easily recognized?

ergo the reason that they are trying to get the word out to get flu shots?
I've never seen stats on "what percentage of people that get the flu have had a flu shot"... I guess it differs year to year as the strains are guessed on using years past strains for the vaccine. Anyone know the answer?

Flu shots 2019: Only 52% of Americans plan to get vaccinated - CNN

 

[zecats]

Very smart. They lost at least $2 million during the smoke from wildfires, so this will be another big hit...and it will trickle down to the small businesses that depend on visitors. So we can see how this could play out in communities all across the country.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...shakespeare-festival-burned-by-wildfire-smoke

I won’t even join my husband at a local movie theater to see “Call of the Wild” this weekend.

The Philadelphia Flower Show starts this weekend, lasts 9 days. I wait each year after the end of one for the next one to begin. I love it so much, I am not giving up on it for now. My feeling, again for now, is to live life and just be cautious and observant. JMO of course. To each her/his own according to circumstances and emotions.

 

[whitelilac]

"Three students at UC Davis are under observation for possible exposure to the coronavirus. One of the three, who was believed to have had contact with a known patient, has developed symptoms of the disease and is being tested. The symptoms were described as mild." New coronavirus cases in Northern California raise alarm

 

[dixiegirl1035]

During the presser just now, they said they had test kits. I wonder though. Will the state health depts work over the weekend to test, or we won't hear again of more testing results until Tuesday/Wednesday next week as they only work Mon-Fri?

 

[Herat]

One of the three, who was believed to have had contact with a known patient, has developed symptoms of the disease and is being tested. The symptoms were described as mild."

OK, now we are getting somewhere.

There is some contact with a "known patient". Is this the medical student who was associated with the Solano County Vallego woman now at UC Davis, or is another student ?

 

[Inthedetails]

The Philadelphia Flower Show starts this weekend, lasts 9 days. I wait each year after the end of one for the next one to begin. I love it so much, I am not giving up on it for now. My feeling, again for now, is to live life and just be cautious and observant. JMO of course. To each her/his own according to circumstances and emotions.

Right on. I think you're making the right decision. (Be sure to wash hands throughout the day and when you get home!)

 

[MJPeony]

Lame audio.

I think I’m spoiled forever after the WHO conferences...

Yeah, the presser streaming and audio quality was embarrassing- this is Silicon Valley.

 

[beatrixpotter]

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Friends and I have discussed the obvious panic in some people in the states, and we're genuinely interested. For the record I'm an optimist, my glass is always at least half full. I am also 4 years NED (no evidence of disease) of a late stage aggressive cancer. For the record statistically I only had a 15-20% chance to live for 5 years. I frequently write with others who have what we describe "cancer head". That is when the fear of cancer crowds out all thoughts other than when will it recur.

I only ask this because I am in the middle of the US, near a University that is now calling back students from South Korea who are studying there. We understand these measures as being conservative, not fear rational. I am also located 50 miles from the UNMC campus which has housed Ebola patients and now coronavirus patients. We're just trying to understand if large major cities are more prone to worrying because of the population.

My friends and I have a healthy outlook on life, not wanting to take unnecessary risks, but wanting to live life today, not delay for a future date.

We are serious in trying to understand the panic buying of things, even when people say they can't afford to buy extra because of income limitations. We see it as sad that people will spend their last few dollars on things that they normally wouldn't, when they so badly need to have living expenses for the next week. We also see that panic as part of the reason for the market downturn and possible economic downturn.

Thanks and always me and my friends MOO

Poor people spending their last few dollars on extra food or hand sanitizer has literally nothing to do with the stock market. That is seriously nothing most of us posting in this thread ( or anywhere else) have the slightest chance of affecting. And the people who do effect the market are paying attention to actual statistics regarding COVID-19 spread, shutdown of factories in production in China etc. I'm honestly baffled that someone would seriously think increased buying of groceries could negatively affect the market or cause an economic downturn. In general it's not the poor having any sort of real control on the economy and certainly not the stock market.

 

[justbeachy]

The Philadelphia Flower Show starts this weekend, lasts 9 days. I wait each year after the end of one for the next one to begin. I love it so much, I am not giving up on it for now. My feeling, again for now, is to live life and just be cautious and observant. JMO of course. To each her/his own according to circumstances and emotions.

We have fastpasses for a new ride opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios on Wednesday. The FP puts you in a separate queue so you don't have to wait in what will probably be a 4 hour line for everyone else. It was a miracle I got the passes in the first place and my daughter has been waiting for this ride to open since they announced it 2 years ago. As of right now we are still going, but we will see how things look day by day.

 

[mickey2942]

I'm filling out my Sees Candy order as this is happening.

I'm adding a 1 # box everytime a new positive case is reported.

I'm gonna need a shed to put it all in by the end of this weekend.

You really need to try Ethel M's. The liqueur chocolates, are the best. We are talking some major chocolate here. Definitely go big. We are talking that, if you are going to die, you need the good stuff.

Ethel M Chocolates Premium Chocolate Gifts - Ethel M

 

[zecats]

We have fastpasses for a new ride opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios on Wednesday. The FP puts you in a separate queue so you don't have to wait in what will probably be a 4 hour line for everyone else. It was a miracle I got the passes in the first place and my daughter has been waiting for this ride to open since they announced it 2 years ago. As of right now we are still going, but we will see how things look day by day.

Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railroad by any chance? Or Galaxy's Edge? Lucky you. I know how you feel. Fast passes are precious commodities.