Coronavirus

I was having a chat with one of my students regarding the mass hysteria surrounding the situation. The student mentioned that the local Tesco (big supermarket for those outside the UK) had run out of hand sanitisers and there was a person in a frenzy asking a Tesco employee “WHAT AM I GOING TO WASH MY HANDS WITH???”, to what the Tesco employee replied pointing to all the different soaps available!

My smart student and yours truly found it hilarious! :lol:
 
Just got an email from my UNI (I'm just working on my degree, so it doesn't matter for me) that they are suspending all lectures.
 
We just received multiple phone calls from friends in health department in my city, there is a chance that they will close all bigger stores in my city for at least 2 weeks.

And we have not even one case in 100km radius.

But i have food and other items for 1-2 weeks, we wash hands couple times per day and twice a day I sanitize all door handles in my apartment just in case since I travel a lot.

I like to be prepared but now it seems like definition of panic. My kid is stressed because of all these news and info that he's gathering out of the school.
 
Seattle banned gatherings of over 250 people. Very glad I don't live over there. I've heard reports of looting. In other news though, the Seattle Dragons (XFL Team) will play out all of their scheduled games with nobody in the stands.
 
The biggest gathering allowed here is 100 (for now).

I also expect schools to close in the next few days, since there will be 30-50 new cases each day in the next 3-5 days.
 
I'm getting a nasty suspicion that all our leave is going to be cancelled under rushed-in emergency laws. Shit.
 
Looking at the Chinese chart and considering that Europe is roughly a month behind them in development in the next few days, there could be a very nasty increase in numbers of patients in Europe.
 
Brigantium said:
I'm getting a nasty suspicion that all our leave is going to be cancelled under rushed-in emergency laws. Shit.
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Here, we are preparing to spend billions to support business that have to send people home, including in the federal government level.

This is what you get when you vote for a moron. Trudeau is handling this as well as possible, imo.
 
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matic22 said:
Looking at the Chinese chart and considering that Europe is roughly a month behind them in development in the next few days, there could be a very nasty increase in numbers of patients in Europe.
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There will be increase, no doubt about that. Question is how big. There also will be decrease and sudden increase because people will start to fill to safe. China numbers are now getting higher because people from outside of China are bringing this shit back to them.

Hell, even in my family is idiot who's going to Austria for cheap ski vacation with kids in next weekend
 
81 cases confirmed in the last 15 minutes in USA. This is not only an European problem anymore...

Let's see what Donnie does...
 
Meliegree said:
There will be increase, no doubt about that.
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Looking at the Chinese chart, I assume there will be a massive increase in Europe in the next 5 days. A massive one. Nothing can be done about that, since probably a lot of people are incubating the virus as we speak.

For instance, we had 20 confirmed cases in Slovenia today. 57 overall. I expect up to 50 new cases tomorrow.
 
⚠ World Health Organization Declares Coronavirus a Pandemic ⚠
(The specific criteria for a pandemic are not universally defined, but there are three general criteria: a virus that can cause illness or death; sustained person-to-person transmission of that virus; and evidence of spread throughout the world.)
  • Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade canceled because of coronavirus concerns
  • A coronavirus patient in Indonesia has died. It's the first fatality reported in the country
  • Iran blames US sanctions for affecting medicinal imports amid coronavirus outbreak
  • Merkel believes 60-70% of Germany's population will be infected
  • Trump administration considers delaying the April 15 tax deadline
  • Top US health official says "it's going to get worse"
  • Tokyo Disneyland won't reopen until mid-April
  • US Treasury likely to push back April 15 tax deadline, Wall Street Journal reports
  • Austria cancels all passenger rail travel to and from Italy
  • ⚠ US lawmakers will ask to declare a state of national emergency ⚠
  • Belgium announces first coronavirus death as cases top 260
  • At least 10 long-term care facilities in Washington state report coronavirus cases
  • Anyone arriving in Beijing from overseas must self-quarantine for 14 days
  • Poland to close all schools from Monday after 25 cases confirmed
  • UK health minister contracts coronavirus, days after attending event with PM Boris Johnson
  • New York's containment zone aims to "prevent exposure," says health official
  • Coronavirus is "almost a perfect killing machine" for elderly patients, US nursing home association head says
  • Bahrain evacuates 165 citizens from Iran and 77 test positive for coronavirus
  • Iran confirms 958 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, bringing total to 9,000
  • Big West tournament to be played without spectators
  • New York governor: "Like it or not, we’re going to have to make some tough decisions"
  • Quarantine measures imposed in Spain will affect more than 1.5 million students and their families
  • Ukraine shuts schools and cancels events after just one case recorded
  • Lufthansa airline cancels 23,000 flights in April
    • US government make it easier for airlines to cancel flights
  • Coronavirus case reported at Toronto mining conference that Justin Trudeau attended
  • 3 California TSA employees test positive for coronavirus
  • Pittsburgh cancels St. Patrick's Day parade
  • US House will vote on Democrats' coronavirus economic plan tomorrow, lawmaker says
  • 20% of students across the world are out of school because of coronavirus
  • World Health Organization says it's seeing "alarming levels of inaction"
  • US ramps up quarantine measures
  • Italy faces possible recession as lockdown kicks in
  • UK scrambles to limit economic fallout
  • Stocks tumble as coronavirus fears continue
    • The Dow opened 700 points, or 2.9%, lower.
    • The S&P 500 kicked off 2.6% lower.
    • The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.5%.
  • Washington state governor prohibits large events in three counties
  • San Francisco bans large group gatherings
  • Starbucks to offer catastrophe pay and mental health support to employees exposed to coronavirus
  • There are 39 new coronavirus cases in New York, governor says
    • 13 in Westchester
    • 12 in New York City
    • 9 in Nassau County, Long Island
    • 5 in Suffolk County, Long Island
  • San Francisco Giants cancel March 24 game
  • Golden State Warriors will play NBA game without fans on Thursday
  • JFK Library closing immediately due to potential exposure to coronavirus
  • Italian medical chief dies from coronavirus
  • First coronavirus death reported in Los Angeles County
  • All-member coronavirus briefings in House and Senate scheduled for Thursday
  • India suspends all tourist visas due to coronavirus
  • Seattle public schools will close for at least 14 days
  • "The new coronavirus cannot be transmitted through goods manufactured in China or any country reporting Covid-19 cases," the World Health Organization says.
  • US stocks fell dramatically today due to coronavirus
    • The Dow finished -1,465 points, or 5.9%, lower.
    • The S&P 500 dropped 4.9%. The index briefly fell into bear market territory in afternoon trading
    • The Nasdaq Composite closed down 4.7%
      • Stocks erased all of Tuesday’s gains. Coronavirus fears again weighed on markets, as the World Health Organization designated the global outbreak a pandemic.
  • Two CBS News employees test positive for coronavirus
  • New York City mayor says it could take six months for things to feel normal again
  • Delaware's first presumptive coronavirus case is a University of Delaware professor
  • Trump downplays need for economic stimulus due to coronavirus
  • Dallas cancels its St. Patrick's Day Parade
  • Austria to close schools because of coronavirus fears
  • NCAA recommends that March Madness be played without spectators
  • US travel restrictions on Europe "is under discussion," official says
  • Joe Biden's campaign rallies in Chicago and Miami will now be "virtual events"
  • The novel coronavirus has infected more than 115,800 people outside China — including at least 1,000 in the US — and killed over 4,200 worldwide, according to CNN's tally.
  • ⚠Italy to close all shops and venues across the country⚠
  • More than 1,100 cases of coronavirus confirmed in US
  • DC mayor declares state of emergency over coronavirus concer
  • Trump may propose national emergency tonight to free up coronavirus aid
  • DC mayor declares state of emergency over coronavirus concerns
  • Arizona declares state of emergency due to coronavirus
 
Black Wizard said:
In the US, a test for this virus costs $3200 or $1000 with insurance. o_O It's a global (verging on) pandemic and people have to pay to be tested. Incredible.

Over here, we're now at 456 cases after 83 more were confirmed by the Department of Health. That's the biggest increase in a single day.
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Most of the internal emails I'm getting from major insurance carriers are announcing that they are waiving all fees for anything Coronavirus related.
 
Collin said:
Most of the internal emails I'm getting form major insurance carriers are announcing that they are waiving all fees for anything Coronavirus related.
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Yeah, that is what I am hearing .. and seeing as well (from my insurance company) .. though they (and doctors) and being choosy with who gets the tests after some pre-screening to make sure there is at least a chance it will come back positive to keep the labs from being overwhelmed.
 
LooseCannon said:
Here, we are preparing to spend billions to support business that have to send people home, including in the federal government level.

This is what you get when you vote for a moron. Trudeau is handling this as well as possible, imo.
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There have been spending plans announced to support businesses, but also hints are being dropped about ways of keeping public services running, and emergency meetings have been taking place with all managers, which usually means something extremely unpopular is about to happen. There's absolutely no way to work from home, they don't have the technology to allow it.
 
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