/dev/null Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 25 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: .with this news, Toilet Paper futures are up 87%............. Taco Bell prepares to go 'drive-thru and delivery only' amid coronavirus outbreak By Michael Hollan | Fox News Taco Bell doesn't plan to close during the coronavirus pandemic, but restaurant dining rooms may soon be off-limits. The fast-food chain recently announced that it's taking steps to close dining areas, operating only through drive-thru and delivery options. Mark King, CEO of Taco Bell Corp., posted a letter Saturday stating that the company has "an obligation to do something to help stop this from spreading." https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/taco-bell-drive-thru-coronavirus I wonder how many fast food joints will continue that business model even after the COVID hype subsides
row_33 Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, /dev/null said: I wonder how many fast food joints will continue that business model even after the COVID hype subsides the tipping point will be reached by the end of the month if there isn’t the disaster being screamed at us by the media Edited March 15, 2020 by row_33
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, /dev/null said: I wonder how many fast food joints will continue that business model even after the COVID hype subsides ...interesting question but I'll have to guess because I don't frequent them (all I ever got was heartburn)....I'd say none......I'd bet a certain segment of their customer base that they depend on is the "impulse buyer".....with nine cars behind you in the drive-thru, you may rush through your order whereas going inside, there isn't much pressure and you may buy (hopefully) other menu items that were unintended but "sounded good".....just a hunch though........
ALF Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia's health authorities said 77 cases of the coronavirus in the country were from attendees of a recent mass gathering of the Tabligh missionary group at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur. The 77 cases confirmed by tests are spread over 12 of the 13 Malaysian states, and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and in Labuan, a statement from the country's Health Ministry said yesterday. Malaysia's confirmed cases totalled 238 yesterday, including 41 new cases. The 41 cases - the biggest single-day jump in Malaysia - included 37 from the mosque cluster https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-confirms-77-cases-from-mosque-event-in-kl https://www.accuweather.com/en/my/kuala-lumpur/233776/weather-forecast/233776 High temp Sunday and Monday of 97 degrees, that's bad news
TPS Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, billsfan1959 said: The numbers didn't come from DeWine. They came from Dr. Amy Acton, Director, Ohio Dept of Health. Here is a link to their press conference if you are interested. If you go to about the 38:30 mark, she talks for several minutes about the data and how she arrived at her "guesstimates" of the timeframe for the peak of the virus, the rate the virus is spreading, the percentage of the population that will be infected, etc. This is where she "guesstimates" about 100,000 people in Ohio (1% of the population) are currently infected with the virus. Elsewhere in the press conference, she states, at the time of the conference, there are 9 "confirmed" cases, 4 requiring hospitalization, and no deaths. He walked it back a bit this morning on cnn. She definitely gave him wrong info. 1
3rdnlng Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, ALF said: KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia's health authorities said 77 cases of the coronavirus in the country were from attendees of a recent mass gathering of the Tabligh missionary group at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur. The 77 cases confirmed by tests are spread over 12 of the 13 Malaysian states, and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and in Labuan, a statement from the country's Health Ministry said yesterday. Malaysia's confirmed cases totalled 238 yesterday, including 41 new cases. The 41 cases - the biggest single-day jump in Malaysia - included 37 from the mosque cluster https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-confirms-77-cases-from-mosque-event-in-kl https://www.accuweather.com/en/my/kuala-lumpur/233776/weather-forecast/233776 High temp Sunday and Monday of 97 degrees, that's bad news Why?
Koko78 Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 1 minute ago, 3rdnlng said: Why? Because the expectation was that when the weather warmed up getting towards summer, the instances of the virus would decrease. Of course, still being in the early stages of this histrionic nonsense, who knows if it means anything that it's 97 degrees in SE Asia. 1
3rdnlng Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Koko78 said: Because the expectation was that when the weather warmed up getting towards summer, the instances of the virus would decrease. Of course, still being in the early stages of this histrionic nonsense, who knows if it means anything that it's 97 degrees in SE Asia. Speculation has been that the warmer it gets the better it is for fighting the virus. Alf indicated the opposite, thus my question. 1
row_33 Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Should have patented my very happy lifestyle of staying at home, except for essentials, and no social interaction
Nanker Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Crayola64 said: buy a bidet you fools That’s pretty wimpy. Go commando and use a garden hose outside. So what if the neighbors talk. We’re talking health CRISIS here and an unprecedented shortage of a strategic survival item, i.e. T P for your bunghole. 2 2
Deranged Rhino Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Infected staffer is MSNBC contributor Goldman who led the impeachment inquiry questioning. 2 1
B-Man Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Opinion: Be Ready, Diagnosed Cases of Wuhan Virus Likely to Skyrocket Next Week, but That’s Not All Bad Right now, the numbers are still relatively low for those who have been diagnosed with the Wuhan virus. But get ready for it now, because when many more tests are readily available next week, the numbers are likely to skyrocket. There are few things that are important to take in because while that’s not great, there actually are some good things in that rising number. First, there have likely been thousands who had early exposure in places like Washington state that we didn’t know about because China lied for the first couple of months and people from Wuhan were still traveling abroad. Many likely had it/or have it but since most people who get it, have it only mildly, many may not even be aware they have it. Right now, as my colleague Elizabeth Vaughn reported, we have about 48 dead going into Saturday, and most of those were from Washington state with half being from Life Care Center nursing facility in Kirkland, Washington. That’s good, because as far as we know, that’s not a lot of deaths so far with likely thousands of cases floating out there probably undiagnosed. Death is the one relatively firm data point we have for the virus since those in bad condition would likely have made it to the hospital. Yet we still have a very low number there, being in the 40s. What does that mean? That means that while the number of people who have been diagnosed with it will jump, the deaths haven’t jumped yet. That means that the actual morbidity rate which people have estimated as somewhere between 1-2% based on what we know now, may likely drop below 1%. The WHO rate of 3.4% that some have remarked on is was based on China whose numbers are uncertain and not reliable. As Dr. Drew Pinsky noted it also had a qualifier “as more testing/diagnosing evolves,” it’s likely to go down. Plus you can’t do an apples to oranges comparison of China to the United States, especially since China lied for two months and allowed the spread. While no death is good, that’s a much better number than the worst-case scenarios being pushed by folks like a former Obama official, Andy Slavitt. Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency medicine doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, explained. From ABC: “What I was able to find by looking at a few other data sources, rather than just the big flashy numbers, was that there’s actually a lot of reason to be reassured that the numbers are a lot lower,” said Faust. Because only the sickest people are showing up at hospitals, this group is likely over-represented among the full population of people who have COVID-19, according to Faust. Most COVID-19 cases are mild, and many individuals will never even see a health care provider to be tested. More at the link: https://www.redstate.com/nick-arama/2020/03/15/opinion-be-ready-diagnosed-cases-of-wuhan-virus-likely-to-skyrocket-next-week-but-thats-not-all-bad/ 2
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, Nanker said: That’s pretty wimpy. Go commando and use a garden hose outside. So what if the neighbors talk. We’re talking health CRISIS here and an unprecedented shortage of a strategic survival item, i.e. T P for your bunghole. ....seriously?...would you expect anything LESS?.....he's generally 62 short of a full box anyway.............
B-Man Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Coronovirus Task Force shows why America doesn’t need a permanent “Pandemic Office” The ready-when-needed “Pandemic Office,” headed by Vice President Pence, is clearly effective and avoids needless bureaucracy and layers of regulation. During President Donald Trump’s announcement of his emergency declaration for response to the Wuhan Coronavirus, there was a question from one reporter that earned the derision and anger toward the press and its attitude. (more…) 2
bbb Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 48 minutes ago, row_33 said: Should have patented my very happy lifestyle of staying at home, except for essentials, and no social interaction Do you work from home?
CoudyBills Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 6 hours ago, GaryPinC said: It's not odd to me at all. It's precisely why DeWine was proactive and closed down public gatherings. It's early enough with few enough people infected. I don't know where the 100k number comes from, and it's an estimate, it doesn't sound right to me but there's all kinds of info and misinfo out there. Dear God, do you pull your head out of your rectum ever? You have another take? Is it backed by anything other than panic?
Deranged Rhino Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 25 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Infected staffer is MSNBC contributor Goldman who led the impeachment inquiry questioning. Goldman's thread in full in the link. 2 2 1
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