Seasons1992 Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, John in Jax said: I had the day off and went to my local Publix at about 8am today, and the place was dead. 15 minutes ago, Augie said: Both Cincinnati and a hospital up the road from us have recently had the first deaths in the area. I wonder if that’s what triggers it? It certainly seems to vary by area. You'll need to source that info, Augie. There have been NO deaths related to it reported. 5 cases as of today all in Butler County, but no deaths. But the Kroger in Oakley was a free-for-all yesterday, apparently. I went there this morning at 6:15am and there were HUGE gaps in supplies of all types; food, cleaning, etc. I do believe there were middle-management people that had volunteered to re-stock shelves and gather carts, because there were all kinds of workers in there doing things that I have never seen before. It's always the same 20 people I see every morning.
DrDawkinstein Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 47 minutes ago, KD in CA said: I thought we were all in this separately. Or have I misunderstood the whole home isolation thing? Luckily, "social distancing" isnt too much of a stretch for a bunch of football message board nerds. 1
Augie Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: You'll need to source that info, Augie. There have been NO deaths related to it reported. 5 cases as of today all in Butler County, but no deaths. But the Kroger in Oakley was a free-for-all yesterday, apparently. I went there this morning at 6:15am and there were HUGE gaps in supplies of all types; food, cleaning, etc. I do believe there were middle-management people that had volunteered to re-stock shelves and gather carts, because there were all kinds of workers in there doing things that I have never seen before. It's always the same 20 people I see every morning. You are correct, it was just a confirmation in Cincinnati. The guy up the road from me did indeed die from it, partly due to contributing factors. Still, I wonder what sets people off to such varying degrees in different areas. Some people are saying no big deal in their areas. Also, yep, the Publix by us did the same thing. I know half the people in there by name, and recognize the others. They had all kinds of new “higher-ups” there today doing what they could. . Edited March 13, 2020 by Augie
DrDawkinstein Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 Just some data as to why we should be trying to mitigate the spread... Infection Rate comparison between Italy and the US 1 1
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 Schools in PA closed for two weeks as of a few hours ago.
/dev/null Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: Just some data as to why we should be trying to mitigate the spread... Infection Rate comparison between Italy and the US Some additional information missing from the above: Population of Italy: 60M Population of United States: 330M https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States
Wacka Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 Also about ~40 people dead in US. 25 were from one nursing home in Washington.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 2 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Luckily, "social distancing" isnt too much of a stretch for a bunch of football message board nerds. Or a (majority-time) telecommuter who's also a football message board nerd. Working on getting the boss to OK a shift to full-week telecommuting. Wish me luck. 2
row_33 Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 The office has stated come in or work from home as you feel comfortable with 1
Foxx Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 Laxatives sell out as hoarders try to make use of excess toilet paper There has been a run on laxatives in stores today as shoppers frantically try to justify the 200 rolls of toilet paper that they have stashed in their basements. “When I saw everyone else loading up on toilet paper I thought it must have been important so I did the same,” said one frantic laxative shopper John Bog. “But then when I got home I realised people were just buying it for the coronavirus, and I felt like a right idiot. Now I’ve gotta justify having 50 multipacks of toilet paper in my bathroom or the wife is going to have a fit.” ... 1
Hardhatharry Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) Well my buddies cruise is cancelled, they gave him a voucher lol poor guy. Also closing down schools here in Florida. Looks like even summer weather not stopping the coronavirus. Edited March 13, 2020 by Hardhatharry
Capco Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 3 hours ago, /dev/null said: Some additional information missing from the above: Population of Italy: 60M Population of United States: 330M https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States Afaik Italy has tested more people than we have, so it's almost certain that those numbers for the US aren't equal to the actual number of cases. 1
Hapless Bills Fan Posted March 13, 2020 Author Posted March 13, 2020 17 hours ago, /dev/null said: Some additional information missing from the above: Population of Italy: 60M Population of United States: 330M https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States Yes! It is critically important to point out that our population is so much higher than Italy! Social distancing measures are most effective if initiated early - well before 1% of the population is infected. In the USA right now, the infections are focused in several heavily populated areas on the coasts, so they are a higher percentage of the population there than our overall population suggests. There is also considerable uncertainty over the true infection rate, which may be 10 or 100x higher than actual tested cases. But even given more aggressive estimates of our current infection rate, we still have time to beat this! I feel it's possible your point may actually have been different? The original point of the graph is the rate of growth - not the fraction of the population. 1
Capco Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 This is pretty good news. Trump and Pelosi have agreed to a relief package. Now it's up to the Senate to pass it up to Trump's desk for a signature. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/815405451/negotiations-wear-on-over-coronavirus-relief-bill-republicans-await-trumps-suppo 1
Hapless Bills Fan Posted March 14, 2020 Author Posted March 14, 2020 In case anyone has wondered if the testing problem has been fixed: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/tony-messenger/messenger-west-county-woman-had-coronavirus-symptoms-has-at-risk/article_250e6793-8727-500f-ad05-9ee42f7f6ad1.html#utm_source=stltoday.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fcoronavirus&utm_medium=PostUp&utm_content=c5590820a663cb96ab50a2bdbd89f76bb26c24f7 Bottom line: recent travel, passed through several international airports, had symptoms, has at-risk immunocompromised kids, couldn't get test despite persistent attempts and being tested negative for flu and other viruses. Situation still NAFUhttps://www.stltoday.com/business/local/mercy-to-open-drive-through-coronavirus-testing-site-in-chesterfield/article_7158ee30-2d28-5e2d-800e-199830cff961.html#utm_source=stltoday.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fcoronavirus&utm_medium=PostUp&utm_content=c5590820a663cb96ab50a2bdbd89f76bb26c24f7 Drive through testing established, but the person being tested must have either recent foreign travel OR contact with an infected person plus specific symptoms 1
DC Tom Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Augie said: I just went grocery shopping for my 92 year old mother to keep her from being exposed by being out. I have NEVER seen anything like that at a grocery store (a HUGE Publix). This was like the day before Thanksgiving times five. I couldn’t park in the Publix lot, had to chase someone down as they loaded the car to get a cart, then got the last banana (singular) in the store, there was no bread, the meat sections were bare. You just grabbed whatever they had left.......CRAZY! The wife is working from home and I’m going to hunker down like it’s a different kind of hurricane situation. Thankfully, they still had plenty of beer and wine! I went two weeks ago, stocked up for two months. Not because I'm afraid of the virus (I'm not), but precisely because I was afraid of people, when they started paying attention. I honestly didn't think it would be the NBA suspending play that would precipitate this panic, though. Ye Gods, people are ***** idiots. I've actually found myself hoping this virus kills me, so I don't have to deal with any of these mutton-heads anymore. 1
DrDawkinstein Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Joe in Winslow said: Or a (majority-time) telecommuter who's also a football message board nerd. Working on getting the boss to OK a shift to full-week telecommuting. Wish me luck. 1 hour ago, row_33 said: The office has stated come in or work from home as you feel comfortable with We've been shut out and mandatory WFH since Tuesday. Was only supposed to be this week, and the email came this morning that they are extending the lock out until April 1. This would have been awesome before I had the wife and kid at home to bug me. I might have to risk the virus Im stuck here much longer! ?
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