There should be a national dialogue in getting back to work

[RochesterRob]

24 minutes ago, shoshin said:

 

So much of what we knew initially came from China. Then Italy (mostly) lead the way with data. Now it's us. The only good news is that with every country trying a different approach, we are getting a fast look at what works well in treatment and social measures. If you take a look at the UK, which was open way longer than the rest of Europe, they are getting bombed now in deaths. Boris Johnson (who I personally hope is doing well) looks to have made a bad choice keeping things open. The UK's deaths/day is already higher than Italy ever got. 

 

Sweden is doing well but that's probably a demographic blip where something like 50% of their U30 population lives alone, and they tend to socially distance a little more naturally, plus they live more spread out. 

 

Still can't explain some places: Japan (!!!), Mexico, Brazil, India. Possibly the latter 3 have bad data but you would think given population density, those would be huge outbreak centers. And Japan with 38 million people in Tokyo and an aging population...same, even given their culture of distance and cleanliness.

 

My armchair CDC opinion is that come June 1, we should act in behavior like the Japanese (masks, distancing, no handshakes etc), trace and test like the Koreans if we have the capability, protect the older populations by asking them to stay home, and keep gatherings of over [a small number...20?] to a bare minimum. Then if cases remain under control, start raising that minimal number gradually. I don't love the idea of the certificates but I would have to know more what that line of thinking is. If I could flash my digital certificate that I was either immune or had a clean test in the last 2 days and that allowed me to go into a crowded restaurant, I might be OK with that. It's better than the restaurant staying empty. But if we're saying anyone without a negative test or immunity has to stay home, that would be troubling. 

 

 

I agree with this. We can brag all we want about the progress we have made, and that's legitimate, but until the tests are as easy to get as a tic tac, we need magnitudes more. Daily tests for many jobs (people who come into lots of contact with others like nursing home workers) should be a requirement if/once we have the capability. 

  Recent relations in terms of Japan with China have been poor so I would guess that there is very minimal Chinese traffic trough Tokyo.  Also, that health care is generally poorer in eastern Asia versus the West more screening is probably done to visitors coming into Japan.

[Beast]

How about this....

 

For those that want to stay home, stay home. Cops, Health Care workers, whoever....feel free to stay home. This is America. You have a choice. Just don't expect pay. With jobs come risks.

 

For those that want to go to work, and basically not have any restrictions, that's fine too.

 

If you are fearful, no problem. Stay home. Quarantine yourself. Nobody will stop you for maxing out in the safety department.

[RochesterRob]

8 minutes ago, Binghamton Beast said:

How about this....

 

For those that want to stay home, stay home. Cops, Health Care workers, whoever....feel free to stay home. This is America. You have a choice. Just don't expect pay. With jobs come risks.

 

For those that want to go to work, and basically not have any restrictions, that's fine too.

 

If you are fearful, no problem. Stay home. Quarantine yourself. Nobody will stop you for maxing out in the safety department.

  I think that the vast majority of people want to work.  A lot of these people are subject to the state in that the state makes the call as to if the employer is allowed to operate.  

[Nanker]

On 4/9/2020 at 8:22 AM, Magox said:

 

We have been doing it in our household for about a year now.

 

The company that I work for, my entire team works remotely except one call center in which we have move them all remotely and are considering permanently making that transition.

 

All the trainings, meetings, meeting with vendors etc are all done via Zoom.

 

Thankfully our business is not going to get impacted at all from this, most likely will even benefit not just from a revenue standpoint but even recruiting standpoint.

 

I do think that this Virus will change human behavior along with business practices.  Even for the environmentalists, I do think that the demand for gasoline will drop post Covid 19, as more and more people will work out of home.

I can only imagine the recession in the business corporate office complexes that will take place. Businesses who occupy those leased spaces will probably end up using a tenth of what they did previously. There's going to be a lot of vacancies in those vast complexes. 

[Beast]

11 minutes ago, RochesterRob said:

  I think that the vast majority of people want to work.  A lot of these people are subject to the state in that the state makes the call as to if the employer is allowed to operate.  

 

Agreed.

 

The problem being our government doesn't exactly have the best track record of doing the right things.

 

When you have both sides of the aisle beating their chest and telling us how we could have had 2.4 million deaths if not for their actions........buyer beware.

 

 

Edited April 11, 2020 by Binghamton Beast

[B-Man]

 

Report: Trump Pushing ‘Behind Closed Doors’ To Reopen Much Of U.S. Next Month.

 

 

 

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[B-Man]

 

 

Doctors: Eight Reasons to End the Lockdowns Now. 

 

I’d give it a week or two more, myself. But it was never meant to be more than a temporary response.

 

Now the thing to do is to let up in areas where it’s safe to do so, in ways that maximize benefits while minimizing increased danger. NYC, on the other hand, will have to stay locked down for quite a while longer.

 

Excerpt: “Those who want to continue the lockdown indefinitely should show clear evidence regarding the benefits of indefinite lockdown. There needs to be a clear reliable model that shows how many additional lives will be saved considering we have already flattened the curve and there is essentially no further risk of overwhelming the health care system. The previous models were wrong. The consequences of indefinite lockdown are quite staggering, to the tune of one million jobs lost per day.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Deranged Rhino]

3 hours ago, shoshin said:

You think that from December to May, over 75% of the country will have gotten Covid19?

 

So this is the most contagious disease of all time by a fantastic margin never before seen in history? 
 

I am guessing you don’t work at the CDC. 

 

You're presuming the outbreak started in December.

 

There are some signs that it started much sooner than that (because "China is #######") -- in which case the "wave" we're experiencing now is the second wave rather than the first. 

 

Conclusive? Nope. Not by a long shot. But that's why the antibody testing (not Covid testing) is going to be so interesting when that becomes widespread. 

 

2 hours ago, shoshin said:

 

 

This is just PA, but *most* of the tests (83%) are running negative. And those would be people who are getting tested because they had symptoms or are in high risk jobs so you would expect them to have a much higher rate of positives than your 75%, yet the positives among that group is only 17%. The 75% number doesn't hold water for a lot of reasons. I find it strange that you and others try to minimize this. It's real and it's serious.  

 

I say this from the perspective of someone who is desperate to reactivate the economy. Personally and as a citizen, I am desperate to do this. But we need to do it with some foresight and planning to avoid a much worse outbreak or future shutdowns. I'm not sure we can but I'd like to give it a try. 

 

Testing is not as important as antibody testing. 

 

Want to re-open the country? Don't focus on testing for the virus, focus on the antibodies. That's why the push for "BUT TESTING!" has always been a useless talking point pushed for political reasons. 

[RochesterRob]

27 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

Report: Trump Pushing ‘Behind Closed Doors’ To Reopen Much Of U.S. Next Month.

 

 

 

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  So is Trump going to issue ultimatums to the state governors?  I am very pessimistic that Cuomo will reopen the state outside of NYC by May 1.

[Numark3]

The funniest part about the thread is how many of you don’t actually leave your house to “work”

[B-Man]

 

 

Texas to Lead the Way Back: Gov. Abbott to Sign Order Next Week About Reopening Businesses

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[B-Man]

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[ALF]

Hot spots need to stay closed beyond May 1 ,  especially metro NYC.  It could be up to governors in less hit areas after May 1 , they will get credit or the blame if it goes bad.

[shoshin]

16 minutes ago, ALF said:

Hot spots need to stay closed beyond May 1 ,  especially metro NYC.  It could be up to governors in less hit areas after May 1 , they will get credit or the blame if it goes bad.

I expect we will hear some suggestions from the administration about how they recommend states open starting later this week. Probably just the initial broad ideas. 

[B-Man]

16 minutes ago, ALF said:

Hot spots need to stay closed beyond May 1 ,  especially metro NYC.  It could be up to governors in less hit areas after May 1 , they will get credit or the blame if it goes bad.

 

 

Of course.

 

No one thinks it should all at once.

 

But a large majority of areas could be "opened" with common sense precautions still in place........

 

 

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[Boatdrinks]

26 minutes ago, ALF said:

Hot spots need to stay closed beyond May 1 ,  especially metro NYC.  It could be up to governors in less hit areas after May 1 , they will get credit or the blame if it goes bad.

It ultimately will be up to Governors , at least that’s what President Trump alluded to. That is concerning though, considering Andrew Cuomo will be calling the shots. NYC is clearly a special situation and should probably continue with major restrictions for awhile. For example, most of the NYC area uses public transportation. That’s a great way to spread the virus. WNY is more similar to parts of PA or Ohio , and hopefully Cuomo acknowledges this difference. It would be horrendously bad policy for all of NYS to continue with NYC type restrictions. 

 

2 hours ago, Crayola64 said:

The funniest part about the thread is how many of you don’t actually leave your house to “work”

I, for one leave the house to go to work each day. There are many others here that do so as well. I’m sure many do not under the current circumstance, but that doesn’t mean they don’t see the dire need to reopen the economy. 

2 hours ago, RochesterRob said:

  So is Trump going to issue ultimatums to the state governors?  I am very pessimistic that Cuomo will reopen the state outside of NYC by May 1.

I’m not sure , although Trump mentioned he would have stepped in if the situation were reversed. Does that mean he will if AC decides NYS as a whole needs to remain closed because that’s the only “ fair” thing to do ? I concur with your lack of confidence in Cuomo. 

[3rdnlng]

49 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:

It ultimately will be up to Governors , at least that’s what President Trump alluded to. That is concerning though, considering Andrew Cuomo will be calling the shots. NYC is clearly a special situation and should probably continue with major restrictions for awhile. For example, most of the NYC area uses public transportation. That’s a great way to spread the virus. WNY is more similar to parts of PA or Ohio , and hopefully Cuomo acknowledges this difference. It would be horrendously bad policy for all of NYS to continue with NYC type restrictions. 

 

I, for one leave the house to go to work each day. There are many others here that do so as well. I’m sure many do not under the current circumstance, but that doesn’t mean they don’t see the dire need to reopen the economy. 

I’m not sure , although Trump mentioned he would have stepped in if the situation were reversed. Does that mean he will if AC decides NYS as a whole needs to remain closed because that’s the only “ fair” thing to do ? I concur with your lack of confidence in Cuomo. 

Trump isn't going to strong arm any state to open up. It's not only politically dangerous but constitutionally wrong. 

[SoCal Deek]

May 1st is a long time from now! We shut  our office in Southern California three weeks ago. May 1st is another three weeks from now. The country will be in a far better place by then. 

[Boatdrinks]

4 hours ago, 3rdnlng said:

Trump isn't going to strong arm any state to open up. It's not only politically dangerous but constitutionally wrong. 

I agree on the Constitutional aspect. I was just paraphrasing what he said in his briefing, he mentioned he would have overridden the lack of a lockdown if he felt one was needed. Still, the larger point of my post was a lack of faith in Cuomo. 

[B-Man]

 

 

 

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