Emergence of a Deadly Coronavirus

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16 Mar 2020, 12:02 am

Pepe wrote:

The first rule of survival: Everyone else is expendable.
You wouldn't last5 seconds in a zombie apocalypse.

You're right there, Monsieur Le Pew!

Although, for some reason I dream of my grandfather being a zombie, and I like it.

Except he smells like clay.

Carry on now.

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16 Mar 2020, 12:09 am

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I don’t really think warm weather will stop it.When the swine flu hit this area it was in August.It was really bad in Mexico and they are a warm climate.Both my kids caught it at the same time.One living here and one on the west coast.

It's probably why the swine flu wasn't as bad as this coronavirus - because it was in the summer months. If it had started in the winter everything probably would have gone to the extremes like this has.

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16 Mar 2020, 12:11 am

We have been very wasteful here.
https://www.wtsp.com/mobile/article/new ... 4aee849509

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16 Mar 2020, 12:11 am

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I gather you are a glass half empty kinda guy. :mrgreen:

During a pandemic, it's usually a good idea to err on the side of caution.

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For the vast majority of people, it *is* just like a cold or flu.

Of course age is a factor, but...

Some healthy 80-year-olds have recovered.

Some unhealthy 30-year-olds have perished.

So we must look at one's overall health to better understand their risk.

Those of any age with heart disease, diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), chronic lung disease, cancer (and other immunocompromising conditions) are at more risk than others.

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I hope you haven't been infected with "The Panic Bug"?

I don't see panic... I see vigilance. Nobody here wants to scare you, and nobody is out to get you. We're here to share information that may help our fellow aspies. We care about you and want to see you healthy and well. :heart:

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16 Mar 2020, 12:17 am

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I have family members who are very high risk because they are severely immunocompromised.

I'd gladly get sick instead of them, but I'm being cautious for everyone.

Namaste.

A noble sentiment. But it would better to watch your own health to prevent yourself of becoming a carrier. Or even worse becoming sick yourself.

Also make sure you do get overwhelmed with caring to much. I have written earlier about someone at my work who made a statement that clearly indicated a cavalier-attitude that would put others at risk. But caring to much about others can lead to being emotionally overwhelmed when something happens to those we care about, making us less able to help others. First help yourself, before you can help others.

Take care and stay healthy.

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16 Mar 2020, 12:18 am

CDC recommends canceling events with 50 or more people for the next eight weeks throughout US

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging people across the U.S. to cancel or postpone events with 50 or more attendees for the next eight weeks to try to contain the fast-moving coronavirus pandemic, the agency said in revised guidance issued Sunday.

The CDC said individuals and organizations should reschedule large events and gatherings of any size should be reconsidered unless organizers can protect vulnerable people, ensure proper hand hygiene and social distancing.

“Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States via travelers who attend these events and introduce the virus to new communities,” the CDC said. It cited conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events and weddings as examples of gatherings that should be postponed.

The guidance doesn’t apply to schools, universities or businesses, the CDC said.

Fed slashes interest rates close to zero, boosts assets by $700B to fight coronavirus pandemic

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The Federal Reserve on Sunday slashed interest rates by a full percentage point to near zero and said it would buy $700 billion in Treasury securities, an aggressive step to insulate the U.S. economy from the coronavirus pandemic.

“The coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries, including the United States,” the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement. “The Federal Reserve is prepared to use its full range of tools to support the flow of credit to households and businesses.”

The benchmark federal fund rate is now at a range of 0 to 0.25 percent, down from a range of 1 to 1.25 percent. The cut essentially brings the nation’s interest rate to zero -- something that President Trump has repeatedly pressed for over the past year.

The historically low interest rates, which not been at this level since the 2008 financial crisis, are expected to remain until the economy recovers from the recent downturn.

New York City Mayor De Blasio orders restaurants, bars go ‘take-out’ only, nightlife shutdown

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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced late Sunday that the Big Apple’s nightlife will shut down and its restaurants and bars will only provide take-out or delivery service as authorities struggle to get ahead of the mounting coronavirus pandemic.

The restrictions will take effect Tuesday at 9 a.m. and are similar to measures announced in Ohio, Washington DC and across much of western Europe, all of which have been hit by the deadly virus, too.

“Our lives are all changing in ways that were unimaginable just a week ago,” de Blasio said in a statement released by City Hall, which acknowledged the step was “drastic.”

“We are taking a series of actions that we never would have taken otherwise in an effort to save the lives of loves ones and our neighbors.”

Hizzoner said the action is authorized under an executive order.

The restrictions mean that bars, cafes and restaurants must close their dining rooms and will only be able to serve take-out customers or fill delivery orders.

Additionally, de Blasio is ordering that nightclubs, movie theaters, concert venues and playhouses not shuttered when authorities ordered the lights out on Broadway be closed down too.

“This virus can spread rapidly through the close interactions New Yorkers have in restaurants bars and places where we sit close together,” de Blasio’s statement said. “We have to break that cycle.”

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16 Mar 2020, 12:20 am

There's a lot of that going around.

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16 Mar 2020, 12:26 am

Sigbold wrote:

IsabellaLinton wrote:

I have family members who are very high risk because they are severely immunocompromised.

I'd gladly get sick instead of them, but I'm being cautious for everyone.

Namaste.

Thanks. I am watching my own health in tandem with theirs. I'm in lockdown at home except for walking my dog (generally at night, when no one is around), and I have to attend two medical appointments in the next few weeks. I'm trying to reschedule them. Otherwise, I'm happy as a bug in a rug just hanging out in my pillow fort and ignoring the world, which is my general status quo.

Best wishes for you, too.

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16 Mar 2020, 1:48 am

It is a confirmed airborne; study after study revealing that it stays in air for 3 hours.

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16 Mar 2020, 1:49 am

Surgeon General advises hospitals to cancel elective surgeries

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The nation's top doctor on Saturday urged a widespread halt of hospital elective procedures amid mounting concern that the health system doesn't have enough beds to manage a potential surge of coronavirus cases.

"Hospital & healthcare systems, PLEASE CONSIDER STOPPING ELECTIVE PROCEDURES until we can #FlattenTheCurve!" U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams tweeted this morning

He warned that every elective surgery could spread coronavirus within the facility, use up protective medical gear as public officials worry about shortages and burden a hospital workforce who "may be needed" to respond to COVID-19.

Adams was responding to new recommendations from the American College of Surgeons issued Friday. The group said hospitals, health systems and surgeons should "thoughtfully review" all their scheduled operations and consider canceling or postponing them "until we have passed the predicted inflection point" in the disease spread and "can be confident that our health care infrastructure can support a potentially rapid and overwhelming uptick in critical patient care needs."

Some hospitals like Massachusetts' Tufts Medical Center have already started rescheduling knee and hip replacements and other procedures.

Elective Surgery is banned in New York City where 5 people have died and there are over 300 confirmed cases.

As the coronavirus pandemic grows, gun sales are surging in many states

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Gun sales are surging in many U.S. states, especially in those hit hardest by the coronavirus — California, New York and Washington. But there’s also been an uptick in less-affected areas, with some first-time gun buyers fearing an unraveling of the social order and some gun owners worried that the government might use its emergency powers to restrict gun purchases.

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16 Mar 2020, 2:06 am

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As the coronavirus pandemic grows, gun sales are surging in many states

You can't even see a virus, let alone shoot it.
What are they thinking? :roll:

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16 Mar 2020, 2:19 am

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ASPartOfMe wrote:

As the coronavirus pandemic grows, gun sales are surging in many states

You can even see a virus, let alone shoot it.
What are they think? :roll:

They're worried that food will run out and people will break into their homes to steal. They want guns as a deterrent. Or they want guns to use as force to enable stealing from others to be easier.

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16 Mar 2020, 2:20 am

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There's a lot of that going around.

Hence my not, immediately and unthinkingly, reacting to everything that comes out of the media.

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16 Mar 2020, 2:25 am

hurtloam wrote:

Pepe wrote:

ASPartOfMe wrote:

As the coronavirus pandemic grows, gun sales are surging in many states

You can even see a virus, let alone shoot it.
What are they think? :roll:

They're worried that food will run out and people will break into their homes to steal. They want guns as a deterrent. Or they want guns to use as force to enable stealing from others to be easier.

Sorry, that is your imagination running amok.

The real reason they want a gun is so they can hunt down a coronavirus and mount the head over the mantlepiece.

The silly buggers are probably getting it mixed up with the Rhinovirus. :lmao:

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