Coronavirus (No politics)

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#406
vollygirl said:
I guess my Alaska cruise in June is out.
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But Alaska will still be there when we reach the new normal!

I read today that nearly all the airlines (maybe all) are giving credit for trips that had to be cancelled (credit to be used within 365 days.) Even for the cheapo no refund seats.
 
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VolNExile said:
😢

But Alaska will still be there when we reach the new normal!

I read today that nearly all the airlines (maybe all) are giving credit for trips that had to be cancelled (credit to be used within 365 days.) Even for the cheapo no refund seats.
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Kevin was supposed to go to Texas this weekend for his brothers air Force promotion, but something happened and it is not going on as scheduled until May (why these things can never been scheduled properly is annoying, happened with my sister in the Army). He was going to have to still go because he got the nonrefundable nonchangeable flights. American announced overnight they would change all flights, so he just got done doing that, 3 hours later.
 
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GAVol said:
Isn’t the conventional wisdom that this will level off and slow down with warm weather?
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More than likely, yes. Most respiratory viruses do not survive as well in a warm, humid climate.
 
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VolNExile said:
😢

But Alaska will still be there when we reach the new normal!

I read today that nearly all the airlines (maybe all) are giving credit for trips that had to be cancelled (credit to be used within 365 days.) Even for the cheapo no refund seats.
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What it has taken me to plan for the time off may not be able to happen again. 😥
 
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#417
I have seen some scary projections along the lines of "What will the mortality be in the U.S. if 20% or more of the population becomes infected?" At even 1%, that would be around 600,000 deaths.

However, the rate of new cases in China has declined significantly, and there are only around 80,000 confirmed cases there. In other words: in a country FAR more densely populated and without the level of resources afforded in the U.S., only about 0.005% of the Chinese have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Perhaps we should pump the breaks on the Doomsday predictions.
 
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#418
BigOrangeMojo said:
We got this sh-t figured out in Shelby County. See 55 second mark of video

@kiddiedoc, will this suit work?

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Lol, I think I might have delivered her baby years ago at the Med. I love how she couldn't talk with the mask over her mouth, but her nose was out in the open. Nice use of resources.

I'm not sure I would recommend spraying Lysol or bleach in the kids' faces, either.
 
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TIFWIW: my sister in law works for a Dr in Texas. She told my wife today that they had a patient come in with symptoms, had been in Italy recently, and was sure they had it. The Dr refused to test, and told his staff if they had, then the office would have to close for 2 weeks. Said he told the patient it was just sinuses. Again, that's just what she said.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
I have seen some scary projections along the lines of "What will the mortality be in the U.S. if 20% or more of the population becomes infected?" At even 1%, that would be around 600,000 deaths.

However, the rate of new cases in China has declined significantly, and there are only around 80,000 confirmed cases there. In other words: in a country FAR more densely populated and without the level of resources afforded in the U.S., only about 0.005% of the Chinese have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Perhaps we should pump the breaks on the Doomsday predictions.
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To expound: a 20% infection rate in the US would be 4,000x the rate we have seen in China, thus far.
 
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#424
davethevol said:
Let's hope that's the case. We still have no idea what the actual numbers in China are.
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I had a doctor tell me last night that you may not trust the Chinese. But you can trust the reporting in South Korea, and their numbers have gone down drastically as well.
 
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VolGee4 said:
I had a doctor tell me last night that you may not trust the Chinese. But you can trust the reporting in South Korea, and their numbers have gone down drastically as well.
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The WHO Joint Mission report has been released, as well, and it supports the numbers being reported from China.
 
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