Latest Coronavirus - Yikes

[TennesseeFan07]

Two people in my office now have the Rona. Our CEO said they’re determining everyone these people might have been in contact with and will be reaching out.

How did they get tested? Were they noticeably sick and had to go to the doctor voluntarily?

 

[DinkinFlicka]

This is a great explanation as to how pandemics work and why the measures are being taken. We'll see what happens here in the next few weeks. I still don't believe they have a firm handle on how this thing operates or if they do they are not sharing it. Can you be a lifetime carrier and not show symptoms but be infectious? Can you really ever be cured of it or is going to keep flaring up over your whole life? Science is the only way out of this thing, IMO. Some kind of major breakthrough in how we treat viruses.

Leave it a global pandemic/economic crisis to lead to our agreeing for the first time in ten ****ing years.

 

[MarcoVol]

Well, not sure about y’all, but I’m at least having a good chuckle at all the “democratic socialist” kids, as they complain about sold out stores and movement lockdowns, getting an enlightening crash course in the realities of what transpires in socialist/communist countries.

This statement is laughable.

You realize POTUS is bailing out industries with government money (farming for a while now plus he wants to bail out airlines and cruise industry) and give government handouts in the form $1k to people, right?

Seems like we have a touch of that big, bad socialism in the WH already, amigo.

 

[Stew Cook]

Waiters and waitresses get your application.

Curbside tips, unless we all prove to be tightwad stiffs.

 

[OHvol40]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...a5e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com

 

[DinkinFlicka]

Kind of like your view on numbers.

Again, the CDC is better equipped for accurate numbers than some random dude on a politics forum.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

Curbside tips, unless we all prove to be tightwad stiffs.

I wouldn't put it past you civvies.

 

[Stew Cook]

Yeah if you want to be rode like a rented mule , that delivery side is looking good . Lol

UPS fella was up here yesterday... relatively new young gun, who apparently picks up the slack when things get busy. He didn't waste a second on chit chat, which I appreciate.

 

[DynaLo]

Panic buying is not the same as a permanent lack of consumer goods.

It’s a really good eye opener to a worst case scenario that most youngsters have no freaking clue about. Maybe, hopefully, a few of them will start question their belief that socialism means being more social to people..

 

[allvol123]

Again, the CDC is better equipped for accurate numbers than some random dude on a politics forum.

And better equipped than actual data, according to you. Government!

 

[DinkinFlicka]

And better equipped than actual data, according to you. Government!

Maybe you should be head of the CDC since you're onto something they ain't.

 

[508mikey]

I bet your reaction to 9/11 was "So what, people die. In fact more people die in car accidents than terrorist attacks."

bet if another 9/11 type attack happened today the media would drop this virus crap and move on to the attack

 

[MarcoVol]

Again, the CDC is better equipped for accurate numbers than some random dude on a politics forum.

 

[McDad]

If people only knew some of the things that go on , they would be EXTREMELY selective in where they go to seek medical attention , who they allow to attend them and ask a ton of questions . ( not just to the Dr. attending you ) .

Yep. There's a reason Drs and Nurses don't go to Drs as patients.

 

[DynaLo]

This statement is laughable.

You realize POTUS is bailing out industries with government money (farming for a while now plus he wants to bail out airlines and cruise industry) and give government handouts in the form $1k to people, right?

Seems like we have a touch of that big, bad socialism in the WH already, amigo.

You obviously didn’t see my prior rant on business bailouts

 

[allvol123]

Maybe you should be head of the CDC since you're onto something they ain't.

Love it. So according to you, the government opinion is always the correct one.

 

[golfballs]

How did they get tested? Were they noticeably sick and had to go to the doctor voluntarily?

I don’t know anything or even who they are. They just said they would reach out to anyone that may have been in contact with them

 

[McDad]

This is a great explanation as to how pandemics work and why the measures are being taken. We'll see what happens here in the next few weeks. I still don't believe they have a firm handle on how this thing operates or if they do they are not sharing it. Can you be a lifetime carrier and not show symptoms but be infectious? Can you really ever be cured of it or is going to keep flaring up over your whole life? Science is the only way out of this thing, IMO. Some kind of major breakthrough in how we treat viruses.

The scale of and the lack of measurable units of the X,Y axis make this a non starter for me.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Not sure if this has been posted.

Mitigation is the winning strategy versus suppression. All of the independent stores, bars and restaurants (major national/international players are a different story altogether) that have elected to shutter their doors without a panicked mayor/governor forcing their hand seem to be “well-intentioned” but are just helping to fan the flames and displaying a laughable lack of even mediocre business acumen.

 

[LouderVol]

Do you really think the entire economy will shut down? That's insane! Some people will still have to work no matter what happens. E-commerce is going strong. Plus, it appears the government will try to do stop-gap money distribution.

To your last line. That proves the economy gone to crap.

It doesnt take the entire economy. It doesnt even take 50%. The recession peaked at what 10%? And I have heard it's currently worse than a 10% hit. Hotels, airlines, restaurants, bars, venues etc. Make up far more than that. Add in local governments shutting down and the domino impact on the economy there.

To save 2%, maybe, you are risking 10 to 20%. The math makes no sense what so ever.

 

[0nelilreb]

Yep. There's a reason Drs and Nurses don't go to Drs as patients.

It’s like any other job , you have the good , the bad , the lazy , the arrogant, the lucky , the I know everything , the I’ll do the best I can , and the dumb ones ... yes I said it , some healthcare professionals are just dumb and scary .

 

[McDad]

I don’t know anything or even who they are. They just said they would reach out to anyone that may have been in contact with them

They shouldn't reach out. They should adhere to social distancing.

 

[MarcoVol]

You obviously didn’t see my prior rant on business bailouts

True, I did not. Just pointing out that in reality, we already practice socialism.

 

[508mikey]

I don’t know anything or even who they are. They just said they would reach out to anyone that may have been in contact with them

ah the old hippa law

 

[DinkinFlicka]

Love it. So according to you, the government opinion is always the correct one.

Nope. Unless this is all really a ploy and power grab by the government (in which case I will 100% eat crow) then we've no reason to doubt the CDC. Their track record isn't as horrendous as other Gov orgs.