Coronavirus

[justjess]

If anyone knows anything about the app market or advertising or marketing generally please pm me. I have questions.

 

[UnderAlienControl]

Italy...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1238880722615754752

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1238874796752023552

COVID-19: Some US national parks are re-opening for Memorial Day weekend

Many popular national parks were closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Parks Service is re-opening some of them with new rules and restrictions for visitors ahead of the US long weekend. Read this and more: Updates: Global cases surpass 5 million, reports Johns Hopkins...

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[rainerann]

It is, however, understanding how contagious I think is the real question.

I only say this with reference to the SARS virus as I remember when it was circulating in the city and saw people walking around with masks, notably downtown and thinking ‘what the...?!!!’ back in 2003. It was on our news constantly and the "story" about the origin of it began making its’ rounds (someone in China ate a bat, I think). Years later, I spoke to a friend who works within the healthcare sector and confirmed that the entire SARS crisis was sensationalized by the media. She told me that it was the people in the hospitals and nursing homes who were really at risk, not the general public, which is why they’ve now implemented antibacterial hand sanitizers at every entrance, exit and hallway in all hospitals. She said and even then, the people who worked with the ailing patients took the necessary precautions, she being one of them.

I’m sure Awoken can speak for himself, but I think he’s suggesting that there seems to be quite a bit of fear porn in the thread. Shelves were also clearing out when the entire Y2K fiasco was going on. I remember when I wanted to buy some canned tuna shortly before New Years and the entire section was completely empty because people were stocking up on canned goods as though the world was coming to an end.

My only hope is by mid-April things will have calmed down just as did with the SARS virus.

I agree with most of what you are saying and if it were not for Italy’s numbers, I might be saying the same thing. The difference with this and sars or swine flu is that after three months, there was no real evidence of spreading. We are in our third month and several countries are experiencing a much different situation than anyone did when sars was reported in the news.

so the media has to say something. However, I agree that they aren’t sharing a whole lot of helpful information. I would love if someone would reassure people that some degree of isolation is a beneficial way to contain this situation. Isolation is a very common method that is frequently used today and in my experience, people are very misinformed about what an average day in the healthcare industry is like.

it goes way beyond issues with teaching people basic sanitation techniques. People generally don’t know how to take care of themselves or what resources are available to them a lot of the time. This is evidenced by how many people will go to an er for minor things rather than make a doctor appointment. A hospital is often a primary way the public becomes educated about their healthcare options and sometimes people can take it for granted that they are informed about these things.

so the media could do something to help inform the public on how isolation precautions normally work every day in healthcare. They could help them find some resources. So it definitely doesn’t help to blast numbers and sensationalized stories when many people already feel very scared and powerless over minor things on a ordinary day.

I also second the hope that we will see a decline by April.

 

[justjess]

Italy...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1238880722615754752

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1238874796752023552

COVID-19: Some US national parks are re-opening for Memorial Day weekend

Many popular national parks were closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Parks Service is re-opening some of them with new rules and restrictions for visitors ahead of the US long weekend. Read this and more: Updates: Global cases surpass 5 million, reports Johns Hopkins...

twitter.com

THats almost a 10% fatality rate.. well like 7% but much higher than the 3% we are being told

America right now is at like 2% but we haven’t had our system overwhelmed yet

 

[UnderAlienControl]

THats almost a 10% fatality rate.. well like 7% but much higher than the 3% we are being tol

That's what I was saying before. With accurate numbers it's probably more like 7-10% in reality...

Major U.S. internet firms agree not to cancel service over next 60 days

The U.S. telecoms regulator said Friday that major internet providers - including Comcast Corp, AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc - agreed not to terminate service for subscribers for the next 60 days if they are unable to pay their bills due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus...

finance.yahoo.com

SO E'ERBODY JUST NEEDS TO NETFLIX AND CHILL...YA DONE BEEN TOLD, YO...

 

[Stephania]

That's what I was saying before. With accurate numbers it's probably more like 7-10% in reality...

Major U.S. internet firms agree not to cancel service over next 60 days

The U.S. telecoms regulator said Friday that major internet providers - including Comcast Corp, AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc - agreed not to terminate service for subscribers for the next 60 days if they are unable to pay their bills due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus...

finance.yahoo.com

SO E'ERBODY JUST NEEDS TO NETFLIX AND CHILL...YA DONE BEEN TOLD, YO...

I read in the news today that Netflix has suspended all filming because of the virus.
It's on sets through cast or crews. Also Disney and Warner Bros films.

Here Are the TV shows and Movies Shut Down by Coronavirus

The Batman goes dark. Netflix and Disney halt film and TV productions during the pandemic.

www.vanityfair.com

I wrote some ideas I have about all of this on a different thread.. will copy to here too in a sec.

Here it is: https://vigilantcitizenforums.com/threads/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-tests-for-coronavirus.7246/post-279872

 

[Cintra]

I think we are going under martial law.
I think they are bringing in the army to guard the supermarkets from TP thieves.

Coronavirus deaths in the UK almost double overnight to 21

The drastic measure will likely be enforced in the next 20 days as Boris Johnson ratchets up efforts to tackle the UK's outbreak.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Cintra]

And they are going to force the schools to stay open, which seems very strange.

 

[justjess]

And they are going to force the schools to stay open, which seems very strange.

Ours closed, barely any cases in the state and none in our county. NYC which has a lot of cases, still open.

 

[Cintra]

It's all madness.

And I look on FlightRadar24, and there are so many planes still flying!
Loads of planes flying from Spain to the US.

Also a lot of private executive jets flying about. Ones with no call sign.

May we live in interesting times!

 

[Stephania]

My local Walmart yesterday was out of basically everything.. food.. cleaning supplies etc. The only isle that was stocked was alcohol. Might stock up on some of that too.. lol

 

[justjess]

I am pretty much over this whole thing already. I have enough shit to survive two months in this house except milk and vegetables. I also did not get alcohol because I typically don’t drink... tbh I may start at this point. Why the hell not?

 

[Cintra]

Useful for drinking or cleaning.

 

[Stephania]

I am pretty much over this whole thing already. I have enough shit to survive two months in this house except milk and vegetables. I also did not get alcohol because I typically don’t drink... tbh I may start at this point. Why the hell not?

IKR? LoL

 

[Thunderian]

Save your booze. You’ll be able to trade it for food when the Zombie Apocalypse is upon us.

 

[The Zone]

Yep, they are trying to impose their will. All schools in my state are closed, store hours are cut back and will soon close. I know someone who works with FEMA as a contractor and if enough people do not adhere, we could see martial law but we are not there yet. But they are ramping the control up in a major way and by Monday I imagine some will be confined to home and such.

 

[justjess]

Yep, they are trying to impose their will. All schools in my state are closed, store hours are cut back and will soon close. I know someone who works with FEMA as a contractor and if enough people do not adhere, we could see martial law but we are not there yet. But they are ramping the control up in a major way and by Monday I imagine some will be confined to home and such.

I sincerely hope my decision to move out to the middle of the woods on the top of a mountain manages to spare me from martial law.. we have two cops in this town, both of whom i know by first name and have had numerous lovely conversations with. I can not picture either being okay with martial law so they would have to be replaced. Which would piss me the hell off.

 

[justjess]

They just shit down the liquor stores in half the state... lmao I can’t even..

Not in my county. But it looks like that’s coming soon too. Better go stock up on shit I don’t even drink.

 

[The Zone]

The national guard has already been called in for fear of looters in some places. The addicts created with the opioid crisis will be trouble too and the homeless are at risk. I think some people will be in a bad way of being stuck at home and the stores tomorrow will look like when it snows in the south. They will control how many people can enter stores. I know some people who will stop going out in a kicking manner. Some are saying your pets can carry the virus now, what the heck?

 

[justjess]

The national guard has already been called in for fear of looters in some places. The addicts created with the opioid crisis will be trouble too and the homeless are at risk. I think some people will be in a bad way of being stuck at home and the stores tomorrow will look like when it snows in the south. They will control how many people can enter stores. I know some people who will stop going out in a kicking manner. Some are saying your pets can carry the virus now, what the heck?

And so it begins..

Funny, I’ve been a “prepper” for a long time, and on this board for almost a decade.. I thought mentally preparing myself for this exact thing. Yet I’m not prepared at all.