deddog said:Why are her friends travelling? Why weren't they tested in their port of origin?TCTTS said:
Why should the US test people with no symptoms?
People have lost their mind over testing, almost like it's some panacea.
It's not.
The last thing we need to do is burden the healthcare system with hypochondriacs and twitter followers who think we are all going to die.
bmks270 said:
So nearly 2/3 of global deaths are within Italy.
tsuag10 said:
Question about the age of Italy's population:
How is it even possible that they are that lopsided in age?
My parents are in their 80s and live in an assisted living facility.Rapier108 said:That would have been my grandmother if she was still alive.aggiehawg said:
For the first time, I am relieved my Mom has passed. Were she still alive, she would be freaking the hell out, between the stock market and the virus, she would have been in full meltdown, with or without her dementia.
I would also likely be hearing a million, "I told you so's" about the dangers of China and a second Great Depression looming.
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I wish both my parents would show even a little concern for it. Not the hysteria I find so appalling, but enough concern to be prepared should there be any disruptions or even mandatory quarantines.
foleyt said:
Last time your wife talks about personal stuff at work
Oh, good grief.Quote:
it was ordered because she went to the rodeo.
tsuag10 said:
Question about the age of Italy's population:
How is it even possible that they are that lopsided in age?
Are kids graduating high school and then leaving the country in droves? Honest question
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Somebody gets something I don't! Worse yet, it's a GOVERNMENT employee!3AgDad81 said:
Shutting down everything doesn't hurt the government employees....they still get paid. To bad for everyone else.
deddog said:Why are her friends travelling? Why weren't they tested in their port of origin?TCTTS said:
Why should the US test people with no symptoms?
People have lost their mind over testing, almost like it's some panacea.
It's not.
The last thing we need to do is burden the healthcare system with hypochondriacs and twitter followers who think we are all going to die.
PJYoung said:
Agsrback12 said:bmks270 said:
So nearly 2/3 of global deaths are within Italy.
I have seen that 2/3 of Italy's population is elderly. It hit one of our nursing homes and took a lot out there too.
It's a mild virus to most but if you are older with health conditions you need to take extra precautions.
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Virus can remain viable "in aerosols up to 3 hours, up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to 2-3 days on plastic and stainless steel" a Princeton study awaiting peer review has found [source]
If it can actually survive and remain viable that long on surfaces, it's a little terrifying.PJYoung said:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v1Quote:
Virus can remain viable "in aerosols up to 3 hours, up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to 2-3 days on plastic and stainless steel" a Princeton study awaiting peer review has found [source]
if that's true, and they have 0 deaths and the hospitals aren't overwhelmed yet, then that's pretty freaking good news with regard to disease severityCDub06 said:
Ohio Dept of Health
What school district?UncoverAg00 said:
Well, my kids' school has been shut for atleast a week.
To whomever thinks this is overreaction.... its an evolutionary fact that being cautious is critical for survival. It only takes 1 instance of thinking no big deal... to end you. I would rather survive than to underestimate severity.
cone said:if that's true, and they have 0 deaths and the hospitals aren't overwhelmed yet, then that's pretty freaking good news with regard to disease severityCDub06 said:
Ohio Dept of Health
