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Might as well close the schools and work down for 3 weeks and get this over with.

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How do we help the parents of kiddos (at home for three weeks) who are essential hospital staff?

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Friends

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Government can't do anything well, especially something nibble and quick. It's a huge fallacy to think otherwise.

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Nibble? Nimble? Nimbly?

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If nibble is a social service, sign me up! And they do it well???

I have nothing to add to this discussion at the moment other than to say these are some wild times.

Watching them shut the NBA down last night during the Mavs/Nuggets was pretty unbelievable.

Certainly feels like some documentaries are going to come out of this. I want a documentary to be made with how Twitter and other social networking impacted COVID-19 as compared to the H1N1 outbreak. That would be really interesting.

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Governor Abbott is going to make an announcement tonight or tomorrow to recommend the entire state shut down schools and events of more than 20

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annie88 said:

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Doesn't fit the mass hysteria narrative. Ignore.

Sine poena nulla lex.

CDub06 said:

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Governor Abbott is going to make an announcement tonight or tomorrow to recommend the entire state shut down schools and events of more than 20

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Speculating or have a connection?

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Good luck to dear old Texas Aggies

They are the boys who show the real old fight

unless they are facing a coronavirus

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What about labs?

Fine, do lecture online; but what about the lab classes?
Just pass everyone? Give them the grade they have now? Make them re-take next semester?

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CDub06 said:

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Governor Abbott is going to make an announcement tonight or tomorrow to recommend the entire state shut down schools and events of more than 20

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Speculating or have a connection?

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Connection. I was skeptical on the 20 number as well and was told "I guess we'll find out when he announces it."

Days off won't count against the schools.

Our son called us this afternoon and said they told office to go home and WFH until further notice. Evidently , an employee who has experienced symptoms was notified today they tested positive. Downtown Houston

revvie said:

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Our son called us this afternoon and said they told office to go home and WFH until further notice. Evidently , an employee who has experienced symptoms was notified today they tested positive. Downtown Houston

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Name the building or company

revvie said:

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Our son called us this afternoon and said they told office to go home and WFH until further notice. Evidently , an employee who has experienced symptoms was notified today they tested positive. Downtown Houston

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About half the people I know in DFW have been told to WFH for rest of March

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Our son called us this afternoon and said they told office to go home and WFH until further notice. Evidently , an employee who has experienced symptoms was notified today they tested positive. Downtown Houston

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What company

Another silver lining... traffic has been much lighter on my commutes

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Doesn't fit the mass hysteria narrative. Ignore.

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I know it's been pointed out a million times, the death rate when proper care is given isn't high. What people continually and inexplicably ignore is what happens when proper care cannot be given. Which can happen when there are not enough resources. Which can happen when 20% of people infected have serious enough symptoms requiring hospital care. Which is a problem when it happens all at the same time. Which is what this virus presents. The shut downs are expressly trying to avoid this... the majority of the medical profession agrees. Not sure why this is a hard concept to grasp.

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I know it's been pointed out a million times, the death rate when proper care is given isn't high. What people continually and unexplainably ignore is what happens when proper care cannot be given. Which can happen when there are not enough resources. Which can happen when 20% of people infected have serious enough symptoms requiring hospital care. Which is a problem when it happens all at the same time. Which is what this virus presents. The shut downs are expressly trying to avoid this... the majority of the medical profession agrees. Not sure why this is a hard concept to grasp.

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The concept is hard to grasp because most of the country is living out its every day life and none of the concerns you mentioned have materialized. How long has the virus been in this country? Where is the news coverage of the hospitals being overrun anywhere?

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Doesn't fit the mass hysteria narrative. Ignore.

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I know it's been pointed out a million times, the death rate when proper care is given isn't high. What people continually and inexplicably ignore is what happens when proper care cannot be given. Which can happen when there are not enough resources. Which can happen when 20% of people infected have serious enough symptoms requiring hospital care. Which is a problem when it happens all at the same time. Which is what this virus presents. The shut downs are expressly trying to avoid this... the majority of the medical profession agrees. Not sure why this is a hard concept to grasp.

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I know it's been pointed out a million times, the death rate when proper care is given isn't high. What people continually and unexplainably ignore is what happens when proper care cannot be given. Which can happen when there are not enough resources. Which can happen when 20% of people infected have serious enough symptoms requiring hospital care. Which is a problem when it happens all at the same time. Which is what this virus presents. The shut downs are expressly trying to avoid this... the majority of the medical profession agrees. Not sure why this is a hard concept to grasp.

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The concept is hard to grasp because most of the country is living out its every day life and none of the concerns you mentioned have materialized. How long has the virus been in this country? Where is the news coverage of the hospitals being overrun anywhere?

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1. If you need it to become reality before you believe it, then that's Darwin Award worthy
2. See Italy... where unchecked transmission has overrun their capability. Arguing their capability is so substandard that we could never see a problem here, I welcome medical professionals to engage you.

Hong Kong and Singapore numbers are going up again. I expect China will be the same. These kinds of extreme containment measures are not sustainable at all. They are a last resort to slow it down.

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Dear Texas A&M Community,
Please find below a comprehensive list of updates today to include key information on:

• Class cancellation March 16-20
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• New travel restrictions internationally and domestically
• Campus services and other information

See details below. We will update this web page again tomorrow afternoon unless anything urgent changes in the interim.
Classes
Classes are canceled for the full week of March 16-20. This time will enable faculty, staff and student leaders to continue coordinated planning for the remainder of the semester.
Classes will resume online only March 23 April 28 (the last day of classes).
The university will remain open to faculty, staff and students who choose to be on campus.
A determination will be made in the coming weeks about the ability to hold final exams in person, as well as commencement.
University leadership will advise faculty members on all protocols in the days to come, and will provide direction to individual classes before resuming classes on March 23.
No undergraduate students will be required to be physically on campus but students are permitted to be on campus for services and facility usage in line with meetings cap numbers as outlined below. Graduate and professional students should contact their respective programs for guidance.
Students conducting clinical activities should consult your respective program leadership for guidance.
Self-Monitoring vs. Self-Isolation Guidance and Guidance for International and Domestic Travel:
As the United States is a COVID-Level 2 country, students, faculty and staff should follow self-monitoring protocols found in the Frequently Asked Questions section of this web page and on the CDC Care Guide. The same protocols are now applied to all Level 2 countries, be it traveling to, from, or through them.
Any students, faculty or staff traveling from CDC Level 3 countries (including most of Europe) must self-isolate for 14 days before returning to campus and report travel on the travel reporting portal. Domestic travel is not required to be entered into the portal at this time. Self-isolation protocols can be found in the FAQ section and are also listed on the CDC Care Guide.
No university travel is permitted domestically or internationally unless mission- critical or health-critical as approved by leadership. The university strongly discourages out-of-state and international personal travel.
Only international travel should be recorded on the travel reporting portal.
Housing:
Dorms remain open to support students, with additional CDC-precautions in place for cleaning.
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Dining will remain open to support students.
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Campus community meetings and events are now restricted to less than 50 participants.
No participants from off campus (other than campus community members, such as with RELLIS or agencies) should join in-person meetings on campus, nor should any participants who travel from other states or countries. effective March 13 April 3.
Meeting rooms must have considerations for appropriate social distancing, also described on the FAQs.
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Per SEC, all NCAA in-person official or unofficial recruitment activity is suspended through March 30 on or off campus.
Student athletes should consult coaching leadership regarding training and practice.
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• Wash your hands for 20 seconds
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I know it's been pointed out a million times, the death rate when proper care is given isn't high. What people continually and unexplainably ignore is what happens when proper care cannot be given. Which can happen when there are not enough resources. Which can happen when 20% of people infected have serious enough symptoms requiring hospital care. Which is a problem when it happens all at the same time. Which is what this virus presents. The shut downs are expressly trying to avoid this... the majority of the medical profession agrees. Not sure why this is a hard concept to grasp.

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The concept is hard to grasp because most of the country is living out its every day life and none of the concerns you mentioned have materialized. How long has the virus been in this country? Where is the news coverage of the hospitals being overrun anywhere?

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1. If you need it to become reality before you believe it, then that's Darwin Award worthy
2. See Italy... where unchecked transmission has overrun their capability. Arguing their capability is so substandard that we could never see a problem here, I welcome medical professionals to engage you.

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Just sitting out here watching airplanes (litterally) while the nation ends all the fun stuff for our kids. you know the ones who reportedly are the least at risk? And now our medical professionals get to stay home and watch said kids BECAUSE THE GENIUSES CANCELLED SCHOOL.

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This. And when the mass death panic didn't work, they quickly moved the goal post to the US health care system cannot handle it if socialized healthcare systems can't.

Posting positive stuff like this just sends the panic patrol out into the twitter verse to find anything else they can throw out there.

This virus has not changed. The panic around it has. It's seeped into corporations and organizations minds now to go into CYA mode.

Least at risk to have a severe response... I would argue they are the highest risk to transmit it. Schools are a cesspool.

Bryan ISD adding another week to Spring Break:

https://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Bryan-ISD-suspends-class-for-at-least-one-week-following-spring-break-568754181.html

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Just sitting out here watching airplanes (litterally) while the nation ends all the fun stuff for our kids. you know the ones who reportedly are the least at risk? And now our medical professionals get to stay home and watch said kids BECAUSE THE GENIUSES CANCELLED SCHOOL.

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Least at risk to have a severe response... I would argue they are the highest risk to transmit it. Schools are a cesspool.

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You really think canceling uni means no parties?

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Least at risk to have a severe response... I would argue they are the highest risk to transmit it. Schools are a cesspool.

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You would argue? Schools are a cesspool?

Are you a medical professional or an educator with any firsthand knowledge whatsoever?

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Governor Abbott is going to make an announcement tonight or tomorrow to recommend the entire state shut down schools and events of more than 20

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My guess. Some sort of rationing program. You are assigned a time slot on a day from X-Y where you can purchase? Maybe that or some delivery drivers gonna get paid some extra hours now.

Yep we've clearly moved into mitigation.

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Least at risk to have a severe response... I would argue they are the highest risk to transmit it. Schools are a cesspool.

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You would argue? Schools are a cesspool?

Are you a medical professional or an educator with any firsthand knowledge whatsoever?

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Nope, I'm neither... I'm a parent who knows how easy it is for kids to catch **** at school.

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Its no longer about containment, that ship has long since sailed. It's now solely about slowing transmission so that hospitals don't get overwhelmed. We'll see if even that is too late.

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Yep. It's all about slowing it down now because containment is broken globally.