Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[IamRainey]

So sorry about your cousin's husband's father. Hope he makes it!

 

[Cynthia12]

Thank you, not better as of yet. He got pneumonia. That's why he's been intubated/sedated.

 

[Waves]

Thank you, not better as of yet. He got pneumonia. That's why he's been intubated/sedated.

i cross my fingers!

 

[Folly's place]

@MROO , how are you doing? Thinking of you this morning...
Mary

 

[sourland]

@MROO , how are you doing? Thinking of you this morning...
Mary

She's been heavy on my mind too.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

She's been heavy on my mind too.

Ditto! @MROO ...sending you some love and positive thoughts gf!!

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Also thinking of MROO. Hope she's OK.

Meanwhile, new stronger mask mandate in our state;

"Each business will be required to post a Face Covering Requirement sign at all public entrances of the store.
Each store will be responsible for ensuring that customers and employees are wearing masks.
A new Retail Compliance Unit, comprised of agents led by the Bureau of Workers' compensation, will inspect to ensure compliance.


The order also includes potential punishments for businesses that are found to not be adhering to the order. According to DeWine, a first violation of the order will bring about a written warning, while a second violation will bring about the closure of the store for up to 24 hours.

“If we don't turn this thing around quickly, we're going to have no choice but to close bars, fitness centers as well,” "

And yet.... When I went to Home Depot today to get supplies for a new wood rack there were guys wandering around without masks and with their noses hanging out, lookin, well, inappropriate. :T

 

[electrycmonk]

Also thinking of MROO. Hope she's OK.

Meanwhile, new stronger mask mandate in our state;

"Each business will be required to post a Face Covering Requirement sign at all public entrances of the store.
Each store will be responsible for ensuring that customers and employees are wearing masks.
A new Retail Compliance Unit, comprised of agents led by the Bureau of Workers' compensation, will inspect to ensure compliance.


The order also includes potential punishments for businesses that are found to not be adhering to the order. According to DeWine, a first violation of the order will bring about a written warning, while a second violation will bring about the closure of the store for up to 24 hours.

“If we don't turn this thing around quickly, we're going to have no choice but to close bars, fitness centers as well,” "

And yet.... When I went to Home Depot today to get supplies for a new wood rack there were guys wandering around without masks and with their noses hanging out, lookin, well, inappropriate. :T

I'm not sorry for laughing at the image of those fools in the last paragraph.

They are very likely:
Darwin Award Contenders

 

[ChocolateMouse]

This study came out today that I found interesting;

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03140-4
"Restaurants, gyms, hotels and houses of worship are among the 10 percent of locations that would appear to account for 80 percent of the infections, according to research published in the journal Nature on Tuesday.
Reducing the establishments’ capacity to 20 percent, as opposed to shutting them down entirely, could curb transmissions by 80 percent."

Also

"The mobility data also suggest why people from poorer neighbourhoods are more likely to get COVID-19: because they are less able to work from home, and the stores they visit for essential supplies are often more crowded than in other areas. The average grocery store in poorer neighbourhoods had 59% more hourly visitors per square foot, and visitors stayed on average 17% longer than at stores outside those areas. Leskovec says that people living in these areas probably have limited options to visit less crowded stores, and as a result, a shopping trip is twice as risky as it is for someone from a wealthier area."

I know some folks keep saying this virus doesn't discriminate. Except it does. For working poor there has been no shutdowns and no quarantines. My partner has gone to work every week since march just like normal. Not getting the virus is increasingly a privilege.

 

[Cynthia12]

This study came out today that I found interesting;

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03140-4
"Restaurants, gyms, hotels and houses of worship are among the 10 percent of locations that would appear to account for 80 percent of the infections, according to research published in the journal Nature on Tuesday.
Reducing the establishments’ capacity to 20 percent, as opposed to shutting them down entirely, could curb transmissions by 80 percent."

Also

"The mobility data also suggest why people from poorer neighbourhoods are more likely to get COVID-19: because they are less able to work from home, and the stores they visit for essential supplies are often more crowded than in other areas. The average grocery store in poorer neighbourhoods had 59% more hourly visitors per square foot, and visitors stayed on average 17% longer than at stores outside those areas. Leskovec says that people living in these areas probably have limited options to visit less crowded stores, and as a result, a shopping trip is twice as risky as it is for someone from a wealthier area."

I know some folks keep saying this virus doesn't discriminate. Except it does. For working poor there has been no shutdowns and no quarantines. My partner has gone to work every week since march just like normal. Not getting the virus is increasingly a privilege.

Some very good points here. .