Corona Virus #6

[rswyan]

Day 3 of sore throat. Still here!

Heal up quick ...

 

[ruffdog]

As of 5 PM tomorrow Illinois is going into a shelter at home order, all businesses that are non essential most close until at least April 7. This shuts down my lawnmower repair business and leaves me without any revenue coming in to pay the company bills, or personal income to pay my household bills.

My cousin has a rental business and COVID is hitting at his busy time. If he and his workers all get sick at the same time, he will have to shut down. If people stop renting equipment, it will hurt his bottom line. If the virus curve was very steep, people would all be sick at the same time, then we all get back to business after a few weeks. With a steep curve, many people would die because many people need hospital beds and ventilators and they are limited. This will be very painful for so many people and there is no easy fix here.....stay healthy and please be kind. :wave:

 

[ruffdog]

Day 3 of sore throat. Still here!

Wife has had a bad cold for 3 weeks now. She sure doesn't want coronavirus on top of it.

 

[LouNY]

I read this morning that NY's essential businesses also include any one which is owned and operated by a single individual is exempt from the shut down,
and that also liquor stores are an essential business, like to know what idiot is dreaming up these exceptions.

 

[newbury]

I keep hearing all the talk about lack of testing and lack of test kits and can't understand why that's being made into such a big issue. There's no specific treatment for Covid-19, so why does it matter if it's specifically diagnosed? If you fall ill (regardless of what it's from), a doctor or hospital is going to treat to ease whatever symptoms have presented themselves and are causing distress, whether it's high fever, respiratory distress, sore throat etc.

Other than knowing if it's a bacterial (so antibiotic treatments can start) or viral ailment, does it really matter? Am I missing something?

Also mapping the spread is important to plan deployment of resources. Around here (NE Ms.) there are not many cases yet. However they have deployed "drive thru" testing sites. The local news showed a couple yesterday with not one car driving thru or in line. Unlike some places shown in other areas with mile long lines.

Another local place on the news this a.m. was reporting an infant quarantined locally but the area was out of test kits so they did not know how widespread the enemy (covid 19) was.

A good General wants to know WHERE the enemy is so forces can be deployed effectively. We need a good General and good maps. We have neither.

 

[YanmarFever]

If this virus lasts into the summer time, I wonder if mosquito's will spread it even further??
Hope not...

 

[mjarrels]

States with sales tax are soon going to take a big hit with all the store closings.

mark

 

[bnold]

Pretty decent article that is a bit less doom and gloom...

Amazing how we can all manipulate data to show whatever trend or statistic we would like to push our own agenda!


Evidence over hysteria — COVID-19 - Six Four Six Nine - Medium

Evidence over hysteria — COVID-19 - Six Four Six Nine - Medium

 

[5030]

I read this morning that NY's essential businesses also include any one which is owned and operated by a single individual is exempt from the shut down,
and that also liquor stores are an essential business, like to know what idiot is dreaming up these exceptions.

Why a 'professional alcoholic' of course did Lou...:laughing:

 

[gsganzer]

Also mapping the spread is important to plan deployment of resources. Around here (NE Ms.) there are not many cases yet. However they have deployed "drive thru" testing sites. The local news showed a couple yesterday with not one car driving thru or in line. Unlike some places shown in other areas with mile long lines.

Another local place on the news this a.m. was reporting an infant quarantined locally but the area was out of test kits so they did not know how widespread the enemy (covid 19) was.

A good General wants to know WHERE the enemy is so forces can be deployed effectively. We need a good General and good maps. We have neither.

Maybe I'll clarify my original post. I understand and agree with testing for the reasons you describe, but just like a survey, you test a representative sample to understand the bigger picture. It doesn't require the testing of every possible patient. It's getting played up that because there aren't enough test kits for every possible patient, it's somehow some epic failure to the outbreak response.