EoNall universities and schools in jordan are now off even though there is SUPPOSEDLY only 1 case which recovered
idk why im even bothering posting here but i just want to point out that confirmed cases =/= true cases
i think we can all handle some minor inconvenience of having to take online classes if it means any possibility of slowing the spread
definitely better to overreact and be on the safe side rather than have people not take it seriously enough and let it get out of control (but ironically, the better it is contained the more people will look back in hindsight and say 'look it was overblown! it wasn't a big deal' when in reality it was but preventative measures were taken to mitigate it)
[quote=EoN]all universities and schools in jordan are now off even though there is SUPPOSEDLY only 1 case which recovered[/quote]
idk why im even bothering posting here but i just want to point out that confirmed cases =/= true cases
i think we can all handle some minor inconvenience of having to take online classes if it means any possibility of slowing the spread
definitely better to overreact and be on the safe side rather than have people not take it seriously enough and let it get out of control (but ironically, the better it is contained the more people will look back in hindsight and say 'look it was overblown! it wasn't a big deal' when in reality it was but preventative measures were taken to mitigate it)
Spain has issued a lockdown, so only food shops and pharmacies are allowed to open. Oh and err tobacco shops apparently...
I think the Catalan government here will do the same on Monday. Broke my hand last week so ima have a fun time at home. My landlady is old and seems pretty terrified I ll pass it on to her. Kinda understandably.
Spain has issued a lockdown, so only food shops and pharmacies are allowed to open. Oh and err tobacco shops apparently...
I think the Catalan government here will do the same on Monday. Broke my hand last week so ima have a fun time at home. My landlady is old and seems pretty terrified I ll pass it on to her. Kinda understandably.
MRfunnyalien-protoblatant lie, there is widespread testing available across the country
in population centers yes, but not rural areas especially in atlantic canada where the majority of the population may live many hours away from larger areas or hospitals, not to mention the atrocious hospital quality/ wait times in atlantic canada even before this outbreak
atlantic gang. hospital wait times are crazy here and there aren't even any confirmed cases in nova scotia yet. wait time for 811 is like 8 hours. can't wait
[quote=MRfunnyalien][quote=-proto]
blatant lie, there is widespread testing available across the country
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in population centers yes, but not rural areas especially in atlantic canada where the majority of the population may live many hours away from larger areas or hospitals, not to mention the atrocious hospital quality/ wait times in atlantic canada even before this outbreak[/quote]
atlantic gang. hospital wait times are crazy here and there aren't even any confirmed cases in nova scotia yet. wait time for 811 is like 8 hours. can't wait
In the state I live in, Pennsylvania, there are 41 confirmed cases. Of those 41, I live in the one county with 18 cases. SadChamp
In the state I live in, Pennsylvania, there are 41 confirmed cases. Of those 41, I live in the one county with 18 cases. SadChamp
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rate of infection in the us isn't slowing down
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rate of infection in the us isn't slowing down
reakohttps://i.imgur.com/yGL9LH0.png
rate of infection in the us isn't slowing down
Why contain it?
[quote=reako][img]https://i.imgur.com/yGL9LH0.png[/img]
rate of infection in the us isn't slowing down[/quote]
Why contain it?
sacreakohttps://i.imgur.com/yGL9LH0.png
rate of infection in the us isn't slowing down
Why contain it?
because if it isn't slowed down, there won't be enough hospital beds for the sick. the virus has a ~20% hospitalization rate, so hospitals will quickly be completely overwhelmed and then fatality rates will rise significantly as people that could be saved with medical intervention will die. if the virus is slowed down, there won't be as big of an issue of the sick not being able to be admitted.
[quote=sac][quote=reako][img]https://i.imgur.com/yGL9LH0.png[/img]
rate of infection in the us isn't slowing down[/quote]
Why contain it?[/quote]
because if it isn't slowed down, there won't be enough hospital beds for the sick. the virus has a ~20% hospitalization rate, so hospitals will quickly be completely overwhelmed and then fatality rates will rise significantly as people that could be saved with medical intervention will die. if the virus is slowed down, there won't be as big of an issue of the sick not being able to be admitted.
loot
This is all made worse by the fact that the Canadian govt & state media are still telling massive lies like "masks don't protect you or prevent spread" and "you are only contagious when you have symptoms."
I would be curious to see an example of an official saying the second phrase. I find it hard to believe that advice would be given by anybody worth listening to. It's fine to list real things but that feels like embellishment.
[quote=loot]
This is all made worse by the fact that the Canadian govt & state media are still telling massive lies like "masks don't protect you or prevent spread" and "you are only contagious when you have symptoms." [/quote]
I would be curious to see an example of an official saying the second phrase. I find it hard to believe that advice would be given by anybody worth listening to. It's fine to list real things but that feels like embellishment.
Spusacreakohttps://i.imgur.com/yGL9LH0.png
rate of infection in the us isn't slowing down
Why contain it?
because if it isn't slowed down, there won't be enough hospital beds for the sick. the virus has a ~20% hospitalization rate, so hospitals will quickly be completely overwhelmed and then fatality rates will rise significantly as people that could be saved with medical intervention will die. if the virus is slowed down, there won't be as big of an issue of the sick not being able to be admitted.
Let it spill over into the schools and churches. Let the bodies pile up in the streets. In the end, they'll beg us to save them. Of course they're desperate. They can smell their deaths, and the sound they'll make rattling their cages will serve as a warning to the rest.
[quote=Spu][quote=sac][quote=reako][img]https://i.imgur.com/yGL9LH0.png[/img]
rate of infection in the us isn't slowing down[/quote]
Why contain it?[/quote]
because if it isn't slowed down, there won't be enough hospital beds for the sick. the virus has a ~20% hospitalization rate, so hospitals will quickly be completely overwhelmed and then fatality rates will rise significantly as people that could be saved with medical intervention will die. if the virus is slowed down, there won't be as big of an issue of the sick not being able to be admitted.[/quote]
Let it spill over into the schools and churches. Let the bodies pile up in the streets. In the end, they'll beg us to save them. Of course they're desperate. They can smell their deaths, and the sound they'll make rattling their cages will serve as a warning to the rest.
sac on some shitty movie villain level monologue rn
sac on some shitty movie villain level monologue rn
i work in promotions and i found out today that the office workers are working from home. meanwhile, im going out and setting up events and having to socialize with people. pretty cool how my employer prioritizes the health of the sales employees over the health of the promotions employees.
after my shift today i informed my boss that i will no longer be coming in for work. they told me to find people to cover my shifts.... which is an obvious fundamental problem?? i dont get why they want people to prioritize their $12 an hour part time job over their own health
maybe im overreacting but it feels better to be proactive rather than reactive.
i work in promotions and i found out today that the office workers are working from home. meanwhile, im going out and setting up events and having to socialize with people. pretty cool how my employer prioritizes the health of the sales employees over the health of the promotions employees.
after my shift today i informed my boss that i will no longer be coming in for work. they told me to find people to cover my shifts.... which is an obvious fundamental problem?? i dont get why they want people to prioritize their $12 an hour part time job over their own health
maybe im overreacting but it feels better to be proactive rather than reactive.
imagine thinking your employer cares about you
imagine thinking your employer cares about you
sacSpusacreakohttps://i.imgur.com/yGL9LH0.png
rate of infection in the us isn't slowing down
Why contain it?
because if it isn't slowed down, there won't be enough hospital beds for the sick. the virus has a ~20% hospitalization rate, so hospitals will quickly be completely overwhelmed and then fatality rates will rise significantly as people that could be saved with medical intervention will die. if the virus is slowed down, there won't be as big of an issue of the sick not being able to be admitted.
Let it spill over into the schools and churches. Let the bodies pile up in the streets. In the end, they'll beg us to save them. Of course they're desperate. They can smell their deaths, and the sound they'll make rattling their cages will serve as a warning to the rest.
based deus ex poster
[quote=sac][quote=Spu][quote=sac][quote=reako][img]https://i.imgur.com/yGL9LH0.png[/img]
rate of infection in the us isn't slowing down[/quote]
Why contain it?[/quote]
because if it isn't slowed down, there won't be enough hospital beds for the sick. the virus has a ~20% hospitalization rate, so hospitals will quickly be completely overwhelmed and then fatality rates will rise significantly as people that could be saved with medical intervention will die. if the virus is slowed down, there won't be as big of an issue of the sick not being able to be admitted.[/quote]
Let it spill over into the schools and churches. Let the bodies pile up in the streets. In the end, they'll beg us to save them. Of course they're desperate. They can smell their deaths, and the sound they'll make rattling their cages will serve as a warning to the rest.[/quote] based deus ex poster
torrit3youre laughing, corona just caused the biggest stock market crash since 1987 and youre laughing
buy the dips, i think it will keep going down until after there is wide spread testing in the US and we get a better picture of how bad it is.
[quote=torrit3]youre laughing, corona just caused the biggest stock market crash since 1987 and youre laughing[/quote]
buy the dips, i think it will keep going down until after there is wide spread testing in the US and we get a better picture of how bad it is.
torrit3youre laughing, corona just caused the biggest stock market crash since 1987 and youre laughing
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[quote=torrit3]youre laughing, corona just caused the biggest stock market crash since 1987 and youre laughing[/quote]
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https://imgur.com/gallery/RfLkvY7
Had a teacher at my school self-quarantine after her husband tested positive, and it's spreading to the neighbor islands (1st case on Kauai). School says they'll decide by the 17th if they shut down
Had a teacher at my school self-quarantine after her husband tested positive, and it's spreading to the neighbor islands (1st case on Kauai). School says they'll decide by the 17th if they shut down
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/coronavirus/sdsu-study-abroad-student-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/
lol oops (dw i cant be infected this person barely interracted with anyone on campus)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-to-inject-1-5-trillion-in-bid-to-prevent-unusual-disruptions-in-markets-11584033537
I guess there's no money for health care or tests but here's a spare 1.5 trillion we had lying around? And while we're at it why don't we bomb Iran again?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-to-inject-1-5-trillion-in-bid-to-prevent-unusual-disruptions-in-markets-11584033537
I guess there's no money for health care or tests but here's a spare 1.5 trillion we had lying around? And while we're at it why don't we bomb Iran again?
there's literally no food/water/lysol left at any store in Toronto and lineups at alcohol stores are insane
all I need now is Canada to ban travel to the US so I can't make a single LAN this year
there's literally no food/water/lysol left at any store in Toronto and lineups at alcohol stores are insane
all I need now is Canada to ban travel to the US so I can't make a single LAN this year
I haven't seen this many quote arguments since the nursey thread
I haven't seen this many quote arguments since the nursey thread
had mild symptoms with the exception of a nasty cough. Went to the doctor, told that even though I have all the symptoms we dont really have cases on the Island yet so they aren't concerned. Im quarantining anyways until I feel better but... kinda sketch that they didnt test because of a perceived lack of cases. If you dont test you wont have cases?
had mild symptoms with the exception of a nasty cough. Went to the doctor, told that even though I have all the symptoms we dont really have cases on the Island yet so they aren't concerned. Im quarantining anyways until I feel better but... kinda sketch that they didnt test because of a perceived lack of cases. If you dont test you wont have cases?
alfathere's literally no food/water/lysol left at any store in Toronto and lineups at alcohol stores are insane
all I need now is Canada to ban travel to the US so I can't make a single LAN this year
Literally tho?
[quote=alfa]there's literally no food/water/lysol left at any store in Toronto and lineups at alcohol stores are insane
all I need now is Canada to ban travel to the US so I can't make a single LAN this year[/quote]
Literally tho?
Can confirm that Canada is not doing tests unless you present several high risk factors. Grumpy's coworkers lost their collective little minds and physically exiled him from the store because he had a runny nose (not a typical symptom of COVID-19). He went to the doctor, said "I have a mild cold or seasonal allergies, please test me and give me a note to say that I don't have The Plague," the doctor said he didn't have enough risk factors to waste a test on him. I get the desire for limiting the use of tests because I'm sure there's thousands of hypochondriac idiots demanding a test every day even though they're obviously not infected. I don't have the expertise in epidemiology to comment on how effective it is, so, meh.
I used to work in medical research and the amount of fucking hysteria is insane. No, the surgical masks do not protect you from infection. The reason why doctors/researchers wear them is because doctors/researchers also wear lab coats that cover from thigh to wrist, gloves, goggles that cover cheek to eyebrow, and sometimes also caps and/or pants and/or shoe covers. Together, these items create a disposable/cleanable/autoclavable barrier that can come in contact with a hazard and be shed before the doctor retreats to a "safe"/"low hazard" place, which reduces the rate of transmission of the hazard between the high hazard/low hazard areas. Doctors/researchers also receive training in how to prevent/reduce biohazard transmission, how to use the equipment properly, where to use it and what constitutes a different hazard zone, and, most importantly, how to remove it and dispose of it, and have the tools and means of doing so. Just the mask that you put on and take off whenever you feel like it isn't gonna do jack shit.
My coworkers (I work in a library and my job is public-facing and idiots DO come to the library sick all the time so they can "get some entertainment while they're sick at home") are all wearing gloves now - which is, fair enough, we handle a lot of shit that comes from other people who may have just coughed/sneezed on the thing before handing it to us. I'm like, great, let's lay down some ground rules on how to use rubber gloves - how to take them off, where are the "high hazard" and "low hazard" areas between which the gloves get taken off/put on... and they're all like "no that's too much to remember." Uh, if you're not going to use the equipment correctly, there's no fucking point in using it at all.
Can confirm that Canada is not doing tests unless you present several high risk factors. Grumpy's coworkers lost their collective little minds and physically exiled him from the store because he had a runny nose (not a typical symptom of COVID-19). He went to the doctor, said "I have a mild cold or seasonal allergies, please test me and give me a note to say that I don't have The Plague," the doctor said he didn't have enough risk factors to waste a test on him. I get the desire for limiting the use of tests because I'm sure there's thousands of hypochondriac idiots demanding a test every day even though they're obviously not infected. I don't have the expertise in epidemiology to comment on how effective it is, so, meh.
I used to work in medical research and the amount of fucking hysteria is insane. No, the surgical masks do not protect you from infection. The reason why doctors/researchers wear them is because doctors/researchers also wear lab coats that cover from thigh to wrist, gloves, goggles that cover cheek to eyebrow, and sometimes also caps and/or pants and/or shoe covers. Together, these items create a disposable/cleanable/autoclavable barrier that can come in contact with a hazard and be shed before the doctor retreats to a "safe"/"low hazard" place, which reduces the rate of transmission of the hazard between the high hazard/low hazard areas. Doctors/researchers also receive training in how to prevent/reduce biohazard transmission, how to use the equipment properly, where to use it and what constitutes a different hazard zone, and, most importantly, how to remove it and dispose of it, and have the tools and means of doing so. Just the mask that you put on and take off whenever you feel like it isn't gonna do jack shit.
My coworkers (I work in a library and my job is public-facing and idiots DO come to the library sick all the time so they can "get some entertainment while they're sick at home") are all wearing gloves now - which is, fair enough, we handle a lot of shit that comes from other people who may have just coughed/sneezed on the thing before handing it to us. I'm like, great, let's lay down some ground rules on how to use rubber gloves - how to take them off, where are the "high hazard" and "low hazard" areas between which the gloves get taken off/put on... and they're all like "no that's too much to remember." Uh, if you're not going to use the equipment correctly, there's no fucking point in using it at all.
tsarthe Fed will EARN INTREST on this.
until orange man bullies the fed into negative rates... another rate cut coming this week
yes, thinking the fed is literally going to purchase 1.5T in equity is stupid, but they have really messed up monetary policy over the last decade
[quote=tsar]the Fed will EARN INTREST on this.[/quote]
until orange man bullies the fed into negative rates... another rate cut coming this week
yes, thinking the fed is literally going to purchase 1.5T in equity is stupid, but they have really messed up monetary policy over the last decade
warriordragon12tsarthe Fed will EARN INTREST on this.
until orange man bullies the fed into negative rates... another rate cut coming this week
yes, thinking the fed is literally going to purchase 1.5T in equity is stupid, but they have really messed up monetary policy over the last decade
haha money printer go brrrrr
[quote=warriordragon12][quote=tsar]the Fed will EARN INTREST on this.[/quote]
until orange man bullies the fed into negative rates... another rate cut coming this week
yes, thinking the fed is literally going to purchase 1.5T in equity is stupid, but they have really messed up monetary policy over the last decade[/quote]
haha money printer go brrrrr
torrit3warriordragon12tsarthe Fed will EARN INTREST on this.
until orange man bullies the fed into negative rates... another rate cut coming this week
yes, thinking the fed is literally going to purchase 1.5T in equity is stupid, but they have really messed up monetary policy over the last decade
haha money printer go brrrrr
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[quote=torrit3][quote=warriordragon12][quote=tsar]the Fed will EARN INTREST on this.[/quote]
until orange man bullies the fed into negative rates... another rate cut coming this week
yes, thinking the fed is literally going to purchase 1.5T in equity is stupid, but they have really messed up monetary policy over the last decade[/quote]
haha money printer go brrrrr[/quote]
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