All things Corona Virus

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 hour ago, Lil bear said:

Ive done a  quick search for the number of deaths reported up to April 10 and the number reported by CDC up to today. If my searches are correct.. the number last Friday was around 16,600 deaths and the data released today has the total deaths at 33,000. So

i would say that this week does qualify as the worst week so far .. and I doubt we are at the peak. 

Looks like the CDC is really undergoing some website changes, changing data, breaking links, etc.  I saw 11,356 as of last week.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/previouscases.html

I'll see if I can find some accurate data.

 

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/health_policy/Provisional-Death-Counts-COVID-19-Pneumonia-and-Influenza.pdf

 

Being updated because it is Friday.  Let's see what that last link shows tomorrow or Monday.

Edited April 18, 2020 by Voice of Reason

[OriZ 3,157]

6 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Georgia is still 2 weeks away. Our stay at home order has been weak. Mostly just eating in, hairdressers and gyms. 

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsbtv.com/news/local/georgia-two-weeks-away-expected-peak-coronavirus-cases/KSZUGFCURVBYZDIDZAZ3DL5QP4/%3foutputType=amp

Seems like we may have already hit peak here, over the last 4 days combined we had a total of only 30 cases, which is roughly ~1% increase per day on average(around 750 cases now)

 

However, it was pretty dystopian I was at the grocery store yesterday, and for each aisle they have an arrow on the floor that says "enter" or "exit"(you can't enter and exit through the same one anymore). Then, at check out they have those little circles telling you where you need to stand to be far enough away from the person in front of you, and the person unloading has their own line that they can't cross until they're ready to pay. Then, when you go pay, there is a BOX. Yes, a box you need to stand in(not a real box, but the shape of one). You can't get out of the box till they're done bagging it 

Edited April 18, 2020 by OriZ

[millefleur 5,046]

1 hour ago, OriZ said:

Then, when you go pay, there is a BOX. Yes, a box you need to stand in(not a real box, but the shape of one). You can't get out of the box till they're done bagging it 

You mean similar to those "cat trap" outlines that seem irresistible to cats?

 

 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 hour ago, OriZ said:

Seems like we may have already hit peak here, over the last 4 days combined we had a total of only 30 cases, which is roughly ~1% increase per day on average(around 750 cases now)

 

However, it was pretty dystopian I was at the grocery store yesterday, and for each aisle they have an arrow on the floor that says "enter" or "exit"(you can't enter and exit through the same one anymore). Then, at check out they have those little circles telling you where you need to stand to be far enough away from the person in front of you, and the person unloading has their own line that they can't cross until they're ready to pay. Then, when you go pay, there is a BOX. Yes, a box you need to stand in(not a real box, but the shape of one). You can't get out of the box till they're done bagging it 

Just now?  Been like that for 2 weeks here.  But th e beaches are starting to open again, thankfully.  

[OriZ 3,157]

6 hours ago, millefleur said:

You mean similar to those "cat trap" outlines that seem irresistible to cats?

 

 

Haha exactly...just in red

 

5 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Just now?  Been like that for 2 weeks here.  But th e beaches are starting to open again, thankfully.  

Well, I haven't been to that store in the last 2 weeks, so dunno

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

2 hours ago, OriZ said:

 

Well, I haven't been to that store in the last 2 weeks, so dunno

ALL stores, in many states, now require masks to enter.  And they have the tape arrows on the floor that most people just ignore.

[TBoneTX 45,319]

46 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

ALL stores, in many states, now require masks to enter.

Something illegal or wrong about this, even if decreed by governor.
Stores can require their employees to do this, but not customers.

[Oliversmom 250]

4 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Something illegal or wrong about this, even if decreed by governor.
Stores can require their employees to do this, but not customers.

In our county we are supposed to wear masks when we go into stores.  I really think it is a good idea.  Anything to help stop the spread of this virus.  

[Steeleballz 7,550]

10 hours ago, millefleur said:

You mean similar to those "cat trap" outlines that seem irresistible to cats?

 

 

 

   Dang it. Now I've been searching for my painters tape all morning so I can trap the cat. 

[TBoneTX 45,319]

7 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

Dang it. Now I've been searching for my painters tape all morning so I can trap the cat. 

"At the earliest possible moment, every box and bag in the house must have a cat in it."

[laylalex 7,285]

1 hour ago, TBoneTX said:

Stores can require their employees to do this, but not customers.

But how is it different from "no shoes, no shirt, no service"? It's a public hygiene issue. As far as I know not wanting to wear a mask/face covering isn't a protected class. 

[OriZ 3,157]

2 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

ALL stores, in many states, now require masks to enter.  And they have the tape arrows on the floor that most people just ignore.

 well, they don't require masks here which is a good thing. That would be taking it too far

[TBoneTX 45,319]

19 minutes ago, laylalex said:

how is it different from "no shoes, no shirt, no service"?

People have shirts, and most have shoes or can (pun intended) cobble some footwear together.

Conversely, I (and surely others) have no source for masks.

[Boiler 45,535]

53 minutes ago, laylalex said:

But how is it different from "no shoes, no shirt, no service"? It's a public hygiene issue. As far as I know not wanting to wear a mask/face covering isn't a protected class. 

I have my N95, talked to my Brother and he wanted to know where you get them from. I have a supply of them but have no idea where you could buy one, and presumably you would need to require the mask to be of a certain standard and fitted correctly? Like wearing a seat belt.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

12 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I have my N95, talked to my Brother and he wanted to know where you get them from. I have a supply of them but have no idea where you could buy one, and presumably you would need to require the mask to be of a certain standard and fitted correctly? Like wearing a seat belt.

 

   My wife ordered some on Amazon a month ago and they just got here Tuesday. She paid $35 for 8, and they came from China. They say N95, but who knows. She really wanted them though, mostly for work, since they are down to surgical masks. She left 2 at home.