Yep, lived in Carteret all of my life until a few years ago then moved to Woodbridge. My fiancé is from Rahway and I'm there quite a bit.
Yep, lived in Carteret all of my life until a few years ago then moved to Woodbridge. My fiancé is from Rahway and I'm there quite a bit.
Yep, got to work from home. The fact people are only really taking this seriously is mind boggling.
A glimmer of hope on the coronavirus front: Experts who have been tracking the virus' spread have concluded that it mutates at a slower rate than other respiratory viruses like the flu.
This slow mutation rate has two implications — both positive. It means the virus (whose official name is SARS-CoV-2) is stable in its current form, and therefore unlikely to get even more dangerous as it continues to spread. That also means that a vaccine could be effective in the long-run; it'd act more like a measles or chickenpox vaccine than a seasonal flu shot.
California has a huge number of pending tests (speculation is there are almost 50K outstanding tests based on reported results and what the governor said today about the number of tests performed).Is the number of cases and deaths in California relative to other states fairly representative of the actual situation? Or is there anything that's keeping it artificially "low"?
I know it's under reported, but that's true for every state. So relatively speaking, is California managing this situation more effectively?
Maybe a repost..but this seems like good news:
The coronavirus mutates more slowly than the flu — which means a vaccine will likely be effective long-term
The mutation rate of the new coronavirus suggests a one-time vaccine would be sufficient to confer long-term immunity, according to experts.www.businessinsider.com
All it's saying is that the virus technically more stable than flu, it's a helpful comparison in this case.I dont like this article, as in a roundabout way it suggests the current form of the virus is not that bad, even though the numbers are terrible, and it continues to reference CoVID-19 next to the flu, which needs to stop
We're a HUGE state and much more spread out.
We did lock down sooner than most, and in the bay area tech companies had instituted work from home more than a week before the bay area lockdown.
In Canada I don't think we've heard of any health care workers becoming infected.
I live in Manhattan and I've been chilling, only going down to get supplies and beer every few days.How are my NYC peeps holding up? I see all these quarantine videos of people in the suburbs and other states complaining from their huge backyards and giant houses, meanwhile my tiny apartment doesn't even have a balcony. It's genuinely scary leaving the house, obviously it's scary everywhere but here at the epicenter, you really are putting yourself at risk every time you step outside. I don't bother with the grocery stores, I make a bodega run every three days or so but even that is just... really intense. I'd feel a lot better if I had a mask, I wish I knew where everyone was getting them because they're apparently so plenty I see tons of them just discarded on the sidewalk.
Also in Ontario, but not sure if the outcome was confirmed: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitc...-marys-hospital-kitchener-ona-masks-1.5505981I think we have some in BC related to outbreaks in senior care centres:
"...55 health-care workers who have tested positive in connection with outbreaks at long-term care centres"
Even with the ramp up in testing, I can tell you that there are still a lot of people here who should be tested but aren't. Whether it's because the person is not at high risk or if they haven't showed symptoms yet (despite possible exposure). It might be better than some other states but I can assure you that the cases are certainly underreported.California has a huge number of pending tests (speculation is there are almost 50K outstanding tests based on reported results and what the governor said today about the number of tests performed).
It's taking days to get results here (and we're already up to over 3K cases and 67 deaths). The shelter-in-place orders probably will help somewhat, but I think we're just seeing the delay in reporting unfold in real-time.
It is one of the darkest and most dramatic moments in recent Spanish history. In the chilling table of daily dead from the coronavirus pandemic, Spain has taken top position from Italy - with 738 dying over 24 hours.
Spain is now the hotspot of the global pandemic, a ghoulish title that has been passed from country to country over four months – starting in Wuhan, China, and travelling via Iran and Italy. As it moves west, we do not know who will be next.
What went wrong? Spain had seen what happened in China and Iran. It also has Italy nearby, just 400 miles across the Mediterranean and an example of how the virus can spread rapidly and viciously inside Europe.
Yet Spaniards cannot blame that proximity. There are no land borders with Italy, while France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia – all countries that are doing much better – do have them.
This may, in fact, be one of the reasons for the country's late response. Spain thought it was far enough away. "Spain will only have a handful of cases," said Dr Fernando Simón, the head of medical emergencies in Madrid, on 9 February. Six weeks later he gives out daily figures of hundreds of deaths. The number of dead per capita is already three times that of Iran, and 40 times higher than China.
On 19 February, 2,500 Valencia soccer fans mixed with 40,000 Atalanta supporters for a Champions League game in Bergamo which Giorgio Gori, mayor of the Italian city, has described as "the bomb" which exploded the virus in Lombardy.
In Spain, Valencia players, fans and sports journalists were amongst the first to fall ill.
The main reason for the quick spread through Spain may be completely mundane. It has been an unusually mild, sunny Spring. In late February and early March, with temperatures above 20C (68F), Madrid's pavement cafes and bars were heaving with happy folk, doing what Madrileños like best – being sociable. That means hugging, kissing and animated chatter just a few inches from someone else's face.
Got drunk last night so I'm happy I woke up (Granted 4:21 AM) pretty sober.
My grandad who's been put in a psych-ward, and is now blind after a stroke (That was also after he fell down the stairs and broke his ribs, he had a stroke in hospital about 2 days afterwards)... Now has COVID-19.
He's my adoptive parent, as is my grandma, I'm pretty numb at the moment.
Annoyingly she also went to see him on Saturday - granted they only found out he had COVID-19 yesterday and hasn't shown any symptoms but he's 70, diabetic, already has infections and I'm assuming will probably die, my grandma possibly has it - and I saw her two days ago so it's possible (I guess a 25% chance?) that I have it - and I've been working in an office since then, I was sent home yesterday.
BLAH.
Huh*sigh* So much "insider information" going around, but honestly, if there was any ounce of truth, they would announce it now than wait... because why wait, anyways?
*sigh* So much "insider information" going around, but honestly, if there was any ounce of truth, they would announce it now than wait... because why wait, anyways?
I'm not gonna lie, I'm getting kind of nervous to go back to work this weekend. I work at a Lowes distribution center and I fear that warehouses are ripe for an outbreak. Our break room has 50+ people in it every break and lunch plus all of the equipment and merchandise that goes through multiple associates...
Hopefully nothing of the sort happens.
With deaths doubling every three days, we're only a week out before seeing 1000+ casualties daily.
Started getting a sore throat yesterday, and it has persisted today. I swear, if I got it when I went to get groceries...
No. Just people spreading nonsense "insider info" of the virus and where it "actually came from". Because if there was any truth to it, someone would say something.
Which mostly come China, which according to people around here, we shouldn't trust any number coming from there.That 475k also includes the 100k+ that have recovered, if that helps anyone...
I legit thought your post was destined to the Nintendo Direct thread lol
Sorry (for the off topic too)
I mean at this point the lockdown isn't even visible in the data. If they go back to work it will cause a small reduction and then jump back up to doubling every 2 days.now imagine when Trump "reopens" the country in a week or whenever the fuck he wants to do it
That's what I've seen as well. I'm in the South Bay (San Jose) and my company has been home since March 6th. And a lot of people I know have been locked down since at least the 13th.We're a HUGE state and much more spread out.
We did lock down sooner than most, and in the bay area tech companies had instituted work from home more than a week before the bay area lockdown.
On Sunday, footage of Orthodox priests in the Romanian city of Cluj giving communion to a long line of the faithful using a shared spoon was published by a local news platform.
It wasn't the first such footage to appear, but coming a day after the country imposed tough new measures to try to halt the spread of coronavirus, it hit a nerve.
As millions across the country largely stayed inside to avoid the spread of the virus, the actions of the priests seemed to risk causing the opposite.
Things ramping up in Tokyo.
Major has told people not to leave their homes this weekend. My office is closing again for the weekend - half expect it to stay closed.
more like this weekend at the current rateI can totally see the US becoming in a week or 2 the epicenter of the pandemic, with numbers eclipsing China, Italy or spain.
Stay safe over there, and stay at home...