[ProudFairfielder]

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Corona...2020.pdf?la=en

Norwalk (105) overtook Westport (95)

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

to answer my own question CT Transit has suspended all fare collection on buses. Not sure if that includes CT Fast track since on that system people pay before boarding. CT Transit Website didn't make that clear.


IMO its not possible to practice social distancing on most buses, since they are too small. I saw a bus this morning that was at least 25% full. I hope those people are commuting to essential jobs.

NYC itself was the first the do this with the boarding in the back of the bus and they also eliminated fares right now (subways do not have the fare waived before you ask).

[brownedbits]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

to answer my own question CT Transit has suspended all fare collection on buses. Not sure if that includes CT Fast track since on that system people pay before boarding. CT Transit Website didn't make that clear.


IMO its not possible to practice social distancing on most buses, since they are too small. I saw a bus this morning that was at least 25% full. I hope those people are commuting to essential jobs.

Many low wage earners don't have a car. From what I know anecdotally in Hartford, many of those bus riders work at those essential places we don't want to close: grocery stores, Walmart, etc.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by ProudFairfielder

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Corona...2020.pdf?la=en

Norwalk (105) overtook Westport (95)

I wonder why Waterbury and New Haven cases bit high it seem it starting to spread in Hartford County.

[adamz]

Originally Posted by Stylo

I don't think you're considering the difference between infected and tested...

Some proportion of those that I would have infected had I actually had COVID would have presented with severe pneumonia. Even without testing, this would have been noticed, as severely ill people started showing up in ERs. It didn't happen, because whatever I had, it wasn't COVID.

The first COVID case was reported in CT on March 8th. It doesn't make sense that the virus would have been circulating widely for weeks before that.

[BPt111]

New York residents flocking to East Lyme town officials are worried

East Lyme First Selectman Mark Nickerson is requesting that everyone who comes into this community from Fairfield County, New York City, and New Jersey must self quarantine for fourteen days.


https://www.wfsb.com/news/new-york-r...bd3138a88.html

[Solstodur]

Originally Posted by BPt111

New York residents flocking to East Lyme town officials are worried

East Lyme First Selectman Mark Nickerson is requesting that everyone who comes into this community from Fairfield County, New York City, and New Jersey must self quarantine for fourteen days.


https://www.wfsb.com/news/new-york-r...bd3138a88.html

Yeah, good luck with that

[BPt111]

CT have 14th highest amount of cases in the country

[ProudFairfielder]

Originally Posted by BPt111

I wonder why Waterbury and New Haven cases bit high it seem it starting to spread in Hartford County.

Why? Population. It's prevalent in FFC and what I like to call "The Diamond" - an area formed by route 8, I95, I 84, and I91

those are the population centers of the state (and to a lesser extent the thames valley, which I bet will pick up soon)

[mr2448]

unfortunately this extreme has to be taken. New Yorkers are flocking to their summer homes along the Rhode Island coast, as they are in Connecticut. Police depts are using water records to see when water was turned on. If it was turned on in the last three weeks and they come from New York they will be asked to self quarantine for 14 days. Too many have been interacting in the communities. Rhode Island is willing to use extreme measures such as jail, fines and boots on vehicles.