Coronavirus in DFW - News & Discussion (Dallas, Irving: apartments, city hall)

[RJ312]

Originally Posted by TurtleCreek80

We went out for a drive yesterday. The density of people along the Katy Trail crossings made my skin crawl. I know that it was an absolutely gorgeous day but it was like St Patrick’s Day parade volume of people out in uptown / west village / katy trail.

I don’t know why people don’t comprehend that the longer we don’t all do this, the longer we have to do it.

Originally Posted by chipper21

It should be done. Folks are not getting "it."
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavi...order/2341197/

I would expect Katy Trail and White Rock Lake to have restricted access soon. Metro Phoenix restricted access to its most heavily trafficked outdoor spaces.

[Capitalprophets]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/w...3eb235926816fe

Social Distancing guidelines now apply up until April 30th.

[numbersguy100]

Originally Posted by RJ312

Why did so many Coronavirus cases come out of the Colorado mountain resorts like Aspen, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Breckenridge? As you illustrate, there were of spring break trips to the Colorado mountains in a certain socioeconomic strata.

DFW residents tend to go to the CO mountain towns in the summer time to get out of the scorching heat here. I'm thinking that won't be happening as much this year.

I don’t know. The longer this goes on, the more a trip to the mountains makes sense for sanity. But I mean the actual mountains. Not going to a party scene in Vail or Aspen with mountains just for backdrop and going to trendy restaurants. We kept our spring break plans. We drove and stayed at a house in the mountains. Cooked meals at home or grabbed take out. Went on hikes where we saw no one or maybe another group from afar. Then drove home. We probably encountered fewer people than if we shopped for food in Dallas. I think over the summer people are going to trade trips to Europe for trips closer to home where where you aren’t around a ton of people. And personally I think that’s ok, if people do it responsibly. Of course, that’s an important IF.

[RJ312]

Originally Posted by numbersguy100

I don’t know. The longer this goes on, the more a trip to the mountains makes sense for sanity. But I mean the actual mountains. Not going to a party scene in Vail or Aspen with mountains just for backdrop and going to trendy restaurants. We kept our spring break plans. We drove and stayed at a house in the mountains. Cooked meals at home or grabbed take out. Went on hikes where we saw no one or maybe another group from afar. Then drove home. We probably encountered fewer people than if we shopped for food in Dallas. I think over the summer people are going to trade trips to Europe for trips closer to home where where you aren’t around a ton of people. And personally I think that’s ok, if people do it responsibly. Of course, that’s an important IF.

Under normal times, Vail and Aspen are pretty awesome places. Getting out of the Dallas heat and going up there in the summer is a great way to spend part of a summer when the world is normal.

It would have been cool to ride out Coronavirus in a isolated mountain cabin with months of supplies. I'm totally with you on that.

[Wittgenstein's Ghost]

Originally Posted by RJ312

Why did so many Coronavirus cases come out of the Colorado mountain resorts like Aspen, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Breckenridge? As you illustrate, there were of spring break trips to the Colorado mountains in a certain socioeconomic strata.

DFW residents tend to go to the CO mountain towns in the summer time to get out of the scorching heat here. I'm thinking that won't be happening as much this year.

Marquee ski resorts like the Epic and Ikon mountains attract a lot of out-of-state visitors, and a packed ski lodge in cold, dry air is probably a good place for passing the virus.

Colorado currently has slightly fewer cases than Texas, and most summer activities in Colorado are more dispersed than skiing is. Hell, I was in the mountains today. The trailhead was packed, but there wasn't a soul in sight for 95% of the time we were on the trail.

It's tough to predict what this virus will look like in three months, but I don't think the Colorado mountains will be a particularly bad spot for it. How often are you really within six feet of other humans who aren't in your group if you're in the mountains (and not sitting in a ski lodge)? I'd be more concerned about the airport than the mountains.

[Johnhw2]

Originally Posted by CDContribuitor

John - This is a great post. Thank you for sharing. Appreciate it. It clearly shows us where each one of us may be lacking.

With RA and taking strong immune suppressants, my wife is highly vulnerable. We are retired so we can take strong steps. We are prepared to do this for months if necessary due to not flattening the curve with the current level of adoption of measures by too many in DFW and not seeing any evidence we have slowed the rate of growth in number of people we know are infected.

We can do things ourselves to counter the risk of this virus, I worry more about the economy which we can not impact alone. I see a longer business closer than many can survive so I worry about the state of the world we survive to live in.

[Acntx]

Moderator note: A number of recent posts were removed in order to get this thread back on-topic. As I stated on March 12, March 15, March 17, March 22 and again today, all posts in this thread should be locally-focused on the impacts of the coronavirus in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Posts not adhering to those guidelines will be removed.

There's also been an uptick in personal attacks and name calling between posters. If you disagree with another poster and can't remain civil, take a break and return when you can.

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[CDContribuitor]

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March 30, 2020

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[CDContribuitor]

Dallas County reports one death, 61 new COVID-19 coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the total positive cases to 549 and total deaths to 11.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas...ases-on-monday

[DPatel304]

Originally Posted by TurtleCreek80

We went out for a drive yesterday. The density of people along the Katy Trail crossings made my skin crawl. I know that it was an absolutely gorgeous day but it was like St Patrick’s Day parade volume of people out in uptown / west village / katy trail.

I don’t know why people don’t comprehend that the longer we don’t all do this, the longer we have to do it.

It's mind boggling. So many people are of the opinion the only way to enjoy the outdoors in Uptown is to be on the Katy Trail.

There are very few cars on the road these days, so this is great time to just explore your neighborhood instead.