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Old 03-14-2020, 09:42 AM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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My wife just called me from Sam's Club, said it's nuts! So maybe the result of all this is people getting fat sitting at home and a spike in the birth rate 9 months from now.
Ha, ha! Baby boomers II.

 
Old 03-14-2020, 10:00 AM
 
Location: Washington County, PA
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Ha, ha! Baby boomers II.
Corona-boom
 
Old 03-14-2020, 10:10 AM
gg
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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Well, there it is. First cases in Allegheny County.

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020...egheny-county/

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Old 03-14-2020, 10:17 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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And it's cases, plural
 
Old 03-14-2020, 10:21 AM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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And it's cases, plural
That is what I said.
 
Old 03-14-2020, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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That is what I said.
I see what you did there.
 
Old 03-14-2020, 11:17 AM
gg
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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You “know” no such thing about the UK
Um, I do know. This is the actual plan set by government. You can always post fake news sources for hype.

Stay home for 7 days if you have a cough or fever Don’t call NHS 111 or visit your GP Self-isolate if someone you live with is ill Only hospital patients to be tested for coronavirus Keep a distance of at least two metres from vulnerable relatives Cancel overseas school trips Over 70s with health conditions should not go on cruises Peak of virus could last until the summer But at the moment: No ban on large gatherings and events Schools stay open

Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/13/criti...7/?ito=cbshare
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/

More here. Different philosophy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51874084


Countries across Europe have closed schools, cancelled events, curtailed transport, and quarantined entire cities and regions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But one European nation has stood apart: Great Britain.

The U.K. has so far not imposed any wide-scale infection-mitigation policies, despite the number of confirmed infections spiking by at least 30% every day. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 590, with 10 deaths. That's about half the number of infections confirmed in the U.S. so far, but in a country with a population one-fifth the size.

Until Thursday, the U.K. had officially been on the government's "Phase One," response level, which it defines as "containment." On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved the country to "Phase Two," in which measures are taken to try to delay the peak of the outbreak. His actions have divided health experts, with several prominent experts criticizing the government for doing too little, too late.

The government strategy, Johnson says, is to shift the period in which the greatest number of U.K. COVID-19 infections occur later into the spring, when officials believe the government's National Health Service will be less overwhelmed with other seasonal ailments and more able to cope with a flood of coronavirus victims. It is also hoped warmer weather may slow the contagion.

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Old 03-14-2020, 12:07 PM
 
Location: Etna, PA
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And it's cases, plural
Theyre two members of the same household.
 
Old 03-14-2020, 01:08 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh (via Chicago, via Pittsburgh)
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There will be many more cases, and many exist now. They just aren’t tested yet
 
Old 03-14-2020, 02:06 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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In case anyone is looking for data to see how people in Pittsburgh and other places access the world are doing at self isolating and avoiding crowds, look at this from OpenTable. Looks like we're one of the best, especially when you consider that at the moment there's been no community outbreaks in the county according to the health department.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...jTsPD/pubhtml#
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