Coronavirus News/Updates Pt. 2 (compare, retired, government, world)

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by notnamed

Good time for people who are not gamers to get into it.

Oh yeah..my subs for ESO and WOW (classic of course) are up to date.
Virtual socialization.

[Joe the Photog]

According to World O Meter, Poland is getting serious battling the spread. Anone think it will come to that here?

25 new cases in Poland

Beginning March 14:

- only grocery stores, pharmacies, laundromats and banks will remain open

- restaurants, pubs and clubs will be closed except those offering delivery or take-out food

Beginning March 15:

- borders closed to all foreigners

- full border control reintroduced for the next 10 days

- international air and rail travel suspended

- 14-day quarantine ordered for Poles returning from abroad

- gatherings of more than 50 people banned

[AADAD]

Originally Posted by jjrose

How do you contain something when you don't know where or how many cases there are?

'by doing exactly what the government is doing and proposing.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by TMSRetired

But if you test negative you have to come back and keep getting tested to make sure you stay negative.

Yep!

Originally Posted by notnamed

But people were being billed $3k...

Do you have any citation for that?

While doing a search I found this: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ls/4949078002/
"Fact check of COVID-19 medical bills finds that online rumor of a $3,000 charge is false"

A couple of more links from reliable sources:
https://time.com/5800390/coronavirus...nce-companies/
https://www.healthline.com/health-ne...-testing-cost?

Originally Posted by TwoByFour

Is anybody suggesting we test everyone? I am not. But there seems to be people here who are saying tests are not needed at all which I think is just as idiotic.

The right number of tests is greater than zero and less than the total population. I will go with what the WHO recommendation is.

Yes, a couple of people on this thread have suggested testing everyone.

[ipaper]

Originally Posted by Neuling

I am looking forward to the time when we can go outside again without worrying about getting infected

[Joe the Photog]

Originally Posted by TMSRetired

Go out. Just avoid crowds. I live near the beach so I plan to go down there for walks and to just sit in the sun.
Not crowded at all and plenty of distance along with fresh air and sunshine.

My buddy may still come down, I don't know. What we tend to photograph doesn't normally attract crowds

[Neuling]

Originally Posted by Joe the Photog

According to World O Meter, Poland is getting serious battling the spread. Anone think it will come to that here?

25 new cases in Poland

Beginning March 14:

- only grocery stores, pharmacies, laundromats and banks will remain open

- restaurants, pubs and clubs will be closed except those offering delivery or take-out food

Beginning March 15:

- borders closed to all foreigners

- full border control reintroduced for the next 10 days

- international air and rail travel suspended

- 14-day quarantine ordered for Poles returning from abroad

- gatherings of more than 50 people banned

Yep, those are the right steps.
Even gatherings of 50 people can turn into an avalanche, though. I would limit groups to families.

[ipaper]

Originally Posted by lilyflower3191981

Man, finally, I realized freedom is never free. It used to be just a slogan to me.

All the simple little everyday things that we took for granted, will be so appreciated when this is over.

[lilyflower3191981]

I found a source of how many people we have actually tested

Compare to all the other countries, You do the math and try to figure out if the number of our actual case is accurate

https://www.worldometers.info/corona...id-19-testing/

I don't think it is doom and gloom, I think if we practice social distancing, there is no way we'd end up like Italy. The choice is ours.

[Futuremauian]

Originally Posted by AADAD

'by doing exactly what the government is doing and proposing.

Is that you Donny?