The Covid-19 Thread: News, Preparation Tips, Etc

Everything Zen

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Glad to hear no talk of Illinois about loosening shut down restrictions anytime soon without some serious measures being in place first. There is no way they will meet all of the conditions because one of them is a reliable treatment for C19. We already got an email over the weekend saying that the schools were closed for the duration of the year. I feel like we’ve had some good leadership through this and it shows with our numbers. The way they transformed McCormick Center into a field hospital is giving me chills.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/newsch.../conditions-needed-to-reopen-illinois-economy

https://www.chicagotribune.com/coro...0200403-duafjtk25vcjpi2ywdfqpd24le-story.html





 

Dellas

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So heartbreaking! She had no pre-existing health conditions but the virus left her with severe complications.

Sad!
No one knows how the virus work. I hate Americans easy willingness to blame. At first it was the old, then preexisting conditions, now they are saying DNA...something is just wrong with minorities .....
Blame China for the beginnings. Blame minorities and old people for their death.
I am sure some dumb bosses will use this as reason to not hire minorities.
 

Jmartjrmd

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So heartbreaking! She had no pre-existing health conditions but the virus left her with severe complications.

Omg this is terrible. A beautiful family shattered. I hope the parents make it, not just regarding the virus, but the death of a child brings many challenges in a relationship. Did that x2.
I wish there was a way to send them a card or letter or something.
This should hammer home that this virus doesn't care who you are no matter how much they want to hammer preexisting conditions, fat, old, comorbidities etc. We've seen enough to college aged, a few kids, middle age, body builders and everything else come down with or pass away from this.
It creates opportunities for bad things to happen in the body.
Please everybody stay cautious and don't get caught up in only xyz people are dying make you let your guard down..its literally anyone can fall victim.
 

Theresamonet

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Glad to hear no talk of Illinois about loosening shut down restrictions anytime soon without some serious measures being in place first. There is no way they will meet all of the conditions because one of them is a reliable treatment for C19. We already got an email over the weekend saying that the schools were closed for the duration of the year. I feel like we’ve had some good leadership through this and it shows with our numbers. The way they transformed McCormick Center into a field hospital is giving me chills.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/newsch.../conditions-needed-to-reopen-illinois-economy

https://www.chicagotribune.com/coro...0200403-duafjtk25vcjpi2ywdfqpd24le-story.html






For the first time ever, I’m happy with the way Illinois/Chicago leaders have handled things.
 

awhyley

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^^^ I don't see this happening soon but I've noticed stuff like this seems to be hinted at a few months before it actually happens. It's hard to imagine this working in low income areas or smaller stores that don't have already have an e-commerce platform.

Also, be careful with your Instacart deliveries. My sister was telling me that a neighbor's groceries were stolen minutes after they were delivered.

I don't know about Instacart, but over the weekend, we had a Major online breach with one of the newer internet grocery delivery companies over here. It was (and still is) an eye opener. First, we learnt that they weren't based locally and have no real storefront here to confront anybody. Of course, the company is saying that they're not liable, (even though multiple customers have reported international charges in a different currency across multiple banks), and is handling the matter poorly. This couldn't have happened at the worse time, as everyone is watching their pennies (due to temporary layoffs).

Did they leave the groceries out on the front porch? I'm confused about how they got stolen (and so quickly)?
 

Black Ambrosia

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I don't know about Instacart, but over the weekend, we had a Major online breach with one of the newer internet grocery delivery companies over here. It was (and still is) an eye opener. First, we learnt that they weren't based locally and have no real storefront here to confront anybody. Of course, the company is saying that they're not liable, (even though multiple customers have reported international charges in a different currency across multiple banks), and is handling the matter poorly. This couldn't have happened at the worse time, as everyone is watching their pennies (due to temporary layoffs).

Did they leave the groceries out on the front porch? I'm confused about how they got stolen (and so quickly)?

I'm assuming there's some protection through the credit and debit cards used to place the orders. Even so it's still terrible. The hassle and additional time waiting for food is unnecessarily stressful. It's even worse when people don't step up and take responsibility.

For the situation with the stolen groceries, they were dropped at the door but the delivery person never rang the doorbell. What's really frustrating is the woman was home and would've brought them inside immediately if she'd known they were there. She checked her ring doorbell later and saw someone pull into a neighbor's driveway, get out the car, take the groceries, and pull off. The groceries had been outside for maybe an hour. I know you can allow Instacart to leave your groceries at the door if you're not home but I don't understand not ringing the doorbell. It's annoying when fedex or ups do it but they usually aren't delivering anything perishable. idk how you leave food outside and not attempt to notify anyone. That's why I'm thinking the driver might've been in on it. Or they could've just been lazy.
 
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shahala

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You don’t know with this crazy virus. When my mother’s friend sister was hospitalized with corona I got scared and burst into tears because she is 82 and has high blood pressure. I thought she was a goner for sure but that old lady rallied and was released from the hospital in about 5 days. You just never know how people will react to this.

A family friend who is very health conscious and takes a lot of supplements, does yoga etc got it and was embarrassed to tell anyone because she thought her body had failed her. Ridiculous!

And if another person tells me about orange rinds or onions curing this thing, I am going to scream!
 
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awhyley

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For the situation with the stolen groceries, they were dropped at the door but the delivery person never rang the doorbell. What's really frustrating is the woman was home and would've brought them inside immediately if she'd known they were there. She checked her ring doorbell later and saw someone pull into a neighbor's driveway, get out the car, take the groceries, and pull off. The groceries had been outside for maybe an hour. I know you can allow Instacart to leave your groceries at the door if you're not home but I don't understand not ringing the doorbell. It's annoying when fedex or ups do it but they usually aren't delivering anything perishable. idk how you leave food outside and not attempt to notify anyone. That's why I'm thinking the driver might've been in on it. Or they could've just been lazy.

Wow, that's careless. Don't you have to sign for something as perishable as groceries? I know your neighbour was annoyed. Hope that she shows the footage to the company and gets a refund.
 

Black Ambrosia

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Wow, that's careless. Don't you have to sign for something as perishable as groceries? I know your neighbour was annoyed. Hope that she shows the footage to the company and gets a refund.
I've never used Instacart so I really don't know. The whole thing is a mess. Never thought I'd see the day when people would be stealing groceries. I wonder if the person kept them or sold them.
 

vevster

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I've never used Instacart so I really don't know. The whole thing is a mess. Never thought I'd see the day when people would be stealing groceries. I wonder if the person kept them or sold them.
This is just the beginning. Some folks haven't had a paycheck in a while. Maybe they were hungry or needed cash scoping the neighborhood for packages to sell or use........
All my pricier packages get delivered to the UPS store.
 
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nycutiepie

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I don't know about Instacart, but over the weekend, we had a Major online breach with one of the newer internet grocery delivery companies over here. It was (and still is) an eye opener. First, we learnt that they weren't based locally and have no real storefront here to confront anybody. Of course, the company is saying that they're not liable, (even though multiple customers have reported international charges in a different currency across multiple banks), and is handling the matter poorly. This couldn't have happened at the worse time, as everyone is watching their pennies (due to temporary layoffs).

Did they leave the groceries out on the front porch? I'm confused about how they got stolen (and so quickly)?
This is terrible. My employer is sending out major fraud awareness emails. Fraud is apparently alarmingly high. We need to be careful.

I recently discovered that someone created a Wish account with my email and real password. I just got an email today and was like WTF. I am changing all websites that use the PW because I use it frequently. I think Google Chrome may be the culprit but will see. I have alerts on my bank and credit cards so they are not getting jack...hopefully
 

Ivonnovi

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Thank you @ScorpioBeauty09 ; and that is my problem with the way the Black stats are being repeated in the news.
IMHO it is more of a public concern to ensure that ALL numbers are correctly recorded and reported.
If that's not possible the media should plainly state so; looking at the table it's no wonder the Chinese are harassing blacks as though they are the harbinger of this disease. I've not seen these investigative reporters question the identity of the 8K "Unknown" Cases, IMHO that is where the story is.

Latinos cases/deaths will be undercounted when the final death toll is estimated.

Undocumented people are not going to the hospital, and Latinos overall are more likely to be uninsured. Latinos along with AAs are also bearing the economic brunt of the shutdown.
 
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awhyley

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This is terrible. My employer is sending out major fraud awareness emails. Fraud is apparently alarmingly high. We need to be careful.

I recently discovered that someone created a Wish account with my email and real password. I just got an email today and was like WTF. I am changing all websites that use the PW because I use it frequently. I think Google Chrome may be the culprit but will see. I have alerts on my bank and credit cards so they are not getting jack...hopefully

:nono: So sorry this happened to you. The fact that they had access to your real password is alarming. What's PW? A password manager of some sort? I use Google Chrome alot. This has me serious thinking of reducing the limits on my credit cards.
 

Black Ambrosia

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This is terrible. My employer is sending out major fraud awareness emails. Fraud is apparently alarmingly high. We need to be careful.

I recently discovered that someone created a Wish account with my email and real password. I just got an email today and was like WTF. I am changing all websites that use the PW because I use it frequently. I think Google Chrome may be the culprit but will see. I have alerts on my bank and credit cards so they are not getting jack...hopefully
This is a good reminder to update my passwords. I used to use the same ones all the time and would add a digit when forced to update them so I'd be in the same boat. If anyone has a Mac, it tells you on the phone (in settings) and the computer (in safari preferences) if you're reusing a password or if it can be easily guessed. You have to save the passwords to the cloud for this to work.
 

nycutiepie

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:nono: So sorry this happened to you. The fact that they had access to your real password is alarming. What's PW? A password manager of some sort? I use Google Chrome alot. This has me serious thinking of reducing the limits on my credit cards.
PW is password. I was saying that the password they have is one that I use on various websites. I haven’t changed it on all websites as yet.
 
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