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

awhyley

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@awhyley

people are showing up for events even persons who prepaid, room cancellations are rising

That's nothing.
There's a cruise ship coming here with 5 infected passengers: 4 crew and 1 guest.

Not sure whether the government is going to allow the passengers to disembark, but this riling up so many people right now. It's too reckless; they're going to regret this and soon.

(eta: They're saying that the passengers will not be allowed to dock. We'll see how this pans out.)
 

Lute

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I keep going to the supermarket to get toilet paper to no avail. At this point I will end up using paper towels. They have them on sale and I now have 3 jumbo packs.
have you tried going to a home depot, bed bath and beyond, target, or walmart. The other option is setting up a bidet if your toilet allows it to let you use less toilet paper.
 

Chromia

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My sister works in a casino and my mom works at a post office and neither places are taking any type of precautions. I know people posted some supplements in this thread, so I'm going to make a list and get them for my peeps.

I also told DH to get refills for his prescriptions. I'm going to do the same. I'm also going to take pics of important documents .

Thank you ladies for all of your info!! I probably wouldn't have thought to do any of those things this soon if it hadn't been for you. :2inlove:
The casinos near me put hand sanitizing stations throughout their properties.

They also said they're continually replenishing the soap in the restrooms and they're routinely cleaning machines, tables, and dining surfaces. I don't know if they meant that they're doing that more frequently or if they were just letting people know that that's what they do.
 

msbettyboop

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Canada's mostly open but I'm ready. I wash my hands so many times a day, the first layer of skin is getting ready to come off. I'm also social distancing the heck out of my surroundings. I'll what's up you homie from over here but stay the hell away from me. I'd start walking where I need to go if it wasn't so ******* cold and I don't drive!
 

Aggie

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The theory is that if you are healthy and catch it your symptoms usually aren’t bad enough to seek medical attention. So you’d take OTC meds and keep it moving all while infecting others around you.

Only those with severe symptoms are seeking medical intervention which is why those who are recovering are a big question mark. Most are popping Tylenol and drinking OJ and continuing on about their lives. So far they think that approximately 80% of infected individuals have cases mild enough to recover without medical treatment.
Makes sense. That clarifies it for me. Thanks so much.
 

Jmartjrmd

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Trump considering travel bans to Cali and Wa state
President Trump said Thursday that travel restrictions to California and Washington, two states hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, were possible “if an area gets too hot.”

One day after announcing a 30-day suspension of travel from the European Union to the United States, Trump was asked by a reporter in the Oval Office whether domestic restrictions were also possible.

“Is it a possibility?” Trump responded. “Yes, if somebody gets a little bit out of control, if an area gets too hot.”

Trump canceled his own trip to Nevada and Colorado minutes after announcing the EU travel restrictions.

Of the more than 1,400 cases of coronavirus confirmed in the United States, the largest number, 341, are in Washington state. New York has reported 327 cases, the second-highest, and California currently has 201.

Trump’s use of international travel bans has been criticized by public health officials who say the virus is already in the United States and spreading rapidly.


President Trump at the White House on Thursday. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Connecticut’s chief epidemiologist said Thursday that 10 to 20 percent of the state’s population could contract coronavirus over the next month. Given Connecticut’s population of 3.75 million, that translates to between 357,300 and 714,600 infected residents. To date, only three people in Connecticut have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Amy Acton, Ohio’s health department director, made an equally dire assessment about her state, saying data indicate that 1 percent of the state’s population is likely already infected with the coronavirus. That means 117,000 people could be walking around with the virus at the present time. Just six cases have been reported in Ohio so far.


Tyler Buchanan@Tylerjoelb

https://twitter.com/Tylerjoelb/status/1238178944131760129

This is huge: Ohio Health Dept. Director Amy Acton is saying that evidence of community spread indicates that 1% of Ohioans are currently carrying coronavirus. That's *117,000* people.

Only 5 in Ohio have actually tested positive to this point.

 
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