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Major League Baseball on the verge of being suspended.
National Hockey League suspended.
We all have a lot to lose.
I have lost a great deal of my personal wealth due to the stock market tanking. But honestly, that is the last thing on my mind. Like you, I have loved ones (friends and family) that are high risk. My spouse and I are no spring chickens either though we are not at the highest risk category. My daughter's school has been cancelled for the next several weeks.
I worry about my co-workers' and my neighbors' well-being. And I worry about the everybody's ability to weather the coming economic storm.
We all have a lot to lose and are all worried sick.
Well, its more like rolled back 2 years of growth. Most of that money grew from when you invested.
Mainly those who invested close to peak have lost.
somewhat simplified comment.
Point being, I am more worried about the health and well being of friends, family, colleagues and neighbors.
Here Here. This is where we see who is looking out for others. We are all in this together.
And you don't lose until you sell. If anything if you can afford it, buy more and wait for the rebound.
It's not all bad news:
www.theguardian.com
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Hopes rise over experimental drug's effectiveness against coronavirus
Many see remdesivir as one of few drugs that has reasonable prospect of helping patients
Rajasthan Coronavirus: Rajasthan doctors cure coronavirus patient with HIV drugs | Jaipur News - Times of India
Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital doctors here have successfully treated an Italian coronavirus (Covid-19) patient using a combination of HIV, swine flu
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Yes, and saw this article on Twitter, good information about peak and continued infectiousness, why some people test positive even after symptoms have abated, etc. I'd call this a positive just in terms of understanding this virus:
People 'shed' high levels of coronavirus, study finds, but most are likely not infectious after recovery begins
People "shed" high levels of coronavirus early on after being infected, a new study finds, but most are likely not infectious after their recovery begins.
www.statnews.com
I do believe several groups have produced a vaccine, but that's a far cry from being ready for distribution. It still has to go through clinical trials. That's why we won't see it until next year at the earliest unless China decides to just experiment on their own people by giving it out before it's been confirmed to be safe and work.
I've heard from a friend in one of the hospitals that they're very much taking it seriously and the Santa Clara Department of Public Health has been very active as of late.
Yeah, we don't have it together right now. We really need that testing to produce any actionable plan. Without hard numbers or a serious outbreak, it's hard to build the public's support. Even lots of people who do believe it's a serious threat don't seem to understand just what a powder keg this situation is.
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They are. Test kits have already been fast tracked through the FDA's approval process and are in production.
In an effort to bring some humor and positivity in at work today, (it was desperately needed) I sided with my coworkers in a prediction of the future. We'll probably all be busy sometime later on! Not because of the virus itself. But because of what's happening because of it. Cancelled sports, cancelled events, etc...pretty soon, there's going to be nothing to do, but each other 😂 Maybe a baby boom! 😂
Now, back to more serious talk...two more confirmed cases in my state. However, the majority of "possible cases" are continuing to come back negative. So that's a good sign for now.
Now, back to more serious talk...two more confirmed cases in my state. However, the majority of "possible cases" are continuing to come back negative. So that's a good sign for now.
Ohio health official estimates 100,000 people in state have coronavirus
A top health official in Ohio estimated on Thursday that more than 100,000 people in the state have coronavirus, a shockingly high number that underscores the limited testing so far.Ohio …
thehill.com
OH man, things are about to go left......panic mode by the end of March for the US,
Ohio health official estimates 100,000 people in state have coronavirus
A top health official in Ohio estimated on Thursday that more than 100,000 people in the state have coronavirus, a shockingly high number that underscores the limited testing so far.Ohio …
I wish we were allowed to sailor-speak on MacRumors. There are only a few words that come to mind and all of them have four letters.
If land locked Ohio thinks it actually has 100,000 just how many do we have in the western coastal states?
Oooooh please be true, please be true, please be true!!!It's not all bad news:
Hopes rise over experimental drug's effectiveness against coronavirus
Many see remdesivir as one of few drugs that has reasonable prospect of helping patients
Rajasthan Coronavirus: Rajasthan doctors cure coronavirus patient with HIV drugs | Jaipur News - Times of India
Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital doctors here have successfully treated an Italian coronavirus (Covid-19) patient using a combination of HIV, swine flu
Between cancellation of things, runs on the stores, and other stuff it's been a crazy couple of days here.
The university where I work has moved to online instruction until the 6th of April. Of course staff is still there every day, but I expect they hope that a significant reduction in people on campus(I think faculty+staff amounts to about 3000 people spread out over 2 campus and of course easily 100 buildings, vs. around 25K students) will keep any potential spread under control.
Our governor has called on schools to close, although it's still a district-by-district decision at this point, as well as other gatherings of the sort. With still less than 10 cases reported in the state, I'm optimistic that early measures like this will at least help with containment.
The one thing at this point that's scaring me is that my fiancé is a nurse. So far, they don't have any cases in her hospital. Given that it seems to MOSTLY miss young people, and she works in a pediatric hospital, I can see them not having any cases. Still, though, I could also see her hospital stepping up as "overflow" for the adult hospital next door if needed. I imagine there are a LOT of ramifications to doing that, though, including exposing what are probably the most vulnerable children to it.
Part of me says that if she were to get it, a 29-year-old woman in good health with no underlying medical problems would most likely recover just fine. Still, though, the possibility is there, and if they have cases at her hospital she probably can't avoid it.
The university where I work has moved to online instruction until the 6th of April. Of course staff is still there every day, but I expect they hope that a significant reduction in people on campus(I think faculty+staff amounts to about 3000 people spread out over 2 campus and of course easily 100 buildings, vs. around 25K students) will keep any potential spread under control.
Our governor has called on schools to close, although it's still a district-by-district decision at this point, as well as other gatherings of the sort. With still less than 10 cases reported in the state, I'm optimistic that early measures like this will at least help with containment.
The one thing at this point that's scaring me is that my fiancé is a nurse. So far, they don't have any cases in her hospital. Given that it seems to MOSTLY miss young people, and she works in a pediatric hospital, I can see them not having any cases. Still, though, I could also see her hospital stepping up as "overflow" for the adult hospital next door if needed. I imagine there are a LOT of ramifications to doing that, though, including exposing what are probably the most vulnerable children to it.
Part of me says that if she were to get it, a 29-year-old woman in good health with no underlying medical problems would most likely recover just fine. Still, though, the possibility is there, and if they have cases at her hospital she probably can't avoid it.
There was one interesting case study reported in the South China Morning Post of a use of stem cells in a critically ill patient who was going into organ failure.
Critically ill coronavirus patient saved by stem cells, study says
65-year-old Chinese woman in Kunming hospital intensive care unit showed no adverse effects to her first shot and after two was up and walking again, researchers say.
www.scmp.com
If anything good comes out of all this global suffering around the world, it might be that we're going to be a lot better at knowing how to deal with pneumonias when this is all done. WWII was horrific across the board, but ushered in the research that gave us safer air travel and safer ground vehicles.
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In one published story about Costco hoarding, one guy was spotted leaving CostCo with 16 boxes of condoms.
It wouldn't surprise me at all 😂 If COVID gets severe enough in my area, I'll be working wherever I'm needed (I'm one of the "lucky" few who works with newborns who is NOT restricted from helping COVID cases because of my training). But... L&D/NICU is technically my "normal" job. I would be perfectly happy with a baby boom. By the time this virus slows down...I think we could use some positivity. Gotta find a silver lining somehow!
Ok, after thinking through this, I really question Ohio's declaration that 1% of their population has it. I wonder if their health secretary got something mixed up or misspoke.
I don’t have a membership at Costco, [and I’m glad I don’t, nor will I ever.]
Anyways, Costco was so overwhelmed with customers today (In my vicinity), apparently there was ‘physical fighting’ between customers, and apparently one male decided to open up his beer because the lines were so long, and finished a six pack. (<— That’s legit funny).
What I find interesting, is how people have the Mentality of a sixth grader when stress over takes them, I understand the whole ‘survival response mode’ that we naturally transform into Scenarios that pose a threat, (Plus, we fear what we don’t understand), but when grown adults are physically fighting each other over a gallon of milk or some toilet paper, it’s just my thought that some of these people should just be arrested for disorderly conduct, let them sit in jail For six-ish Hours and they’ll think real hard next time about pushing someone over three pack of Bounty paper towels.
Anyways, back to your regular news on the topic...😁
Anyways, Costco was so overwhelmed with customers today (In my vicinity), apparently there was ‘physical fighting’ between customers, and apparently one male decided to open up his beer because the lines were so long, and finished a six pack. (<— That’s legit funny).
What I find interesting, is how people have the Mentality of a sixth grader when stress over takes them, I understand the whole ‘survival response mode’ that we naturally transform into Scenarios that pose a threat, (Plus, we fear what we don’t understand), but when grown adults are physically fighting each other over a gallon of milk or some toilet paper, it’s just my thought that some of these people should just be arrested for disorderly conduct, let them sit in jail For six-ish Hours and they’ll think real hard next time about pushing someone over three pack of Bounty paper towels.
Anyways, back to your regular news on the topic...😁
So they're working to get on top of it. They're still not on top of it.