Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?

[ToxicAdam]

Most people plan trips 4-6 months out.  Most people are too poor or cheap to buy insurance on their trips, so they feel compelled not to lose that money.

[Clockwork5]

Great-uncle who's 86 years old and in bad health has the virus. Fun times.

Im sorry man. hoping for the best for you and your loved ones.

[Madrun Badrun]

Went to work to haul my massive pc tower home. I forgot the fucking power cable.  So now I have to go back.

[Flannel Boy]

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/fj7535/oc_covid19_spread_from_january_23_through_march/

[Madrun Badrun]

31 new cases for ontario since 5:30 last night.

[Flannel Boy]

31 new cases for ontario since 5:30 last night.

Is Ontario doing updates twice daily from now?
Is there a link to all Ontario cases?

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi/status/1239568050539692033

[kingv]

The US still has sport too!

[Mr. Gundam]

https://twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi/status/1239568050539692033

Isn't Japan just not testing anyone to make things look better than they likely are?

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/HirokoTabuchi/status/1239568050539692033

Isn't Japan just not testing anyone to make things look better than they likely are?

No idea. I think it's just her panic posting.

[BisMarckie]

Went to work to haul my massive pc tower home. I forgot the fucking power cable.  So now I have to go back.

Always have an assortment of cables in your basement

[BisMarckie]

Some good vibes: We formed a neighborhood whatsapp group, so if someone needs anything they can ask for it or we can deliver groceries when someone has to be quarantined .

[Madrun Badrun]

31 new cases for ontario since 5:30 last night.

Is Ontario doing updates twice daily from now?
Is there a link to all Ontario cases?

https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus

updates at 10:30 and 5:30 every day.  I don't think they keep access to the previous day's cases though. 

[james]

3 people got off at my stop today.

Usually it's 50+

 

[Let's Cyber]

This morning a lady standing in line at the grocery store was in tears because they had toilet paper and she finally got some.

[Nintex]

3 people got off at my stop today.

Usually it's 50+

 

You are still taking public transport? 

[BIONIC]

Some good vibes: We formed a neighborhood whatsapp group, so if someone needs anything they can ask for it or we can deliver groceries when someone has to be quarantined .

Or send hog.

[james]

3 people got off at my stop today.

Usually it's 50+

 

You are still taking public transport? 

No one is on it, name a safer place.

Just me and one other person in my double decker car today.

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of course she was coughing

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[Madrun Badrun]

[ToxicAdam]

Elbow touching looks so stupid. They should've promoted the Kid n' Play ankle touch.

#t=01m16s

[CatsCatsCats]

Unsubstantiated rumor:

My brother just texted me telling me his fiancé heard from a friend who works directly with the ceo of an urgent care provider that well, here’s the text

 “[redacted]’s friend works directly with the CEO of [redacted]. Their Chief Medical Officer got an update from the CDC. They believe there will be a nationwide 2 week quarantine in place by midweek. “

[CatsCatsCats]

Prolly fake news:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fake-national-security-council-shoots-down-rumors-of-nationwide-quarantine%3f_amp=true

[james]

I heard from my uncle who works at Nintendo that construction has started on the FEMA death camps 

[CatsCatsCats]

My brother remains convinced, idk

[eleuin]

black face trudeau please close the border

[kingv]

I am kind of shocked such a law even exists, because "muh free markets!".

It's a stupid law.

Stores should raise the prices; that would be the appropriate thing for them to do, and it works out better for everyone.

If say, toilet paper... if toilet paper costs what it appropriately should right now given the sudden scarcity, people who need it would have it available to buy in the store at the correct price instead of panicked randos buying it up cheap because the stores can't - by law - make the adjustment they should.  Increasing the price means said randos can't walk away with so much and wouldn't want to in the first place.  This also obviously incentivizes increased production.

Same principle where concerts don't cost what they should and scalpers swoop in and take profits because they get what people are actually willing to pay.

Or... and this is a radical idea, I know... We limit the goddamn items to "per customer." 3-5 Hand Sanitzers being bought by scalpers at stores means a slower collection. Double-so if they keep a record/someone recognizes them.

The issue is these scalpers are able to buy an ENTIRE FUCKING PALLET with no issues. I mean, sure, protect prices and all that: Great. But this wouldn't be an issue in the first place if "scalpers" weren't able to jump on something, completely dominate the supply and had to be limited to 1-2 items.

That’s up to the store, but sure, not a bad idea.

They should *also* adjust the price to reflect the changes in the supply / demand curve, because that’s what a price is supposed to do - convey and reflect how much of something there is vs. how much people want it.

“Actually stores should price gouge”

Only problem with that is there is no real supply problem.

 Walmart has pallets and pallets of hand sanitizer and toilet paper in their distribution center and the factory can make toilet paper faster than you can wipe your ass.

Walmart doesn’t do it because they know they will be fully stocked in 3 days and the long term hit to their rep is worse than the little extra money they will make.

Prepare for the next couple of months to be a rude awakening to your libertarian world view.

[Transhuman]

Great-uncle who's 86 years old and in bad health has the virus. Fun times.

That sucks. Do you think you'll get anything?

[james]

This guy at the bar talking about how he's betting on Mexican soccer games because they took away all his American sports lol

[HardcoreRetro]

Great-uncle who's 86 years old and in bad health has the virus. Fun times.

That sucks. Do you think you'll get anything?

Coffee and cake at the funeral most likely.

[Bebpo]

HardcoreRetro, best hopes going out for your great uncle <3

[Madrun Badrun]

Canada closing our air-boarders to non-(Canadians or PRs).  Sick Canadians will not be allowed to fly. 

edit:  Canadians and PRs are welcome.

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/Devin_Heroux/status/1239607755335442432

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https://twitter.com/SteveGilbertMLB/status/1239607506227220481

[Nintex]

Our PM is speaking in a few minutes.

This shit's fucking crazy. Streets are empty, I was like the only car on the highway today 

[james]

Canada closing the border

 

[benjipwns]

https://twitter.com/GovWhitmer/status/1239586955261874176

Under Executive Order 2020-9, effective Monday, March 16 at 3:00pm, the following places of public accommodation will be closed; restaurants, cafes, coffee houses, bars, taverns, brewpubs, distilleries, clubs, movie theaters, indoor and outdoor performance venues, gymnasiums, fitness centers, recreation centers, indoor sports facilities, indoor exercise facilities, exercise studios, spas, and casinos.   

This order does not restrict a place of business from offering food and beverage using delivery service, window service, walk-up service, drive-through service, or drive-up service. Places of public accommodation are encouraged to do so and use precautions to mitigate potential transmission of COVID-19, including social distancing. Restaurants may allow five people inside at a time to pick up orders, so long as they stay six feet apart from each other.

 

[Madrun Badrun]

Apparently we are not closing to US citizens so that's dumb. 

[Madrun Badrun]

Like I don't think we should let them in in the best of times. 

[Nintex]

Our PM:

"This is the worst crisis we've ever faced in peacetime"


There's 3 scenario's:

1. Herd immunity
We try to limit the spread of the virus but realize that a lot of people will be infected, they will hopefully form a barrier to protect the weak and the old

2. We don't do anything
The virus spreads uncontrolled, healthcare services are over extended and the death toll will be catastrophic

3. Full lockdown
A lockdown doesn't work because as soon as it ends the virus could spread again. A lock down would last a year before it would yield results.


The Dutch are going with option 1, hoping that there will be a cure of vaccination soon.

[Himu]

https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_35531ff4-66d9-11ea-95b0-7797f71d169a.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR1xy1hkn57FBNh33Rx7VJgSNI1h7qWAzRbFGPInJiRjHQq5ZLNEfnH5CMU

[Bebpo]

When Canada says close to permanent residents, does that mean they are kicking permanent residents out of the country or just won't let them back in if they're abroad? I assume it's the former. Just seems weird because a PR should be the same as a citizen..

[Madrun Badrun]

No PRs are still welcome. 

edit:  just realized I fucked up what I meant to say in the above post sorry.

[Akala]

it's impossible to focus on anything. 

[Nintex]

Me and a co-worker did a quick calculation.
In this scenario people need care but not everyone needs intensive care, so in The Netherlands we would have a capacity of 15 000 hospital beds for a population of 17 million of which 3% is infected and a patient would need 14 days to recover.

3% of 17 million x 14 days / 15 000 beds = 476 days give or take

However at some point we know more about the virus and the spread will likely slow.
And maybe the expectation that warm weather will diminish the effect will be accurate.

[Madrun Badrun]

The things you find while on a dox.

[CatsCatsCats]

Taco Bell I go to went drive thru only lol

[EchoRin]

Who the fuck goes into Taco Bell to eat anyway

The closest one to me has no drivethrough you privileged fuck!!!  *hmph*

[Don Rumata]

Taco Bell I go to went drive thru only lol

Contactless payment only, i hope.

[Clockwork5]

Who the fuck goes into Taco Bell to eat anyway

The closest one to me has no drivethrough you privileged fuck!!!  *hmph*

I would just drive to the next closest one anyway tbh

[Svejk]

Eating Taco Bell with a Shit Ticket shortage is probably not a good idea. 

[Nintex]

The real fall out will begin once the governments start to run out of money to help businesses and citizens.
Rents, mortgages, etc. all will collapse. Riots in turn will just increase the spread of the virus more.

[Clockwork5]

Eating Taco Bell with a Shit Ticket shortage is probably not a good idea. 

Thats why they give you napkins

[CatsCatsCats]

Taco Bell I go to went drive thru only lol

Contactless payment only, i hope.

I paid cash and refused the change :hand sani pump

[Nintex]

France has opted for a 15 day military imposed lockdown.

[Bebpo]

Well friend A works for me,
friend B went to a music festival in the last week with person C
friend B then went and partied all weekend with friend A and rest of my friend group for St. Patrick's day
told friend A to work from home starting today, but he had to come in for 5 mins and grab his stuff.
Told everyone to stay away from him just in case when he comes in, but no one listened and apparently he was talking with a few people face to face
well person C just got positive on Covid19

So potentially entire office and my family could have it now -___-

and I'm at home working from home going 
no one fucking listens to me

Also idk if it's already posted by Idris Elba has it and is fine so far (and will probably be fine because he's Idris Elba)

[Nintex]

The real fall out will begin once the governments start to run out of money to help businesses and citizens.
Rents, mortgages, etc. all will collapse. Riots in turn will just increase the spread of the virus more.

or... people in important industries keep working, rents and mortgages are postponed, and everyone is given enough money to obtain essentials

 

You think the banks will postpone the mortgage payments?
Who's going to pay the banks? Governments can only support the economy for so long. 

[ToxicAdam]

Who the fuck goes into Taco Bell to eat anyway

Because once a year I look at the drive thru line and think "I bet I can save time by going inside". Then end up taking 15 minutes to get my order anyways.

That feeling when you look across the counter in the drive-thru and see the car that came in behind you grabbing their food before you get yours.

[team filler]

https://twitter.com/josephcorcoran/status/1239519525588144130

trashy? 

[team filler]

https://twitter.com/hausofIau/status/1239239961288851456

 

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/covid19_nl/status/1239625143216795648

France military in the streets.

[Madrun Badrun]

Idris Elba has it.