Steve Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) So, what news from the rest of Herodom on the coronavirus outbreaks? Has it reached your town? 4/3/20 EDIT - Adding a website link that projects COVID-19 cases. Edited April 3, 2020 by Steve Added website link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 My wife ended up in the ER on Tuesday night and they are screening EVERYONE for it at all the hospitals in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 Washington State Dept of Health official covid-19 page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 80 plus cases here in the country. But otherwise ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 Hello everyone! Let's go ahead and chat normally, just ignore this giant, transparent bubble I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 ... All right, but I was just about to install the air system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 So far, none reported in Tennessee, but I put that as testament to our absolutely terrible support for those that get ill.... we're not equipped to find it, so it cant' exist I exaggerate a little However, it's going to get here soon if it isn't already. Tennessee is one of those states that's 'on the way through' to other states Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 I'm avoiding reports as to avoid getting overly paranoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 We’ve had tourists come through who were subsequently diagnosed positive. Two who went back to Japan a couple of weeks ago, and one from the newly quarantined plague ship. I mean cruise ship. No positive tests here yet but testing only started this week so who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 I’m in Massachusetts, one of the States that’s had somebody come down with it, but everything seems pretty calm so far. Boston has a lot of universities with students from all over the world so there’s a lot of worry about what’s going on back home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 Of course, lives lost is the most important concern, but the Airline industry is projected to lose $130 billion this year, and worldwide tourism is probably in the tank as well. Hope everyone in our little community stays healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Well I work as an administrator working with Public Health in California, so yeah... pretty much is the big ticket item for our community response these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Our local news: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/man-in-his-50s-is-southern-nevadas-first-coronavirus-case-1972652/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 We've got it in Georgia as well, and it's been in Florida for a couple of weeks. Yet half the people I know are making plans to go to the massive throngs that gather for Bike Week (not going this year, but if I were to be honest: it's purely a financial decision). So..... All those video games about plagues, etc? They all got it wrong. Plagues don't spread in spite of all the massive precautions we take. Plagues spread because as a singular group, humans beings are stupid as hell..... rravenwood and BoloOfEarth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Home is Sacramento, so ground zero of patient zero of the pandemic. Thankfully I travel for work in healthcare visiting hospitals all over the country and I'm on airplanes constantly and not in Sacramento. Oh wait... maybe that's not a good thing. I fly to Chattanooga next week, then southern California the following, and then Reno for about three weeks. So, I'll be constantly surrounded by people, that should help make my immunity system stronger, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 If it doesn't kill you first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 When the Coronavirus really hits the tech industry will we switch to UDP to avoid handshakes? ned-kogar, TrickstaPriest, Old Man and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Montgomery County, MD just reported 3 cases. They're one county over from me and adjacent to DC. So this is about to impact the document review/e-discovery industry big time. I expect there's a lot of discussion with clients about remote review(i.e., letting reviewers work from home). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 56 minutes ago, Bazza said: When the Coronavirus really hits the tech industry will we switch to UDP to avoid handshakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Well here in California, no one is panicking, other than the fact that Msks and hand sanitizer has diappeared from the shelves. But stores in the SF Bay Area seem to have flats of water , and bulk beans and rice vanishing. https://abcnews.go.com/International/coronavirus-live-updates-countries-scramble-outbreak-case-numbers/story?id=69381834 Me? I have my supplies all ready laid in, and I never leave my house anyway except for Doctor's appointments, and perishable groceries. I am expecting them to cancel KublaiCon. (Memorial Day Holiday). Large companies are already backing out of Comic-con in San diego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 I'm in Washington state, just up the road twenty minutes or so from the epicenter of our outbreak. I could pick up some OT manning entry control points at work, then again, I'm over 50 and have asthma, so I'm going to take a pass on that. Going to do my short weeks and long weekends until this blows over. Rest of the family working from home starting today and tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Note that the virus is more effective against people on the wrong side of 50, who are afflicted with a Y chromosome. I suspect that this subspecies of human is disproportionately represented on this forum, so please stay safe everyone. TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 26 minutes ago, Old Man said: Note that the virus is more effective against people on the wrong side of 50, who are afflicted with a Y chromosome. I suspect that this subspecies of human is disproportionately represented on this forum, so please stay safe everyone. As an example of said individuals, I appreciate your sentiment. As mentioned earlier, I'll be engaging in some robust travel for the next few weeks, starting with a trip through O'Hare on Monday. The one good thing is that my customers are hospitals, so I'm always close to assistance should I need it. Wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 So... you’re going to travel to multiple hospitals... on multiple airplanes... via multiple airports... hoping to avoid germs. You could swing by a few preschools while you’re at it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Add a few corporate board meetings while you're at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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