Old Man Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Arizona's running out of hospital beds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trencher Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Hopefully things will improve soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Trencher said: Hopefully things will improve soon. Barring vaccines or effective treatment, the degree to which that is possible is constrained by the willingness of the minority to stop being selfish <BLEEP>. Yesterday was shopping day. Had reason to stop in Target, as well as the market. Target has several 2' x 3' signs saying "you MUST wear a mask." But 3 steps inside the door...a couple 20somethings blithely walking through together, maskless. A few others scattered around. The Starbucks inside was open again...that'd been closed for a couple months. But cripes, people scream and whine and want things to reopen....but can't follow *minimal* rules? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, unclevlad said: Barring vaccines or effective treatment, the degree to which that is possible is constrained by the willingness of the minority to stop being selfish <BLEEP>. Yesterday was shopping day. Had reason to stop in Target, as well as the market. Target has several 2' x 3' signs saying "you MUST wear a mask." But 3 steps inside the door...a couple 20somethings blithely walking through together, maskless. A few others scattered around. The Starbucks inside was open again...that'd been closed for a couple months. But cripes, people scream and whine and want things to reopen....but can't follow *minimal* rules? I'm OCD enough to get miffed at people going the wrong way at the grocery store. Lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Took my wife and daughter to Dairy Queen yesterday afternoon. All three of us wore masks, did the social distancing thing. And while all of the DQ employees were wearing masks, I was surprised at the number of people in line to order or those waiting for their orders who were without masks. Maybe 1 in 4 had a mask - including one family where the mom wore a mask but her husband and two kids didn't. Also noticed that the outdoor seating at the restaurant next door was full up, with tables as close together as they were pre-COVID. Same thing with outdoor seating at the Beer Grotto to the other side of DQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Our local DQ is only open for the drive-thru. Even with local permission to do so, they still haven't opened the dining area back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Although restaurants here have been cleared to open for a week now, many haven't, because there are not enough customers stupid enough to actually go to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 38 minutes ago, Pariah said: Our local DQ is only open for the drive-thru. Even with local permission to do so, they still haven't opened the dining area back up. Our DQ doesn't have inside dining, just a few tables outside (that are fixed in place, but they're already far enough apart to not be a problem). Most people just walk to the park across the street to eat their ice cream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Lung Transplant Performed on a COVID-19 Patient at Northwestern Medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 6 hours ago, Ternaugh said: I'm OCD enough to get miffed at people going the wrong way at the grocery store. I usually just get behind the person who blocks the lane and then phases out on awareness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 15 hours ago, Old Man said: Arizona's running out of hospital beds. What was the point of a multi-month shutdown if hospitals weren't going to ramp up ICU capacity to handle cases for when we re-opened? Everyone knew the case load would soar once we re-opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickstaPriest Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 21 minutes ago, ScottishFox said: What was the point of a multi-month shutdown if hospitals weren't going to ramp up ICU capacity to handle cases for when we re-opened? I heard they did - at least at the hospital someone I know is connected to. They converted everything they could, but... hospitals aren't meant to hold multiple people for ~2 weeks, especially not lots of people. And there hasn't been exactly a serious effort in this country to try and increase our ability to handle these spikes through better preparation and supply production. Though maybe I'm mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 IIRC the nationwide bed capacity was around 100k when this all started. I'm not sure how much additional capacity was added. I do know that the point of the lockdown was to make more ventilators, stockpile PPE, find ways to reduce contagiousness, and maybe find an effective treatment. Pretty sure that none of that happened at the federal level, and now we're right back to where we were on March 31--exponentially increasing cases with no vaccine or treatment. If you thought the lockdown was economically damaging, wait'll you see what happens when the pandemic really takes off. The only real progress that has been made is that peer reviewed studies prove that masks work. But now the White House and its propaganda arm have turned half the population into anti-maskers. Buckle up, kids, it's gonna be a rough summer. TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 Months after recovering from coronavirus 60 percent of survivors can barely walk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza may be first world leader to die of COVID-19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 How effective can a cloth mask be anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 We're up to 2k cases here and people are at the local pools. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 Add diabetes to the list of permanent effects of COVID-19 infection Matt the Bruins, Cygnia and Tom Cowan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Man Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 Mumbai is running out of beds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 Pro-Sports Forgot What Happened During The Last 'Pandemic Championship' Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Old Man said: Add diabetes to the list of permanent effects of COVID-19 infection Dad already has that (which is why I haven't visited. Not sure 79 years old with diabetes and heart issues could stand it) Lord Liaden and ScottishFox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Mom told me her senior apartment complex would be locked down through December. Apparently two home workers brought COVID-19 in with them, and a resident tested positive as a result. Residents can leave to run errands, but are not allowed visitors. The Netflix I set up for her and her daily ritual of performing a song on her balcony in the morning (to an appreciative audience -- Mom is a really good singer and performer) is all that keeps her sane. My own building is in a vulnerable position. Not only are there a lot of people in the danger class (probably including myself), but the use of effective masks and social distancing is pretty rare. I worry that when COVID-19 hits my building, it will hit hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 My dad only thinks he is a good singer. (Or rather he knows he is bad but doesn't what his audience think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Pariah, Matt the Bruins, Tom Cowan and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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