SABRES 0311 Posted January 27, 2020 Report Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) I figure with all the attention this sickness is getting it deserves a thread. What’s crazier is the theories, stories and images coming out. Millions of people crammed into small spaces with insane air pollution. What a surprise this happened. Edited March 11, 2020 by SABRES 0311 Misspelled title
LGR4GM Posted January 27, 2020 Report Posted January 27, 2020 Doesn't look good https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51259649
Weave Posted January 27, 2020 Report Posted January 27, 2020 Had a customer contact me this AM. They went to China for their product development instead of doing it here. They are asking what it would take, time and dollars, to do it here now. They are concerned about being locked out of China during a critical part of their timeline. The corona virus could undo some of the damage Trump did with his stupid trade war.
SABRES 0311 Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Posted February 2, 2020 So military housing at multiple bases in CA, CO and TX will house quarantined people. Military provides housing but HHS oversees medical aspects.
SwampD Posted February 2, 2020 Report Posted February 2, 2020 4 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said: So military housing at multiple bases in CA, CO and TX will house quarantined people. Military provides housing but HHS oversees medical aspects. Why? This has fear mongering written all over it, to keep us from talking about something else. Anyone’s guess what that something else could be. There have already been 6000 deaths from the flu in this country alone this season, we’re supposed to be terrified about 300 in a country with 4x the population? Does anybody remember Zika?
SABRES 0311 Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Posted February 2, 2020 6 hours ago, SwampD said: Why? This has fear mongering written all over it, to keep us from talking about something else. Anyone’s guess what that something else could be. There have already been 6000 deaths from the flu in this country alone this season, we’re supposed to be terrified about 300 in a country with 4x the population? Does anybody remember Zika? I don’t know why they are quarantining people in base housing. It is typically a lot of people living in close proximity. Pretty sure that’s how things spread. I’m also anticipating mandatory vaccines once they have it for the military. They did the same thing with the swine flu around 2010.
Weave Posted March 6, 2020 Report Posted March 6, 2020 https://apple.news/Af5XsBR2ISjqBXmeY-M9KjQ Interesting story that shows why we can’t rely on market based responses to diseases like COVID-19. We've had some conversations with big pharma companies in recent weeks about our vaccine, and literally one said, 'Well, we're holding back to see if this thing comes back year after year,'" Hotez said.
LTS Posted March 6, 2020 Report Posted March 6, 2020 My country banned all non-essential travel yesterday. Of course you'd think a company looking to cut expenses would ban that anyway. I guess we had someone possibly test positive in one of our Washington state offices.
Weave Posted March 6, 2020 Report Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, LTS said: My country banned all non-essential travel yesterday. Of course you'd think a company looking to cut expenses would ban that anyway. I guess we had someone possibly test positive in one of our Washington state offices. My employer just made all international travel voluntary. No more “you need to go here to support this”. No changes for domestic travel. I’ve had to travel a bit for work over the last few weeks. Thankfully its been fairly regional and I could drive it. Im hoping this fades out as warm weather arrives. I’m not real keen on getting into an airplane to go to a sold out football stadium to watch a concert if this virus is still an issue.
North Buffalo Posted March 11, 2020 Report Posted March 11, 2020 https://apple.news/A1MfsrWQjQAiJ8xhgcfSofQ Interesting info about virus itself.
LGR4GM Posted March 11, 2020 Report Posted March 11, 2020 Should we rename the thread Covid 19 or Coranavirus 19 since that is the common name for it? Also colleges are starting to or moving courses online in anticipation of closing.
LTS Posted March 11, 2020 Report Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, LGR4GM said: Should we rename the thread Covid 19 or Coranavirus 19 since that is the common name for it? Also colleges are starting to or moving courses online in anticipation of closing. This is also happening in K-12 schools. A co-worker had his child's school close in Atlanta and they said to prepare for online schooling.
SABRES 0311 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Posted March 11, 2020 2 hours ago, LGR4GM said: Should we rename the thread Covid 19 or Coranavirus 19 since that is the common name for it? Also colleges are starting to or moving courses online in anticipation of closing. Yes the title should be renamed. I don’t know how or if I have the permissions to do it. I think there is a thread in the main forum which maybe should be merged.
SwampD Posted March 11, 2020 Report Posted March 11, 2020 5 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said: Yes the title should be renamed. I don’t know how or if I have the permissions to do it. I think there is a thread in the main forum which maybe should be merged. Just hit the edit button on your initial post. 1
Weave Posted March 12, 2020 Report Posted March 12, 2020 Well, things are getting interesting now.... On 1/27/2020 at 12:23 PM, Weave said: The corona virus could undo some of the damage Trump did with his stupid trade war. This take sure didn’t age well.
Eleven Posted March 12, 2020 Report Posted March 12, 2020 On 3/11/2020 at 10:57 AM, LGR4GM said: Should we rename the thread Covid 19 or Coranavirus 19 since that is the common name for it? Wuhan virus. If we have Lyme disease, Ebola, Zika, and German measles (all named after places), China can own this one; it is not racist.
SABRES 0311 Posted March 13, 2020 Author Report Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Eleven said: Wuhan virus. If we have Lyme disease, Ebola, Zika, and German measles (all named after places), China can own this one; it is not racist. I don’t think Wuhan Virus is racist. Wuhan is a city not a race. It’s just a more formal term I guess. Now if the Black Plague comes back watch out. People will lose their minds on two fronts. Edited March 13, 2020 by SABRES 0311
Ogre Posted March 13, 2020 Report Posted March 13, 2020 What the HELL is he doing shaking everyone's hands?
SABRES 0311 Posted March 13, 2020 Author Report Posted March 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Ogre said: What the HELL is he doing shaking everyone's hands? Same thing I do when I shake someone’s hand. I sanitize afterwards. I sure as hell am not doing that elbow bump thing.
Ogre Posted March 14, 2020 Report Posted March 14, 2020 3 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said: Same thing I do when I shake someone’s hand. I sanitize afterwards. I sure as hell am not doing that elbow bump thing. When I am ill, as Trump obviously was at his presser, I spare others the grief of deciding whether they want to risk my illness or not by not extending for a shake. I’m very polite. I gesture about the cold that I am showing symptoms for and greet them accordingly. I live in a very handshake heavy world and folks are being sensible people and adjusting, not for individual well being, but for the greater good, just in case. He’s just trying to stand by his original statements and is spreading whatever the frig he has.
SABRES 0311 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Report Posted March 14, 2020 28 minutes ago, Ogre said: When I am ill, as Trump obviously was at his presser, I spare others the grief of deciding whether they want to risk my illness or not by not extending for a shake. I’m very polite. I gesture about the cold that I am showing symptoms for and greet them accordingly. I live in a very handshake heavy world and folks are being sensible people and adjusting, not for individual well being, but for the greater good, just in case. He’s just trying to stand by his original statements and is spreading whatever the frig he has. I’d be more worried about catching it airborne. I can wash my hands after a shake.
Ogre Posted March 14, 2020 Report Posted March 14, 2020 1 minute ago, SABRES 0311 said: I’d be more worried about catching it airborne. I can wash my hands after a shake. Those guys shaking his hand looked freaked out as I would be. I would decline but I’ve always been a little skeeved out by germs. I did a big project years ago where 200+ guys all had to scan their hands on a single scanner for access. I used hand sanitizer every time and people busted my balls until an illness infected 150 of them. They all followed my lead after that.
SABRES 0311 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Report Posted March 14, 2020 29 minutes ago, Ogre said: Those guys shaking his hand looked freaked out as I would be. I would decline but I’ve always been a little skeeved out by germs. I did a big project years ago where 200+ guys all had to scan their hands on a single scanner for access. I used hand sanitizer every time and people busted my balls until an illness infected 150 of them. They all followed my lead after that. I sanitize around three times a day along with washing.
SABRES 0311 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Report Posted March 14, 2020 CNN acting like its bad to say Wuhan Corona Virus. One problem.....
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