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Already kind of have been as our office is now closed but as fate would have it, I’m moving. I had to run go get boxes and I ran in to an empty Walgreens to grab some more Mucinex. I’m also doing a lot of cleaning and been using bleach - I have no clue if it’s allergies, dust, reaction to the bleach or whatever. I’ll be trying to stay indoors as much as possible for sure.
I've considered something similar before. While quarantined, these people should be getting training on how to help care for COVID-19 patients. Then when they emerge from quarantine they can assist medical teams.
Yeah. None of that sounds like hoarding or panic buying.Ray McKigney said:
Help me understand this - all I’ve been reading is there’s really nothing you can do if you get it - just hydrate, take OTC drugs and rest. Outside of a ventilator what is a person going to do to help? This is a genuine question - I’d like to know so if my family gets it maybe I will be more prepared.
I get why they say a possible end date to the closures, but it is kind of ridiculous. No chance this #### is sorted out by March 27th
I stayed home from Mass this morning. The Catholic schools are shutting down this week but entire families next to each other for an hour are okay? They did away with communion chalice (which i never take anyway because it skeeves me), Holy Water fonts, shaking hands during Sign of Peace.
Bring food and medical supplies to people being quarantined, provide childcare for medical staff that can't watch their kids, help to do tasks that nurses might otherwise do that require little training so nurses can focus on the crush of patients.
A lot of people are going to need a lot of help over the next few months.
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Slooooooooooowing the spread at a critical junction.
Same experience at about the same time this morning at the neighborhood chain grocery. Hopeful that the supply chains can absorb this initial local rush of grocery shopping and recover to a return to near-normal within, I dunno, two weeks maybe. Maybe quicker.Ted Lange as your Bartender said:
Yeah I dont get the 2 week dates.
Got it - I wasn’t thinking along those lines - since you said training I assumed there would be something more skilled involved - my mistake.Bring food and medical supplies to people being quarantined, provide childcare for medical staff that can't watch their kids, help to do tasks that nurses might otherwise do that require little training so nurses can focus on the crush of patients.
The closures will extend like we extend the national debt. We will get close to Mar. 27 and extend to April, then May...
The 27th starts spring break, so add 10 days for that, but those were planned closures, so there won't be coverage for healthcare workers, etc.
This should be required reading for all. Extreme social distancing is going to be most effective and should begin ASAP for everyone. We can all do our part, that’s one thing we have going for us. We can contribute and make a difference.
That's right, forgot that spring break starts on the 27th. I just cancelled flights to Vegas so we could explore Death Valley and Sequoia with the kids, so not sure how I didn't piece that together.
FTR, I agree with your overall point. We should be cancelling anything that creates a crowd.
Yeah. I mean two nights ago had a fever sweat break, yesterday took zero cold meds and feel no need to today. Absolutely 100% at this point.
Glad to hear culd. Probably worth taking it easy for a bit longer in any event. And at some point finding out if you were infected.
You said that a person with the flu infects 1.3 other people, and a person with Covid19 infects 10+ other people, when the true rate of spread is 2.2 or so from Covid19. That has nothing to do with sporting events. That’s just misleading and false.
