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OT: Coronavirus Resources - and other things to not worry about

funny how scarce he has been around these parts ever since said shitty virus started making its way through north america. I probably shouldn't have said anything though, it may jinx it
 
In the realm of things not to worry about... we have a frost advisory tonight and it will be 31 degrees next thursday... offically balls cold to balls hot with nothing else
 
Honestly, I have to say - good. There's risk and danger abound, for sure, but we can't just keep the planet shut down. 80%-90% of the population probably can't survive much more of this and we need to see how things go. Some with catch it, some will develop immunity, and we still won't know whether most are carrying it. But start to open things up, give the consumer some ability and confidence to reengage, and try to have more widespread testing while reworking infrastructure to deal with the new normal. The ever-evolving new normal.
 

cool article and i suggest you read it all but
some interesting notes

When you think of outbreak clusters, what are the big ones that come to mind? Most people would say cruise ships. But you would be wrong. Ship outbreaks, while concerning, don’t land in the top 50 outbreaks to date.

Ignoring the terrible outbreaks in nursing homes, we find that the biggest outbreaks are in prisons, religious ceremonies, and workplaces, such as meat packing facilities and call centers. Any environment that is enclosed, with poor air circulation and high density of people, spells trouble.

so cruise ship it up but do not go to church


Indoor sports: While this may be uniquely Canadian, a super spreading event occurred during a curling event in Canada. A curling event with 72 attendees became another hotspot for transmission. Curling brings contestants and teammates in close contact in a cool indoor environment, with heavy breathing for an extended period. This tournament resulted in 24 of the 72 people becoming infected

it was actually my understanding that they think these idiot doctors actually got it at the post curling buffet

but that seems like bad news for the NHL

The reason to highlight these different outbreaks is to show you the commonality of outbreaks of COVID-19. All these infection events were indoors, with people closely-spaced, with lots of talking, singing, or yelling. The main sources for infection are home, workplace, public transport, social gatherings, and restaurants. This accounts for 90% of all transmission events. In contrast, outbreaks spread from shopping appear to be responsible for a small percentage of traced infection


hurrah for restaurants
 
Yeah, a big no thanks to cruises no matter what that article says.

Anyone who goes on a cruise anytime soon is really fucking stupid, IMO. Unless you like being trapped on floating disease prisons with nowhere to dock, then go nuts.
 
Honestly, I have to say - good. There's risk and danger abound, for sure, but we can't just keep the planet shut down. 80%-90% of the population probably can't survive much more of this and we need to see how things go. Some with catch it, some will develop immunity, and we still won't know whether most are carrying it. But start to open things up, give the consumer some ability and confidence to reengage, and try to have more widespread testing while reworking infrastructure to deal with the new normal. The ever-evolving new normal.
the problem, I expect, will be when cases rise uncontrollably again and governments attempt to re-shutdown everything.

I'm not sure the masses will be nearly as compliant a second time around, and I also suspect compliance will be more necessary then too.

but we'll see. I don't disagree that something's gotta give for sanity's sake.
 
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