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Told us to self quarantine and monitor.

No of the locals in Heathrow were wearing masks.

In Kroger now, meat diary dairy products are at 20% stocked...of course no TP Roll Eyes

Produce is stocked though....

Buying what we normally eat....but adding 1 or 3 packages.

Going to Costco next....pray Wink for us

It sounds like you forgot to self quarantine.

Went to Sam’s Club in Hagerstown MD today at opening. There was a 50 or more line at the door with workers thanking everyone for their patience while handing out a hand wipe for cart handle wiping; I saw no signs of assholery.

Inside, there was a separate line for paper products- there was plenty of Members Mark generic TP for us and a small supply of Cottonelle for our older neighbors. It didn’t look like they had a limit but nobody had more than 3-4 bulk packs.

I was fortunate to grab one of the last 5 packs of chicken breast- I have freezer space but I don’t want to be like the greedy guy I saw grabbing 5 packs. Pallets and pallets of Deer Park water, and half of one pallet of bulk rice.

Everyone I spoke to agreed that what was going on was an overblown panic attack. This part of MD is more like WV than closer to the Capital beltway, which is a leftist haven and it shows when making conversation.

Something evil is afoot:

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Daniel Horowitz
@RMConservative

Folks, there is something very sinister going on here. They are shutting businesses at the threat of prosecution. Then they are publicly announcing in major cities that they will not arrest for burglary, theft, drugs, and other crimes. This is sick and requires intervention.

9:42 PM · Mar 17, 2020·Twitter Web App

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Originally posted by Joe123:

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Told us to self quarantine and monitor.

No of the locals in Heathrow were wearing masks.

In Kroger now, meat diary dairy products are at 20% stocked...of course no TP Roll Eyes

Produce is stocked though....

Buying what we normally eat....but adding 1 or 3 packages.

Going to Costco next....pray Wink for us

It sounds like you forgot to self quarantine.

They gotta eat, don't they?

One presumes they took appropriate precautions in breaking their quarantine--just in case.

Okay, so it's Wednesday. Are we seeing the gradual wave they were hoping for?

Tony.

USNS Comfort being dispatched to NYC....

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/...coronavirus-response

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Originally posted by Doc H.:
USNS Comfort being dispatched to NYC....

https://www.navy.mil/local/tah20/

Which is set up for mass battlefield casualties with beds stacked 4 high...so how does that work here?

Does anyone have a link to reliable statistics for the US case fatality rate in each age group showing the rate for those with underlying health conditions vs. those without UHC in each age group?

All I can find is the CFR in each age group and the CFR for UHC, but not the CFR with and without UHC in the age groups.

It seems obvious to me that the CFR is higher in the older age groups because the rate of UHC is higher in those groups, but it would be good to see the numbers.

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Originally posted by benny6:
Okay, so it's Wednesday. Are we seeing the gradual wave they were hoping for?

Tony.

Possibly: Covid-19 in US and Canada - Real Time Updates With Credible Sources

Just noticed "Made with love by first generation Chinese Immigrants" at the top of the page

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Originally posted by PASig:

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Originally posted by Doc H.:
USNS Comfort being dispatched to NYC....

https://www.navy.mil/local/tah20/

Which is set up for mass battlefield casualties with beds stacked 4 high...so how does that work here?

It works by adding 1,000 beds to the mix with configurable capability, including critical care beds. As well as the potential of offloading patients not as sick from existing hospitals, freeing up onshore capacity, depending on CONOPS. With the built-in isolation of sitting in the ocean. So there's that.

I'm fairly familiar with the Mercy's and the Comfort's capabilities and have been on both several times, and I don't recall beds stacked 4 high (other than crew quarters - 3 high) since ithey were commissioned in 1986/1987. They also have 12 operating rooms each.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

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Originally posted by benny6:
Okay, so it's Wednesday. Are we seeing the gradual wave they were hoping for?

Tony.

Possibly: Covid-19 in US and Canada - Real Time Updates With Credible Sources

Just noticed "Made with love by first generation Chinese Immigrants" at the top of the page

The apparent dip in today's data is just because we aren't all the way through the day yet.

Other countries haven't seen significant reductions in rate of increase of cases per day until 2-3 weeks after instituting major containment/mitigation efforts.

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Looks like the Purge starts in Philly!

I bet most police departments are doing this, Philly is just dumb enough to publicize it.

Philly doesn't have a good track record of making good decisions during epidemics like in 1918.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Interesting report. Possibly correct…

“People with Type A blood are significantly more likely to catch coronavirus than those with Type O, Chinese academics have found.

The study in Wuhan - the epicentre of the disease - also found those with Type A blood are more likely to die from COVID-19.

In the general population Type O blood (34%) is more common than A (32%). However, among COVID-19 patients, people with Type O accounted for just 25%, whereas Type A made up 41%.”

https://mol.im/a/8122493

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It will be interesting if a ethnicity component appears in the formulated data!!

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Interesting report. Possibly correct…

“People with Type A blood are significantly more likely to catch coronavirus than those with Type O, Chinese academics have found.

Well, shit.

On Point: American Micro-Efforts and Macro-Efforts Combat the Epidemic

by Austin Bay March 18, 2020

From March 16 through March 31, the United States will conduct a calculated national experiment that leverages its residents' personal responsibility to combat a strategic threat that has transnational dimensions, the COVID-19/Wuhan virus. Local to global is a cliche, but during this 15-day period, Trump administration medical advisers, among them the distinguished epidemiologist Dr. Anthony Fauci, plan to use very local actions to achieve aggregate national effects that will have global impact.

On March 13, President Donald Trump invoked the Stafford Act and declared the virus to be a national emergency. The act gives the White House and executive agencies the freedom to immediately provide states with federal funds, logistics assets and other federal government resources.

Call this federal-led response the macro-effort in America's battle with the epidemic. The 15-day experiment, however, is an attempt to aggregate approximately 340 million individual "micro-efforts" in order to slow the disease transmission rate, buying time so the macro-effort can succeed.

The American people are being asked to do -- or not do -- many things commonplace in a free and wealthy democracy.

Here's a sketch of the dos and don'ts. For 15 days:

-- Restrict travel as much as possible.

-- Avoid large crowds (collegiate and professional sports leagues have suspended their seasons).

-- Minimize personal interaction as much as possible (don't meet in groups of more than 10 people).

-- If you become ill (even with a common cold), self-quarantine and rest.

-- If you suspect you have come in contact with someone who has contracted the virus, self-quarantine, and contact your doctor or a health clinic.

The goal of this disciplined exercise in self- and family isolation is slowing the rate of person-to-person transmission and curbing the number of new infections. Even in the wealthy U.S., tens of thousands a day falling ill to a viral pneumonia would overwhelm medical facilities and caregivers.

Over time, reducing new infections has mathematical payoffs. The dire prospect of an exponential increase in illnesses recedes. Depicted on a graph, an exponential increase in virus cases (or deaths) is a sharply rising curve with no visible peak. Hence the new media cliche "flatten the curve" -- slow the spread so we can assist the ill and stop the epidemic's killing spree.

The experiment bets on free citizens following Fauci's guidance and acting in their common interest, a common American national interest, not balkanized grievance and identity-politics factionalism. Don't deny it. At this moment of crisis, extremist scorn of a common American identity is a social and political obstacle to combating the virus. Unfortunately, one of our two major political parties, the Democratic Party, has spent four decades indulging hatemongers who scorn a common American identity.

The experiment faces economic obstacles. Lives are at stake, but so are paychecks. Fifteen days of limited economic activity puts a hole in the gross domestic product and strains middle-class families on tight budgets. Two to three weeks with no customers threatens small businesses.

The Trump administration is already considering a payroll tax cut and direct financial aid to assist middle-class citizens and small businesses. Both are great ideas.

But local efforts also matter. I know of two small businesses in the city where I live that have decided to wage economic war on the virus. One is a construction company whose owner has promised to pay employees who become ill. Employees are to stay home for three days with pay while doctors assess their health. The other is my favorite restaurant, an Italian joint. Responding to the crisis, it has temporarily closed, so its employees are out of work. Yesterday the owners promised they will do everything they can -- raise money, take loans -- to provide employees with financial support once "this is done."

I wager small-business owners are making similar offers nationwide.

One last point: The virus' name game has become an absurd example of manipulative identity politics. The virus first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan. For two months, mainstream media called it Wuhan virus. Now China's communist dictators, attempting to evade responsibility for initially denying the disease existed and, in doing so, spawning the global epidemic -- contend the name "Wuhan virus" is racist. Absurd propaganda. Lyme disease? Remind Beijing it's named for a town in Connecticut. I'll stick with COVID-19/Wuhan, thank you.

https://strategypage.com/on_point/2020031892847.aspx

Sounds about right for the cesspool known as Philadelphia.

Who doesn't have internet access in the year 2020 in one form or another? This is complete horseshit but not surprising knowing who runs this city:

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Philly teachers told to halt remote instruction due to equity concerns

Philadelphia teachers may no longer offer remote instruction to students, according to a memo sent by the Philadelphia School District to principals Tuesday night.

“To ensure equity, remote instruction should not be provided to students, including through the internet, technology at home, by phone or otherwise,” said the memo, which was obtained by The Inquirer.

“Students should not be required to complete new assignments or homework activities. Schools may not make independent decisions to provide remote instruction at this time. As guidance and circumstances continue to unfold, we will provide updates as necessary.”

It was unclear how many students would be affected by the edict.

The memo was signed by Naomi Wyatt, the superintendent’s chief of staff, and by Malika Savoy-Brooks, the Chief Academic Support Officer, and cited recent guidance from the state and federal education departments.

“...We may not offer remote instruction to some students unless we can serve all children,” Wyatt and Savoy-Brooks wrote. “As we all know, some of our students have special instructional needs, some lack access to a computer, and some will have responsibility for taking care of younger siblings or older relatives while their parents are at work. As a result, the district is not able to provide remote instruction during the period of school closures to all children.”

Teachers at some Philadelphia schools had been offering optional remote instruction on their own before the edict went out; there was no formal program of instruction. Instead, Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. has encouraged parents to engage children in learning activities during the coronavirus shutdown, and has made learning guides available to families through the district’s website.

— Kristen A. Graham and Maddie Hanna

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People are stupid and not limiting their excursions and contacts.
I know one woman who is going about as if nothing is going on. She's out shopping all the time for non-necessities. She doesn't have a clue what 'social distancing' means. When I called her out on it, she just shrugged it off saying she's 'spoiled'.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGgg

Detroit automakers agree to shut down all factories

https://www.abc12.com/content/...0oU9Utl4cZEuYNZRjsY8

UAW strikes again

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Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
People are stupid and not limiting their excursions and contacts.
I know one woman who is going about as if nothing is going on. She's out shopping all the time for non-necessities. She doesn't have a clue what 'social distancing' means. When I called her out on it, she just shrugged it off saying she's 'spoiled'.

I and many other people haven’t changed their lives at all outside of changes out of my control.

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Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
People are stupid and not limiting their excursions and contacts.
I know one woman who is going about as if nothing is going on. She's out shopping all the time for non-necessities. She doesn't have a clue what 'social distancing' means. When I called her out on it, she just shrugged it off saying she's 'spoiled'.

That is the consequences of moronic statements like former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke urging his 900,000 Twitter followers to take to the streets this morning! I believe Twitter promptly suspended his account. I would extend that to calling him a clear and present danger to the health and security of the US.