Coronavirus Updates

[Cristiano]

I hate to say it, but I don’t really want ppl all over the world coming here just now.

It's not a terrible thing to say, out of abundance of caution for everyone. Big events that have an international draw are just not practical right now.

 

[Sid]

I am trying to decide how to react. On one hand penis can not be messing things up while he is sleeping or whatever. On the other hand he is not getting anything practical done during that time. On the gripping hand why do we let government agencies get away with public displays of religion on taxpayer money?

Well, their answer is printed on your taxpayer money already.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Two days ago:


Today:

 

[Randy Smadga]

Hey folks, I hope you're all well. I just wanted to share a couple of info sources I've run across over the past month or so as this has been developing. It's a little more raw and opinionated then what you'll get from mainstream TV news but they've been pretty much spot on as far as their predictions go.

Peak Prosperity

Dr. John Campbell

Stay safe. Wishing you all the best.

 

[Kara Spengler]

Well, their answer is printed on your taxpayer money already.

They think it is but that was only done in the 1950s to distinguish us from the 'godless commies'.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Explained: UK's coronavirus action plan

What the government’s measures to fight the spread of Covid-19 mean in practice

www.theguardian.com

 

[Brenda Archer]

That is not the facts of life, at least not in states that have reasonable labor laws. Are you in a Right to work state in the south?

If I'm sick, I can just call in sick, though my employer likes it if we give them enough lead time to get a fill-in. And part of that is being willing to fill-in when other people get sick. And then I just use sick time on the time card. I wouldn't need a doctors note, though they'd like to have one for the records if I was off several days in a row. Of which I have hundreds of hours of, enough that I could use it for over 30 of my "work days". FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) adds on to that, though it would be unpaid.

These things vary by employer as well as by state. Low status employees (temps, contractors, “part time”) especially have no protections in some cases.

Basically, people in middle class jobs are in a very different position than a lot of people in pink collar and service jobs.

Lots of them are inadequately insured and customer facing.

The secretaries and the professionals in the same company can be in very different situations in terms of their de facto rights and benefits.

Then consider all the labor that’s “outsourced” such as janitorial staff, in a different company technically, unlikely to have decent benefits.

Employees who can expect standard benefit situations are probably in the minority.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Basically, people in middle class jobs are in a very different position than a lot of people in pink collar and service jobs.

There is a huge and growing divide in this country on just that dimension. I work in a company that treats employees well, including great medical benefits, which provides significant advantages in times of community stress or emergency. I can call in sick at a moment's notice and no one blinks; we make no distinction between sick leave and vacation, it's all just time off and we get a very generous amount (I'm up to 33 days now); and if I decide to work from home, I can do so easily, for any given day or for a longer period of my own determining. All of this makes us better able to cope with a pandemic emergency if it breaks out in this country.

In contrast, the previous company I worked for had bare-bones medical benefits and much stricter conditions of limited sick days (three), doctor's note required, and work-from-home wasn't technically feasible. In fact, if you were even one minute late from clocking in, you received a demerit. Three demerits and your job was on the line. In our region, it was still considered a good job, so people used sick days for only the most debilitating illness. As a result, hundreds of employees were less likely to go to a doctor and less likely to stay home if they were ill. It's a recipe for contagion.

 

[Stora]

not sure if this has been posted earlier

Live Updates

 

[Kalel]

2 tampa cases has popped up... 1 is a traveller and has gone to italy... another one has no history of travel... Florida Governor desantis declared a public health emergency and we are expected to get daily updates... Ultra Music Festival hasn't dropped plans just yet but miami officials are closely watching.

CDC confirms Florida’s first two cases of coronavirus; more are expected

Gov. Ron DeSantis says threat to the public is “low," but declares an emergency and pushes for more funding to prevent a spread.

www.tampabay.com

Ultra Music Festival to go ahead despite coronavirus concerns

As the coronavirus outbreak affects events worldwide, Miami officials are preparing for the international electronic dance music fans that will descend to downtown for the Ultra Music Festival.

www.local10.com

 

[Pamela]

It's not a terrible thing to say, out of abundance of caution for everyone. Big events that have an international draw are just not practical right now.

It's not a terrible thing to say, out of abundance of caution for everyone. Big events that have an international draw are just not practical right now.

Well I hate people to be disappointed but also, if things start shutting down it could start a cascade of other related businesses being affected.

 

[Brenda Archer]

I’m in a house with twelve people and share a bathroom with a roommate who is beyond filthy (like, leaves barf and poop on the walls) and takes an ambulance to the ER seemingly every week for what appear to be psych reasons. I try to avoid her germs, but generally if I can hear her puking, I can be sure I’ll get it too in a few days. I kept hand sanitizer in my room by the gallon, I’m about to run out.

It would be really easy for her to bring something back from the hospital and give it to us. I figure I can also get exposed on my weekly trip to Walmart. So not much I can do beyond hand cleaning. At least I broke myself of the face touching habit, or use the back of my wrist.

I’m not overly worried in one way, my lung troubles were all perfusion, the ventilation is still good because I don’t smoke.

But I’m basically in a very germy situation with no easy way to fix it. Talking to the roommate is right out. The last time I tried talking to her, because we needed to call maintenance, she followed me out into the living room and screamed at me in front of another roommate. She thinks I’m talking to her when I’m not. She thinks someone is in her room and talks to them. I don’t know the cause of this and there’s no one here who’s medically trained.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

But I’m basically in a very germy situation with no easy way to fix it. Talking to the roommate is right out. The last time I tried talking to her, because we needed to call maintenance, she followed me out into the living room and screamed at me in front of another roommate. She thinks I’m talking to her when I’m not. She thinks someone is in her room and talks to them. I don’t know the cause of this and there’s no one here who’s medically trained.

At first glance this sounds a lot like schizophrenia. Just take a look at the Wikipedia article if you find there something which is applicable to your room mate aside paranoia, bad personal hygiene and hearing voices.

Schizophrenia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Brenda Archer]

At first glance this sounds a lot like schizophrenia. Just take a look at the Wikipedia article if you find there something which is applicable to your room mate aside paranoia, bad personal hygiene and hearing voices.

Schizophrenia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It fits the description. She is constantly claiming random health problems and trying to claim disability for them, while not admitting there could be a mental health problem. Another roommate, with well controlled schizophrenia who knows a lot about it, tried telling her to tell her disability attorney the truth, but she wasn’t having it.

We’re not in a position to take care of her. We’re all on disability for some reason ourselves. She seems to have been cared for by her parents most of her life, then she was in a homeless shelter before coming here. This makes me think she’s never been correctly treated. I don’t think this is a good setting for her, with no medical staff. If she can’t admit something is wrong, she won’t cooperate with her doctors either. Meanwhile it’s unsafe for the rest of us, if she hallucinates we said something, and loses her temper too much. She’s done this before, fortunately a locked door was in the way.

The other thing that could be a factor is drugs, there’s a lot of that around here.

I’ve been through so much stress with unsafe people in this house, and I didn’t have heart trouble before I came here. I think the stress could be a factor. I’m trying to save up to move. Even so, it will be a long wait on a waiting list for another place. I’m too sick to live in my car again. I just hope she doesn’t blow up. Our manager is useless. We’d have to call the cops and she would just come back, angrier than ever.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Must not laugh.... must not laugh.... really really must not laugh.

Student ‘Quarantined’ After Classmates Shook Pence’s Hand

The Pentagon reportedly got in touch with the Sarasota Military Academy about the student.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Beebo Brink]

You can't make this stuff up:

Fed cuts rates by half a percentage point to combat coronavirus slowdown

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Can't wait for negative interest rates for recession.

 

[Isabeau]

Must not laugh.... must not laugh.... really really must not laugh.

Student ‘Quarantined’ After Classmates Shook Pence’s Hand

The Pentagon reportedly got in touch with the Sarasota Military Academy about the student.

www.thedailybeast.com

We need a fingers crossed button.

 

[Beebo Brink]

By being so unprepared for early and widespread testing, plus insisting on such a very narrow criteria for testing, the U.S. really missed a window to slow down the spread of coronavirus. Realistically speaking, a bunch of high school students getting the coronavirus isn't, of itself, cause for undue worry; they're young and healthy. It's the circle of contacts around them that can be so concerning.

US - a-school-administrator-contracted-coronavirus-on-a-class-trip-a-week-later-parents-found-out - News - msn

One of the students on the Europe trip — though not one who has developed symptoms or been tested — served food to around 20 needy people at the Pawtucket Food Kitchen on Feb. 28, said Adrienne Marchetti, the kitchen’s executive director.

 

[Stora]

Greggs 'would pay staff who need to self-isolate'

Greggs boss Roger Whiteside has said his firm would pay staff who have to self-isolate because of coronavirus.
"Our default position is that we pay contract hours. We don't have any zero contract hours," he told BBC's Today.
The firm's policy is in contrast to some other firms, which say they will only pay the legal minimum. He said Greggs' policy could be reviewed if coronavirus became a "big problem".
The comments came as Greggs posted a 13.5% rise in 2019 sales to £1.168bn.
The sandwich chain's success was helped by the popularity of its new vegan range, but the baker saw a significant slowdown last month as storms kept customers away.
And Greggs also cautioned there is some uncertainty in the outlook, particularly given the potential impact of coronavirus.

Greggs 'would pay staff who need to self-isolate'