Coronavirus (non political)

[Schneed10]

I’m telecommuting most days, some days I have to go into the office to run meetings, hoping for fewer of those because I work at a hospital.

Our area is generally taking this extremely seriously, Philadelphia and western suburbs.

At the hospital we are preparing for medical Armageddon. We’ve doubled the number of ventilators and biPap machines, and we’ve stopped admitting patients for elective surgeries.

There’s a delay from the time you contract this thing to when symptoms show up. So the explosive growth in cases is probably coming from the days just prior to when we started social distancing. Two weeks from now the curve should begin to flatten. But I don’t think the poor urban areas will flatten much, those folks just don’t have the resources to be able to stay away from others well enough. Stocking up isn’t an option when you’ve got no money.

This will be an extremely trying time in our lives, I wish you all the best as you seek to cope with it.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I’m telecommuting most days, some days I have to go into the office to run meetings, hoping for fewer of those because I work at a hospital.

Our area is generally taking this extremely seriously, Philadelphia and western suburbs.

At the hospital we are preparing for medical Armageddon. We’ve doubled the number of ventilators and biPap machines, and we’ve stopped admitting patients for elective surgeries.

There’s a delay from the time you contract this thing to when symptoms show up. So the explosive growth in cases is probably coming from the days just prior to when we started social distancing. Two weeks from now the curve should begin to flatten. But I don’t think the poor urban areas will flatten much, those folks just don’t have the resources to be able to stay away from others well enough. Stocking up isn’t an option when you’ve got no money.

This will be an extremely trying time in our lives, I wish you all the best as you seek to cope with it.

The craziest part is there are thousands (at the minimum) that have it with zero symptoms. But those thousands can pass it down the line to people that can die from it. I literally feel the same I always do, but I might have it. No one knows.

This is just some never before seen shit (at least since my birth year in 1983).

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

The craziest part is there are thousands (at the minimum) that have it with zero symptoms. But those thousands can pass it down the line to people that can die from it. I literally feel the same I always do, but I might have it. No one knows.

This is just some never before seen shit (at least since my birth year in 1983).

Maybe a handful of people old enough to remember the Spanish flu of 1918-1920 that still have some mental capacity have seen worse. My fear is how bad things will get before they get better. A lot of things the government is doing or isn't doing is going to cause collateral damage. And we all know a lot of the things they are doing will backfire.

[Back2RFK]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

The craziest part is there are thousands (at the minimum) that have it with zero symptoms. But those thousands can pass it down the line to people that can die from it. I literally feel the same I always do, but I might have it. No one knows.

This is just some never before seen shit (at least since my birth year in 1983).

That's why you treat everyone like they have the virus.