COVID-19 - On the Ground

[defixione]

Good luck, grandma:
Wash yer hands wear a mask.
Wash yer hands wear a mask.
Wash yer hands wear a mask.
Wash yer hands wear a mask.
Wash yer fucking hands, wear a fucking mask.

[Deleted User 89]

just got a call about a possible infection among our staff of 10

fever, cough, loss of taste/smell

won’t have results till tuesday

ugh

[defixione]

Oh, man, stay safe!

[Deleted User 89]

wife and i were at the grocery store when we got the call

got home and spent 45 min wiping everything down with 90% alcohol before even bringing it into the house. anything that can be removed from outer packaging, was.

[chiknbut]

Social distancing is still your best option, Gutter. Best of luck to you and your mother.

[Deleted User 307]

New York Monday report:

Central Park being turned into field hospital

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ne ... ntral-park


Fines are being threatened for congregating

https://abc7ny.com/nyc-social-distancin ... s/6062199/


Folks with NY Plates are being targeted in Rhode Island

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... ing-refuge


Poured all day Sat and Sun, so I didn't leave house, and it forced people inside this weekend. Hopefully cleaned up some surfaces as well out there.

[Shirley]

just got a call about a possible infection among our staff of 10

fever, cough, loss of taste/smell

won’t have results till tuesday

ugh

While in no way diagnostic, the differential diagnosis, i.e., the # of reasons why someone would lose their sense of smell &/or taste is pretty small and ~ half the time fairly obvious due to sinusitis/upper respiratory infection/allergic rhinitis, head trauma, etc. There are also neurodegenerative reasons like strokes, Alzheimer's Dz., aging, etc. But, when people don't readily fit into any of those categories, I'd be thinking COVID-19, until proven otherwise.

Thank goodness we're finally beginning to make some meaningful progress on testing!

[Deleted User 89]

just got a call about a possible infection among our staff of 10

fever, cough, loss of taste/smell

won’t have results till tuesday

ugh

got word it’s positive (and not in the good way)

guy is 41 (i think), and in good health

so far, symptoms are steady, so he and his wife are quarantined at home

[DCHawk1]

Ugh.

Good luck. Stay well.

[seahawk]

Take care, tradition.

[Deleted User 89]

the worst part is that 1) the wife probably has the closest interactions with him on a regular basis, and 2) we work in a facility with live animals, so it’s not like everyone can just go home and quarantine/work from home

i could do much of my work from home, but not the wife...the animals don’t care if it’s a weekend, holiday, or a pandemic

[zsn]

Best wishes, Trad!

[zsn]

Meanwhile, here is one somewhat clever way to "enforce" isolation

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/ch ... 9-ZZzjCUcw

[Deleted User 307]

The Rona got a Cuomo

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo says he's tested positive for the coronavirus


https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4903 ... tested-pol

[Deleted User 307]

Billie Jean King Center being put to good use. Good idea to use the facility, especially since they added a roof to Arthur Ash. But the hard courts also better since it's been wet as fuck here last 10 days or so.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/us/us-op ... index.html

[TDub]

Good luck Trad, tough situation

[Deleted User 62]

One of my buddies from KU called me yesterday. He lives outside Phoenix, and works for a large pipeline corporation.

He said 2 weeks ago, his company had an emergency meeting regarding Covid-19 in LA amongst senior department heads. 49 in attendance.

As of today, 27 of them have tested positive. 3 are currently on ventilators...and 1 is being removed from his ventilator as he is too far gone.

[ousdahl]

Went to the grocery store this morning.

STILL no cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, tp, or all that stuff.

At this point, why? Are people still hoarding? Is it some hangup in the supply chain?

And even though senior hours are 7-9am, I show up around 10 and there’s disproportionally old folks just putzing around.

[PhDhawk]

Yeah. I don't get it either. Can't get rubbing alcohol or paper towels anywhere and it's now been several weeks. Those shelves just sray perpetually empty, or people just ckear them out? How much do people think they need?

[chiknbut]

Try an unconventional place, like Menard's, Loew's or Home Depot. I found a stock of paper towels there last week.