Judging by the denial I am seeing from my own family; from my 80 year old parents to my teenager sons not to mention my register nurse wife who keeps spouting “odds are none of us will get it” I am very worried.
Judging by the denial I am seeing from my own family; from my 80 year old parents to my teenager sons not to mention my register nurse wife who keeps spouting “odds are none of us will get it” I am very worried.
My 75+ yo in-laws are still planning to go on a cruise in April. IIRC, cruise lines have suspended operations, so I hope this will take the decision out of their hands. For those who don't think it'll happen to them, can't help you. My BIL, who only survived a massive coronary by some miracle a decade ago, and who has been "frail" at best ever since, went to NYC two weeks ago (when we all knew shit was breaking bad), went to a Broadway show, and is now in quarantine at home because, you guessed it, one of the ushers at that show has tested positive.Originally Posted by Poconnor
My SIL in OK, an ER doc, is home quarantined, confirmed positive, despite the efforts they've been taking to minimize risk of exposure.
Can't speak to how Italy drives admits s/p, but per this article it looks like you may have a point. Hopefully this gives us some advantage.
Check your PM’s.
That's what I'm hoping as well.
I'm sure the panic buying would be bad no matter what, but it's also a perfect storm of factors around here due to the timing.
Many kids were or are on spring break, and many (like us) were out of town most of last week. Late in the week people are needing to stock back up for the return to normal life, then the schools start closing so you need even more food for the kids at home. Then the panic really set in around Friday here, so it all adds up.
I figure that people will run out of money and/or freezer space pretty soon, plus the buying limits stores are implementing, will normalize things at least for a bit.
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another friend of mine had a woman and male knock loudy and check doors/ windows. They have to german shepherds and they think that eventually scared them away. Buddy said both had one of their hands concealed in a hoody. I'm not trying to be that guy but I have "upgraded" my defensive posture with pre-staging my gun belt with loaded mags next to my bed.
It seems like lots of healthcare professionals are getting this despite proper PPE which is scary. I now understand why the chinese were wearing those Tyvek suits. I mocked them for it at first, and now feel really fucking stupid for having done so.
So, I'm pretty worried about both testing strategy and about how to make good decisions without testing.
Right now, someone who lives with me is in a hot-zone state for while and has come down with one of the worst flus they've ever had. Symptoms are more or less consistent with Covid-19, and they've been on domestic travel to places filled with large numbers of people from multiple countries.
But they're young and otherwise healthy, and have no shortness of breath, so Doctor recommends no ER visit (fine). And although they've traveled to places that sound ideal to transfer Covid-19, they have no close-contact with other known cases. So, no test, I guess?
How do you even react to that?
Right now, they're isolating themselves as if they have the virus, but without really knowing what's going on, at some point symptoms will subside (one hopes) and we're going to have to make a decision that they can travel again. How does one make that call? How does one judge when close-contact is safe again, especially with no actual testing?
Coumo seems to have been one of the better state level with regards to trying to do the right thing. Pretty candid in his presser today.
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So, I'm pretty worried about both testing strategy and about how to make good decisions without testing.
Right now, someone who lives with me is in a hot-zone state for while and has come down with one of the worst flus they've ever had. Symptoms are more or less consistent with Covid-19, and they've been on domestic travel to places filled with large numbers of people from multiple countries.
But they're young and otherwise healthy, and have no shortness of breath, so Doctor recommends no ER visit (fine). And although they've traveled to places that sound ideal to transfer Covid-19, they have no close-contact with other known cases. So, no test, I guess?
How do you even react to that?
Right now, they're isolating themselves as if they have the virus, but without really knowing what's going on, at some point symptoms will subside (one hopes) and we're going to have to make a decision that they can travel again. How does one make that call? How does one judge when close-contact is safe again, especially with no actual testing?
It's unclear exactly how long the virus is transmissible for after infection. It is safe to assume up through the period of symptomaticity and probably beyond that to some degree, but how long is very unclear unfortunately. Sorry I can't give you more specific advice here, it is an open question.
I would reach out to local/state health authorities to inquire about testing. I don't know what state you're in but they are trying to roll out drive thru testing in as many locations as possible. I would definitely continue to assume they have the virus and behave accordingly.
Yeah, while I can't say I am Cuomo's biggest fan, I agree he is doing the right thing.
He is also probably right that it is too late to avoid overwhelming NY hospitals. The cat is definitely out of the bag. I heard through the grapevine that NYC hospitals are already starting to get slammed, but take that with a grain of salt.
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