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Does this coronavirus stuff feel real to you?
- Thread starter Blue Skies
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- COVID
No it hasn't, in China happened in January and we had the time to stop this but people and countries all over the world diminished the issue.
We blew our chance by greediness.
It's surreal in that yeah, this is like a slow-motion disaster movie. But it's very real. It's feeling more real by the moment as the other shoe related to massive and abrupt unemployment is about to drop here in the US.
When I think about where this is going and could easily go in a month, it feels realer still. (And more surreal.)
When I think about where this is going and could easily go in a month, it feels realer still. (And more surreal.)
Yes. This may be a taste of things to come if humanity doesn't get its shit together with regards to climate change and I'm quite aware of that.
As a physician, I keep trying to mentally prepare myself for the peak when it comes, but I find it hard to think about honestly. My hospital has been setting up all kinds of emergency protocols, like building a wall of sandbags in anticipation of a flood. I just hope all the extreme measures we're doing now have a substantial impact and we don't get completely overwhelmed. I don't want to be in an Italy situation
I'm very well aware of the reality. I've been warning people about it since at least January when I'd see messages from a friend of mine dealing with it in China. Then watching it slowly spread. People here STILL don't take it seriously, though - so much ignorance. I don't think people are capable of quantifying how major this could become without the strict lock downs we're under right now (well, most of us). The figure I've seen, with no changes, we'd have hit 3-4 million deaths; or more than have died in all of our wars put together. As is, we'll probably still hit tens of thousands. In such a small time frame, it's still a lot to process.
Just doing what I can to keep myself safe while working in what has been deemed an essential position (grocery).
Just doing what I can to keep myself safe while working in what has been deemed an essential position (grocery).
It felt real from the moment China started wearing hazmat suits and quarantined city's with millions of people. Why are so many people in fantasy land that this is shocking months after that?
I've been working from home the past few weeks and am essentially under lockdown (CA) so yes very much. I also know people who have gotten it.
This thing is very real for me. My medical school went online only for the rest of the semester. I just took my first test from home. I have board exams coming up in June. I actually moved back to my parents house right after our school closed so I am with my family during the outbreak which is really nice and calming. The worst part about this is that all gyms are closed. I go to the gym everyday and it's really depressing now that I can't go. And it is weird seeing the roads all empty and everything pretty much closed down.
My entire industry is shut down. Literally everyone I know is out of work. Yeah, it feels pretty fucking real.
You are a hero to the rest of us. I hope you realize how much we appreciate the work you guys are doing.
life as we know it has been completely upended, exposing how woefully unprepared we are for all of it.
scary times ahead for many people either mentally/financially/physicaly. and i really fear/am uncertain that modern society, at least here in north america, is really prepared for the sacrifices and patience necessary to get through this in decent shape.
scary times ahead for many people either mentally/financially/physicaly. and i really fear/am uncertain that modern society, at least here in north america, is really prepared for the sacrifices and patience necessary to get through this in decent shape.
Certain factors are increasing. I'm running more to combat stress and interior fatigue, and I'm sure as fuck drinking and drugging more. Like, three and four cocktail while working at a computer remotely from home.
Edit: In NYC by the way.
It's felt real and I think it's sunk in but it home a little more tonight. My wife and I went to have dinner with my parents and we sat on the far side of their large dinner table, washed our hands like a million times, didn't hug or physically touch them once. I'm really happy we went over to see them because I'm used to seeing them at least once a week and I wanted to check on their pantry and freezer to make sure they have a good amount of food.
I lived through the fall of the USSR and the Cold War as well as 9/11, so it's not the first time I see history being written in real time. I will however say this feels exactly like these events did, and I have no doubt it will leave a permanent mark in history books.
The CEO of the company for which I work just announced a mass layoff of 20% of our staff nationwide, so yeah it's definitely starting to feel real. They were given good severances, can get on unemployment benefits and will have their positions waiting for them when they return, but it's fucking crushing.
Mix of real & surreal
9/11 was nothing compared to this since it's a virus so you don't know who has it x if it's on objects/surfaces etc
The real invisible threat, life will never be the same
I'm just worried that my parents will catch it since they are in their 70s
It's just getting started to , that's the scary thing
9/11 was nothing compared to this since it's a virus so you don't know who has it x if it's on objects/surfaces etc
The real invisible threat, life will never be the same
I'm just worried that my parents will catch it since they are in their 70s
It's just getting started to , that's the scary thing
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Bit of both to be honest. Things have changed so much so quickly. Even though the gravity of the situation was apparent the moment China started locking things down and then reinforced when figures stating the hospitalization rates were released, it all still feels like something out of a movie. Like, you know this a watershed moment in history, the kind you'll look back on ten, twenty even fifty years down the road and think how significant it all is and yet, I'm just sitting here in quarantine on my laptop.
I had to go to work this week. It's very surreal seeing an research facility scraped down to necessary faculty.
For me living in Japan it's rather surreal as other than schools closing for an extra couple of weeks and a few signs telling us to wash our hands there's been hardly any change here and people are just going about their business as usual. All shops and restaurants around me are still open and there's still plenty of people about. In my opinion this is down to the government trying to save face by not testing people and ignoring the situation and hoping it goes away so the olympics goes ahead as scheduled. Last week I was refused to be tested even though I had all of the symptoms and three people from my workplace called in sick on the same day due to fevers and coughs but we're also refused testing.
its made even more strange when I watch the news and see what's happening in Europe and the US. Whats even more crazy is that Japan has a huge elderly population that are the most at risk, so if this did get worse here a good chunk of the Japanese population could be wiped out by this virus, yet Japan is one of main countries that are doing the least to contain or fight the virus.
its made even more strange when I watch the news and see what's happening in Europe and the US. Whats even more crazy is that Japan has a huge elderly population that are the most at risk, so if this did get worse here a good chunk of the Japanese population could be wiped out by this virus, yet Japan is one of main countries that are doing the least to contain or fight the virus.
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It became real really fast. Just for an example from my life. I'm a permanency case director for kids in foster care.
Last week: We may be making some changes due to the Coronavirus. Make sure you see all the kids you haven't seen yet ASAP (we are required to lay eyes on kids at placement a minimum of once per month.)
Monday: AM Business as usual, be prepared for emails. PM- Go home we have someone in the office who was in a home that visited someone who may have been infected. (Turned out to be negative).
Tuesday: Find out that our governor has closed all schools. Get your shit out of the office and prepare to work from home just in case. We still plan to have you see kids this month (most of us done with that already though).
Wednesday: All of our therapists and other services for kids/parents are open and plan to be. All kid visits with parents and siblings are still on. Must ask screening questions to families before they happen. Office still open for us, closed to the public.
Thursday: Ok visits off with the exception of visits with bio parents. Don't come into the office without permission from supervisor.
Friday: Absolutely zero kid contact or travel for any reason with the exception of emergencies. Only current placement of kids is allowed to be there. Only come into the office if you have something essential to child safety there. You must receive permission from the region director to enter.
That leaves out a lot of details but just an example of how in my line of work went from "normal" to holy shit in a few days.
Last week: We may be making some changes due to the Coronavirus. Make sure you see all the kids you haven't seen yet ASAP (we are required to lay eyes on kids at placement a minimum of once per month.)
Monday: AM Business as usual, be prepared for emails. PM- Go home we have someone in the office who was in a home that visited someone who may have been infected. (Turned out to be negative).
Tuesday: Find out that our governor has closed all schools. Get your shit out of the office and prepare to work from home just in case. We still plan to have you see kids this month (most of us done with that already though).
Wednesday: All of our therapists and other services for kids/parents are open and plan to be. All kid visits with parents and siblings are still on. Must ask screening questions to families before they happen. Office still open for us, closed to the public.
Thursday: Ok visits off with the exception of visits with bio parents. Don't come into the office without permission from supervisor.
Friday: Absolutely zero kid contact or travel for any reason with the exception of emergencies. Only current placement of kids is allowed to be there. Only come into the office if you have something essential to child safety there. You must receive permission from the region director to enter.
That leaves out a lot of details but just an example of how in my line of work went from "normal" to holy shit in a few days.
I do not believe the Chinese infected/death numbers at all.
Just look at Italy/Iran and many other countries that are ticking higher than China with lower populations at the time from infection.
Working from home managing a team is another level of weirdness especially with 2 very young kids who demand attention throughout the day.
Just look at Italy/Iran and many other countries that are ticking higher than China with lower populations at the time from infection.
Working from home managing a team is another level of weirdness especially with 2 very young kids who demand attention throughout the day.
None of these numbers can be accurate. Not without widespread and fast testing.
Yup, this has been my experience too.
The surreal part is seeing how much it seems to have affected other countries while it seems Japan's taken the "ignorance is bliss" approach.
I've been sick for so long that I don't feel like I'm part of the real world anymore. This virus can kill me if I catch it, but it hasn't really affected my life at all. My family on the other hand has to be super careful, so it's definitely affecting them. I know been very stressful for my parents. To me it's just one more thing to worry about.
It feels surreal back then and now I'm currently experiencing EXTREME enhanced quarantine here in the Philippines.
All the ones arguing we shouldn't stock up, we are just paranoid and making me a bit ashamed in the old thread.
Turns out it's just worse lol I wish I bought more food back in Feb.
I'm worried about my health
I'm worried about my family and friends
I'm worried about the future
All the ones arguing we shouldn't stock up, we are just paranoid and making me a bit ashamed in the old thread.
Turns out it's just worse lol I wish I bought more food back in Feb.
I'm worried about my health
I'm worried about my family and friends
I'm worried about the future
Went from, "Huh, there's some interesting news coming out of Wuhan" to "Well, the whole town just shut down" in the space of days. But yeah, it's been real for me for the last two months.
thinking about this as well, it will definitely happen again, perhaps next time won't be as tumultuous economically, and hopefully trump isn't in power either...
but it could be a yearly thing. or bi-yearly.
I spent the last week awaiting my colleagues results- he had a fever 8 days ago and got tested, so we were sent home. Just found out today he was negative.
it definitely feels dreamlike, especially with how much/little time has passed. It is just incredibly bizarre to go outside for supplies as well.
it definitely feels dreamlike, especially with how much/little time has passed. It is just incredibly bizarre to go outside for supplies as well.
Yeah, it's been a gradual ride for me, as well. But it started to really sink in when my job decided to close us down for a week, as we remain open for all sorts of fun weather. Today was the real wake up call when I was asked to come into the office and take home my work desktop computer. And now I wonder if we'll ever go back into that office since we can do 90% of our job from home anyway. I think I'm a bit in shock as this is all incredibly surreal right now.
Tomorrow my partner will be treating patients who have been diagnosed with coronavirus, so I feel like it's only a matter of time before I have it as well. Thankfully I'm young and healthy enough that I should be fine, but it's going to be hard possibly not being able to visit my elderly parents in the foreseeable near future.
Tomorrow my partner will be treating patients who have been diagnosed with coronavirus, so I feel like it's only a matter of time before I have it as well. Thankfully I'm young and healthy enough that I should be fine, but it's going to be hard possibly not being able to visit my elderly parents in the foreseeable near future.
Obama is sorely needed right now. That's a guy that wouldn't sleep until a plan that led the rest of the world was in place and Americans would feel so much calmer with a guy like that at the wheel.
And I'm mad that Biden isn't showing me that right now. This is the moment he's supposed to take charge, and there's just Trump slams and a write up on his website.
And I'm mad that Biden isn't showing me that right now. This is the moment he's supposed to take charge, and there's just Trump slams and a write up on his website.
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I meant it in a more literal way, that it will be studied in history books for decades to come; in terms of long-term effects, I believe the most prominent ones will be economic. I still haven't lost hope that a cure or vaccine will be found and mass-produced, leading to eventual eradication in the near future.
Everyone in Australia has complete conflict fatigue. From October to January we were already stuck inside from bushfire smoke. Then in mid-January we were stuck inside again when a once in 40 year rain event extinguished them.
When the rain ended and the bushfire smoke was out, everyone was looking forward to getting back to normal. But in roughly the same week we had our first Covid cases. They all got isolated quick smart and there was no community transmission. The government banned travel from China and everything finally went back to normal.
Six weeks on from that, there are 1000 cases, we have some cumminuty transmission, and we're all going into social isolation. On Tuesday I got told to work from home.
I had a real low mental moment the other day when I realised I was going to be stuck inside for another 3-6 months.
Keep in mind when you watch this crisis that Australians have already been housebound by smoke and fire for an extra 3 months.
When the rain ended and the bushfire smoke was out, everyone was looking forward to getting back to normal. But in roughly the same week we had our first Covid cases. They all got isolated quick smart and there was no community transmission. The government banned travel from China and everything finally went back to normal.
Six weeks on from that, there are 1000 cases, we have some cumminuty transmission, and we're all going into social isolation. On Tuesday I got told to work from home.
I had a real low mental moment the other day when I realised I was going to be stuck inside for another 3-6 months.
Keep in mind when you watch this crisis that Australians have already been housebound by smoke and fire for an extra 3 months.
I feel like I'm going to wake up and it'll all be over. The fact that this is an unprecedented pandemic that's going to keep going for a few months and our entire way of living is changed for the foreseeable future is just unfathomable.
I am aware this is historic, and we're quite honestly in a period that will set the course of humanity for the next 50 years. That might seem hyperbolic, but for example, in America, this singular event will determine the political landscape of the country. So many are fucked, right now, and what happens to those people now? Do they fall for fascism or progressivism?
The best thing to come out of this is the 40 year end of neoliberal politics in America, the end of rugged individualism and market value. The worst that can come out of this is an attempt to crystalize those values, because if that's done, this country is more or less finished, because we have bigger, more observable problems ahead of us. We are in a period of human history where the vision of tomorrow has yet to be defined.
The best thing to come out of this is the 40 year end of neoliberal politics in America, the end of rugged individualism and market value. The worst that can come out of this is an attempt to crystalize those values, because if that's done, this country is more or less finished, because we have bigger, more observable problems ahead of us. We are in a period of human history where the vision of tomorrow has yet to be defined.
Yes it's very real, it's unavoidable to see otherwise.
For one, just go to the grocery store. Most often whole aisles are stripped bare.
There's also this weird energy surrounding everyone. Everyone is afraid. Masks and gloves on lots of people in public (this is uncommon in the US).
I don't like being out. I feel like a madman constantly washing my hands and cleaning things I've touched.
Well said. I definitely think this will impact America in a very drastic way. Hopefully for the better (in the long run).
For one, just go to the grocery store. Most often whole aisles are stripped bare.
There's also this weird energy surrounding everyone. Everyone is afraid. Masks and gloves on lots of people in public (this is uncommon in the US).
I don't like being out. I feel like a madman constantly washing my hands and cleaning things I've touched.
Well said. I definitely think this will impact America in a very drastic way. Hopefully for the better (in the long run).
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I didn't know how crucial it was for the president to to kick the gears in motion to respond to something like this. I'm sure he didn't know either. š”
The world as it was three months ago is gone forever, and will feel like a completely foreign place once we're on the other side of this.