American work culture is to work yourself to death, even if you're dying. Because the alternative for most is not getting a paycheck :)
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American work culture is to work yourself to death, even if you're dying. Because the alternative for most is not getting a paycheck :)
It's also being reported in local news now, it's in the Osnabrücker Südkreis, to be exact: https://www.osradio.de/2020/03/05/coronavirus-im-suedkreis/
I still
About halfway down this article has a graph for fatality rate by age. The rate starts to jump pretty drastically after the age of 60.
www.businessinsider.com
About halfway down this article has a graph for fatality rate by age. The rate starts to jump pretty drastically after the age of 60.
The latest coronavirus death rate is 3.4% — higher than earlier figures. Older patients face the highest risk.
Experts have predicted that the fatality rate of the disease will decrease as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise.
www.businessinsider.com
But this is true, isn't it? Nowhere close to everybody with the virus is checking into a hospital. If this has been floating around the US for six weeks, it is self evident that many people have gotten it without even knowing they've had it.
Ah, thank you!
I'm curious how many days until they think about closing schools and the university here.
I have many coughing and sneezing colleges at the moment, I don't think they have it, but they all don't care at all about all this.
no lies detected, i work almost 600 hours of overtime every year......i doubt anyone in my place would call in if they got it
This is great. Honestly my biggest fears are how it will effect the economy and in particular my job. Since a vaccine is at least a year out, we could potentially be in a soft quarantine for the next year or more. I work for a company that does marketing for theaters and museums, I'm guessing business is gonna be bad this year with shows being closed due to covid-19. Really don't want to lose my job.There was just a talk given by Dr Antoni Trilla, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona and researcher at ISGlobal.
Corona Virus Myths and facts:
Coronavirus: Myths and Facts [Webinar]
This webinar will address the epidemiological situation of the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus and the current scientific knowledge about it. Live on Thursday, 5 March...www.youtube.com
Congratulations to the BBC news for winning the award for "most wishful thinking article of the day!"
"Coronavirus: Retailers warned not to 'exploit' consumers' fears"
Coronavirus: Retailers warned not to 'exploit' consumers' fears
The competition watchdog is monitoring price rises amid reported shortages of hand gels and face masks.www.bbc.co.uk
On the other hand... Why are SKs being so logical
Face mask and hand sanitizer hoarders face $42,108 fine and up to 2 years in prison under new South Korean law amid coronavirus spread
Stores in the country, including Costco, have reportedly had trouble meeting the demand for face masks.
www.businessinsider.com
They actually let these kids go on this trip this week. SMH.
www.reuters.com
Dutch, fearing coronavirus, brace for return of 900 students from Italian Alps
Dutch, fearing coronavirus, brace for return of 900 students from Italian Alps
The Netherlands, anxious to protect the public from coronavirus, is scrambling to put together a plan for the imminent return of around 900 students from a ski trip in northern Italy, at the heart of Europe's worst outbreak of the disease.
www.reuters.com
Dutch, fearing coronavirus, brace for return of 900 students from Italian Alps
Take this with a grain of salt. This was based on early data and I'm not 100% sure of the source.
80+ years old 14.8%
70-79 years old 8.0%
60-69 years old 3.6%
50-59 years old 1.3%
40-49 years old 0.4%
30-39 years old 0.2%
20-29 years old 0.2%
10-19 years old 0.2%
0-9 years old no fatalities
I work out in Williamson County, and of course this is announced the day I am having coughing fits because my body is finally coughing up the gunk from my cold over the past few days, so I'm certain as everyone in the corporate building sees this news, people will just give me dirty stares all day and avoid me (which I guess isn't entirely a bad thing).
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Coronavirus patient worked shift in emergency department in west of Ireland
Three schools closed after four test positive for Covid-19 and student nurses told to isolatewww.irishtimes.com
They actually let these kids go on this trip this week. SMH.
Dutch, fearing coronavirus, brace for return of 900 students from Italian Alps
The Netherlands, anxious to protect the public from coronavirus, is scrambling to put together a plan for the imminent return of around 900 students from a ski trip in northern Italy, at the heart of Europe's worst outbreak of the disease.
Dutch, fearing coronavirus, brace for return of 900 students from Italian Alps
My gf is going to a Dutch school, a bunch of her friends were in Italy over the "Carnivale" holiday week. I'm sure quite a few of them came back carrying it looking at the numbers out of Italy.
I'm in a similar situation. My mom and I both commute into boston on public transit, but my dad is immunocompromised with a history of pneumonia. We're trying to do everything in our power to prevent infecting him, but I'm worried.
Health experts are testifying to congress on covid-19 right now:
Edit: looks like the stream just ended. Still worth a watch.
Edit: looks like the stream just ended. Still worth a watch.
Can't you take a sick day or two to close out the week and spare everyone the angst?
Do people really bring in their own cups to starbucks?
Sadly, I do not have enough PTO for that since I used what little I had for taking time off to cut down a tree that hit my house from the storm the other day, and the company doesn't allow people to call off or anything without PTO, as it results in a write-up.
At home sick with my twin boys, my wife brought us a cold home. She's better now but it's snot city over here. All sinuscentric hopefully on the upswing now. They are 15 months old so it's impossible to have them practicing good hygiene. Everything in the mouth etc etc
Make sure to tell this to people if they give you shit. This is the time to get little uprisings happening to get companies to change their PTO policies.
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
That idiot needs to play this straight if he has any chance of re election this year. Not that I care at all if he fucks up massively. It's the huge human cost in America that comes along with his stupid stupid mistakes that care about.
The more he downplays this, the MANY more people die.
Not even his rightwing buddies around the world is doing what he is doing.
Fucking insane.
I didn't hoard, but I did buy supplies for a few weeks. And since cases have been identified on my block, I believe my measures to be wise. I am not leaving the house until I absolutely have no choice.
It means people who are experts on the coronavirus are testifying to members of Congress. Why they're doing it I don't know, probably doesn't hurt for politicians to talk with experts so they can determine policy and such.
I see mostly thermos's, but yea, I've seen people do that here in Toronto.
Found a better link
Two Persons test positive for coronavirus in Australia, Taiwan after travel to PH
cnnphilippines.com
Two Persons test positive for coronavirus in Australia, Taiwan after travel to PH
Two persons test positive for coronavirus in Australia, Taiwan after travel to PH
A man in his 30s tests positive for coronavirus disease after arriving in northern Taiwan from a five-day trip to the Philippines.
Not to Starbucks (their coffee is garbage), but yes, I have my own thermos/mug that cuts down on waste and keeps my coffee warm that I use every day - if I'm not making my own copy, I have the people at Peets fill it up - of course I clean it out beforehand.
I'd say in the UK I see more people bring their own cup than the opposite.
You get money off your drink, it's more environmentally friendly and they always fill the cup up which is a bonus as I've got a huge cup.
Thermal mugs? Of course, I do that every time. Many people here (Germany) do that.
oh ok. I thought there was a chance of significant nationwide federal action.
I'd feel a lot more relaxed about this if I didn't have the flight to Orlando booked in the middle of April, if I don't go I lose the £400 I've already paid and go at least another 3 or 4 months without seeing my girlfriend... Still coming down on the side of not going at the moment though
ahhh so they dont charge based on the size of your cup then? wow. Interesting. Ive never been to Starbuck before.
Soooo... I travel for work and dozens of my coworkers just got sent to Tennessee. Im expecting I will be going next week.
I hope this Tenn. case is contained. Starting to worry about my work travel and Corona.
I hope this Tenn. case is contained. Starting to worry about my work travel and Corona.
To be fair, i'm not really talking about Starbuck to be honest, any coffee shop in the UK offers it.
I use mainly Pret as it's right next to my office and they take 50p off when you use your own cup, which brings a filter coffee down to 49p.
I do use Startbuck's but mainly when my with is with me.
That's.....actually quite impressive. Whatever they are doing, they need to keep doing it. The jump is remarkably less then the previous day. Whew...
There was just a talk given by Dr Antoni Trilla, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona and researcher at ISGlobal.
Corona Virus Myths and facts:
Coronavirus: Myths and Facts [Webinar]
This webinar will address the epidemiological situation of the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus and the current scientific knowledge about it. Live on Thursday, 5 March...
Scanned a few bits.
10 times more deadly than seasonal flu. Still low all things considered but not good for old or frail people.
Low rates of death until 60+ were it goes 3.6%, 70+ 8%, 80+ 14%
UK news said 1/20 might need critical care.
Great thing about Sweden is nobody wants to shake hands. :D