The MoCo Council today said don't panic - but also said to stock up on 2 weeks worth of supplies. Feel like we're super fucked.
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The MoCo Council today said don't panic - but also said to stock up on 2 weeks worth of supplies. Feel like we're super fucked.
There is a edge case for the longest window of 24 days.
People can spread virus 2 days before symptoms.
JFC... Even Target is completely sold out of alcohol.
I give up. Can't buy sanitizer, can't even buy the ingredients to make the shit anymore.
And I still find it worrying the 70% is also sold out when that won't do anything once mixed.
I give up. Can't buy sanitizer, can't even buy the ingredients to make the shit anymore.
And I still find it worrying the 70% is also sold out when that won't do anything once mixed.
Don't you go to Costco like 3 times a week? Probably should have stocked up sooner.
France to regulate price of hand sanitisers amid coronavirus outbreak
France will put a cap on antibacterial gel prices after pharmacists and consumers reported a steep increase since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday.
www.france24.com
If you're in a state where everclear is legal, you can use that too if it's not sold out.
Did you try the liquor store to see if they have everclear or something super high in alcohol content? Supposedly 120 proof or 60% or more is good enough?
Bacardi 151 maybe?
I would assume it's going to get worse before it gets better.
Yes, and I should have. lol
This is where living in a major city sucks. Shit sells out instantly.
I will just say that if you do decide to go, there's a lot of cool stuff to do here in Seattle even if the comic con is canceled.
This virus shit is making our already paranoid over-privileged clientele even more paranoid.
Party of twenty comes into the buffet and demands new serving spoons.....FOR EACH of the twenty food items on the buffet for each person, after they use them.
Demands they have more seating space so theres at least one to two seats of space between them and other people.
Party of twenty comes into the buffet and demands new serving spoons.....FOR EACH of the twenty food items on the buffet for each person, after they use them.
Demands they have more seating space so theres at least one to two seats of space between them and other people.
Some people here buy 95% vodka and add water to be 75% alcohol. lol
Is everclear sold in Cali?
I don't want to downplay the seriousness of this virus but something to keep in mind is the amount of infected is likely MUCH higher than reported. It's because the majority of cases are fairly mild so people think they have the flu or a cold and just rest (or continue to go out and spread it unfortunately) and get better and think nothing of it.
Also doesn't help that testing for this is lagging behind terribly.
I'll say this... If you are just visiting Seattle to sight see and whatnot... You can still go. The city hasn't exactly shut down. I'm going downtown for a concert tonight that is still on.
But Emerald City Comic Con? I'd skip it if you can tbh. Thats a lot of people in close proximity not exactly known for good hygeine. All of them touching game stations etc.
Italy
Active cases: 3916 (+620) divided in 1060 (-95) self-quarantined, 2394 (+604) hospitalized, 462 (+111) in ICU
Deaths: 197 (+49)
Recoveries: 523 (+109)
Total cases: 4636 (+778)
Tested: 36359 (+3997)
Active cases: 3916 (+620) divided in 1060 (-95) self-quarantined, 2394 (+604) hospitalized, 462 (+111) in ICU
Deaths: 197 (+49)
Recoveries: 523 (+109)
Total cases: 4636 (+778)
Tested: 36359 (+3997)
I'm flying back into Stockholm on Monday. How are things? Any local panics and stores being empty?
One of my friends in LA just told me that their boss said he's going to a concert in Orange County in 2 weeks and "I'm going to bring it [Covid] back here and all of you will get it hahaha"
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Four new cases in Ontario, Canada.
All travel related; one man from Las Vegas, a couple from the Grand Princess cruise, and a man from Iran.
All in self-isolation now with mild symptoms.
However, the man from Las Vegas travelled using the TTC (toronto public transit) for three days straight while having symptoms. This could cause a local cluster to emerge.
As well, some Toronto hospitals will create separate testing centers should local transmisson occur:
All travel related; one man from Las Vegas, a couple from the Grand Princess cruise, and a man from Iran.
All in self-isolation now with mild symptoms.
However, the man from Las Vegas travelled using the TTC (toronto public transit) for three days straight while having symptoms. This could cause a local cluster to emerge.
As well, some Toronto hospitals will create separate testing centers should local transmisson occur:
Are there any numbers on Iran's infected? Seems like they have no handle and control over the outbreak and are leading to infections nearly everywhere
It's illegal to sell in California by the look of it.
Which honestly, makes sense, this is an intermediary step in vodka making and it's fucking crazy they sell it to consumers.
Don't live in Stockholm anymore but over 80 cases now there. Stores nationwide have shortages here and there for some stuff.
If it gets bad enough to affect the 500, it'll likely be affecting other sporting events, too. I think everyone in the sports realm is going to possibly be fretting things.
The virus has spread so quickly that with stretched resources they're likely rationing and only testing patients showing very serious symptoms at this point, which would skew the results significantly.
Yes, the way Western countries only test if you have bad symptoms AND if you were in direct contact with a known case means it will be severely underreported, inflating the mortality number.
We actually have a pretty good number I think on the ideal petri dish: the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Everyone that got into contact with it was tested and you could see the course of the disease. Of the 3000 people, 700 got infected (of course that doesn't mean anything for the likely real world spread, they were in quarantine), and as far as I know, 6 died. That number will probably go up a bit, but roughly 1%. Of course cruise ships skew older, so maybe below 1% in the real population.
What's crazy is even the fucking witch hazel (which is right next to the alcohol) was almost sold out - you know people are in full panic mode when they're buying shit that won't even work.
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As someone who has gone to many ECCCs in years past, here are some things you should consider:
- Hygene of event goers is fairly low. So even if you are relatively diligent, I'd argue that most people there are not. Especially those who do not consider going to a large event like this a risk. I'd argue that more than half of people that use the restroom there don't wash their hands, and that was before there was COVID-19.
- Are you going to not touch anything while you're there? Because it's not like they wipe down every comic book, action figure, board game, etc after someone touches it. Are you going to sanitize yourself immediately after touching something? Do you truly have the self-control to never touch your face while you're there?
- Let's say you get sick (pretty likely). Do you not care about getting your loved ones sick too? Or spreading it to others in general?
I'm not guaranteeing that you will catch COVID. But is your personal entertainment worth all that risk? It isn't for me. I'm staying home, and staying away from anyone who goes to ECCC for awhile.
I remember seeing that article under my recommended a couple days ago, getting really annoyed about it, saying "of course this is the New York Post", and wanting to show it to a friend, but I didn't screenshot it. Thanks for sharing this tweet about it.
I saw multiple Morrisons workers sick when I was in there yesterday, including one that sneezed into his hands and then continued stacking shelves.
This is a really good post about it
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) resources and discussion thread (Discussion guidelines in OP) COVID - OT
For those wondering about the very high Italian death rate, the Italian health ministry just published some details: http://www.salute.gov.it/portale/news/p3_2_1_1_1.jsp?lingua=italiano&menu=notizie&p=dalministero&id=4163 edit:fixed link The main fact is that the patients are very old: "The...
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I don't even know if I should be flying to Florida next week anymore. I have to fly through Seattle. I have contemplated flying through Portland, but that probably won't matter anyways at this point.
Anyone got numbers on Japan to compare with Italy? If the argument is that Italy has the second oldest population in the world, well then Japan has the oldest, so if that's true the CFR in Japan should be HIGHER than in Italy if anything. Is that the case?
Correct, the critical/mortality rate can be affected by a number of things but of course we should take it seriously, if only to slow the spread generally and to vulnerable populations.
To be fair I already believed infected people were using the TTC. Makes it easier. It's why I carry hand sanitizer and use it during my trip and after getting off transit, especially if I touch the poles.
14 now dead of coronavirus in Seattle area
Three more deaths from COVID-19, caused by coronavirus, were reported on Friday morning. That brings the total to 14 deaths from the virus in the Seattle area. Twelve of th have been at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Washington, across the lake from Seattle.
www.kuow.org
Details a few things I knew, but good to see it put into this perspective.
A poster earlier in this topic was actually saying how no one they knew ate these wild animals, when I mentioned them being a thing for poverty and of course, a wealthy delicacy. I understand that it is NOT a common thing in China (nor did I ever hint that it was, just that it DOES happen) and this pretty much shows how China favored these animal farms/wildlife trades to operate (including endangered species) because of their bottom line to satisfy the rich, basically.
I also mentioned pangolins too, and it looks like the best guess is that COVID-19 came from bats that spread to pangolins, and then humans... I guess I wasn't too far off.
In other news, Target has a spring cleaning sale right now... they definitely planned that on their teams WAY before this all happened.
How could it not? The number of family visitors that moves through there is insane.
Fucking insane how a virus can spread from a small city in China to the rest of the world. We are so fucked once all the permafrost melts with all the crazy viruses that have been found in them.
I'm waiting for insane TP deals on the inevitable surplus that will happen once people stop buying... I should have enough to last until then.
Washington state now has more deaths than all but 2 provinces in China.We need to better at containing this virus14 now dead of coronavirus in Seattle area
Three more deaths from COVID-19, caused by coronavirus, were reported on Friday morning. That brings the total to 14 deaths from the virus in the Seattle area. Twelve of th have been at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Washington, across the lake from Seattle.
Wuhan has a larger population than NYC. It's not a small city.
I have toilet paper, but not much food. I'm hoping Whole Foods is so expensive that it deters hoarders.
Uhm, Wuhan has 11 million inhabitants, greater area is 19 million. With not always great hygienic standards, this is why a lot of deadly viruses start in China.
That's why the downplaying of "everyone will get it, just accept it, it is no big deal" is so infuriating and dangerous.
we don't have the capacity to get so many people on respirators. There are still hundreds of people who need artificial oxygen to survive, weeks later. The death rate can only go up if the active cases don't go down.