Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

by Simon 656 Replies latest jw friends

  • Simon
    Simon

    It is ridiculous how the are clamping down, often over-aggressively, on people who are at very little risk and are just getting some exercise going for walks alone but at the same time we hear about certain religions who seem to get a pass and still meet together in large numbers.

    In other news, the West Midlands has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot.

  • waton
    waton
    This is the kind of information that people need to have, we need to know

    Another factor that contributes to community infections, is that local governments are refusing to name names of carriers. many of course do not know themselves that they are passing on the disease. " Privacy" concerns violate the rights of citizens to protect themselves by using , targeted defensive actions.

    Industry should develop an agent that turns the skin any virus carrier green while contagious.

  • stan livedeath
    stan livedeath

    if a person has it--and has recovered...are they still infectious ?

  • cofty
    cofty

    The experts are not yet certain but received wisdom is that once you have antibodies you are safe.

  • 2+2=5
    2+2=5
    It is ridiculous how the are clamping down, often over-aggressively, on people who are at very little risk and are just getting some exercise going for walks alone

    It’s gone to far IMO, things like closing all the skate parks where the youths like to gather. It also only really relies on people’s goodwill, and if the populations start to disobey the rules the government has no way of controlling it.

    We need to accept the risk to a degree, like we do with everything in Iife and try to find a better balance, these empty park benches and play swings isn’t going to work long term

  • Pete Zahut
  • road to nowhere
    road to nowhere

    Social structure is starting to break down. Disregard of traffic laws, burglaries are going up. When the rent really comes due there will be mobs incited by handlers in the background. Police impersonators are out. So much for the gun scenario.

    The brothers are testing the emergency contact stuff. So far a cluster.

    Now we are supposed to have masks. No sewing machine.

  • millie210
    millie210

    I don't think things will break down that quickly. We have Italy who has tragically gone before us and we see that food supplies remained constant and people were sad and stressed but relatively calm.

    I see a lot of good happening daily in the face of what is clearly a scary time for all.

  • silentbuddha
    silentbuddha

    Latest reports are that 50 percent of people with carona have no symptoms. They say if true this would lower the death rate to .6 percents

  • Pete Zahut
    Pete Zahut
    Social structure is starting to break down. Disregard of traffic laws, burglaries are going up. When the rent really comes due there will be mobs incited by handlers in the background. Police impersonators are out. So much for the gun scenario.

    See the "Fear Zone" in the blue chart above.

    There is a need to stop spreading fear and evaluate information before passing it on to others.

    I live just outside a large west coast city and apart from the usual knuckle heads, generally people are behaving remarkably well.


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