Corona Virus Updates Part 4

originally posted by: Rich Z

originally posted by: ragiusnotiel
Alright y'all I'm about to be in Hot Spot number 3.
Daytona Beach refuse to cancel Bike Week we now have a confirmed case and our local Health Department is asking anybody that attended Bike Week to self quarantine for 14 days. This is half of my friends list. No one listened to me.

What can I tell you by looking at my friends feeds that had posted pictures from Bike Week? They will not be following the self quarantine orders. It will continue to spread here. DeSantis and our local Health Department is a joke, I'm not sure how many isolation beds we have but it's not really looking good for us.

I will keep you posted on everything that happens here.

I have a gut feeling that this will be very very bad.

Not a sourced update, local intel only.

For those interested in following Volusia County updates please watch for my posts.

*rumors of halifax closing because they have a case (friends daughter works there)

Do you have a link for this? My wife's cousin attends Bike Week pretty religiously. I'm guessing he is still there and perhaps not aware of what is going on. So she would like to send him a link to this info.

They are now saying he never made it, however I doubt it. And even if he didn't make it, someone else did.

newsjournal

Im in Port Orange Now, about 7-10 miles from bike week celebrations.

here's what I can tell you that I've noticed:

1. Typical supplies are running low in major stores, smaller stores are still okay.
2. No one cares.
3. Everyone is pissed its affecting their life and money (it hasnt yet)
4. No one is shutting down.
5. On my last supply run (walking dead anyone?) The saniwipe dispenser had about 500 disgarded wipes on the floor, the hand sanitizer was empty.
6. Tp was fine, lysol/clorox was gone.
7. No rubbing alcohol in winn dixie (manager said it was out of stock)
8. My fiancee works in a tour business (party boat), no trip today. Their 'sister boat' didnt bother taking reservations, they posted on facebook about the coronavirus
9. Still seeint bikers drive past my house (i never see them unless its an event)
10. 2 weeks from now, we are in for a # storm. (Opinion)

a reply to: musicismagic

OK, this may be what was posted on that tweeter account. The time frame seems about right and the police were notified .

Police confirm virus infections and eating out at restaurants due to employee infection. The person knew he was infected and yet went out an ate at a restaurant. (the employee infection, a bit puzzling at the moment, to understand what is really meant) sorry folks got to wait to see the news tomorrow, since now it must be true, this is crazy.

I'll have to wait till tomorrow I guess to find out more about it. But this is something I posted about, "Don't eat out at restaurants now". I stopped going to McDonalds now for I guess one week. There are NO OPEN windows there.

originally posted by: texasgirl

originally posted by: TheAMEDDDoc
a reply to: texasgirl

Not worried just uneasy, people get weird in these situations, they can't process stress and abnormalities. I am worried about older relatives, thankful kids brush it off, concerned about the economic hit. My state says if you have symptoms stay home and assume you have the virus. It's abnormally quiet, the roads are quiet and I'm glad we stocked up weeks ago. Now the schools are closing, all the fun stuff is closing and who knows what else is coming with people being bored or not having money because they don't have full time benefits.

I'm a pet sitter. This is a very stressful time in a sea of uncertainty. I am not worried about being sick, though.

The construction industry is already shaky. I am reading of projects being put on hold, or completely cancelled for the time being. All we have are the jobs that have already been bid and currently underway. But that can change at a moment's notice.

If this doesn't turn around quite quickly, there is going to be a whole hell of a lot of construction workers laid off here in a month or two.

I am hoping like crazy that the market rebounds a little bit.

originally posted by: tanstaafl

originally posted by: JamieJJones
I've already told you this is the most contgeous and infectious disease ever seen.

Yes, you have - but that is just your opinion, with no basis in fact.

Merkel isn't joking when she says 70% of Germans will be infected (58 MILLION of them).

No she isn't joking, she is pulling things out of her rear end.

ETA: I have been trying very hard to not post OT stuff.

I am constantly accused of making repetitive posts debunking garbage posts like this.

Please go start your own doom-porn thread, so I don't have to try to keep myself from responding constantly to fear-mongering hyperventilating panic driven posts like this.

Okay, if she is pulling it out of someplace, then how about a Harvard University Epidemiologist saying 40 - 70% of the world will become infected? Think he is pulling it out too?

thehill.com... are/public-global-health/485602-virus-expert-as-much-as-70-percent-of-worlds

I wonder who termed the phrase 'Herd Mentality' because this chief scientific advisor wants over 40 million brits to get the virus so that we can begin our own body defenses against it and therefore create our own Immunity!

Chief scientific adviser wants 40million Britons - 60 percent of the entire population - to catch coronavirus for herd immunity to take effect

www.dailymail.co.uk...

Sir Patrick Vallance said millions fighting off the virus that has killed ten in Britain and almost 5,000 worldwide will 'help' in the long run because it is likely to become an 'annual virus'. He told Sky News: 'Sixty per cent is the sort of figure you need to get herd immunity.' Sir Patrick told the BBC that the advice the Government is following for tackling coronavirus is not looking to 'suppress' the disease entirely but to help create a 'herd immunity in the UK'.

'That is exactly the risk you would expect from previous epidemics. If you suppress something very, very hard, when you release those measures it bounces back and it bounces back at the wrong time. 'Our aim is to try and reduce the peak, broaden the peak, not suppress it completely, to build up some kind of herd immunity so more people are immune to this disease and we reduce the transmission, at the same time we protect those who are most vulnerable to it. Those are the key things we need to do.' Herd immunity is normally achieved through vaccinations, in which millions of patients get a jab to train their immune system to fight off pathogens such as the measles virus in future. But Britain’s attempt to develop herd immunity in a real-time outbreak – of a disease for which there is currently no vaccine – is controversial. It means tens of thousands will be infected – and thousands will ultimately die because they have caught it – in order to protect the population as a whole from catching it down the line.

TBH, I don't think 40 odd million brits will want to catch this virus!

originally posted by: liejunkie01

originally posted by: texasgirl

originally posted by: TheAMEDDDoc
a reply to: texasgirl

Not worried just uneasy, people get weird in these situations, they can't process stress and abnormalities. I am worried about older relatives, thankful kids brush it off, concerned about the economic hit. My state says if you have symptoms stay home and assume you have the virus. It's abnormally quiet, the roads are quiet and I'm glad we stocked up weeks ago. Now the schools are closing, all the fun stuff is closing and who knows what else is coming with people being bored or not having money because they don't have full time benefits.

I'm a pet sitter. This is a very stressful time in a sea of uncertainty. I am not worried about being sick, though.

The construction industry is already shaky. I am reading of projects being put on hold, or completely cancelled for the time being. All we have are the jobs that have already been bid and currently underway. But that can change at a moment's notice.

If this doesn't turn around quite quickly, there is going to be a whole hell of a lot of construction workers laid off here in a month or two.

I am hoping like crazy that the market rebounds a little bit.

Here we have houses that are half completed, no material to finish construction. It's a big problem as now construction of new apartments and homes take off.

originally posted by: CrazeeWorld777
Spain is now up to 812 for the day... approaching Italy's numbers 5 days ago

Spain now 4209 and 120 deaths! All schools closed in Spain bar one.

a reply to: Irishhaf

Nope not weird at all, I find this entire thing fascinating and love watching it. Then I feel bad for the people impacted by this thing. I have family near Gainesville, hope they turn out okay but they're healthy unless my great grandmother is still staying with them.

Well, as Mikell said, MI has closed all schools for 3 weeks. So far, with no plan for families struggling to get by as it is, but yet the governor want the teachers to be paid for those 3 weeks.

And we jumped from 2 cases, to 12, in a day or so.

People around here are panicking. The stores are crazy. No toilet paper left on the shelves, even the food shelves emptying.

This sucks.

So appreciative of all the posters here. It's literally the only place you need to read because of everyone's local and first hand accounts and all the sources you all are sharing. I would not want to ride out a pandemic anywhere else !!!
In D/FW Texas, as of last night , most stores were very, very low , if not depleted of the essentials. I had friends from all over sending me photos and videos from inside stores with no water, paper products, canned goods, fresh produce. That is not to say every shelf was picked clean but definitely very low and very long lines and nowhere to park in the parking lots. I am in a more rural town and our local small ( non chain) store seemed pretty well supplied.

I am very curious to see what is in Pelosi's plan. I saw a reporter yesterday saying they had read Pelosi's plan and it was one that would expand federal government quite a bit beyond the 'current situation'. Patriot Act 2.0 ?

JetBlue bans passenger who notified crew after landing that he'd tested positive for coronavirus

(CNN) — JetBlue banned a passenger who flew from New York to Florida while awaiting the results of a coronavirus test and notified the crew after landing that they came back positive, the airline said.
The passenger left John F Kennedy International Airport and landed at West Palm Beach on Wednesday night. He did not disclose to anyone at JetBlue that he was awaiting results of a coronavirus test, the airline said.
On arrival, the passenger told the crew that he'd been notified the test was positive and cleaning immediately started for the areas he went through based on security camera footage, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. They included gates, security checkpoints, check-in counters and kiosks, elevators and restrooms.
"Last night's event put our crewmembers, customers, and federal and local officials in an unsettling situation that could have easily been avoided, and as such, this customer will not be permitted to fly on JetBlue in the future," the airline said in a statement Thursday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked people feeling unwell, those who believe they may have coronavirus or those who are awaiting test results to avoid travel until they are cleared by a medical professional.

Source

Hello ATS members. This is an update from Tokyo Japan Friday March 13th 10:30 pm
I want to drop a little note here on that now many of us are now focused on our own front yard. China news seems to be history and most all Asia too. What is important to notice about some of my post is the "growth" and "sudden growth" of cases around Japan. Most has to do with entertainment and dinning out now. What I truly don't understand is the numbers that are not showing up where people use mass transit. I guess there is a reason for that. Most airlines here that fly domestic have cut back on their flights, and in some cases, not flying at all.
Here is my update:

Of 698 people, including people infected in Japan and travelers from China
136 in Hokkaido
111 in Aichi (not sure why such high numbers, yet Tokyo with low numbers)
89 in Osaka
77 in Tokyo,
50 in Kanagawa ,
Hyogo Prefecture 52 people,
Chiba Prefecture, 29 people,
Saitama Prefecture, 22 people,
Kyoto is 17 people, ( this area brings in tourist from all over the world, the cases are low, but if "real" numbers come out , we'll just have to see. Unemployment now is very high with jobs regarding tourism)
Niigata Prefecture 14 people,
Wakayama Prefecture, 14 people,
Kochi Prefecture, 12 people,
８ 8 people in Nara Prefecture,
7 people in Ishikawa Prefecture, 7 people in
Mie Prefecture
6 people in Kumamoto Prefecture
3 people in Gunma Prefecture, 3 people in
Nagano Prefecture, 3 people in
Shizuoka Prefecture,
3 in Yamaguchi, 3 in
Fukuoka, 3 in
Okinawa ,
2 in Akita, 2 in
Tochigi, 2 in
Yamanashi, 2 in
Gifu, 2 in
Ehime 2 people,
1 person in Miyagi prefecture, 1 person in
Fukushima prefecture,
One person in Shiga Prefecture, one person in
Hiroshima Prefecture, one person in
Tokushima Prefecture, one person in
Oita Prefecture, one person in
Miyazaki Prefecture,
a quarantine officer at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and an airport quarantine. There are 12 people who have been confirmed.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of seriously ill patients
was 32 on the 13th, 、32 people infected in Japan, and
14 cruise ship passengers, for a total of 46 people.

On the other hand, the number of persons who have been confirmed to be infected in Japan and who have been discharged from hospital by 13 days, including cruise ship passengers and crew members, totals 525.

Businesses have really slowed down. Even grocery stores are half empty with people. No shortages , no rush to buy, no nothing, so strange , really. taxis are a bit hard to find due to ridership is way down. hospitals now have warning signs about visitors seeing patients. (not sure what the limitations are, did take a picture of the warning though )

A man in Japan gave the virus to a woman, saying after that he "wanted to spread it".

Some crazy people in this world!

www.foxnews.com... world/japanese-woman-contracts-coronavirus-after-contact-with-man-who-wanted-to-spread-it-report

Interview with Dr. Fauci with much helpful information.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, answers questions about the coronavirus pandemic during a CNN/Facebook coronavirus town hall and says that he would take a second thought at flying on an airplane.

And this comment by Dr. Fauci shows the danger of untested people feeling better and returning to social settings.
"Just because you feel better or feel well does not mean that you're not shedding virus."

originally posted by: MrRCflying
A man in Japan gave the virus to a woman, saying after that he "wanted to spread it".

Some crazy people in this world!

www.foxnews.com... world/japanese-woman-contracts-coronavirus-after-contact-with-man-who-wanted-to-spread-it-report

I think it went something like this:
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Good morning all, update from the Carolinas. Confirmed 15 in NC, 12 in SC. Numbers are increasing as people get tested, but of course there's a shortage of test kits. NC is supposedly working on developing their own tests. All major events in NC have been canceled - ACC tourney, St. Patty's parades, festivals, bar crawls. Gubmint suggests everyone over 65 avoid crowds, even church.

I've been slowly stocking up for the past couple of months, but went to our local Publix yesterday for top ups. The buying spree has begun here. TP and paper towels were nearly gone, lots of people in the canned food and soup aisles. Gatorade was getting hit.

I think I need to stock away some more bourbon.....

originally posted by: MrRCflying
Today is the last day of school for my kids before we begin our voluntary lock in.

I see as of this morning several states have closed all schools. Anyone have any word on New York State? Since we are so hard hit here, I would have thought we would have been one of the first, but I guess not.

Found this. www.fox5ny.com... Hope I did that right.

a reply to: schmae

It's true. Driving home, my client texted and said the schools in Little Elm are closed. I then witnessed cars in line pulling into Walmart, Market Place and Kroger. The lots were packed.

I gotta tell you, seeing that started a panicky feeling in me. Thankfully, I have food that I have been slowly stocking up despite my dismal finances.

I haven't caught up yet. Just found out a middle school student in the area has it. Felt sick on the 7th. Tested positive.

Michigan has NOT released the results officially.

Also heard of 2 others at local hospitals.

Ironically Hurley our level 1 trauma isn't taking them right or testing Unless HOSPITALIZED.

They are at the smaller but capapble hospitals.

a reply to: asdfa
This one? coronavirus.1point3acres.com...