# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=30 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 31 --- ## [An impractical, impossible absolute, actual “Total Lock Down”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-impractical-impossible-absolute-actual-total-lock-down/917675)
**Author:** [@Dr.Conrad\_Shadowdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Conrad_Shadowdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-impractical-impossible-absolute-actual-total-lock-down/917675 "2020-08-14T17:21:23Z")
An actual “lockdown” is not possible, but if it was — no going out for groceries, no walking the dog; no doctor visits; just staying cloistered in my house with my immediate family and using my stored meds, groceries and… --- ## [Flordia Sheriff bans masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flordia-sheriff-bans-masks/917996)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flordia-sheriff-bans-masks/917996 "2020-08-14T15:38:59Z")
The sheriff of Marion County, Florida has implemented a mask ban. Deputies aren’t allowed to wear a mask while on duty (other than a few exceptions) and NO ONE (civilians included) is allowed to wear one while at the sta… --- ## [Hand Sanitizer in Hot Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-sanitizer-in-hot-car/853867)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-sanitizer-in-hot-car/853867 "2020-08-14T00:09:37Z")
Will it maintain its effectiveness? Google shows a variety of answers. --- ## [Did Florida clean up its act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-florida-clean-up-its-act/917419)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-florida-clean-up-its-act/917419 "2020-08-13T20:52:56Z")
I noticed from here that new cases in Florida are way down in the last few weeks. I haven’t heard about any draconian measures that were taken. Did people just eventually get on the mask train? Any ideas? --- ## [Have you used this time to do or learn something new?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-this-time-to-do-or-learn-something-new/917945)
**Author:** [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-this-time-to-do-or-learn-something-new/917945 "2020-08-13T16:47:05Z")
What new activities, hobbies, knowledge, etc. have you gained while staying home due to Covid-19? I have 3 things that I can’t say I would have taken up without this enforced time at home: I can now solve 5 kinds of … --- ## [Are other countries having testing problems too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-other-countries-having-testing-problems-too/854351)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-other-countries-having-testing-problems-too/854351 "2020-08-13T16:10:29Z")
From the beginning the US has had major problems with testing. First we rejected tests from other counties to develop our own, and those tests turned out to be defective. And then, once we got tests that were actually ac… --- ## [What is the latest on how you can get the virus? Also...how has the conventional wisdom changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-latest-on-how-you-can-get-the-virus-also-how-has-the-conventional-wisdom-changed/917645)
**Author:** [@GnuMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GnuMe)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-latest-on-how-you-can-get-the-virus-also-how-has-the-conventional-wisdom-changed/917645 "2020-08-13T14:39:38Z")
So the classic illness seems to be resiratory but I’ve also seen heart problems (Eduardo Rodriguez;Boston Red Sox) and reports of lingering effects on the brain. Breathing it in thru the nose seems to be what most are c… --- ## [America implements another country’s COVID plan with NO changes. Which are we best off going with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-implements-another-country-s-covid-plan-with-no-changes-which-are-we-best-off-going-with/917673)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-implements-another-country-s-covid-plan-with-no-changes-which-are-we-best-off-going-with/917673 "2020-08-13T11:27:21Z")
Something I was curious about. Assume that government would have to directly request and get any suspensions of current American law and policy that the plan would require. --- ## [Is a sleeper compartment on a train safer than flying by plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sleeper-compartment-on-a-train-safer-than-flying-by-plane/917360)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sleeper-compartment-on-a-train-safer-than-flying-by-plane/917360 "2020-08-12T02:14:20Z")
Pros of sleeping train compartment: It’s just me, nobody else, I have the cabin all to myself. And there may be less security screening at a train station, meaning TSA might not be patting me down with the same virus-la… --- ## [I'm in an area where mask usage has been minimal. State has decreed mandatory mask usage next Monday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-an-area-where-mask-usage-has-been-minimal-state-has-decreed-mandatory-mask-usage-next-monday/916171)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-an-area-where-mask-usage-has-been-minimal-state-has-decreed-mandatory-mask-usage-next-monday/916171 "2020-08-11T04:52:26Z")
The company I work for has decreed that we will comply with the state mandate. I’m cool with that. I have been wearing one while shopping in public but not at work. Out of about 200 employees, there have been 1 or 2 that… --- ## [Any athletes hospitalized for COVID 19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-athletes-hospitalized-for-covid-19/916648)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-athletes-hospitalized-for-covid-19/916648 "2020-08-09T22:10:49Z")
Lots of athletes, both professional and college, have tested positive for COVID-19. Have any of them been hospitalized? I’m basically wondering if being in outstanding physical condition is in any way protective. You of… --- ## [Businesses blaming issues on Covid that aren't Covid's fault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-blaming-issues-on-covid-that-arent-covids-fault/917184)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-blaming-issues-on-covid-that-arent-covids-fault/917184 "2020-08-09T17:44:30Z")
I’ve noticed some of my suppliers are having issues with fulfillment or other problems and when asked what the delay is, the answer lately seems to be “because Covid” I understand this may be legit in light of shipping … --- ## [10 times as many cases as reported, is this accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-times-as-many-cases-as-reported-is-this-accurate/917002)
**Author:** [@Monocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monocracy)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-times-as-many-cases-as-reported-is-this-accurate/917002 "2020-08-08T22:17:31Z")
On June 25th, CDC Director Robert Redfield announced that the actual number of cases in the U.S. is ten times greater than the reported cases, by their best estimation. This information was based on results from antibod… --- ## [Are some people inherently impervious to Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-people-inherently-impervious-to-covid/853804)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-people-inherently-impervious-to-covid/853804 "2020-08-08T20:57:05Z")
That has been my assumption, which is based on two things. I know a lot of people who have had intense and prolonged exposure to infected people, with no distancing whatsoever, without getting infected themselves. In … --- ## [Permanent changes as a result of the pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-changes-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic/916333)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-changes-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic/916333 "2020-08-07T22:14:22Z")
Anyone want to speculate on permanent changes to society or customs as result of the pandemic? I’m not talking about how things are different now but how they will be different five or ten years from now when life is bac… --- ## [Governor of Ohio Tests Positive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-of-ohio-tests-positive/917430)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-of-ohio-tests-positive/917430 "2020-08-07T14:16:18Z")
Our governor was to meet Trump when he came to town this week, but first had to get a covid test per protocol, and he tested positive. Official statement. I’m pretty bummed, as he’s been great during this whole time, ve… --- ## [Kodak to make pharmaceuticals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kodak-to-make-pharmaceuticals/916680)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kodak-to-make-pharmaceuticals/916680 "2020-08-05T13:44:18Z")
With help from a $765 million loan from the federal government, Kodak is planning on transforming itself from a photography company into a pharmaceutical company. --- ## [Can regular people buy masks that prevent you from inhaling the virus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-regular-people-buy-masks-that-prevent-you-from-inhaling-the-virus/916063)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-regular-people-buy-masks-that-prevent-you-from-inhaling-the-virus/916063 "2020-08-04T23:01:47Z")
My understanding is that most masks work better because they prevent you from exhaling the virus which other people can inhale. Which would work fine if everyone wears them, but not everyone does. I vaguely recall a stud… --- ## [Could the US have had a unified national plan in response to the coronavirus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-us-have-had-a-unified-national-plan-in-response-to-the-coronavirus/917135)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-us-have-had-a-unified-national-plan-in-response-to-the-coronavirus/917135 "2020-08-04T20:41:16Z")
When you read articles about why the pandemic is an epic disaster in the US, it’s usually mentioned that we had almost no federal guidance which left states to deal with it individually. With states’ rights being what t… --- ## [Covid exposure story (my mother)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-exposure-story-my-mother/917108)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-exposure-story-my-mother/917108 "2020-08-04T13:59:08Z")
My mom, a cancer patient with a very low white blood cell count and who has lost a bunch of weight recently due to medication side effects, but currently holding her own, lives in the Villages in Florida. She was in a cl… --- ## [What state governments are acknowledged as handling this well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-state-governments-are-acknowledged-as-handling-this-well/916085)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-state-governments-are-acknowledged-as-handling-this-well/916085 "2020-08-04T13:14:42Z")
Note that this will not necessarily be the states with the lowest numbers in any particular category, which is why I’m having a hard time determining this. Plus, it’s at least partly perception, and I’m not sure how good… --- ## [Why is the 2nd wave leveling off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-2nd-wave-leveling-off/916864)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-2nd-wave-leveling-off/916864 "2020-08-03T16:58:07Z")
Just from checking various dashboards (NY Times, state health departments, CDC, etc) it looks like the 2nd wave of COVID case counts is now flattening across many states. As expected, we have a rising trend of fataliti… --- ## [Are doctors really being denied, harassed, or intimidated from using Hydroxychloroquine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-doctors-really-being-denied-harassed-or-intimidated-from-using-hydroxychloroquine/917026)
**Author:** [@txobbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txobbin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-doctors-really-being-denied-harassed-or-intimidated-from-using-hydroxychloroquine/917026 "2020-08-02T20:38:00Z")
First there was the “America’s Frontline Doctors” video and the kerfluffle about censorship when major media banned it. On Facebook I posted a debunking article “Don’t Believe These 3 Dangerous Lies from the Viral Stella… --- ## [Current Coronavirus US upsurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-coronavirus-us-upsurge/915358)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-coronavirus-us-upsurge/915358 "2020-08-01T23:36:22Z")
I’m not into schadenfraude, and my heart goes out to Americans and businesses in some states that are experiencing a dramatic rise in cases. I understand there is some compassion fatigue on this topic. I hope fellow Do… --- ## [More appropriate and less appropriate spectator sports for COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-appropriate-and-less-appropriate-spectator-sports-for-covid/916546)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-appropriate-and-less-appropriate-spectator-sports-for-covid/916546 "2020-08-01T21:44:27Z")
Which spectator sports are more viable from a public health standpoint during the coronavirus epidemic? Less viable? Baseball appears to be in the less viable category: Auto racing (NASCAR, Formula One) might be promi… --- ## [The world weeps for America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-weeps-for-america/916850)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-weeps-for-america/916850 "2020-08-01T16:23:57Z")
This is a short film with many people, around the world, being shown what’s happening with Covid in the US. It’s an eye opener. https://www.facebook.com/nytopinion/videos/601059837508330/ --- ## [Teletracking, the new HHS COVID reporting system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teletracking-the-new-hhs-covid-reporting-system/916948)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teletracking-the-new-hhs-covid-reporting-system/916948 "2020-07-31T23:21:30Z")
I’ve previously posted about Teletracking, the COVID-19 data system which replaced the HHS NHSN system: I’m starting a new thread in the hopes that somebody else notices something and can tell me about it … --- ## [What Happened to Washing Your Hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-washing-your-hands/915706)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-washing-your-hands/915706 "2020-07-31T17:58:01Z")
When all this started all I heard about was washing your hands. I would get 10 or 20 emails every day from various departments at my work reminding me to wash my hands. Every time I turned on the radio (I don’t watch T… --- ## [Should commercial landlords forgive rent during the shutdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-commercial-landlords-forgive-rent-during-the-shutdown/916872)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-commercial-landlords-forgive-rent-during-the-shutdown/916872 "2020-07-31T15:22:27Z")
Here in the Bay Area (and I’m sure it’s happening all over the country) there’s a news story nearly every day about another restaurant that’s permanently closing its doors because they can no longer pay their rent after … --- ## [How would you enforce a hard lockdown across America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-enforce-a-hard-lockdown-across-america/916690)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-enforce-a-hard-lockdown-across-america/916690 "2020-07-30T20:59:11Z")
Relatively few are denying that a hard lockdown across the United States would do wonders against coronavirus. This is part two of my attempt to figure out how in reach that is. There’s a somewhat similar thread already … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=31)