# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=42 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 43 --- ## [Samuel L. Jackson reads "Stay the Fuck at Home"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuel-l-jackson-reads-stay-the-fuck-at-home/852137)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuel-l-jackson-reads-stay-the-fuck-at-home/852137 "2020-04-20T15:09:15Z")
I hope this is appropriate here. I found this video pretty hilarious. Samuel L. Jackson gives us some useful, if blunt advice for dealing with Covid-19. NSFW of course, so I’ll spoiler it. --- ## [If a vaccine \*\*doesn't\*\* come within 12-18 months, then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-vaccine-doesnt-come-within-12-18-months-then-what/851752)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-vaccine-doesnt-come-within-12-18-months-then-what/851752 "2020-04-20T14:41:01Z")
Based on a very depressing conference call with a Pharma manufacturer client. Unlike what some people have said in other threads, regulators and industry aren’t the biggest stumbling bloc. They have relaxed or waived saf… --- ## [U.S. Government releases three phase plan to return to normalcy..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-releases-three-phase-plan-to-return-to-normalcy/851955)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-releases-three-phase-plan-to-return-to-normalcy/851955 "2020-04-20T13:44:43Z")
Hot off the presses. So, from my understanding, if things go well, Phase 1 is May 1, if things continue to go well Phase 2 is May 15, and if things again continue to go well, Phase 3 is June 1 at which time, from my l… --- ## [How a Champions League Match Helped Spread Coronavirus in Italy and Spain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-champions-league-match-helped-spread-coronavirus-in-italy-and-spain/850999)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-champions-league-match-helped-spread-coronavirus-in-italy-and-spain/850999 "2020-04-20T10:38:57Z")
How the unlikely success of a small Italian club and the celebration and joy of its fans might have unknowingly helped spread this pandemic. --- ## [Conducting field experiments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conducting-field-experiments/851779)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conducting-field-experiments/851779 "2020-04-20T09:43:17Z")
Not sure if tests like this would be considered unethical or inhumane but suppose we had about 5,000 paid volunteers from all walks of life that agreed to live in close proximity to one another for about 4 months. Infect… --- ## [Pandemic Modeling explained by Sat Morning Breakfast Cereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-modeling-explained-by-sat-morning-breakfast-cereal/852151)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-modeling-explained-by-sat-morning-breakfast-cereal/852151 "2020-04-20T05:17:50Z")
Here’s a link to a very educational cartoon where it shows how damned complicated it is to come up with trustworthy answers. It’s put together by a team at 538 along with Mr. Weinersmith, creator of SMBC (a webcomic I … --- ## [Ground Control to Captain Tom: You've raised £23 million in donations to National Health Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-control-to-captain-tom-youve-raised-23-million-in-donations-to-national-health-service/852155)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ground-control-to-captain-tom-youve-raised-23-million-in-donations-to-national-health-service/852155 "2020-04-20T01:10:08Z")
Just came across this; haven’t seen any other posts. Captain Tom Moore, 99 year old WWII veteran, recently had a hip replacement and has been doing rounds of his garden as therapy. His daughter suggested he walk daily… --- ## [The media is driving our defensive actions not science!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-media-is-driving-our-defensive-actions-not-science/851355)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-media-is-driving-our-defensive-actions-not-science/851355 "2020-04-19T19:36:50Z")
All the conversations going on about this virus yet we seldom hear anything about strategies based on statistics. Would it not make sense to monitor regions and only have shutdowns when massive out breaks are looking. Sh… --- ## [Experiences with online remote streaming parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-online-remote-streaming-parties/850676)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-online-remote-streaming-parties/850676 "2020-04-19T15:20:09Z")
I’ve been reading about people dealing with social isolation by engaging in online streaming parties, in which one person can stream a video from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, etc., and share the screen with remote friend… --- ## [All the plans to reopen the economy are terrible in different ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-plans-to-reopen-the-economy-are-terrible-in-different-ways/851591)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-plans-to-reopen-the-economy-are-terrible-in-different-ways/851591 "2020-04-19T14:44:16Z")
At least that’s the conclusion Ezra Klein comes to in Vox after studying all of them. What do you guys think? --- ## [Could Covid-19 actually result in less overall deaths in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-covid-19-actually-result-in-less-overall-deaths-in-the-usa/851350)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-covid-19-actually-result-in-less-overall-deaths-in-the-usa/851350 "2020-04-19T13:48:51Z")
I don’t mean directly, but from lockdowns and social distancing. I think it will result in a non-negligible reduction in deaths from most other communicable diseases. 6 million people die in car accidents each year in … --- ## [Things we are tired of hearing about COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-are-tired-of-hearing-about-covid-19/851718)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-are-tired-of-hearing-about-covid-19/851718 "2020-04-19T03:06:37Z")
Everyday when the local news outlet posts COVID-19 stats in my state, the comments section ALWAYS has the following: -A list of annual deaths from the flu, cancer, car accidents blah blah blah (even though COVID-19 is… --- ## [We are all going to die COVID-19 Nightmare Thread of Doom: Post the most discouraging stories here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-all-going-to-die-covid-19-nightmare-thread-of-doom-post-the-most-discouraging-stories-here/851899)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-all-going-to-die-covid-19-nightmare-thread-of-doom-post-the-most-discouraging-stories-here/851899 "2020-04-18T21:50:02Z")
So here are mine: Humans might be able to pass the virus on to our pets: The virus has already mutated, which is why people are testing positive after recovering from it: Even the severely sick cant get tests: Wor… --- ## [Did you think/ hope that the Covid 19 pandemic might unite us in adversity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-think-hope-that-the-covid-19-pandemic-might-unite-us-in-adversity/852046)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-think-hope-that-the-covid-19-pandemic-might-unite-us-in-adversity/852046 "2020-04-18T20:16:47Z")
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha h… --- ## [Will 100 proof (50% alcohol) have some disinfectant properties against corona virus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-100-proof-50-alcohol-have-some-disinfectant-properties-against-corona-virus/851576)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-100-proof-50-alcohol-have-some-disinfectant-properties-against-corona-virus/851576 "2020-04-18T19:31:09Z")
I wanted to disinfect the drinking portion of capped Corona beers from potential (mostly imagined) coronavirus contamination by dunking them upside down in a glass of 100 proof Wild Turkey. This is so I can allay people’… --- ## [Can my state turn back residents from states that are no practicing appropriate anti-COVID19 rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-state-turn-back-residents-from-states-that-are-no-practicing-appropriate-anti-covid19-rules/852036)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-state-turn-back-residents-from-states-that-are-no-practicing-appropriate-anti-covid19-rules/852036 "2020-04-18T18:18:54Z")
In Pennsylvania we have been hunkering down with New York and New Jersey for over a month now and are struggling to flatten the curve and have suffered a combined 16,000 dead thanks to COVID-19, already blowing away the … --- ## [Texas governor already talking about ending lockdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-already-talking-about-ending-lockdown/851565)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-governor-already-talking-about-ending-lockdown/851565 "2020-04-18T18:12:26Z")
The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has decided hey, what the hell, maybe we’ll start opening up next week! Meanwhile, yesterday was the worst day Texas has had in the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s growing at a cheerily ex… --- ## [How do we know there will ever be a vaccine, or a treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-there-will-ever-be-a-vaccine-or-a-treatment/851529)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-there-will-ever-be-a-vaccine-or-a-treatment/851529 "2020-04-18T07:51:49Z")
As I understand it - the common cold is caused by a variety of different viruses, which includes other coronaviruses. There is no vaccine or effective treatment for the common cold, and no real “herd immunity” effect ei… --- ## [Japan is pretty nonchalant about COVID-19--and that's OK?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-is-pretty-nonchalant-about-covid-19-and-thats-ok/850137)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-is-pretty-nonchalant-about-covid-19-and-thats-ok/850137 "2020-04-18T04:25:32Z")
My ex is Japanese, and she’s there with my kid, so I am getting reports on the ground. There are only about 1,000 cases, excluding cruise ships, so far: But the things we are self-flagelleting for not having done soon… --- ## [Meet Covie, the cuddly coronavirus plush toy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-covie-the-cuddly-coronavirus-plush-toy/851798 "2020-04-17T22:15:06Z")
Covie is being made and sold by Oklahoma’s Doubleshot Coffee Company. I’m not sure who thought that a snot-green plush toy of a fatal disease germ was a good idea, but its popularity seems to be contagious. --- ## [Covid19 Infection Numbers by Country Population](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid19-infection-numbers-by-country-population/851904)
**Author:** [@Trinary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinary)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid19-infection-numbers-by-country-population/851904 "2020-04-17T21:37:35Z")
Questions about the numbers at this Covid19 site published by JohnsHopkinsUniversity(JHU): https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 Of the three most populous cou… --- ## [Wisconsin Teen Threatened With Arrest if She didnt Delete Instagram Post Claiming She Hd Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-teen-threatened-with-arrest-if-she-didnt-delete-instagram-post-claiming-she-hd-coronavirus/852003)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-teen-threatened-with-arrest-if-she-didnt-delete-instagram-post-claiming-she-hd-coronavirus/852003 "2020-04-17T21:29:58Z")
Now the family is suing the police. Lots of people are forgetting we have a Constitution and civil rights because of this pandemic. --- ## [Crafting for Healthcare professionals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafting-for-healthcare-professionals/851999)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafting-for-healthcare-professionals/851999 "2020-04-17T19:29:56Z")
I don’t really sew that much, so I won’t be making masks en masse, but I do have cotton yarn and basic crochet skills, so I thought I might make these mask straps They use buttons, and I’m wondering what I should be aim… --- ## [What’s the REAL reason insurance companies are offering discounts on car insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-real-reason-insurance-companies-are-offering-discounts-on-car-insurance/851966)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-real-reason-insurance-companies-are-offering-discounts-on-car-insurance/851966 "2020-04-17T16:07:43Z")
The companies that are doing it of course are advertising that they are discounting premiums for car insurance because, well right now people are driving less because of travel restrictions and of course, insurance compa… --- ## [Advice on how to handle returning family members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-to-handle-returning-family-members/851928)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-to-handle-returning-family-members/851928 "2020-04-17T11:25:41Z")
I hope advice requests are OK in this forum… A friend is asking my advice on how to handle a family situation. She has a daughter in grad school in Florida; due to the upcoming end of term and housing situation, the dau… --- ## [Should I return to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-return-to-work/851918)
**Author:** [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-return-to-work/851918 "2020-04-17T02:59:07Z")
I work in manufacturing, and the company I work for is considered essential, so are not shut down. On the advice of my doctor, I’ve been off work self-isolating for the last three weeks, because the meds I take are immu… --- ## [The language pedant speaks (plural of virus)-- and a plea for clarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-language-pedant-speaks-plural-of-virus-and-a-plea-for-clarity/851614)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-language-pedant-speaks-plural-of-virus-and-a-plea-for-clarity/851614 "2020-04-16T17:30:08Z")
This is actually discussed in an old Straight Dope column, if you don’t want to believe my high school Latin memory. The plural of “virus” is not “viri,” nor is it “virii.” “Viri” is a Latin word, but it means “men.” It… --- ## [Enforcing social distancing: assault or self-defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforcing-social-distancing-assault-or-self-defense/851883)
**Author:** [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforcing-social-distancing-assault-or-self-defense/851883 "2020-04-16T16:58:05Z")
I’m unsure if this is better in GQ (for a factual answer) or QZ (because COVID related) but I’ll go with the latter. I am old, tall, and may walk unsteadily, so I often carry a cane or hiking stick, often with spiky ends… --- ## [Hypothetical about moving house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-about-moving-house/851878)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-about-moving-house/851878 "2020-04-16T15:53:24Z")
If I move from my current rental into a new house rental, the house is not new but has been occupied, having read lots of internet stuff about the coronavirus and its ability to hang about on various surfaces and infect,… --- ## [CV economy stimulus payments outside the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cv-economy-stimulus-payments-outside-the-usa/851765)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cv-economy-stimulus-payments-outside-the-usa/851765 "2020-04-16T00:45:47Z")
Now I know where to move. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=43)