# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=49 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 50 --- ## [FDA approves emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for covid-19 treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fda-approves-emergency-use-of-hydroxychloroquine-for-covid-19-treatment/850682)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fda-approves-emergency-use-of-hydroxychloroquine-for-covid-19-treatment/850682 "2020-03-31T11:34:08Z")
--- ## [Pay your bills if you have the money. Just do that.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-your-bills-if-you-have-the-money-just-do-that/850637)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-your-bills-if-you-have-the-money-just-do-that/850637 "2020-03-31T10:29:33Z")
Many entities have said that they will forgive bills for now if they are not paid, but folks, that doesn’t mean they will go away. For the most part, it just means that you will have to pay more later. This bill forgiv… --- ## [Instacart strike imminent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-strike-imminent/850678)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-strike-imminent/850678 "2020-03-31T09:53:08Z")
Supposedly today. Can’t blame them for wanting proper protections in place, but it sure puts a hitch in things for a lot of people who can’t go to stores to shop. We were expecting delivery tomorrow from two different s… --- ## [Sanitizing at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanitizing-at-home/850718)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanitizing-at-home/850718 "2020-03-31T09:30:56Z")
If you don’t go out, except to your yard, and you don’t see anyone, and if when you do go out you sanitize door knobs, car doors, counters where you put bags, etc., and you wash your hands to the bone, is it really nece… --- ## [Anyone run out of TP yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-run-out-of-tp-yet/850475)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-run-out-of-tp-yet/850475 "2020-03-31T08:52:01Z")
Still a scarce commodity, but wondering if anyone ran out yet? If so how are you coping? The most obvious replacement is facial tissue, paper towels and napkins, and I’ve seen suggestions of coffee filters. A bidet at… --- ## [IRS: Economic impact payments: What you need to know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-economic-impact-payments-what-you-need-to-know/850707)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-economic-impact-payments-what-you-need-to-know/850707 "2020-03-31T04:49:55Z")
The IRS has posted News Release IR-2020-61 which contains the latest information about the distribution of the Economic Impact Payments (the $1200 checks). It includes answers to the following questions: \[ul\] \[li\]Wh… --- ## [I am an essential employee in a "stay at home" state. Anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-essential-employee-in-a-stay-at-home-state-anyone-else/850072)
**Author:** [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-essential-employee-in-a-stay-at-home-state-anyone-else/850072 "2020-03-31T02:49:20Z")
So, I’m a low wage hourly employee in a warehouse, which now means I’m “essential.” Personally, I am happy that I am still able to work and that I am being offered bonuses and overtime right now. My employer is offering … --- ## [Randomized study shows positive results for hydroxychloroquine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randomized-study-shows-positive-results-for-hydroxychloroquine/850692)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randomized-study-shows-positive-results-for-hydroxychloroquine/850692 "2020-03-31T01:50:43Z")
Number of patients in study was 62. A little over 80% of patients on hydroxychloroquine showed Improvement versus 55% of those in the control group. No patients in hydroxychloroquine group develop severe symptoms. I beli… --- ## [Piper Cub begins to appreciate the seriousness of the situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-begins-to-appreciate-the-seriousness-of-the-situation/850700)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-begins-to-appreciate-the-seriousness-of-the-situation/850700 "2020-03-30T22:13:09Z")
“Dad”, said the Cub, “how long is this corona thing going to last for?” “Don’t know, Cub”, I replied. “We’re relying on the doctors and scientists to tell us when things get back to normal.” “So it could go on for a l… --- ## [Taiwan and the WHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taiwan-and-the-who/850704)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taiwan-and-the-who/850704 "2020-03-30T21:38:16Z")
So, one of the stories I haven’t seen a lot about either on this board or really in most media, is the ongoing cluster fuck between the WHO and Taiwan. In a nut shell, the WHO has cut Taiwan completely out of the discus… --- ## [Bogus coronavirus claims lead Google Play to finally give Infowars the boot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-coronavirus-claims-lead-google-play-to-finally-give-infowars-the-boot/850684)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-coronavirus-claims-lead-google-play-to-finally-give-infowars-the-boot/850684 "2020-03-30T20:48:54Z")
It’s about time. --- ## [anyone else finally create a will because of this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-finally-create-a-will-because-of-this/850642)
**Author:** [@cmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmore)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-finally-create-a-will-because-of-this/850642 "2020-03-30T20:39:46Z")
don’t plan on getting sick, hope not to die if I do, but since I’m no longer young and invincible I figured making a will was the prudent thing to do. has this prompted anyone else to make one, or maybe update an exi… --- ## [Are there any nations that aren't taking this virus seriously at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-nations-that-arent-taking-this-virus-seriously-at-all/850689)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-nations-that-arent-taking-this-virus-seriously-at-all/850689 "2020-03-30T20:18:28Z")
I wonder if after this is all over if there are nations that did nothing that can more or less be used as control models to compare various interventions to see how well they worked compared to nations that did nothing. … --- ## [\>300 dead in Iran from drinking methanol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-dead-in-iran-from-drinking-methanol/850620)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-dead-in-iran-from-drinking-methanol/850620 "2020-03-30T17:45:06Z")
Alcoholic beverages are illegal in Iran, and a rumor somehow got started that DRINKING methanol, which is toxic at extremely low doses, would prevent or cure COVID. Since Iran is being ravaged by the disease, naturally … --- ## ["Weak positive" test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-positive-test/850588)
**Author:** [@Kanzan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kanzan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weak-positive-test/850588 "2020-03-30T15:47:32Z")
The son of a friend is a healthcare worker and received a Covid19 test as a routine measure in his hospital. He tested positive but was told it was a “weak positive” so not to worry (and was kept on the work schedule). I… --- ## [Plagues Are Sometimes 'Good'.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagues-are-sometimes-good/850492)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagues-are-sometimes-good/850492 "2020-03-30T14:23:42Z")
Again, I saw it on satellite TV, so I have not cite. But the Bubonic Plague may have actually been a good thing. Specifically it led to the democratic revolutions of the late 18th centuries. At least indirectly. The st… --- ## [What stuff is going to be called "pre-COVID-19" in the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-is-going-to-be-called-pre-covid-19-in-the-future/850611)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-is-going-to-be-called-pre-covid-19-in-the-future/850611 "2020-03-30T13:57:36Z")
There are things, particularly related to air travel, that changed permanently after the attacks of September 11th. Behavior like greeting people with flowers as they get off a plane or visiting a cockpit during a flight… --- ## [Testing Failure in the U.S.: NYT article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-failure-in-the-u-s-nyt-article/850602)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-failure-in-the-u-s-nyt-article/850602 "2020-03-30T13:25:09Z")
This, in today’s NYT Sunday edition, is a fairly long read, but hey lots of those among us have some time on our hands, and it is very informative. The combination of fails at various levels are hard to comprehend, and … --- ## [Looking for best analyses, analytical tools, predictions for Covid-19.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-best-analyses-analytical-tools-predictions-for-covid-19/850661)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-best-analyses-analytical-tools-predictions-for-covid-19/850661 "2020-03-30T13:15:34Z")
Does anyone know of any analysts, bloggers, etc who are doing up-to-date analyses of the data as it relates to death predictions, NPI efficacy, effect of lifting such measures, any other predictions, etc? I don’t need … --- ## [Getting my head around the cost/benefit of flatten the curve.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-head-around-the-cost-benefit-of-flatten-the-curve/850056)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-head-around-the-cost-benefit-of-flatten-the-curve/850056 "2020-03-30T03:59:29Z")
As I understand it if we let the virus set the pace of new infections we get a tall but narrow bell curve representing the rate of new infections. The economy would be only slightly affected and we would achieve herd imm… --- ## [Will this devolve in to widespread looting/home invasions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-devolve-in-to-widespread-looting-home-invasions/850103)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-devolve-in-to-widespread-looting-home-invasions/850103 "2020-03-30T00:25:29Z")
The amount of people standing in line for guns certainly seems to indicate many people think it will. --- ## [Has anyone here tried distillery-made hand sanitizer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-distillery-made-hand-sanitizer/850580)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-distillery-made-hand-sanitizer/850580 "2020-03-29T23:54:01Z")
There was a distillery in the next town over from where I live the other day that was going away bottles of hand sanitizer they made in-house. I thought about going, but didn’t really have time. Anyway, has anyone here … --- ## [A Road Map for Navigating the Pandemic at the National Level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-road-map-for-navigating-the-pandemic-at-the-national-level/850629)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-road-map-for-navigating-the-pandemic-at-the-national-level/850629 "2020-03-29T23:50:06Z")
I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that an actual plan at the national level might be helpful. Well, here’s one. It’s from American Enterprise Institute. I’m sure it’s not perfect, but it does seem like a reasonable a… --- ## [Why not call it SARS-2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-call-it-sars-2/850539)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-call-it-sars-2/850539 "2020-03-29T23:46:01Z")
SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 are both corona viruses. When the SARS outbreak first happened in early 2000s, they called it SARS outbreak and called the virus SARS virus. Now, pretty much everyone (newspapers, articles, medica… --- ## [Will Americans support quarantines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-americans-support-quarantines/850541)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-americans-support-quarantines/850541 "2020-03-29T23:29:00Z")
Trump: Quarantine of New York Might Happen Today. I think a lot of folks would advocate this approach to containment. It makes some sense to keep people in a hot spot from leaving and creating new hot spots. But locki… --- ## [I now have a home-made cloth mask. How to make it most effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-have-a-home-made-cloth-mask-how-to-make-it-most-effective/850362)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-have-a-home-made-cloth-mask-how-to-make-it-most-effective/850362 "2020-03-29T23:21:01Z")
Sewn by my talented husband based on a pattern I found online (JoAnn Fabrics). Made of 2 layers of cotton fabric with interfacing. I know it isn’t effective in a highly charged medical atmosphere, but it should help whe… --- ## [Why should GM make ventilators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-gm-make-ventilators/850478)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-gm-make-ventilators/850478 "2020-03-29T21:12:19Z")
I have a question that has been bothering me for a couple of days now. Why should GM be making ventilators? As I understand it, GM makes mostly cars and trucks and things. Medical equipment is not cars and trucks. Why… --- ## [Is there a hole in the direct payments plan concerning young adults who live with their parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-hole-in-the-direct-payments-plan-concerning-young-adults-who-live-with-their-parents/850569)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-hole-in-the-direct-payments-plan-concerning-young-adults-who-live-with-their-parents/850569 "2020-03-29T21:00:53Z")
I have read every detailed article I can find about this, and ISTM that if you have a 17 year old living with you, you’ll get $500 for them. But if they are 18 or 19 (or older) and live with you and are claimed as a dep… --- ## [How is Trump's approval rating going up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-trumps-approval-rating-going-up/850604)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-trumps-approval-rating-going-up/850604 "2020-03-29T18:12:32Z")
I’m certainly no fan of Trump to begin with, so maybe I have a hard time understanding the mindset of his supporters at baseline. But somehow through all of the administration’s mismanagement of the Covid Crisis his app… --- ## [Annual flu death rate and vax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-flu-death-rate-and-vax/850596)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-flu-death-rate-and-vax/850596 "2020-03-29T18:04:25Z")
COVID-19 rates keeps getting compared to annual flu rates. Of the annual deaths for which flu is the cause, what percentage of those people had had their annual flu vaccination? To ask it another way, if most or all peop… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=50)