# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=52 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 53 --- ## [How much food/medicines do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-food-medicines-do-you-have/849968)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-food-medicines-do-you-have/849968 "2020-03-25T20:00:12Z")
I did an audit at my parents\*, they have about 6 weeks worth of flour, beans and pasta. Rice is a bit short and I will try and buy some tomorrow. They managed to get enough prescription medication for 6 months. Under … --- ## [Is there a reason for people who are already self-quarantining to be tested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-for-people-who-are-already-self-quarantining-to-be-tested/850036)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-for-people-who-are-already-self-quarantining-to-be-tested/850036 "2020-03-25T19:22:47Z")
Yes, more information is better than less information, for the science and predictive aspects. What I don’t understand is the furor over not having enough test kits to test the vast majority of the population RIGHT NOW.… --- ## [Hypochondriac's Lounge: "Have I had it?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypochondriacs-lounge-have-i-had-it/850266)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypochondriacs-lounge-have-i-had-it/850266 "2020-03-25T18:17:59Z")
I think I have. I had almost no symptoms but the dizziness and the sense of having a bug. I have other stuff I’m dealing wtih so it’s a little ambiguous. Had a cold/flu 6 weeks ago or so. Jackson Browne said he has teste… --- ## [Dr. Anthony Fauci is his job safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-anthony-fauci-is-his-job-safe/850174)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-anthony-fauci-is-his-job-safe/850174 "2020-03-25T18:13:35Z")
Dr Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Is that job an appointment by the President? Can Fauci be summarily dismissed by displeasing POTUS? Fauci is also a member of the White… --- ## ["Hunker Down": origin of phrase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunker-down-origin-of-phrase/850086)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunker-down-origin-of-phrase/850086 "2020-03-25T15:38:52Z")
Everyone is talking about “Hunkering down” now, but I’m realizing that I’ve never heard the word “hunker” in any other context. Where is it from, and what does it mean? I looked it up, and found “American origin.” Thank… --- ## [Bailout of Cruise Lines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bailout-of-cruise-lines/849888)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bailout-of-cruise-lines/849888 "2020-03-25T14:44:16Z")
Obviously, cruise lines are being crushed by the pandemic. Someone on the interwebs noted that many companies base in tax-friendly countries in order to avoid paying U.S. taxes. Would the U.S. consider giving taxpayer mo… --- ## [How are major cities doing Re: food and supplies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-major-cities-doing-re-food-and-supplies/850060)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-major-cities-doing-re-food-and-supplies/850060 "2020-03-25T14:11:30Z")
Just talking about cities like NYC and other very densely populated areas. I know NYC is among the densest. But anyway what is the situation for needed supplies? Food and things like TP? --- ## [Which "non-essential" businesses are actually essential?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-non-essential-businesses-are-actually-essential/849876)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-non-essential-businesses-are-actually-essential/849876 "2020-03-25T12:06:48Z")
In response to the pandemic, state and local governments are quickly deciding what parts of the economy are “essential.” The regulations for Los Angeles are fairly typical of this: “Workers in healthcare, government an… --- ## [% of coronavirus patients with given symptoms (NEJM)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-coronavirus-patients-with-given-symptoms-nejm/850199)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-coronavirus-patients-with-given-symptoms-nejm/850199 "2020-03-25T11:25:58Z")
Someone at one point wanted of the percentage of patients who had a given symptoms of coronavirus. It’s not very helpful, but in the Results section (of this NEJM article) a list of patient of symptoms who had mild or s… --- ## [Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tests positive for Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-rand-paul-r-ky-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/850049)
**Author:** [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-rand-paul-r-ky-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/850049 "2020-03-25T07:20:44Z")
But hey, at least we didn’t have to spend the last couple of years wasting tax dollars on some commie socialist pandemic task force. --- ## [NYC coronavirus sex guidelines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-coronavirus-sex-guidelines/850229)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-coronavirus-sex-guidelines/850229 "2020-03-25T04:14:05Z")
:eek: This is one directive that I will easily follow. They didn’t even need to tell me. Nope, that Ain’t going to happen. Ever. :wink: So, to sum up… ‘Stay at least six feet from other people, and be sure not to lick … --- ## [Help me understand part-time groery store closures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-part-time-groery-store-closures/849983)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-part-time-groery-store-closures/849983 "2020-03-25T02:26:06Z")
Is there any formal or official explanation for why businesses such as grocery stores and bank lobbies are reducing their hours? Granted, having a grocery store stay open only half the usual time is – purely hypothetical… --- ## [6' Social Distance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-social-distance/850178)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-social-distance/850178 "2020-03-25T01:37:49Z")
I just can’t fathom it. Carry on. --- ## [Share Recipes for Those Spending Time Cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-recipes-for-those-spending-time-cooking/850182)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-recipes-for-those-spending-time-cooking/850182 "2020-03-25T01:33:58Z")
So I’m spending some of this enforced home time baking. I dug up an old recipe for meringues that I hadn’t made in maybe 10 years. 3 large egg whites (or 4 medium), at room temperature (don’t use egg whites from a cart… --- ## [Shortage of N95 masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-n95-masks/850193)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortage-of-n95-masks/850193 "2020-03-25T00:43:01Z")
Many hospitals are experiencing shortages of personal protective equipment, especially the N95 masks used when treating someone with a real or possible COVID-19 infection. Clinicians are being asked to reuse N95 masks ov… --- ## [Two's company, three's a crowd.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twos-company-threes-a-crowd/850121)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twos-company-threes-a-crowd/850121 "2020-03-24T23:44:53Z")
At least in South Carolina. The governor has just authorized police to disperse groups of three or more people. --- ## [American borne epidemics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-borne-epidemics/850161)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-borne-epidemics/850161 "2020-03-24T23:27:09Z")
I am dealing with a racist C—- online who insists on calling this the “Chinese” virus. I’m certain there have been diseases sourced from our shores can you name some? Off the top of my head I’m guessing: Legionnaires … --- ## [Where is this April 1, 2020 reopening timeframe coming from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-april-1-2020-reopening-timeframe-coming-from/850116)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-april-1-2020-reopening-timeframe-coming-from/850116 "2020-03-24T21:42:50Z")
Today I made some calls to cancel memberships that I can no longer use afford (gym, etc). 3 distinct places rolled straight to voicemail and stated that they were closed until April 1, 2020. (Separate rant, but natur… --- ## [Someone selling N95 masks on local Facebook group.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-selling-n95-masks-on-local-facebook-group/850173)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-selling-n95-masks-on-local-facebook-group/850173 "2020-03-24T20:49:36Z")
Who can I report them to? Yes, I’ve reported them to the group administrators, but those people are useless. And it occurred to me that these may be stolen. Or fake --- ## [The Take-Your-Mind-Off-The-Virus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-take-your-mind-off-the-virus-thread/850151)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-take-your-mind-off-the-virus-thread/850151 "2020-03-24T20:16:31Z")
So I’m doing entirely too much stats checking, prognosis reading, and general all-out worrying these days. Without trying to downplay anything, that’s just not healthy, and I need something to take my mind off this, even… --- ## [Effect of work-from-home on internet and phone system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-work-from-home-on-internet-and-phone-system/850066)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-work-from-home-on-internet-and-phone-system/850066 "2020-03-24T19:49:07Z")
melb.vic.au Our business voip provider (MyNetFone) is in meltdown, and for some reason our mobile phones are working spasmodically. All the providers are citing increased demand, and say they are working to add capacit… --- ## [This is going to bankrupt every major Landlord in the Country.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-going-to-bankrupt-every-major-landlord-in-the-country/849845)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-going-to-bankrupt-every-major-landlord-in-the-country/849845 "2020-03-24T18:01:16Z")
NY just banned evictions. Say they keep this ban for 3-4 months, a reasonable assumption. It typically takes 3-5 months for an eviction process normally. That would bring us to 9 months of Landlord not getting a penny on… --- ## [No. 1 Nephew checks in hot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-1-nephew-checks-in-hot/850146)
**Author:** [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-1-nephew-checks-in-hot/850146 "2020-03-24T17:47:46Z")
Email from my sister this morning in forms me that Alex is reporting a lack of sense of smell, one of the odd side effects of COVID-19. He and his SO both have it. They’re in Bushwick, Brooklyn, a hot mess of people too … --- ## [Quarantine duration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-duration/850111)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-duration/850111 "2020-03-24T16:27:03Z")
As I understand it, COVID-19 will manifest itself within 14 days of exposure to the coronavirus. First question: Is that correct? Second question: Assuming one gets COVID-19, \[ul\]\[li\]How long does it take to run its c… --- ## [National scale pharmaceutical manufacturing of chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine - possible? How long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-scale-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-of-chloroquine-hydroxychloroquine-possible-how-long/849842)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-scale-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-of-chloroquine-hydroxychloroquine-possible-how-long/849842 "2020-03-24T16:04:45Z")
Let’s assume for a second that chloroquine phosphate or hydroxychloroquine is the treatment of choice until a vaccine. Does anyone have a sense of how long (or if it’s even feasible in time) to ramp up manufacturing to … --- ## [Personal bankruptcies driven by COVID 19 healthcare costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-bankruptcies-driven-by-covid-19-healthcare-costs/849936)
**Author:** [@Xavier\_Breath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier_Breath)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-bankruptcies-driven-by-covid-19-healthcare-costs/849936 "2020-03-24T15:24:27Z")
Has anyone seen a projection of the number of personal bankruptcies that will come about due to COVID 19 healthcare costs? A couple of weeks in the ICU must cost around $500,000, well beyond most folks’ capacity to pay.… --- ## [Who has legitimate business traveling these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-legitimate-business-traveling-these-days/850169)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-legitimate-business-traveling-these-days/850169 "2020-03-24T14:56:25Z")
The area where I live has been a relative latecomer to coronavirus, with only six cases as of yesterday. All six are reported to be travel related, including one person who is from “out of town.”\* Naturally much arguin… --- ## [Are AA meetings still going on (don’t need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-aa-meetings-still-going-on-don-t-need-answer-fast/850168)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-aa-meetings-still-going-on-don-t-need-answer-fast/850168 "2020-03-24T14:48:16Z")
Have AA meetings been canceled? Or are they considered a health service and still continuing? I know they’re often held in church meeting rooms which might make it difficult with many churches closed and I doubt they’d w… --- ## [What's up with Mississippi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-mississippi/850115)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-mississippi/850115 "2020-03-24T14:21:57Z")
On this map, other states have large clusters and a few outliers. Not Mississippi. Theirs is a fairly uniform distribution of small infected areas with no large clusters. How come? --- ## [Famous or Wealthy people to die from COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-or-wealthy-people-to-die-from-covid/850167)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-or-wealthy-people-to-die-from-covid/850167 "2020-03-24T13:35:13Z")
While they probably have access to better medical care and equipment than the masses, the laundry list of these folks is getting long. Who are the most prominent in this cohort to have passed due to the disease? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=53)