It looks like all the dogs in my neighborhood are amazed and delighted by all the extra walkies that they’re getting. I’m seeing a lot of smiling, panting dog faces being walked by our house for the last few days.
UK: the government have just added Off Licenses (liquor stores) to the list of essential shops which can stay open.
that’s not “we” that’s republicans. Include me out.
Thank you for that adorable mental image! 
Here, too. Sitting at my desk, which looks out on the front lawn, many, many dog walkers, and often the same ones a couple of times a day. This is a very low density population area, so you can walk your dog (or yourself) and never get closer than half a block to anyone.
The rate of growth in Canada of symptomatic cases is no longer exponential; it has clearly not been exponential for about a week, coinciding with the general adoption of work closures and social distancing orders.
Still too early to get happy, but it’s nice to see.
ETA: It’s also worth noting testing is proceeding a little faster than it was before. Canada has tested between 120,000 and 150,000 people, depending which source I’m reading; all sources suggest we’re currently administering 10,000 tests a day and trying to do more.
Will testing show that you have had it, but no longer do? If I had it, but no longer do, I can’t spread it?
Yes, but it is only in the UK right now:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u…-a9424741.html
Canada has reported at least 2792 cases and 27 deaths. This with one million Canadians recently returning from overseas in a massive repatriation effort. Most people are taking social distancing seriously. This implies a mortality rate below 1%. Since the number of cases is possibly 10 times higher, even much lower.
“Non-essential” (as defined by gov’t) stores and services have been closed for two weeks. A massive funding package was introduced, and after some serious power overreach was taken out, passed.
The price of gas, following collapse of the local market and oil prices, is 65 cents a litre. Was it fifteen years since this has been the case?
The tough work is still ahead and one wants to see patterns remain positive for a week before drawing any conclusions. We know things come in waves.
If you had it, but no longer do, does that mean its safe for you to, like, deliver groceries for quarantined neighbors? That seems a mite shaky to me, like I can pick up the virus and bring it to someone else, even if it won’t hurt me any.
The low price of gas is only slightly caused by the reduction in driving due to the coronavirus. Mostly it’s due to Saudi Arabia flooding the world market with oil. As far as I can tell, it’s just a coincidence it’s happening during the pandemic.
You are certainly much safer, assuming you know you are way past the point you would have fought it off.
Here’s some good news, but only for very few people:
Inmates’ Executions Are Put Off Because of Pandemic: Texas has issued 60-day stays for two men scheduled to die this month and several other states are weighing similar action, as the coronavirus crisis disrupts official business.
I like to try to list countries with no cases at all. So far, I have
Burundi
Vanuatu
Solomon Islands
Also Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Yemen.
No test, no cases.
Yes, other factors are involved in low gas prices and oil industry malaise. But not long ago gas was nearly twice the price, and one seeks good news where one can.
Canada is up to 4000 cases and 37 deaths. This seems better than many countries, but if Canada recovers quicker than the US, our economy is still screwed. The good news is the CFR is decreasing. Hospitals are still low on supplies: now Canada is being criticized for donating 16 tons of PPE to China in February and destroying its Ontario mask stockpile. These things happen, I guess, but China needs to release political prisoners pronto.
Singapore has it and I THINK South Korea. I’d love to know this.
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According to University of Washington the peak epidemic level will be mid April, and reach below pandemic levels in June with it gone by July:
This of course will vary state by state.
Also I read another report that New York City animal shelters are all but empty.
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It’s $1.29/gallon or 34 cents a liter in my area.
I went to the store today and there was - finally - plenty of toilet paper on the shelves.