No hockey… no buffets… no concerts…
Might as well stay home, eh.
I’ve been going to my usual bars/breweries and if anything the crowds are a bit bigger.
Maybe that says something about us drunks.
Gavin Newsom has banned all gatherings of more than 250 people. I wonder what that means for the NCAA playoffs in Sacramento and UCLA. They had already announced that there would be no spectators, but I wonder if such events require more than 250 people to put on.
Justin Trudeau’s wife is being tested. He has self isolated pending the results of the test.
I will be shocked if the NCAA tournament isn’t canceled by tomorrow.
I’ve been rinsing my mouth and throat frequently with a 14% solution.
Paywalled, but there is a Twitter link (with an idiotic headline–as pointed out in the comments, pretty much everything is visible from space with spy satellites. A single grave is visible from space.
I’m using ~5%…just means I have to use more of it to ‘protect’ myself. :eek:
Gavin Newsom has banned all gatherings of more than 250 people. I wonder what that means for the NCAA playoffs in Sacramento and UCLA. They had already announced that there would be no spectators, but I wonder if such events require more than 250 people to put on.
Justin Trudeau’s wife is being tested. He has self isolated pending the results of the test.
Stay hydrated!
Monkeys rampage in Thailand.
Just make sure it isn’t Corona Beer.
I poked at my conservative friends this morning with a headline that Pence said no copays for getting tested - I said “SOCIALISM!”
In Singapore and Hong Kong they lowered financial barriers to getting tested and getting treated - all free. They also instituted more aggressive testing and tracking. Guess what - their rates of infection are lower and slower than in the US. And as a result, their economies are likely to recover quicker, and everyone get back to normal routines sooner.
From the article:
All I can think of is: Banana?
My employer just indefinitely suspended a requirement for certain teleworkers to periodically report to HQ.
This weekend’s IndyCar and NASCAR races will be held in front of empty stands; next week’s NASCAR race in Miami has been postponed.
Here are the best articles on COVID-19I’ve read thus far. The Atlantic dropped their paywall on these. Here are key points of the main article (which is a short and quick read):
- It’s here to stay, and you’re unlikely to get long-lasting immunity when (not if) you get it.
- Even if Pence’s 1.5 million kits are made available, labs still have to train and execute the complex procedure.
- Plan to telecommute if you’re over 65, have a respiratory disease (including asthma) or cancer or are immune-compromised.
- Help others who are panicked. “Societies break down when people fear one another as simply bipedal distributors of infectious agents. See people as allies in this unique moment of uncertainty.”
- If you start feeling ill, you may not be able to get tested. Self-isolate.
The other articles are also excellent, but that’s enough for now.
A preview of human reactions in a couple of months?
Being unable to watch NASCAR might get the attention of some hoax-believing Trump supporters.