Good.

Now, just make sure to not touch your face with those gloves on.
I was watching other passengers on the train, and I would say it is hard to do.

The decision to delay closing schools and introduce other strict measures to combat coronavirus has been defended by England's deputy chief medical officer. Dr Jenny Harries said experts are assessing new cases on an hourly basis to achieve a "balanced response". She told BBC Breakfast new measures could follow as UK cases begin to rise rapidly over the next two weeks. In the UK, five people with the virus have died. There were 319 confirmed cases as of 09:00 GMT on Monday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51812326

Virgin Atlantic has confirmed it has been forced to operate some near-empty flights after bookings were dented by the coronavirus outbreak. It is operating the flights to try to retain take-off and landing slots at major airports such as Heathrow. Under European law, if flights are not operated, slots have to be forfeited. UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has written to the European Commission, asking for rules on slot allocation to be relaxed during the outbreak.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51809318

They're only gonna make supplies run out more.  :-\\


And the workers are panicking because of no more supplies.

The family and I are hoping that this strain of coronavirus is just a cold (weather) based infection and will disappear when the climate turns warmer in the summer.


I heard around September.

The same for me, only essential trips, ie shopping.


Do shopping online.

A self-imposed-isolation, which I am doing.


quarantine yourself.

Surgical gloves may be better?


I'm going to look into that.

First coronavirus death in Canada yesterday at a long term care home. RIP :(


We got three new imported cases in Ontario. Washington DC, France and Germany.


No community spread in Ontario, for now... Every time I go to the gym I wonder if today will be the day. I stopped using public transport.

Do shopping online.
Ii do not trust having financial details online.

The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has now reached 373, a rise of 54 on Monday's figure. It comes as a man in his early 80s became the sixth person to die in the UK with the virus. Meanwhile, a number of airlines have cut thousands of flights, including to and from Italy, following the outbreak. Earlier, England's deputy chief medical officer defended the decision to delay closing schools and introducing other stringent measures. Dr Jenny Harries said experts are assessing new cases on an hourly basis to achieve a "balanced response". The latest figures as of 9:00 GMT on Tuesday, include 324 cases in England, 27 in Scotland,16 in Northern Ireland and six in Wales.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51822618

First coronavirus death in Canada yesterday at a long term care home. RIP :(

We got three new imported cases in Ontario. Washington DC, France and Germany.

No community spread in Ontario, for now... Every time I go to the gym I wonder if today will be the day. I stopped using public transport.
I am hesitant over using the tube, with preferring to use buses and trains. My traveling is done when transport are less busy.

It has just occurred to me it is hot in Iran where fatalities has happened.

Yeah, most medical professionals don't really know whether the virus is affected by weather or not: https://weather.com/health/cold-flu/news/2020-03-10-coronavirus-seasons-what-we-know-dont-know

It has just occurred to me it is hot in Iran where fatalities has happened.

Even hot countries get flu season in the winter. But Iran is not hot in the winter, it's a mountainous country. I saw the protests a couple of months back when they shot down the planes, it was snowing.

Even hot countries get flu season in the winter. But Iran is not hot in the winter, it's a mountainous country. I saw the protests a couple of months back when they shot down the planes, it was snowing.
As a side thought, I had flu several times when I was in The Philippines, but was soon shaken off, then I was younger...

As a side thought, I had flu several times when I was in The Philippines, but was soon shaken off, then I was younger...


I also used to get mad diarrhoea/flu for a few weeks whenever I was in a third-world country.  :-X

And then the toilet wouldn't flush and I couldn't wash my hands because there was no electricity (and so no running water). Oh dear... Sanitation is much better in first-world countries.

As a side thought, I had flu several times when I was in The Philippines, but was soon shaken off, then I was younger...

On that note, I can honestly say that I've knowingly had flu one time, and that was in November of last year. But I got rid of it quickly. (And that was in the States, where I have lived my whole life.)

I also used to get mad diarrhoea/flu for a few weeks whenever I was in a third-world country.  :-X

And then the toilet wouldn't flush and the I couldn't wash my hands because there was no electricity. Oh dear... Sanitation is much better in first-world countries.
Completely!

Peter Rabbit 2 has become the latest major film to have its release pushed back amid the coronavirus outbreak. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, which features the voices of James Corden and Margot Robbie, was due in UK cinemas on 27 March, and the US a week later. But with uncertainty over whether fans will avoid cinemas, that has now been put back to 7 August. The decision comes a week after the new James Bond film No Time To Die was delayed from April to November.

The official number of fatalities from the coronavirus outbreak in Italy has risen from 463 to 631 in 24 hours.

The official number of fatalities from the coronavirus outbreak in Italy has risen from 463 to 631 in 24 hours.

What a huge jump that is.  :o  RIP to all of them.  :\'(


Peter Rabbit 2 has become the latest major film to have its release pushed back amid the coronavirus outbreak. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, which features the voices of James Corden and Margot Robbie, was due in UK cinemas on 27 March, and the US a week later. But with uncertainty over whether fans will avoid cinemas, that has now been put back to 7 August. The decision comes a week after the new James Bond film No Time To Die was delayed from April to November.


I knew it. Almost everything in pop culture is slowly, but surely slowing down because of this.

I knew it. Everything in pop culture is slowly, but surely slowing down because of this.

Some countries are already banning gathering of over 500 people.

We were talking about this at work. From what coworkers were reading, scientists concocted a mix of corona, Ebola, and sars. Who knows why, maybe biological warfare, maybe boredom. Tested it on a monkey which of course died. Then instead of proper disposal, someone ate the monkey and voila it developed in humans. One stupid decision after another.


Bull****

It just mutated from another form of coronavirus (the common cold is a coronavirus).  Viruses do this

Bull****

It just mutated from another form of coronavirus (the common cold is a coronavirus).  Viruses do this
But it has been proven to be a similar strain from pangolins, and bats.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51496830

But it has been proven to be a similar strain from pangolins, and bats.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51496830


Probably is but that still doesn't mean it's government germ warfare gone wrong as wagonman said

Reports of Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe having Coronavirus are from a proven fake news reporting website.

I am hesitant over using the tube, with preferring to use buses and trains. My traveling is done when transport are less busy.


I travel every day except on my days off.

I also used to get mad diarrhoea/flu for a few weeks whenever I was in a third-world country.  :-X

And then the toilet wouldn't flush and I couldn't wash my hands because there was no electricity (and so no running water). Oh dear... Sanitation is much better in first-world countries.



So your toilet was stuffed up?

All of the Walmarts in my area, the whole hand sanitizer sections were wiped out clean. Not even joking. Anyways, this coronavirus is starting to get out of hand now. I'm from Georgia, US, let me tell you the Atlanta airport is extremely crammed and one of the busiest in the world, so I had a bad feeling that someone from the international airport was going to allow corona to enter here, and here we are now. Colleges (including mine) are in the discussion of possibly online classes soon. A couple teachers from some schools got tested positive with corona and now the schools are shutdown for the rest of the week. One of my cousins goes to one of those schools shutdown for a week. Recently, one of the workers at a Waffle House in the Atlanta area got tested positive for corona, so all the Waffle Houses in that area are shutdown til further notice. This corona is affecting sports venues worldwide. I'm sorry, but there's no good sporting event without the fanbase and the crowd. Thankfully it's not football season yet til late August/September so we'll have to see where this goes, but the Olympics may not happen this year if corona continues to get worse from here. The last time the US didn't participate in the Olympics was in 1980 I believe (don't remember what the reason was), but if the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were cancelled it would be cancelled for the whole world. 2020 is turning out to be a crazy bizarre year so far, and yeah as you can already tell within the first 3 months of this year, I can take 2019 any day.

All of the Walmarts in my area, the whole hand sanitizer sections were wiped out clean. Not even joking. Anyways, this coronavirus is starting to get out of hand now. I'm from Georgia, US, let me tell you the Atlanta airport is extremely crammed and one of the busiest in the world, so I had a bad feeling that someone from the international airport was going to allow corona to enter here, and here we are now. Colleges (including mine) are in the discussion of possibly online classes soon. A couple teachers from some schools got tested positive with corona and now the schools are shutdown for the rest of the week. One of my cousins goes to one of those schools shutdown for a week. Recently, one of the workers at a Waffle House in the Atlanta area got tested positive for corona, so all the Waffle Houses in that area are shutdown til further notice. This corona is affecting sports venues worldwide. I'm sorry, but there's no good sporting event without the fanbase and the crowd. Thankfully it's not football season yet til late August/September so we'll have to see where this goes, but the Olympics made not happen this year if corona continues to get worse from here. The last time the US didn't participate in the Olympics was in 1980 I believe (don't remember what that reason was), but in the 2020 Olympics were cancelled it would be cancelled in Tokyo for the whole world. 2020 is turning out to be a crazy bizarre year so far, and yeah as you can already tell within the first 3 months of this year, I can take 2019 any day.
The 1980 Summer Olympics was held in Moscow, and the United States, with 65 other countries boycotted the games entirely because of Russia's involvement in the Soviet–Afghan War.

The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in Tokyo are at the moment still to be held, but there could be the likelihood of a postponement or delay.

Then there was some big news in the early hours as Manchester City's game against Arsenal became the first Premier League game to be postponed because of the coronavirus.

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in interest rates to shore up the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. Policymakers reduced rates from 0.75% to 0.25%, taking borrowing costs back down to the lowest level in history. The Bank said it would also free up billions of pounds of extra lending power to help banks support firms. It comes as the chancellor is expected to announce further measures to support growth and jobs in the Budget later.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51831004

Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Ms Dorries, the first MP to test positive, said she had taken all the advised precautions after finding out and has been self-isolating at home. This comes as a sixth person died from the virus in the UK, which has a total of 382 cases. The latest person to die was a man in his early 80s who had underlying health conditions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51827356

All of the Walmarts in my area, the whole hand sanitizer sections were wiped out clean. Not even joking. Anyways, this coronavirus is starting to get out of hand now. I'm from Georgia, US, let me tell you the Atlanta airport is extremely crammed and one of the busiest in the world, so I had a bad feeling that someone from the international airport was going to allow corona to enter here, and here we are now. Colleges (including mine) are in the discussion of possibly online classes soon. A couple teachers from some schools got tested positive with corona and now the schools are shutdown for the rest of the week. One of my cousins goes to one of those schools shutdown for a week. Recently, one of the workers at a Waffle House in the Atlanta area got tested positive for corona, so all the Waffle Houses in that area are shutdown til further notice. This corona is affecting sports venues worldwide. I'm sorry, but there's no good sporting event without the fanbase and the crowd. Thankfully it's not football season yet til late August/September so we'll have to see where this goes, but the Olympics may not happen this year if corona continues to get worse from here. The last time the US didn't participate in the Olympics was in 1980 I believe (don't remember what the reason was), but if the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were cancelled it would be cancelled for the whole world. 2020 is turning out to be a crazy bizarre year so far, and yeah as you can already tell within the first 3 months of this year, I can take 2019 any day.

Hand sanitizer section in my local Walmart was also empty with only a few hand soap bottles available (but those are probably gonna be taken as well). There are now over 11 cases of the virus around my area. It's so insane how much this virus has spread; it really has affected everyday life.

Hand sanitizer section in my local Walmart was also empty with only a few hand soap bottles available (but those are probably gonna be taken as well)
It is the same over here, I have from a previous wholesale shopping trip a huge container of Carex, that will do for the meantime, and I alternate my hand washing with normal soap.

Hand sanitizer section in my local Walmart was also empty with only a few hand soap bottles available (but those are probably gonna be taken as well). There are now over 11 cases of the virus around my area. It's so insane how much this virus has spread; it really has affected everyday life.


And what does toilet paper have to do with the virus? How are people going wipe themselves?

And what does toilet paper have to do with the virus? How are people going wipe themselves?
Just pure panic of the fear of running out of household essentials.

One of the world's biggest music festivals has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Coachella was set to take place next month in the California desert with Rage Against The Machine and Frank Ocean among the headliners. The event's organiser Goldenvoice has now postponed it until October, at the request of local health authorities. They hope to feature most of the same acts that were originally slated for April, reported the LA Times. Latest figures show the US has more than 1,000 confirmed cases of the disease and 28 deaths.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51829199

My school stopped using clip boards to sign out and now we’re using paper. We’re also not allowed to use the share table at lunch until further notice. And my workplace is now requiring us to do mandatory hand washing training (I work at Wendy’s). A high school near me closed because of the coronavirus.

EDIT: One of my classes just implemented hand sanitizer. It’s against the wall.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK has now reached 456, the biggest rise in a single day. The Department of Health confirmed there had been 83 more cases since Tuesday. Six patients with coronavirus have died in hospitals in the UK. It comes as NHS England plans to expand the number of people it can test in a day to 10,000, up from 1,500. Confirmation of positive test results will also be sped up with most people receiving them within 24 hours.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51839106

Google's parent company Alphabet has asked its North American staff to work from home to reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus. Last week the tech giant sent a memo to staff recommending that employees in Washington state work from home. It has now expanded that request to all of its almost 100,000 workers across 11 office in the US and Canada. Alphabet is the latest company to make such an announcement as US coronavirus cases have risen to almost 1,000.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51828782

Dow's down 1,000 points because of hopes fading of Trump's plan: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-futures-slide-after-tuesdays-rebound-2020-03-10?mod=home-page

It’s confirmed in Michigan now. MSU has switched to online only classes.

I wonder how many people have gotten this virus and already recovered, as will be the case with most. They should be announcing that figure too, to balance out the mass hysteria perpetrated by the media.

I wonder how many people have gotten this virus and already recovered, as will be the case with most. They should be announcing that figure too, to balance out the mass hysteria perpetrated by the media.
At first there was reports of people recovering, but true as you say, we are not being informed of this detail.

The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks. He said he was "deeply concerned" by "alarming levels of inaction" over the virus.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51839944

The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks. He said he was "deeply concerned" by "alarming levels of inaction" over the virus.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51839944


I feel like he's implying the U.S., considering that we have a lack of testing kits for the country so far.

I feel like he's implying the U.S., considering that we have a lack of testing kits for the country so far.
The UK has testing kits, and caims to be testing 10,000 per day, if we have them surely the US must do too?

Formula 1
Two members of the Haas Formula 1 team and one from McLaren are in self-isolation after being tested for coronavirus at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Football
No Arsenal players or staff will be tested for coronavirus after the postponement of Wednesday's Premier League game against Manchester City. The match was cancelled after Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis said he had contracted the virus.

Cricket
Worcestershire have cancelled their scheduled pre-season trip to the United Arab Emirates because of concerns about the risk of coronavirus. The team were due to be in Abu Dhabi from 18 to 29 March to play five days of cricket against Somerset. But they have followed the lead of Lancashire, who on Monday called off a trip to Dubai and South Africa.

Just got back from a 3-day trip. I brought a box of rubber gloves with me. Any time I had to pump gas, I put on the rubber gloves to prevent picking up anything that might be on the pump. :o

Just got back from a 3-day trip. I brought a box of rubber gloves with me. Any time I had to pump gas, I put on the rubber gloves to prevent picking up anything that might be on the pump. :o
Exactly, you did the right thing, but did you still handle coins and money?

Exactly, you did the right thing, but did you still handle coins and money?


With my rubber gloves yes. I always use protection.

When I got home, I dumped all the coins into a bowl with chlorine bleach.

Also before I drove the company vehicle, I wiped it down big-time with Clorox wipes.

Exactly, you did the right thing, but did you still handle coins and money?


I’ll also be using credit card more often, to reduce having to handle possibly contaminated money.

I’ll also be using credit card more often, to reduce having to handle possibly contaminated money.
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The wise choice, and to the better,

The UK has testing kits, and caims to be testing 10,000 per day, if we have them surely the US must do too?


Definitely not as much: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-testing-numbers/607714/

The CDC literally tested over 4,500 nationwide so far, and for comparison, South Korea already over 200,000 people. We are not prepared for this so far.  :\'(

Definitely not as much: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-testing-numbers/607714/

The CDC literally tested over 4,500 nationwide so far, and for comparison, South Korea already over 200,000 people. We are not prepared for this so far.  :\'(


In South Korea they have drive-thru testing stations instead of having people go through the emergency room. South Korea, like China, is seeing a decline in number of new cases. People can learn a lot of lessons from it without having to be draconian as China.

Everyone is going crazy here today. Was told by our college intern that all Michigan universities followed suit and cancelled physical classes for a month. The local high school is considering canceling classes. Stores are out of tp and other things. Our hospital was already strained with this worse than usual flu season but this will really do them in. We are not designed for that. Airports and seaports are being talked about but the road tripper from cross country in any direction is free as a bird and that’s what’s coming very soon. Tourism and summer residents is this areas biggest business. Our clinics are already pushed beyond capacity during summer months. This summer is going to be a nightmare. The virus itself I think isn’t as bad as some of the stuff we already have to deal with like meningitis. It’s the panic and strain it’s putting on daily life that concerns me. Thankfully all I do for the most part is go from work to home. Working late hours again. Taking a break from the drafting screen for a minute.

So two big scares for me today, one general and one personal.

First the general. It looks like we got our first case of community transmission in Ontario. The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada held a conference in downtown Toronto and proudly boasted of its 10,000+ people attendance from 132 countries in the year of our lord 2020. A man from Sudbury in Northern Ontario, about 425 kilometres (265 miles) north of Toronto, who attended the conference was diagnosed with COVID-19 today and has no recent history of leaving the country. It's next to impossible to impossible that he was the only one who caught it there. I'm expecting things to blow up over the next couple of weeks.  :-X

And now the personal. My hometown of Hamilton, Ontario got its first case today. It was a cancer doctor who had just arrived from the US. She talked to and handled patients all day yesterday. My aunt went to that same cancer hospital yesterday. Thankfully she had a different doctor and was in a different wing of the hospital. She's one of the people I'm scared for most, since she is 65 and is a multiple times cancer survivor, so she's not in the best of health. This s**t is getting scary.  :-\\

It's a pandemic. That's not good at all.

It's a pandemic. That's not good at all.

I totally agree :-[ :(

Tom Hanks and his wife has got the coronavirus!!!  :-\\ :-\\: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-coronavirus-1203531498/

Looks like Trump is suspending all travel from Europe excluding the UK, starting Friday for 30 days.

NBA season has been suspended.  :o

Yooo I'm really getting worried now. Before I was cautious and not worried but now I'm actually like lowkey worried. There's just so much going on bruh. I can't wait until it's all over.  :-\\

Tom Hanks and his wife has got the coronavirus!!!  :-\\ :-\\: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-coronavirus-1203531498/



NBA season has been suspended.  :o

Damn, this is insane. 2020 has been one of the worst years in recent history and we're only 3 months in.

Wow, can we go back to 2019? :-X

Looks like Trump is suspending all travel from Europe excluding the UK, starting Friday for 30 days.


He said he was gonna ban cargo and trade too. ???

Damn, this is insane. 2020 has been one of the worst years in recent history and we're only 3 months in.

Wow, can we go back to 2019? :-X

Maybe I should become a Christian again so I can pray to God to go back to 2019. This sh!t is wayy out of control.

2020 can screw itself. Such an absolute dumpster fire of current events.

Maybe I should become a Christian again so I can pray to God to go back to 2019. This sh!t is wayy out of control.


Rather than looking back it's better to look forward at this point. The signs are becoming clearer that the end of the world is getting closer. As a Christian you can look forward to being in a better place, eventually. My faith is what keeps me positive during these difficult times.

The Presidential Oval Office Address:


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You know sh!t is getting serious when Trump is addressing a major issue from the Oval Office and is not mocking nor belittling anybody or anything :(.

He sounds a bit under the weather himself. Makes you wonder if that finally got him to take this seriously.

Welp, humanity...we had a good run :-[ :-X.

Rather than looking back it's better to look forward at this point. The signs are becoming clearer that the end of the world is getting closer. As a Christian you can look forward to being in a better place, eventually. My faith is what keeps me positive during these difficult times.


Coronavirus is bad but it's not going to end the world obviously. The fatality rate is estimated around 2%, so 98% of humanity will survive (assuming 100% of people get infected, an impossible scenario). If you know anyone that already suffers many health problems or is 60+ then you should be taking precautions though because you could infect them and they are the most at-risk

Rather than looking back it's better to look forward at this point. The signs are becoming clearer that the end of the world is getting closer. As a Christian you can look forward to being in a better place, eventually. My faith is what keeps me positive during these difficult times.

That was more of a joke but thanks for the positive advice ;D I just hope this is all old news by like August 2020. It’s going to be old news at some point so that’s good.

There were worse pandemics in the past so this is pretty tame compared to the Black Plague and Spanish Flu. Still though, be careful and stay safe.

There were worse pandemics in the past so this is pretty tame compared to the Black Plague and Spanish Flu. Still though, be careful and stay safe.

Well, we don't know how worse this will get :-X.

I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist or anything, but, it's crazy to me how within the blink of an eye, grade schools and colleges can be shutdown or switched to full online in a heartbeat, countries worldwide can be put on immediate lock down, all European countries can be banned from traveling to the US accept for the UK. Oh, it doesn't stop there. Major events can be cancelled or postponed nationwide. NCAA basketball games can't be attended (games with empty stands that's right) and how a major league (the NBA) can be suspended because a Jazz player got infected. This is because of a major virus outbreak going on, but the way all this happened is so stunning. We may not have the Olympics this year (which only happens once every 4 years). You ask yourself, what if something like this happens again because of something else major that happens in the future but not because of a virus outbreak. Hopefully it doesn't. Like others have said, this year has been absolute trash so far, but it's not just how the year has started, it's how the decade has started. That speaks bigger volumes to me.

That was more of a joke but thanks for the positive advice ;D I just hope this is all old news by like August 2020. It’s going to be old news at some point so that’s good.


College Football and NFL are my favorite sports, which don't start til late August/September so hopefully this is gone by then. I believe H1N1 (which was bad but not on the level of corona) lasted thru the Fall so we better hope corona doesn't last that long or this year will remain chaotic.

I’m basically doing the same as I would anyway because getting the flu or the god awful norovirus is something I really don’t want either. Maybe not quite as severe but are much more likely to get. Already had flu 2 or 3 times this season and norovirus once or twice last season. Hey it finally broke my old habit of biting my nails. And stuff like that.

College Football and NFL are my favorite sports, which don't start til late August/September so hopefully this is gone by then. I believe H1N1 (which was bad but not on the level of corona) lasted thru the Fall so we better hope corona doesn't last that long or this year will remain chaotic.


I paid $200 for a ticket to Bon Jovi as a birthday present to myself in July so hopefully that ends up still being a go.

I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist or anything, but, it's crazy to me how within the blink of an eye, grade schools and colleges can be shutdown or switched to full online in a heartbeat, countries worldwide can be put on immediate lock down, all European countries can be banned from traveling to the US accept for the UK. Oh, it doesn't stop there. Major events can be cancelled or postponed nationwide. NCAA basketball games can't be attended (games with empty stands that's right) and how a major league (the NBA) can be suspended because a Jazz player got infected. This is because of a major virus outbreak going on, but the way all this happened is so stunning. We may not have the Olympics this year (which only happens once every 4 years). You ask yourself, what if something like this happens again because of something else major that happens in the future but not because of a virus outbreak. Hopefully it doesn't. Like others have said, this year has been absolute trash so far, but it's not just how the year has started, it's how the decade has started. That speaks bigger volumes to me.


I too wonder if this is the "new normal".  This is a virus that has only minor consequences to all but a very small segment of the population, so why all the hysteria? Very, very strange.

I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist or anything, but, it's crazy to me how within the blink of an eye, grade schools and colleges can be shutdown or switched to full online in a heartbeat, countries worldwide can be put on immediate lock down, all European countries can be banned from traveling to the US accept for the UK. Oh, it doesn't stop there. Major events can be cancelled or postponed nationwide. NCAA basketball games can't be attended (games with empty stands that's right) and how a major league (the NBA) can be suspended because a Jazz player got infected. This is because of a major virus outbreak going on, but the way all this happened is so stunning. We may not have the Olympics this year (which only happens once every 4 years). You ask yourself, what if something like this happens again because of something else major that happens in the future but not because of a virus outbreak. Hopefully it doesn't. Like others have said, this year has been absolute trash so far, but it's not just how the year has started, it's how the decade has started. That speaks bigger volumes to me.


The disease grows exponentially, which is difficult for the human mind to comprehend. It looks small but it comes at you fast and blows up in your face. In Italy when they had around 50 infections they were very cavalier about it and laughing about it at the coffee shops and saying it was like the flu. 1 month later and there are 1000 dead, 13000 infected and the country is on lockdown. And those numbers are gonna look small in 2 weeks time.  :-\\

I read a report they don't have enough ventilators in the hospitals in Lombardy to keep everyone alive, which is the reason why the death rate in Italy is so much higher in China (where they took decisive action quickly).

The disease grows exponentially, which is difficult for the human mind to comprehend. It looks small but it comes at you fast and blows up in your face. In Italy when they had around 50 infections they were very cavalier about it and laughing about it at the coffee shops and saying it was like the flu. 1 month later and there are 1000 dead, 13000 infected and the country is on lockdown. And those numbers are gonna look small in 2 weeks time.  :-\\


We even have industrial equipment we ordered from Italy that we can’t get because it’s in quarantine. It’s affecting more than just peoples health.

That’s what’s going to happen up here. Our hospital capacity is already being strained due to flu. And the summer people aren’t even here yet. We have entire towns that nearly shut down for winter but are a zoo of people in the summer. I sure hope I don’t end up needing to go there again for digestive problems or anything really. Downstate currently has capacity but by the sound of it that might not be for long. Getting my esophagus fixed might have to wait.  :(

The disease grows exponentially, which is difficult for the human mind to comprehend. It looks small but it comes at you fast and blows up in your face. In Italy when they had around 50 infections they were very cavalier about it and laughing about it at the coffee shops and saying it was like the flu. 1 month later and there are 1000 dead, 13000 infected and the country is on lockdown. And those numbers are gonna look small in 2 weeks time.  :-\\

I read a report they don't have enough ventilators in the hospitals in Lombardy to keep everyone alive, which is the reason why the death rate in Italy is so much higher in China (where they took decisive action quickly).


Italy also closed all shops except for grocery stores, this is crazy....

The phrase the media is using, "social distancing", as a preventative measure,  is chilling. Talk about dystopian!

I too wonder if this is the "new normal".  This is a virus that has only minor consequences to all but a very small segment of the population, so why all the hysteria? Very, very strange.


Because a. The CDC still has a lack of testing kits and people with the virus can still be undetected

b. The virus is not treatable and is more deadlier than the flu (according to Fauci)

c. Even if kids and young adults are more likely to survive, they can be able to infect older people without showing any symptoms

Here's how the US health care system makes it harder to stop coronavirus

IT WAS WRITTEN :o

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IT WAS WRITTEN :o

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Look at the above text where it says a flesh-eating disease will spread in 2010, it's B.S. That is a coincidence but honestly, I don't trust people that give end of the world signs in specific dates.

Look at the above text where it says a flesh-eating disease will spread in 2010, it's B.S. That is a coincidence but honestly, I don't trust people that give end of the world signs in specific dates.

Of course, it's a coincidence but it's scary how accurate it is.

IT WAS WRITTEN :o

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Wow! That's chilling to read! Almost makes you wonder weather some things are a coincidences.

Let’s hope it’s fully accurate and goes away promptly.

Let’s hope it’s fully accurate and goes away promptly.
Yes, please!!!!!

The government is set to announce that it is stepping up its response to the coronavirus. The UK is expected to switch to tactics aimed at delaying its spread, rather than containing the disease, when the government's emergency committee meets. It comes after the World Health Organization labelled the outbreak of the disease as a pandemic.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51845861

Wow! That's chilling to read! Almost makes you wonder weather some things are a coincidences.
There is another Coronavirus literary reference, in the Asterix series about Gaulish warriors, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.

https://www.connexionfrance.com/var/connexion/storage/images/_aliases/articleimage/media/images/web/asterix-and-coronavirus2/993137-1-eng-GB/asterix-and-coronavirus.jpg

NBA season has been suspended.  :o
I fear that the cricket season in the UK will go in the same direction.

Just pure panic of the fear of running out of household essentials.



Yesterday, they went out the door.  :o

Just got back from a 3-day trip. I brought a box of rubber gloves with me. Any time I had to pump gas, I put on the rubber gloves to prevent picking up anything that might be on the pump. :o


Did you touch anything else? ???

2020 can screw itself. Such an absolute dumpster fire of current events.


I know, I agree with you.

That was more of a joke but thanks for the positive advice ;D I just hope this is all old news by like August 2020. It’s going to be old news at some point so that’s good.


It will become old news when we have our next mass shooting or terrorist attack, or natural disaster, or potentially economic collapse.

Did you touch anything else? ???


Just the inside of my rubber gloves. 🧤 🥊

Just the inside of my rubber gloves. 🧤 🥊
...and you still washed your hands when you got home?

Italy also closed all shops except for grocery stores, this is crazy....
Pharmacists in Italy stay open too.

The Presidential Oval Office Address:


You know sh!t is getting serious when Trump is addressing a major issue from the Oval Office and is not mocking nor belittling anybody or anything :(.
With the US President Donald Trump announcing sweeping travel restrictions on 26 European countries in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus, I trust that there are already restrictions on travel to and from China and South Korea?

Schools, colleges and other public facilities in the Republic of Ireland are to close in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar said the measures would take effect from 18:00 on Thursday to 29 March. The first death linked to coronavirus has been recorded in the Republic of Ireland. The elderly woman died in a Dublin hospital on Wednesday. Mr Varadkar said schools, colleges and childcare facilities will close from Friday. He said indoor mass gatherings of more than 100 people and outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people should be cancelled. He added that where it is possible to work remotely people should do so.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51850811

McLaren have withdrawn from this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix after a team member tested positive for coronavirus. McLaren said the infected team member was now self-isolating in Australia. The manufacturer added its choice to withdraw was "based on a duty of care" to F1 stakeholders. The coronavirus outbreak, now declared a pandemic, has led to widespread disruption of sporting fixtures around the world.

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Welcome to Black Thursday.  :(

Damn, this is insane. 2020 has been one of the worst years in recent history and we're only 3 months in.

Wow, can we go back to 2019? :-X


And not just this year but this could just be a sign of how the entire decade is going to be. One thing after another.


The disease grows exponentially, which is difficult for the human mind to comprehend. It looks small but it comes at you fast and blows up in your face. In Italy when they had around 50 infections they were very cavalier about it and laughing about it at the coffee shops and saying it was like the flu. 1 month later and there are 1000 dead, 13000 infected and the country is on lockdown. And those numbers are gonna look small in 2 weeks time.  :-\\

I read a report they don't have enough ventilators in the hospitals in Lombardy to keep everyone alive, which is the reason why the death rate in Italy is so much higher in China (where they took decisive action quickly).


And the culture of being relaxed and worry free is really biting them. They are really paying the price for it now. I don't hear much news about China, S. Korea, or Japan now.

And the culture of being relaxed and worry free is really biting them. They are really paying the price for it now. I don't hear much news about China, S. Korea, or Japan now.
Philippines' Duterte announces 'lockdown' of Manila to fight coronavirus

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2020/03/12/philippines039-duterte-announces-039lockdown039-of-manila-to-fight-coronavirus

It will become old news when we have our next mass shooting or terrorist attack, or natural disaster, or potentially economic collapse.


This entire hoo-hah will blow itself out in a matter of weeks at most. 

And the culture of being relaxed and worry free is really biting them. They are really paying the price for it now. I don't hear much news about China, S. Korea, or Japan now.


Japan still has increases (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200312_39/amp.html), but both China and South Korea have their cases slowed down.

This entire hoo-hah will blow itself out in a matter of weeks at most.


Nah, it's gonna get worse. Sooner or later we'll all be infected or know someone who's infected, so it's not like a terrorist attack that people forget about in a couple of days.

Japan still has increases (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200312_39/amp.html), but both China and South Korea have their cases slowed down.
Yet we still are not informed of the recovery rate.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show will not be filmed in front of a live studio audience amid the coronavirus outbreak. Other US chat shows hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Seth Myers, Trevor Noah and John Oliver will also stop filming in front of audiences. In all cases, the shows indicated no staff members had been taken ill, but producers felt performing with live crowds would not be safe. There are 1,135 cases of the virus across the US, with 38 deaths so far.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51850450

Nah, it's gonna get worse. Sooner or later we'll all be infected or know someone who's infected, so it's not like a terrorist attack that people forget about in a couple of days.


Yeah, but then they will get better and life goes on. Big deal. You never knew anybody who was temporarily sick before? Only a tiny and specific percentage of the population is at serious risk.

Yeah, but then they will get better and life goes on. Big deal. You never knew anybody who was temporarily sick before? Only a tiny and specific percentage of the population is at serious risk.

Well, the economy is collapsing so no. This pandemic is different, something that the world hasn't seen since the Spanish Flu.

Also, there is the potential for hundreds of thousands to millions of deaths being possible here in the US alone.

Yeah, but then they will get better and life goes on. Big deal. You never knew anybody who was temporarily sick before? Only a tiny and specific percentage of the population is at serious risk.


Aren't you a 60 something? You're part of the population that's at serious risk.  :-X

McLaren have withdrawn from this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix after a team member tested positive for coronavirus. McLaren said the infected team member was now self-isolating in Australia. The manufacturer added its choice to withdraw was "based on a duty of care" to F1 stakeholders. The coronavirus outbreak, now declared a pandemic, has led to widespread disruption of sporting fixtures around the world.
The Australian Grand Prix has now been postponed.

Aren't you a 60 something? You're part of the population that's at serious risk.  :-X



Well if I'm not overly worried, somebody as young as you certainly shouldn't be. In one form or another I've seen all this before, it's just that they make it all so much bigger now. These things too shall pass.

Well if I'm not overly worried, somebody as young as you certainly shouldn't be. In one form or another I've seen all this before, it's just that they make it all so much bigger now. These things too shall pass.

Really? You've seen in your lifetime entire countries being shutdown over a virus and major sport leagues around the world suspending their seasons and having infected players?

I'm not saying that you should be completely on edge but this is NOTHING that any of us have ever seen before. This is on another level and it's getting worse.

Well if I'm not overly worried, somebody as young as you certainly shouldn't be. In one form or another I've seen all this before, it's just that they make it all so much bigger now. These things too shall pass.


I'm not so much worried about myself (although getting sick always sucks) but I'm worried about bringing the disease home to my 62 year old father or my little sister who has many health problems and has had brushes with death several times.

We all need to start thinking about each other (instead of just ourselves) in times like this. This disease spreads via community indiscriminately and doesn't care about any particular individual. Maybe I won't get sick, but it's good that I took precautions and didn't became a vector for others to die or unnecessarily burdened the healthcare system. If we all do our part we can stop this thing, like they did in China and South Korea.

I'm not so much worried about myself (although getting sick always sucks) but I'm worried about bringing the disease home to my 62 year old father or my little sister who has many health problems and has had brushes with death several times.

We all need to start thinking about each other (instead of just ourselves) in times like this. This disease spreads via community indiscriminately and doesn't care about any particular individual. Maybe I won't get sick, but it's good that I took precautions and didn't became a vector for others to die or unnecessarily burdened the healthcare system. If we all do our part we can stop this thing, like they did in China and South Korea.

Yeah, I'm young and relatively healthy so the virus probably won't affect me much. However, I live with my mother and stepfather who are both in their late 50s. My stepfather has some underlying health problems and while my mother is relatively healthy she did have asthma as a child. I don't want the virus the reach them or any of our neighbors. This is serious.

Really? You've seen in your lifetime entire countries being shutdown over a virus and major sport leagues around the world suspending their seasons and having infected players?

I'm not saying that you should be completely on edge but this is NOTHING that any of us have ever seen before. This is on another level and it's getting worse.


It's the REACTION that is different, not so much the cause. That's what I mean by everything being made bigger.  You say "its getting worse". Do you mean the virus or the reaction? More and more things being cancelled and closed. That's a reaction. The majority of people this thing spreads to will recover. Case closed. I am as concerned as anybody else over the truly at risk, many of them being my peer group, but it still doesn't warrant this utter hysteria. But it's the new normal. We will see more of this and you won't be saying it's something you haven't seen before.

It's the REACTION that is different, not so much the cause. That's what I mean by everything being made bigger.  You say "its getting worse". Do you mean the virus or the reaction? More and more things being cancelled and closed. That's a reaction. The majority of people this thing spreads to will recover. Case closed. I am as concerned as anybody else over the truly at risk, many of them being my peer group, but it still doesn't warrant this utter hysteria. But it's the new normal. We will see more of this and you won't be saying it's something you haven't seen before.

Fair enough but still the rapid spread of this virus in the past 48 hours is insane. Also, we don't know how many people are infected but don't know it yet. In the US, the testing capacity is very inadequate and our healthcare system is broken.

THIS. IS. SERIOUS.

  our healthcare system is broken.


Well you won't get any argument out of me on THAT.  :D

Canada's PM Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, are self-isolating after she started exhibiting symptoms of the COVID-19 virus, according to reports.

Well, Slowpoke, it's about to get even realer for you up there in Canada :o.

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The conference itself begins at the 46 minute mark. I implore all of you to watch it, if you get the chance.

It's the REACTION that is different, not so much the cause. That's what I mean by everything being made bigger.  You say "its getting worse". Do you mean the virus or the reaction? More and more things being cancelled and closed. That's a reaction. The majority of people this thing spreads to will recover. Case closed. I am as concerned as anybody else over the truly at risk, many of them being my peer group, but it still doesn't warrant this utter hysteria. But it's the new normal. We will see more of this and you won't be saying it's something you haven't seen before.


It is because of the different disease profile. Not all diseases are the same obviously.

I lived through 2003 SARS; Canada was the worst affected non-Chinese country. When someone got SARS, it was obvious almost right away (3-4 days) and they would be isolated immediately, which slowed the spread. Their chance of death was a whooping 20%. A lot of people who got it did die – but this was a blessing in disguise because they wouldn't go on to infect other people.

Compare that to COVID-19. People don't start showing symptoms sometimes two weeks after they caught it; some don't show symptoms at all but they are still spreading it and infecting other people. The death rate of 2-3% seems innocuous, that is until you realize a lot more people are going to be infected all at once, the healthcare system will collapse, and will leave millions of dead in its wake. That's why the imperative is to minimize infections.

Canada's PM Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, are self-isolating after she started exhibiting symptoms of the COVID-19 virus, according to reports.

Well, Slowpoke, it's about to get even realer for you up there in Canada :o.

Trudeau's wife recently returned from a trip to London.

Yet, Trump doesn't have the UK on the travel restriction list? It made no sense before but even more now :-\\

Yeah, I'm young and relatively healthy so the virus probably won't affect me much. However, I live with my mother and stepfather who are both in their late 50s. My stepfather has some underlying health problems and while my mother is relatively healthy she did have asthma as a child. I don't want the virus the reach them or any of our neighbors. This is serious.

My 26 year old brother has asthma and he has a nine month old son. Hopefully it won’t affect him.

It is because of the different disease profile. Not all diseases are the same obviously.

I lived through 2003 SARS; Canada was the worst affected non-Chinese country. When someone got SARS, it was obvious almost right away (3-4 days) and they would be isolated immediately, which slowed the spread. Their chance of death was a whooping 20%. A lot of people who got it did die – but this was a blessing in disguise because they wouldn't go on to infect other people.

Compare that to COVID-19. People don't start showing symptoms sometimes two weeks after they caught it; some don't show symptoms at all but they are still spreading it and infecting other people. The death rate of 2-3% seems innocuous, that is until you realize a lot more people are going to be infected all at once, the healthcare system will collapse, and will leave millions of dead in its wake. That's why the imperative is to minimize infections.


I agree. And what is unfortunate has been the United States' response to this crisis. Payroll tax cuts are not going to help when people begin to get laid off from their jobs. Shutting down travel from Europe to the United States is a little too late (and why is the U.K strangely an exception to this ban ???). The virus needs to be contained. Every single day that we are waiting around for these test kits to roll out, we dramatically increase the risk of more & more people getting in contact with the virus, never knowing it, due to the symptoms not being apparent until 14 days after contraction. I have friends whom work in the healthcare industry and in hospitals, and they are getting Coronavirus tests for free. This is a pandemic, and the only way to truly alleviate the damage and carnage that this virus will continue to have in society at large is for there to be;

A) An emergency fund to help working Americans whom may be laid off and or on paid sick leave

B) Have the government push for free tests for the populace to get a hold of. Also, subsidize insurance companies to insure that they don't roll in copays for people that simply just want to get tested

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C) Guarantee paid-sick leave for those whom have contracted the virus through law. Right now in our current system, this is only offered through the discretion of the company. Thus, many people in contract positions end up getting screwed because of this. The government has to work with the CDC and state governments to offset the economic costs to allow Americans to have paid sick leave without the fears of losing their jobs


Overall, say what you want about the response from other countries, but they're at least doing their best and they're getting the ball moving. They are willing to take proactive measures in trying to quarantine families, even towns and cities, in hopes of trying to contain the virus. The pace of how fast this pandemic has spread in the States and how incompetent our leaders have been in addressing this crisis, is a major indictment to the American health care system. It's time that we stop treating the discussion of adopting Universal Health Care as a 'political issue' and we need to discuss this as more of a public health imperative.


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We have to make sure that everybody, right now, feels free when you’re sick to go to a doctor, regardless of your income. And you know what? The government will pay that bill. Number two, we are the only major country on Earth not to guarantee paid medical leave. If you can believe it, there are people who are sick today, who may actually believe they have symptoms of the coronavirus who are going to work because they have no income. ... We have got to do what every other country on Earth does and guarantee paid family and medical leave and do it right now on an emergency basis.

My 26 year old brother has asthma and he has a nine month old son. Hopefully it won’t affect him.
I am in self-isolation right now, yesterday I woke up sweating and a different form of cough, but still a wet cough, not dry as one of the symptoms of Covid-19, and revealing for the first time online here, I suffer from asthma too, and with my age, I have to be careful, so I am avoiding going out.

Anyone with a new persistent cough or high temperature is now advised to self-isolate for seven days, as the UK government moves to the "delay" phase of its plan to tackle coronavirus. From Friday, school trips abroad will be banned, and older people and those with pre-existing health conditions have been told not to go on cruises. PM Boris Johnson said it was "the worst public health crisis for a generation". In total, 10 people have now died in the UK with the virus. There have been 596 confirmed cases across the country. However, the actual number of people infected could be between 5,000 and 10,000, the government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said. Announcing the measures after an emergency Cobra meeting, Mr Johnson said: "Some people compare it to seasonal flu, alas that is not right. Owing to the lack of immunity, this disease is more dangerous. "It is going to spread further and I must level with you, I must level with the British public, many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time." The number of UK cases rose by more than 100 on Thursday, up from 456 on Wednesday - with 491 in England, 60 in Scotland, 20 in Northern Ireland and 25 in Wales. As of 09:00 GMT, a total of 29,764 people had been tested for the virus in the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51857856

A man who was awaiting results on a coronavirus test learned midair, on a JetBlue flight from New York to Palm Beach, that he had tested positive, officials said (according to the New York Times).


You see why so many people are panicking? This man KNEW that he was feeling sick and he probably knew that he had coronavirus and HE STILL CHOSE TO FLY ON AN AIRPLANE AND PROBABLY ENDED UP INFECTED OTHER PEOPLE.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY STUPID AND SELFISH PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD? >:( 8-P

Trudeau's wife recently returned from a trip to London.

Yet, Trump doesn't have the UK on the travel restriction list? It made no sense before but even more now :-\\


She'll most likely get tested. We've been pretty good about that up here. They're allowing in-home testing too here in Ontario. Hopefully we can get those drive-thru tests too for asymptomatic people. It's important to know who's been infected and who's come into contact with the infected. That's the best way to control this; the fact we don't know who's infected is what makes it so deadly.  :-\\

A man who was awaiting results on a coronavirus test learned midair, on a JetBlue flight from New York to Palm Beach, that he had tested positive, officials said (according to the New York Times).


You see why so many people are panicking? This man KNEW that he was feeling sick and he probably knew that he had coronavirus and HE STILL CHOSE TO FLY ON AN AIRPLANE AND PROBABLY ENDED UP INFECTED OTHER PEOPLE.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY STUPID AND SELFISH PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD????  >:( 8-P
Exactly, he should had stayed at home!

A man who was awaiting results on a coronavirus test learned midair, on a JetBlue flight from New York to Palm Beach, that he had tested positive, officials said (according to the New York Times).


You see why so many people are panicking? This man KNEW that he was feeling sick and he probably knew that he had coronavirus and HE STILL CHOSE TO FLY ON AN AIRPLANE AND PROBABLY ENDED UP INFECTED OTHER PEOPLE.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY STUPID AND SELFISH PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD? >:( 8-P

Wow, imagine being that much of a dumbass.

Ohio is closing ALL K-12 schools (public, private and charter) starting Monday. The closure will last until April 3rd, according to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.

Ohio is closing ALL K-12 schools (public, private and charter) starting Monday. The closure will last until April 3rd, according to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.

Are the schools going to switch online or something? And if not, does that also mean their last day of school gets pushed further back?

Are the schools going to switch online or something? And if not, does that also mean their last day of school gets pushed further back?

Nope. There will be no online classes. School will be out. Ohio's governor is calling it an "extended Spring Break".

Well, I live in New York City and Mayor Bill de Blasio has just announced a state of emergency here in NYC. Governor Cuomo had already announced one for the rest of the state.

The Mayor says there are 95 confirmed cases in NYC, up from 62 yesterday :-\\.

The NCAA has just cancelled both the men's and women's March Madness basketball tournaments.

March Madness but also now March Sadness :\'(.

EVEN MORE BREAKING NEWS:

*Maryland is closing ALL public K-12 schools until March 27th, starting on Monday.

*Disneyland (in Anaheim, California) will be CLOSED, according to the Walt Disney Company.

I am in self-isolation right now, yesterday I woke up sweating and a different form of cough, but still a wet cough, not dry as one of the symptoms of Covid-19, and revealing for the first time online here, I suffer from asthma too, and with my age, I have to be careful, so I am avoiding going out.

Oh no I’m sorry you’re in my thoughts 😔

*Atlanta public schools will be closing for the rest of the month, stating on Monday.

*The Canadian province of Ontario has announced that all public schools will be closed from March 14th until April 5th.

I work for Walmart. I think that’s the first time I said it on here. Well it’s a neighborhood market. Anyway, these a holes don’t care if you’re on your death bed, bring your iv with you cause you have to work. We can acquire only a few call ins within 6 months and we get fired. Yeah we have leave of absence but they won’t approve it for all associates over what’s going on. And a person has to have a very serious condition to use it or something else like maternity leave. Plus, in most cases it’s unpaid. Therefore, I have to work. I’ll continue to be around potential carriers cause I need a job. I know this affects others who work with the public. 😔

This is like the 9/11 of illnesses. Everything's systematically cancelled or postponed.

All public schools in Ontario closed until April. My little sisters jumping up and down in joy. I'm glad we're taking proactive steps, I think we only have one confirmed case of community transmission, but we've seen from Italy it starts from one and blows up fast.


Not sure if now's the time for me to stop going to the gym. Gonna wait a bit. I was already working from home most the time even before the virus broke out, it's all optional now.

Does anyone know if this is worse than swine flu was back in 2009? As in more cases/more fatal.

Just that I don't recall quite this much panic/cancellations etc

Is there any chance that InThe00s.com will be closed due to the coronavirus? ???

Is there any chance that InThe00s.com will be closed due to the coronavirus? ???
As long as you keep you mouse and keyboard wiped and kept clean.

I'm at Costco right now and it's insanely crowded. There was a line up for tissues (toilet paper, paper towels, tissue boxes etc.), only one allowed per customer. One Chinese man went in the line multiple times and got called out "You put that back. Because of you Chinese people this is happening in Canada". I agree he shouldn't have done that but that was uncalled for. This disease is not a reason to throw away your morality people (that goes for both). >:(

Is there any chance that InThe00s.com will be closed due to the coronavirus? ???


At this rate it might be the only thing open. Which is fine with me if I end up having to stay home for whatever reason.

At this rate it might be the only thing open. Which is fine with me if I end up having to stay home for whatever reason.
We are all each at a distance from each other so no chance of catching anything from each others sneezes.

Arsenal football manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus, and after training today the whole team squad has gone into self-isolation.

Is there any chance that InThe00s.com will be closed due to the coronavirus? ???



As long as you keep you mouse and keyboard wiped and kept clean.


I always use protection so I suppose I should be OK. Although maybe I should get one of those rubber keyboard covers just to make sure.

I'm at Costco right now and it's insanely crowded. There was a line up for tissues (toilet paper, paper towels, tissue boxes etc.), only one allowed per customer. One Chinese man went in the line multiple times and got called out "You put that back. Because of you Chinese people this is happening in Canada". I agree he shouldn't have done that but that was uncalled for. This disease is not a reason to throw away your morality people (that goes for both). >:(


Wow, it's really that bad up in Canada. Even the PM and his wife is in isolation because the wife is being tested for the virus.

Is there any chance that InThe00s.com will be closed due to the coronavirus? ???


Why would it? There's no way we could catch it online.

Why would it? There's no way we could catch it online.

LOL. Maybe the virus could cause cyber addiction.  ;D

Why would it? There's no way we could catch it online.


Well you never know. There is still so much that’s unknown about COVID.

Disney delays "Mulan" and "New Mutants" due to coronavirus fears: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/12/21176748/mulan-new-mutants-movie-delay-disney-china-coronavirus-black-widow-marvel-pandemic

Wow was this not a good year to release the Chinese princess' live action movie sadly enough

Wow was this not a good year to release the Chinese princess' live action movie sadly enough
Today in London the UK premier of "Mulan" was held, due to the current situation, the glitzy red carpet was cancelled, but the screening still took place.

Well you never know. There is still so much that’s unknown about COVID.

LOL, a medical virus can't be spread online. C'mon man, stop it ;D.

LOL, a medical virus can't be spread online. C'mon man, stop it ;D.


That reminds me of when I was a kid and my friend refused to call me because he thought I could sneeze through the phone.

Just imagine in like 10-15 years, this whole virus epidemic is going to be seen as a big part of history. We're going to be telling our kids about the time schools had to close because of a virus, and about a time where people literally stacked up on toilet paper for some reason. It's going to be weird as hell.

They canceled The Juno and Canadian Screen Actors Awards and the Prime Minister and his family has self quarantined. 

We had tickets for the hockey game tomorrow - now cancelled!  :\'(

We had tickets for the hockey game tomorrow - now cancelled!  :\'(

Which game?

Damn cancel culture is big this year.

Toronto's St. Patrick's Day parade cancelled. Thank God–I thought they were going to be stubborn enough to go through with it. If Ireland and Boston have cancelled it then there's no excuse for anyone else.

This is the real cancel culture people love to complain about.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife has tested POSITIVE for the coronavirus. Wow :-X.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife has tested POSITIVE for the coronavirus. Wow :-X.


Why you reporting Canadian news before me  :-X

Anyway, this is really sad. I hope they both get through this, I really like the Trudeau family.  :-\\

Damn cancel culture is big this year.

Damn beat me to the joke

Why you reporting Canadian news before me  :-X

Anyway, this is really sad. I hope they both get through this, I really like the Trudeau family.  :-\\

Sorry man. It's just that I'm basically constantly searching for updates ;D.

Anyways, yeah, I really hope that the Trudeau family has a healthy recovery from this :-\\.

Going by the numbers, it looks like Italy will surpass China either tomorrow or after tomorrow in confirmed active cases (as in, excluding people who've recovered or died).

Which game?


Thanks for asking - our annual Chicago Blackhawks game was supposed to be tomorrow - we had a whole weekend planned around it.  Sad.

This is what I was trying to explain about exponential growth. The disease might seem small potatoes now and but it's only mere days away from becoming devastating.

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I recommend skeptics watch this video. It's heavy on math, but ignore the stuff you don't understand and keep it in the back of your head. Please watch it until the end. Get to the 8:17 mark and you will understand why it's imperative we all take precautions, practise good hygiene and avoid large social gatherings. WE CAN STOP THIS THING. We can prevent tens of millions of deaths. But we all have to do our part.

All schools in Michigan closed for 3 weeks. With everything shutting down I wonder if this is going to trigger the next Great Depression.

Informative interview:

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Thanks for asking - our annual Chicago Blackhawks game was supposed to be tomorrow - we had a whole weekend planned around it.  Sad.

Oh no, that really sucks. What will you and your family be doing now? Staying home? :-\\

I am in self-isolation right now, yesterday I woke up sweating and a different form of cough, but still a wet cough, not dry as one of the symptoms of Covid-19, and revealing for the first time online here, I suffer from asthma too, and with my age, I have to be careful, so I am avoiding going out.
I woke up fine, still coughing, self-isolation continues.

Dua Lipa, the Pet Shop Boys and Mabel will all play the Glastonbury Festival this summer - provided it isn't cancelled because of the coronavirus. More than 90 names were added to the line-up on Thursday, joining headliners Taylor Swift and Sir Paul McCartney. US rap star Kendrick Lamar will top the bill on Friday, with Supergrass, Lana Del Rey and AJ Tracey also due to play. Emily Eavis said organisers had "fingers firmly crossed" the event would go ahead in June. She said she was releasing a poster of the line-up "with the best intentions" given "the current circumstances". "As things stand we are still working hard to deliver our 50th anniversary festival in June and we are very proud of the bill that we have put together over the last year or so," she said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51860319

In the UK
The UK government is considering banning sporting fixtures amid the coronavirus outbreak - but it will not happen immediately.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/51859553

Golf
The Players Championship in Florida has been cancelled after one round with organisers saying it was "the right thing to do" in order to safeguard against the spread of coronavirus.

Football
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and England and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi test positive.
Chelsea and Arsenal squads self-isolating.
UEFA to discuss possible Euro 2020 postponement on Tuesday.

Disneyland and Universal Studios to close for the rest of the month because of coronavirus

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-12/disney-other-theme-parks-stay-open-as-california-urges-ban-on-large-gatherings

PA reports that the Tube driver who tested positive for coronavirus works on the Jubilee Line, but has been off work this week after coming back from holiday in Vietnam. A message sent to staff said he had been self-isolating, and had now tested positive for Covid-19. A Transport for London (TfL) spokesman tells PA that he wasn't working in a customer-facing area. "The areas where the driver worked are being cleaned, including the depot and the trains, in line with guidance from Public Health England with whom we are working closely," they add.

Going by the numbers, it looks like Italy will surpass China either tomorrow or after tomorrow in confirmed active cases (as in, excluding people who've recovered or died).


Italy is getting hammered hard. The doctors need all the help and support they can get.  :-\\

Dua Lipa, the Pet Shop Boys and Mabel will all play the Glastonbury Festival this summer - provided it isn't cancelled because of the coronavirus. More than 90 names were added to the line-up on Thursday, joining headliners Taylor Swift and Sir Paul McCartney. US rap star Kendrick Lamar will top the bill on Friday, with Supergrass, Lana Del Rey and AJ Tracey also due to play. Emily Eavis said organisers had "fingers firmly crossed" the event would go ahead in June. She said she was releasing a poster of the line-up "with the best intentions" given "the current circumstances". "As things stand we are still working hard to deliver our 50th anniversary festival in June and we are very proud of the bill that we have put together over the last year or so," she said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51860319

YOOO I thought you were gonna say that Dua Lipa has the coronavirus now.  :o I almost panicked LOL

...and you still washed your hands when you got home?


or just use a small amount of hand sanitizer.

This entire hoo-hah will blow itself out in a matter of weeks at most.



more like months.  ::)

A man who was awaiting results on a coronavirus test learned midair, on a JetBlue flight from New York to Palm Beach, that he had tested positive, officials said (according to the New York Times).


You see why so many people are panicking? This man KNEW that he was feeling sick and he probably knew that he had coronavirus and HE STILL CHOSE TO FLY ON AN AIRPLANE AND PROBABLY ENDED UP INFECTED OTHER PEOPLE.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY STUPID AND SELFISH PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD? >:( 8-P


He should've stayed home.  ::)

Is there any chance that InThe00s.com will be closed due to the coronavirus? ???


No that would never happen.

That reminds me of when I was a kid and my friend refused to call me because he thought I could sneeze through the phone.


You can't catch a cold through the phone.  ::)

You can't catch a cold through the phone.  ::)
Cough and sneeze particles on the phone?

Yesterday, Stop N Shop ran out of bottled water, toilet paper was nearly gone and cleaners too as well.  :o

All English elite football suspended until at least 3 April
England's cricket tour to Sri Lanka is called off
Uefa suspends Champions League and Europa League
F1 season to be suspended until May
Scottish football postponed until further notice

All English elite football suspended until at least 3 April
England's cricket tour to Sri Lanka is called off
Uefa suspends Champions League and Europa League
F1 season to be suspended until May
Scottish football postponed until further notice



I can't believe we're actually seeing sports, an escape from every day life, close down like this. It's very freaky, but very understandable. :o

I can't believe we're actually seeing sports, an escape from every day life, close down like this. It's very freaky, but very understandable. :o
Can it be compared to a World War, where all gatherings and sports were cancelled?

Can it be compared to a World War, where all gatherings and sports were cancelled?


I would actually compare the reactions more to 9/11, because lots of people, from what I've seen, said that the 90s culture ended when the terrorist attacks took place. This feels like a decade-defining event to me right now.

I would actually compare the reactions more to 9/11, because lots of people, from what I've seen, said that the 90s culture ended when the terrorist attacks took place. This feels like a decade-defining event to me right now.
Indeed, NYC was on lock down, planes were grounded, and the whole wide world had the air of expectation.

I would actually compare the reactions more to 9/11, because lots of people, from what I've seen, said that the 90s culture ended when the terrorist attacks took place. This feels like a decade-defining event to me right now.

9/11 was more of a temporary and shorter delay. Also, it was mostly NYC on shutdown.

This has shutdown basically the ENTIRE world. Airports all over the world barely have any people in them and major sports leagues are shutting down for months.

That's never happened outside of the 2 World Wars.

I fear this will trigger the next Great Depression. Shutting down the economy like this.

9/11 was more of a temporary and shorter delay. Also, it was mostly NYC on shutdown.

This has shutdown basically the ENTIRE world. Airports all over the world barely have any people in them and major sports leagues are shutting down for months.

That's never happened outside of the 2 World Wars.


Yeah, I think there are more shutdowns here than 9/11, but I also think it's comparable to 9/11 because here in America, we don't know how worse things might get with the virus (like post-9/11 terrorism threats); especially with the lack of testing kits in the U.S.

South Korea tests over 20,000 a day, and we only have about 5,000 tested. ABYSMAL.  >:(