The coronavirus spread updated in real time

[_EAllusion]

Also, someone at my work was diagnosed with a severe “respiratory flu” which I have assumed is what I caught. If it turns out that is Covid, that would blow my mind.

[_Res Ipsa]

Also, someone at my work was diagnosed with a severe “respiratory flu” which I have assumed is what I caught. If it turns out that is Covid, that would blow my mind.

Glad you’re feeling better. A bad case of flu is pretty nasty.

[_Lemmie]

We had our library board meeting last night, and the discussion was very interesting. There really are an incredible number of issues that need resolution, and not much guidance.

By way of background, within our board, we have a head of dept from a major hospital in NYC, principal of our public K-8 school, two teachers in another town containing the hospital where major cases are currently being isolated, and one on our local health board.

According to the principal, they are preparing for remote schooling, but the issue of federally provided lunch and breakfast going to a large number of students means they are trying to work out how to keep that open while closing the school proper, plus the large number of students without internet access in their home will make remote schooling extremely difficult to monitor and maintain. The K and 1 kids can be sent home with paper packets but that won’t work for older kids.

The hospital dept head has the best set of protocols in place, but even in the face of rigid preparedness, she told us a number of really FUBAR screw-ups happening that had us laughing hysterically while simultaneously being scared to death.

Within our library, we doubled our cleaning schedule for the next month and added the pre-cleaning of any non-library space we use for events, which will impact our budget considerably. We closed down every other computer space for social distancing, which helps only in theory, because as I was walking out after our meeting I saw two kids crowded into one computer cubby, working together on a project.

I also heard the principal on the way out of our meeting say she wasn’t too worried because she wouldn’t be that sick if she got it; my immediate thought was that she should be far more worried about sharing it with her students, many living in poverty with multiple generations in a home.

Also, if we close, we will follow the town policy on paying full timers, but since we use a very large number of part-timers, their salaries probably won’t be paid, unfortunately, unless we can figure out a way to justify using taxpayer money (our only source of revenue) to pay people to do nothing. That discussion was postponed.

On a commercial front, the impact on businesses is incredibly costly. Just one example, in my spouse’s company, all deliveries of inventory and supplies coming into the warehouses have to now go through a massive and lengthy decontamination process of ALL surfaces before anything can be touched. His wholesale warehouse gets a massive truckload of inventory early every morning, he says this process plus other requirements adds about 8 man-hours of labor to their day, which shows up as a large increase in overtime.

I do appreciate his company’s thoroughness, however. They covered everything, right down to protocol for properly removing gloves, times disinfectants must remain on surfaces, and cancellation of all meetings, training sessions, and events. Even sales calls must be done remotely if possible.

Also, I noticed the “flattening of the curve” model was mentioned earlier, that was a key element of my son’s presentation to his fraternity earlier this week!

So, no panicking, but the amount of effort necessary to ratchet up to a safer environment is costly and time-consuming. No one seems to mind, but this may well have a lasting impact on behavior after this crisis passes, which would be a good thing, in my opinion.

[_Jersey Girl]

OP map isn't working.

[_Icarus]

Georgia just had its first Corona death

[_Lemmie]

Here’s a Reddit thread where people who have it, or had it, describe their symptoms:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comm ... osed_with/

tl;dr - We gon’ get sick, but probably not die.

My apologies to any MDB users who dislike Reddit links, but I find the aggregate social sharing useful and interesting.

- Doc

I’m appreciating the reddit sharing also. The coronavirus subreddit now has a sidebar list of subreddits by region, given that my immediate family is currently spread over 4 states, it’s helpful to see the updates.

[_EAllusion]

Between the Whitehouse going ahead and advocating for major cuts to the CDC and infectious disease response yesterday to the Senate breaking for recess to wait and see in the middle of a multi-pronged crisis, I am stunned at the level of impunity the GOP feels from media optics. Perhaps rightly so, but that too is stunning when you reflect on it.

[_Lemmie]

OP map isn't working.

Try this map:

https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en

[_Lemmie]

Finally.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE POSTPONED

The coronavirus outbreak is forcing the postponement of the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade for the first time since its inception in 1762.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says the decision was made after he spoke with parade organizers.

They agreed a postponement was the safest move for everyone involved.

"Today I had several conversations with the organizers of the St. Patrick's Day Parade to determine whether the parade should move forward in light of the evolving coronavirus situation and increased case count in the New York City area," Cuomo said in a statement. "Following those conversations, I recommended and the parade's leadership agreed to postpone this year's parade due to the high density and the large volume of marchers and spectators who attend."

A new date for the parade has not yet been announced.

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ne ... act-update

[_Res Ipsa]

We had our library board meeting last night, and the discussion was very interesting. There really are an incredible number of issues that need resolution, and not much guidance.

By way of background, within our board, we have a head of dept from a major hospital in New York City, principal of our public K-8 school, two teachers in another town containing the hospital where major cases are currently being isolated, and one on our local health board.

According to the principal, they are preparing for remote schooling, but the issue of federally provided lunch and breakfast going to a large number of students means they are trying to work out how to keep that open while closing the school proper, plus the large number of students without internet access in their home will make remote schooling extremely difficult to monitor and maintain. The K and 1 kids can be sent home with paper packets but that won’t work for older kids.

The hospital dept head has the best set of protocols in place, but even in the face of rigid preparedness, she told us a number of really FUBAR screw-ups happening that had us laughing hysterically while simultaneously being scared to death.

Within our library, we doubled our cleaning schedule for the next month and added the pre-cleaning of any non-library space we use for events, which will impact our budget considerably. We closed down every other computer space for social distancing, which helps only in theory, because as I was walking out after our meeting I saw two kids crowded into one computer cubby, working together on a project.

I also heard the principal on the way out of our meeting say she wasn’t too worried because she wouldn’t be that sick if she got it; my immediate thought was that she should be far more worried about sharing it with her students, many living in poverty with multiple generations in a home.

Also, if we close, we will follow the town policy on paying full timers, but since we use a very large number of part-timers, their salaries probably won’t be paid, unfortunately, unless we can figure out a way to justify using taxpayer money (our only source of revenue) to pay people to do nothing. That discussion was postponed.

On a commercial front, the impact on businesses is incredibly costly. Just one example, in my spouse’s company, all deliveries of inventory and supplies coming into the warehouses have to now go through a massive and lengthy decontamination process of ALL surfaces before anything can be touched. His wholesale warehouse gets a massive truckload of inventory early every morning, he says this process plus other requirements adds about 8 man-hours of labor to their day, which shows up as a large increase in overtime.

I do appreciate his company’s thoroughness, however. They covered everything, right down to protocol for properly removing gloves, times disinfectants must remain on surfaces, and cancellation of all meetings, training sessions, and events. Even sales calls must be done remotely if possible.

Also, I noticed the “flattening of the curve” model was mentioned earlier, that was a key element of my son’s presentation to his fraternity earlier this week!

So, no panicking, but the amount of effort necessary to ratchet up to a safer environment is costly and time-consuming. No one seems to mind, but this may well have a lasting impact on behavior after this crisis passes, which would be a good thing, in my opinion.

Thanks for the information, Lemmie. “Flatten the curve” has been the mantra out here for a while now. The messaging from the state and local health boards on this has been great. Good on your son for getting the word out!