Coronavirus 2019-2020 thread (no unsubstantiated rumours!)

[Dolcevita]

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reminded me of the time, 19 years ago, when I used to watch Court TV on cable LOL

Fox forgot to mention Michael Cohen, Trump's private lawyer, on the title.


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[Air Force Brat]

One short month and 50,000 people are dead from COVID-19 in the US, and at least 14,000 people are infected in Ontario, with over 300 cases in our town.

My family and I have been staying home for five weeks now. We've made a total of two trips to a public place in all that time: once to a Chinese grocery store early into the quarantine, and a second trip to Costco a week ago. Aside from those two trips, we've been buying grocery online. Our main concern was milk. With seven people in the house, we go through a dozen eggs every two days and 12L of milk every week. Online grocery shopping restricts the amount of milk we can buy, and pickup slots need to be booked 1-2 weeks in advance. We had to make the Costco trip because that was our only option to get a sufficient milk stockpile. Fortunately we have a big freezer in the basement so we've been freezing all the milk. Currently, I calculate we have enough milk to last us a month, and if we keep getting milk from online grocery, we could potentially stretch that stockpile much longer.

With milk secured, fresh fruits and vegetables have become our main concern. Just yesterday, our Walmart grocery order was cancelled without explanation an hour before we were supposed to pick it up. Fortunately, we were able to order more from Chinese sellers in WeChat groups, but it was pretty stressful for a while. Who'd have thought grocery would become such a source of anxiety?

These days, I'm waiting for the weather to warm up, not because I think it'll help reduce COVID-19 infections, but because I want to start working on my garden. This year, it seems there's extra incentive to growing your own food!

Hang in there brother, I wish we could make a "grocery run" for you, take care of those girls and praying you all to stay healthy my friend, thankfully we are coming to the end of covid's first run here in the Northern Hemisphere, hopefully our friends down South can avoid the "silent death"!

 

[Air Force Brat]

Ex-Navy Secretary Thomas Modly's "Banned Idiot" Capt. Brett E. Crozier is about to be reinstated

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Yes, you've got to wonder sometimes don't you??? but hopefully Capt. Crozier will soon be back in his warm, berth back aboard ship! Looks like the Corona Virus has brought out the best and worst in us, when it all comes down to it, you try to do your best, and there's no doubt in my mind that Capt. Crozier was attempting to put his crew and his ship first!

 

[Dolcevita]

Yes, you've got to wonder sometimes don't you??? but hopefully Capt. Crozier will soon be back in his warm, berth back aboard ship! Looks like the Corona Virus has brought out the best and worst in us, when it all comes down to it, you try to do your best, and there's no doubt in my mind that Capt. Crozier was attempting to put his crew and his ship first!

LOL. Thank you.

 

[Jura The idiot]

Yes, you've got to wonder sometimes don't you??? but hopefully Capt. Crozier will soon be back in his warm, berth back aboard ship! Looks like the Corona Virus has brought out the best and worst in us, when it all comes down to it, you try to do your best, and there's no doubt in my mind that Capt. Crozier was attempting to put his crew and his ship first!

I like this sentence in Pentagonese:
“The preliminary inquiry will consider command climate and circumstances surrounding the response, including communication throughout the administrative and operational chains of command.”
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[Intrepid]

And I guess the health system was better prepared and able to handle the sudden surge in hospitalization due to the epidemic without collapsing. I.e. Enough extra hospital bed, health care workers and ventilators, etc.

You can look at the capacity of the health system online:

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Key values from the website translatet in English

Covid 19 patients: 2688
of which 72% were ventilated

Intensive care beds: 32566
60% of them occupied

There are more reasons than just Covid-19 to need an intensive care bed

The lockdown measures are based on the health system. The federal government consults with the 16 state governments every 14 days and decides which measures are eased and which are tightened.

The health care system has not yet reached its capacity limit. Patients from Italy and France were also admitted (and I also watched patient transports from the United States and other countries). It is now being considered to re-allow planned treatments that are not related to Covid-19. At the same time, additional capacities are being created to be prepared for the so-called second wave, which experience has shown to be more severe in epidemics.

 

[Air Force Brat]

LOL. Thank you.

You're very welcome my friend! Peace Out Man! thank you for being patient with me, and God Bless You Brother!

 

[solarz]

Why don't you get a few packets of milk powder. It is virtually the same as fresh milk with the same goodness and keeps for years?

I checked out milk powder on Amazon:

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This was the most economical format. 100g makes 1L of milk, and at 200$ for 6kg, it amounts to $3.33/L, whereas fresh milk costs around $1.10/L.

As a afterthought I hope you emptied a little bit from the container as it can swell and explode.
Freezing milk can change the texture and taste of the milk,but not everybody can taste the difference.

For some weird reason, we sell milk in bags here in Canada, but that works out well for freezing. The only issue is we have to be careful not to rip the bags.

Hang in there brother, I wish we could make a "grocery run" for you, take care of those girls and praying you all to stay healthy my friend, thankfully we are coming to the end of covid's first run here in the Northern Hemisphere, hopefully our friends down South can avoid the "silent death"!

Unfortunately I'm not so optimistic. We have yet to see the inflection point where the number of daily new cases drop. Certainly some regions are doing better than others, but here in Ontario, we've still got a long way to go.

 

[Intrepid]

Sometimes the infection rate goes down because there are no longer enough test kits available.

It is also interesting how many people are tested negative. Where there are enough test kits available, the rate is approximately 95%.

A number alone says nothing. Numbers must always be interpreted in context.

 

[Air Force Brat]

I checked out milk powder on Amazon:

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This was the most economical format. 100g makes 1L of milk, and at 200$ for 6kg, it amounts to $3.33/L, whereas fresh milk costs around $1.10/L.



For some weird reason, we sell milk in bags here in Canada, but that works out well for freezing. The only issue is we have to be careful not to rip the bags.



Unfortunately I'm not so optimistic. We have yet to see the inflection point where the number of daily new cases drop. Certainly some regions are doing better than others, but here in Ontario, we've still got a long way to go.

I am praying for you friend, and keep those girls healthy, I have confidence in you Dad! love your whole family, praying for you Canadians, and thankful you've avoided some of the worst of it! Hang in there! like a tornado, it will be over as quick as it hit!