Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Trolly · February 28, 2020, 6:01pm

I mean, until corona mutates like that, it’s way overhyping things to compare it to the Spanish Flu.

anon24898493 · February 28, 2020, 6:03pm

Can’t tell if you meant to do that.

Trolly · February 28, 2020, 6:04pm

Retired. Started as a rural vet, later got a masters in public health and worked in veterinary pathology for the govt for a while.

Yuv · February 28, 2020, 6:14pm

LFS · February 28, 2020, 6:25pm

suzzer99:

LFS:

I saw on Instagram that a friend of mine is in town from Tokyo. Usually my reaction to that would be to reach out to him to get coffee, but I think I’m going to skip it this time. I’d feel pretty bad about this, but he hasn’t reached out to me either.

Old white chicks at the hair salon were discussing the new Din Tai Fung in Del Amo Mall. Their husband nixed going just in case one of the employees had a grandmother coming back from China or something.

My accountability buddy in my writing class is a Chinese national. I lent her a pen and paper last night. I think she might have sniffled a little - but she seems like one of these people who always has the sniffles. I took back the pen and paper and put it in my backpack, then went to the bathroom and washed my hands (which I would have done anyway as I had to pee). I feel bad but I was definitely thinking about it.

My ex is of Chinese descent. She sneezed at the grocery store and said everyone was staring at her. That sucks.

I would feel worse if my friend was Asian tbh, but he’s not.

Devil · February 28, 2020, 6:43pm

https://twitter.com/JamesGleick/status/1233449508320706561

Superleeds · February 28, 2020, 6:54pm

I think it’s pretty clear a lot of you lot haven’t had kids

olink · February 28, 2020, 6:59pm

WHO estimates a 2-3% mortality rate for Spanish flu. So if 95%CI for Covid19 mortality is 0.5-4% then yeah, ‘Spanish flu level pandemic’ is still in our range given what we know at the moment. But so is ‘slightly worse flu season for a while’.

Marksman · February 28, 2020, 7:00pm

102 years for starters.

Marksman · February 28, 2020, 7:02pm

I can’t comprehend even the dumbest rich person paying to meet mike fucking pence.

Now if I had the cash would I hire a table of escorts to go meet him? Yes.

DUCY · February 28, 2020, 7:10pm

I was planning on going to Italy in Sept, might not be happening now

rockfsh · February 28, 2020, 7:13pm

WAAF

Spinetta · February 28, 2020, 7:22pm

I have a friend who was supposed to go to Italy in 2 weeks. I wonder if he’s decided to cancel.

suzzer99 · February 28, 2020, 7:28pm

I was conceivably thinking about starting my road trip around the world again - in Europe - by the fall. It was going to start by selling my condo, figuring out what to do with my stuff, arrange shipping for my car. Right now I’m not planning anything.

econophile · February 28, 2020, 7:29pm

really starting to feel the pain here

Spinetta · February 28, 2020, 8:08pm

Our small company was supposed to exhibit at a large international conference (10,000+ attendees) in the US in May. So far the conference hasn’t been cancelled but their page says they’re monitoring the developments of the virus. It would suck for us if it’s cancelled, but obviously it’s better to be safe than sorry.

beetlejuice · February 28, 2020, 8:43pm

The U.S. Navy ordered dozens of ships, with thousands of service members, to stay at sea for the next two weeks, after visiting Pacific ports.

anon24898493 · February 28, 2020, 9:42pm

I was told this was a good follow.

https://twitter.com/mlipsitch?s=20

bobman0330 · February 28, 2020, 9:49pm

It seems like a lot of the economic disruption is going to be pointless barn-door-closing and everyone is going to get coronavirus anyways, except we will also have tanked the economy.

Extreme measures are justified to possibly prevent a pandemic, but once the virus is everywhere, what is the point?

Deuce · February 28, 2020, 10:02pm

Intoxication may not set in for 14 or more days.