Everything I’ve read is it’s hit or miss. Some viruses do, some don’t. Summer killed SARS completely.
However that there still isn’t disaster yet in a hot humid country gives me hope. Yes I know the Philipines isn’t great. And goddam you for making have to try to type Philipines and then of course google spell check has noooooooo idea what I’m talking about.
My experience being at the hospital lately is that it’s not overrun. Last time I was there was Wednesday. I didn’t tour the whole hospital or anything, but things were very normal from what I saw.
Think outside the box though. Wire up 100 people in their homes on webcams. Use that as your studio audience. Interview guests remotely or something. Maybe that’s what they’re working on.
Pretty sure all those airport crowds is causing a higher peak than it would without them.
We aren’t passed starting to do things better than we have been.
The traveler forums I’m on say everyone is just whooping it up still in most of Mexico, except Mexico City, which is starting to get hit.
I think I’m going back to work tomorrow.
Still can’t read NY Times articles without registering. Their credibility on that statement has been infected by TrumpVirus
That really is crazy. What’s the testing situation like if you think you have symptoms?
I should have asked someone when I was there. Though Kimmel was the last one to cancel, so they probably didn’t know.
Work for me is way more social isolation than the rest of my life.
Yep - like I’ve always said Trumpkins (guessing) are the most easily terrified people in the world and they’re going to flip from que sera sera to panic in a day. They and their pre-Trump ilk have been expecting a race war since the 70s. Any little trigger makes them run for the hills.
Now if you tell me these guys are left-leaning or apolitical? That’s a lot more scary.
It takes time; the hospitals aren’t overwhelmed yet, but sounds like they may be in a few weeks if things keep going down that path
I’m in and out of a couple homes, businesses and supply houses daily… will need to just keep my distance and not touch my face, between many hand-washing sessions.
And see how things evolve the next few days, I guess.
We will know soon. Singapore has done great at testing and isolating, maybe that’s why they have so few cases, or maybe because it is hot as balls all year round. Malaysia just had its 1st known community acquired case a few days ago, again it’s possible it has taken this long because it is harder to spread in warm weather. Several Southern Hemisphere countries are crossing the couple hundred case threshold. If all of their graphs show a slower expansion rate in the next couple weeks then we can attribute it to warmer weather.
I do supply houses too. When I’m at people’s houses I’m on the roof or in the attic and rarely inside.
I’ve been asked for a price on removing and reinstalling a big commercial system (roof being redone), which if I get and do by myself (the usual way I work) I may not see or talk to anyone at work for a month or two. (see why almost my entire social life is online?)
Singapore never had to shut down its restaurants. But the streets did clear out pretty well when the scare went out.
Crazy theory: something like coronavirus swept through Japan in like 600 AD and Japanese people have some basic immunity to it like we all have to flu and cold.
Maybe Korea got a taste too. But you’d assume if that’s true so would China.
It’s also a great opportunity to dismiss the customer that is overly curious and wishes to bird-dog you through the entire install. I do not normally mind that, and will even let them know that I’ll have my ear-buds in, so it’s not gonna be nonstop chit chat.
Salt Lake City Library closed for 2 weeks. As of today, there’s one confirmed case of community transmitted COVID-19 in the state. That case was in Park City, for you skiers.
