All the kids are out in my local park across the road from me… Be careful you don’t run into these little snot nosed buggers… 
Go for it Jal… 
Everyone needs some exercise.
Some quick googling tells me it costs $1.1-$2.3 million to own a McDonald’s and average profit is $150,000.
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So the goalposts have now shifted from “these people already have paid sick leave!” to “it would be too expensive to give these people paid sick leave!”
Something tells me McDonalds corporate can provide these franchisees with the liquidity they need. Or some of these billions of dollars in loans that I was assured small businesses need to keep operating can help. But you’re right probably better to have sick employees preparing Big Macs.
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Re: $15 pulse oximeter
My dad has been fighting something since last Friday, and it has been getting a little worse each day. The last time anyone left the house was last Tuesday, so hopefully this is just a cold. He had a teledoc appointment this morning and the doctor was THRILLED that my dad had all of his vitals to share, including oxygen level which is thankfully at 99%. I really think having a pulse oximeter can be helpful in treatment when calling in for guidance.
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I hate CVS but use them for technical reasons. They just started offering 1-2 day free delivery on all prescriptions.
I believe they are also offering free delivery on store items too.
Kilmarnock has 500 cells with a population of around 692 prisoners.
Pamela Swan, Deputy Director at HMP Kilmarnock said: “One of the two prisoners who were suspected of having COVID-19 has now proved positive.
"He has been isolated in his cell and is being cared for by NHS Ayrshire & Arran, our healthcare partner.
"We are now waiting for further guidance from the NHS as to the next steps that we need to take and we will take every measure possible to keep our staff and prisoners safe.”
But they are Jews. I don’t think Stormfront is really nuanced in their antisemitism
Exactly. They have money.
Why should only the poor suffer in a global pandemic.
Phew!!!
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From a 22 poster living in Beijing. This is sobering.
in china, all packages are sprayed down before they come into the building, when people enter their apartments they go through a routine
people don’t order food very much since there were reports of asymptomatic chefs infecting dozens - nearly everything is delivered and sprayed/washed and prepared at home - this is a big deal, chinese people eat out so frequently many don’t even know how to make basic food at home - lots of smaller apartments don’t even have kitchens or if they do it’s quite limited with a single plugin electric stovetop, if you go anywhere in China, about 2/3 of all storefronts are restaurants, if you’re in a city there are dozens of restaurants you can go to without leaving your own block - this is crippling small businesses and the economy and they wouldn’t do that casually
process of coming back to apartment:
open door, spray all my items and put them inside
if it’s in packaging, i remove the packaging and leave in hallway to take to trash next time so there’s less chance of bringing in covid - this is a building where normally management would knock on my door and yell at me for leaving trash in the hallway but nobody cares about that now
then i spray down my gloved hands and spray bottle and switch to the disinfectant bottle to spray the soles of my shoes (don’t want to use other bottle on shoes because it has bleach)
step inside, slide feet out of shoes, spray outside doornob with bleach spray and close door
inspect gloves as I take them off, if in good condition i put them in a bin to reuse, if in bad condition i drop them outside door in hallway
remove mask and sunglasses, spray them and leave mask to dry
take glasses with me and put in sink and wash my hands thoroughly with soap twice, then rinse off any remaining spray on glasses lenses
then i’m done
a nightmare and hassle at first but now it’s second nature
coming into the building there’s someone to check my temp and if he doesn’t recognize me (they all do since i’m 6’2" & white) then they ask my corona card that proves i live in the building (to prevent residents who were living in another province to register that they’ve moved to this building and making tracking disease spread easier - mostly just finding people who were in Hubei and testing them) - a few weeks back a girl was screaming at them because she came back from visiting her family during the beginning of the lockdown and thus didn’t have the card and she had to get tested first or something - she’s here now but obviously was unhappy being made to wait in the lobby until they sorted it out
price you pay to live though - didn’t leave china earlier because i was in the “lol hysteria” camp and not leaving now because I’m genuinely frightened because I know the US will never take these necessary steps
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Harrods Drycleaners, who washed items for the Batman and Avengers movies, are now offering the thoughtful service to anyone over the age of 75.
It comes as the NHS issued a warning over how easily germs can transfer from clothes and how important it is to disinfect them.
The award winning facility will collect, clean, and drop off clothes to help protect the elderly during ‘these scary times’.
Business owner Adil Khan, 31, was inspired to help others after being overwhelmed by support from the community over the years and wants to pay it back.
He said: “This is a particularly scary time for the older and more vulnerable in our society, who are at a higher risk of getting sick from this illness, so we want to do what we can to help out, even if it’s a little.
“Many older people live alone and rely on visiting carers and support workers to carry out tasks they are unable to complete themselves.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/jaredtbennett/status/1240638701056688129
This is not going well. 2000 a week to 17000 a day? I suspect a large percentage of applicants will not qualify either.
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Can’t lead stats categories if you don’t test.
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This will be the first time in my life I’ve ever watched some random bald dude on youtooobe. Better be good.
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No. Getting outside and exercising is one of the things we can keep doing to keep ourselves healthy and sane. Just stay away from people and don’t sweat on benches and what-not.
I plan on trying to mow my lawn today for exercise. And it will be exercise. I haven’t mowed it since the fall - it’s crazy long right now (twss) because of constant rain for the last couple months. Highest blade setting, 1/4 width swaths.
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Michel Barnier tests positive
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has tested positive.
Michel Barnier
(@MichelBarnier)
I would like to inform you that I have tested positive for #COVID19. I am doing well and in good spirits. I am following all the necessary instructions, as is my team.
For all those affected already, and for all those currently in isolation, we will get through this together.
March 19, 2020