Because we are a global community, I would like to create a thread for talking about the COVID-19 how this has impacted you. 

I work for a smaller, Chinese-owned tool company. Our workforce after CNY and the extended break was only running at about 40%, of which this is actually on the higher side compared to what I've heard about other, much larger tech companies. While we haven't felt much of the impact here in the US, I am sure we will soon. The way that some companies flow in goods from overseas will really have an impact on store shelves; Stores like Walmart that have large DC's and reroute the flow and quantity of goods so that the shelves don't look as bare. Target specifically doesn't keep extra inventory outside of what it knows will sell in a specific amount of shelf-time and therefore bases reordering on that known formula. Given that orders from China are typically 30 days on a Boat just to arrive on the West Coast, and then separate amount of Customs and transport times to other places in the US, the effects will start to be apparent really soon.

Not trying to start a fear-mongering thread, but a place where we can talk about this like educated adults.

- Nathan

I don’t buy the argument that impeachment caused us to not pay attention to the virus. If that were true we’d be one of the few nations left unprepared. Each country was blindsided by this pandemic.

I’m not sure anyone is wholly to blame for the virus, however, the panic may have something more to do with a political strategy of sowing distrust in government and the media so people no longer trust information as credible in a vital and critically important time.

Not all some where ready...

 

48 minutes ago, Mark Twain said:

I don’t buy the argument that impeachment caused us to not pay attention to the virus. If that were true we’d be one of the few nations left unprepared. Each country was blindsided by this pandemic.

I’m not sure anyone is wholly to blame for the virus, however, the panic may have something more to do with a political strategy of sowing distrust in government and the media so people no longer trust information as credible in a vital and critically important time.

The impeachment caused me to ignore the mainstream media.  There was only so much political circus one could take in an election year

I am just going to put this here. 

https://ew.com/celebrity/harvey-weinstein-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/

old news.. as I have seen that (in Europe) more than an hour ago

4 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

I am just going to put this here. 

https://ew.com/celebrity/harvey-weinstein-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/

I can not help myself but it seems like US gov stil "does not get it".. ! .. with your population, general healtcare dispositions, a total TROLL as a head of the state..  .. you are all freaked out of Italy scenario but that is where you are heading if your gov does not take truly drastic measures, such as:

a) total federal quarantine
b) only medicine and groceries purchases allowed (+ preferably only by a SINGLE dedicated family member)
c) postal offices and tank stations operational
d) totally STRICT penalties for anyone who does not wear some mouth/nose protection in the public
e) .. since you have such a large population perhaps even a curfew such as after 9 pm NO PUBLIC apperance whatsover

we took most of these precautions and our average daily exposure rate after cca 22 days is only in general around 5 % percent (1000 positive in 22 days} with an outlook to release the strict rules in about 10-14 days. 

 

5 minutes ago, crayxlp said:

I can not help myself but it seems like US gov stil "does not get it".. ! .. with your population, general healtcare dispositions, a total TROLL as a head of the state..  .. you are all freaked out of Italy scenario but that is where you are heading if your gov does not take truly drastic measures, such as:

a) total federal quarantine
b) only medicine and groceries purchases allowed (+ preferably only by a SINGLE dedicated family member)
c) postal offices and tank stations operational
d) totally STRICT penalties for anyone who does not wear some mouth/nose protection in the public
e) .. since you have such a large population perhaps even a curfew such as after 9 pm NO PUBLIC apperance whatsover

we took most of these precautions and our average daily exposure rate after cca 22 days is only in general around 5 % percent (1000 positive in 22 days} with an outlook to release the strict rules in about 10-14 days. 

 

 

Please stop posting, you give me a headache. 

Louisiana putting strict limits on dispensing of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 due to hoarding , shortage and inappropriate use  .Hope more states follow in their footsteps : http://www.pharmacy.la.gov/assets/docs/Cmtes/RegRev/RegProj2020-6_ER-1_NoticePkg_2020-0322.pdf

4 minutes ago, NIevo said:

 

Please stop posting, you give me a headache. 

well, that might be very well an appropriate answer.This disease is not anything like a black death. Im just sharing the general experience from the currently "hottest zone" in the World. And every single med professional is stating the same. take your pick.

45 minutes ago, crayxlp said:

old news.. as I have seen that (in Europe) more than an hour ago

I know.  I have been doing so well with avoiding news today, until a few minutes ago. 

I hope @Ed Mack purchased all of the essential products from Gamestop last week

https://fox8.com/news/coronavirus/gamestop-closing-all-stores-following-outcry-from-employees-over-coronavirus-concerns/

Edited March 23, 20205 yr by NIevo

 

Canada pulled out of the 2020 Olympics , Australia to follow suit.

3 hours ago, NIevo said:

Or maybe they didn't want it to turn into the laughably overhyped, overblown and panic inducing shitshow that the media has produced.

I would SO love to eat crow on this.  I can't tell you how much I would like to be wrong.  And I suppose we will see.  But, If the big cities go into hard core "stay at home mode" and very few die, then will it have been a " laughably overhyped, overblown and panic inducing shitshow" or just the right solution?

5 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said:

Canada pulled out of the 2020 Olympics , Australia to follow suit.

Time for Jamaica or one of those Micronesia countries to sweep all of those 2020 Olympics medals

1 minute ago, Darth_Raichu said:

Time for Jamaica or one of those Micronesia countries to sweep all of those 2020 Olympics medals

i cant believe this hasn't ben postponed yet a la Euros and Copa America. I mean , athletes cant train and who know when this mess will be over ...

2 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said:

i cant believe this hasn't ben postponed yet a la Euros and Copa America. I mean , athletes cant train and who know when this mess will be over ...

I bet $1 China will not be pulling out to show the world they beat the virus.  I would not be surprised if China is doing whatever they can to help Japan put on Olympics as scheduled this summer.

The media is so freakin´dumb here. This weekend our politicians debated about wether to impose curfew or not. At the same time german governmental TV published on Saturday that Numbers of infections are decreasing...this dumb f****. This is because.....during weekends the district administrations do not report the Numbers of infectet to the RKI. How could you persuade people of a curfew, which is a huge cut on personal rights when you state everything is getting back to normal.

7 hours ago, Darth_Raichu said:

I bet $1 China will not be pulling out to show the world they beat the virus.  I would not be surprised if China is doing whatever they can to help Japan put on Olympics as scheduled this summer.

In the same respect, China and Japan have a terrible relationship and pumping money/time into the Olympics is unlikely. As much as China may want to show the world they beat the virus, they don't want Japan having center-stage, either.

Who is helping Italy? Only several countries...

16 hours ago, Mathew said:

And explain how parents who are forced to work from home and without necessary child care are supposed to take care of their children. Unfortunately due to the circumstances most kids will be put in front of video games and tablets for most of the day.  Their only socializing will consist of instant messaging.  

Plan accordingly and put in place a schedule. I am seeing so many parents not know what to do, is that a reflection on today’s climate with staying home or how parents are too reliant on devices, video games and instant messaging to begin with?! Start with a basic, age appropriate CURRICULUM and progress from there. Lots of resources out there, one just needs to look. Children benefit from structure and so do parents.  Good luck✌️
 

Edited March 23, 20205 yr by BricksBrotha

I guess what people see in this video will depend on how they view the entire situation but this is today Monday in Shanghai around 500 miles from Wuhan. For context you have to know what this area normally looks like. Around 2 weeks ago all factories were ordered to turn back on their electric and have production line machines running even without production to produce emissions and give the illusion that things were back to normal. I couldn’t find any videos like this out of Wuhan as all of the youtubers from there I was following are long gone. I did see an article on cellphone tower usage which is down 80% for the city.