News Worldwide impact of the novel coronavirus (covid-19)

[Freida]

On a happier note - both safeway and albertsons (chains in the US) in my town are now offering two hour blocks of shopping time for the elderly and disabled! yay!

 

[Sideways]

There's nothing particularly secret about it - tests for a cure are being conducted all over the place, with much sharing of info going on. For example:
Coronavirus cure is in the works

 

[siniang]

Just one happy story ?

As Italy quarantines over coronavirus, swans appear in Venice canals, dolphins swim up playfully

The other day a meme made its round asking if someone could please check whether the dolphins are still here. I laughed so hard :hilarious: ?

 

[EveHarrington]

both safeway and albertsons (chains in the US) in my town are now offering two hour blocks of shopping time for the elderly and disabled!

My grocery store is only allowing time for the elderly. But, as my mom pointed out, this time ends before the sun rises. Nah, I’m good. Going at 7 or 8 am instead of 6 isn’t going to make much of a difference. I live in a more rural area so getting supplies hasn’t been a big issue anyway.

 

[osiris]

In the spirit of lightening the mood:
Just home after needing to go out.
Guys on motorbikes still wearing flip flops and no helmet. But now have masks for coronvirus on.
All good then :roflmao:

 

[lostforgottensoul]

From @Deanna's link, above:
LFS, you have maybe four cups of bleach - lets err on the side of caution and say 3 cups. From that, you could make 9 gallons of disinfectant. I'd say you're completely set for bleach for quite a bit. Especially since you also have soap.

Thank you! Will do and use it in place of Lysol! Had no idea you could use bleach and also didn't know it would take so little bleach!

I guess my worry is when I go out into the world. I guess I can put it in the small squirt bottle when the hand sanitizer that I have is gone?

I'm done reading the news. (Well, that is, until I'm not.) Sh*t is just way too real here. And now this:
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I'm not 100% sure they can lock me down since I work for, technically, a utility company due to home phone service (VOP = internet based). Also, all the people working from home and schooling from home, they rely on internet. I fix said internet (and phone). Many have medical devices using that phone service.

Whenever curfews for hurricanes went into play, we never closed and was told to tell the police that we work for a utility company. I work 8:45am to 5:15 pm so never had to deal with that.

It would cost them major amounts of money to ask us to work from home. Giving PCs to those without one (me) and ensuring the PCs has the right OS and memory and all that to also ensuring account saftey and I am positive there will need to be true landlines put in. Times that by the amount of workers, no way. I cant see it. And I am positive they won't close up and ask us all to not come in cause, well, everyone that is home and needing their stuff to work.

We'll see though.

 

[somerandomguy]

Guys on motorbikes still wearing flip flops and no helmet. But now have masks for coronvirus on.
All good then :roflmao:

Just before we were told not to use playgrounds, I took my kids there and another parent was using a mask ... to cover her mouth. Her nose was entirely uncovered. :facepalm:

 

[Mach123]

Speaking of accurate info...re: the hand-sanitizer hoarder




source: NYT

Soap. Soap and water. Soap on a rag.
Bleach. Diluted bleach. Dunno about the rest of the US mainlanders here, but I've had no problem obtaining bleach.

I think I'm finding this extra-frustrating b/c, like @jaccat - I never got onto the hand sanitizer habit, it always struck me as a sales-based idea. Sorry if that sounds judgy.

ETA: I went to the NY Times b/c it was the first source for the story...but quoted the relevant bits, because of the paywall.

Interesting, about the bleach. I've seen it as the only thing left on stripped-bare shelves at a few markets in my area. But yes to the soap!

From @Deanna's link, above:


LFS, you have maybe four cups of bleach - lets err on the side of caution and say 3 cups. From that, you could make 9 gallons of disinfectant. I'd say you're completely set for bleach for quite a bit. Especially since you also have soap.Hand sanitizer isn't even as reliable as soap. I'm really not sure why it's at all worth the effort. If you need something to keep your mind busy, consider meal planning. You had a very successful shopping trip, and there's no reason it shouldn't last a good long while, even

I think he's selfish the way ANY person who makes their living doing resale is selfish - I honestly believe this has been (appropriately) very eye-opening for the guy. I think his major crime is stupidity and ignorance, with some willful denial.

I'm not defending his actions, more just observing his cluelessness. If I'm reading it right, he's been breaking the law for a while (on the regular), without knowing that it was illegal in his state to buy large quantities and resell at a markup. Good but hard lesson for him: if it seems like it should be against the law...it probably is.

No I don't mind what he did I doubt he had malice, as in "people will be dying without this and I'll be rich". Shows that initiative doesn't always pay.

 

[Mach123]

So, word "on the street" is that Chloroquine is a %100 effective cure.

I heard a doctor explain of this and another Drug (pLanquinil?). He didn't say what you did but He said they both look really good and helpful and you can ask your Dr about it if you are sick. They said "don't run out and buy it, don't go out and panic buy it".

: )

 

[Justmehere]

Thank you! Will do and use it in place of Lysol! Had no idea you could use bleach and also didn't know it would take so little bleach!

I guess my worry is when I go out into the world. I guess I can put it in the small squirt bottle when the hand sanitizer that I have is gone?

I strongly suggest not using bleach or any bleach solutions for hands or skin. Bleach harms skin. Only use for surfaces. I would not carry it around, it could spill and well...bleach things. If anything, carry soap.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I strongly suggest not using bleach or any bleach solutions for hands or skin. Bleach harms skin. Only use for surfaces. I would not carry it around, it could spill and well...bleach things. If anything, carry soap.

Oh, never thought to carry soap. Maybe a bar in a plastic baggie and some water?

That would look super weird. Thankfully, though, the only place I'll need to go now is work, who has a shit ton of hand sanitizer and my pain dr. Who also have hand sanitizer. So, maybe my little bottle will last?

I have enough food for a while. And so not so sure I should go places looking for hand sanitizer. Is it worth it?

ETA: Maybe I can talk my pain dr front desk reps to let me refill my little bottle with their big bottle? If they give it to me, I'm not stealing. So, I can ask.

 

[Mach123]

We will see about today.

I strongly suggest not using bleach or any bleach solutions for hands or skin. Bleach harms skin. Only use for surfaces. I would not carry it around, it could spill and well...bleach things. If anything, carry soap.

I was the "pool man" for 10 years I practically bleached myself out. of existence . The little packs of "shock" are a different chlorine and it makes bleach look like soda. I've been "gassed" with chlorine in pool sheds. Pool water is sparkling when it contains no microbial organic life or by products (dead ones)

Bleach is very effective on anything organic . I can't stop usinga little chlorox spray in the shower because nothing else gets rid of the red and black alge.