On a scale of 0-10, how worried are you about coronavirus?

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I’m gonna up mine from 1 to 6... nobody has told anybody to change anything at work yet but this is for 2 reasons:

1) The friggin Utah Jazz... we had them last weekend and I’ve been in close contact with people who worked that move.

2) Our charter and airport shuttle stuff has been decimated. Charters are all cancelled at customer request and the airport service will be curtailed for 30 days starting Monday. It may be a matter of time before my stuff is affected too and that would give me only 40% of my normal earnings (75% of 40 hours earnings is our guarantee vs. 60 hours a week at $16.13 an hour). With a mortgage and other bills to pay this is a serious concern.

Now you all know someone indirectly who may have been exposed to it.

Corona cases in Michigan have jumped to 12 now.

Is Trump still gonna do that rally the 19th that may bring out 20,000 bmw type folks?

[Honeyman]

This guy is an M.D. and a former commissioner of the FDA. I am sure you are far more well schooled on the subject than he, fuzzy...but try and glean something from his words:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... Pa73Ifj2i1

[Turkeytop]

I still haven't started thinking in terms of contracting the disease. But I'm pretty much resigned to facing serious disruption to my usual way of life.

Looks like some dark days are coming.

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All schools in Michigan are closed until April 6th.

[bmw]

All schools in Michigan are closed until April 6th.

Wow. Just heard this. Is Michigan the first state to do this?

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All schools in Michigan are closed until April 6th.

Wow. Just heard this. Is Michigan the first state to do this?

It may very well be. We really are living in one of those “what was it like?” Moments... like gas lines in the 70’s... I’m at Kroger now and they are night stocking.. the TP is being taken right off the pallets by shoppers before it can be stocked.

[bmw]

I'm a little surprised this mandate includes the Upper Peninsula where there are not yet any reported cases. This should have been left to each district to decide...maybe the state could have simply given out "snow days."

But...I guess it is what it is. You're certainly correct about the "what was it like" comment. There are a LOT of firsts nationwide.

[zzand]

Ohio has also closed schools, other states are leaving it up to individual districts. Near me two or three have closed while others are considering it. In this area we have e-learning so while classrooms will be or may be closed kids will go to school via ipads and chromebooks.

[kager]

All schools in Michigan are closed until April 6th.

Not until Monday. The Bad Things won't happen until then.

[TC Talks]

Here are the startling projections offered by the CDC under 4 scenarios. Our hospitals can't handle the demand even as well as Italy.

Between 160 million and 214 million people in the U.S. could be infected over the course of the epidemic, according to one projection. That could last months or even over a year, with infections concentrated in shorter periods, staggered across time in different communities, experts said. As many as 200,000 to 1.7 million people could die.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/us/c ... e=Homepage

[Lester The Nightfly]

Mrs. Nightfly just got off the phone with a friend who works in an ER in Long Beach,CA who said they have no test kits. None.

Considering Long Beach is one of America's most significant ports, with ships carrying all manner of goods (pharmaceuticals most notable for this discussion) we're looking at one more pressure point should the port workforce be disabled. Our friends advise was if you have an Rx that can be refilled, do so. Now.

[MWmetalhead]

Don't worry...

We have Vice President Bobblehead leading the charge on preparedness efforts!

Pence probably asks Trump for permission to go potty. What a fucking empty suit...

[Lester The Nightfly]

[Honeyman]

Don't worry...

We have Vice President Bobblehead leading the charge on preparedness efforts!

Pence probably asks Trump for permission to go potty. What a fucking empty suit...

Did you just hear him?!? I am honestly surprised he doesn't get on his knees and blow Trump in the Rose Garden.

[bmw]

Don't worry...

We have Vice President Bobblehead leading the charge on preparedness efforts!

Pence probably asks Trump for permission to go potty. What a fucking empty suit...

You yourself not so long ago said this virus was no big deal. That we've had it for decades. That its just a bad strain. That the media loves to whip everyone into a frenzy. Then even a full month later you said you're now changing your opinion, but only insofar as it pertains to your personal wealth. You don't exactly have much room to be suddenly criticizing the response.