Covid-19

[CoyoteYankee]

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Just the opposite here. Folks stay a good distance away on the local trails, even though we’re far removed from high impact areas. Might be a New York thing since the governor pounds it into our heads on a daily basis.

I'm so jealous. I end up raging during what is supposed to be a nice walk or jog to help me with my mental state. :lol:

[Yankee Tripper]

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So I've gone for a walk or jog (usually with my dog) for 30 minutes to an hour just about every day since this all started. During this time, I have passed well over 100 people in the neighborhood. I can count on ONE HAND the number of people who moved off the path to an acceptable distance when I approached. This is not an exaggeration at all. Almost every single time I was the one who had to veer off to stay away. I have had to stop myself several times from screaming "You know, we're living in a society!!". I hate people so much.

IDK sometimes we go around folks, other times they go around us. But almost always one of us does when we’re out walking. But seems to be about 50/50 where we are.

[ymike673]

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IDK sometimes we go around folks, other times they go around us. But almost always one of us does when we’re out walking. But seems to be about 50/50 where we are.

In my neighborhood half the people I pass are not wearing masks. Really disgusting.

[Maynerd]

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In my neighborhood half the people I pass are not wearing masks. Really disgusting.

Doesn't that depend on the neighborhood? I can easily go for a walk in my neighborhood, and only run into a few other people, who can be easily distanced. In that environment, a mask shouldn't be necessary. My neighborhood grocery store, or a busy Manhattan street, are different environments, and it's far more appropriate to have a mask on.

[JL25and3]

Doesn't that depend on the neighborhood? I can easily go for a walk in my neighborhood, and only run into a few other people, who can be easily distanced. In that environment, a mask shouldn't be necessary. My neighborhood grocery store, or a busy Manhattan street, are different environments, and it's far more appropriate to have a mask on.

IIRC, the original recommendations were to wear masks whenever social distancing is impossible. In NY, though, we’re required to wear masks anytime we’re outside. That’s fine with me. The less we ask people to use their own individual judgment - to engage in some critical thinking beyond "I wanna" - the better off we are.

[Yankee Tripper]

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In my neighborhood half the people I pass are not wearing masks. Really disgusting.

Almost no one is wear a mask on walks by us. But it’s not so crowed you can’t stay 6 feet apart.

Now if you are talking about stores, masks are required and over seen 100% compliance so far.

[ymike673]

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Almost no one is wear a mask on walks by us. But it’s not so crowed you can’t stay 6 feet apart.

Now if you are talking about stores, masks are required and over seen 100% compliance so far.

Same in my neighborhood in stores. I keep the 6 foot distance but it does get hard sometimes. Easier if everyone wore some type of mask on the street.

[Jersey Yankee]

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Sure republicans cause the problem reaching the current level (not blaming them for the virus itself but for severity) and then blame others because they don’t want to die to make them money.

How did the Republican Party become responsible for making all decisions that affect you? Democrats don't make the same decisions?

Anyone saying open things up now cannot say they are pro life.

Anyone who owns a business, runs a city, county or state has to consider whether or not to open that business back up. What does that have to do with one's views on abortion? Hint: not everyone dies when their business is opened back up.

Tell me, which of YOUR loved ones are you willing to sacrifice for the cause?

None, and for which cause, I'm not sure.

[Jersey Yankee]

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Just the opposite here. Folks stay a good distance away on the local trails, even though we’re far removed from high impact areas. Might be a New York thing since the governor pounds it into our heads on a daily basis.

That could also be a large state thing, since California is also high on the list of affected residents.

Each of NY Gov Cuomo, NYC Mayor de Blasio and NJ Gov Murphy have their daily press conferences.

[Jersey Yankee]

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Same in my neighborhood in stores. I keep the 6 foot distance but it does get hard sometimes. Easier if everyone wore some type of mask on the street.

Most of the pharmacies, convenience stores, even the deli have face masks, gloves and hand sanitizers. The masks usually start at $2 each.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

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UK rail worker dies of COVID-19 after being spit on by a man who said he had the virus.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/12/uk/uk...gbr/index.html

(CNN)A British railway ticket office worker has died from Covid-19 after being spat on while she was working at Victoria station in central London.

Belly Mujinga, 47, was working with a colleague when a member of the public assaulted them, spat and coughed over them and said he had the novel coronavirus, said her union, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), in a statement Tuesday.

Mujinga, who had an underlying health condition, was working for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) on the station concourse at the time of the incident on March 22.

[Archer1979]

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I really liked the numbers for the Northeast yesterday. NY, NJ, and MA all significant drops in new cases.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

Has anyone found a site that charts active cases by state? The NY Times does a good job with its charts, but I'm wondering at what point the cases that are resolved by two consecutive negative tests outweighs the number of new cases.

[philleotardo]

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Four Kroger employees have died of Covid, so naturally the company has rolled back its extra $2/hr for employees and replaced it with a $340,000 “Thank You” commercial on Fox News.

Oh, earlier this year, Kroger bought back $355M of its own stock. And monthly sales are up 30% over last year.

/CBS News

[Texsahara]

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1
Bloomberg: The coronavirus test from Abbott Laboratories used at the White House to get rapid answers to whether someone is infected may miss as many as half of positive cases, according to a report from New York University.

Sigh. We have a long way to go with this stuff.

[fredgmuggs]

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I read that sales of swimming pool installations are way up.