COVID-19
 

I read that this thing could infect 70% globally.

Your thoughts?

What source did you get that number from? One of the most important things right now is to stop the spread of misinformation and stress that people should not panic.

If no one has read it yet, please read the CDC’s website detailing best practices and current information. It is updated frequently.

http://https://www.cdc.gov/coronavir...out/index.html

Yeah.....no....

Don’t worry.

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Robert Neville’s got this.

I've also read worldwide models predicting between 40% to 70%. Of course, it depends on who's running the models and predictions. The CDC is putting out their own information, as are different organizations and government agencies around the globe.

I've heard 60%, so same ballpark.

CNN newsfeed from a CDC representative is where I read it.
Can you back your comment up? How do you know?

I read the same figure last week - 40% to 70% infection by the time the virus has run its course and/or a vaccine can be formulated. That figure came from an epidemiologist who has worked with the CDC, and was quoted in The Atlantic magazine.

Given that the Spanish Influenza of 1918-19 eventually infected more than a third of all humans on the planet before it mutated into less deadly strains (that have been with us ever since), a 40% infection rate for Covid-19 isn't so far outside the realm of probability.

My response was not meant to indicate disagreement, rather to encourage citation of sources in a time where panic and clickbait fear-mongering is incredibly common. It’s incredibly important to stop the spread of false information in the face of a pandemic, my state has had to lock down all surgical masks because people have bought most supplies and are now breaking into hospitals to steal them. All this effort despite the fact surgical masks will do nothing to prevent someone from CATCHING, rather they are meant for the infected individuals to prevent SPREADING.

No one here is saying your response was meant to indicate disagreement, and no one here is disagreeing with you. My initial post was to get thoughts and opinions, and to my knowledge, that’s what it reads like everyone here is doing.

I was just clarifying the purpose of my original comment, and multiple people have quoted it and mentioned a similar percentage. I’m not trying to argue with anyone here, just trying to make sure the intent of my original comment was clear.

No one here is accusing you of trying to argue. I think everyone’s comments here are clear.

I didn’t think anyone was “accusing me of arguing” but you keep replying to my clarification post... arguing? I don’t know how to say this without getting a retort, but I was just trying to stress the importance of citations during a potential pandemic.

But you’re the only username whose original posts contain the word “argue”. No one else’s does.

You posted your thoughts and opinions on COVID-19 like everyone else. That’s all my OP was asking.

Thanks.

So what was the purpose of this reply and every reply following that? I was just trying to stress that I was clarifying my thoughts when I realized later that they may have been unclear in my original post. I never stated that I thought people were disagreeing, which is why I didn’t quote anyone specifically, I was just clarifying in case that was how it was interpreted. My reference to arguing in the first post was to clarify that wasn’t my intent, I wasn’t accusing anyone of arguing with me at that point. I don’t understand why you feel my clarification needs continued discussion, to me that comes off as you disagreeing with what I’m saying in some way. I have only been trying to clarify my intent the entire time but you keep quoting me rather than just letting it be. If you weren’t disagreeing why reply? If you aren’t arguing why reply? It was a clarification, and now it’s turned into a silly disagreement about how I was interpreting the thread. I am allowed to clarify my own post.

So to clarify, you have a silly disagreement which isn't even a disagreement, but rather an agreement, but is continuing to be quoted because clarification needs discussion. No one was disagreeing specifically, just clarifying your agreement by referencing your first post and arguing at some point. Thank you for clarifying your own post when you have only been trying to clarify your intent the entire time.

Exactly.

I miss the days when mods locked threads that were absurd.

Well this thread is titled COVID-19, so I'm just going to assume that there will eventually be some relevant content in the thread. The latest posts were just word salad, but again, I'm assuming this thread will develop.

Nothing absurd about this thread. There are and will be users making absurd comments, but I don’t find anything absurd about this thread.

We'll all be infected by the time this disagreement ends :D

Wait, I thought we clarified that there was no disagreement?

So, I've been getting these GREAT cruise offers. My husband I like to cruise, and the deals are fantastic, with generous rescheduling allowed "for any reason." Would you all book a cruise now?

My daughter and I have a cruise to Italy, Greece and Turkey booked for mid-May. I'm so sad. We've been planning this for two years :(

Go somewhere in Europe on foot. Not sure when Italy will reopen but Greece and Turkey have many sites.

I'm still planning to book a 2 week trip to Europe in mid-May. Originally, I was doing Belgium and Amsterdam but after foot surgery, I might not be up to that. Plan B is two weeks in Portugal where I could alternate city and the beach at the Algarve.

Passed by the docked cruise ship in Oakland today. I spent the weekend in Vegas and flew out of the Oakland Airport. Both the Oakland and Vegas airports were DEAD. Also, the casinos were EMPTY. I also avoided the buffets. :(

I have a trip planned to Iceland next month. It's still on at this point. Fortunately, Icelandic Air is waiving change fees between now and March 31st, so we'll see what happens. Plus, I don't book anything (hotels, excursions, etc.) until last minute, so the only thing I have going right now is the flight.

What does everyone think about all this? Are you in a panic yet? Has anyone's job told them to not come in or to work from home?

My parents have stocked up on frozen food (in case they're quarantined) and have bought more hand sanitizer than they've ever owned in their lives. Meanwhile, I'm riding the NYC subway in and out of work and going about my daily routine. Not sure what the right answer is here, but I'm basically just washing my hands more frequently and hoping for the best.

I work with a bunch of doctors, and everyone is pretty level-headed about the whole thing. Watching the situation, yes, but not freaking out. It's nice.

I'm washing my hands more and using hand sanitizer when I'm out shopping for essentials. I rarely used hand sanitizer before. I'm not stocking up on anything.

I'm just trying to go about my life as normal. I'm also in the process of moving, so I've got bigger fish to fry.

The Costco locations are crazy. Customers are lined up before opening (which wraps around the building) to get bottled water and toilet paper. They way people are running down the aisles with carts, it looks like an episode of the game show “Supermarket Sweep”. There is a hashtag on Twitter called #CostcoPanicBuying.

I’m in LA and updated my earthquake preparedness kit after the July 4th quake. For Christmas, I included flashlights and hand sanitizer as stocking stuffers. Initial reaction was “Um, thanks?” but now friends have actually thanked me.

Hey AST, where are you going in Iceland? It’s one of my favorite places. The reality is that outside of the Capital, it’s really not crowded at all. The only suggestion I would have is to visit your doc before you leave and see if they will give you some basic scripts—or just take some OTC meds with you. If you get sick on a Sunday, you are out of luck there as the pharmacies don’t open until Monday. Most stores close around 6pm on weeknights so it’s smart to just have some stuff with you. I’m heading to Nepal in May and my doc is just giving me my own “medicine cabinet”

If you need any input on Iceland, feel free to PM me.

The German chancellor is predicting 70% of the German population could be infected.

Thanks so much! Any tips you have would be appreciated! I'm so overwhelmed with all there is to see and do. And of course I can't pronounce or remember the names of anything, so I've got a giant list going. I know I want to go glacier hiking for sure. Also planning some whale watching, and if puffins are spotted, that would be awesome, but it's still a little early in the season. I don't feel like I need to visit the Blue Lagoon, but other (free!) hot springs would be nice. Right now, the plans are to land in Reykjavik on 4/22 and take off on 4/27. Still debating about whether to stay in town for the entire trip or spend a few days stationed in a different part of the country.

Based on?

My son's school closed down because a sibling of a student might have been exposed. This has resulted in me and my daughter (who subs) being essentially quarantined from my school.

Michigan State has gone to all online classes until April 20. Ohio State and University of Toledo have also gone to all online for awhile. Waiting to see if my son's will.

Our cruise company is now allowing cancellation for full credit which must be used before December 2021. So hopefully we can go next May. Not sure if we can cancel flights or hotels without fees yet. Fingers crossed.

My work has done things like ban all meetings of more then 30 people in a room. Bring your kids to work day is cancelled. Several conferences people were supposed to go to are postponed.

Disney World was packed this weekend. I took wipes and wiped down my plane seat, arm rests,v etc. Offered one to the guy who was next to me too. He wiped down his area too. Several others had done the same. We were careful when waiting in lines to Dave each other instead of facing strangers. On elevators, I faced the wall or door, not other people. I tried not to touch hand rails but when I did, vi used hand sanitizer right after. Little things

Kent State, University of Akron, Case Western Reserve, University of Dayton and John Carroll have all either moved to online instruction or cancelled classes. Mike DeWine strongly urged all universities in Ohio to move online, the fourth confirmed case in Ohio was just recently announced. There is no known source for that case yet.

Oberlin, Walsh, Youngstown State, Ursuline, Baldwin Wallace, Ashland, Capital, Denison, Kenyon, Miami, OU, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Cincinnati and a lot of the community colleges.
One of the schools east of Cleveland has disclosed that a rabbi who visited the school from Isreal in February has been diagnosed with COVID-19

Several schools in Massachusetts are closing for the remainder of the school year including Babson College, Harvard, MIT, Suffolk, Tufts, etc. Additional schools are closing temporarily including all the University of Massachusetts locations, Boston University, Northeastern, and more...

My questions now becomes - how do greek organizations handle this when the students are being told to move out and away and yet they are bound by leases with greek organizations? I'm sure the answers will vary by organization, school, and other factors, but the situation is becoming more complex by the day.

My chapter's Centennial is the weekend of April 3-5. I'm starting to wonder if it will happen. :(

You can add all Penn State campuses to the list.

https://behrend.psu.edu/feature/coro...BoYSOCsB0oSPGw

Florida State classes will be online for the next 2 weeks, at which time admin will reassess the situation.