Corona Virus

[Real1zOnly]

Scary times. Be safe people. Im done traveling and eating at fast food restaurants for a while. Going to be a homebody for a few months until this gets under control.

Workplace is the most concern. If someone gets it at work it can easily spread. Just think about this when you're at work. Make sure to wash your hand every chance you get.

[Snake]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

Doesn't matter. There's already plenty of carriers right here. 

Yeah but you don't want more. Some people are reckless and any corona virus can mutate. Rather fight two strains than 4.

[Tbe]

Just now, Snake said:

Once the test come in the numbers are going to be staggering. But it will signal a end not a beginning. 

If the numbers were huge we would be seeing more deaths and over run hospitals. The numbers are most likely still low.

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, Snake said:

Yeah but you don't want more. Some people are reckless and any corona virus can mutate. Rather fight two strains than 4.

Yet there's no travel restrictions to South Korea, UK etc. with active outbreaks. The travel restrictions seem to have no reasonable logic behind them.

[4Corners]

Just now, Real1zOnly said:

Scary times. Be safe people. Im done traveling and eating at fast food restaurants for a while. Going to be a homebody for a few months until this gets under control.

Workplace is the most concern. If someone gets it at work it can easily spread. Just think about this when you're at work. Make sure to wash your hand every chance you get.

I’m disappointed In my company that my workplace hasn’t officially mandated the work from home stuff. Everyone in my office has the ability to work efficiently from our houses. 

[Snake]

1 minute ago, Tbe said:

If the numbers were huge we would be seeing more deaths and over run hospitals. The numbers are most likely still low.

Negative, without tests they are being treated like other common viruses. Just wait and watch. 

[Shocker]

Just now, 4Corners said:

I’m disappointed In my company that my workplace hasn’t officially mandated the work from home stuff. Everyone in my office has the ability to work efficiently from our houses. 

Same...I took it upon myself to tell my boss I am 100% from home for a while.  WTF could he say?

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, 4Corners said:

I’m disappointed In my company that my workplace hasn’t officially mandated the work from home stuff. Everyone in my office has the ability to work efficiently from our houses. 

If there's a long term benefit to this whole ordeal, I really hope that it's a more widespread acceptance of working remotely. With the technology available today there are a LOT of jobs that can be done arguably even more efficiently remotely. I've worked remotely for the past 11 years. Fug going to an office for 40+ hours every week. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, Snake said:

Negative, without tests they are being treated like other common viruses. Just wait and watch. 

This. It's already widespread, we just don't realize it yet. 80% of cases are symptomless or mild. Most of those people likely haven't even been to the doctor. The ones who have were likely diagnosed with a cold and told to rest up.

[Tbe]

Just now, Snake said:

Negative, without tests they are being treated like other common viruses. Just wait and watch. 

Ok....but by all accounts this is deadlier and has more extreme symptoms in the elderly and sick people. My friend has treated these patients. He hasn’t seen a huge uptick in patients in the ICU and he works in Seattle.

[Snake]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yet there's no travel restrictions to South Korea, UK etc. with active outbreaks. The travel restrictions seem to have no reasonable logic behind them.

No logic yet most of our cases have come from Italy not South Korea. I'm not seeing how you think the UK is a hot bed and not Italy? 

[4Corners]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

If there's a long term benefit to this whole ordeal, I really hope that it's a more widespread acceptance of working remotely. With the technology available today there are a LOT of jobs that can be done arguably even more efficiently remotely. I've worked remotely for the past 11 years. Fug going to an office for 40+ hours every week. 

I could work from home every day and get the same amount of work done. But it’s not a good feeling and not very motivating to work for a company you don’t think has your back. 

[Real1zOnly]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If there's a long term benefit to this whole ordeal, I really hope that it's a more widespread acceptance of working remotely. With the technology available today there are a LOT of jobs that can be done arguably even more efficiently remotely. I've worked remotely for the past 11 years. Fug going to an office for 40+ hours every week. 

The average working citizen doesn't have an office job. What about those major companies like Amazon/Wal Mart etc... those people actually have to go to work because it is a warehouse environment. This is how viruses like these spread. I was just talking to a guy who works for Amazon and he said it's already people testing positive for the virus who work in these warehouses. They are touching products we order online. People don't think about this stuff though.

I would stay away from ordering online as well.

[Snake]

Just now, Tbe said:

Ok....but by all accounts this is deadlier and has more extreme symptoms in the elderly and sick people. My friend has treated these patients. He hasn’t seen a huge uptick in patients in the ICU and he works in Seattle.

It's not the black death they are preaching on CNN. If you have pre existing conditions yes but that's not everyone. Like I said watch and see. The biggest fear is the unknown spread.