#covoid-19

[porterdavis]

Warning: Trump kills

Woman in ICU: "Trump kept saying it was basically pretty much a cure." 

NBC: "What would be your message to the American public?" 

Woman: "Oh my God. Don't take anything. Don't believe anything. Don’t believe anything that the President says & his people...call your doctor." 

Er, her husband had just died from taking the same medicine as her.

[frontierofman]

They eat 4ply not brains dumbass

[johnschneiderblog]

‘Shopping for the apocalypse’

I came in the house from outside Wednesday afternoon to find a note from  Sharon: “Shopping for the apocalypse ... 1:20 p.m.”

It was a joke, of course. I know - there’s nothing funny about COVID-19, but gallows humor is a time-honored way of dealing with crises.

Over the past couple of weeks Sharon has been to Meijer a few times. Each time she gives me a report on the state of the nation - or least our corner of it. She senses an increasing urgency in the store aisles. She sees empty shelves that once held hand sanitizers, wipes and other cleaning products.

On Wednesday she walked in the house and said, “People are spooked,” after having witnessed a minor feeding frenzy in the canned-goods section.

About this toilet paper thing ... There’s no logic to it; the coronavirus is a respiratory ailment, not an intestinal one. According to a news story I read, toilet paper hoarding is purely psychological - something that gives people a sense of control over the uncontrollable.

As Sharon sees it, If she quits shopping, the coronavirus wins.

[vintagevm]

Tessa and Scott are skating at worlds and yet it might be cancelled due to coronavirus 😣

I saw. Also if worlds gets cancelled theres nothing stopping Tessa, Scott, J.Butt, KO, Chiddy, Meagan and Eric of still doing their routine but just releasing a video of them doing it, having said that as much of a hassle as it'd be, to cancel, reschedule and/or refund, I think it's for the best. As a preventative measure, if nothing else.

I'm not all about the panic and hysteria over it, personally, but I do recognise it poses a great risk the the most vulnerable in our societies across the world. Most of the deaths in my country have been elderly people, or low immune (I read one was receiving chemotherapy) These are already a high risk group of people to viruses ie chicken pox, influenza, HIV, SARS ect. All of which already have vaccinations (if people have them) and known long term effects, how it's going to affect someone in the short-term and how to treat it. I read this coronavirus had an outbreak in late 2019 and has already caused 4000+ deaths, around 4% of the people who've been diagnosed with COVOID-19. Which taken in to consideration the time scale in unprecedented in modern times, we're talking only a few months, infact it's still being written about in weeks. Not 100s of years or decades, or expected outbreaks (common) Flu, Chicken Pox. Of course people could, and do, die from flu, hiv and other viruses, and it's complications anyway but I think if anyone can do anything to help prevent it spreading, especially as there's no known vaccination for it. As there are to help prevent contracting it or to help combat the symptoms and complications that go with such viruses. It's valid and most sensible to cancel mass gatherings, and any unecassary travel both domestically and internationally.

If they are to still go ahead I'd hope just compete to an empty arena, with just family, volunteers, as many skaters do that or to a very low attended competitions if they are to go ahead. As worlds isn't a local even it's an international one where it could be bought in from other countries or taken out to other countries. They have to try and contain it as best they can.

Also at the end of a day it's just a skating competition. Coronavirus, while for most people is being said to be like a mild flu, it's also best to try and prevent it from spreading anymore than it already has, and inevitably will do, just in general.

[dennisjerz]

Coronavirus: advice from the Middle Ages for how to cope with self-isolation

Like many people, I curate my social media posts. After a month of coronavirus lockdown, I’ve been curating more than usual.

I have spent (many) sleepless nights scrolling through news reports in slack-jawed horror; I’ve (often) felt overwhelmed; I’ve lost my temper at my family (regularly).

I haven’t posted about such events because I don’t want to dwell on them (not here, anyway). Of course…

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[kafunel]

Coronavirus : Le Sénégal enregistre son premier décès, Pape Diouf

Pape DIOUF n’est plus. Il est emporté par le Coronavirus. Le Sénégal enregistre son premier décès Covid-19. Il s’agit de l’qncien Président de l’OM de Marseille Pape DIOUF. Décès survenu ce mardi 31 mars 2020 à l’hôpital de FANN. Le Ministère de la Santé et de l’Action sociale présente ses condoléances à sa famille et au peuple Sénégalais…

Pape Diouf, 68 ans, est décédé ce mardi 31 mars du…

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[frontierofman]

This, this right here.