Neverending Covid-19 Coronavirus

Turbo said:
This is why we are all in lockdown
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But not everyone is in a lockdown and that's the problem. Here in Canada, we were asked to practice social distancing and self isolate, which unfortunately not everybody has been doing. We need more stringent measures in place to ensure that everyone abides by the same rules. Our PM needs to evoque the Emergencies Act in order to thwart COVID-19.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Both Canada and Australia have confirmed that they will not be sending any athletes to the Olympic games this summer in Japan.
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It's big news up here. Apparently we're the first ones to have made the decision. It was made because the COC was unhappy with the decision of the Olympic Committee to just keep athletes in limbo another month. Most of them are not able to train right now anyway. Australia made the call shortly after. Note that we only said we wouldn't go if they occur this summer. If they get delayed, we'd reassess.

Both Canada and Australia are big players in the games. There's a big chance we just pushed the Olympic committee in making a faster decision. There's no question the lack of decision is because the big money players want to wait (essentially US networks). At this point, these people need to be saved from themselves.
 
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Hollywood said:
But not everyone is in a lockdown and that's the problem. Here in Canada, we were asked to practice social distancing and self isolate, which unfortunately not everybody has been doing. We need more stringent measures in place to ensure that everyone abides by the same rules. Our PM needs to evoque the Emergencies Act in order to thwart COVID-19.
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You're right. It would have been great if people were listening but too many are not so things will get more stringent. It's gotten pretty tight here in Quebec though. No gatherings of any number of people anymore (with the exceptions you expect) -but no visiting or playing in groups. Police have been breaking up all kinds of gatherings (dinner parties, kids playing soccer, etc). No tickets yet but they can do that if people don't comply. It seems like a lot of citizens are taking it seriously though, because it's their calls to the cops that result in the interventions.

Malls are now closed here until May 1.
Hairdressers too (I don't know why that was not closed yet). Restaurant dining rooms as well.
School is also officially out until May 1.

Stores with a door to the outside can be open if they are not part of the restrictions, so grocery stores and pharmacies. It seems a few supply stores like Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Rona, Walmart and Costco are still going. The SAQ as well because I guess people need to drown their sorrows. Office work can continue via telework with a skeleton crew on site. But bottom line is anywhere you go, you have to keep a 2m distance and they are limiting the number of people going in. Many grocery stores have also started installing plexy glass for the cashiers and put stickers on the floor to show the 2m distancing.

I think the National Emergencies Act is coming soon though. It's inevitable.
 
Yep, Michigan lockdown commences at midnight for three weeks. My bosses are looking for loopholes to deem us essential. Not sure if we'll have a meeting (we don't have meetings of any sort here) or just wander out at 4 pm and then show up tomorrow.
 
ranbalam said:
Yep, Michigan lockdown commences at midnight for three weeks. My bosses are looking for loopholes to deem us essential. Not sure if we'll have a meeting (we don't have meetings of any sort here) or just wander out at 4 pm and then show up tomorrow.
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We're expecting Indiana's governor to announce the same in about 20 minutes. Predictably, we need to wait for every other state that borders us to show us the way before we take something seriously.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
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Trump needs to listen to the experts.

Trump says we are doing an amazing job at handling the 'Chinese virus' and is hinting at it may be time to start loosening up those social distancing measures.
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And all the experts are saying what is being done isn't enough. We need a nationwide 3 week lockdown.


All it shows is that it's the money...not people's lives.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
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Trump needs to listen to the experts.

Trump says we are doing an amazing job at handling the 'Chinese virus' and is hinting at it may be time to start loosening up those social distancing measures.
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That clown needs to stop calling the Coronavirus the "Chinese Virus"!!!! 😡🤬 It only encourages fear and racism. We are all in this together!
 
LeeVing said:
And all the experts are saying what is being done isn't enough. We need a nationwide 3 week lockdown.


All it shows is that it's the money...not people's lives.
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Exactly.

Trumps National Emergency and gave guidance for social distancing a little over week ago for 2 weeks. That two weeks it up this Friday.

Trumps gut feeling is that 2 weeks of social isolation is enough to flatten the curve. The other argument is that "well, at some point people have to get back to work".

One huge issue is most states have not been practicing stay at home. And many states that are either just entered over the weekend or go into effect tomorrow like MA.

Trump's 2 week timeline makes no sense because we have not been practicing the same social distancing across the board. If we lift restrictions this Friday it will be too soon and the curve will begin increasing exponentially again.
 
Quebec just went from 221 cases to 628 in a single day. This is mainly due to adding capacity in testing and catching up the backlog. But yikes!
 
I'm getting amusement watching people argue over the curve. Specifically acceleration and velocity in relation to the phrase things are getting better.

People are saying things are getting better. The rate of increase is slowing down. While others are arguing that no, that's not true. Things are still getting worse, just at a slower rate. Things are not getting better until the rate of increase reverses.

Both sides say the other side is dead wrong.
 
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