I'm starting this thread as a side discussion of all things Corona Virus related. I understand that this is going to be discussed in almost all other topic threads but we could collect news and other items here. 

 

At work, many conferences have been cancelled.

NBA - Suspended.

NHL - About to be suspended. 

NCAA March Madness - Playing - no crowd. 

 

Political Rallies have been cancelled. 

Travel bans. 

 

Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks tested positive. They're in Australia where testing is available. If they were in the US, they wouldn't have been tested. 

Nice to see a low daily total - but geez, seems like not that long ago we were below 500 total cases and only 1 active.

The day after attending the NFL season opener in Kansas City last week, a fan tested positive for Covid-19 a day later, prompting authorities to tell 10 others who were at the game to quarantine. https://nbcnews.to/35LbmBB

A pastor in Idaho who called himself a "no-masker" during a service and repeatedly questioned the veracity of coronavirus case reporting is in the ICU after contracting Covid-19 https://cnn.it/3kn91AE

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/18/entertainment/van-morrison-anti-lockdown-songs-trnd/index.html

 

Edited September 18, 20205 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

eep

 

12 minutes ago, iHeart said:

eep

Almost time for another covid RIP.

Bet half the Winnipeg # is from that school.

Edited September 18, 20205 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

 

uh oh

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, iHeart said:

 

Less than 1% of tests result in a positive result and 1% of those are fatal...   

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

Less than 1% of tests result in a positive result and 1% of those are fatal...   

Point being...?

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

Less than 1% of tests result in a positive result and 1% of those are fatal...   

Long term health effects? 

apparently a 19th person died after I posted the case updates (either that or Chris D was slow)

 

 

 

16 hours ago, JCon said:

Long term health effects? 

Yup totally unknown right now. Unsettling feeling not knowing.

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/09/21/2008087117?T=AU

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Confronted with escalating COVID-19 outbreaks, countries at the leading edge of the pandemic have had to resort to imposing drastic social distancing measures which have serious societal and economic repercussions. Establishing herd immunity in a population by allowing the epidemic to spread, while mitigating the negative health impacts of COVID-19, presents a tantalizing resolution to the crisis. Our study simulating SARS-CoV-2 spread in the United Kingdom finds that achieving herd immunity without overwhelming hospital capacity leaves little room for error. Intervention levels must be carefully manipulated in an adaptive manner for an extended period, despite acute sensitivity to poorly quantified epidemiological factors. Such fine-tuning of social distancing renders this strategy impractical.

 

 

 

Edited September 23, 20205 yr by iHeart

 I look for to Roussin telling us that we have to get back to the fundamentals. 

well 2 parents for every covid kid at john pritchard.

2 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

well 2 parents for every covid kid at john pritchard.

Plus siblings.

I can't find a useful map about covid cases in the city broken down by areas with useful numbers.

8 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

I can't find a useful map about covid cases in the city broken down by areas with useful numbers.

This seems like the best resource available as far as interactive data goes: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f55693e56018406ebbd08b3492e99771

And as a resident of River East, holy ****... This district needs to get its **** together.

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

This seems like the best resource available as far as interactive data goes: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f55693e56018406ebbd08b3492e99771

And as a resident of River East, holy ****... This district needs to get its **** together.

The 20 -39 age bracket as well. I was quite surprised by that.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-governor-s-wife-tests-positive-for-covid-19-governor-postpones-travel/article_41f02713-3067-5199-9358-a48af21af2f6.html