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. 

 

 

 

34 minutes ago, iHeart said:

 

Better but far from good. 

Republicans...unmasked.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/covid-19-death-error-1.5816070

On 2020-11-24 at 3:15 PM, Mr Dee said:

Glenella, Mb. Small hotels can’t afford to do that k8nd of siht.

EDIT - This is now being disputed

Yes, just saw this on a Melissa Martin Facebook post.  Total BS, the hotel owners deserve an apology. 

29 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Yes, just saw this on a Melissa Martin Facebook post.  Total BS, the hotel owners deserve an apology. 

You assume that the owner is telling the truth,

Religion and politics/courts eh? During a world-wide pandemic..

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-covid-19-response-tension-recordings-1.5814877

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The level of political direction — and, at times, interference — in Alberta's pandemic response is revealed in 20 audio recordings of the daily planning meetings of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) obtained by CBC News, as well as in meeting minutes and interviews with staff directly involved in pandemic planning.

Taken together, they reveal how Premier Jason Kenney, Shandro and other cabinet ministers often micromanaged the actions of already overwhelmed civil servants; sometimes overruled their expert advice; and pushed an early relaunch strategy that seemed more focused on the economy and avoiding the appearance of curtailing Albertans' freedoms than enforcing compliance to safeguard public health.

Disgraceful.

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-covid-19-response-tension-recordings-1.5814877

Disgraceful.

I could write a novel on this bullshit we've seen from Kenney during this pandemic. As bad as you guys think Pallister is, Kenney is like the devil. With the highest case counts in Canada and people dying at an astonishing rate, he came out for his presser and said "We're going the bare minimum, because shutting down the economy would be even worse" than what's currently happening. I was aghast. It was pure Trump-ian nonsense...

Is it of the mind, or of the spirit. 
Do what’s right Manitobans..

 

21 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

Is it of the mind, or of the spirit. 
Do what’s right Manitobans..

 

Perhaps a few days in jail for the minister might change his mind, but I doubt it. They ought to padlock the church.

4 hours ago, Mr Dee said:

Religion and politics/courts eh? During a world-wide pandemic..

 

This sort of ruling is exactly what the right-wing evangelists wanted and why they supported Trump en masse. What is really, really weird is that apparently more black men supported Trump this time around than in the last election. Bizarre.

What will it take for them to listen to reason?

 

Edited November 26, 20205 yr by iHeart

2 minutes ago, iHeart said:

 

It would be a great thing if the Commission refused to hear the complaint.

22 minutes ago, Tracker said:

It would be a great thing if the Commission refused to hear the complaint.

Or you can have them all show up wearing masks (mandatory) and the number pegged around a hundred, then deny them.

1 hour ago, Mr Dee said:

Is it of the mind, or of the spirit. 
Do what’s right Manitobans..

 

You got to keep them coming or they won't be giving you the money and the power. That's what this is, money and power. 

 

 

14 hours ago, Tracker said:

You assume that the owner is telling the truth,

Read the freep article. 

TP is 14.8%. Simply incredible what our incompetent leadership has allowed. We're still getting worse and the hospitalizations will only get worse. 

👁‍🗨That murderous, slimy bastard is at it again..going against all sensible advisories. 55 days can’t come soon enough.
 

“I encourage all Americans to gather, in homes and places of worship, to offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings,” Trump said at the end of the annual presidential Thanksgiving proclamation released by the White House press secretary’s office on Wednesday.  https://apple.news/AdVMM9ZTBRj6gUYiCDUQ1pA

 

3 hours ago, Tracker said:

Perhaps a few days in jail for the minister might change his mind, but I doubt it. They ought to padlock the church.

It won't. It will 100% strengthen their resolve. Anything that's seen as discrimination for worshipping their God will be used as evidence that they are not "a part of this world, but Gods kingdom" and anything that is being done to them now, has also been done to Jesus. These things are in the bible. The ONLY way to change their mind would be education. Likely won't happen.

1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

It won't. It will 100% strengthen their resolve. Anything that's seen as discrimination for worshipping their God will be used as evidence that they are not "a part of this world, but Gods kingdom" and anything that is being done to them now, has also been done to Jesus. These things are in the bible. The ONLY way to change their mind would be education. Likely won't happen.

That's the heart of the problem, right there.  Fortunately, most churches are not like this. 

5 hours ago, iHeart said:

 

 

F***! MARN is saying that nurses in personal care homes often do not have N95 masks despite what Minister Freisen is saying.

"U.S. is going to see darkest days in modern medical history": Doctor's warning as 95% of country sees uncontrollable COVID-19 spread and 50 million travel for Thanksgiving.

 

 

53 minutes ago, Tracker said:

"U.S. is going to see darkest days in modern medical history": Doctor's warning as 95% of country sees uncontrollable COVID-19 spread and 50 million travel for Thanksgiving.

 

 

 

Let's remember that not all of our US friends are covidiots. Some are isolating as best as they can.