[smargo]

 Time to listen to some music.

Isnt it always time - regardless

[Photon46]

People are scared. Time to listen to some music.

I had to laugh when I got this ad yesterday 

[mresseguie]

The Governor closed all schools state wide for two weeks, so far.
I’m a substitute teacher  , so no pay for me. I also drive for Uber, but the wife will not let me drive either. No income for me for the foreseeable future. I am also a wedding photographer, but I am thinking that most if not all of my May events will be cancelled.
I am pretty much self quarantined with my wife and teen. The teen is thriving , and barely leaving her room. Lol..
My wife does not want me going to the grocery store , or even doing a pick up at the grocery store where you order online and they bring your goods to your trunk . My wife has OCD tendencies, and she woke up in tears a couple of days ago.
I have been driving her to work. She hopes to be working from home starting next week .

I wonder if our wives are related?

I'm not a doctor nor am I an infectious disease specialist. I do, however, have a great relationship with a Public Health professor who sends very interesting and time sensitive information that I would not know how to track down myself, and because my wife is Taiwanese (not Chinese!) we get a lot of information from Taiwanese (not Chinese!) friends. I began preparing for this weeks ago. I'll be 60 in a couple months; my lungs aren't 100%, but I am otherwise healthy. I had the option to flee to Taiwan a couple weeks ago, but stayed for certain private reasons. Fingers are crossed.

[Mudslide]

I wonder if our wives are related?

I'm not a doctor nor am I an infectious disease specialist. I do, however, have a great relationship with a Public Health professor who sends very interesting and time sensitive information that I would know how to track down myself, and because my wife is Taiwanese (not Chinese!) we get a lot of information from Taiwanese (not Chinese!) friends. I began preparing for this weeks ago. I'll be 60 in a couple months; my lungs aren't 100%, but I am otherwise healthy. I had the option to flee to Taiwan a couple weeks ago, but stayed for certain private reasons. Fingers are crossed.

I've been prepping on-the-cheap for something like this for years.  Now I'm sorry I was such a cheap b**&^%&#.  And all that (tiny) 401K (from this last week) would have made a much better farewell stacked on shelves in our basement than flitting into thin air.   

[stlrman]

It will come back Mudslide .

[Mudslide]

It will come back Mudslide .

And THEN it will line my shelves in the basement!   

Yeah, Friday looked good...accelerating late.  But man, in my 70-something years, I've never seen volatility anything like this.

[charmerci]

I wonder if our wives are related?

I'm not a doctor nor am I an infectious disease specialist. I do, however, have a great relationship with a Public Health professor who sends very interesting and time sensitive information that I would not know how to track down myself, and because my wife is Taiwanese (not Chinese!) we get a lot of information from Taiwanese (not Chinese!) friends. I began preparing for this weeks ago. I'll be 60 in a couple months; my lungs aren't 100%, but I am otherwise healthy. I had the option to flee to Taiwan a couple weeks ago, but stayed for certain private reasons. Fingers are crossed.

I heard on the radio that Taiwan was the one country that did a fantastic job and that there's been minimal problems with Covid-19.

[mresseguie]

Correct.

Taiwan has done a marvelous job of containing the virus.

[I.Greyhound Fan]

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[Freo-1]

It is much easier for a smaller industrialized country to contain the virus than for a country like ours.   We have too many selfish people here and pigs running the country and big business.  We have people like Trump. Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh down playing the virus.

This is crossing over into politics, not appropriate.   The aggressive early intervention steps taken will help mitigate the severity.

[Letitroll98]

This is crossing over into politics, not appropriate.   Besides,  it can be argued that the government response is better than responses from the previous administrations.

You decry the political component of the previous post, then throw in your own political comment on this one.  Not helpful unless you think you have to have the last word.  Perhaps both posters might recognize they've made a mistake and edit their posts.  It's understandable that passions run high in these troubling times.

[Freo-1]

Pointing out differences regarding response actions is not the same as personally disparaging people. Agree we should stay on topic, and not bring politics into this discussion. 

[Photon46]

To direct things back towards science, let me ask the doctors on this forum their understanding of current research regarding Covid-19 transmissibility. I try to stay up on latest developments and read news from Asian as well as Western science and medical news sites. I am reading seemingly conflicting statements about the time period patients can spread the virus and how long airborne particles are able to infect others.

The Director of Public Health in Oregon says they think patients most actively spread the virus after symptoms are apparent. Asian researchers say testing shows active viral particles that can transmit are active in large numbers a few days before symptoms appear. Perhaps there is no conflict, it's just that sneezing blows particles a bigger radius of potential infection than someone who leaves a viral smear after scratching their eyes or picking their nose?

I also noticed that latest research says that an infected patient's immune system starts rapidly producing antibodies after infection and it is much less likely one can transmit the virus a week out from infection. The study said that while nasal swabs shows millions of viral particles are present a week after symptoms start, they aren't active and viable enough to present a major threat of contagion.

Second point that confuses me is how long the viruses in the air are contagion risk. Again, the above mentioned Public Health official says they think "heavy droplets" are the risk and they fall to the floor quickly. Another study I read said that active viruses are still hanging around in the air hours after a sneeze in a confined area. Again, I presume this is this just a matter of degree and as the  "X" axis for time extends the "Y" risk axis declines after an infected person sneezes in a room?

[Brettio]

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[Brettio]

I came looking for intelligent conversation on a season being canceled and Instead found inane political blathering from some triggered folks.  It gets so old, people that think their one side political comments have a place here. Those comments just confirm the inability of individuals to have an intelligent, neutral, conversation.

[Brettio]

okay, my non political iPad is going crazy...   

[mresseguie]

All: This is a non-politics board. Period.

Take it to a political board.

[Wind Chaser]

It is much easier for a smaller industrialized country to contain the virus than for a country like ours.

True, especially when the masses are smart enough to recognize the gravity of the situation and act accordingly instead of playing down the seriousness of it all.

It seems as if pretty much every major sports league has suspended all games for the time being. The question is how long will this go on and how many of our loved ones will end up 6’ under? Self isolation without any sports to watch is going to be tough for some people. Thankfully we’ve got tunes! 

[smargo]

Self isolation without any sports to watch is going to be tough for some people. Thankfully we’ve got tunes! 

agreed - i tape most sporting events and look forward to watching them after their over - so i can whip thru the commercials

i do this while listening to music usually. now that there's no sporting events - ill have to engage with my wife more - and her therapy

sessions with me will be longer and longer. But im glad i have music to listen to and books to read.

[SteveFord]

Therapy Sessions with the wife?
UGH!!!

That's why they make motorcycle helmets and you can outrun any virus with just a twist of the throttle.

How long will these bans last? 
No telling.  I heard one fellow on the tube (that doctor who is making all of the rounds) say he's watching China pretty closely as it appears to be leveling off.
When they go back to mingling will the number of cases jump way back up or will it stay low?
If it jumps way back up we may be wondering where baseball season went.