Coronavirus: Are You Scared?
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I had someone today tell me that the curve is flattening already, it was reported on the news.
This can’t possibly be true. I subscribe to the “what we know today is reality from 3 weeks ago” idea. I don’t think we are anywhere near the top of the curve yet. I would hope that would come around the 2nd week of April, once the distancing measures have time to be seen, and of course all the morons currently in resorts down south come home and make it through the incubation period, or not.
In the meantime, I really hope we are ramping up ventilator production, and getting temporary ICU’s up and running.
I saw a pic of such a set up in Hong Kong a little while ago. They looked like shipping containers that had what looked like private ventilator pods set up. A step up from the Wuhan temporary hospitals from all appearances.
We missed the containment window due to poor choices, poor planning and poor execution.
This next phase REALLY matters, and we have time to prepare for it.
Our leaders can not afford to drop the ball again.
This can’t possibly be true. I subscribe to the “what we know today is reality from 3 weeks ago” idea. I don’t think we are anywhere near the top of the curve yet. I would hope that would come around the 2nd week of April, once the distancing measures have time to be seen, and of course all the morons currently in resorts down south come home and make it through the incubation period, or not.
In the meantime, I really hope we are ramping up ventilator production, and getting temporary ICU’s up and running.
I saw a pic of such a set up in Hong Kong a little while ago. They looked like shipping containers that had what looked like private ventilator pods set up. A step up from the Wuhan temporary hospitals from all appearances.
We missed the containment window due to poor choices, poor planning and poor execution.
This next phase REALLY matters, and we have time to prepare for it.
Our leaders can not afford to drop the ball again.
I was in line with a nurse from an ICU today getting groceries.
She says this is all necessary as the hospitals just don't have enough beds and respirators, even after preperations.
She says this is all necessary as the hospitals just don't have enough beds and respirators, even after preperations.
Now they're saying Covid might be transmittable through building ventilation systems.
If thats true then every apartment and condo building in Toronto is an incubator right now:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/opinion/coronavirus-buildings.html
If thats true then every apartment and condo building in Toronto is an incubator right now:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/opinion/coronavirus-buildings.html
A friend of mines account of what happened in Italy while he was there for a few days on business just over 3 weeks ago, at the time there was less than 100 confirmed cases and not only him but everyone there kept on minimizing the affects of the Coronavirus and telling people everything was safe there, nothing to be concerned about and to go on about your daily lives as this targets mostly the elderly.
Within 3 days of him being in Milan there were more than 400 confirmed cases in Italy and he flew out and back here, that was February 27th. When he came back he was even planning to go back again the beginning of April, he said the last day when the number had hit 400 confirmed cases there were clearly less people on the streets but still he didn't think much of it and people there did not worry too much.
Now it's almost 3 weeks later and Italy's confirmed cases are at over 30 000 with a whopping 2500 dead because of the virus.
He said exactly what happened in Italy is happening now in the U.S.A. And Italy is only 1/5 of the population in the U.S.
I don't know how many times I've said this since the Coronavirus has been affecting other nations across the globe, but here it is again.
The only reason China was able to contain the spread of the virus is that China very early on took the drastic measures of locking down 400 Million people across certain areas of the country and enforcing these measures if needed to be by force. And the only way any other country can contain this virus is through mass and enforced quarantines.
So people absolutely need to be concerned with the Coronavirus and need to stop being around other people as to not spread this virus without knowing.
Within 3 days of him being in Milan there were more than 400 confirmed cases in Italy and he flew out and back here, that was February 27th. When he came back he was even planning to go back again the beginning of April, he said the last day when the number had hit 400 confirmed cases there were clearly less people on the streets but still he didn't think much of it and people there did not worry too much.
Now it's almost 3 weeks later and Italy's confirmed cases are at over 30 000 with a whopping 2500 dead because of the virus.
He said exactly what happened in Italy is happening now in the U.S.A. And Italy is only 1/5 of the population in the U.S.
I don't know how many times I've said this since the Coronavirus has been affecting other nations across the globe, but here it is again.
The only reason China was able to contain the spread of the virus is that China very early on took the drastic measures of locking down 400 Million people across certain areas of the country and enforcing these measures if needed to be by force. And the only way any other country can contain this virus is through mass and enforced quarantines.
So people absolutely need to be concerned with the Coronavirus and need to stop being around other people as to not spread this virus without knowing.
Wasn't it just yesterday or the day before when Canada had less than 200 cases and today it's over 400. And these are only the known cases.
Canada is still low on the trajectory. There may still be time to make the curve deflect to the right.
I'm confident about the drastic steps that the government is taking (although late with border closing). My concern is that most people don't take this seriously and still getting careless out there.
I wonder what would happen if you were quarantined, how would you get your money from the bank if you can't even get to the ATM? I guess you would have to leave your bank card in the mailbox and have someone you trust go get your cash for you.....
Or maybe send an e-transfer to someone you trust and have them bring you money. That could work.
Or maybe send an e-transfer to someone you trust and have them bring you money. That could work.
Global death rate has risen to 4%
Italy's death rate has risen to 8%
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
This is not good!
Italy's death rate has risen to 8%
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
This is not good!
