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« Reply #125 on: May 18, 2020, 03:34:22 PM »


Has he tested positive and is concealing it?
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« Reply #126 on: May 18, 2020, 05:37:07 PM »
Actually, this would explain a lot:
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« Reply #127 on: May 18, 2020, 09:08:34 PM »
Exactly the same number of deaths as last Monday.
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« Reply #128 on: May 19, 2020, 10:18:43 AM »
This is good news on the reinfection question:
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« Reply #129 on: May 19, 2020, 12:52:04 PM »


Annie and John Glenn had been married for 73 years at the time of his death.
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« Reply #130 on: May 19, 2020, 01:08:20 PM »


This is a good point.  I think we could reach a status quo where the smaller types of gatherings are mostly open (with some precautions) while large gatherings such as sporting events are still a no-no until a vaccine is available.
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« Reply #131 on: May 19, 2020, 02:36:27 PM »
Quote from: amanda dermichknutscht on May 19, 2020, 02:33:35 PM
Quote from: Grassr00ts on May 19, 2020, 02:25:21 PM
Quote from: amanda dermichknutscht on May 19, 2020, 02:23:59 PM
Quote from: Grassr00ts on May 19, 2020, 02:14:41 PM
There's going to be maybe no more than 200 cases per day nationwide by september, I see no reason why any measures are necessary at all at that point in time.

What makes you say that?

By that point the virus would have been blasted by summer heat for three months.

There is absolutely no proof that summer heat will have a considerable influence on the spread of the virus. On the other hand, the virus has already spread in places with hotter and more humid wheather. There is no indication that summer weather will help us.

The truth here is probably somewhere in the middle (as it usually is).  There is some evidence that UV rays and higher temperature & humidity shorten the virus's survival time.  But neither does it wipe it out completely, as shown by Singapore and other examples.
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« Reply #132 on: May 19, 2020, 02:54:01 PM »
Quote from: Landslide Lyndon on May 19, 2020, 02:52:16 PM
Quote from: GeorgiaModerate on May 18, 2020, 05:37:07 PM
Actually, this would explain a lot:



Yeah, about that...



Is Virginia at war with Idaho?
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« Reply #133 on: May 20, 2020, 06:41:28 AM »
Quote from: Grassr00ts on May 19, 2020, 11:33:29 PM
Quote from: pbrower2a on May 19, 2020, 11:10:56 PM
Partial spoof of Eleanor Rigby, referring to some of the people that I saw at a Wal*Mart today:

Must be a moron! Wearing no mask when we're having a plague!

You might just die!

Children without masks! They might get sick just by being with you!

That is no lie!

All the stupid people -- where do they all come from!
All the stupid people -- where DO  they all come from!

Oh, look at all the stupid people!
Oh, look at all the stupid people!





Lol children don’t get sick from this but nice try

When you feel the need to post something like this, try walking away from the keyboard for a while.
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« Reply #134 on: May 20, 2020, 10:44:47 AM »
Quote from: Gass3268 on May 20, 2020, 10:37:36 AM
Good work Alabama! /s



FWIW, the weather in Alabama has been quite warm this month.
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« Reply #135 on: May 20, 2020, 01:55:24 PM »
U. of Cambridge scraps face-to-face lectures for entire 2020-21 academic year.
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« Reply #136 on: May 20, 2020, 07:51:11 PM »


Does this tweet remind you of any people in this thread?
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« Reply #137 on: May 21, 2020, 07:34:44 AM »
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« Reply #138 on: May 21, 2020, 01:17:24 PM »
Quote from: Mr. Reactionary on May 21, 2020, 12:33:08 PM
Quote from: Ghost of Ruin on May 21, 2020, 09:06:02 AM
National Guard deployments to end 1 day before benefits would kick in
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The Trump administration is ending deployment for 40,000 National Guard members helping with the coronavirus response. For many, it will end the day before they are eligible for federal benefits, according to a report from Politico, citing a senior FEMA official.

The "hard stop" is set for June 24. For thousands of Guard members, that will be 89 days into a deployment that started in late March to help states at nursing homes, setting up field hospitals and working at testing sites.

Politico reports that for every 90 days of serving during a federal emergency, Guard members can move up their retirement by three months (they must serve 20 years to qualify for a pension at age 60). They also can qualify for 40% off tuition at a public college or university after 90 days of service.

Makes sense. Better to avoid the added costs when no longer apparantly needed.

That reminds me a lot of a period early in my career, when I worked as a civilian contractor on a specialized military instrumentation ship.  We contractors got a temporary pay boost for time at sea with the ship.  For cruises less than 30 days, it was a decent increment over base pay.  But for 30 days or more, it was a much larger increment, and retroactive to the beginning of the trip.

Most of the cruises lasted 27 to 29 days.  In fact, I don't think we ever hit the 30-day threshold.  Sometimes we'd be out 28 or so days, come back to home port for a weekend (which reset the clock) and then go out again.
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« Reply #139 on: May 21, 2020, 05:53:01 PM »

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« Reply #140 on: May 22, 2020, 12:36:03 PM »
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« Reply #141 on: May 22, 2020, 01:23:52 PM »


There seems to be an epidemic of mass insanity in this country as well as the virus.
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« Reply #142 on: May 22, 2020, 03:14:57 PM »
An economic casualty: Macy's was going to build a tech hub in midtown Atlanta, creating 630 well-paying jobs, but has canceled the project due to the pandemic.
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« Reply #143 on: May 22, 2020, 07:00:32 PM »
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« Reply #144 on: May 22, 2020, 07:43:56 PM »

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« Reply #145 on: May 23, 2020, 09:17:08 AM »


Note the date.
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« Reply #146 on: May 23, 2020, 01:17:28 PM »

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« Reply #147 on: May 24, 2020, 08:38:48 AM »
Quote from: Bandit3 the Worker on May 24, 2020, 08:27:00 AM
Man, I just love it when people say we should have mask laws OUTDOORS, and keep these laws around until we find a vaccine.

I think we'll have a vaccine sooner than some people think, but what if we never have one?

Also, shouldn't official guidelines recommend moving activities outdoors as much as possible?

Masks should be worn when in proximity to other people, whether that's indoors or outdoors.

The last part makes sense to the extent possible, but weather has to be considered.  For example, it's fine for restaurants to have outdoor seating now, but what about January in someplace like Minnesota?
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« Reply #148 on: May 24, 2020, 08:41:35 AM »


I like the use of 7-day rolling averages, because it removes day-of-week variations, which are fairly significant.
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« Reply #149 on: May 24, 2020, 11:20:07 AM »
The linked article is very interesting, not that long, and worth a read.
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