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Post by Helmut83 on Mar 12, 2020 21:40:35 GMT
From the BBC News website... BREAKING NEWS - In Ireland the virus has mutated. It's now called Connor O'Virus. 
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Post by unomusette on Mar 12, 2020 22:20:52 GMT
there's a fine line between "over-reacting" and "under-reacting".
You nailed it orioles70, nobody really knows how this will pan out but we don't dare underestimate it. Although most of us here might expect to shrug it off it might not be so easy for some of our older family and friends. Hoping we'll all stay safe but especially Buttler and Helmut83 too if the Argentinian winter brings it on.
We have all sorts of trips planned including a cheeky booze cruise to Lille on the 21st. I'm just wondering what will happen if we get there and France closes its borders the day after - will they let us out or might we be forced to settle down there and start a whole new life? Might not be such a bad thing....
Although it is a huge and quite scary happening I'm hoping some lessons might be learned from it in the end. For instance we might realise how much we rely on China for supplying pretty much everything and start some home-grown versions. And working from home might turn out to be a success for a larger part of the workforce than at present, thus lessening the pressure on public transport and cut back on some carbon emissions.
Can't say I'd object to being forced to stay home for a fortnight to be honest. I have a massive stack of books to read and films to watch. Oh, and the house could do with a proper spring clean (curse my housewifely conscience, grrr, where did that come from?)
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Post by Helmut83 on Mar 13, 2020 2:38:33 GMT
And working from home might turn out to be a success for a larger part of the workforce than at present, thus lessening the pressure on public transport and cut back on some carbon emissions. This. Plus I'm sure it would show many employers that if the employee is serious and responsible enough you don't need to have him physically there every single day.
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Post by Timeblue on Mar 13, 2020 12:39:32 GMT
My son who works in accounts for Burberry's will be working from home for the foreseeable future....
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Post by Buttler on Mar 13, 2020 17:17:01 GMT
Thank you for your kind words. 
The brother of a workmate turned out to be positive to Covid-19.
I worked with him last monday. 
Now he's in home isolation precautions (with his family) due to exposure to COVID-19. He's fine atm (no symptoms), but who knows, we have to wait. Hope he won't get ill, otherwise all the colleagues (myself included) could end up quarantined. 
It's incredible how fast this virus spreads, sadly some people die, someone else is fighting in the hospitals and need ventilators 24/7, while for some other people it's just a flu. Even worse there is a chance that people catch it without showing any symptoms, but they can still spread the virus.
It's going to be a long battle, it looks like that the situation in other countries in Europe is getting worse. 
My advice: grab face masks, disinfectants and disposable gloves asap. Don't forget to wash your hands often.
Sing your fav song while washing. This is mine anyway. smileys-whistling-823718 
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Post by orioles70 on Mar 14, 2020 16:15:23 GMT
in the US, March Madness (the university basketball tournament) has been canceled
so some started tracking the Covid "final four"
Alabama, West Virginia, Montana and Idaho were the last four of the states with no confirmed cases
now, there's only one left (West Virginia)
unlike the basketball tournament where the final team is the winner and has no games left to play
West Virginia has to keep playing defense. Sooner or later, the virus will come for them (probably it's already there).
weird things we do to distract ourselves to keep from worrying about the virus
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Post by Helmut83 on Mar 14, 2020 16:30:12 GMT
I had a wedding today Saturday. Yesterday night at the last minute came out the governmental decree which prohibited social events of more than 200 people and this wedding had about 450, so they had to suspend the wedding today, the same day it was supposed to happen.
My sister is getting married in one month, she hasn't suspended yet but it's very likely that she'll have to.
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Post by orioles70 on Mar 14, 2020 16:37:47 GMT
Helmut83, will they cut the guest list down and go ahead with just 197 guests? (plus bride, groom and priest) better to simply elope and have the reception at a date to be determined even simple daily decisions get complicated in this pandemic
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Post by orioles70 on Mar 14, 2020 16:41:49 GMT
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Post by Helmut83 on Mar 14, 2020 16:46:26 GMT
Helmut83, will they cut the guest list down and go ahead with just 197 guests? (plus bride, groom and priest) better to simply elope and have the reception at a date to be determined even simple daily decisions get complicated in this pandemic If you mean the guy who was having the wedding party today, no, he didn't even have time to do that. If you mean my sister, no, I don't think they will do that. How do you tell someone that you already invited that you don't invite him any longer? Even with the virus factor, many people could not understand and get offended, or feel that others are getting priority over them, etc... It would be a very ugly "personal valuation" situation. If the circumstances keep on like this she's planning on doing it in August (provided things are better by then).
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Post by eloneen on Mar 14, 2020 16:54:09 GMT
School is out for us for several weeks, in an effort to "flatten the curve" of disease spread.  Wise move!! Kids transmit the virus, often without severe symptoms themselves, and the younger ones have difficulty managing social distancing and other recommendations on their own. The decision to close schools is a complex one with lots of other ramifications, and those needs are being considered and addressed in many cases. We are using a combination of distance learning and delivery of paper and pencil work to our students -- in advance, for those who were present at school over the past couple of days, or sent to their homes if they were not. |
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Post by Timeblue on Mar 14, 2020 17:21:06 GMT
There is a school of thought in the UK that it would be better for people to catch it so a 'herd immunity' can develop meaning the virus won't be as effective if it strikes again. That's good but it means a lot of people are at risk of dying in order to achieve this.
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Post by eloneen on Mar 14, 2020 17:28:19 GMT
Timeblue I read about that approach and found it quite chilling. Hopefully, by the time the virus rolls around again, there will still be many of those who survived it the first go-round who will have some immunity and there will be a vaccine on the horizon. I don't think we need to help the virus take more of us out...
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Post by orioles70 on Mar 14, 2020 17:28:30 GMT
Helmut83 , will they cut the guest list down and go ahead with just 197 guests? (plus bride, groom and priest) better to simply elope and have the reception at a date to be determined even simple daily decisions get complicated in this pandemic If you mean the guy who was having the wedding party today, no, he didn't even have time to do that. If you mean my sister, no, I don't think they will do that. How do you tell someone that you already invited that you don't invite him any longer? Even with the virus factor, many people could not understand and get offended, or feel that others are getting priority over them, etc... It would be a very ugly "personal valuation" situation. If the circumstances keep on like this she's planning on doing it in August (provided things are better by then). Trimming the list really isn't a good option, that's why I mentioned "eloping". I don't know how socially acceptable that is in Argentina. But then she (or the guy from today) could invite everyone for the wedding party in August or whenever it's safe. Pushing both (wedding and reception) off to August is probably what most couples would choose to do. The plans are made, the deposits have been sent in, visions of an idyllic wedding have formed during the long period of planning. I had a friend who got so stressed over the big day that she and the groom decided to run away two weeks early. They eventually had a ceremony. Not sure what their parents thought about the sudden rash act. But everything seemed to work out for them. This was back in the good old 1980s.
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Post by dillwyn on Mar 14, 2020 17:52:51 GMT
another concern with this is people get bored of following self isolation and start to go back out into the world again... in the uk they seem to be expecting two peaks in the tranches of infection ... hoping the second one will be delayed long enough so the the strain on health services is lessened in the summer months ...
I'm not sure if the media reactions are helping currently, they seem to be fuelling panic.
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, but we're OK. 
, but we're OK. 
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Oct 11, 2024 17:14:20 GMT
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?
Oct 12, 2024 20:17:04 GMT
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?
Oct 12, 2024 20:17:04 GMT