coronavirus discussion

[320icar]

i really hope that the working from home thing continues. im a low level labourer so i have to go to work regardless, but the traffic on the streets is significantly less, accidents are down, road rage incidents are down, parents can spend more time at home with their children/families, pollution from driving is down etc.

WFH is not the hero we deserved, but the one we needed

[mikemhg]

Our company has extended the complete WFH until June, at the minimum.

I believe most offices will be doing the same, if not further. Most companies don't want the negative PR if COVID starts spreading through their staff due to loosening restrictions too quickly.

I think you're fine to upgrade.

[whitev70r]

Earlier, there were some discussion on the cost of lives and I recall some keyboard warriors spewing out hot air. You can tell they never had to deal with a patient, let alone 2 or 3 at the same time. These are very legit questions when there is limited resources.

So how do you decide between treating a 55 yo with Covid19 vs. a 55 yo with cancer who may go blind if he/she doesn't get treatment?

Many operating rooms are empty as patients wait in pain after surgeries cancelled

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/corona...lled-1.4910699

TORONTO -- As some hospital operating rooms sit empty in anticipation of more COVID-19 patients, Canadians with postponed elective surgeries are forced to wait in pain.

Robin McGee of Port Williams, N.S., developed cataracts on both her eyes due to cancer treatment. The condition is reversible with surgery and she had scheduled an operation on March 25, but it was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

“Left untreated, I'll be too blind to drive in six months and completely blind in 12 months,” she told CTV News.

[320icar]

Is there a phone number to call to rat out companies not adhering to social distancing

[mikemhg]

Originally Posted by 320icar

Is there a phone number to call to rat out companies not adhering to social distancing

811.

[Manic!]

Quebec wants to open day cares and elementary schools May 11th. Would you send your kids back to school?

[winson604]

Originally Posted by Manic!

Quebec wants to open day cares and elementary schools May 11th. Would you send your kids back to school?

I wouldn't even if it were here let alone in Quebec that's crazy talk imo

[RRxtar]

Wonder how many people who read Anne Frank in grade 8 would support a "immunity passport" and reporting their neighbours.

[welfare]

Premier Legault is apparently proposing some form of immunity to lift restrictions, at odds with Tam's recommendations.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/her...says-1.5545332

I guess if the development of antibodies and immunity isn't certain, that must mean the possibility of a vaccine ever being created is also uncertain.

[quasi]

Originally Posted by 320icar

Is there a phone number to call to rat out companies not adhering to social distancing

Originally Posted by mikemhg

811.

I wasn't sure so asked my wife she said please don't call 811 for that.

[spoon.ek9]

USA surpassed 1,000,000 cases today. Don't know if anyone noticed.

There's been a lot of crap in this thread the past few days that I've wanted to reply to but I'm honestly sick of trying to right the wrongs in here sometimes. Plus, I'm in the middle of a 7 day week so maybe I'll address it later. I think the vast majority of us understand the gravity and severity of this situation.

[tegra7]

South Surrey Walmart employee tested positive for covid 19.

[6793026]

Originally Posted by whitev70r

Many operating rooms are empty as patients wait in pain after surgeries cancelled

“Left untreated, I'll be too blind to drive in six months and completely blind in 12 months,” she told CTV News.

For those who are going to go blind / cancer, those are probably essential, and are still going to go ahead. My friend Walter had to get a stent put in and it was considered "mild" at 50-70% blocked. He got it done at Richmond hospital; while it's empty, it's still happening.

[welfare]

Wow. What treatments will they think of (censoring) next?



https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-expe...at-11588005938

I ran an obscure pharmaceutical company until a few days ago. Then we got famous. Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Aytu BioScience made a commitment to find ways to help. One of those ways came through our newly formed relationship with a prominent Los Angeles hospital.

On April 20 we put out a press release titled “Aytu BioScience Signs Exclusive Global License with Cedars-Sinai for Potential Coronavirus Treatment.” The treatment is called Healight, and it was developed by research physicians at the hospital’s Medically Associated Science and Technology Program. The technology, which has been in development since 2016, uses ultraviolet light as an antimicrobial and is a promising potential treatment for Covid-19.

Aytu and Cedars-Sinai have engaged with the Food and Drug Administration to pursue a rapid path to human use through an Emergency Use Authorization. But hardly anyone noticed—until Thursday, when President Trump mused, “. . . supposing you brought the light inside the body . . .”


My team and I knew the president’s comments could trigger a backlash against the idea of UV light as a treatment, which might hinder our ability to get the word out. We decided to create a YouTube account, upload a video animation we had created, and tweet it out. It received some 50,000 views in 24 hours.

Then YouTube took it down. So did Vimeo. Twitter suspended our account. The narrative changed from whether UV light can be used to treat Covid-19 to “Aytu is being censored.”

[underscore]

Originally Posted by twitchyzero

feels surreal to not have seen a single plane in the sky for weeks

There are definitely still planes in the sky, my toddler points out every single one .

[twitchyzero]

sorry clearly haven't been out much, which is odd because i live not far from se marine dr but can't say i've seen/heard anything in a long time

i was casually browsing flights to asia out of curiosity and many nonstops have disappeared and with connecting flights starting over $1500

airlines have grounded anywhere from 30-100% of fleet

[320icar]

Edit: complaining out of anger but probably not the smart thing to do

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by welfare

Wow. What treatments will they think of (censoring) next?



https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-expe...at-11588005938

[/B]

Maybe trump should stick to the facts and not talk about things that are still in the testing stage.

Looks like kids are getting something called covid toes. https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.ct...1_4913770.html

[welfare]

Originally Posted by Manic!

Maybe trump should stick to the facts and not talk about things that are still in the testing stage.

Maybe these should be censored as well then
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-cana...ed-trials.html

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by welfare

Maybe these should be censored as well then
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-cana...ed-trials.html

Clinical trials listed on a government website and proclaimed as a potential miracle cure by the P.M.


I also don't see lysol listed anywhere.

[ilovebacon]

After listening to a podcast from Joe Rogan, his guest mentioned about how another city has went locked down again in China..

Don't know how credible this news article is.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-outbreak.html

[TOS'd]

12 days since his last post. Either something has happened to him or he is too ashamed and just lurks while being signed out.

Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp @ 04-16-2020, 01:54 PM

That's the question I answer yes
Are you experiencing any of the following:

Cough
Fever
Muscle aches
Fatigue
Sore Throat
Headache
Loss of appetite
Chills
Runny nose or nasal congestion
Nausea and vomiting
Diarrhea
Loss of sense of smell/taste

Coz yes I did have a fever but all the other questions is none. It can just mean you have a cold or even if you eat something bad have a diarrhea. So does this mean anyone who have these symptoms now need to self isolate 10 days according to BC COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool? What if you slept on the wrong side and now you have muscle pain or stay up all night and watch TV and now you feel tired.

I made the wrong judgement call when I had the fever earlier which is most likely due to not wearing enough when I go out. On top after I saw the news that at a Wal mart where an employee got infected I immediately though I have it as well. But going back time that employee haven't worked there since March 20 and when I had the fever it was past 14 days when he worked. I have had no fever, coughing, sore throat, any symptoms since the fever went away on the 2nd day after I got it.

If anyone wants to try just go to https://bc.thrive.health/ and the questions they ask aren't even that detail enough to tell the difference if you have a common cold or if you have the CoVID19. Just try answering yes to any of the questions and it will ask you to self isolate. The person on the end of 811 were just asking the exact same question didn't offer to ask other follow up questions.

[Jmac]

Hopefully nothing bad has happened to him.

[welfare]

Originally Posted by Manic!

Clinical trials listed on a government website and proclaimed as a potential miracle cure by the P.M.


I also don't see lysol listed anywhere.

I guess you don't know much about how vaccines are made.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0529133843.htm

Trump is the greatest troll this side of the milky way.
And the lamestreams just keep taking the bait
Don't worry though. He was just being 'sarcastic'. His proceeding press releases will only contain depressing, and blown out models as a segue to "the new normal" that their health officials made no attempt to divert

[welfare]

Originally Posted by Jmac

Hopefully nothing bad has happened to him.

Well he probably bailed from rs after getting roasted for three pages straight for being foolish enough to admit to the high crime of getting groceries while having a cough (and likely wearing his mask).