Coronavirus Outbreak...

[firstfloor]

UK now in delay phase, containment has failed. Flattening the curve is intended to reduce pressure on health services.

[Mountain Man]

Governor of Ohio Mike Dewine just announced that any public gatherings of over 100 people are temporarily banned, and schools will be closed for the next three weeks.

[rogue06]

Governor of Ohio Mike Dewine just announced that any public gatherings of over 100 people are temporarily banned, and schools will be closed for the next three weeks.

I think San Fran has banned meetings of 50 or more.

Doesn't the Constitution have something to say about this?

[KingsGambit]

Another note on Rudy Gobert, one of the two NBA players who tested positive:

Sources say that he was nonetheless feeling well enough that he could have played in that evening's game.

Obviously an NBA star is going to be at the very top of any fitness percentile, but nonetheless, this helps put the issue in perspective.

[firstfloor]

[oxmixmudd]

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Not the Trump government, for sure. The anti-science, anti-moral, anti expert tom-foolery has finally met the real world where lies, half-truths, and utter ignorance actually have consequences.

[Mountain Man]

Not the Trump government, for sure. The anti-science, anti-moral, anti expert tom-foolery has finally met the real world where lies, half-truths, and utter ignorance actually have consequences.

The best part is that if Hillary was president and did the exact same things Trump is doing, the media would be telling us how masterfully she's handling the crisis and that there is no reason for alarm. Heck, that's what they said about Obama's lackadaisical response to the swine flu!

[firstfloor]

Peak of epidemic in UK expected in 10 to 14 weeks from now. Advice is to avoid severe isolation measures until really needed. Otherwise they are ineffective.

[Terraceth]

I think San Fran has banned meetings of 50 or more.

Doesn't the Constitution have something to say about this?

If maximum crowd size rules violate the First Amendment then that would mean all the fire code laws that set a maximum number of people in a particular location would be a violation as well.

[Zara]

The best part is that if Hillary was president and did the exact same things Trump is doing, the media would be telling us how masterfully she's handling the crisis and that there is no reason for alarm. Heck, that's what they said about Obama's lackadaisical response to the swine flu!

[Mountain Man]

Democrats rolled out an emergency funding bill at a lean 127 pages and included a number of necessary provisions, such as tax payer funding for abortion.

What?

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...irus-stimulus/

[JimL]

Yay, socialized medicine!

This outbreak will probably show which system can handle the overload better, socialized or private healthcare. I bet the socialized healthcare systems are already overloaded because they stay that way even when there isn't a pandemic.

S. Korea, socialized medicine, is, and has been, testing 10,000 people a day, hundreds of thousands tested so far. As of tuesday the U.S. has only been able to test 5,000 people. Besides that, the government is going socialist in this case, they are going to pay for the testing and Trump is contemplating the government paying doctors and hospitals to care for those without insurance. Going to be hard to judge which system is best when they are both socialized.

[DesertBerean]

Los Angeles County has called for closing of anything where 150 or more are likely to gather, so Disneyland and other venues will shutdown until further notice.

San Bernardino County have no reported cases, but Barstow Unified School District has cancelled events. I think Barstow also has shut down some things but I can't find the announcement right now. ETA: appears to be just the school district.

[demi-conservative]

UK now in delay phase, containment has failed. Flattening the curve is intended to reduce pressure on health services.

If the UK can't contain it, it's time for all countries to ban flights from her.

[rogue06]

Not the Trump government, for sure. The anti-science, anti-moral, anti expert tom-foolery has finally met the real world where lies, half-truths, and utter ignorance actually have consequences.

Maybe if those suffering from TDS hadn't mocked him when he was trying to take action against the Coronavirus months ago and instead took this seriously we might be in a better state of preparation. Thanks.