CoronaBro Meltdown/SARS-Covid-19 Spitballing Thread

[8manpick]

It’s funny that the Venn diagram of people complaining about Obama’s fictional death panels and the people who think we are overreacting to COVID-19 is a single circle.

[Justwin]

What do you think the disruption to work is going to be for the majority of people that are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms?  Most people are largely unaffected or are bothered for a few days.

are you familiar with the term landscape of fear?

If people are so worried about contracting COVID-19 that they are avoiding specific areas, why are the mandates for bars and restaurants to close needed?

At least that is my understanding of landscape of fear.

[catastrophe]

https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1239016545831002113

What did the Governor's tweet say? Appears it is gone.

https://twitter.com/105percent/status/1239022013748056064

Ha.

https://apple.news/AtAosKSLvQ5afvVjS3owOvw

[sys]

If people are so worried about contracting COVID-19 that they are avoiding specific areas, why are the mandates for bars and restaurants to close needed?

because they're not afraid yet.  that's the point, push the solution ahead of the problem to mitigate the problem ever arising.

[Justwin]

The vast majority of people that get COVID-19 need absolutely no medical care.  NONE.

that fact has no relevance to the mortality rate of people that do require medical care.

So if you think that will increase the CFR, say so.  How much so?

[sys]

yes, if people in need of care don't have access to it, the mortality rate will increase.  i don't know by how much, but i'd use the difference in rates between countries with low and high rates as the basis for a guess.

[Justwin]

In China, where the virus first erupted in Wuhan late last year, the top legislature has already imposed a total ban on trade and consumption of wild animals amid scientists’ warnings that the deadly coronavirus migrated from animals to humans.

If people are very concerned about these kind of viruses, this is a sensible policy to reduce their incidence.

[Justwin]

yes, if people in need of care don't have access to it, the mortality rate will increase.  i don't know by how much, but i'd use the difference in rates between countries with low and high rates as the basis for a guess.

Are you going to adjust for the average age of the population of a country?

[waks]

hey KSUW don't worry Waks is happy to meet you for drinks

 

[michigancat]

hey KSUW don't worry Waks is happy to meet you for drinks

 

He meant wackycat I think

[waks]

hey KSUW don't worry Waks is happy to meet you for drinks

 

He meant wackycat I think

I've been waks since 2007 

[LickNeckey]

hey KSUW don't worry Waks is happy to meet you for drinks

 

He meant wackycat I think

sorry Waks.

my thoughtless abbreviation had unintended repercussions

[sys]

Are you going to adjust for the average age of the population of a country?

i'm not as interested in math for math's sake as you seem to be, but feel free to make that adjustment, it makes sense.

[waks]

hey KSUW don't worry Waks is happy to meet you for drinks

 

He meant wackycat I think

sorry Waks.

my thoughtless abbreviation had unintended repercussions

(but through videochat in our respective homes)

[LickNeckey]

 

[Justwin]

Are you going to adjust for the average age of the population of a country?

i'm not as interested in math for math's sake as you seem to be, but feel free to make that adjustment, it makes sense.

So what are you interested in and how is that different from using math to make informed decisions?

[sys]

i mostly let other people do the math and then use their work.

[Trim]

They did the closures here earlier tonight but forgot the part of implementing something for all the business owners and now-unemployed or even saying anything's being considered.

[chum1]

They did the closures here earlier tonight but forgot the part of implementing something for all the business owners and now-unemployed or even saying anything's being considered.

The city council?

[Justwin]

They did the closures here earlier tonight but forgot the part of implementing something for all the business owners and now-unemployed or even saying anything's being considered.

Of course they forgot.  They don't care.  The people driving the bus are public health officials and epidemiologists.  They are unconcerned with anything other than "Stopping the Virus."

What's that you say?  You won't have an income to support and feed your family?  Who cares?  We're stopping people that are going to die in a few months regardless from getting the coronavirus.

[waks]

70 year olds aren't going to die in a few months you braindead moron.

[Trim]

They did the closures here earlier tonight but forgot the part of implementing something for all the business owners and now-unemployed or even saying anything's being considered.

The city council?

State but specifically to the county, it's supposed to be right now rather than starting tomorrow. 

[Justwin]

70 year olds aren't going to die in a few months you braindead moron.

Ok waks you got me there.  Except that most 70 year olds that get coronavirus won't die!

The people that die from coronavirus are on average 81 years old and have underlying health (especially respiratory and immune) issues that mean their life expectancy is not very long.

[DaBigTrain]

This sock is terrible.

[michigancat]

The governor pretty clearly states that he's concerned with and is working on addressing the economic impact.

https://twitter.com/GovInslee/status/1239376580729700352