Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[DGuller]

I'm working from home starting Monday, indefinitely.  Our building is not closing down, for the moment at least, but we're advised to only go there if we have a good reason.

[Maladict]

I've been home with flu like symptoms since Tuesday, getting slightly better. My boss is trying to get me to come in on Monday because of some meeting. 

[Iormlund]

SEAT and Renault factories are stopping. We've been in a race between lack of parts from Lombardy and quarantines to see why and which OEMs first started halting production.

Other plants will likely soon follow, but for now are cancelling all flex and vacation days to cover for parents who must care for their children at home.

[Syt]

Meanwhile, in a Vienna supermarket ...

[Sheilbh]

I've been home with flu like symptoms since Tuesday, getting slightly better. My boss is trying to get me to come in on Monday because of some meeting. 

Fuck's sake.

I saw a story today that the Whole Foods CEO has suggested healthy employees could "donate" their holiday to unwell colleagues

After having to use a script in his last statement, the President's apparently making another statement. There are no teleprompters

[The Brain]

Meanwhile, in a Vienna supermarket ...

Sigh. They used to only come out at night.

[Sheilbh]

I'm working from home starting Monday, indefinitely.  Our building is not closing down, for the moment at least, but we're advised to only go there if we have a good reason.

One other side on why I wonder how this might end up changing working is when companies assess productivity gain/loss v the amount they're paying in rent for office space (especially in place like NY, London etc)).

[Barrister]

Alberta is still continuing with half measures for now. Inquiries into working from home are still met with dismissiveness in my government office.

I expect that will change by next week at the latest.

We've been told to bring our laptops home with us at the end of the day.

[Iormlund]

I'm sick as well. Mostly cough and runny nose, so it's probably just a cold. Self-isolating in any case.

I suspect I already had COVID earlier in the month. The plant was hit by a particularly potent bug in late January. I was sick for about a month. Really bad cough and bearable fevers. No way to be sure though.

[Josephus]

On a nerdier note, it would be interesting to compare how pre-modern societies reacted to disease outbreaks with our modern societies, esp. the mass psychology of it.

Define pre-modern? Before the last century, most people wouldn't have been aware of what's going on down the road.

[Syt]

I had slightly elevated temperature last week Tuesday and left early. My company insisted I stay home two additional days, just to be safe. I was feeling fine, but I didn't want to say no to two free days off.

[Iormlund]

On a nerdier note, it would be interesting to compare how pre-modern societies reacted to disease outbreaks with our modern societies, esp. the mass psychology of it.

Instead of compulsively hoarding toilet rolls they would have burnt down the closest synagogue.

[Josephus]

Alberta is still continuing with half measures for now. Inquiries into working from home are still met with dismissiveness in my government office.

I expect that will change by next week at the latest.

We've been told to bring our laptops home with us at the end of the day.

You were asking about criminal courts the other day. Ontario's Superior Court has suspended jury selections, so I guess they don't plan on any new trials.

[The Brain]

Speaking of trials, is crime taking time off too? Non-rhetorical.

[Sheilbh]

This looks interesting:
https://covid19mm.github.io/in-progress/2020/03/13/first-report-assessment.html