Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Oexmelin]

Pharmacists are first-line health workers. They'll get all sorts of people who will drop by before showing up to the hospital. See: Zoupa's story. The WHO's recommendations are for the general public.

[Threviel]

Good point. 

[jimmy olsen]

Has anyone heard or read anything about false positives and false negatives?

Fate?

The initial tests made by the WHO were terrible. Only 30-50% accurate. This has since been fixed.

No idea if the US is currently also battling that problem in addition to supply problems.

[Monoriu]

Look at the bright side.  If this virus lasts several years, perhaps this will spur the development of robots that will help minimise human to human contact.  Imagine a robot delivering food to your home.  Much safer than a human who may carry the virus, right? 

[Sheilbh]

Sainsbury's have introduced rationing. Maximum of three item across all groceries, plus they're introducing "silver hour" for elderly shoppers and priority access for the elderly to delivery services.

[Josquius]

Look at the bright side.  If this virus lasts several years, perhaps this will spur the development of robots that will help minimise human to human contact.  Imagine a robot delivering food to your home.  Much safer than a human who may carry the virus, right? 

And the delivery men? What becomes of them?

[Eddie Teach]

 

The bright side, indeed.

[Monoriu]

Look at the bright side.  If this virus lasts several years, perhaps this will spur the development of robots that will help minimise human to human contact.  Imagine a robot delivering food to your home.  Much safer than a human who may carry the virus, right? 

And the delivery men? What becomes of them?

Design and maintenance of robots. 

[Eddie Teach]

Lots of people will be out of work, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing.

[Duque de Bragança]

I can't decide whether it it because you are an asshole, or because you are full of shit.

Why not going for both?

[Iormlund]

Design and maintenance of robots.

Speaking as someone who works with robots, design is right off for 99% of the workforce. Basically loads of advanced mechanics, electronics, algebra and programming.

But even maintenance requires certain skills (mech, programming ...) and attributes (being a quick learner, very methodical, having strong work ethic) that are not universal.

[garbon]

Only packs of TP at Tesco available were 24 packs.

[jimmy olsen]

100,000 cases to 150,000 took 8 days

150,000 cases to 200,000 took 4 days

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1240220596438544384

[Camerus]

I wonder what impact all this will have on the US-Mexican border? Trumpists may finally get something close to the level of border enforcement they've been dreaming about.

[Sheilbh]

I wonder what impact all this will have on the US-Mexican border? Trumpists may finally get something close to the level of border enforcement they've been dreaming about.

Mexico is considering closing the border given the situation in the US