Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Sheilbh]

Brits - if you get bored/want to help it looks like local councils have websites with links to groups you can volunteer with.

Tele-volunteering?  I don't see how this works.

Not sure - I'm getting in touch. I imagine some of it will be tele-volunteering, which may be essential for the mental health and well-being of people who are being told to self-isolate for three months. Also some things like dropping off deliveries of supplies?

[crazy canuck]

Our Highest trial court just suspended operations indefinitely

[HVC]

Our Highest trial court just suspended operations indefinitely

So you're saying nows the perfect time to go on a crime spree?

[Admiral Yi]

So you're saying nows the perfect time to go on a crime spree?

The worst time.  Get arrested, sit in a jail cell for six months waiting for a trial, die of covid.

[Sheilbh]

The US looks like the most concerning trend line on both deaths (though UK and Spain still worrying):


And infections:


This feels relevant as I'm seeing the typical, "this is the moment Trump became President" commentary because the President is able to read a script.

Edit: Also interesting uptick in Singapore and Hong Kong cases.

[HVC]

So you're saying nows the perfect time to go on a crime spree?

The worst time.  Get arrested, sit in a jail cell for six months waiting for a trial, die of covid.

Dammit. Good point. There goes my plan of being the TP kingpin.

[celedhring]

Shit, this CNN article paints a pretty grim picture in Italy.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/18/europe/italy-coronavirus-lockdown-intl/index.html

That's us in 10 days.

[Tamas]

Scientist dude on Sky News explains how the UK is increasing measures  - update of number of people requiring ICU treatment in Italy is turning out to be higher than previously, meaning peak times will require far more ICU beds than they originally thought.

Which just shows how idiotic it was to try and do things exactly at the fine line of optimum.

If you face a crisis endangering thousands of lives, you don't draw the countermeasures at the bare minimum you ASSUME will work, you leave room for effin' contingencies, like, IDK, a novel virus not acting precisely as your Excel sheet suggests.

[Admiral Yi]

Shit, this CNN article paints a pretty grim picture in Italy.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/18/europe/italy-coronavirus-lockdown-intl/index.html

That's us in 10 days.

One of the photos in the article about locked down Italy is 20 people standing around on a street corner.

[Josquius]

No idea of the truth of it but I hear in Spain walking the dog is one of the few occasions you're allowed to go outside for. Dogs must be loving this. Family home all day and fighting each other to take them for walks.

In France it sounds odd. You need to print a special paper every time you go out. Which to me sounds like it's discriminating against anyone under 40 or over 65, as who else has a printer?

[Syt]

Shit, this CNN article paints a pretty grim picture in Italy.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/18/europe/italy-coronavirus-lockdown-intl/index.html

That's us in 10 days.

One of the photos in the article about locked down Italy is 20 people standing around on a street corner.

It's a link to another article. Google image search suggests it's an older picture from Venice, from before the full lockdown.

[Barrister]

No idea of the truth of it but I hear in Spain walking the dog is one of the few occasions you're allowed to go outside for. Dogs must be loving this. Family home all day and fighting each other to take them for walks.

Since we're in the era of wild conspiracy theories, I think I should spread one where Covid is a dog conspiracy to get their owners locked up with them all day long.  By beagle has been loving life this past 5 days or so...

[Syt]

With the nice weather, people were going outside today; in some areas there were large clusters.

Police have reminded that going for a walk is fine, but taking the whole family on a picnic or dozens of teens hanging out to skate is not ok.

If this persists I expect the lockdown to be enforced more strongly.

[celedhring]

You don't want pets shitting at home during a sanitary crisis... that's why it is allowed. Some people abuse it, of course.

[Iormlund]

No idea of the truth of it but I hear in Spain walking the dog is one of the few occasions you're allowed to go outside for. Dogs must be loving this. Family home all day and fighting each other to take them for walks.

It's true.

I can understand. I'm getting cabin fever. Haven't seen the Sun or a tree in 6 days now.