Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Sheilbh]

I'm fully expecting BBC 2 to just basically be this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBaVwwuErmU

[garbon]

YES!

My husband was very excited to have come across this one: https://youtu.be/44NrAUveu3M?t=137

My sister shared me this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upi51Fj0pSM

I'm more at this speed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As0i7iJYR7U

[celedhring]

Spain daily update: 19,980 infected (+17%, but ignore this figure until testing steps up), 1,002 dead (+29%), 1,141 UCI cases (+21%).

[Grey Fox]

Well, fuck. I guess I'm an asshole then.

We knew that. Coming to terms that Health is more important than feeding the capitalist beast is not something easy.

I was, with great surprise on my part, authorized to work from home. You see, I am Test Tech & I work on all projects my work division does. I brought my lab home with me.

[Maladict]

My husband

congrats! 

[garbon]

After Netflix reducing bitrate in EU by 25%, YouTube has agreed to only permit SD streaming here for the next 30 days.

I'm wondering if they'll be offering discounts then for people paying for HD.

[Maladict]

Why are stores still selling FFP2 masks to consumers? It seems everything is being organized apart from the two most crucial things, masks and ventilators.
We'll run out of both in 2-3 days, well before the surge even starts. We're fucked. 

[celedhring]

Why are stores still selling FFP2 masks to consumers? It seems everything is being organized apart from the two most crucial things, masks and ventilators.
We'll run out of both in 2-3 days, well before the surge even starts. We're fucked. 

We've got shoe and sofa factories manufacturing masks. Embrace the war economy!

[jimmy olsen]

This trend seems suboptimal

https://twitter.com/bnodesk/status/1240957885665939457?s=21

100k --> 150k = 8 days
150k --> 200k = 4 days
200k --> 250k = 2 days

[Sheilbh]

We've got shoe and sofa factories manufacturing masks. Embrace the war economy!

I saw in the FT that a few automobile and aerospace manufacturers are hoping to get their first prototype ventilators produced next week, and then into service for the nation.

And apparently in Spain, Zara is working on the face masks too

[Duque de Bragança]

After Netflix reducing bitrate in EU by 25%, YouTube has agreed to only permit SD streaming here for the next 30 days.

I'm wondering if they'll be offering discounts then for people paying for HD.

*Bis repetita placent*

So physical media are stil useful.

[celedhring]

We've got shoe and sofa factories manufacturing masks. Embrace the war economy!

I saw in the FT that a few automobile and aerospace manufacturers are hoping to get their first prototype ventilators produced next week, and then into service for the nation.

And apparently in Spain, Zara is working on the face masks too

Yep, Zara is manufacturing protective equipment too. Some liquor makers are producing disinfectant... I'm still afraid we can't make up the huge numbers of masks/gloves needed.

When this shit ends we must set up a strategic reserve. Of gloves and masks... what a time...

[Syt]

Left the apartment building for the first time in a week. Beautiful weather outside, and while there's people around, it feels more like a Sunday morning than OMG I NEED TO SHOP FOR THE WEEKEND Friday at lunch time.

Most people seem to be headed to supermarkets. My corner store was as busy as usual, and opening all checkouts to keep queues/crowding in the area small. People generally keep their distance, except for what I guess was a student couple who were in jogging gear and coughing all over the place in the shop.

[Duque de Bragança]

Rachid Eljay, Imam of Brest, says islamic prayer will keep you free of Coronavirus 

https://twitter.com/dobsky33/status/1240658546485854208

French with some Arabic inside. Insh'Allah he shuts his mouth?

PS: formerly salafist, now said to be somewhat more moderate. What a nightmare if he were still a salafist!

[Sheilbh]

Yep, Zara is manufacturing protective equipment too. Some liquor makers are producing disinfectant... I'm still afraid we can't make up the huge numbers of masks/gloves needed.

When this shit ends we must set up a strategic reserve. Of gloves and masks... what a time...

Yeah - we've got Brewdog and the gin distilleries making hand sanitisers etc.

I mentioned earlier but I wonder if we'll very soon view going outside without a mask if you've got a cold the way we view people spitting in the street.

And yeah it does feel like there needs to be a strategic reserve and while the complex international supply chains are good for consumers in normal times we actually need a way of easily ramping up that sort of production nationally - almost as a sort of national security issue. Because even if you don't have national stockpiling or restrictions on export, in a situation like this you could have, say, Italy or China shutting down manufacturing for a while.

It is very, very odd.