Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Barrister]

Also Yi, like me you're no spring chicken, so have you considered giving up smoking just for the duration of the pandemic?

Because this thing can aggressively attack lung performance, so giving you lungs some respite, might well help if, god forbid you get it.

Gave it about 30 minutes of consideration.

I don't think 2 weeks of tar-free lungs will noticeably boost my chances of surviving covid 19.

I can see two sides to this.

On the one hand every little bit helps.  If you've been smoke free for two seeks, or two months, before getting covid-19, it could make a difference.

On the other hand - having to go through confinement, and nicotine withdrawal, at the same time?  Yuck!

Perhaps a good time to switch to e-cigs, or nicotine gum, though?

I certainly wouldn't judge you for the choice you've made though.

[Liep]

Sweden 12, Denmark 13. Sign of things to come.

Sweden 114, Denmark 14.

We're opening a larger part of the private sector this week due to low infection rates. But the government won't say yet which parts.

[Legbiter]

Sweden 114, Denmark 14.

[katmai]

Made a quick loop for some errands (McDonald's breakfast  , Walgreen's for smokes and dish soap  , and recycling).  Saw a convoy of 10 Amazon Prime vans heading out of their fulfillment center.  The places I went had plexigas sneeze guards at the cashiers.  Most people were wrapping scarves around their faces; one dude had a genuine mask.

I've seen a total of 5 masks sofar.

from the few times I've been out since the 14 days of self isolation ended,  it's about 50% of the people are wearing masks

[celedhring]

Over here it's like 90%. I don't know where they find them really.

Ultimately I've felt guilt-tripped into wearing a scarf, far-west bandit style.

[derspiess]

I'd say it's about 30% here.  I haven't worn one yet

[katmai]

Over here it's like 90%. I don't know where they find them really.

Ultimately I've felt guilt-tripped into wearing a scarf, far-west bandit style.

i have some N95 masks (bought way back for when doing home renovations) but been using bandana when I went out.

[Threviel]

Sweden 114, Denmark 14.

Numbers for Sweden not really up to date due to easter. Expect far more tomorrow.

[Admiral Yi]

Any yanquis gotten their McConnel money yet?  Read an article says they've just started.

[HisMajestyBOB]

My bank says I'm getting it on the 15th.
I'm already putting together an idea/shopping list. Building a new PC, setting up a Raspberry Pi camera, getting the parts I need to resurrect my old Apple II GS...

Or being boring and sticking it in a savings account.

[Admiral Yi]

My bank says I'm getting it on the 15th.

My bank hasn't said diddly. 

[merithyn]

I preface this by saying I know the USA has woeful testing numbers but am I reading that the fatality rate of reported cases is like 4.0%

Currently the US is 4.04%, however NYC has been having like two hundred excess deaths a day at home over the norm every day. So, yeah, it's probably artificially low.

It is way too high. I keep offering to make you bets on this stuff, and yet you just ignore me. I'm happy to make you a bet on this, and you can propose the terms this time.

I'm beginning to worry that you don't believe your own hype. 

More likely we've stopped paying attention to anything you're saying on this topic.

[merithyn]

I'd say it's about 30% here.  I haven't worn one yet

Maybe 10% here?

I made my mask, and have a queue of others asking for them. Most of my friends sew, so nearly all of my friends are wearing them.

[merithyn]

Any yanquis gotten their McConnel money yet?  Read an article says they've just started.

Carter has. I have not.

[celedhring]

The Spanish Health Institute has plotted Covid infections against local temperature.





On the Y there's infections per 100,000 and on the X average temperature.