Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Grey Fox]

That's Adele?!

Gurl.

[The Brain]

That's Adele?!

Gurl.

It's Fakeaway.

[Josquius]

Glad to see Adele losing weight is only half as important as corona virus.

[derspiess]

I mean that is a lot of weight.

[Legbiter]

That's Adele?!

Gurl.

[alfred russel]

BB, I vigorously object to your willingness to confine people to their homes because you assess the risk for them to leave as excessive.

Is anybody actually confined to their homes? I thought you can go outside so long as you practice social distancing

Thankfully the governor has overridden the order, but my county "commanded" me to stay in my place of residence and I was only "permitted" to leave "to provide or receive essential services or engage in certain essential activities and work for essential businesses and essential government functions..."

The penalty for disobeying was "fines of up to $1,000 and/or up to 12 months in jail per offense."

http://fultoncountyboh.org/boh/media/attachments/2020/04/01/20.03.31.-fulton-county-boh-administrative-order.pdf

Apparently if I had gone to get a haircut, or visited a family member / friend for a beer, I could have been thrown in jail for a year. Freedom.

[mongers]

BB, I vigorously object to your willingness to confine people to their homes because you assess the risk for them to leave as excessive.

Is anybody actually confined to their homes? I thought you can go outside so long as you practice social distancing

Thankfully the governor has overridden the order, but my county "commanded" me to stay in my place of residence and I was only "permitted" to leave "to provide or receive essential services or engage in certain essential activities and work for essential businesses and essential government functions..."

The penalty for disobeying was "fines of up to $1,000 and/or up to 12 months in jail per offense."

http://fultoncountyboh.org/boh/media/attachments/2020/04/01/20.03.31.-fulton-county-boh-administrative-order.pdf

Apparently if I had gone to get a haircut, or visited a family member / friend for a beer, I could have been thrown in jail for a year. Freedom.

Which makes perfect sense.

[Sheilbh]

Also doesn't "Freedom " only really work if the policy goal is freedom. It's not

[Syt]

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/05/07/supreme-court-of-texas-orders-release-of-jailed-texas-stylist-shelly-luther/

Supreme Court Of Texas Orders Release Of Jailed Texas Stylist Shelly Luther

AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – The Supreme Court of Texas has ordered the release of Dallas salon owner, Shelly Luther, who was jailed for violating executive stay at home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

She's currently in isolation and protective custody at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center in Dallas.

The jail is expected to release her Thursday afternoon.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott modified his executive orders and eliminated confinement as a punishment for violating the mandates.

Both Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton voiced support for Luther on Wednesday.

Paxton  also commended the Supreme Court's decision, saying "The Texas Supreme Court correctly addressed Ms. Luther's excessive punishment and unnecessary jailing. No Texan should face imprisonment for peacefully resisting an order that temporarily closed a lawful business and drastically limited their ability to provide for their family through no fault of their own."

State District Judge Eric Moyé  sentenced Luther to seven days in jail earlier this week on contempt of court charges for disobeying a judge's temporary restraining order prohibiting her from operating her salon.

"Throwing Texans in jail who have had their businesses shut down through no fault of their own is nonsensical, and I will not allow it to happen," Abbott said a day after his ruling.

Now at the center of a national debate, Luther has garnered the support from "Open Texas" and other free speech advocates. The organizer of one of those groups set up a GoFundMe page, which has raised more than $500,000.

[Valmy]

Um Abbott you are 100% responsible for that person being thrown in jail  Now he is acting indignantly at the officers who carried out his orders as having gone too far? Typical.

The rush to placate vocal minorities is rather bizarre.

[Legbiter]

The problem is that the social contract is that if you're willing to work, you can eat and have access to housing. So if you order a total lockdown the government will have to tide you over while you bend the curve. But at least 2 languishbrahs here, fromtia and PDH never even got their TrumpBux. Hence the lockdown will naturally just peter out as desperate people try to provide for themselves. Whining about it is pointless. The plumbing is there for say, Boeing and bond markets but it's not working for individuals.

This isn't even just a US problem, here it's questionable for how many months the government could go on holding the line. My guess is not that long really.

[Valmy]

The problem is that the social contract is that if you're willing to work, you can eat and have access to housing. So if you order a total lockdown the government will have to tide you over while you bend the curve. But at least 2 languishbrahs here, fromtia and PDH never even got their TrumpBux. Hence the lockdown will naturally just peter out as desperate people try to provide for themselves. Whining about it is pointless. The plumbing is there for say, Boeing and bond markets but it's not working for individuals.

This isn't even just a US problem, here it's questionable for how many months the government could go on holding the line. My guess is not that long really.

No I totally get the desperation and what is driving the protestors even if their rhetoric is often nonsensical. It is a total economic disaster. If we had a universal basic income we could have weathered this much better...just saying.

[Zanza]

Interesting chart on the lockdown intensity in various countries.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Someone needs to check in on Brazil and see if it's still there.

[derspiess]

Ohio is opening up restaurants, bars & salons (with restrictions, of course) starting May 15.  I'm sure it'll be fun trying to get a table at anyplace decent