2019 Novel Coronavirus

[justanotherguy808]

Covid-19 shutting down PE exam April 2020.  See NCEES spokesperson discuss it here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

 

[Dleg]

I just had a meeting with a couple of engineers from Korea, and did a pretty thorough deep cleaning after they left the office!  We discussed the coronavirus on their way out of our office, and they had been outside Korea for a month now, so probably pretty low to no risk. So I let them drive out of sight before I started cleaning the doorknob. 

 

[txjennah PE]

Apologies, I wasn't clear. The person was trying to get tested, and got refused by Dept. of Health, or whatever org. made the decision. Forget what the reasoning was. Not high risk/pre-existing conditions or something? Either way, seems... imprudent.

Oh no!  I hope that person is in self-quarantine.

 

[Dleg]

 

[P-E]

My town just reported 2 cases.  It seems to be in every town in the county now. 

 

[wilheldp_PE]

I am coming down with some cold/flu symptoms.  I just told my boss I'm bugging out of here early today and not coming back in the rest of the week (skipping a company meeting tomorrow).  He was fine with that and told me that what I was proposing is what would be presented at the meeting (i.e., you start getting sick, don't come in).

 

[Dleg]

 

[Ble_PE]

We have several confirmed cases now in NC and a state of emergency has been declared as well. A co-worker has a friend that works for a company that had 5 people test positive for the virus and now they have all been told to work from home for 2 weeks.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

My town just reported 2 cases.  It seems to be in every town in the county now. 

It's all about flattening the curve now.

 

[jeb6294]

I cant find any hand sanitize though - my youngest kid is a gerrm freak so I feel bad I dont have any - I am going to look through my camping supplies tonight and see if there is any there - 

Just make your own...all it is is 2/3 cup of alcohol mixed with 1/3 cup aloe and a few drops of essential oils if you want it to smell pretty.

 

[Dean Agnostic]

 

[jeb6294]

I hate to admit that I agree with the CDC on something, but I read through their website - Our work actually made it a mandatory training today, lol, but I felt better honestly - I wish someone would just read the "how to self care at home page" to the US, maybe have Shakira or someone read it out in her half time dress so people will pay attention.

This

If people would actually bother to do some actual research rather than immediately flip out over something they read on FB, they would see that it is not the world ending plague that the news is trying to make it out to be.  News flash...news agencies are solely concerned with making $$$.  Their MO is to blow issues completely out of proportion to increase viewers.

 

[P-E]

I was assuming this would be like the 1968 pandemic.   I asked my dad about it and he didn’t remember it.  I guess it didn’t make much of an impression on him.  

 

[jeb6294]

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Just make your own...all it is is 2/3 cup of alcohol mixed with 1/3 cup aloe and a few drops of essential oils if you want it to smell pretty.

The final alcohol content of the product needs to be >=60% to be effective.

Corona viruses get their name from the lipid layer surrounding it's RNA particle package. It's the "crown". Dispersants (i.e. soap and other household detergents) break down the lipid layer, effectively killing the virus. It's more effective than alcohol based cleaners, and I haven't heard of anyone making a run on dishwasher detergents.

 

[Tiger15]

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2020/03/09/masturbation-can-help-people-fight-the-coronavirus/

 

[Road Guy]

So one of the less desirable hospital systems to work in the Denver area came out with a good policy change for their staff, if anyone gets infected & its really "when staff gets infected" they will be covered by the employer and not have to use PTO / Vacation / Sick time to recover - which I recognize is because they will need their staff back at work ASAP - the place my wife works and the larger teaching university hospitals haven't enacted something similar (as of yet)

I told some of my wife's work friends last night that now is they time they should just all call in sick until they get a 200% raise minimum - but they are better people than I am.. 

 

[Road Guy]

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If China is being truthful with their numbers I guess that is encouraging?

 

[wilheldp_PE]

All the Minute Clinics around here have a 2+ hour wait for walk-ins.  The first appointment I could get was for 2:30 (3 hours after I made the appointment).  I wonder if that is related to COVID or if I just live amongst a bunch of sick mfers.

 

[Road Guy]

sorry but ..     https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2018/12/13/health-rankings  Kentucky 45 out of 50 least healthy states...

But it seems like those clinics are always at least an hour?