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There Will be studies later but I for one would not be surprised if NYC is, in fact, more likrly to spread the virus because they are the one big city in this country who relies heavily on mass transit. Compared to LA and Chicago its not close either.

Plus NYC is a dirty city in general. They have no alleyways so all their garbage is basically on the street.

Also, I don't know if you've simply visited Chicago, but if you've lived there for any extended period of time they rely HEAVILY on mass transit. Between the trains, Metra, and the bus system, a large portion of the population relies on public transit.

I lived in Chicago for 6 years and sold my car prior to moving there. Most in my age range (25-40) didn't own cars and even if they did, they still used public transit on a regular basis. I tried to avoid getting on busses downtown because they were always packed, especially in the winter.

People coming from the burbs for work take the Metra or the train. The train runs all over the city and in from Midway and O'Hare.

The number of passengers wouldn't be as high as NYC, primarily due to population difference, but Chicago's mass transit system is essential to the function of the city. Without it traffic would literally be unbearable.
 
Was in NYC last night to pick up an immunocompromised person who needed to get out. Atmosphere down there is pretty unbelievable. Big signs on the highway all saying things like "STAY HOME SAVE LIVES STOP THE SPREAD." Literally felt like i was living in some plague video game.
I'm glad to see they're taking precautions.

That's an area where the R0 for this disease would be expected to be significantly higher than average.
 
I'm glad to see they're taking precautions.

That's an area where the R0 for this disease would be expected to be significantly higher than average.

Yeah, seems like it's making a difference on the ground. Very few people out on the streets, and obviously a ton of testing being done. Will it be enough? I guess we'll see.
 
This is a good interview from the former commissioner of the FDA. Disregard the headline, he talks more about what the possible solutions on how we will deal with coronavirus. Basically goes thru vaccines, drugs, testing, and strategies so we can get back to normal life after this.

 
That's why I keep thinking that the primary virtue of the current social distancing, etc., isn't buying time to find a cure or vaccine -- it's to buy time until testing is more widely available. That's the point at which we can begin thinking about a return to normalcy.
I think it's buying time for everything AND making sure the hospitals arent' overrun. It could lead to a treatment or could lead to more testing or just keep the hospitals not overwhlemed so they can treat people efficiently. We might not know which part was the most helpful until after it's all over.
 
Chloroquine is finally being tested in the U.S. according to Trump and the FDA. Promising results out of China, South Korea and France.

I am convinced the only way forward is to find a therapeutic treatment that reduces the severity of COVID down closer to flu levels (as seen in Germany and South Korea)

I don’t see how shutting down the country for months doesn’t result in economic catastrophe

Here’s a link to a France article that also has a link to the study within it: https://www.connexionfrance.com/Fre...ssful-Covid-19-coronavirus-drug-trial-results
 
Covering a take away from this process that isn't really political:

All workplaces need to re-examine their culture around taking sick days and scheduling unnecessary face to face meetings.

Let's start with one of the major tech corporations in San Francisco. I can't say which, but they were one of the first companies who announced an office closure, pushing their employees to work from home. They did everything right... but one week prior they had a face to face meeting with a group from Chicago. The Chicago group were all coughing and sneezing, blaming allergies. Now, two weeks afterwards, the Chicago workers have to tell all the people in that San Francisco meeting that they had Covid.

All this for a meeting that could have been held remotely to begin with.

How much shit do you give people at your workplace for taking a sick day, or even two or three in a row? This culture of "come to work and tough it out" has to change.
 
Covering a take away from this process that isn't really political:

All workplaces need to re-examine their culture around taking sick days and scheduling unnecessary face to face meetings.

Let's start with one of the major tech corporations in San Francisco. I can't say which, but they were one of the first companies who announced an office closure, pushing their employees to work from home. They did everything right... but one week prior they had a face to face meeting with a group from Chicago. The Chicago group were all coughing and sneezing, blaming allergies. Now, two weeks afterwards, the Chicago workers have to tell all the people in that San Francisco meeting that they had Covid.

All this for a meeting that could have been held remotely to begin with.

How much shit do you give people at your workplace for taking a sick day, or even two or three in a row? This culture of "come to work and tough it out" has to change.

To be clear, Covid-19 refers to the disease. “Co” refers to corona, “vi” to virus, and “d” to disease.
Therefore, it can’t be simply called Covid.
 
Indiana just postponed k-12 classes until May 1st and I'm sure most states are next. How many parents and students are actually going to stay the course on this learn from home plan.
 
To be clear, Covid-19 refers to the disease. “Co” refers to corona, “vi” to virus, and “d” to disease.
Therefore, it can’t be simply called Covid.
The disease is called COVID-19.

You are technically correct that the virus and the disease caused by the virus are two different things.

However, for the sake of discussion, it's perfectly acceptable to use the terms interchangeably. We all know what each other means. And, this is coming from someone who referenced a grammar book in his profile on here for a decade while still having pain every time I use a plural pronoun (like "they") to refer to a singular individual, but I do so because it's the way language evolves.

If you want to get technical about the virus, then call it by its actual name--"SARS-CoV-2." This is the name provided to the virus by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-020-0695-z

Oh, and I found this article interesting: https://qz.com/1820422/coronavirus-why-wont-who-use-the-name-sars-cov-2/

Because here's a quote. Sound familiar? "To be clear, Covid-19 refers to the disease. “Co” refers to corona, “vi” to virus, and “d” to disease"

You literally copied their sentence, word-for-word, without giving credit. Can you guess what the VERY NEXT LINE says?

"The virus that causes the disease is SARS-CoV-2, which was named by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses."
 
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Indiana just postponed k-12 classes until May 1st and I'm sure most states are next. How many parents and students are actually going to stay the course on this learn from home plan.
WV is in day 4. My wife is a teacher and she and her teacher pals do not expect kids again until Sept.
The school sent out messages today that their items in their desks can be picked up at specific times starting Monday.
 
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