Coronavirus _ worried?

[Darcy Warner]

Wasn’t that also in their Holy Grail movie?

Yes, that's what it was from.

[Pat Barry]

I found the chart below today which shows testing results from S Korea and Italy. S Korea data reflects widespread testing, whereas most if Italy data comes from sick people. This shows pretty clearly that younger people don't habe the same sort of illness as do older people. Young people seem to be carriers.

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It will be interesting to see how US data compares some day

[mike stenson]

It's spreading here. It was almost 80° today and it's always dry.

[Ronald Blue]

Seems like it's VERY similar to me. Although they are still learning about Covid-19 it is quite similar in all aspects except possibly transmission which they are still learning about. Don't take my word for it though.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heal...019-vs-the-flu

[Stewie Simpson]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-...kdown/12057956

[Stewie Simpson]

As a follow on from the previous post; Australia and New Zealand governments have just announced a 14 days self-isolation on all overseas arrivals.

[Matt Day]

Two things to add:
An excellent article that helps explain social distancing and virus transmission.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...ona-simulator/

And check out this graph, that compares Italy to the US. Remember the US is a lot bigger than Italy.

[Pat Barry]

Is Ireland on same path as Italy? Maybe we all are.
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[John K Jordan]

Is Ireland on same path as Italy? Maybe we all are.
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Italy reported 3500 new cases yesterday for over 21000 total. Over 1400 deaths. The slope of the USA curve is very similar to or even steeper theirs and many others. Here, our church woodturning club canceled meetings until further notice.

Even the deniers I know are starting to rethink things.

[Tom M King]

I would think our curve would be flatter, because maybe half of the people are not selfish/stupid, and doing their part. But then, you have to figure in the slowness of the start of prevention measures, and those lulled into lack of seriousness by downplaying efforts to start with. In other words, who knows. We're doing our part, but I've been avoiding handshaking, and avoiding large crowds, when possible, anyway forever.

[Pat Barry]

I would think our curve would be flatter, because maybe half of the people are not selfish/stupid, and doing their part. But then, you have to figure in the slowness of the start of prevention measures, and those lulled into lack of seriousness by downplaying efforts to start with. In other words, who knows. We're doing our part, but I've been avoiding handshaking, and avoiding large crowds, when possible, anyway forever.

Lot of stories today that the bar and club and restaurant and party scene is going strong as young people don't seem to be practicing social distancing. Maybe they believe its an older person's disease??

[Tom M King]

Yeah, that's the half not doing their part.

[Patrick Walsh]

I’m noticing the same in both my personal dealings and in the media.

It’s funny to be just old enough to get how the adage “you just don’t know what you don’t know till you know and or youth is wasted on the young or whatever”

Makes you feel old when you start noticing younger people being very selfish and short sighted..

Yeah, that's the half not doing their part.

[Nathan Johnson]

Lot of stories today that the bar and club and restaurant and party scene is going strong as young people don't seem to be practicing social distancing. Maybe they believe its an older person's disease??

I've been hearing that too.
I've instructed my family not to go near my mom. So far, most think I'm over-reacting and it is seriously pissing me off.

[Mike Soaper]

There also was an annual woodworking hand tool swap meet north of DC that was canceled yesterday.