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Pick said:
Very cool... I will happily retract my rant

www.indexjournal.com

Harbor Freight donates stock of gloves, masks to hospitals

Greenwood’s Harbor Freight Tools is part of a nationwide effort by the company to make sure the medical staff on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus have the protective
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Pick,
I found these to be very good for working on veehicles, and washable. Very comfortable but good tactile grip.

 
Long read, but worth it. Take it in. Understand what’s in front of us.
 
In a communist country they say lock down and it means lock down. Here lock down means vacation. I remember back in Venezuela they will shoot your ass and it will go to missing person. That is the difference.
GLTHFJ60 said:
USA surpasses China in cumulative coronavirus cases today.

www.memorandumdaily.com

United States Surpasses China in Coronavirus Cases; Now Leads the World

Photo By: CDC via AP The United States has surpassed China as the world leader in cumulative coronavirus cases. At the time or writing,...
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RedHeadedStepChild said:
Long read, but worth it. Take it in. Understand what’s in front of us.
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That is far and away the most well thought out and comprehensive article assessing the situation as well as our immediate future, that I've come across. Thanks for the share, I'm sending that to a number of people.
 
Roxx said:
In a communist country they say lock down and it means lock down. Here lock down means vacation. I remember back in Venezuela they will shoot your ass and it will go to missing person. That is the difference.
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I mean we shouldn't shoot people, but they are prosecuting people who intentionally try to spread disease (licking shelves in Walmart, licking car door handles) with some form of terrorism.

Big ol edit:
*A large part of* the problem as I see it is people not understanding the situation fully, and ignoring recommendations, because how can it be that bad?
 
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S4Cruiser said:
Re China case numbers...not sure how much stock I put in them. Truth is usually the first and last casualty there.
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Yeah I'm not buying the no new cases in three weeks story.

And I just got word my Aunt and Uncle have it.
 
No new cases in China. I believe it. ...did they mention they stopped testing?
 
the following statement was quoted from some obscure website and in no way directly relates to my current situation. All names have been changed to protect the innocent and most of what you are about to read us completely fictitious. It DOES NOT relate to me in any way. ;)

“In just a few days, I’m back at it after my two week self quarantine since my child went through this ordeal of being exposed and exhibiting all the symptoms of COVID-19. Good news, big boss men/women are in quarantine at home providing me with video reassurance on how they are right there with me. To continue to earn a living and provide for my family, I’m required to go out and find another patient zero if I want to collect a “draw” from my 100% commission job. Indentured servitude.

Essential services allow me to go everywhere. Facilities, patients recovering from open heart surgery, and compromised individuals. If I get hassled from the man, my local manager will give me a note to proceed as normal.”

whew, glad that’s not me. Looking at a career that immediately turned into a job.
 
S4Cruiser said:
Re China case numbers...not sure how much stock I put in them. Truth is usually the first and last casualty there.
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Does that imply you have faith that our numbers are accurate? :lol:

China's new cases zero? Not likely. Current infection rate in the US is most likely >100k right now, especially considering ~20% of infected are asymptomatic.
 
GLTHFJ60 said:
Does that imply you have faith that our numbers are accurate? :lol:

China's new cases zero? Not likely. Current infection rate in the US is most likely >100k right now, especially considering ~20% of infected are asymptomatic.
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Not necessarily...faith in numbers. But for an accurate comparison the testing methods would need to be the same.
 
I've said a few times it will be interesting to look back at the data and see what happened and what we could do better. Unfortunately I don't think we'll ever have accurate data for certain aspects of this.

I was making the (not so much a) joke a couple weeks ago that we've all been already exposed. It spread a lot farther and sooner than anyone knew.
This 2 - 6? week freeze is to see how many people have it and/or who winds up really sick from it. Hopefully slow whatever spread is left and let the health care system get ready and catch up ( I hope) We'll get back to normal when people get resistance/immune to this version.

Heard about work on a test today to see if you have antibodies. That will go a long way. Italy's cases are leveling off. I hope ours will follow soon.
 
GLTHFJ60 said:
Does that imply you have faith that our numbers are accurate? :lol:

China's new cases zero? Not likely. Current infection rate in the US is most likely >100k right now, especially considering ~20% of infected are asymptomatic.
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Just to add some intel, China has still been reporting 30 to 70 new cases for the last several days. What they are claiming is that these cases largely belong to individuals who have traveled internationally or off mainland China. In an attempt to deter a 2nd wave outbreak, China just announced they are shutting their borders to foreign nationals unless you acquire a special visa.
 
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