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The Coronavirus thread

Trump 2 weeks ago: " We have 15 cases and in a couple days its going to be down close to zero, we're doing a great job"


LMAO, and people still believe this guy!
 
Uh-oh

Emergency Oval Office national address tonight on coronavirus


Declaring Martial Law?

He's going to step down?

His test came back positive?

Predictions?
 
Had to go pick up daughter at U. Dayton. Supposed to pick up Friday, but Gov Dewine decided to make it across the board for universities in ohio.. All had to go home by 6 pm today unless special permission to stay.

So spring break is on. After spring break they don't come back to school until (tentatively) April 6. classes are supposedly on line till then.
 
Black & Gold Bleeder said:
I want straight news spike back. Not tongue in cheek spike.
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Straight facts: 1100 confirmed cases, 37 deaths

Now I dont do math but thats not "close to zero" in my book

Just calling it like I see it
 
Spike said:
Uh-oh Emergency Oval Office national address tonight on coronavirus.

Predictions?
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Trump will announce this is all about saving the economy, corporations and the stock markets. Immediate measures will be taken (by executive order?) to insure hotels and golf resorts are compensated handsomely for their devastating losses through a federal bailout program funded by taxpayers.

Above and beyond that, I got nothing. Will wait and see.
 
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Evidently, he's got to check with Jared first, too see what the messaging should be.

<samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trump is reportedly waiting on whether to make an emergency declaration until Jared Kushner "finishes his research and comes to a conclusion himself" <a href="https://t.co/0dWYImgi6U">https://t.co/0dWYImgi6U</a></p>— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) <a href="https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/1237849023790239752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </code></samp>
 
Black & Gold Bleeder said:
Had to go pick up daughter at U. Dayton. Supposed to pick up Friday, but Gov Dewine decided to make it across the board for universities in ohio.. All had to go home by 6 pm today unless special permission to stay.

So spring break is on. After spring break they don't come back to school until (tentatively) April 6. classes are supposedly on line till then.
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So they are closing the university and kicking students out of dorms? I heard there is rioting on campuses where this is happening
 
Black & Gold Bleeder said:
Had to go pick up daughter at U. Dayton. Supposed to pick up Friday, but Gov Dewine decided to make it across the board for universities in ohio.. All had to go home by 6 pm today unless special permission to stay.

So spring break is on. After spring break they don't come back to school until (tentatively) April 6. classes are supposedly on line till then.
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My son goes to Ohio State. He and 3 friends drove last Saturday to Ft Lauderdale. Partying it up. Will drive 16 hours back, have to pack a bag, then head back here to MD. Luckily he has a car. Online classes till at least March 30.
 
Checked this place out last year, Giovanni's a cool dude. Hope they can get through this, will be tough on all businesses from this point forward.

Owner of Steelers bar in Rome on coronavirus: 'Prepare for the worst and don’t underestimate this thing'
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/c...City-over-COVID-19-fears/stories/202003110145

Giovanni Poggi has made a career making foreigners — particularly Americans from greater Pittsburgh — feel welcome in Rome at his pub, La Botticella, just off the 2,000 year old Piazza Navona, one of the Eternal City’s largest and most iconic piazzas. But in the past week the life in Italy has ground to a halt as the Associated Press has characterized the country as “the European epicenter of the [COVID-19] outbreak.” The Guardian reported Wednesday that “the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen by 31% in 24 hours” to 827 with over 12,400 cases — or a fatality rate of roughly 6.7% of cases.

Mr. Poggi’s business — best known as a Roman Pittsburgh bar — is closed for the foreseeable future. The Piazza Navona, normally teeming with thousands of tourists, with restaurants and cafes abuzz, is empty. The country has imposed a series of strict measures including travel bans so as to stem the spread of the virus. Even Pope Francis livestreamed his normal Wednesday general audience — typically held in St. Peter’s Square and open to the public — from his private library.

“It feels like a time of war,” Mr. Poggi said in a phone call Wednesday afternoon. “We’ve never experienced anything like this in our lives. I don’t want to be dramatic, but time has stopped here. It’s like, ‘Oh my god, what is happening?’ ”

“This spreads so fast, and the problem is, it hits the weaker people and there are so many people going to the hospital and there aren’t enough intensive care units. They’re at the point where they have to decide who's going to die and who’s not — they have who they’re going to put on respirators and who they’re not. That’s the situation we’re in in Italy right now. And that’s going to happen everywhere.”

Housed in a century-old former wine merchant's shop in a narrow cobblestone alley off of the Piazza Navona, La Botticella was opened nearly 30 years ago by Mr. Poggi and because he speaks flawless English he developed a loyal clientele, first among U.S.-based flight crews stopping over in Rome and later college students studying abroad.

Mr. Poggi said groups of Penn State and Duquesne University students spending semesters in Rome — many of them from Pittsburgh — adopted La Botticella as their hangout. The advent of satellite TV made it easy to catch American sports, and homesick students wanted to see their beloved Steelers and Penguins play. A match was made, and La Botticella became a regular Sunday gathering spot to see the Black & Gold and remains so to date.

Up until as recently as a week ago, Mr. Poggi said the coronavirus threat felt like an abstraction and that he — like much of America, underestimated the seriousness of the outbreak and shared lighthearted memes. That’s changed quickly and dramatically.

“It's a weird thing because it seems so far away and then it's right up on your doorstep,” he said, likening this to being on par to a natural disaster or terrorist attack for damage it’s wrought in such a short time.

“It’s gonna kill our economy. You feel hopeless because it's an invisible enemy,” he said. Earthquakes, some devastating, are regular occurrences in Italy and Mr. Poggi said that during those events, people know how to help one another. But with COVID-19, “You feel helpless because you have to stay at home.”

Mr. Poggi lives in a village outside of the city center on a large complex with his elderly parents and sister. A man in his village that attended the same senior social club as his folks has perished. His parents have not tested positive nor are symptomatic, but given Mr. Poggi’s heavy interaction with the general public from his work, he’s moved to a different part of the complex so as to minimize contact with them.

He has essentially no work right now. Italy has said that all stores except pharmacies and food stores will be closed, but there are no tourists, anyway.

“I can lose money, but my health and my family’s health is more important.”

Right now, he said that simply getting along from day to day has its challenges.

“You’re afraid to go to shopping. You might touch stuff that’s been infected. When we bring our groceries home we disinfect everything with alcohol and water. This thing spreads so fast and you don't know how to stop it, you have to take the right precautions.

“If you go to the supermarket, they only let a few people in, and you have to stay at least a meter away from each other. But a meter’s not enough anyway.”

Mr. Poggi said he would advise his many American friends to be ready, and stock up early on food and essentials so as to prevent a chaotic panic — which happened in Italy — should restrictions eventually occur.

“Stock up just in case. You cannot be selfish. You have to be organized and you have to decide when you have to stay home. You’re gonna have thousands of people around you — you can be very careful but you don’t know if other people are being careful.

“I would say to prepare for the worst and don’t underestimate this thing,” Mr. Poggi said with a warning that, “When it hits home, it's like a punch in the face.”
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My daughter will be coming home from University of Delaware tomorrow and we expect an announcement of the same any day now from my daughter at Georgia Tech (her friend is a TA and is telling her it’s not if but when).

And we were one kid away from being empty nesters!
 
Party time!



Ohio college students riot after classes, housing closed over coronavirus

“A large disorderly crowd that grew to more than 1,000 people gathered starting around 11 p.m., throwing objects and bottles in the street and at police, and jumping on cars”

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https://www.wbrz.com/news/ohio-riot...ncement-of-temporary-closure-due-to-covid-19/
 
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Good to see this in Denver, Co. Would be smart to set these up all over, so people don't have to go to hospitals for testing.


<samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Colorado's first drive-thru coronavirus testing center is now open in Denver!<br><br>Testing is free, but you need a doctor’s note, and it’s only open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Weds. to Fri.<br><br>We need more, but this is a start.<br><br>And the site is at 8100 E. Lowry Blvd.<a href="https://t.co/w5vtZawydF">pic.twitter.com/w5vtZawydF</a></p>— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1237856907039100928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </code></samp>
 
Spike said:
Party time!



Ohio college students riot after classes, housing closed over coronavirus

“A large disorderly crowd that grew to more than 1,000 people gathered starting around 11 p.m., throwing objects and bottles in the street and at police, and jumping on cars”

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https://www.wbrz.com/news/ohio-riot...ncement-of-temporary-closure-due-to-covid-19/
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That is just a typical St. Patrick's day gathering in the UD Ghetto. (That is what the students call their housing). Been there for a few couch burnings. they don't need much motivation and usually it is a public service to burn those couches.
 
Tibs said:
Good to see this in Denver, Co. Would be smart to set these up all over, so people don't have to go to hospitals for testing.


<samp class="EmbedCode-container"><code class="EmbedCode-code"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Colorado's first drive-thru coronavirus testing center is now open in Denver!<br><br>Testing is free, but you need a doctor’s note, and it’s only open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Weds. to Fri.<br><br>We need more, but this is a start.<br><br>And the site is at 8100 E. Lowry Blvd.<a href="https://t.co/w5vtZawydF">pic.twitter.com/w5vtZawydF</a></p>— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1237856907039100928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </code></samp>
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My understanding is that there are not nearly enough test kits. True?
 
Buster said:
My understanding is that there are not nearly enough test kits. True?
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That seems to be the case. Pence & Co are saying they've sent a million out with another 4-5M coming next week. There seems to be little sign of that thus far, I think overall tests have been in the several thousands around the country, at least it was a few days ago. Testing was botched early on, hopefully they can get ample kits out there for those who need them.
 
Steeltime said:
The solution to the Corona virus? Open borders and free health care to illegals.
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Not eliminating the Pandemic Response and Global Health Security Team in 2018 seems like good idea right about now.
 
Spike said:
Uh-oh

Emergency Oval Office national address tonight on coronavirus


Declaring Martial Law?

He's going to step down?

His test came back positive?

Predictions?
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Started in China. China man bad! Pence fired but will continue to pray for you. Jared Kushner now leading response. Greatest economy has been treated unfairly.
 
Troglodyte said:
Not eliminating the Pandemic Response and Global Health Security Team in 2018 seems like good idea right about now.
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What the **** would we ever need that for? :dontknow:

Just another line item in cutting down the 'deep state.' Bolton was happy to oblige.
 
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Troglodyte said:
Started in China. China man bad! Pence fired but will continue to pray for you. Jared Kushner now leading response. Greatest economy has been treated unfairly.
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Trump says he wants to "do something big"


Trump fires Pence and announces Nikki Haley as new VP!
 
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