San Diego,
The rattlesnakes are coming out of hibernation. I saw one cough and blow snot all over a rock.
Gross!
San Diego,
The rattlesnakes are coming out of hibernation. I saw one cough and blow snot all over a rock.
Gross!
hopeful... wrote:
I'm in Silicon Valley and we were initial hotspot #2 after Seattle. I won't repeat what others have said (25% of normal traffic, most everything closed, markets out of stuff and people shopping with masks and gloves, etc). We also shut down early so our infection rate doesn't seem to have spiraled out of control like it has in New York and elsewhere.
But I thought this might be interesting to many of you: I participated in a Stanford study over the weekend in which they tested 2,500 healthy people in 3 drive-through locations throughout the Valley for coronavirus antibodies. The idea is to get a sense of how widespread the infection rate has been among those of us who don't have symptoms or have had minor illnesses in the past 2 months that we shrugged off as colds or whatever. I won't know my results until next week.
The end-game is going to be either a vaccine, a really effective treatment, and/or herd immunity that we can be confident in by doing widespread testing for antibodies (like the Stanford experiment this weekend). Let's hope!
hgh wrote:
I'm also in SoCal - 'the valley' specifically - and can confirm what 'heyheyhey' above said. The lack of smog and noise has been a silver lining.
One of my wife's coworkers got it and has been sedated on a ventilator for more than a week. He is very obese and in his late 20s; he will live but was 100% on the ventilator for days. Another co-worker had symptoms with a positive test but is fine. My wife and I weren't supposed to go anywhere public for 8 days (6 days had already passed since her work went online) which was hard.
I agree that this will go on through July if not longer here in CA. I'm not sure what the end-game is supposed to be.
Is Stanford going to tell you what % of the random people test positive? It’d be interesting stat to know
good phucccking wrote:
Ohio here. Just went to an Orgy. not a care in the world.
Ohio will now expect the first case of a sheep testing positive in the next week or so.
Not just to me, they'll announce the study results. The study has gotten media attention both locally and nationally as it was referenced in the Washington Post among other places.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-health-202/2020/04/01/the-health-202-serology-tests-to-pinpoint-number-of-u-s-coronavirus-infections-are-key-to-reopening-country/5e83736988e0fa101a757059/https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/04/coronavirus-new-stanford-research-reveals-if-youve-been-exposed/
Bib #1 wrote:
Is Stanford going to tell you what % of the random people test positive? It’d be interesting stat to know
Sort of irrelevant when so many young people are committing suicide. Maybe you should care about them. Or what about all of the people who are starting to commit violent crime because they have no food or shelter. These stories are not being sensationalized but they are easy to find. 3 children have died in my state during school hours that would be alive today. I would absolutely trade this young lives in exchange for the out of shape elderly people that have died in the state from Covid 19. Add to that all of the quality of life impacts to the 3 million people in my state, and I would even giveup absolutely everything if it meant my children and everyone else could get back to normal.
Denver area. First cases were in my county hospitals but some were brought in from ski areas, which have been especially hard hit on a per capita basis (like 10X the average in other outbreak areas). Things started shutting down about 3 or 3.5 weeks ago.
Traffic is like a Sunday morning at all times. Skies are incredibly clear. Parks are busy but not overwhelmed. A few very popular places have been closed. However, a lot of newbs around, who don't know etiquette and do things like wander off trails and have loose dogs. I'm avoiding narrow paths in the foothills because of too many people and esp. the mountain bikes. You have to stop every 30 sec to let them pass. It's easy to find empty trailheads or areas or times when there are not that many people out.
Way more people out and about and families doing things together--seeing that is a bright spot.
Restaurants closed except some for takeout. Grocery stores are a bit of a madhouse but you can avoid some of the craziness by going at odd times or by finding a store that is out of the way. Many items are hard to find. They made sure liquor stores and pot dispensaries stayed open! There was a panic for a day or so when they weren't sure how to handle that.
Overall people are being friendly and respectful of each other.
hopeful... wrote:
Not just to me, they'll announce the study results. The study has gotten media attention both locally and nationally as it was referenced in the Washington Post among other places.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-health-202/2020/04/01/the-health-202-serology-tests-to-pinpoint-number-of-u-s-coronavirus-infections-are-key-to-reopening-country/5e83736988e0fa101a757059/https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/04/coronavirus-new-stanford-research-reveals-if-youve-been-exposed/Bib #1 wrote:
Is Stanford going to tell you what % of the random people test positive? It’d be interesting stat to know
The tests are bogus:
https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2020/04/05/covid-here-come-the-antibody-tests-quick-easy-and-insane/Georgia (East Atlanta) - State government was very slow to take action, but the larger cities/counties have had shelter in place orders for two weeks. Atlanta ICUs have been at capacity for a while. The governor claims he didn't know asymptomatic people could transmit the virus until late last week, even though this has been common knowledge since January. Either he has been burying his head in the sand, this is one of those things where you come up with an excuse that ends up sounding worse than the truth. Shelter in place isn't really being enforced. People are still heavily using parks and bike paths, but are generally good about keeping their distance. On the bright side, traffic is great. I can get anywhere in the city on the freeway in under 15 minutes on a weekday.
Hounddogharrier wrote:
Interesting that the first 12 posters are all unregistered, all paint rosy pictures of the virus . Just a coincidence everyone mentions the streets and parks are packed ?
Maybe the unregistered posters tend not to be the big city dwelling office trapped sheeple where the sicknesses tend to be worse.
I live in Ohio and posted how traffic was pretty normal in my rural area where another poster from Ohio said traffic was 30%. When I listen to the radio, the big cities have very little traffic.
I try to avoid big cities at all cost. They are okay to drive through (preferably late at night) when I am traveling to some great trails or parks to race or run, but I certainly would never want to actually spend time in them.
New Mexico. A little less traffic, restaurants and bars and retail etc. closed, a few more people walking. Friends at the hospital say that it is chaotic and scary.
What is going on at the hospitals? It looks like there are only about 40 people hospitalized in the entire state. Every person that I know who works in a hospital says that they have nothing going on because patients are cancelling which has caused a reduction in hours for doctors and nurses.
MA: Boston metro area.
-Work from home
-Roads are not crowded
-Supermarkets have lines and tape ladders outside 6ft apart. Making customers use self checkout
-Packies are normal
-Friend works at Beth Israel - 4 covid units all packed, converting more to Covid. ICU almost at capacity. Covid is running rampant through staff (150+ employees). Multiple post and antepartum women have it and are being sent to Covid units. Few babies in NICU positive.
-Took a ride around north shore/cape Ann - some towns had parks/beaches closed (Lynn, Marblehead, Manchester, Beverly). Some open parks/beaches (Gloucester, Swampscott, Rockport partially open to residents)
Any day now wrote:
good phucccking wrote:
Ohio here. Just went to an Orgy. not a care in the world.
Ohio will now expect the first case of a sheep testing positive in the next week or so.
COVID-19 doesn't transmit via anus...
Texas
Restrictions went into place in the major metro areas just at the last minute to hopefully avert an NYC type disaster. Testing was almost non-existent at first, but has improved over time with free drive up testing available now. But inside the health system, testing is still being rationed. No tests until you have a fever. So, who knows where things really stand as far as how the virus has progressed. My feeling is that we are a few weeks behind the hotspots and have a long way to go before it is safe to start going back to normal.
Restrictions in the big cities are full of holes. Construction is considered an "essential service". There are a couple of apartment complexes going up in my neighborhood. You have about a hundred workers on each site in pretty close quarters working together, sharing tools etc. with no running water for washing hands. Parks are still open but playgrounds are closed. I went for a hike with my kids at a local park and there was a group of about 20 boy scouts plus about a half dozen parents. It seems like people in the city are taking social distancing pretty serious. But not so much in the burbs.
Holland / Netherlands (Europe).
So going outside is not banned here, you can go out as much as you like legally. The government asked us to not go outside for non-essential things, but it's not illegal. However, it is illegal to be with a group of 3+ people who don't live with you. You can get a 400 euro fine for that ($430). There are people who still go to forests and beaches and stuff, a few weeks ago it was crazy busy, but it has cooled off now. I myself haven't been off my property for 2.5 weeks. (running on the treadmill and ordering food).
former Iowa great wrote:
What is going on at the hospitals? It looks like there are only about 40 people hospitalized in the entire state. Every person that I know who works in a hospital says that they have nothing going on because patients are cancelling which has caused a reduction in hours for doctors and nurses.
Here are some stats from my state as of this past weekend.
4,950 cases*
924 hospitalized
54 counties
25,773 people tested
140 deaths (17 in my county)
37 outbreaks at care facilities, etc.
and fmr IA great, what era?
Trained some with a few UI runners back when in college--good group!
former Iowa great wrote:
What is going on at the hospitals? It looks like there are only about 40 people hospitalized in the entire state. Every person that I know who works in a hospital says that they have nothing going on because patients are cancelling which has caused a reduction in hours for doctors and nurses.
Your post was a reply to mine but I’m assuming that’s just because it was immediately after the mine, because what you are describing is absolutely not the case here.
RuningManJumpSuit wrote:
MA: Boston metro area.
-Work from home
-Roads are not crowded
-Supermarkets have lines and tape ladders outside 6ft apart. Making customers use self checkout
-Packies are normal
-Friend works at Beth Israel - 4 covid units all packed, converting more to Covid. ICU almost at capacity. Covid is running rampant through staff (150+ employees). Multiple post and antepartum women have it and are being sent to Covid units. Few babies in NICU positive.
-Took a ride around north shore/cape Ann - some towns had parks/beaches closed (Lynn, Marblehead, Manchester, Beverly). Some open parks/beaches (Gloucester, Swampscott, Rockport partially open to residents)
It is not unusual for ICUs to be up to or close to capacity.
The most recent article says 230 employees have tested positive with no status on the condition of their health.(4days ago)
Kvothe wrote:
CA - huge impact to life. Everything is shut down/closed. Most restaurants are closed, a few are still doing take out, delivery, or curbside pick up. Its mostly the local places, not the chains that have closed down, though for some reason starbucks are mostly closed. Hell, I can't even get a cup of coffee within 5 miles of my house except at mcdonalds or 7/11. In my county, almost all trails, parks, bikepaths are closed. All beaches are closed. It looks like the few trails left open have closed their parking lots (I'm going to check the last one I've seen open tomorrow). All beaches are closed. Tons of people are without work, tourism is a big industry here, which makes the impact even bigger. If you want to get groceries on the weekend, one of the only activities still allowed other than walking or running on roads and bike lanes, expect to wait in a 20-30 person line to get into the store. People are getting ticketed for gathering, and of course for entering closed areas out of desperation for something to do. Over 1300 cases in my county thus far and growing exponentially.
This sums it up well. Just about everything in so. cal has come to stand-still. The parks/trails are completely shut down. Even a run at dusk with no one around for miles but you = a police helicopter ordering you off the trail. Beaches are shut down. People avoiding one another. Everyone with faces covered. I don't think I've seen a smile from a stranger in over a week. It's f'ng eerie here.
Precious Roy wrote:
Texas
Restrictions went into place in the major metro areas just at the last minute to hopefully avert an NYC type disaster. Testing was almost non-existent at first, but has improved over time with free drive up testing available now. But inside the health system, testing is still being rationed. No tests until you have a fever. So, who knows where things really stand as far as how the virus has progressed. My feeling is that we are a few weeks behind the hotspots and have a long way to go before it is safe to start going back to normal.
Restrictions in the big cities are full of holes. Construction is considered an "essential service". There are a couple of apartment complexes going up in my neighborhood. You have about a hundred workers on each site in pretty close quarters working together, sharing tools etc. with no running water for washing hands. Parks are still open but playgrounds are closed. I went for a hike with my kids at a local park and there was a group of about 20 boy scouts plus about a half dozen parents. It seems like people in the city are taking social distancing pretty serious. But not so much in the burbs.
Sounds just like NY 2 weeks ago. Given that you dont live in such proximity like we do in NY you'll avert what we're going through.
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