Corona Virus

[kungfoodude]

14 minutes ago, stirs said:

Since most here only offer hindsight finger pointing, not sure this will get too many ideas.

But would the government be better to require those in the at risk categories to be shut down and totally isolated?  If we spend the billions on them and let the other parts of the population go back to work, would the long term costs to the country be better or worse?  Would seem that shutting everyone down because 20% of your population is at risk, might not be the most effective route.

And when I say shut down, I mean no visiting grand kids, grocery store visits, etc.  The money the gov is spending could be used to basically quarantine these folks and provide for them.  Most of them are not working anyway.

Just thinking outside the box a bit.

Not sure how that would flesh out, but wondering your thoughts, the ones besides "we shoulda done something"

The economic apocalypse will be far worse than the virus apocalypse. I would definitely be in favor of some sensible measures. Temperature screenings, dramatic increases in testing, mandatory mask wearing. Basically a lot of the things Asian countries did. If an area is having widespread virus infections, lock down tighter. Otherwise, you are just going to create another Great Depression. We are teetering on that edge currently.

[LinvilleGorge]

50 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Governor Polis of Colorado has a press briefing scheduled in an hour. I wouldn't be surprised if shelter in place is right around the corner.

It got bumped back an hour.

[stirs]

1 minute ago, bull123 said:

No...that is all akin to martial law...once we go there, it’s no turning back

Martial law for 70 yr olds?

Don't get it

[nctarheelreincarnated]

Curious. Do people still think this is the flu? Or are people over that train of thought, yet? 

[stirs]

3 minutes ago, nctarheelreincarnated said:

Curious. Do people still think this is the flu? Or are people over that train of thought, yet? 

If the elderly had been given "flu" shots this year for the coronavirus, then you tell me?

Hard to call it the flu and hard to say it would have been worse with the normal precautions.  Both sides are just trying to inflame or lessen reality

A sudden onset of something like this with no time to prepare (vaccines take about 18 months) is the real issue

Edited March 22, 2020 by stirs

[Happy Panther]

So it looks like China may be recovering. This will be big for an economic recovery. Of course China needs other countries to which to sell. But a China recovery could keep the market afloat.

[SpeedOFLight]

I didn’t realize how serious this has gotten to be. I was so focused on my own world of this big surgery I just had and it didn’t really start getting real to me until the surgeon told me he wants me out of the hospital as soon as I feel better. That is not a place he recommended me to be hanging around during this time. There were so many restrictions applied that no one was able to see me while I was in there. Y’all stay safe out there and be smart about things. Hopefully this passes quickly 

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

https://nypost.com/2020/03/22/anheuser-busch-and-artisanal-new-york-distilleries-making-hand-sanitizer-during-coronavirus-crisis/

[stirs]

Maybe we should go ahead with the Olympics too.

Just with a lot of cameras and no crowds?  We all watch it on TV anyway.  Japan prolly wants all the tourists money, but getting TV revenue should help and be required.

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

https://nypost.com/2020/03/19/these-are-the-drugs-being-tested-in-fight-against-coronavirus/

[fortyrod]

2 hours ago, motocross_cat said:

WW2.  General motors built bombs, Ford built warplanes and tanks....they did this at an astonishing rate.  How is it the greatest country in the world cant produce some fuging masks, gloves and gowns?  I'm confused.

Oh, I would assume that every red-blooded capitalist in the country is trying to figure out how to convert over to Covid-19 supplies ASAP. Free markets are gonna free-market, after all. And I hope you bought stock in paper mills cause they are going to kill it. At least until everyone figures out they don't need an entire  spare room dedicated to TP storage.

[stirs]

3 minutes ago, fortyrod said:

Oh, I would assume that every red-blooded capitalist in the country is trying to figure out how to convert over to Covid-19 supplies ASAP. Free markets are gonna free-market, after all. And I hope you bought stock in paper mills cause they are going to kill it. At least until everyone figures out they don't need an entire  spare room dedicated to TP storage.

Ga Pacific stock and Kimberly Clark went up several weeks back. 

Now their lines look like a lightning storm

[fortyrod]

1 minute ago, stirs said:

Ga Pacific stock and Kimberly Clark went up several weeks back. 

Now their lines look like a lightning storm

I was wondering about that. I hadn't actually looked.

[fortyrod]

40 minutes ago, Happy Panther said:

So it looks like China may be recovering. This will be big for an economic recovery. Of course China needs other countries to which to sell. But a China recovery could keep the market afloat.

Looks like one thing they tried was a "stop-gap" approach using antibodies from plasma from recovered patients. I'm O-negative so everybody's going to be coming after my plasma if I catch it. Time to redouble the social distancing! https://www.globalhealthnow.org/2020-03/covid-19s-stop-gap-solution-until-vaccines-and-antivirals-are-ready