I'm proud of my "gym buddy", the mayor. We just watched his press conference re: the state of emergency here. I'm not a fan of his, but he did a good job with the conference.
From what I understand, there are less than 1,000 tests here for a city of 8.6 million. Wow. How is that supposed to work?
I'm proud of my "gym buddy", the mayor. We just watched his press conference re: the state of emergency here. I'm not a fan of his, but he did a good job with the conference.
From what I understand, there are less than 1,000 tests here for a city of 8.6 million. Wow. How is that supposed to work?
it doesn't. it's like that everywhere unless you are like an NBA player. the US wouldn't take the WHO kits, wanted to go with CDC. except CDC kits were faulty. this has been a giant cluster mess all the way around. becoming more apparent all the time. you stay safe & well.
Sure, we are ok so far. I've been working from home the last 20 years, so it is not a big difference for me on my daily basis routine. I'll be watching more films and reading more books and will be out less with my friends on my spare time, that's all.
This is, for sure, a strange, weird and surreal situation, but, besides the obvious risk for certain groups of people in danger, the main concern is how all this is going to effect for the economy in the country and in a global scale. That's pretty scary, really.
Apologies for my rudimentary English.
Pipperoo
Big Hand
Songs Of A Lost World Moon Moderator
Goverment in Spain is about to declare the state of alarm in the country.
Be safe Raf!! They sent some of us "non-essential" personnel home today. So far we do NOT have any cases in my little town of Podunk (not real name. what I call it) but we only have 35 patients in our hospital right now. People are afraid to come to the hospital but I think they are only going to hurt themselves because we have a lot of patients with CHF, COPD, etc... chronic illness that will only get worse by not coming to the hospital. ugh. What a mess. My BF went to get some basic essentials he always gets every Friday and the grocery stores are stripped of everything. It's crazy.
Sure, we are ok so far. I've been working from home the last 20 years, so it is not a big difference for me on my daily basis routine. I'll be watching more films and reading more books and will be out less with my friends on my spare time, that's all.
This is, for sure, a strange, weird and surreal situation, but, besides the obvious risk for certain groups of people in danger, the main concern is how all this is going to effect for the economy in the country and in a global scale. That's pretty scary, really.
Your attitude and concerns regarding this situation are some of the most rational and refreshing I've seen. (I've also worked from home for years, so I get where you're coming from on that front.)
We need to be smart and, frankly, better to each other by understanding how our actions affect others in very real ways every day and making conscientious decisions based on that knowledge. Not to get political, but the federal government in the US is not providing any fact-based guidance or believable assurances. I have been relieved to see our state and local governments and private industry stepping up over the last 24 hours to provide that missing guidance and leadership. I just hope it has not been too late for these actions.
I couldn't agree with you more on the economy. Scary, strange times.
Pipperoo
Big Hand
Songs Of A Lost World Moon Moderator
Once they get a handle on this virus (and I believe they will) the economy will boom again but it could be a while. We could always have a skype session to shoot the breeze! haha
My BF went to get some basic essentials he always gets every Friday and the grocery stores are stripped of everything. It's crazy.
People just don't understand what is being asked of them. Was at the grocery store the other day and anything with the name Lysol, Clorox, or Purell on the label was nowhere to be found. Toilet paper shelves were also completely bare. People were buying gallon jugs of water by the half-dozen. I'm baffled by the "end of the world" mentality of the people we're sharing the planet with. Seems everyone is concerned with stockpiling food and water, but not about doing the things that can really make a difference right now to protect themselves and those around us (maintaining distance between others, washing your hands properly, etc.).
