IrishGuy088
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Havn't the outbreaks in nursing homes all been from staff who had the virus bringing it in though? I get them doing this as a hopeful pre-caution but if the staff get infected it doesn't help much.
Agree with the poster who talked about Skype. It might not be exactly the same but at least having a video call would be better than nothing.
I'm starting to get really hesitant about trusting anything that's said on twitter about this. Being a public platform where everything is fueled by likes and retweets there's going to be a lot of people who see an opportunity to 'make a name for themselves' in the face of a crisis. 'From a well respected friend' in a area where everything is running at 200% supposed percent they have the time to sit down and have a friendly chat with non-family that said friend can cheerily pass along on a twitter thread to spread the world is ending message? Pretty convenient.
The world knows this is dangerous. There's not much you can do at this point except take the recommended precautions, it's out there and it's not something we can push a button and stop at this point- and press for the countries we live in to stop as much travel and quarantine as required. Pushing commentary like this out is dangerous because all it does is cause panic and shortages. There's nothing being added to the conversation that hasn't been talked about before except that undercurrent of you don't know how bad it is and trying to legitimize it by adding it's from a doctor.
The US has a population of approx 327.2 million. Hitting it hard would be a million or more people sick, there's 605 people who have/had it. Realistically even if all 600 of them dropped dead at this point that's a drop in the bucket of the population. It terrible for the people who have it and those who've died / their families and there is a great risk for spreading but I don't think you can call it hitting hard just yet.
This thread needs a toiler paper rating.
This poster brought up a humorous but decent idea in the COVID-19 thread: a toilet paper rating.
In truth I am not entirely sure what the meaning would be, but I am sure this community can come up with a few ideas. But given the depressing mood surrounding current events and their knock-on impacts, it might be more than just a stupid rating. It could offer a way to throw the proverbial roll of TP over the depressing issue to boost morale. Positive thinking is as important to health as a balanced diet. And this event is turning into quite a moment in time. It just works on a whole bunch of levels, including the one where it's a fucking roll of toilet paper.