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Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic

Discussion in 'General' started by Biigoh, Mar 16, 2020.

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  1. OverMaster

    OverMaster Well worn.

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    Thank you.
     
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  2. evildice

    evildice (emotionally stable clown posse)

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    [​IMG]

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  3. Aleh

    Aleh Destroyer of Faith in Humanity

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    I've lost two of the people I most admired from my circle of friends since this started -- the most recent of them on Tuesday (although I didn't find out until Wednesday). I wasn't and won't be able to attend either funeral thanks to this fucking virus.

    That is, of course, ignoring my related personal difficulties and health issues. Ugh.
     
  4. LurkingInTheDeceit

    LurkingInTheDeceit “Brave” explorer treading “New” land

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    Everything happening at once like that... you have my condolences.
     
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  5. Aleh

    Aleh Destroyer of Faith in Humanity

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    Mel's death was months ago, hence "since this started." The larger coincidence is my health issues and the more recent death, but... well, that just fucking sucks.
     
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  6. Blackgutter

    Blackgutter Versed in the lewd.

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    Here in Houston we are in red alert or whatever it is called.
     
  7. Dnile

    Dnile Getting out there.

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    In some good news regarding covid, Melbourne, as of midnight tonight, is going to be coming out of lockdown! After around 100 days of having the vast majority of everything shut doen, we've hit a grand total of 91 active cases, 0 new cases (for today), a rolling two week average of 3.6 cases,only 7 people in hospital and none in intensive care! It's been difficult getting to this point and there's been some noticeable fuck ups along the way, but we did it!

    On a more somber note, everybody else who is still dealing with the bullshit that is covid has my sympathy, hope you're getting through o.k.

    Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to the pub.
     
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  8. bryanfran36

    bryanfran36 Experienced.

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    Spare a glass to the US, where there might be a third wave coming in winter...
     
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  9. Aleh

    Aleh Destroyer of Faith in Humanity

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    Not... technically? I mean, the first wave never ended, so...
     
  10. evildice

    evildice (emotionally stable clown posse)

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    Yeah, some regions seem to have had a "first wave", but overall the USA is still in the upward phase of a single big wave, a veritable atchoo-nami.
     
  11. zup

    zup Experienced.

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    Way too early to celebrate but at least case numbers are not escalating as fast as early October in Finland. Considering mid August peak days were but a sixth of where it went in less than two months, small win is a win. We even had two people apparently rise from their graves last week. Now we just have to keep winning more. Too bad this is the hard part which we are traditionally bad at, winning consistently.
     
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  12. heralding_bubble

    heralding_bubble Liar and Hypocrite

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    Did it get in the BB house or did I dream that?
     
  13. zup

    zup Experienced.

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    Probably a dream, irrelevant either way. My luck is insufficient for this pandemic to end 'reality' tv.
     
  14. me-meboi

    me-meboi I regret everything

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    So uh, who's intrested in a 20 minute long 1917 movie parody called '2020' by Ascender?

    Cuz, I kinda like it, but not really like it a lot. I've never been a fan of the absoulte overabundance of the 'Karen' meme really and some scenes (like jumping (SPOILERS)) seems way too hard of an effort of trying to stick to 1917's script.

    Otherwise it's decent. Though if you haven't watched 1917, then I believe you should not watch 2020 really.
     
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  15. OverReactionGuy

    OverReactionGuy The only Sane one left

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    When the hell did people start calling covid Rona?

    I keep on hearing this advertisement on spotify and finally decided to look it up and apparently rona is covid. Confused the fuck out of me.
     
  16. Radek

    Radek Promethean

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    Waiting for the bus today, pretty much the last thing I expected to see was the anti-mask leaflet someone had put up. Lots of words on how the masks don't help and are actually a health hazard.
     
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  17. evildice

    evildice (emotionally stable clown posse)

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    I've been hearing that for a long time now.

    Probably originated as something phonetic like "Corona" => "the Rona".

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  18. OverReactionGuy

    OverReactionGuy The only Sane one left

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    I never heard it before except on spotify honestly.
     
  19. Dakkaface

    Dakkaface Magical Defender of Justice

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    Months ago. 'The Rona' was one of the alternate terms used by a few Youtubers I subscribed to as well as 'the situation' because Youtube was aggressively flagging videos with Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic and other associated terms to be demonetized.
     
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  20. OverReactionGuy

    OverReactionGuy The only Sane one left

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    So youtube did youtube....
     
  21. Dakkaface

    Dakkaface Magical Defender of Justice

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    So my dad tested positive. I've been expecting it for months now, given the Kool-aid he chooses to drink and the disposition of his friends. We'll see if he's asymptomatic or if it hits him hard in a week or two. I just hope he didn't also give it to my mother.
     
  22. OverReactionGuy

    OverReactionGuy The only Sane one left

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    Hope it goes well for them.
     
  23. bryanfran36

    bryanfran36 Experienced.

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    Well that's his choice.

    What I'm hoping that you aren't on the firing line also for his mistakes.
     
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  24. Dakkaface

    Dakkaface Magical Defender of Justice

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    Oh hell no. I live in another state. He can live (or not, depending on how this plays out) with his decision. But they were in the process of separating, so it'd be real fucking shitty if she kicked it because she hadn't initiated that a week earlier than she did.
     
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  25. Valikdu

    Valikdu Not too sore, are you?

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    Well...
    -Things are not getting better.
    -There should be a lockdown (last time things were this bad, there was a lockdown), but apparently "the economy can't take another one". So it's just recommendations to set X% people to remote work.
    -Only gatherings of 3000+ people are banned right now, so there's going to be big Halloween parties today, in clubs. I would like the cunts that organize these to fucking die in a fire.
    -It's like people are convinced that if there's no police-enforced lockdown, there's no danger at all. I can tell that these clubs are gonna be packed, with no fucks given about masks.
    -5 people that I'm friends with have had it so far, light-to-moderate fortunately.
     
  26. bryanfran36

    bryanfran36 Experienced.

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    Is that in the good old US of A, perchance?

    Hoo boy. November 3 is gonna be ¡¡FUN!! in the Dwarf Fortress sense of the word.
     
  27. Susano

    Susano Regent of the Lyran Commonwealth

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    Well. It seems I have fever and shortness of breath. Fuck.

    I first thought the quick exhaustion might be anaemia, due to an antibiotics treatment I had gotten playing haywire with my colitis ulcerosa, but yeah, definitely fever now. And the feeling that, well, not that I am asphyxiating or anything like that, but that I don't get enough oxygen with every breath. Shit shit shit.

    I have called the 'Medical Readiness Service' and with some luck I might get a home visit for a test (It's Sunday. Everything regular is closed in Germany, including doctor offices).
     
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  28. Rakdos92

    Rakdos92 Goosh Goosh

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    Oh yeez, hopefully you get all the necessary help.
     
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  29. LurkingInTheDeceit

    LurkingInTheDeceit “Brave” explorer treading “New” land

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    Try not to panic. Good luck.
     
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  30. Dakkaface

    Dakkaface Magical Defender of Justice

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    Annnnd my dad's in the hospital. Second time in two years. Docs say he should be out in 3-10 days if all goes well, so we'll see if he manages to dodge this bullet too.
     
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