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Ugh! I am so sorry Joanne and sending youand your family bucketloads of good luck dust. Hoping everyone remains negative for Covid and that Chris continues to recover. Hugs to you and lots of love.
Are you worried about the Coronavirus?
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Ugh! I am so sorry Joanne and sending youand your family bucketloads of good luck dust. Hoping everyone remains negative for Covid and that Chris continues to recover. Hugs to you and lots of love.
Gee, half a million aging, largely unhealthy and unmasked people hanging out in bars together for ten days straight? Who'd have ever guessed that could be a problem during a pandemic?!
Warning issued after bar patron had COVID-19 at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally that drew 460,000 vehicles
Authorities say a patron of a bar in Sturgis, South Dakota, tested positive for COVID-19 and was able to transmit the virus while attending the Sturgis Rally.
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Gee, half a million aging, largely unhealthy and unmasked people hanging out in bars together for ten days straight? Who'd have ever guessed that could be a problem during a pandemic?!
Warning issued after bar patron had COVID-19 at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally that drew 460,000 vehicles
Authorities say a patron of a bar in Sturgis, South Dakota, tested positive for COVID-19 and was able to transmit the virus while attending the Sturgis Rally.www.usatoday.com
I was driving home from Maryland two weekends ago On a Sunday....There were a bunch of motorcyclists going by. I remember thinking they must be going or coming back from an event. Crazy
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Yes, I am still worried.
However, I have decided it is time to try and embrace the new normal a bit more, and ventured further outside the comfort and security of my own home, by starting to go out to pubs and restaurants.
I am still wary about crowded places, and am not planning to get onto a plane/cruise ship/train/public transport anytime soon!
The next challenge for me is the participation of indoor choir practices which are due to resume in September.
I have reservations about it, however, since I had already been out to a packed restaurant twice in a week, I may as well take part in indoor choir practices.
It's a matter of it is not going away anytime soon, with a safe and effective vaccine not being available until next year at the earliest (I am discounting the Russian one), I may as well try and learn to live with it and resume enjoying life as much as I can.
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However, I have decided it is time to try and embrace the new normal a bit more, and ventured further outside the comfort and security of my own home, by starting to go out to pubs and restaurants.
I am still wary about crowded places, and am not planning to get onto a plane/cruise ship/train/public transport anytime soon!
The next challenge for me is the participation of indoor choir practices which are due to resume in September.
I have reservations about it, however, since I had already been out to a packed restaurant twice in a week, I may as well take part in indoor choir practices.
It's a matter of it is not going away anytime soon, with a safe and effective vaccine not being available until next year at the earliest (I am discounting the Russian one), I may as well try and learn to live with it and resume enjoying life as much as I can.
DK
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Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick
In places where everyone wears a mask, cases of COVID-19 seem to be less severe. Evidence from labs and outbreaks suggests that masks protect not only others, but the person wearing the mask, too.
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Great news! The four year old in my grandson’s school tested negative...We’re so relieved! I had a glass of wine...
What a relief. (And what a world we live in!)
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Great news! The four year old in my grandson’s school tested negative...We’re so relieved! I had a glass of wine...
Hopefully it's not a false negative - remember that 25%-30% of negative results are false negatives.
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That’s true...I ran that by my daughter-in-law yesterday. She knows but we didn’t discuss it today. The ball is in their court. I actually told her to take Jackson’s temp every day...that they can play doctor so he doesn’t get nervous.
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I wake up thinking I must be dreaming...I wish....
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Great news! The four year old in my grandson’s school tested negative...We’re so relieved! I had a glass of wine...
So glad @MamaBee! What a relief. You deserved that glass of wine...I wouldn't blame you if you had two! XX
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@dk168 I agree, I think all of us have been through a period of adjustment. We haven't been to restaurants yet but thinking of taking my son to his favourite ice cream place as long as it's reasonably quiet.
K need to go to the shops so am going on sunday morning, the quieter time.
We avoid crowded places anyhow as my son hates the noise!
My husband is back at work in a very quiet office. The roads are still quiet and the city centre where he works is also very quiet.
This is our new normal.
K need to go to the shops so am going on sunday morning, the quieter time.
We avoid crowded places anyhow as my son hates the noise!
My husband is back at work in a very quiet office. The roads are still quiet and the city centre where he works is also very quiet.
This is our new normal.
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Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick
In places where everyone wears a mask, cases of COVID-19 seem to be less severe. Evidence from labs and outbreaks suggests that masks protect not only others, but the person wearing the mask, too.
Exactly. Common sense. And while common sense isn't nearly common enough I do hope people are getting the picture and will wear their masks. Even if one isn't convinced still it is always better to be safe than sorry and erring on the side of conservatism in this case is only a positive behavior IMO.
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@dk168 I agree, I think all of us have been through a period of adjustment. We haven't been to restaurants yet but thinking of taking my son to his favourite ice cream place as long as it's reasonably quiet.
K need to go to the shops so am going on sunday morning, the quieter time.
We avoid crowded places anyhow as my son hates the noise!
My husband is back at work in a very quiet office. The roads are still quiet and the city centre where he works is also very quiet.
This is our new normal.
Not to be negative but the "new normal" in NYC is crime thanks to our (not) esteemed mayor. He is letting everyone out of jail free card, pass GO, collect all the money and they are free to wreak havoc on our streets. I am not even exaggerating. Just venting. No need to comment.
I am glad things are quiet by you and people are behaving.
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Great news! The four year old in my grandson’s school tested negative...We’re so relieved! I had a glass of wine...
This is for you @MamaBee.
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Ohmygoodness @MamaBee just checking in here after a few days of contentious meetings and no small amount of grumbling about our school reopening. I am so relieved the boy tested negative but agree DIL should keep an eye on your grandson! ((Hugs))
I hope the following hasn’t already been posted, I haven’t gone back, sorry!
This gives me either a tremendous amount of hope or despair, since I know this city shut it all down and we just won’t!
This is Wuhan China the other night. Not a mask in sight, never mind social distancing.
I hope the following hasn’t already been posted, I haven’t gone back, sorry!
This gives me either a tremendous amount of hope or despair, since I know this city shut it all down and we just won’t!
This is Wuhan China the other night. Not a mask in sight, never mind social distancing.
I think we should start stocking up on essentials before the next wave this fall. We really got caught out on the first wave and didn't have things others thought to get in advance. I'm fine with my collection of reusable masks at least. I had no masks for awhile first time around.
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I agree, I'll be grabbing a jumbo pack of TP on my next Costco trip!
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I was FINALLY granted my medical accommodation to teach from home for NYC, FX they come to their senses and make that call for ALL of us until we know the proper safety precautions are in place.
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Unfortunately, it was in The Telegraph, and you have to be a subscriber to read it But this is the headline, it does say children under 10
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But this is the headline, it does say children under 10
No reported case of a child passing coronavirus to an adult exists, evidence review shows
There has not been a single reported instance of a child under 10 transmitting the virus, even in contact tracing carried out by WHO
www.telegraph.co.uk
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Food or thought Callie.
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VERIFY: Headlines are taking a quote about COVID-19 transmission rates from child to adult out of context
While there is evidence to suggest children play a limited role in spreading COVID-19, there isn't evidence to suggest they cannot transmit it at all.
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