OT: 2019-nCov Part 5

[Runner77]

So the person in direct contact (very direct contact...) to me has been tested positive. I'm really scared

You know what to do ... the answer won’t be in here. Please do it.

 

[OldCraig71]

So the person in direct contact (very direct contact...) to me has been tested positive. I'm really scared

You will be fine, stay positive my man, you will get through this.

 

[Runner77]

I called 811, I'm going to be tested in about 4 days (they'll call me for an appointment in 4 days). At this point, I have to self-isolate.

How long did it take you to get someone on 811? Someone yesterday said they waited on hold for 7 hours.

 

[Roadhouse]

Ok, didn't anticipate a prediction like that if I'm to be honest here...

"The Hotel Association of Canada estimates 80 to 90 per cent of the country’s hotels will close because of COVID-19."


Also, from Ottawa's top doctor today...

"But Dr. Etches says “we don’t have the capacity to do that many swabs right now” and health officials need to find “alternative” ways to look at the spread of the virus in the community.

There are 19 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, but the Medical Officer of Health has suggested there could be 2,000 cases in the community."

 

[Runner77]

Go back to the hospital and demand to be tested this time now that you have been in contact with someone.

They’ve set up a Covid only clinic in Montreal. Not sure if they take walk-ins.

 

[A Loyal Dog]

How long did it take you to get someone on 811? Someone yesterday said they waited on hold for 7 hours.

I called about 2 hours ago (when I found out about my direct contact being tested positive). No waiting time at all.

 

[Roadhouse]

I want to extend the Good Luck's I've been sending to guys in NY and Cali to, well, the whole USA. This is from a letter sent to Congress (see CNN), and recommends releasing all the good people currently in jail in order to avoid what they call 'the first scenario' where both citizens and detainees die. Instead, let's have detainees freed so a POSSIBLE outbreak in any given jail does NOT overburden the American health care system.

If this tracks like Italy, all your murderers and rapists are getting released. These are recommendations from DOCTORS working in Homeland Security. Good. Luck. My friends.

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"As they fill up and overwhelm the ventilator resources, those ventilators are unavailable when the infection inevitably is carried by staff to the community and are also unavailable for all the usual critical illnesses (heart attacks, trauma, etc)."

In an alternate scenario, the doctors write, detainees are released from "high risk congregate settings" and the volume of patients sent to community hospitals would level out.

"In the first scenario, many people from the detention center and the community die unnecessarily for want of a ventilator," the letter says. "In the latter, survival is maximized as the local mass outbreak scenario is averted."

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Edit - @Mrb1p this is your Congress level heads-up on fabricating that potato launcher. Also get several bags of potatoes, if you can find them as of 20 March obviously.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

I filled up at 69 cents last night...Petro @ Jeanne D'arc roundabout

nice.

 

[Mike8]

@MasterDecoy , going three times? Sold? Are a bunch of you guys dead? Like 8 million dead???? Dying for an update from China here.

Pretty straight forward: if most people are staying at home, they'll use wifi and drop their prepaid plan.

 

[Runner77]

I called about 2 hours ago (when I found out about my direct contact being tested positive). No waiting time at all.

Fantastic. I believe you can only go to the Covid only clinic if you’ve called 811 first but am not sure.

 

[OldCraig71]

I called about 2 hours ago (when I found out about my direct contact being tested positive). No waiting time at all.

You will prevail, I am negative about Bergevin but not about you, I believe that you will prevail!

 

[Roadhouse]

Pretty straight forward: if most people are staying at home, they'll use wifi and drop their prepaid plan.

Well since I posted that I also found out that the only other carrier in China also lost 5 million users. That, and that Chinese love PokemonGo which has them sometimes carrying two phones (one for govt tracking, the other one to get ****ing Pokemons). So numbers could be all over the place.

They also welded buildings shut where infection clusters were found. That's a scene from the movie (2008) Quarantine being enacted in real life. Nuts.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Fran Drebin!!!! Mr outta town tread! Keep your head held high my man, be strong, take courage and know that this too shall pass!

Lol. Mr outta town tread, I chuckled at that.

Good advice my man, I will definitely heed it! People in way worse situations than I am.

 

[Frank Drebin]

that's OK. you might get sick, will get over it and after will be worry free. I am almost ready to volunteer to get sick asap.

We're bug chasers, you and I. Lmao

 

[lo striver]

You will prevail, I am negative about Bergevin but not about you, I believe that you will prevail!

all of this could have been avoided if Mol$on would have fired Bergevin 2 years ago

 

[Andrei79]

Fantastic. I believe you can only go to the Covid only clinic if you’ve called 811 first but am not sure.

Not 811.

There's a special number.

514 644 4545 or 1877 644 4545.

 

[Mike8]

Well since I posted that I also found out that the only other carrier in China also lost 5 million users. That, and that Chinese love PokemonGo which has them sometimes carrying two phones (one for govt tracking, the other one to get ****ing Pokemons). So numbers could be all over the place.

They also welded buildings shut where infection clusters were found. That's a scene from the movie (2008) Quarantine being enacted in real life. Nuts.

Just fyi, there are three providers (Mobile, Unicom, Telecom).

But yeah, the numbers are down because many are on prepaid plans and would just not activate while staying at home and using wifi. ~13m people of ~1.4bn is only a few.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

I just came back from walking my dog in the park and I saw these people playing basketball. There were about 12 of them ranging from late teens to at least 60. They were touching each other, sweating, spitting on the ground and not a care in the world!

 

[A Loyal Dog]

You will prevail, I am negative about Bergevin but not about you, I believe that you will prevail!

Thank you so much!

 

[Roadhouse]

Go back to the hospital and demand to be tested this time now that you have been in contact with someone.

Unfortunately this is what is happening the province of BC: "Despite having fever, cough and - in some cases - trouble breathing, multiple people report being told that unless they’re likely to be hospitalized or a healthcare worker, testing is not an option." - CTV

I called 811, I'm going to be tested in about 4 days (they'll call me for an appointment in 4 days). At this point, I have to self-isolate.

Good Health to you Sir, I'm sure you'll be fine. Folks in BC are being denied for testing because 'they won't need hospitalization', so you're "lucky" to even get a swab in that nostril.

 

[kgboomer]

I can't find any All Purpose flour anywhere though...WTF.

My guess is that lots of people want to make either their own bread of muffins. We had a bit of yeast left for the bread machine but couldn't find that anywhere, all the shelves were empty.

 

[peate]

I called 811, I'm going to be tested in about 4 days (they'll call me for an appointment in 4 days). At this point, I have to self-isolate.

Take your temperature. That's the first thing I'd do.

 

[Runner77]

Not 811.

There's a special number.

514 644 4545 or 1877 644 4545.

I knew of those numbers too, but the whole point was about having to get pre-screened over the phone before you can go to the Covid-only clinic. Is that correct? Anyone know?

 

[CauZuki]

I have an Arizer as well, it is Canadian made I believe but I mainly used the the German made the Mighty until it broke now I am using Boundless CFX.

I considered that one as they are the same brand that makes the volcano vape. The issue I had was with the plastic used at the tip and it seemed a bit boxy/akward. The Arizer Air has been such great value for me , especially since it's glass on metal which makes for clean and tasty hits. Their customer service is top notch as well, I try to support Canadian companies when possible but Arizer make it really easy with such great products (especially for the price point).

 

[Andrei79]

I knew of those numbers too, but the whole point was about having to get pre-screened over the phone before you can go to the Covid-only clinic. Is that correct? Anyone know?

Yes. You have to call one of the 644 4545 numbers before.

Don't call 811 for covid related questions.