OT: Covid-19 (Part 27) Be safe out there (Mod warning on first post)

[OnTheRun]

Hong Kong coronavirus: Not wearing a mask outside could mean a $645 fine - CNN

Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 tourists from Da Nang after three residents contract Covid-19

I'm always impressed by how swiftly some countries in Asia are reacting at any sign of Covid picking up steam.

 

[Kriss E]

It's incredible how so many people are oblivious to this pandemic. I see it happening all the time, friends and acquaintances greeting each other with handshakes and hugs, complete f***ing morons. In the meantime, we are seeing increases in cases since entering stage 3. I tried mandating masks but was losing too much business to my competitors around me not putting in a mask requirement. I was left with no choice to remove the requirement otherwise I would have had to close up, the lack of mask wearing was that extreme. Now that the bylaw comes into effect this Friday I will be in a better position to make it compulsory.

Our cases have been pretty steady around 150 daily for quite some time now. It's actually surprisingly good considering everything you mentioned, the BLM protests and complete reopening of the city.

 

[Kriss E]

Hong Kong coronavirus: Not wearing a mask outside could mean a $645 fine - CNN

Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 tourists from Da Nang after three residents contract Covid-19

I'm always impressed by how swiftly some countries in Asia are reacting at any sign of Covid picking up steam.

North Korea held and emergency meeting and put in measures after one person testing positive..lol

 

[OnTheRun]

North Korea held and emergency meeting and put in measures after one person testing positive..lol

NK eh? That's one place where taking "measures" is never good news.

 

[Kriss E]

NK eh? That's one place where taking "measures" is never good news.

Or a place where you want to test positive...

 

[Runner77]

I have a few friends who are active in the Montreal punk scene but thankfully they all have other jobs so music has not been their primary income source for a while now.

I also have a family member who is a full-time touring musician, Polaris prize nominated and this is his legit career. He's had to go back and work another job to pay the bills, thankfully he is a certified tradesman and was able to find something easily.

It's the lot of artists in general to hold down other jobs. I also have a touring musician family member who has a dozen Netflix theme music credits for movies and series and took on more hours working at a pay-the-bills job. However, lots of collab projects are coming in online -- must have been due to past touring. Online presence is sure helping with projects even if they're not revenue-generating for now. It's a thankless field, no matter what.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

If that is happening in an open air sport, what awaits NHL players skating into a string of spittle and saliva clouds as they hustle about?

gonna be a disaster, so many players will catch it and get ruled out

wait

maybe we do have a chance

 

[Runner77]

All of that for a truncated season of games that didn't even have to played.

 

[Runner77]

Man, what's going on in Florida? Scary stuff.

 

[Deebs]

Man, what's going on in Florida? Scary stuff.

Florida is a cesspool but I think California has caught up

 

[Runner77]

Florida is a cesspool but I think California has caught up

If they hadn't politicized the whole mask thing, they could have made inroads. But no, all these spreaders are wreaking havoc on the internets. It could have been a short lived thing but they just bring themselves to do it. The US's enemies must have figured out by now that the best way to bring it to its knees is through a trigger of self-destruction.

 

[Runner77]

It must have already been mentioned in this thread but it is now official:

 

[Runner77]

This one takes the cake. Well, maybe one cake out of several as it's been non-stop.

 

[GoodKiwi]

It must have already been mentioned in this thread but it is now official:

The agreement between the NFL and NFLPA was reached last Friday. Good, no one ever cared about those pre-season games (from a fan standpoint; obviously different for fringe players trying to make a team).

Another thing to note that the camp roster size has been reduced from 90 to 80 players per team.

 

[ArtPeur]

Or a place where you want to test positive...

They probably have way more cases. Releasing info that they have a positive case and that they're working on it is probably some good ol' propaganda.

 

[peate]

Another thing to note that the camp roster size has been reduced from 90 to 80 players per team.

Wow! Such dramatic decision making.

 

[Kriss E]

They probably have way more cases. Releasing info that they have a positive case and that they're working on it is probably some good ol' propaganda.

I'm not so sure. North Korea is pretty closed off to the world. It's not like people can go in and out of there. Every single person regardless of citizenship needs a visa to enter, even diplomats.

 

[waffledave]

I'm not so sure. North Korea is pretty closed off to the world. It's not like people can go in and out of there. Every single person regardless of citizenship needs a visa to enter, even diplomats.

There are many NK residents who live and work outside the country though. I would presume they can go home sometimes.

 

[ArtPeur]

There are many NK residents who live and work outside the country though. I would presume they can go home sometimes.

That's how the 1 case was brought in. Someone came back from SK with the virus

 

[Gainesvillain]

If they hadn't politicized the whole mask thing, they could have made inroads. But no, all these spreaders are wreaking havoc on the internets. It could have been a short lived thing but they just bring themselves to do it. The US's enemies must have figured out by now that the best way to bring it to its knees is through a trigger of self-destruction.

"Bring it to it's knees"?

LOL

US will have CV-19 in the rear-view mirror and have a roaring economy again long before any other country.

Herd immunity.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

"Bring it to it's knees"?

LOL

US will have CV-19 in the rear-view mirror and have a roaring economy again long before any other country.

Herd immunity.

Lol

More like social darwinism

 

[Kriss E]

There are many NK residents who live and work outside the country though. I would presume they can go home sometimes.

Still, travel to NK is very difficult and rather rare in comparison to most countries.

 

[groovejuice]

Man, what's going on in Florida? Scary stuff.

Their Governor is a moron, but most of all, not the least bit interested in the well-being of his constituents. He answers to a "higher power".

 

[Ozmodiar]

"Bring it to it's knees"?

LOL

US will have CV-19 in the rear-view mirror and have a roaring economy again long before any other country.

Herd immunity.

this is like watching nature show footage of a wildebeest or zebra ... who also felt safe in the herd.

we all know how that story ends.

 

[DavePeak]

In other sports COVID-19 news, things are still looking great for Formula 1 as they're getting ready for the next 2 races in Silverstone, UK.

The FIA and Formula 1 can today confirm that between Friday 17th July and Thursday 23rd July, 1461 tests for COVID-19 have been performed on drivers, teams and personnel. Of these, zero people have tested positive. The lower number of tests conducted in this period compared to previous weeks reflects the fact there is a break in the race schedule following three back to back events.

But... oh my... Lewis Hamilton is getting roasted at the moment after sharing a potentially anti-vax video accusing Bill Gates of lying on his Instagram account yesterday. He (or most probably his PR team) came with an update statement, but oof he doesn't look good in that story.

Link to more details

Even in the statement, the tin foil hat still shows up...

However after watching the video, I felt it showed that there is still a lot of uncertainty about the side effects most importantly and how it is going to be funded

Another gem, he ended his post with very encouraging words in this era of mass COVID-19 testing...

Sending you positivity

Edit: While he's a F1 driver not a scientist and his opinion shouldn't be taken as a fact, he still has over 18 million Instagram followers, so his posts defnitely have some reach...