[Mo(n)arch]

...aaand we're into second round big time. Not looking good for Europe at the moment.
Ireland is in lockdown already. Locally here in German-Italy we have a lot of new cases, because you know, in the mountains stuff like this doesn't happen.
Half of the intensive care beds here are already occupied. This won't go well, that's for sure.

 

[StiHacka]

...aaand we're into second round big time. Not looking good for Europe at the moment.
Ireland is in lockdown already. Locally here in German-Italy we have a lot of new cases, because you know, in the mountains stuff like this doesn't happen.
Half of the intensive care beds here are already occupied. This won't go well, that's for sure.

CZ is fucked, I worry about my parents a lot.

 

[Mo(n)arch]

CZ is fucked, I worry about my parents a lot.

Well, to be honest which country isn't? Seems like only Germany, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland to have it somewhat under control. Yet.
The South and Great Britain will bleed even more. The others will get tortured the first time.
I too am worried about a few persons in my private life, especially my grandmom. She's a treasure of a lady and copes very well with the situation. Unfortunetaly unless you go into complete self-quarantine there is always a chance to get the bat-flu somewhere.
I for one am preparing for a difficult winter.

 

[Nick]

I for one am preparing for a difficult winter.

I feel like we all are.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

CZ is fucked, I worry about my parents a lot.

Best to your family.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Huge COVID study finds remdesivir doesn’t work—FDA grants approval anyway

WHO says its massive study was clearly not included in FDA review.

arstechnica.com

 

[johnbryanpeters]

The Coronavirus Surge That Will Define the Next 4 Years

Cases are rising in all but nine states. Unlike the past two waves, this one has no epicenter.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[jimmydean]

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Gondolas from French ski resort help Edinburgh diners keep their distance

AN Edinburgh restaurant has come up with a novel way to help their customers socially distance in style - by importing six gondolas.

www.scotsman.com

 

[canadmos]

I thought about this last night..

Pro of covid 19: not having to attend work christmas parties.
Con of covid 19: not getting to attend work christmas parties (free beer and good food).

 

[jonKranked]

our school district has decided that early november is the perfect time to allow in person learning again.

 

[canadmos]

Check out these numbers from Canaderp: https://covid19tracker.ca/

One step forward, two steps backward...

 

[jstuhlman]

our school district has decided that early november is the perfect time to allow in person learning again.

every day or rotating schedule? our school just moved to one day per week for the younger kids, adding the same middle and upper schools in the coming weeks.

 

[jonKranked]

every day or rotating schedule? our school just moved to one day per week for the younger kids, adding the same middle and upper schools in the coming weeks.

hybrid. 2 groups, 2 days in person (mon/weds or tues/thurs) and everyone online friday. we are not participating in such stupidity and have opted to remain online only.

 

[Westy]

Some Covid Survivors Have Antibodies That Attack the Body, not Virus (Published 2020)

New research found ‘autoantibodies’ similar to those in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients. But patients may also benefit from treatments for those autoimmune diseases.

www.nytimes.com

 

[kidwoo]

I assume vegas has a betting line on this.

There's a betting floor at one of the stateline casinos about a mile from my house that takes on this kind of shit. I'm finding myself in a horrible conflict of wanting to go in on this with you but it would involve me walking into the joint.

 

[jimmydean]

I haven't been here in a long time - but I recognize this burn.

And I totally would, too.

 

[I Are Baboon]

The Boston Marathon just postponed the April 2021 race to the fall "at the earliest." Good.

 

[eric strt6]

Huge COVID study finds remdesivir doesn’t work—FDA grants approval anyway

WHO says its massive study was clearly not included in FDA review.

arstechnica.com

because the head Cheeto owns stock in the MFG of it that's why

 

[eric strt6]

Jared Kushner bragged in April that Trump was taking the country 'back from the doctors'

President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, boasted in mid-April about how the President had cut out the doctors and scientists advising him on the unfolding coronavirus pandemic, comments that came as more than 40,000 Americans already had died from the virus, which...

www.cnn.com

 

[I Are Baboon]

 

[Sandro]

Heading for another lockdown over here, starting on Monday. Schools and daycares are to remain open while restaurants will go back to being take-out only and private gatherings are severely restricted.

At the end of September, Merkel gave yet another one of her great speeches, laying out in very simple terms how exponential growth works and how infection numbers were bound to increase during the fall. Even though she was rather conservative in her calculation, assuming a lower growth rate than we are seeing now and estimating 20.000 daily new cases by christmas, she got tons of backlash.
Next, she invited all the prime ministers of the states to discuss new measures to counter the growth, they couldn't agree on a single thing and she closed the meeting with: "Then I'll see you all again in two weeks and we will have to do this exact thing all over again", which is exactly what happened.

And here we are. I am going to miss that woman very much when she steps down next year.

 

[Mo(n)arch]

So my local valley got lockdown'd right now. We 're having a lot of cases here, so the local persons in charge decided to lock local hotspots. Until Italy as a whole will get closed down that is.
I don't really understand the logic about waiting and waiting. It's no rocket science that cases will soar unless people aren't able to interact anymore.

 

[6thElement]

So my local valley got lockdown'd right now. We 're having a lot of cases here, so the local persons in charge decided to lock local hotspots. Until Italy as a whole will get closed down that is.
I don't really understand the logic about waiting and waiting. It's no rocket science that cases will soar unless people aren't able to interact anymore.

What's the mask wearing and normal distancing been like?

 

[Mo(n)arch]

What's the mask wearing and normal distancing been like?

All in all rather bad.
Stubborn mountain people aren't too good in following the rules. Since I traveled in the last few months through Germany, Hungary etc. for business I have to say though, that people in general were rather lazy in keeping distance. Mix in summer tourism (think about the economy!) and you have the super-spreading.
Which you can see now by the numbers in Yurp.

Germany, France are going in a Lockdown. Italy will follow, although they don't want to.That's for sure.
To be honest, I am baffled about the slowness in the decision-taking. Instead of shutting down, they tried to get away with half-assed measures and self-responsibility (lolz).

 

[SkaredShtles]

<snip>
they tried to get away with half-assed measures and self-responsibility (lolz).

Glad to hear we're not the only ones!

 

[Nick]

PSA

 

[Full Trucker]

No hand jiving? But I was born to hand jive, baby.

 

[6thElement]

Forward looking documentary:

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Forward looking documentary:

Was waiting for it to end with, "Vote BIden!"

 

[Nick]

Whoa...

 

[Pesqueeb]

Heading for another lockdown over here, starting on Monday. Schools and daycares are to remain open while restaurants will go back to being take-out only and private gatherings are severely restricted.

At the end of September, Merkel gave yet another one of her great speeches, laying out in very simple terms how exponential growth works and how infection numbers were bound to increase during the fall. Even though she was rather conservative in her calculation, assuming a lower growth rate than we are seeing now and estimating 20.000 daily new cases by christmas, she got tons of backlash.
Next, she invited all the prime ministers of the states to discuss new measures to counter the growth, they couldn't agree on a single thing and she closed the meeting with: "Then I'll see you all again in two weeks and we will have to do this exact thing all over again", which is exactly what happened.

And here we are. I am going to miss that woman very much when she steps down next year.

As an American, I can't tell you how jealous I am.

 

[chuffer]

Forward looking documentary:

Shudder. Is it possible to catch nihilism? B/c I am pretty sure I just got it from that trailer...

 

[kidwoo]

Forward looking documentary:

All that over the flu? Pssh. Sheeple.


I'd forgotten how stupid michael bay movies are. That was thought up in april obviously, back when people still had some shred of in it togetherness. LONG before a letter of the alphabet ate our brains way worse than any virus can. We've since learned that there's also an army of beer gut, bootlicking, dullard cop wannabes that would be doing all the bungled work of authorities voluntarily by then. Because you know.......pedophiles or whatever......

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

Why is everybody suddenly wearing dust masks?

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Why is everybody suddenly wearing dust masks?

What do you mean by dust masks ? Are those different from cloth face masks ?

Or did you just recently notice that people were wearing masks in general ?

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

just recently noticed

 

[kidwoo]

I don't know what you are. Just don't ever stop being that.

Please

 

[Westy]

Utah sent every phone in the state an emergency alert warning about rapidly rising Covid-19 cases and overwhelmed hospitals | CNN

The alarming alert was sent to everyone in Utah who had a phone capable of receiving one: the state has reached a record number of Covid-19 cases, and it was time to get serious.

www.cnn.com

 

[rideit]

Just got back from Idaho Falls tonight. It's quite obvious that people don't give a fuck there.