Corona Virus

[Geo]

One study is suggesting only 30% workforce back to work at a time to maintain social distancing...essentially we'd need to go to 3 shifts with time to sanitize between shifts.

At my workplace, it took management 2 weeks to work out a sequence that minimizes contact between the two main shifts and gave the sanitizing team (barely) time to disinfect equipment used by both shifts.

[Elok]

TIL that I, along with most of the rest of the pharmacy staff, was exposed and almost certainly infected back in late December.  The pharmacist thought it was strep at the time.  Several of us caught sick shortly after; my family felt crummy for a couple of days apiece, in shifts, in January.  I plan to get tested for antibodies soon to confirm, but tomorrow I'll call my Mom and give her a Mother's Day present of not having to worry about her asthmatic boy in healthcare anymore.

[E_T]

late December?  a month before Seattle, but kind of ties in with the rapidity of the diversity or cases there as well...

[Lorizael]

TIL that I, along with most of the rest of the pharmacy staff, was exposed and almost certainly infected back in late December.  The pharmacist thought it was strep at the time.  Several of us caught sick shortly after; my family felt crummy for a couple of days apiece, in shifts, in January.  I plan to get tested for antibodies soon to confirm, but tomorrow I'll call my Mom and give her a Mother's Day present of not having to worry about her asthmatic boy in healthcare anymore.

Huh. How are you finding out now, and why wasn't it known sooner?

[Rusty Edge]

Interesting. Please keep us posted.

[Elok]

The pharmacist was sick for some time, and they didn't test for COVID because back in December/January nobody tested for COVID.  Then she got in a car accident and couldn't come to work for a month and change (concussion).  In the meantime most of the pharmacy staff quit (work drama) and we got a new manager, and with everything going on letting everybody know wasn't her top priority.  I gather she herself didn't learn until the illness had already passed.  But the exact timeline is sketchy to me and I don't know when she found out.

[Unorthodox]

One study is suggesting only 30% workforce back to work at a time to maintain social distancing...essentially we'd need to go to 3 shifts with time to sanitize between shifts.

At my workplace, it took management 2 weeks to work out a sequence that minimizes contact between the two main shifts and gave the sanitizing team (barely) time to disinfect equipment used by both shifts.

Yeah, we have an area that there's just simply no way to work from home we riddled that out almost immediately.  Took longer to get the cleaning contracts into place than actually getting the schedule worked out. 

[Unorthodox]

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/5/6/21249823/was-coronavirus-at-sundance-guests-sick-film-festival-covid-19

Basically, it might have been circulating in Utah a lot longer than thought.  It makes sense considering that the areas hardest hit NOW would have been in the middle of this festival as well, they've just had it percolating for long before we were testing. 

[Rusty Edge]

Here's an article from Vanity Fair. It's based upon both modeling and circumstances in far eastern nations. If 80 or 90 % of the population wears masks, the virus stops spreading. If only 30-40% wear them, they are useless.

[If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says
There’s compelling evidence that Japan, Hong Kong, and other East Asian locales are doing it right and we should really, truly mask up—fast.]

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/masks-covid-19-infections-would-plummet-new-study-says

[E_T]

I use a Bandana, but in this week alone, I've seen about 1/3 using anything, if that at all. 

[E_T]

Traces of C-19 in Semen, OY!!!

[Geo]

Not to mention feces!

[Rusty Edge]

Well, we managed to make the national Coronavirus news, here in Wisconsin. The governor's stay at home order had been extended, and we were scheduled for reopening the day after Memorial Day. A court challenge said that he exceeded his authority. The state supreme court determined that his emergency powers should be limited to 60 days. Beyond that, he would need legislative approval. I can understand that. I mean, I wouldn't want [Sleezebag] to have unilateral open ended emergency authority. The state is divided, much like the rest of the country, with the legislature, and the  Supreme court being GOP, and the Governor being a Democrat.  I didn't vote for the guy, but I agree with what he is trying to do.

SO- rather than have a planned restart, or one that followed CDC guidelines, instead we had a sudden end to the stay at home orders ( except for certain cities like Milwaukee and Madison where the mayors/councils have other restrictions in place.). The politically powerful Tavern Owner's Assoc. was previously making promises that they'd be careful if only we let them re-open on a limited basis. Well, the order was terminated, and the bars fed the pent up demand.  Not at reduced capacity, not with 6' of separation, not with masked bartenders, No with plexiglass barriers.   

Today at the garden store, I didn't see a single employee with a mask.  Seeing as how we already had additional cases due to the election, and due to protestors who mingled without masks, I don't think this will end well.

[E_T]

Well, hopefully the ones that get sick are [Sleezebag] Supporters, but they likely won't get sick...

Stay safe dude.  I'm seeing about 1/2 here and letting people whom might be in positions to accept and share the info about the effectivity(sp) of 80% plus mask use (see link in above post) with keeping the virus down.

But will [Sleezebag] saying that it will just magically disappear, there are people whom are taking that as gospel...

[Geo]

But will [Sleezebag] saying that it will just magically disappear, there are people whom are taking that as gospel...

Bleach them!