Coronavirus- What's happening near you?

[Jay1983 Senior MemberMember of the Month Apr 2014, Sept 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Jay1983]

https://www.boredpanda.com/coronavir...ason-yanowitz/

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Welp the college went ahead and locked it down for two weeks so I don't have to go back to work for a while. Good thing is that I still get paid during it. Something tells me that they'll extend it at least another couple weeks. At least I can catch up on some movies, games, and various other things that I want/need to do, like finally having the time to do some more pumping.

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Some people are at increased risk and should take extra care . So far attention has focused on age but for instance males have slightly higher fatality rates and smoking seems to be implicated as a factor .
Here is some more factors.

Patients with comorbid conditions had much higher CFR rates:

Condition*	CFR
Cardiovascular disease	10.5%
Diabetes	7.3%
Chronic respiratory disease	6.3%
Hypertension	6.0%
Cancer	5.6%
No comorbidities	0.9%

[not2big Senior Super ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close not2big]

Due to the current financial situation caused by the Corona Virus and slowdown in the economy, the Government has decided to implement a scheme to put workers of 50 years of age and above on early, mandatory retirement, thus creating jobs and reducing unemployment.

This scheme will be known as RAPE (Retire Aged People Early).

Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to the Government to be considered for the SHAFT program (Special Help After Forced Termination).

Persons who have been RAPED and SHAFTED will be reviewed under the SCREW program (System Covering Retired-Early Workers).

A person may be RAPED once, SHAFTED twice and SCREWED as many times as the Government deems appropriate.

Persons who have been RAPED could get AIDS (Additional Income for Dependents & Spouse) or HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance).

Obviously persons who have AIDS or HERPES will not be SHAFTED or SCREWED any further by the Government.

Persons who are not RAPED and are staying on will receive as much SHIT (Special High Intensity Training) as possible. The Government has always prided themselves on the amount of SHIT they give our citizens.


Should you feel that you do not receive enough SHIT, please bring this to the attention of your TD, who has been trained to give you all the SHIT you can handle.

Sincerely,
The Committee for Economic Value of Individual Lives (E.V.I.L.)

PS - Due to Corona Virus, recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas and oil, as well as current market conditions, The Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.

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Love it

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Best work by a politician goes to Australias most trusted politician the prime minister of New Zealand .

By Praveen Menon

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...=f&x=203&y=363 © Reuters/JACINDA ARDERN New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks in a live streaming message to New ZealandersBy Praveen Menon
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Hours after New Zealand imposed a nationwide lockdown to beat a coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took to Facebook, livestreaming in a sweater from bed, to "check in" on citizens and tell them of the day's events.
Ardern's news conferences for more than 30 minutes a day, taking queries, streaming Facebook videos and posting pictures on Instagram, offer a contrast with some world leaders who have stumbled through confusing briefings about virus combat plans.
"I thought I would jump online quickly and check in with everyone...as we all prepare to hunker down for a few weeks," she said in one of her social media messages, seen and cheered by millions in lockdown.
"This feels like the comfort of being tucked into bed at night by my mum," said a viewer who responded to the post. "Thanks for checking in with us."
New Zealand's tally of 589 virus infections, and one death, is far smaller than other countries, such as giant neighbour Australia, which has 4,200 cases and 17 deaths.
Thursday's lockdown is expected to have far-reaching effect on the export-oriented economy of the nation of five million.
But the 39-year-old prime minister's clear communication has garnered praise, even from her fiercest critics.
"I think she communicates really clearly and really well," John Key, a former prime minister and senior leader of the opposition National Party said on a radio show.
While urging New Zealanders to keep to their own "bubble", or stay home to save lives, Ardern has also talked about working from her office, spending time with family, and even a struggle with toilet training her daughter, who turns two in June.
Ardern took the helm of the Labour-led government in October 2017, as the youngest female prime minister at the time, and became only the second elected leader to give birth while in office, after Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto.
Her compassionate yet decisive actions after last year's mass shooting at two Christchurch mosques drew global praise.
But facing domestic criticism for her government's handling of housing shortages and the economy, Ardern is expected to face a tough re-election contest in September.
On Instagram on Sunday, she described events in her "bubble", and was asked how toilet training was going with daughter Neve Te Aroha, who was three months old when she accompanied Ardern at her United Nations debut in 2018.
"We are having zero success!" Ardern replied.\
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End quote meanwhile the prime minister of aussie commits the nation to god sounds like what the Iranians and Iti;s did.

[Jay1983 Senior MemberMember of the Month Apr 2014, Sept 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Jay1983]

https://nypost.com/2020/04/01/doctor...irus-cure/amp/

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Under the recently approved CARE legislation, older tax payers (0ver 70 and a half) do not have to make the required minimum distribution from their IRAs this year. Also, any person whose earnings are affected by Covid-19 can make withdrawals from their IRA up to $100,000 and pay the tax over two years.

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Bad time to take money out of super guys.

[Jay1983 Senior MemberMember of the Month Apr 2014, Sept 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Jay1983]

Florida finally getting locked down. Time for me to build a padded room.

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Florida finally getting locked down. Time for me to build a padded room.

Given the number of guns in US a good idea .
There is a freeze on new applications for guns in aussie ,where there is more gun control than the US anyway .

[madyogi Moderator Member of the Month April 2020PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close madyogi]

In Arkansas, USA, we're still on basic social distancing protocol, plus schools are out. That's all going to last until May 1 at the very least. Gas stations and grocery stores are still open with no issues. Many restaurants near us are doing take out and delivery is widely available (we're in Little Rock, the capital of the state, about 200,000 ppl). There's a shit-ton more ppl walking our neighborhood now than ever before ... like ALL DAY LONG.

Governor of the state said yesterday that our actual counts are quite a bit below the projections, so it seems like the distancing thing is working. Though I still hear rumors of Cletus and Betsy bringing all ten kids to Wal-Mart at once

[Jay1983 Senior MemberMember of the Month Apr 2014, Sept 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Jay1983]

Given the number of guns in US a good idea .
There is a freeze on new applications for guns in aussie ,where there is more gun control than the US anyway .

Some states/areas are on freeze, if not all. I don't pay much attention to it because I've been prepared for years. I do know that guns and ammo have been selling like crazy though, if not sold out already. Scouts motto; be prepared.

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Some states/areas are on freeze, if not all. I don't pay much attention to it because I've been prepared for years. I do know that guns and ammo have been selling like crazy though, if not sold out already. Scouts motto; be prepared.

If applications are frozen how are guns selling like crazy?

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I notice that asian countries like Singapore ,Taiwan , South Korea and Japan have all done well re virus .
My first thought was that these countries are very disciplined and tend to follow govt directions and that was a factor .
Lately it has been suggested that wearing masks is very widespread in these countries and that is a factor.