I know the Midwest has been hit less with this than other areas, but in Washington this is what's going on
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...nd-the-nation/
Here’s the breakdown by county from the state’s updated numbers:
King: 83 cases, including 17 deaths
Snohomish: 31 cases, including 1 death
Pierce: four cases, no deaths
Grant: one case, no deaths
Jefferson: one case, no deaths
Clark: one case, no deaths
Spokane: one case, no deaths
Kittitas: one case, no deaths
Unassigned to a county: 13 cases
Larkin Fan (03-09-2020),Redsfaithful (03-08-2020)
Correct, all the employees (over 70) had contact with it and hit the streets of a giant metro area. It's also cold enough for it to linger. As I said prior I work for a Hospital system that is based in Wash/Or and people are freaking out. I also have two parents over 80 living in the area, that's the age group most likely to be affected. So yes, it's a high grade flu, it's not The Stand by Stephen King, but it's also not a media generated event
cincinnati chili (03-10-2020)
Bob Sheed (03-09-2020),Larkin Fan (03-09-2020),RedTeamGo! (03-08-2020)
Putting aside that insanity, even the rest of the list is laughable, like yes if you were buying into ebola hype and got burned (and that has always been an incredibly, incredibly dangerous disease with oubreaks contained with incredible heroism and much death and suffering) then I guess your brain isn't qualified to understand what is media hype and what isn't, but most of us can tell the difference. Why do I feel like the people calling this media hype were really worried about migrant caravans in 2018?
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
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Chip R (03-09-2020),membengal (03-09-2020),OhioRiverBarge (03-09-2020),TRF (03-11-2020)
Ah, just drink some bleach and c'mon!
If you're a normal healthy adult, you, for the most part, you have very little to worry about. Very young pre-school children, the elderly and those with chronic disease are a different matter though Like the flu, the average person shouldn't have much to worry about, but folks in nursing homes, people with pulmonary/respiratory issues or compromised immune systems are very justified in being concerned.
I live with and help care for my elderly parents. I've had some health issues myself over the last decade as well. If we were infected, I'd think the chances of our surviving aren't great.
redsrule2500 (03-09-2020),Sea Ray (03-09-2020)
As an individual, you should have been significantly more concerned about the flu during last year's opening day than coronavirus in 2020. This is beyond stupid.
That's the data.
redsrule2500
Go Reds!
“I’m a normal guy blessed with the ability to hit a baseball.” - Sean Casey
Bacon (03-09-2020),HammerTime (03-09-2020),Sea Ray (03-09-2020)
But as a business it's being approached differently, that's also the "data" in this discussion
https://theathletic.com/1662485/2020...bout-covid-19/
The baseball experience has already changed because of the coronavirus. Some players are avoiding the usual spring training fare of handshakes and autograph signings as a precaution. Instead, some players have handed out pre-signed items.
The Italian government said last week that all sporting events in the country must be played without fans in the stadiums until at least April 3.
NBA players have adjusted their routines as well.
Cherokee (03-09-2020),OhioRiverBarge (03-09-2020)
It's not the media causing the Markets to drop. This virus spreads fast and fairly easily and attitudes calling it "fake news" will just facilitate the spread. The stock markets are reacting because they know that it's not the morbidity rate that is the biggest issue (for them). They've known since before the press really even started covering it, the hard steps that will have to happen if the spread crosses a certain threshold.
Schools are already closing, people are cutting back on dining out, the movies, etc. At some point, concerts, major sporting events, festivals and similar will start to cancel (or in the case of sports), play to restricted or no audiences. Public/Private Transportation are also going to take a huge hit.
That's just a short list, but if the numbers of infected/dead grow exponentially the effect could be catastrophic. Blaming the media, calling it fake news and lying about the numbers will only make the situation worse.
Larkin Fan (03-09-2020),mth123 (03-09-2020),OhioRiverBarge (03-09-2020),Redsfaithful (03-09-2020),wolfboy (03-09-2020)
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