everyone ran down to the supermarkets and began pushing and shoving to buy toilet paper
Sorry Fred, but every single (Western) nation went and did the exact same thing, so we're all idiots, not just the Danes.
Glad to hear you found a backup solution btw.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:36 (four years ago) link
lads, the invisible hand knows what it's doing
― Psychedics with Rosie Swash (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:39 (four years ago) link
Touching faces like there's no tomorrow.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:41 (four years ago) link
one invisible hand washes the other
― BSC Joan Baez (darraghmac), Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:41 (four years ago) link
130 new cases in UK today (and 2 more deaths)
― groovypanda, Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:46 (four years ago) link
This is how the BBC chose to report this update.
https://i.imgur.com/IYVjsOa.jpg
― tangenttangent, Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:49 (four years ago) link
Meanwhile, in China:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/12/conspiracy-theory-that-coronavirus-originated-in-us-gaining-traction-in-china
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:51 (four years ago) link
Kinda weird, Denmark and Norway has pretty much similar population size, number of confirmed cases, current growth rate, and recent governmental decisions (incl timing) as far as I can see, but I haven't noticed any TP shortage or hoarding here (Oslo) yet. A Danish fb friend hypothesized that a government signal of "a hoarding ban may soon be introduced" itself set off hoarding there, or we could have had bigger stockpiles in place, of course.
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:52 (four years ago) link
My Norwegian twitter follows seem unhappy with the prime minister? Might just be that they are leftwing and she is not
― Frederik B, Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:57 (four years ago) link
Pandemia #COVID19 #COVID19PT #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/3LMGvrSHMo— André Ferreira (@_andrecferreira) March 11, 2020
― cherry blossom, Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:59 (four years ago) link
News from one source of my work that we're supposed to continue with students unless they're infected or we are. Given that no one who hasn't travelled/come into contact with a confirmed case is able to get tested I'm not sure how we'd know.
(Also, sorry, I didn't mean that image to be so large and alarmist)
― tangenttangent, Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:59 (four years ago) link
uchicago just moved all spring courses online (march 30 - june 13)
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 12 March 2020 15:01 (four years ago) link
Woah, escalated restrictions in Norway just now: two-week (so far) cancellation/closedown of all cultural events, sports events, gyms, swimming halls, hairdressers/skincare/tattooers etc, clubs/pubs/restaurants etc except places serving non-buffet food where people can be kept at least 1 metre apart.
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 12 March 2020 15:02 (four years ago) link
spoke to soon re hoarding upthread...
Woah, escalated restrictions in Norway just now:
aaand THAT's when the toilet paper at my local store flew off the shelves. Conclusion: people normally save on TP by crapping at gyms, hairdressers, restaurants etc (kidding).
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 12 March 2020 15:29 (four years ago) link
Scotland stopping mass gatherings of more than 500 people but only after Rangers vs Celtic on Sunday.
― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Thursday, 12 March 2020 15:53 (four years ago) link
Only applies to events that tend to need additional emergency services staff so e.g sports events are off but church gatherings are ok.
― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Thursday, 12 March 2020 15:54 (four years ago) link
"Brazilian official who met Trump in US (on Saturday) tests positive"
― groovypanda, Thursday, 12 March 2020 15:55 (four years ago) link
Lol new (not seriously meant) conspiracy theory sighted: The outbreak is caused by a reduced amount of air travel, since They use airliners to spray vaccine down on an unsuspecting populace.
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:04 (four years ago) link
Justin Trudeau now self-isolating after his wife starting showing symptons
― ymo sumac (NickB), Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
An update on the Prime Minister. pic.twitter.com/jS8bEvynnt— Cameron Ahmad (@CameronAhmad) March 12, 2020
A good start
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:11 (four years ago) link
Well then.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:15 (four years ago) link
Yesterday: One confirmed case in all of Ottawa.Today: The Trudeaus might have it.
― jmm, Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:15 (four years ago) link
The Spanish PM's wife has tested positive too.
― nashwan, Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:25 (four years ago) link
The Brazilian government has confirmed that President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications secretary, Fabio Wajngarten, has coronavirus just days after meeting Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Dom Phillips, in Rio de Janeiro, reports.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:27 (four years ago) link
chance that trump has it, far higher possibility that bolsonaro does
― ymo sumac (NickB), Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:29 (four years ago) link
The guillotine appeared in the form of a shadowy handshake.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:30 (four years ago) link
I’m skeptical, seems unlikely the healthiest president in U,S. history would come down with this
― Webcam Du Bois (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:31 (four years ago) link
This was too beautiful to not share:
Push me, and then don’t touch me, ‘til I can get my, vaccination. https://t.co/QqT1hjmcmq— Daniel (5%) 🔜 EDCLV (@burkah0lics) March 11, 2020
― santa clause four (suzy), Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:36 (four years ago) link
Big Ten and Mid-Atlantic Conferences announced they're cancelling the remainder of the men's and women's basketball tournaments, so that's pretty much gonna be it for March Madness.
― Bougy! Bougie! Bougé! (Eliza D.), Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:42 (four years ago) link
Map's down: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
― coronoshebettadontvirus (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 March 2020 16:47 (four years ago) link
rip american sports
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 12 March 2020 17:33 (four years ago) link
Bolsonaro got it apparently 😎
― nephs and nieces spread diseases (wins), Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:14 (four years ago) link
source
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
Sauce?
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
i think he got tested, results unknown, i think.
but yeah, hope he gets it bad, what a fucker
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:16 (four years ago) link
Source:
#URGENTE | El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, dio positivo para el Coronavírus. pic.twitter.com/kEQPHzyswE— Nexofin (@Nexofin) March 12, 2020
Weird how irrelevant a figure Trump suddenly seems.
― Alba, Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
Yeah sorry, Twitter. Unconfirmed
― nephs and nieces spread diseases (wins), Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
that world leaders and their nexts in succession weren't immediately isolated from each other is...well, it's something. you'd think they would've carted pence off to camp david or something as soon as it was revealed the trump was exposed
― gbx, Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:31 (four years ago) link
a well organized government certainly would have.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:32 (four years ago) link
President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic doesn't appear too well.
― Sanpaku, Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:32 (four years ago) link
what if this is the rapture
― frogbs, Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:34 (four years ago) link
Some verified dude deleted his tweet about Bolsonaro having it, now says he’s being tested.
― JoeStork, Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:35 (four years ago) link
On Thursday Major League Baseball announced that effective Friday, March 13 it would be suspending all spring training events indefinitely, and the delay could potentially impact the start of the regular season.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:35 (four years ago) link
Via NYT. We need this guy out of office now; he's going to spark a massive panic.
President Trump said on Thursday that he could restrict domestic travel to regions of the United States where the coronavirus becomes “too hot.”Asked by a reporter in the Oval Office whether he was considering limits on travel inside the country to hard-hit states like Washington or California, Mr. Trump said the subject had not yet been discussed, before adding: “Is it a possibility? Yes, if somebody gets a little bit out of control, if an area gets too hot.”He did not elaborate, except to say that a containment zone New York state had imposed around the city of New Rochelle was “good.”“People know that they’re being watched,” he said of the New York measure.
Asked by a reporter in the Oval Office whether he was considering limits on travel inside the country to hard-hit states like Washington or California, Mr. Trump said the subject had not yet been discussed, before adding: “Is it a possibility? Yes, if somebody gets a little bit out of control, if an area gets too hot.”
He did not elaborate, except to say that a containment zone New York state had imposed around the city of New Rochelle was “good.”
“People know that they’re being watched,” he said of the New York measure.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:36 (four years ago) link
My own state is taking drastic steps w/52 confirmed cases:
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says mass gatherings are now banned, that's define by gatherings of more than 100 people. Does not include airports, hospitals, shopping malls.— Jen Steer (@jensteer) March 12, 2020
― Bougy! Bougie! Bougé! (Eliza D.), Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:36 (four years ago) link
I mean I certainly advise not visiting Seattle right now
― silby, Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:37 (four years ago) link
HOUSE OF! CORONA--*yanked violently off the face of the earth by a giant cane*
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:37 (four years ago) link
something a bit specific to santa fe that might actually get a few people killed: it's the beginning of juniper allergy season. this is horrendous normally, in that juniper allergies always seem to be worse than yr typical seasonal allergy, but it's especially bad now because loads of ppl are going to write off COVID symptoms as allergies (even tho allergies are sneezing and COVID seems to be coughing) OR have those symptoms obscured by co-occurring allergies
also even though we've only had a few cases so far, new mexicans seem to be particularly sanguine about this so far
― gbx, Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:39 (four years ago) link
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says mass gatherings are now banned, that's define by gatherings of more than 100 people. Does not include airports, hospitals, shopping malls.
which of these banned locations does not fit in with the others
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:41 (four years ago) link