i applied last week, but i'm ahead of the curve having been laid off last february
― davey, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 10:23 (four years ago) link
240,000+ in Australia so far, and that’s on top of everyone who was put out of work by the bushfires. It would be way more if the Centrelink site hadn’t been overwhelmed.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 10:25 (four years ago) link
That’s not just tourism, that’s airlines and hospo and everyone all mixed together.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 10:27 (four years ago) link
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jackson-browne-tests-positive-coronavirus-972713/
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 10:47 (four years ago) link
Thread on Swedish deaths:
Out of the 15 that died of corona in stockholm six were persons of somali descent. I just got news from a friend in the ER stockholm that two more women of somali descent passed last night.— Lovette Jallow 🇬🇲🇸🇪🏳️🌈 (@lovettejallow) March 24, 2020
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 11:00 (four years ago) link
Meanwhile, in the fourth largest country by population: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-indonesia-response/indonesias-health-system-on-the-brink-as-coronavirus-surge-looms-idUSKBN21C0J6
Indonesia has recorded 686 cases but the data is seen as understating the scale of infections because of a low rate of testing and a high mortality rate. Indonesia has reported 55 deaths, the highest in Southeast Asia.
A study by the London-based Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases released on Monday estimates that as few as 2% of Indonesia's coronavirus infections have been reported. That would bring the true number to as many as 34,300, which is more than Iran.
Other modelers are projecting that cases could rise to as many as 5 million in the capital, Jakarta, by the end of April under a worst-case scenario.
― Roz, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 11:23 (four years ago) link
fuck
― a struggle to make meat-snacking fit (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 11:24 (four years ago) link
Indonesia spent a lot of time denying they had any cases and they have a lot more tourism from China (and everywhere) it wouldn’t surprise me if they had way more cases than Iran.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 11:30 (four years ago) link
the thing is the testing capacity problem just wasn't solved. it could be the case that arguments about how far we should go to contain this are purely academic, because we haven't gone anywhere. https://t.co/Y5QE457FRH— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) March 25, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 12:06 (four years ago) link
If only the USA… https://t.co/qwhiqwyTuj— Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) March 25, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 12:21 (four years ago) link
I mean, Ireland absolutely will revert immediately afterwards, but the point is taken that there are some thoughts unthinkable in the US.
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 12:45 (four years ago) link
ventured out first time in a week (prescribed, essentials stock-up)
pharmacist amused by my ramshackle face mask (he asked why it had sticking plasters on it, was it official advice? actual reason = to hide the rude anti-trump message and hence dodge non-social-distancing bespittled arguments with hackney maga types, i gave him a brief version of this)
(he is a lovely man i see a lot of, given my meds regime, i worry for his safety and his staff's, they are all nice ppl)
no flour to be found (except like chickpea flour and similar)some TP (scented but what can you do) interestingly all the grated cheese is veg grated cheeseeggs are back (but i don't need em yet)
in general the local stores are well stocked i think
the hipster bakery place is still open! i didn't go in tho, i make my own bread now (extremely badly until my flour runs out)
― mark s, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13:03 (four years ago) link
hackney maga types
Words, usages, and phrases that dismay the shit out of you
I can vouch for chickpea flour btw, apart from using it in Indian breads (not that I personally know how do that) mixing it with other flours adds a bit of protein, or so I choose to believe
― rob, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13:07 (four years ago) link
Gram flour is for pakoras (cheers for reminding me I have some pakora mix in my cupboard).
― santa clause four (suzy), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13:09 (four years ago) link
you can also make burfi with it iirc
this would be a much more informed post if my partner was awake lol
― rob, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13:15 (four years ago) link
News on the ground tells me Japan seem to think they've licked the virus, so it's largely business as usual. One of my in-law relatives sent us a karaoke video of her singing with three friends, no doubt it's a similar story across the country. I'd like to think they don't have a major outbreak coming, but I kind of suspect they do, and afaik the government haven't spent the time they've been gifted by the rest of the world in preparing an economy-saving aid package. Maybe they have, and are keeping the plans under their wigs for now, but at the moment it's looking like complacency has set in big-time - in the nation with the oldest population in the world.
― akb23 (Matt #2), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13:50 (four years ago) link
Tokyo is just about to lockdown, radio is saying
― stet, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13:53 (four years ago) link
Everyone should be tested to see if they had it ASAP. That's what lulls are for (-D. Warwick).
The stories I've heard from doctor friends and acquaintances have been mixed. Some places seems to be non-stop but managing and preparing for the worse. Other places seem to be busy but getting ready for the worst. Other places don't seem to be busy yet and/or have yet to see their first cases. Ideally there is a lot of coordination going on between hospitals in the same regions so that those less busy places can be prepared to help with the overload, should it arrive.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13:55 (four years ago) link
Wait, is Japan business as usual, or about to go on lockdown? That's some mixed rumors!
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13:56 (four years ago) link
tokyo has a fair level of social distancing as normal, and theres been plenty of restrictions as practiced fairly widespread without official hard measures being set out acc to ky resident brother
― ole uncle tiktok (darraghmac), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13:57 (four years ago) link
I'm just going by personal communications by friends/family there, hopefully it's better than I think. They're going to need to enforce any lockdown better than the UK have done though!
― akb23 (Matt #2), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 13:58 (four years ago) link
Looks like Tokyo reported c. 40 cases today or yesterday and is going into lockdown as a result. They're still keeping it under control better than almost anyone else.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 14:00 (four years ago) link
jackson-browne-tests-positive-coronavirus
Sorry to hear but also seriously trying not to make a Doctor My Eyes Joke
Japan seem to think they've licked the virus
Exactly the wrong thing to do to a virus btw
― love will keep us apart (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 14:30 (four years ago) link
is there an update on the Hackney Maga types situation?
― anvil, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 14:38 (four years ago) link
The French plan is to blood test everyone for the antibodies once the period of confinement is over.
― Joey Corona (Euler), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 15:23 (four years ago) link
Tokyo is definitely not under lockdown. The mayor suggested similar language to shelter-in-place but nothing formal. Will be interesting as this weekend coincides with peak hanami for the region.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:14 (four years ago) link
hackney maga types: i met none but that only means my sympathetic magics are effective in warding them off
― mark s, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:16 (four years ago) link
FOR THE TIME BEING
― mark s, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:17 (four years ago) link
mark s in maga sympathiser shocker
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
the antibodies test, what do you do with the results? just let the immune go back to 'normal'?
― koogs, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:36 (four years ago) link
Positive antibody titer means you have been infected and now have an adaptive immune response that will prevent you from being infected again.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:38 (four years ago) link
testing for the presidence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies will tell you if people who have cleared the virus and are healthy have been infected, you can do neutralization assays with retrieved antibodies to get at what level of protective immunity a previously-infected person will have, and I guess hopefully tell people who may not be sure if they had it already that they did have it and after two more weeks just to be sure clear them to go out and about
― silby, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:39 (four years ago) link
I’m wondering what that looks like practically. A certificate to say you’re allowed out?
― felt jute gyte delete later (wins), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:40 (four years ago) link
That's what we do for vaccination records for schools in the U.S., so yeah basically
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:41 (four years ago) link
I am boldly predicting that will be a shitshow here
― felt jute gyte delete later (wins), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:52 (four years ago) link
I don't think anyone has gone broke predicting a shitshow over the past several years.
― Unparalleled Elegance (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:53 (four years ago) link
roughly 40% of the country would download Breitbart counterfeit templates
― Webcam Du Bois (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:54 (four years ago) link
It is time to think outside the box and seriously consider a somewhat unconventional approach to COVID-19: controlled voluntary infection.https://t.co/n4N5MNeaxW— The Federalist (@FDRLST) March 25, 2020
― JoeStork, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:56 (four years ago) link
lol no thx
― silby, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:57 (four years ago) link
jesus christ, I was hoping none of the idiots would actually say that and they've written an article about it
― absolute idiot liar uneducated person (mh), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:59 (four years ago) link
NYC morgues expected to reach capacity next week
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 16:59 (four years ago) link
morgues in spain are already at capacity.
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 17:03 (four years ago) link
which means the morgues here are going to be at capacity in a couple weeks.
The US is now on pace to have the worst coronavirus outbreak anywhere... pic.twitter.com/GgtcF4788J— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) March 25, 2020
counterpoint: we should be fine by easter, a perfect day
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 17:18 (four years ago) link
counterpoint: no we are the best
I've been thinking about that a lot this week, the combo of our stupid healthcare system + a stubborn population that refuses to disrupt their lives + a ruling party that does not take this seriously & values stock market numbers over human lives seems like the perfect breeding ground for this virus and I think there's a chance that the US gets decimated by it in a way that even Italy & Spain won't - not just 'worse' but 'exponentially worse'. Really hope I'm wrong though.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 17:25 (four years ago) link
I have heard we have the strongest, most american version of the virus. More powerful than other countries.
― absolute idiot liar uneducated person (mh), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 17:25 (four years ago) link
I've been working from home for three weeks and will be doing so for at least 11 more, if a critical mass of people get it into their heads that shit isn't going back to normal anytime soon we have a fighting chance!
― silby, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 17:27 (four years ago) link
Positive coronavirus news: total new daily infections & deaths declined in Italy for a second straight day. https://t.co/VPMbzvY8uk— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) March 23, 2020
― consultant haste (gyac), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 18:11 (four years ago) link
xps finally a proof of the real American exceptionalism
― Webcam Du Bois (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 18:13 (four years ago) link