Conavirus......

[Teacher Terry]

Today it says Wisconsin has 10k.

[JaneV2.0]

Perfect lineup, Alan. Library people are clever that way...

[Yppej]

You are lucky to have library services.

[JaneV2.0]

I've been checking out eBooks, as usual. I'm a voracious reader who hasn't been inside a library for at least a couple of years. As long as KCLS keeps downloading, I'll be satisfied.

[catherine]

Good article about the actual experience of COVID by a world-known virologist who had it and nearly succumbed.

Many people think COVID-19 kills 1% of patients, and the rest get away with some flulike symptoms. But the story gets more complicated. Many people will be left with chronic kidney and heart problems. Even their neural system is disrupted. There will be hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, possibly more, who will need treatments such as renal dialysis for the rest of their lives. The more we learn about the coronavirus, the more questions arise. We are learning while we are sailing. That’s why I get so annoyed by the many commentators on the sidelines who, without much insight, criticize the scientists and policymakers trying hard to get the epidemic under control. That’s very unfair.

[Yppej]

And the results are in. If everyone wears a mask the spread of the virus is significantly slowed.

https://www.sciencetimes.com/article...face-masks.htm

This is not a double blind peer reviewed study. It is conjecture. It could be that the virus had already run its course.

If masks protect you, why can't people put on a mask and go into the covid wards to say goodbye to their dying relatives? Because it doesn't protect you, that's why.

[jp1]

You just don’t get it. The mask is not to protect you. It’s to protect OTHER people if you have the virus. We need to wear them for the same reason we’ve been told for decades to cough into our elbows.

[Gardnr]

This is not a double blind peer reviewed study. It is conjecture. It could be that the virus had already run its course.

If masks protect you, why can't people put on a mask and go into the covid wards to say goodbye to their dying relatives? Because it doesn't protect you, that's why.

See my comment over on the Explain this thread.

[Simplemind]

Went to Home Depot today because our kitchen faucet broke. Thought traffic to and at the store would be light because Mother's day is over. Traffic was busy getting there, parking lot almost full. The line to get in doubled back on itself and I would say 90% were not wearing masks. Once in the store there was no sense of social distancing. If somebody needed something and I was standing by it they zoomed right in.

[Tybee]

Went to Home Depot today because our kitchen faucet broke. Thought traffic to and at the store would be light because Mother's day is over. Traffic was busy getting there, parking lot almost full. The line to get in doubled back on itself and I would say 90% were not wearing masks. Once in the store there was no sense of social distancing. If somebody needed something and I was standing by it they zoomed right in.

Interesting! We were at a Home Depot today in northern Michigan and it was a completely different experience. 100% of people were wearing masks, you could not enter without one and there was someone appointed to make sure people abiding by this. They provided masks if you needed one. Everyone was at least 6 feet apart. Everyone was polite and friendly and kept distancing. The only people who did not seem to be distancing were a few of the employees who clumped around the restroom exit closer than 6 feet talking, but everyone had on masks.