Conavirus......

[JaneV2.0]

I'm stocking up so I can easily stay home for days and/or weeks. I can visit the PO on weekends to get my mail, and otherwise stay out of public places. Clearly that only works well for people who don't have to go out to work. But stocking up can minimize public exposure for everyone.

[Yppej]

I don't doubt that Indians suffer from old illnesses like cholera, but they are not the hotbed for new viruses that cross species. That is China and also parts of Africa where bush meat is eaten.

[gimmethesimplelife]

What a silly thing to say.


No reasonable people will blame The Donald for coronavirus.

However—Many reasonable people will blame him for every tiny step he takes to address (or not address) every tiny issue associated with coronavirus, and the above statement a good example.

The guy in the White House is a lightning rod for this stuff, as he should be because that’s his role. Exaggerating everything about coronavirus does no one any good tho.

With all due respect IL, the 85006 in me is rising to the surface. I'd agree with you that it's out there to blame Donald Trump per se for the coronavirus - what I would hold him accountable for is inadequate response to the virus and for decimating the CDC. This could come back to haunt him as Election 2020 keeps on keeping on. Rob

[Tradd]

Being ready for quarantine is not a bad thing. I got stuff I will use. All of it. So I’ve got 40 rolls of tp. I’ll just go a few months without buying any.

[Rogar]

What a silly thing to say.


No reasonable people will blame The Donald for coronavirus.

However—Many reasonable people will blame him for every tiny step he takes to address (or not address) every tiny issue associated with coronavirus, and the above statement a good example.

The guy in the White House is a lightning rod for this stuff, as he should be because that’s his role. Exaggerating everything about coronavirus does no one any good tho.

Perhaps I was in error. I will defer to Factcheck from his press conference rather than offer opinion or exaggeration. I understand he did not cause the virus, but he does have an obligation to be truthful.

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/02/fa...ss-conference/

[frugal-one]

With so many of these epidemics I think if only people ate a plant based diet instead of keeping animals confined in cruel, close quarters how much safer we would be. India is densely populated like China and even warmer, and has primitive sanitation systems in many places, yet isn't the virus breeding grounds because many of its people are vegetarians.

You obviously have not been to India. See people all over with various illnesses.... quite frightening actually.

[Alan]

With all due respect IL, the 85006 in me is rising to the surface. I'd agree with you that it's out there to blame Donald Trump per se for the coronavirus - what I would hold him accountable for is inadequate response to the virus and for decimating the CDC. This could come back to haunt him as Election 2020 keeps on keeping on. Rob

OK, I'll bite. At this point, what part of the US response to the coronavirus is inadequate?

[bae]

Being ready for quarantine is not a bad thing. I got stuff I will use. All of it. So I’ve got 40 rolls of tp. I’ll just go a few months without buying any.

This was my big preparedness item as well, I bought another 3 months of TP, as well as making sure I had plenty of dish and laundry detergent on-hand. And chili sauce. You know- the pure essentials.

[bae]

OK, I'll bite. At this point, what part of the US response to the coronavirus is inadequate?

Well, the part where behind-the-scenes information flow from the CDC to state and regional agencies was interfered with by Fearless Leader, taking a decently-working system we developed during the Ebola event and breaking it.

As I think I mentioned up-thread, as someone who does this hands-on, things were working pretty decently until just the other day.

[JaneV2.0]

OK, I'll bite. At this point, what part of the US response to the coronavirus is inadequate?

For one thing, test kits were slow to be issued and then determined to be defective. New York state still doesn't consider them reliable.