Coronavirus (Santa Clara: tile, nightclubs, Lowes)

[CA4Now]

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday asked Congress for $1 billion in federal funds to support the state’s medical response to the novel coronavirus, which he expects will infect more than half of all Californians.

The state projects that roughly 56% of Californians, or 25.5 million people, will be infected with the coronavirus over an eight week period, Newsom said in a letter sent to President Trump on Wednesday requesting the deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the port of Los Angeles through Sept. 1.

In a separate letter sent to the leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Newsom said the financial aid is critical to the state’s ability to procure ventilators and other medical supplies, activate state-run hospitals, deploy mobile hospitals and meet other healthcare needs.

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...id-coronavirus

[silverkris]

Originally Posted by WizardOfRadical

Yup. Californians should not pay the price because people in other countries eat cats, dogs, and wild animals. Then they want to come here and cough all over everyone. They need to go. Right now.

Excuse me?

How dare you scapegoat folks who are part of this community and look like me. Some of us Asian Americans have lived through the internment camp experience and wouldn't wish it on anyone else - and the flippancy of how you throw such words around is frankly quite pathetic.

Take your xenophobia and stuff it.

[JGC97]

I just heard some really sobering news. The governor says that over half the population in the state will become infected with the virus. I sure hope he isn't right.

[TR95]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday asked Congress for $1 billion in federal funds to support the state’s medical response to the novel coronavirus, which he expects will infect more than half of all Californians.

The state projects that roughly 56% of Californians, or 25.5 million people, will be infected with the coronavirus over an eight week period, Newsom said in a letter sent to President Trump on Wednesday requesting the deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the port of Los Angeles through Sept. 1.

In a separate letter sent to the leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Newsom said the financial aid is critical to the state’s ability to procure ventilators and other medical supplies, activate state-run hospitals, deploy mobile hospitals and meet other healthcare needs.

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...id-coronavirus

Not sure how they project that? I've reached my limit to read the article. If that's the case then is there really a point in staying in-place? So if we don't stay in and party like it's 1999 on the shores of Pacific Beach, then 75% of Californians will get it? We going to be so screwed if this really happens, and in an 8 week period? Just don't buy it.

Sorry, I have to seriously question this when worldwide there are only 244,739 cases, but we'll see if I'm wrong. If whoever is predicting this really believes it, then the whole state should be shut down completely, with no air travel coming in or out and nothing open.

While we're at it, maybe we can put all the homeless on the Love Boats after they've have been disinfected.

[looker009]

Originally Posted by HereOnMars

I just heard some really sobering news. The governor says that over half the population in the state will become infected with the virus. I sure hope he isn't right.

Not a big deal, many will not even know it

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by TR95

Not sure how they project that? I've reached my limit to read the article. If that's the case then is there really a point in staying in-place?

I don't know. It's pretty concerning news. This is an interesting article about how the coronavirus spreads exponentially. Look at the example of how a simulated disease spreads through a population:

Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...ona-simulator/

[TR95]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

I don't know. It's pretty concerning news. This is an interesting article about how the coronavirus spreads exponentially. Look at the example of how a simulated disease spreads through a population:

Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...ona-simulator/

Let's hope these measures work and keep the rowdy Spring Breakers in FL and Mexico if anybody even goes to Mexico anymore for Spring Break.

[Mike930]

Originally Posted by TR95

Not sure how they project that? I've reached my limit to read the article. If that's the case then is there really a point in staying in-place? So if we don't stay in and party like it's 1999 on the shores of Pacific Beach, then 75% of Californians will get it? We going to be so screwed if this really happens, and in an 8 week period? Just don't buy it.

Sorry, I have to seriously question this when worldwide there are only 244,739 cases, but we'll see if I'm wrong. If whoever is predicting this really believes it, then the whole state should be shut down completely, with no air travel coming in or out and nothing open.

While we're at it, maybe we can put all the homeless on the Love Boats after they've have been disinfected.

Yeah sorry, not buying it. I call BS. Did China have that many? And by the way, before someone brings up Italy, they have the second oldest population on earth.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wir...ly-so-hard/amp

Originally Posted by looker009

Not a big deal, many will not even know it

This is another thing. Many people may have it and will never know it. Again, BS to the doom and gloom.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by HereOnMars

I just heard some really sobering news. The governor says that over half the population in the state will become infected with the virus. I sure hope he isn't right.

Damn sorry that interrupted your glass of wine there Mars! Is nothing sacred? Well, pour another couple to compensate

[TR95]

Originally Posted by Mike930

Yeah sorry, not buying it. I call BS. Did China have that many? And by the way, before someone brings up Italy, they have the second oldest population on earth.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wir...ly-so-hard/amp



This is another thing. Many people may have it and will never know it. Again, BS to the doom and gloom.

I hope we're right. Yeah, average age in Italy is 80. It was interesting that the NJ mother who died at 73 and her two kids that were only in late 40's/early 50's died, and they were Italian-American. I know that couldn't have possibly anything to do with it, but strange nonetheless. That said, we have a long way to go to reach the 60M swine flu cases and 12,400 or so deaths in the US.