Maine Covid 19 Thread (Portland, Ellsworth, Milbridge: closing, income, guidelines)

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by Maine Writer

In today's news.



Scientists have identified a new strain of the coronavirus that has become dominant worldwide and appears to be more contagious than the versions that spread in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory.


The new strain appeared in February in Europe, migrated quickly to the East Coast of the United States and has been the dominant strain across the world since mid-March, the scientists wrote.


https://www.latimes.com/california/s...x1rPt38-67yzhw

Paywall, says I've reached my monthly limit, despite having never been there before.

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by roadrat

I think our Governor just put the final nail in the coffin of any decent restaurant in Maine, hope you all like Burger King and Pizza, because that's all that will be left.

Au contraire, my dear fellow. There will be casualties, of course, but others will rise from the ashes.

I have for some time been toying with the idea of opening a restaurant. I have some cash, and I am eying a bankrupted restaurant here in my little village. When this is over, it may work out.

Those who are not saddled with huge amounts of debt, who operate with an eye toward the future and are prepared to ride out calamities will survive.

Humans are, perhaps, the most persistent virus this world has ever seen.

[kevin5098]

Originally Posted by Zymer

Humans are, perhaps, the most persistent virus this world has ever seen.

If you look at them as a species and not individuals. Individual humans can be pretty fragile.

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by kevin5098

If you look at them as a species and not individuals. Individual humans can be pretty fragile.

Some are, others not so much. But, yes, as a whole we can be incredibly persistent...unfortunately, that does not mean we are invincible...

[roadrat]

Originally Posted by Zymer

Au contraire, my dear fellow. There will be casualties, of course, but others will rise from the ashes.

I have for some time been toying with the idea of opening a restaurant. I have some cash, and I am eying a bankrupted restaurant here in my little village. When this is over, it may work out.

Those who are not saddled with huge amounts of debt, who operate with an eye toward the future and are prepared to ride out calamities will survive.

Humans are, perhaps, the most persistent virus this world has ever seen.

Well thankfully the governor has come to her senses a little and going to allow the northern counties with almost no cases to open back up sooner.

[kevin5098]

Originally Posted by roadrat

Well thankfully the governor has come to her senses a little and going to allow the northern counties with almost no cases to open back up sooner.

Unfortunately churches are still under the same restrictions as the other 4 counties.

[massnative71]

I just hope we don't become a free-for-all for the cabin fever inflicted folk from downstate..."hey, stuff up there is open!". Stay where you are people, don't ruin this for the rest of us...

[kevin5098]

Originally Posted by massnative71

I just hope we don't become a free-for-all for the cabin fever inflicted folk from downstate..."hey, stuff up there is open!". Stay where you are people, don't ruin this for the rest of us...

That would kind of defeat the purpose of "allowing" rural counties to open up. We're fine out here in the boondocks of York County. Hope this is not too little too late for businesses up there.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by kevin5098

That would kind of defeat the purpose of "allowing" rural counties to open up. We're fine out here in the boondocks of York County. Hope this is not too little too late for businesses up there.

I can see them SORT OF doing it for Washington and Aroostook Counties, but it's only an hour from infested Portland (in still "closed" Cumberland County) to Augusta (in soon to be "open" Kennebec County). And Augusta is plenty full of shopping, bars and restaurants that many are so eager to get back to. They either put draconian measures in place to prevent travel across county lines, otherwise I see us going right back to where we started very fast (only we now have community transmission in counties not previously seem).

[Kiwiluver]

Originally Posted by Zymer

Some are, others not so much. But, yes, as a whole we can be incredibly persistent...unfortunately, that does not mean we are invincible...

When/if you do, let us know so we can patronize you!