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Old 04-23-2020, 03:29 PM
 
Location: The Moon
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According to wikipedia "About one in every three users of mass transit in the United States and two-thirds of the nation's rail riders live in New York City or its suburbs."

Mass transit ridership not quite as prevalent here but still... Seems like it had a big impact on the spread in NYC. I wonder if this will impact the MBTA long term due to lost revenue, and it will definitely increase traffic until people feel safe in public. Could this/increased wfh even contribute the decline of how desirable city living has become? I'm pretty glad to be moving out of Somerville right now tbh.
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Old 04-23-2020, 03:35 PM
 
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According to wikipedia "About one in every three users of mass transit in the United States and two-thirds of the nation's rail riders live in New York City or its suburbs."

Mass transit ridership not quite as prevalent here but still... Seems like it had a big impact on the spread in NYC. I wonder if this will impact the MBTA long term due to lost revenue, and it will definitely increase traffic until people feel safe in public. Could this/increased wfh even contribute the decline of how desirable city living has become? I'm pretty glad to be moving out of Somerville right now tbh.
I’ve wondered all the same things. I still think there will be plenty of people who want to live in the city. Always has been always will be. But I am willing to bet there will be a lot of people looking to get out of the city. If someone is living in a nice house in a nice town I don’t see them wanting to trade it in a for a condo in the seaport district. I think many are turned off from being around lots of people right now. Anyone who can afford that type of real estate at least

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Old 04-23-2020, 04:58 PM
 
Location: Providence, RI
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Sad to correct you, but yesterday 4/22 was the highest with 221 new deaths reported.
Whoops, you’re right. Hopefully it remains the daily high.
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Old 04-23-2020, 05:16 PM
 
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I wish this were true...but no scientific data backing this up unfortunately.

Now this is only one scientists opinion but it seems that uv rays which have radiation is good at killing the virus. However you might see lower cases where there are hot temperatures and more sunlight the weather will not totally wipe out this virus. The virus supposedly does not do well when the humidity is high. they tested bleach and isopropol alcohol on the virus also. Isopropol kills the virus faster then bleach.


It seems these tests are fairly easy to do.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gysW87xniUE

Even if its not true getting sunlight and vitamin d helps the immune system fight disease and that is the truth.

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Old 04-23-2020, 06:43 PM
 
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/soci...udy-3-families
This is going to be interesting. If people have it can AC units move it around? Well if this is true you are going to have to repoint if not design this. I'm no engineer but I'd argue that if this aims it at certain areas it should be rerouted just like reflections off of windows that have melted cars etc.

What are the biggest indoor dining halls and convention areas in the region? Boston garden?
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Old 04-23-2020, 06:43 PM
 
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Not only the residents of a facility can't distance from each other, they are receiving direct care constantly from people who are coming in from outside lives- doubtful that staff members live alone, or wear masks or physical distance from family and friends, ride public transportation and carpool, and may very well be asymptomatic positives.
...and often those workers are working multiple jobs in other facilities.
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Old 04-23-2020, 07:19 PM
 
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...and often those workers are working multiple jobs in other facilities.
Exactly. I do think it's a done deal for congregate housing facilities that have staff coming and going.
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Old 04-23-2020, 08:31 PM
 
Location: Woburn, MA / W. Hartford, CT
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Now this is only one scientists opinion but it seems that uv rays which have radiation is good at killing the virus. However you might see lower cases where there are hot temperatures and more sunlight the weather will not totally wipe out this virus. The virus supposedly does not do well when the humidity is high. they tested bleach and isopropol alcohol on the virus also. Isopropol kills the virus faster then bleach.


It seems these tests are fairly easy to do.

Even if its not true getting sunlight and vitamin d helps the immune system fight disease and that is the truth.
A certain someone took this to the absurd extreme today. UV rays in general damage the human body...and Lord help anyone who tries to inject themselves with disinfectant?!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...njections.html
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Old 04-23-2020, 08:45 PM
 
Location: The ghetto
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/soci...udy-3-families
This is going to be interesting. If people have it can AC units move it around? Well if this is true you are going to have to repoint if not design this. I'm no engineer but I'd argue that if this aims it at certain areas it should be rerouted just like reflections off of windows that have melted cars etc.

What are the biggest indoor dining halls and convention areas in the region? Boston garden?

I'm starting to wonder if this virus is ever going to go away. And it's mutated into at least 30 strains.



"Li’s team found that some of the most aggressive strains of the virus were able to generate 270 times the viral load of the weakest strains; in addition, the aggressive strains killed the human cells fastest.

According to their findings, the “true diversity” of the viral strains is underappreciated and must be understood in order to find a treatment or vaccine.

“Drug and vaccine development, while urgent, need to take the impact of these accumulating mutations, especially the founding mutations, into account to avoid potential pitfall,” the authors wrote."
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Old 04-23-2020, 08:53 PM
 
Location: Dripping Springs, Texas
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It is about the age. Prisons have a lot of young people in them and they are not able to social distance. The death rate (and infection rate) has been super low.
Wrong again. It's been widely reported for weeks that the corona virus is rampant in prisons. The infection rate is super high, not "super low."

https://kjzz.org/content/1541266/cor...rizona-prisons

https://kjzz.org/content/1536826/cor...rizona-prisons

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.mia...242096896.html

https://time.com/5825030/ohio-mass-t...eaks/?amp=true
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