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Old 03-27-2020, 06:34 PM
 
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A high number of Boston police have coronavirus as well. Also grocery store workers. Not good.
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Old 03-27-2020, 06:50 PM
 
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A high number of Boston police have coronavirus as well. Also grocery store workers. Not good.
and now the public health commissioner:
https://www.boston.com/news/local-ne...e-for-covid-19
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Old 03-27-2020, 07:02 PM
 
Location: Newburyport, MA
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That is frightening how the hospital employees are getting infected. I think they don't have enough equipment and perhaps not properly trained to prevent getting infected. I saw one article where hospital staff were wearing garbage bags.
There isn't enough personal protective equipment to go around for healthcare workers, and there aren't enough ventilators to go around for patients. And the reality is, this epidemic is still accelerating in the US, so we can expect both of those situations to grow worse over the coming week.
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Old 03-27-2020, 07:05 PM
 
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InstaCart workers are going on strike Monday. They say they're risking their lives and want $5 extra for each order.
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Old 03-27-2020, 07:08 PM
 
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InstaCart workers are going on strike Monday. They say they're risking their lives and want $5 extra for each order.
I hope people have considered leaving a five-dollar tip or something accordingly for every delivery driver.
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Old 03-27-2020, 07:11 PM
 
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I hope people have considered leaving a five-dollar tip or something accordingly for every delivery driver.
And takeout don't forget.
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Old 03-27-2020, 07:35 PM
 
Location: Westwood, MA
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As someone of Asian descent, I am appalled by the amount of implicit culture bias I see in the last few posts here, with respect to hygiene habits. In my own and several Asian cultures, it is anathema to wear shoes inside one's own, let alone someone else's, home. So we leave our shoes outside the door by force of habit. It's been proven that shoes are a huge source of germs and infection. Does this make all Westerners unhygienic by virtue of my cultural prism?
Absolutely. I always find it a bit ironic when someone says “those people are dirty” because whoever “those people” are they probably think we’re dirty, too. (I’ll admit that between working and homeschooling for two weeks, my house is genuinely getting there).

Even beyond the shoes, Chinese people are somewhere between amused and disgusted at westerners who eat raw food and drink cold beverages.
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Old 03-27-2020, 07:40 PM
 
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I take my shoes off in the house and make everyone who comes in take off their shoes. I think I’ve offended people asking them to take their shoes off but I don’t care.
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Old 03-27-2020, 08:51 PM
 
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InstaCart workers are going on strike Monday. They say they're risking their lives and want $5 extra for each order.
They should get a bump. I always wondered how much they actually earned shopping for others
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Old 03-27-2020, 09:03 PM
 
Location: The ghetto
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InstaCart workers are going on strike Monday. They say they're risking their lives and want $5 extra for each order.
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They should get a bump. I always wondered how much they actually earned shopping for others

I agree, Mike. They should get the increase. And I forgot to mention that they are demanding PPE.
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