Coronavirus

[bigburly912]

I peeked......... I shouldn’t have.

if sufficient testing isn’t available then how do we have so many testing positive daily????

 

[SCEMan]

It's due to the fact that the infrastructure intended to deal with a pandemic was dismantled beforehand, that warnings of a pandemic were ignored, that the pandemic was regarded as a hoax, that sufficient testing was not and is not available, that lack of national leadership caused many thousands more deaths that could have been prevented.

It should be a red flag if you're trying to "smooth over" 32,000+ deaths.

Apparently you perceive any effort to present information that doesn't fit your agenda as "smoothing over". I'm simply presenting an objective perspective formed by years of work collecting and analyzing data.

 

[StarHalo]

Per capita

You're just saying that Americans are more spread out so therefore by equally spreading the numbers out, it doesn't look so bad. I'd bring up the history of those movements that minimized death tolls, but if you're unable to recall the termination of the National Security Council Directorate for Global Health Security and Biodefense in 2018, then it would only confuse the situation. And you're going to say that it was "streamlined", then fail to explain why supplies that were available in the last pandemic were not available in this one, then say the states had plenty of supplies, etc. It's just the same numbers and charts the whole world sees, smoothing them over is opinion.

"Pilot" implies leadership. You can feel any way you want about someone who merely stands aside, it makes no difference to the situation at hand.

 

[Poppy]

What happened to the National stockpile that Obama built up in his 8 years as President?

 

[Greta]

Perspective:

I live in the third largest county in the U.S. Here are the stats as of this morning:

FWIW - I'm on lockdown orders just like the rest of you :thinking:

 

[bigburly912]

I don’t believe that stat page Greta, there’s no way the US has 672,303 cases confirmed!!!! There is NO testing being done.

 

[nbp]

Per capita means per person, not per unit of area. Certain posts about gas stations and candy bars keep mentioning how spread out the US population is and relating that to cases per capita. What? Yes, we are spread out, and that works in our favor here. The population density is what it is, and so if that causes less disease transmission than in densely populated countries, that’s an advantage. Hotspots like NYC are completely expected. I recently read a book about the history of Bellevue Hospital, which has been the at the epicenter of infectious disease study in the US for most of its history. Boats full of travelers, high population density, and areas of poor sanitation have caused NYC to be a hotspot of disease in this country for 300 years. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.

 

[StarHalo]

If you aren't sure where you could get tested, that means not enough testing is available.

 

[Greta]

I don’t believe that stat page Greta, there’s no way the US has 672,303 cases confirmed!!!! There is NO testing being done. 樂

I know, I know... I'll crawl back in my isolation corner now and stop perpetuating such nonsense... :fail::ohgeez::candle:

 

[bigburly912]

What do you mean you don’t know where you can get tested? We have two drive ups and a local hospital that was converted into a regional covid-19 facility. Maybe the federal government isn’t the problem. Maybe it’s your state? That’s not a swipe at all that’s me being serious. I can also drive 45 minutes across state lines and get tested if need be. I hate that you have been let down like that. Apparently Virginia and Tennessee are at least good at something.

 

[Greta]

If you aren't sure where you could get tested, that means not enough testing is available.

Where do you get this stuff from?!?!? :duh2:

No! It means you're the same person who wanders around Home Depot as if it's social hour and you maybe pick up a cabinet knob or two and then wander some more trying to strike up conversations with the employees who have to actually TELL you to stay 6 feet away from them and you get pissed cuz they were rude to you! It means you are oblivious to what is going on in the world right now and can't be bothered to find out. Ignorance is bliss, "they" say. So if you aren't sure where you could get tested, you must be a very blissful person. :shakehead

 

[RBR]

That score of 672,303 cases in total has been published by Johns Hupkins University.

 

[Greta]

That score of 672,303 cases in total has been published by Johns Hupkins University.

Yes, and the CDC also.

 

[StarHalo]

What do you mean you don’t know where you can get tested? We have two drive ups and a local hospital that was converted into a regional covid-19 facility. Maybe the federal government isn’t the problem. Maybe it’s your state? That’s not a swipe at all that’s me being serious. I can also drive 45 minutes across state lines and get tested if need be. I hate that you have been let down like that. Apparently Virginia and Tennessee are at least good at something.

According to your local news, the drive-thru locations in Virginia opened yesterday. So we have no idea what the metrics on your state were up until this point, and hopefully everyone who has an issue will drive to one of two locations. Maybe the federal government could have prevented that. I hate that we have been let down like that.

 

[BVH]

Compared to the giant 18,200 sq mi. Nye county, my County, San Luis Obispo CA is only 330 sq mi and some of that is water. We have just reached 130 total cases with 1 death. 5 cases in my 7.x sq mi. City. I'd count myself as very lucky, relatively.

 

[StarHalo]

Where do you get this stuff from?!?!? :duh2:

It means you are oblivious to what is going on in the world right now and can't be bothered to find out. Ignorance is bliss, "they" say. So if you aren't sure where you could get tested, you must be a very blissful person. :shakehead

In most states, you can't go directly to your local testing facility, you have to be referred as a form of triage; so you'll need to know if your case is serious enough to merit a referral, then go through the process of being referred, then go stand in line for the test. The general advice is that if you have flu-like symptoms, stay home - so if you think you may be showing signs of infection, you are specifically instructed to not get tested.

I am quite blissful though, namaste.

 

[bigburly912]

In most states, you can't go directly to your local testing facility, you have to be referred as a form of triage; so you'll need to know if your case is serious enough to merit a referral, then go through the process of being referred, then go stand in line for the test. The general advice is that if you have flu-like symptoms, stay home - so if you think you may be showing signs of infection, you are specifically instructed to not get tested.

I am quite blissful though, namaste.

so your problem isnt the fact that you dont know where/how to get tested. its the fact that there is a process you have to follow to be tested. wow.

here we have teledoc appointments, they refer you, you go. Im sure everyone has something similar. IM still trying to understand where you are coming from. I just cant. But what do i know, im just a bigot.

 

[Greta]

If you aren't sure where you could get tested, that means not enough testing is available.

In most states, you can't go directly to your local testing facility, you have to be referred as a form of triage; so you'll need to know if your case is serious enough to merit a referral, then go through the process of being referred, then go stand in line for the test. The general advice is that if you have flu-like symptoms, stay home - so if you think you may be showing signs of infection, you are specifically instructed to not get tested.

I am quite blissful though, namaste.

Your second post directly contradicts your first. :shakehead

And your second post may be how it is where you are but it's not like that where I am. So it sounds like the failure is in YOUR state and not necessarily in general as you would imply. :shrug:

And I'm not even going to touch your last statement.

 

[knucklegary]

Isn't that chow ming noodles... ummmmmm namaste peace be with you brothers and sisterslovecpf

 

[bigburly912]

Man, I wish my friend had left his chinese restaurant open for take out. He makes the best Lo Mein. Oh wait, I think im not supposed to have friends that aren't exactly like me. My apologies.

My dad can beat up your dad. Ill go back to my hole now. ​