Coronavirus (COVID-19 Outbreak) (328 Viewers)
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we're in trouble i guess. this is getting way worse than the first wave already. the average age of the new infected people is said to be around 26 years, and the effect of reopening the schools like 4 days ago isn't even showing now. we reached 500 new cases yesterday, which doesn't sound like a lot, but the curve is the steepest among all countries.
https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-900...-coronavirus-two-weeks-schools-reopen-1527587
Who would have thunk it? Sending kids to school in a state with an out of control pandemic and the cases amongst children skyrocket, and hospitalizations rise... I guess it may just not be the case that kids are basically immune to it and can’t spread it to others... lol...
nothing to see here though...
Who would have thunk it? Sending kids to school in a state with an out of control pandemic and the cases amongst children skyrocket, and hospitalizations rise... I guess it may just not be the case that kids are basically immune to it and can’t spread it to others... lol...
nothing to see here though...
In BC, at least, it is only elementary school kids (below 10-11ish) that don’t have to wear masks. Middle and high school age kids, masks are mandatory in high traffic areas like hallways.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/brit...ical-distancing-can-t-be-maintained-1.5689882
I don’t know that masks would be effective in the youngest children given the likely propensity of them fidgeting around with them anyways. But I don’t really know enough about the mask stuff.
Another thing to note is that BC and Ontario have managed reopening without skyrocketing cases. Cases right now are hovering around ~100 new cases/day a couple months into phase 3 reopening. So it’s not quite the same as places in the US having 1000s of new cases a day trying to go full guns blazing on reopening. We also have one of the best contact tracing systems for positive cases here in BC.
I suppose we shall see how it goes though.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/brit...ical-distancing-can-t-be-maintained-1.5689882
I don’t know that masks would be effective in the youngest children given the likely propensity of them fidgeting around with them anyways. But I don’t really know enough about the mask stuff.
Another thing to note is that BC and Ontario have managed reopening without skyrocketing cases. Cases right now are hovering around ~100 new cases/day a couple months into phase 3 reopening. So it’s not quite the same as places in the US having 1000s of new cases a day trying to go full guns blazing on reopening. We also have one of the best contact tracing systems for positive cases here in BC.
I suppose we shall see how it goes though.
Personally I think that all kids over the age of 4 should wear masks unless they have anxiety or health issues. That said I agree that they will fidget with it. They are definitely starting off better than somewhere like Florida, I just wonder if the loose regulations will backfire big time. Naturally I hope not but it is yet TBD.
Yeah, it’s hard to say how little kids will behave with masks and whether they fidget and put their hands under it enough that they are essentially pointless.
I agree to an extent though that once you are of school age (4-5+) it should be possible to teach them to wear a mask and do it properly. So in an ideal world, all children should be wearing masks at school.
The bigger problem remains imo of 16-35 year olds and partying. It’s one thing to go back to work, have gyms open, etc... it’s quite another when idiots are cramming themselves into packed house parties. Quite a number of fines being given out here lately.
Like this idiot
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-party-host-fine-1.5699920- - - Updated - - -
“Cops really don’t like me... they’re always at my crib.”
Yeah, it’s hard to say how little kids will behave with masks and whether they fidget and put their hands under it enough that they are essentially pointless.
I agree to an extent though that once you are of school age (4-5+) it should be possible to teach them to wear a mask and do it properly. So in an ideal world, all children should be wearing masks at school.
The bigger problem remains imo of 16-35 year olds and partying. It’s one thing to go back to work, have gyms open, etc... it’s quite another when idiots are cramming themselves into packed house parties. Quite a number of fines being given out here lately.
Like this idiot
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-party-host-fine-1.5699920- - - Updated - - -
“Cops really don’t like me... they’re always at my crib.”
Wow, just read the article, what a winner. 30-60 people in a one bedroom? If 1 person was contagious they all would've been exposed and likely have gotten it. You don't happen to have a place in the 'burbs for him to rent do you?
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So my entire family got corona , first my two sisters, after 2/3 weeks my parents , and now grand parents (over 80 y old) , and all of them did good really good, i lived all the time with them and never had any symptoms, maybe i was asymptotic.
When someone here in tuz (who's wife was a doctor) said we shouldn't do lockdown, I thought he was stupid,but after my family got it , well it wasn't that bad in the past they had way more aggressive flus , I'm not saying rona isn't dangerous,but my family did really good , so maybe he was right after all !
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When someone here in tuz (who's wife was a doctor) said we shouldn't do lockdown, I thought he was stupid,but after my family got it , well it wasn't that bad in the past they had way more aggressive flus , I'm not saying rona isn't dangerous,but my family did really good , so maybe he was right after all !
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I'm glad to hear that your family got through it ok.
One of my Grandmother's sisters (70's) is in hospice with cancer, she tested positive and had no symptoms as well. I also have a extended cousin (male, early 50's, serious lifter and competitive arm wrestler, Trump supporter and originally a COVID denier) got very sick for weeks and lost 30 pounds. It could really go either way.
One of my Grandmother's sisters (70's) is in hospice with cancer, she tested positive and had no symptoms as well. I also have a extended cousin (male, early 50's, serious lifter and competitive arm wrestler, Trump supporter and originally a COVID denier) got very sick for weeks and lost 30 pounds. It could really go either way.
