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Wasn't this common knowledge in Jan?

I think the key is that common sense has to let people return to work when they can safely do so. NYC will be different than upstate NY. In CA, 5 rural counties With virtually no COVID deaths) are suing the state. Why should they have the same restrictions as LA county which is responsible for like half the deaths in the state? NJ golf course are willing ypo open with golfers either walking or riding one to a cart. Why can't they? A 90 year old couple isn't harming others, or themselves, by sitting on a beach. When bars are closed, but liquor stores are open, when lotteries and marijuana are essential, it is about more than health. Let businesses and individuals take appropriate precautions. I think it is already happening. Non essential businesses are reopening. I drove by a mattress store this week that was open. Now that's essential?

https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/former-bears-qb-jay-cutler-wife-kristin-cavallari-getting-divorced

NY Emergency room DR urges people to get back to work- https://nypost.com/2020/04/27/ive-worked-the-coronavirus-front-line-and-i-say-its-time-to-start-opening-up/ Some good reasons in there that I haven't seen before

https://www.nwherald.com/2020/04/27/judge-rules-against-pritzkers-stay-at-home-order-in-downstate-illinois/a8test3/ IL stay at home order tossed out by judge. We'll see what happens next....

https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/covid-19-cases-increasing-in-nwi-nursing-homes/article_2b1155da-4880-5392-90ae-a3b82d4b9dfa.html Took awhile to load and you have to allow ads thought many of you would be interested. Apparently, 1 asymptomatic employee infected 40 and possibly killed 24 at a nursing home in Joliet, IL. Not too far from me.. Feel terrible for anyone involved there.

Look at 5 day rolling averages?

Hope this catches on- https://www.yahoo.com/news/citing-zero-lethal-threat-students-060019827.html

Hope your wife doesn't share that with idea with mine!

For the last year or so, a Mojito has been my cocktail of choice. Somewhere I went had a really good one so it got me going with them.

Closet is on my list. What system did you use? What closet system do I want to avoid?

Seems counter intuitive that smokers might be less vulnerable- http://www.rfi.fr/en/science-and-technology/20200423-french-researchers-suggest-nicotine-could-protect-against-covid-19

It now lead story on the Foxnews homepage but still no source. Did find this additional info- Female: 12% Male: 15.9% Asian: 11.7% Black: 22.1% Latino/Hispanic: 22.5% Multi/None/Other: 22.8% White: 9.1% Also, IL announced today they are extending their shelter in place order

Yes

It was from his press conference. I couldn't find any further info / source.

@Lostin76 any truth to nearly half of the Covid deaths in NY and NJ being nursing home residents? We have seen clusters of deaths in nursing homes elsewhere. It looks like NY may have made matters worse with this- http://paltc.org/sites/default/files/AMDA-AHCA-NCAL Statement on State Advisories FINAL.pdf. Nursing homes should be the first places testing for the virus- not prohibited from doing so. If true, this seems to be a big reason NY deaths are so high.

Too late now but I prefer leaving the film on until the end to protect from drywall mud, paint and such.

Research out of the BIG 10...https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2020/Researchers-Predict-Potential-Spread-and-Seasonality-for-COVID-19-Based-on-Climate-Where-Virus-Appears-to-Thrive.html Might explain why deaths/ million in the NE states are multiples that of the SE states. Come on summer!

Gangs have killed more people than the Coronavirus on Chicago this year https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/04/thugs-killed-more-people-chicago-coronavirus-daniel-greenfield/#.Xp8BZoLuYlo.facebook

Early on I heard men fare worse than women. Also heard certain nationalities are more susceptible. Any info on that angle?

The "dude quoted" has some pretty impressive credentials and it is hard to find fault with the Sweden approach as it seems to be working better than many other places. He never said to "shove the elderly in a room to let them die". There is a difference between that and quarantining young healthy people who have minimal (notice I did not say no) risks. People should be allowed to decide what risks they want to assume for themselves/ their family. From what I've heard, the young people affected often have other health issues or vape. Any anecdotal evidence to that?

https://unherd.com/thepost/coming-up-epidemiologist-prof-johan-giesecke-shares-lessons-from-sweden/ The correct policy is to protect the old and the frail only This will eventually lead to herd immunity as a “by-product” The Imperial College paper was “not very good” and he has never seen an unpublished paper have so much policy impact The paper was very much too pessimistic Any such models are a dubious basis for public policy anyway The flattening of the curve is due to the most vulnerable dying first as much as the lockdown The results will eventually be similar for all countries Covid-19 is a “mild disease” and similar to the flu, and it was the novelty of the disease that scared people. The actual fatality rate of Covid-19 is the region of 0.1% At least 50% of the population of both the UK and Sweden will be shown to have already had the disease when mass antibody testing becomes available

Always love the demolition part. That's rather ambitious to have completed in a week.

I saw one article stating that the anticipated rise in unemployment could lead to 800,000+ suicides. Don't put a lot of credence into that. But if it's 100,000, that's more deaths than from the virus itself. Bears watching and will probably take years to get an accurate take.