my employer has only sent a single email: dont discriminate against Asians. i wasnt planning on it... especially since im the only one still here.

3/11/2020 7:40:53 AM

i've noticed less traffic in RTP so far this week, but this is also the time of year when people start taking vacations so maybe it's a coincidence

3/11/2020 10:20:19 AM

When i was at state, the norovirus swept through campus.

we did everything we could to not catch it, but all of us still threw up while diarrhea-ing


unless EVERYONE stays home for 2 weeks, it will continue to spread. and it will, because no one will do that.

but luckily, for people who arent in the big three (old, young, immune-compromised) it's just another flu (as far as what you go through).

i'm really interested in what the anti vax community is saying about it. for the laughs i mean.

3/11/2020 10:24:16 AM

^^ same here.

They hit 1000 cases in the US, and it's definitely growing exponentially... actually accelerating. Probably will continue to accelerate until they get the broader testing in place.

China saw an asymptote in cases at about 80,000, and the current rate we'll be at about 16,000 cases at the end of next week

[Edited on March 11, 2020 at 10:25 AM. Reason : ]

3/11/2020 10:25:45 AM

^^I think young is fairly safe from this one

3/11/2020 10:26:57 AM

I know some people don't like Rogan, this is a good conversation about COVID with a CDC expert:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw

He makes it sound like the US is going to be more problematic than China/Italy because they noticed that people who smoked had worse issues with COVID and it was bad particularly in China with old men because most smoked. He then said that obesity is also known to be an issue with COVID so the US is going to have a lot of issues with it, and that the speculation of "it just effects old people" is wrong and that it's closer to 40+ than 70+.

3/11/2020 10:30:38 AM

does anyone know if it ever presents with cold/sinus symptoms, or is it just the fever and cough?

3/11/2020 10:43:39 AM

Ugh. My daughter is in a charter school in Wake co, and my son is in a daycare. I'm not worried about them, but dang, I'm certain they're going to bring it home to us.

3/11/2020 10:51:11 AM

^^^ the smoker rate in the US is probably lower than Italy or China. Americans don't really smoke compared to the rest of the world.



[Edited on March 11, 2020 at 10:54 AM. Reason : ]

3/11/2020 10:53:08 AM

smoking is still common with low-income and uninsured americans

(and we don't have a lot of data yet with vaping, that might be bad for you too)

3/11/2020 10:58:41 AM

^^ Here's another table:

3/11/2020 1:27:45 PM

^^^

You're right, smoker rate is certainly lower.

But they've proven that diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity have all caused more issues with people who catch COVID. The US has MUCH higher rates than most countries when it comes to those 3 things.

3/11/2020 2:31:04 PM

This depiction of what's happening in Italy is straight-up frightening.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-11/italy-doctors-coronavirus-covid-19-quarantine-milan-health/

3/11/2020 4:25:15 PM

NCAA is recommending closing sporting events to public

3/11/2020 4:26:31 PM

NC State going virtual

3/11/2020 4:50:36 PM

Is our e-gaming team any good?

3/11/2020 4:53:54 PM

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/


Good site to track the numbers for yourself

Italy’s death rate was approximately what ours is now in the early stages, then in about 4-6 days we should expect the death rate to ramp up to the whole number percentages

So far this is a textbook mathematical exponential growth rate

Don’t listen to anyone telling you this is no big deal

3/11/2020 5:21:40 PM

Quote :

"So far this is a textbook mathematical exponential growth rate"

Saw that tweet too

3/11/2020 5:23:36 PM

Me and my family are all planning on major interruptions within 2 weeks. I hope thats not what we see, but thats the target Im using for planning.

Im also trying to decide what to do professionally, i have an offer for another job that normally would be a great opportunity but its a position that is a lot more at risk if we have a major impact vs where i am now.

[Edited on March 11, 2020 at 5:38 PM. Reason : Android keyboard sucks after update ]

3/11/2020 5:38:02 PM

UNC System schools also extending spring break and moving to online only

3/11/2020 6:20:35 PM

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

Good article going into how the death rates compare in different places

3/11/2020 6:23:32 PM

Looks like we’re heading for #1 worst response in the world soon. USA #1

3/11/2020 6:26:03 PM

Just to follow up my earlier post, the NC Museum of Art has postponed its Art in Bloom exhibit until an unspecified date.

3/11/2020 6:39:05 PM

1 day sooner of social distancing protocol reduces deaths/infections by 40%+

3/11/2020 6:59:31 PM

Related: raleigh is still having the st patricks parade

Raleigh should be cancelling events

3/11/2020 7:05:23 PM

parade got canceled hours ago

3/11/2020 7:07:24 PM

Nothing should be corrected on log paper for the masses

3/11/2020 7:09:40 PM

^^ oh good, didn't see that, it was still on late this morning

3/11/2020 7:18:20 PM

I’m not gonna be able to see Lebron in person next weekend

3/11/2020 7:31:58 PM

How do you do fellow kids?

https://www.ncsu.edu/coronavirus/extended-spring-break-online-classes-new-travel-restrictions/

3/11/2020 8:19:54 PM

Italy added 2313 c, 196 d in one day!

US: 1301 c, 38 d

BTW, thankfully I am in a 'country' which took it seriously from early Feb — schools closed, social distancing, and working from home since Feb 3; "once bitten, twice shy" being the reason for the country's early response — and so I took it seriously as well, as can be seen from my posts ITT from pages 1 and 2. Now people are posting some of the things I was posting from the start of the thread.

(One of the turquoise countries from the graph moron posted)

[Edited on March 11, 2020 at 8:53 PM. Reason : Sorry, not gloating, just grateful to be in a place which knows how to respond.]

3/11/2020 8:25:17 PM

Gloating in this thread is insensitive.

[Edited on March 11, 2020 at 8:52 PM. Reason : Someone else say it]

3/11/2020 8:37:44 PM

Listen to your federal health experts, America:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/11/top-federal-health-official-says-coronavirus-outbreak-is-going-to-get-worse-in-the-us.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/11/up-to-150-million-americans-are-expected-to-contract-the-coronavirus-congressional-doctor-says.html

Unfortunately, capitalism is far too important. Having said that, it is heartening to see many schools and universities closing, and companies making people work from home. US is also considering banning travel to (and from?) Europe.

East Asia having been burned by SARS in the recent past has learned some lessons and knows how to respond. Europe and US haven't had any novel epidemics (other than flus) in the recent past, which is good, but that unfortunately also means they don't know how to respond to one now.

Western Europe and parts of the US need to shut down, now!

3/11/2020 8:51:23 PM

Trump's on

[Edited on March 11, 2020 at 9:03 PM. Reason : .]

3/11/2020 8:59:36 PM

why is Trump so xenophobic against Europeans

3/11/2020 9:04:30 PM

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/11/trump-emergency-declaration-coronavirus-message-125902



What a dumb shit.

3/11/2020 9:06:42 PM

Homie look sick

3/11/2020 9:10:19 PM

National treasure Tom Hanks tested positive

[Edited on March 11, 2020 at 9:35 PM. Reason : Shit just got real]

3/11/2020 9:35:00 PM

Holy shit, got really real. NBA suspends season. Gobert tested positive, jazz/okc players quarantined in okc arena

3/11/2020 9:47:19 PM

thread title is absolutely legendary now

3/11/2020 10:08:27 PM

Dude, Justin Bieber and Cardi B both have it now! Is nothing sacred?!

3/11/2020 10:14:25 PM

Fake news

3/11/2020 10:37:23 PM

Quote :

"Me and my family are all planning on major interruptions within 2 weeks. I hope thats not what we see, but thats the target Im using for planning. Im also trying to decide what to do professionally, i have an offer for another job that normally would be a great opportunity but its a position that is a lot more at risk if we have a major impact vs where i am now."

Do whatever is best for you and yours. Either employers isn't going to give a shit about you either way.

3/12/2020 2:10:16 AM

Tom Hanks and wife both have it

https://twitter.com/tomhanks/status/1237909897020207104

3/12/2020 3:01:25 AM

We've been needing to thin the herd. Part of me looks forward to seeing 5% of old folks bite the dust. Mostly Trump voters and they're too taxing on our healthcare system. Flush em out at once.

3/12/2020 8:49:55 AM

i have it. preworkout powder takes the edge off.

3/12/2020 9:01:18 AM

^^ your parents must have beat you as a kid?

3/12/2020 10:47:05 AM

thoughts and prayers

3/12/2020 11:00:33 AM

^ https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/brazilian-official-who-met-trump-in-florida-last-week-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-1.8669245

3/12/2020 12:43:14 PM

This is probably how society ends

3/12/2020 12:53:54 PM