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2:06 p.m. Lockheed Martin employee in Sunnyvale tests positive: A Lockheed Martin employee who had identified himself as someone potentially exposed to the COVID-19 virus Wednesday has tested positive, a company official said. The company is taking precautions that include deep cleaning and limiting visitors and employees who recently traveled to areas where the coronavirus has spread.

2:34 p.m. Six new cases identified in Santa Clara County: Officials held a news conference Thursday afternoon in San Jose to announce six new cases of COVID-19 in Santa Clara County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South Bay to 20, according to the county’s Public Health Department. Santa Clara County public health officials are now recommending employers: suspend nonessential travel; minimize or cancel large in-person meetings/conferences; urge sick employees to stay home and not require a doctor’s note; and consider telecommuting options for appropriate employees.

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Coronavirus in the Bay Area: The key events unfolding on March 24

Appearing on NBC’s “Today” to talk about the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said: “I want America to understand: This week, it’s going to get bad.”
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Aberforth said:
This guy wants to take on Corona Chan. Wish him luck.
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But he doesn't have any participants, no sponsors or backing from the drug-maker.
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Well, he's off to a great start.

I don't see any mechanism about how this could help, but someone take a wild-ass guess at how much eculizumab costs.
 
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I would like to report many heartening and funny incidents of realism from our fellow Kiwis.

A Chinese was told to go back to her country:
An Auckland doctor says she has been yelled at to "go back to China" - even though she's never been there and was born in New Zealand.

Dr Linda Lum blew her nose while on a bus this week after breathing in dust by a busy road.

"An elderly gentleman 4m away facing away on the other side of the bus shouted at me, 'Go back home to China [or] else we are all going to die'," she told the Herald.
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Coronavirus: Kiwi-born doctor told to 'go back to China' in Auckland bus incident

Dr Linda Lum blew her nose - and a passenger on her bus told her leave the country.
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'Kiwis' carrying the Chinkypox (presumably not New Zealanders but Chinamen) have been subjected to cyberbullying:
Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) is begging the public to exercise restraint and calm as the 30-year-old woman and her family remain in isolation.

ARPHS director Dr William Rainger says the family has done nothing wrong.

"The woman with the virus has gone straight into isolation with her family when she was told she was suspected of having COVID-19."....

"As a public health service, we are worried that such attacks will lead people to hide any illness that might be COVID-19, and not seek medical attention."
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Kiwi coronavirus patient's family subjected to 'sustained and abusive' cyberbullying

Health officials plead for restraint as the family are "battered through social media".
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Implying Chinese will be honest about anything.
 
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3:24 p.m. California tells insurers to waive coronavirus testing charges: California ordered insurance companies to waive out-of-pocket costs for customers seeking screening and testing for coronavirus, becoming the second state after New York to do so. The California Department of Insurance and Department of Managed Care on Thursday ordered all full-service commercial and Medi-Cal plans to “immediately reduce cost-sharing -- including, but not limited to, co-pays, deductibles, or coinsurance — to zero for all medically necessary screening and testing for COVID-19.”

Got some mixed feelings about this, but it's really obvious that charging for testing is going to continue to fuck shit up if this isn't implemented everywhere. On the one hand, fuck your social medicine commie horseshit. On the other hand, people need to get tested and not get charged out the ass for Xi's fuckup. Like I've said before, the entire planet needs to send China their Corona-chan related medical bills so this doesn't blow back on us by way of insurance companies recouping their losses by taking it out on us later. The idea of charging people for quarantine is equally as absurd, if not more so.

Where's the money, Xinny? Where's the fucking money!?
 
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Just got this from a pal.

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Anyone ready to screencap that 100k get?
 
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Returned a few minutes ago from taking a very elderly relative to one of the local (coastal central CA) hospital's labs to have blood drawn for upcoming doctor's appointment.

Nobody in the waiting area except the receptionist was wearing a mask. The patients were 60 and above. A little later a lady in her late 20's-early 30's came in with her baby, perhaps 3 months old, in a stroller. The only people sitting close together was the lady with the stroller and me, my wife, and the relative. Did not see the people who drew blood wearing masks, either.

Saw a sign about the WuFlu but didn't read it.

Got the blood taken and departed. Operations normal, from what I saw.
 
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Nonconsentual Pronouns said:
3:24 p.m. California tells insurers to waive coronavirus testing charges: California ordered insurance companies to waive out-of-pocket costs for customers seeking screening and testing for coronavirus, becoming the second state after New York to do so. The California Department of Insurance and Department of Managed Care on Thursday ordered all full-service commercial and Medi-Cal plans to “immediately reduce cost-sharing -- including, but not limited to, co-pays, deductibles, or coinsurance — to zero for all medically necessary screening and testing for COVID-19.”

Got some mixed feelings about this, but it's really obvious that charging for testing is going to continue to fuck shit up if this isn't implemented everywhere. On the one hand, fuck your social medicine commie horseshit. On the other hand, people need to get tested and not get charged out the ass for Xi's fuckup. Like I've said before, the entire planet needs to send China their Corona-chan related medical bills so this doesn't blow back on us by way of insurance companies recouping their losses by taking it out on us later. The idea of charging people for quarantine is equally as absurd, if not more so.

Where's the money, Xinny? Where's the fucking money!?
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Honestly Congress should just fund the testing and send Xi the bill. If he refuses to pay slap on more tarrifs to make up the loss.
 
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Nonconsentual Pronouns said:
2:06 p.m. Lockheed Martin employee in Sunnyvale tests positive: A Lockheed Martin employee who had identified himself as someone potentially exposed to the COVID-19 virus Wednesday has tested positive, a company official said. The company is taking precautions that include deep cleaning and limiting visitors and employees who recently traveled to areas where the coronavirus has spread.

2:34 p.m. Six new cases identified in Santa Clara County: Officials held a news conference Thursday afternoon in San Jose to announce six new cases of COVID-19 in Santa Clara County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South Bay to 20, according to the county’s Public Health Department. Santa Clara County public health officials are now recommending employers: suspend nonessential travel; minimize or cancel large in-person meetings/conferences; urge sick employees to stay home and not require a doctor’s note; and consider telecommuting options for appropriate employees.

Feels like there's more every time I remember to hit refresh.
www.sfchronicle.com

Coronavirus in the Bay Area: The key events unfolding on March 24

Appearing on NBC’s “Today” to talk about the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said: “I want America to understand: This week, it’s going to get bad.”
www.sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com
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There are tons of people who ride CalTrain to work. Line starts in Gilroy in south Santa Clara County, goes through Silicon Valley, ends in SF. Can easily see the virus spreading on a train. Some people will come into work regardless. You also have the ACE train from the east, light rail from San Jose into Silicon Valley, and, of course, BART. All these trains provide opportunities for the virus to spread.

Will be watching to see if any of these trains stop running or their routes are changed or temporarily deleted.
 
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Iuz said:
Honestly Congress should just fund the testing and send Xi the bill. If he refuses to pay slap on more tarrifs to make up the loss.
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That's not how tariffs work. When the US imposes tariffs, it's essentially placing a tax that's paid for by the US in order to discourage trade, and generally just get passed along to the consumer. Since middle class people make up the majority of consumption, it ends up effectively being a middle class tax increase. Or buying decreases, which can have a slew of economic consequences as well, especially when there's such little flexibility left on the interest rate. The solution seems pretty obvious, just stop giving massive tax cuts to ultra wealthy people and spend it public health and science instead. You could also close up the loopholes to make them actually pay said taxes.
 
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Nonconsentual Pronouns said:
Here's the best part of that; we could just take it all out of America's debt to China if push comes to shove.
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I'd rather not do anything to jeopardize our position as the debter of choice, nor risk our perfect credit rating.

Any collection related exspences can be added on to the bill we send Xi or his replacement.

Eddit: Add on treatment costs, any other associated costs, and compensation to the families and estates of anyone who dies.
 
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While I think the liberal shrieking about "racism" in regard to people not wanting to eat at Chinese restaurants is exceptional, yelling at random Chinese people is even worse. I've been avoiding Chinese food because I figure a lot of workers at local Chinese restaurants at least have close connections to someone who's been to China within the past few months, but I also don't think every Chinese person is a walking petri dish.

In any event, at this point, I'm avoiding eating out altogether since the virus has jumped into the general population.
 
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theshep said:
I know I said my last toilet paper post was my last toilet paper post. (I didn't even tell you about the toilet paper truck crash, [srsly]).

But this. 💔

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Go and hug your grandparents and/or your elderly neighbour.
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I’ve been seeing similar posts making the rounds
and while it sucks there’s nothing you can do until stores implement a plan for limiting quantities you can buy. I have to think about my family in situations like this.

I have it on good authority Costco won’t be re-stocked anytime soon either so expect at least a month or two of no paper products.
 
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theshep said:
I know I said my last toilet paper post was my last toilet paper post. (I didn't even tell you about the toilet paper truck crash, [srsly]).

But this. 💔

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How did she know good o’l grandpa didn’t just want to crank one out?
Pretty fuckin ageist to assume he can’t get the old pony fired up just because of his age.
 
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