Covid19

[GrantM]

In contrast, Taiwan has sprung to action like a boss.

The potential economic implications for the bike industry in Taiwan are significant. I've already seen supply chain interruptions in China that are delaying
product shipments, and pushing back new product introductions by months. There are tire factories at half capacity, others are pretty much idle.
Some cycling clothing supply chain vendors are still shut from before the CNY. Our suppliers in Taiwan don't want this to happen if they can avoid it,
since so many vendors flow through their ports, they want to keep things moving. But they did cancel the Taipei show for March, and there is
a reluctance to travel to Asia by many bike industry companies. It would be even worse if so many bike assemblers hadn't relocated to Vietnam,
Cambodia, and Thailand from China in the last year or two.

-g

[j44ke]

My wife arrived home from Paris last night, landing at JFK and saw no evidence of any sort of screening for corona virus whatsoever. Nothing different than any other trip back home from Europe.

I assume flights from countries that are officially on quarantine lists may experience a different reception, but I have no way of knowing either way.

[Will Neide]

I think the real risk here is excess capacity has been rung out of the US Hospital System (same is true with UK). If the virus were to really spread in local clusters, there is no way the US Hospital system will handle it.

I think the lack of test kits and labs for diagnostic analysis is a mini-version of this.

I am watching Japan closely. For as diligent and clean the Japanese public is, the virus continues to spread on secondary infections. It seems inevitable.

Despite the complaints and innuendos throughout this thread about a lack of government response, the healthcare and industry response has been remarkably quick. The highlighted above is rapidly changing (as in hour to hour). Without too much detail, things are rapidly changing and the CDC/FDA quickly enacted emergency measures to allow for rapid creation of such tests without a lot of red tape. The CDC has admittedly struggled a bit with their test, but they aren’t the only one developing (and currently) able to test for COVID19. I think the CDC has now corrected their test.

Considering this virus popped up in the last 3’ish months, we’ve moved pretty quickly.

I struggle to see this being any more taxing on hospitals than the current respiratory illnesses in circulation.

[thollandpe]

Responding to Covid-19 — A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic? - The New England Journal of Medicine

Anybody know who this Gates guy is?

[deano]

Not a doctor.

[Bobonli]

Responding to Covid-19 — A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic? - The New England Journal of Medicine

Anybody know who this Gates guy is?

How about that! I didnt know any Moe or Joe could send in an OP-ED piece to the journal. Whomever wrote that for him did a pretty nice job, though I've seen so many different versions of the transmissibility data that it's hard to know whose version is correct.

[j44ke]

New York’s test just got approved for use.

New York State to Start COVID-19 Testing, Gov. Cuomo Says – NBC New York

[sk_tle]

Living in a city that mainly live of tourism, and that apparently already had an infected chinese man visting it, I tend to now be jaded and to accept the fact that I will be infected at some point.

And I just can't stop going out and party every week for how many fucking months ?

[vertical_doug]

There is a part of me that says my risk of dying was higher this morning when a young woman with eyes on her phone texting and no hands on the steering wheel passed me on the road at 9 am then from C19.

Everything is relative. But, reading about the care home in Washington State will potentially infected residents is incredibly sad.

[Too Tall]

Wake up read the news...COVID19 is in the wind. Giddyup y'all.

I'm prepared to get this virus. Maybe we should start a V lottery?

[Too Tall]

Responding to Covid-19 — A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic? - The New England Journal of Medicine

Anybody know who this Gates guy is?

Alex who is? Somedumbguy for $100???

Bill speaks volumes you just need to read thru and listen to the unjaded experience someone who has been there done that with their own billions of dollars for nothing more than a kick in the @ss has done. His comments about production/distribution of cure(s) is important as are his focus on African and Asian countries where there are far and few between resources compared to say the USA/France/Germany etc.

Hey, anybody heard a peep from Russia lately?

[davids]

Wake up read the news...COVID19 is in the wind. Giddyup y'all.

I'm prepared to get this virus. Maybe we should start a V lottery?

It is not under control, for sure. Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride for all of us for a while.

[SeanEasley]

The illness and death of a sibling, parent, aunt, uncle, cousin, grandparent or friend of one of those kids will not help them.
My sense is wishing for Covid19 creates bad karma and negative energy. Pray for our researchers and medical professionals.

Hey, how bout you don't put words in my mouth? I never wished this on anyone in my post.

[gt6267a]

Today at Costco, they were sold out of salmon. i've never seen the salmon area anything but filled to the top. There was maybe 2 chickens left. Also unheard of. The fresh food walk-in was 3/4 empty. Even before a snow storm, I've never seen shelves that bare. A manager said a truck was late that is never late and he has no idea when its arriving while blaming Covid19. He said canned foods are sold out as are wipes and water. Are people preparing for a month long shut-in quarantine? It seems some people are getting a little nutty.

I hear people talking about school closures in the next 2 weeks. I didn't think we are there or even close. Am I missing something?

[fastupslowdown]

Today at Costco, they were sold out of salmon. i've never seen the salmon area anything but filled to the top. There was maybe 2 chickens left. Also unheard of. The fresh food walk-in was 3/4 empty. Even before a snow storm, I've never seen shelves that bare. A manager said a truck was late that is never late and he has no idea when its arriving while blaming Covid19. He said canned foods are sold out as are wipes and water. Are people preparing for a month long shut-in quarantine? It seems some people are getting a little nutty.

I hear people talking about school closures in the next 2 weeks. I didn't think we are there or even close. Am I missing something?

huge line at trader joe's too. took a 1/2 hour to check out

[mnoble485]

huge line at trader joe's too. took a 1/2 hour to check out

Counter point, shopping in central Florida was just like any other Sunday.

Mike

[sk_tle]

I wonder if instead of trying to avoid it healthy people should infect themselves on purpose, as full families and within a quarantine period negociated with their employees and healthcare so that not everybody get sick at the same time.

[bironi]

I may have to drop back 50 ft to blow my nose into the wind.
In a strong headwind, perhaps a half mile.
I better ask about the post ride beer meet up before the ride sets out.

[mnoble485]

Counter point, shopping in central Florida was just like any other Sunday.

Mike

I may need to go grocery shopping again today. Two cases of Covid19 reported in county to the west and south. Time to re think!

Mike

Two cases of Covid19 reported in

[Too Tall]

This conversation is going to be quite different in a couple weeks.
Hey Thomas, it's just a cold sore. Let's air kiss next time m'kay? xxoo