OT: Coronavirus

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You can watch religious services on tv or YouTube. Just sayin. 

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For the COVID case 10 miles from my house, the individual tested positive March 14th. Since then, there have been zero COVID cases within 50 miles of here. Things like this make the locals take this less serious. 
I believe it's a serious matter and wish everyone else around here would take it serious. I really don't want to catch this. I have finally convinced my 85 year old mother to stay home.

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Heard earlier that 90s country star Joe Diffie died from covid related complications today.  Sadly it could take some big names to get sick and die before some people wake up to the seriousness of this virus.

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@Hidalgo said:
 I really don't want to catch this. I have finally convinced my 85 year old mother to stay home.

Me either and I am working daily to keep my 86 year old dad to stay @ home. Problem is, he's on day 19 couped-up now and its driving him crazy. 

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A sobering read...

Thank goodness most will have little or mild symptoms. 

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'Post intensive-care syndrome': Why some COVID-19 patients may face problems even after recoveryPeople who remain in the ICU for weeks may end up with memory problems and trouble thinking clearly
While a majority of patients who become infected with the coronavirus appear to have mild symptoms, or no symptoms at all, it's becoming clear that those with the most severe complications must spend a significant amount of time in the ICU.
"We have people on ventilators for 20 to 30 days," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a news conference this week.
It's a similar situation at the Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, which has become another hot spot in the coronavirus outbreak. Doctors there say COVID-19 patients rarely get better within two or three days, instead remaining on mechanical oxygen for one to two weeks.

Critical care doctors know that the longer patients remain in the ICU, the more likely they are to suffer long-term physical, cognitive and emotional effects of being sedated.

In fact, those effects have a name: "post-intensive care syndrome." Some physicians call it post-ICU delirium.
"The longer somebody is in the ICU, the more they're at risk," Dr. Amy Bellinghausen, a pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine fellow at the University of California, San Diego, said. She estimates that up to two-thirds of ventilated patients may be affected.

The longer somebody is in the ICU, the more they're at risk.

Patients may be physically weak and experience a type of post-traumatic stress. The exact cause of post-intensive care syndrome is unclear. It could be the result of patients not getting enough oxygen or blood to the brain. Or, it could be sedative medications — critical for what physicians must do in acute care, but with potentially long-lasting ramification 
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-ne...y-n1166611

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AP Source: 20% base salary reductions for top NBA executives

By BRIAN MAHONEY Associated PressMarch 26, 2020 — 10:59pm

NEW YORK — Top NBA executives are having their base salaries reduced by 20% for the foreseeable future, a person with knowledge of the details said Thursday.
The reductions affect the roughly 100 highest-earning executives, as the NBA joins the NHL and NASCAR in cutting salaries while competitions are on hold because of the coronavirus.
The cuts are effective immediately and affect NBA employees both inside the league headquarters in New York, and in global offices, the person told The Associated Press. The person was granted anonymity because the reductions were not announced publicly.
The reductions were first reported by ESPN.
Health benefits remain unaffected and there are no changes for the rest of the organization, including support and administrative staff.
The NBA suspended its season on March 11 when Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz became the first player to test positive. The league is still discussing scenarios for resuming play once allowed.
It had already been a challenging season for the NBA financially, with a loss of revenue from China following Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweet in support of Hong Kong anti-government protesters. Games were taken off the air and relationships with business partners were damaged, with Commissioner Adam Silver saying during last month's All-Star Game that the league could lose hundreds of millions of dollars.
Then came the coronavirus, which for most people causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death. The vast majority of people recover.
The pandemic has caused a huge impact on sports leagues. The NHL is cutting salaries for league employees 25% starting next month. NASCAR officers will have a 25% reduction in salary, while all other employees will have their salary reduced by 20%.
NBA executives have given up salary before, with former Commissioner David Stern taking no pay during work stoppages in 1998 and 2011.
NBA teams will make their next scheduled salary payments to players April 1, but it remains unclear if they will get what would be their next check April 15. The league could say the pandemic falls under what is legally known as a “Force Majeure Event” — the term for unforeseeable circumstances, such as war or an epidemic. Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, when that clause is invoked, players could lose 1.08% of their annual salary for each game missed.
That means Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, the league’s highest-paid player this season, could lose about $435,000 for each game that ultimately is not played. A player who had a two-way contract converted to a regular NBA deal for this season would stand to lose about $9,700 per game.
However, none of that would become finalized until such time as the league officially cancels games. That has not yet occurred.

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https://twitter.com/i/status/1244344119545208834

Well, I feel better.

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@SFVikeFan said:
Nerve wracking here in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

My longterm girlfriend works at the hospital here, she pulls double shifts and just left for her 19th consecutive day at work.  Her 2nd shift is to test and screen people for COVID-19.  I manage a retail store for a Fortune 200 company deemed essential operations so I am working 13-14 hr days 6 days a week while being exposed to the public, mostly painters, who aren’t exactly the poster children of hygiene to begin with.

Many, many people here think it’s overblown media hype, fake news, Democratic hoax intended to make Trump look bad.  I try to limit the number of people in my store but few listen.  

We have sent her kids away to live with her ex-husband because she and I are so exposed to possible contact of infected people.  


I am thankful to have a job and it pays well but everyday I know I’m rolling the dice with my health.


While I disagree with plenty of people on here with their political views, this pandemic transcends politics.  I hope everyone is staying safe and pray for a speedy recovery to Zanary and Havoc.


I do know there’s a tidal wave of hurt coming for a lot of us.  I’ve lived in several countries and been around a good portion of the globe, and one thing I will say is that there is one thing that inspires me about being an American:

There is no denying the strength of the American spirit.  

We are a nation of ass-kicking badasses and our work ethic puts nearly everyone else to shame. 

We recovered from 9/11, this too shall pass.

Stay safe everyone.

SKOL VIKINGS



STRAIGHT CASH HOMIE! Stay Safe.

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@"BarrNone55" said:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1244344119545208834

Well, I feel better.

Well, idiots like him give us agnostics a good name

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@minny65 said:

@"BarrNone55" said:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1244344119545208834

Well, I feel better.

Well, idiots like him give us agnostics a good name

Does this mean the lockdown is over

Give me a haleliquah sp?