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[pisskop]

hmmm is now a bad time to mention that not only am i not getting laid off, im getting paid hazard pay starting today then?

[TD1]

Nice. I'm getting a 10% bonus backdated to earlier in the month. Not that I'm taking any overtime.

[Frumple]

South Korea didn't have full lockdown.

Bars, cafes, restaurants all stayed open.
People did all wear facemasks though, so perhaps they are more important than our government has been telling us.
Or maybe not, because the other thing SK did was test everyone and trace and test all the contacts of those infected using phone records, CCTV images and public transport card records, and when infected, quaratined those.
Which is something we can't, because, no tests available.

Yeah, SK has managed as well as they have by going hardcore panopticon, super aggro on testing, and locking down people who turned up positive. So they've actually been fairly confident they're keeping track of things and keeping the virus under control. If you legitimately have those sorts of conditions, full lockdown isn't as necessary.

Meanwhile, you have the United 'I'm not responsible, also what's this testing thing' States or the United 'herd immunity lol' Kingdom, or all the other places... not... doing things like SK did. Basically they're bleeding out, so now you tourniquet and hope they live long enough a doctor can do something about it

[Teneb]

South Korea didn't have full lockdown.

Bars, cafes, restaurants all stayed open.
People did all wear facemasks though, so perhaps they are more important than our government has been telling us.
Or maybe not, because the other thing SK did was test everyone and trace and test all the contacts of those infected using phone records, CCTV images and public transport card records, and when infected, quaratined those.
Which is something we can't, because, no tests available.

Yeah, SK has managed as well as they have by going hardcore panopticon, super aggro on testing, and locking down people who turned up positive. So they've actually been fairly confident they're keeping track of things and keeping the virus under control. If you legitimately have those sorts of conditions, full lockdown isn't as necessary.

Meanwhile, you have the United 'I'm not responsible, also what's this testing thing' States or the United 'herd immunity lol' Kingdom, or all the other places... not... doing things like SK did. Basically they're bleeding out, so now you tourniquet and hope they live long enough a doctor can do something about it

Pretty much this.

I'm kind of lucky to be living in the state of Rio de Janeiro, because uh... it and a few other states are the only ones doing anything about it, and RJ is the one going down harder on the disease. For instance: it's now almost impossible to leave a city (except by walking, I guess - though the geography hampers that) unless you can convince the cops you got a damn good reason to.

Meanwhile... the president is mocking the disease as "a little flu" and saying that the media is sensationalizing it. Oh, and also he shat out a decree that for 4 months will suspend the hard-won worker right of having your contract terminated for no reason.

[ChairmanPoo]

I was reading about the 1918 glu and now I have another bout of terror

[hector13]

Wisconsin is doing a weird shelter-where-you-are type thing starting tomorrow. All non-essential businesses should close, evidently my wife and I work in essential jobs though so no worry so far on the money front.

I got a letter from my work just in case I get pulled over though, which is amusing considering how entirely unessential I am.

[ZBridges]

Things are quiet here.  Most students have gone home.  The ones staying will be moved and consolidated to a single dorm and pretty much everything on-campus is closed, but restaurants are still open for carry-out and delivery.  The seating in all of them is blocked off, though.

I need a haircut, but I guess I won't be getting one for a while.

[pisskop]

Im honestly glad to hear they wont force the kiddos to leave campus.  Sometimes you dont have a place to return to, you know?

[feelotraveller]

I was reading about the 1918 glu and now I have another bout of terror

I have begun audibly holding my breath as covid hits Syria (and Turkey, Iraq).

[delphonso]

Wisconsin is doing a weird shelter-where-you-are type thing starting tomorrow. All non-essential businesses should close, evidently my wife and I work in essential jobs though so no worry so far on the money front.

Oh hey, fellow Wisconsinite. My family still lives there, so I've been glad to hear that the state is taking it pretty seriously. The top half of the state should be fine - not enough population density to really risk much spreading.

I do wonder how people in the cities will handle it. A missed paycheck or two would have put me out in the streets when I lived there.

[Frumple]

I was reading about the 1918 glu and now I have another bout of terror

I have begun audibly holding my breath as covid hits Syria (and Turkey, Iraq).

Don't forget brazil/south america and africa, home of millions of immunocompromised folks. And russia. Australia. Look, the shit's just flat global at this point, it's everywhere.

But haha yeah Syria's probably fucked, what was it like three ICU beds in the country or something thanks to fighting blowing up hospitals? Crow plague likely gonna' reap real hard there.

[coalboat]

Turkey restricts people older than 65 from going out while Tayyip Erdogan is 66 years old...

Situation in Syria and African is likely not good.

[martinuzz]

The Dutch government imposed further restrictions yesterday evening.
All gatherings and events, regardless of size, are forbidden until the 1st of June (instead of 6 april).
It is illegal to come together in public with more than 3 people.
This does not include children, children are still allowed to group up and play football.
Non-compliance will lead to a 400 euro fine for private persons, or 4000 euros for companies.
Furthermore it is advised not to let more than 3 visitors into your house.
The latter will not be enforced, what people do in their own homes is their private business.

[ChairmanPoo]

The Dutch government imposed further restrictions yesterday evening.
All gatherings and events, regardless of size, are forbidden until the 1st of June (instead of 6 april).
It is illegal to come together in public with more than 3 people.
This does not include children, children are still allowed to group up and play football.
Non-compliance will lead to a 400 euro fine for private persons, or 4000 euros for companies.
Furthermore it is advised not to let more than 3 visitors into your house.
The latter will not be enforced, what people do in their own homes is their private business.

TBH I think gatherings, festivities and meetings will be off for the foreseeable future. Things are not going to be normal after this.

In other news:
It seems Italy might finally over the curve
Number of daily dead coming down for the last few days. I think the reason they tightened the restrictions was so that people didn't relax when they noticed the trend. Supposedly we're supposed to follow them by a week, and indeed our own guesstimate is for around the 30th. We'll see

[martinuzz]

Ohio and Texas cancel abortion rights.
They deem abortion to be an unnescessary strain on the taxed healthcare system.
Doctors that continue with abortions can get fined, or sent to jail for 180 days.

So far, abortion clinics refuse to comply and stay open.

EDIT: Our government just cancelled this year's high school exams.
All students whose grades so far are sufficient are given a free pass to start their intermediate vocational education / higher vocational education / university when the new school year starts.