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Hitting a little close to home now! https://www.wbaltv.com/article/three-confirmed-cases-of-coronavirus-maryland/31206429 Hogan declares state of emergency after 3 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Maryland Updated: 10:14 PM EST Mar 5, 2020
Seems like the public is overreacting and government health officials (not only in the US) are underreacting.
Good interview article with a mathematician who studies the spread of disease: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/health/coronavirus-deaths-rates.html
Just received the "don't PANIC!" email from work. Meetings yesterday about steps we're taking to prepare. May have most of our people working from home full time very soon...
At work today, I was introduced to a new VP guy and he avoided handshakes, electing an elbow bump instead.
Got the same fist bump today from a VP. Also some dickhead had an n95 on...last friday and nothing today. DICK
I made sure not to touch any 311 fans at the show in Reno this weekend. But that wasn't because of COVID-19. That's just part of my standard personal hygiene policy.
I saw Pearl Jam just cancelled their US tour dates. SEC first government agency in DC to tell people to work from home.
The somewhat good news, if there is any, is that China has significantly slowed new cases, or they're lying about it. If that is actually true, then it shows the draconian measures they took did work. Next, I guess we'll see if what they're doing in Italy works.
The ivy league just canceled their men's and women's basketball tournament... I really hope this does not affect the playing of the NCAA tournament...