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Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump to Discuss Economic Steps; Italy Halts Most Travel; Stocks and Oil Prices Plunge

 

In Italy, restrictions on movement were extended to cover the whole country. In the United States, where the death toll hit 26, President Trump said he would discuss tax cuts and aid for idled hourly workers with Congress

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/world/coronavirus-news.html

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12 minutes ago, nstoolman1 said:

 

Stupid people who are making this worse than it is. Panicking people and causing undue stress. Over reacting before all the facts are in.

 

I know a few sick people and it's like the end of the world... Just like a couple of bad banks and they crashed the markets... This is how after huge run ups in stocks, the big boys take the money... Just think in the last couple of weeks how many people are down in their 401Ks... Remember for every sell there is a buy... A few weeks ago big money was selling... Now little people are freaking out and trying to save their money buy selling, guess who's buying? Yup.... Rinse Wash Repeat...

 

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‘Jeopardy’ & ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ To Film Without Audience Over Coronavirus Concerns

 

In what may be precursor to things to come in the TV industry as the U.S. is trying to contain the rapidly growing coronavirus outbreak, game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel Of Fortune will tape episodes without studio audiences for the foreseeable future, Deadline has confirmed.

Distributed bu Sony Pictures Television, the long-running syndicated game show film on the Sony lot in Culver City. The news of the temporary elimination of studio audience, first reported by TMZ, comes as Jeopardy host Alex Trebek continues his duties on the program while battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Also factoring into the decision is the fact that the game shows’ audiences are generally older and come from out of town. The CDC recently advised people over 60 and those with underlying health problems to strongly consider avoiding activities that involve large crowds and going on long flights.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jeopardy-wheel-fortune-film-without-031844464.html

 

 

Okay now this is getting serious..

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Italy faces calls to ‘close everything’ to tackle coronavirus

 

Authorities in virus-hit country consider further restrictions as Covid-19 takes hold in Europe

 

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Wed 11 Mar 2020 12.03 GMT

 

 

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Deserted bars and restaurants in St Mark’s Square in Venice on Tuesday
Photograph: Mirco Toniolo/errebi/AGF/Rex/Shutterstock
 
 
 
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2 minutes ago, umbertino said:

Italy faces calls to ‘close everything’ to tackle coronavirus

 

Authorities in virus-hit country consider further restrictions as Covid-19 takes hold in Europe

 

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Wed 11 Mar 2020 12.03 GMT

 

 

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Deserted bars and restaurants in St Mark’s Square in Venice on Tuesday
Photograph: Mirco Toniolo/errebi/AGF/Rex/Shutterstock
 
 
 

 

Thanks for the update Umbertino... This thing is really becoming a big deal here too..

 

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This was sent to me by a friend.  I thought I would share it with the board.  From a medical point of view she is spot on.  It is a bit sobering and a bit terrifying.  This is why the markets are reacting.   P.S. My heart aches for Italy.

From a American lady in Bergamo:  
“Some friendly info for my fellow Americans. The news media in the US  has not captured the severity of what is happening here. I am passing  this on because each of you, today, not  the government, not the school district, not the mayor, each individual  citizen has the chance, today to take actions that will deter the  Italian situation from becoming your own country’s reality. The only way  to stop this virus is to limit contagion. And the only way to limit  contagion is for millions of people to change their behavior today.

If you are in Europe or the US you are weeks away from where we are today in Italy.

I can hear you now. “It’s just a flu. It only affects old people with  preconditions” or what the American President is saying that a week ago  he was expecting it to go to zero.

There are 2 reasons why  Coronavirus has brought Italy to it’s knees. First it is a flu is  devastating when people get really sick they need weeks of ICU – and,  second, because of how fast and effectively it spreads. There is 2 week  incubation period and many who have it never show symptoms.

When  Prime Minister Conte announced last night that the entire country, 60  million people, would go on lock down, the line that struck most was  “there is no more time.” Because to be clear, this national lock down,  is a hail mary. What he means is that if the numbers of contagion do not  start to go down, the system, Italy, will collapse.

Why? Today  the ICUs in Lombardy are at capacity – more than capacity. They have  begun to put ICU units in the hallways. If the numbers do not go down,  the growth rate of contagion tells us that there will be thousands of  people who in a matter of a week? two weeks? who will need care. What  will happen when there are 100, or a 1000 people who need the hospital  and only a few ICU places left?

On Monday a doctor wrote in the  paper that they have begun to have to decide who lives and who dies when  the patients show up in the emergency room, like what is done in war.  This will only get worse.  Read this again.

There are a finite  number of drs, nurses, medical staff and they are getting the virus.  They have also been working non-stop, non-stop for days and days. What  happens when the drs, nurses and medical staff are simply not able to  care for the patients, when they are not there?

And finally for  those who say that this is just something that happens to old people,  starting yesterday the hospitals are reporting that younger and younger  patients – 40, 45, 18, are coming in for treatment.

You have a  chance to make a difference and stop the spread in your country. Push  for the entire office to work at home today, cancel birthday parties,  and other gatherings, stay home as much as you can. If you have a fever,  any fever, stay home. Push for school closures, now. Anything you can  do to stop the spread, because it is spreading in your communities –  there is a two week incubation period – and if you do these things now  you can buy your medical system time.

And for those who say it is  not possible to close the schools, and do all these other things,  locking down Italy was beyond anyone’s imagination a week ago.

Soon you will not have a choice, so do what you can now.

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From a American lady in Bergamo:  

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Right now Bergamo is one of the worst areas in the worst-struck region (Lombardy)...

 

I fully agree with what she states....Infact lockdown was applied to the whole country...But kind of late honestly....

 

Let's hope

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On 3/10/2020 at 3:05 PM, umbertino said:

 

Right now  the number of the affected by CV is 8,500

 

There have been ( so far) 631 deaths

Can you still get readily available supplies?

Ive always been a prepper and could hunker down for a few months easily.

Its always been for an earthquake. Not worried about the virus. More worried about unprepared people and FEMA lines. 

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1 hour ago, SocalDinar said:

Can you still get readily available supplies?

Ive always been a prepper and could hunker down for a few months easily.

Its always been for an earthquake. Not worried about the virus. More worried about unprepared people and FEMA lines. 

 

 

Yes, Socal...We still can...Thanks for your concern...It's much appreciated...

 

Best to you and yours

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