D&D and the rising pandemic

[Haffrung]

I'm not sure I agree with going to a movie being a highest risk activity. This is my experience from taking the family to Jurassic Park last week:

1. Buy tickets online.

2. Arrive at multiplex. Zero people in lobby except one staff member at the one food concession open.

3. Walk into theatre and sit in assigned seats. Five other people are in the theatre (a group of two and a group of three), seated far away from us.

4. As movie starts, a staff member with a notepad records where we were all sitting, presumably to clean the seats after the movie.

5. Leave theatre by external exits, encountering no other people.

All the spaces we were in had high ceilings and open space. At no point were we closer than 20 ft to any other people. I'm confident it was far safer than shopping at mall, eating at a restaurant, or going to a public pool.

 

[billd91]

I'm not sure I agree with going to a movie being a highest risk activity. This is my experience from taking the family to Jurassic Park last week:

1. Buy tickets online.

2. Arrive at multiplex. Zero people in lobby except one staff member at the one food concession open.

3. Walk into theatre and sit in assigned seats. Five other people are in the theatre (a group of two and a group of three), seated far away from us.

4. As movie starts, a staff member with a notepad records where we were all sitting, presumably to clean the seats after the movie.

5. Leave theatre by external exits, encountering no other people.

All the spaces we were in had high ceilings and open space. At no point were we closer than 20 ft to any other people. I'm confident it was far safer than shopping at mall, eating at a restaurant, or going to a public pool.

I think you have to read the chart with the assumption that those activities would be "as normal" rather than as socially distanced as you experienced. Normally, with a decent movie, you're going to have a lot more people in the seats and a lot closer. Same with the bar, religious services, sporting event, etc.

 

[Haffrung]

I think you have to read the chart with the assumption that those activities would be "as normal" rather than as socially distanced as you experienced. Normally, with a decent movie, you're going to have a lot more people in the seats and a lot closer. Same with the bar, religious services, sporting event, etc.

But the chart itself says "Please assume that participants in these activities are following currently recommended safety protocols when possible."

 

[Umbran]

But the chart itself says "Please assume that participants in these activities are following currently recommended safety protocols when possible."

Currently recommended safety protocols will probably have more than 10 people in the theater.

 

[Zardnaar]

Boring economic stuff.

Stuff

i.stuff.co.nz

Tldr

Wiping it out and using targeted lockdowns economically better than herd immunity.

Favorite picture of the day. Some idiot put a campaign sign up with Jacinda and Hitler on it.

And then proceeded to put the swastika the wrong way round on the sign. Genius.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I found this pretty interesting. NPR looked at how contact tracing results are being presentedto the public in different states.

14 States Make Contact Tracing Data Public. Here's What They're Learning

The information includes details on where transmission is happening most. If more states shared this widely, it could shape policy and save lives, health researchers say.

www.npr.org

 

[Imaculata]

This week the Dutch prime minster announced that there has been an increase in the number of cases once again. So he advises people to not have gatherings of 6 or more people at home. No more private parties and family gatherings.

Obviously this is not something that can be enforced, and I suspect a ton of people are simply going to ignore it. And yet the mandatory self isolation duration has been shortened.

So wait, let me get this straight. Cases are on the rise, and thus we relax the rules?

The Dutch Outbreak Management Team has advised the government to reverse the relaxing of the Corona rules, but so far it doesn't look like that will be happening. There will be some local additional rules in places like Amsterdam, where there has been a steep increase of cases.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

This looks promising for dealing with C19 in the long-term.

We now have the best evidence yet that everyone develops long-term coronavirus immunity after infection — and it's not just about antibodies

Research shows that COVID-19 patients — including those with asymptomatic or mild cases — develop T cells that can fight the virus if it returns.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Janx]

At this point, we do the social bubble thing. Identify a few like-minded friends who generally keep decent isolation and mask wearing and visit each other. Not 100% safe, but lower risk than what the people whining about mask wearing and ignoring the advisories are doing. Helps keep people from going feral.

 

[Zardnaar]

Back up to 105 active cases, seems confined to Auckland.

Covid-19: Nine new community cases in NZ

There are nine new cases of Covid-19 in the community in New Zealand and two in the country's managed isolation and quarantine facilities, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has revealed.

www.rnz.co.nz

Went for walk today found this.