Me too. And that’s totally okay. 
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To be sliiiiiightly devils advocate, for some kiddos they really depend on the scholarships that can come from their senior year of playing and being scouted.
And a lot of them don’t have contingency plans because no one has advised them of such (which is a larger failing of our communities).
I 200% understand why it’s ridiculous, but it’s a fact for a lot of poor teenagers, sadly.
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This story is intense, worth reading:
It’s not paywalled, but you do need to give them your email address.
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Does anyone (US) know if there’s a precedence for a medical worker draft? I’m a nurse who isn’t working right now (4 month old nursling), but I’ve heard rumblings from medical types that there could be precedence for bringing folks like me in if too many HCP get sick. Obviously this is pretty far down the line, but just curious. (Hoping I would count anyway, between having a bottle refusing nurser and asthma, but just curious, also re friends of mine)
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My boss just talked to me about what I would need to work from home. She made it very clear that nothing is happening yet, but at least it’s being discussed. Tiny victory. 
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That was heartbreaking.
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No precedence as far as government-wise. Never has happened. However, private businesses that have a lot of contract workers that are off could compel their workers to report, insofar as their contracts/union agreements allow. Since health care is business, not gov’t, here, just assume businesses can do whatever they want.
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Hmm. Guess I’m glad I’m not a hospital employee then.
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There are free bagels in the office today, and I am not partaking. People are just reaching into the bag and rummaging about for the one that they want.
I informed a coworker who was washing his hands about the 20 second requirement for it to actually be effective, and he’d never heard of that before.
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Omg, I have literally never spent so much in food and supplies in one shot, ever.
I feel like my procrastination about medical stuff is coming home to roost. Questioning keeping my dentist appointments. In the past month or so it has become very apparent I need new contacts and glasses. I don’t even have a pcp! I was going to try and find one and get a full workup but I feel like now is not the time.
I am unsure about what to do if I get coronavirus if I don’t have a PCP. Everywhere it says call your doctor if you have symptoms, before coming in. If you don’t have a doctor, do you call urgent care? Another issue - we don’t have a car. How do we get to a doctor if symptomatic and it’s too far to walk?
Got an email from our vet today. They are allowing dropoff visits if our pets are sick and we’re self quarantined - as in, you stay in the car and they come get your pet while wearing protective gear and bring them in. But they won’t do that if we have symptoms. In that case we’re to call the health department for advice. That seems… frightening if there is an emergency. I should check into what the emergency vet is doing about this. Again though - we don’t have a car, so, do we contaminate public transport, a Lyft or cab, or a zipcar? They’re also offering telemedicine for pets, so I guess worst case if it’s a thing that could conceivably be treated without seeing the pet, they can do that. Like if Boy Kitty starts having trouble peeing or something, or if Girl Kitty’s occasionally goopy eyes turn into an infection.
It does make me feel a tiny bit better that the vet has a plan.
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I’m pretty sure you won’t be someone compelled to report right now regardless, you have too many mitigating factors like a tiny human who needs you.
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Studio #2 just issued their new policy. They are going to reduce class capacity by half and eliminate prop usage. Even at half capacity there is not 6’ between mats, you might be able to make 3’ happen. They are not providing extra cleaning between classes. I am very disappointed in them.
I’m very disappointed in the US response. The email I got about the training today pointed to the CDC website which still advocates hand sanitizer and sneezing into your elbow, even though science has found that the virus can spread before symptoms present. We don’t really know the situation here because we don’t have enough tests. Here they have a drive-up booth. Wait times were 3-4 hours yesterday, they will be open 1.5 hours today because they don’t have enough supplies. You need a doctor’s order to be tested. So we have people running around with doctor’s orders, who presumably have symptoms then, who cannot be tested. Just ugh.
In the absence of good national leadership, decision are being made at the state and local levels, and by individuals or groups (like suspending sports seasons) so there’s an inconsistent response.
I also think cases have been vastly under-reported here. In countries offering the best medical care, the death rate is about 1%. The US has reported 41 deaths; at a 1% rate that would be 4100 cases but only 1700 have been reported. I think we’ve got a lot more cases in the US, and quite possibly in my area, than are currently being reported. And they will only increase when we don’t take steps.
Here’s a link to WaPo that they are offering for free to get the information about the virus:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/13/coronavirus-latest-news/
I just sent an email out asking for sub coverage for the rest of March. We’ll see what happens.
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Do you think you could reach out to the shelter you volunteer at if your cats need to go to the vet and you can’t take them yourself? I imagine other people who volunteer there and have cars would be willing to help you out.
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The chain grocery store that we usually go to sent out an email saying basically that they’re disinfecting everything regularly, trying to keep cleaning supplies in stock, and asking sick workers to stay home. Zero mention of making sure those workers can afford to stay home 
They have a customer service line to call if you have questions, so I called and left a message telling them why their employees should have paid sick leave.
I’m sending D to the fancy organic grocery store. We want several things we can only get there, and they do have paid sick leave.
Other than that, we’re not going anywhere. All the events I was looking forward to in the next few weeks, including my bestie’s visit, have been canceled or postponed. The library is still doing classes, but I’ve decided not to take the wiggler. I’ll ask D to return the books that are due using the outdoor returns slot they have.
I really wish we had extra money to help support our favorite small businesses. I’m really worried about some of them.
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IL seems to be doing OK on the testing front. Proof: someone in Boyfriend’s building - not his office, but a floor or 2 up and the same elevators - was sent off for testing a couple days ago, apparently. He found out end of day yesterday that it was possibly in his building. But he just found out - NEGATIVE. I’m tearing up with relief right now. Though I know it’s only a matter of time. Please, universe, let his WFH permission go through before there are more.
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Some anecdotes:
All schools in Michigan are shutting down on Monday and will stay closed for three weeks. Local businesses and other organizations are working to make sure that kids still get fed while school is closed.
People in my neighborhood are offering to help out with childcare, errands, etc. for anyone who needs it.
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I just spoke to a PA who works in a small practice in a building that is not a hospital. So theoretically fewer germs. He said they are canceling non-urgent appointments and telling people if they are coming in because they think they may have Coronavirus that they will meet them at their car. Basically if not absolutely necessary do not come in.
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Yeah. I’m a respiratory specialist though 
but yeah, hoping being a food source will cover me there.
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Here’s the thing. If it gets bad enough for a government to try to compel someone like that, they already aren’t going to have the manpower to send someone to physically remove you from your home. Anything less, you can, and in your situation should, ignore.
If your employer tries to “compel” you, you can either tell them to pound sand or ignore completely as you see fit.
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At a 1% rate, that would be 4,100 cases at the time of initial infection. It had been spreading basically unchecked between infection and death. That means an even larger number of cases that have not yet led to death, or even to symptoms.
According to math used in the link below, it could mean up to 18,400 infections. This treats a 19-person cluster in Seattle as 1 case, assumes average time from infection to death of 17 days, and average doubling time of 6.2 days. Gives you 800 cases per 1 death.
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