The COVID-19 Thread and Hypothetical Boxing Predictions
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Work for me is 26 miles round trip 5 times a week. At $64 for a 31 day transit pass, that beats gas prices and car maintenance costs. Buses aren't bad since they're still enforcing the federal mask mandate for at least another month. Light rail however is almost like a petri dish on tracks every time I've ridden it.
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Modern trains don't even have windows. You're as good as dead.
Prepping moe's goodbye to the drama thread.
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I spoke to the local public bus dispatcher this morning, on the phone, and he told me to that they're finally resuming fixed route bus service here again on May 1st. (They've been running their buses like a taxi service instead during the pandemic.) We use them as transportation for the residents on outings, because their buses have hydraulic wheelchair lifts and are large enough to accommodate and transport several wheelchairs plus chaperoning staff, so, I'm hopeful we'll be able to start doing that again, which hasn't been possible during the pandemic. (We don't have our own company vehicles for that, because the cost of insuring them for that purpose is astronomical!) The bus company also had a shortage of drivers, like many businesses during the pandemic, so, that's been a problem too.
TLDR version: Public transportation is starting to get back on track in my neck of the woods, a good sign that the pandemic is truly winding down.
TLDR version: Public transportation is starting to get back on track in my neck of the woods, a good sign that the pandemic is truly winding down.
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So i survived the train but it did suck for other reasons so probably won’t be doing that again soon.
Someone on my team tested positive on Friday so now figuring out contact tracing with our business continuity team.
He is vaccinated but said his symptoms are very bad.
Someone on my team tested positive on Friday so now figuring out contact tracing with our business continuity team.
He is vaccinated but said his symptoms are very bad.
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Interesting take. To what end?
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Ending the program clown shit.
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In the US, first of all there would be no train. And second, no one would be wearing masks unless required.
A theory I have is that they test so much more than many places due to easily available government testing. Other places like here in the U.S are under-reporting by comparison. The U.S. has testing available, but we have a culture of staying home and 'sleeping it off' rather than going in to the doctor for everything. Not that I doubt the infection rate isn't currently quite high in Korea.
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I didn't know that South Korea was having a surge until reading the post above (mostly all I hear about in my circles is China & Europe), but, looking into it, large political rallies might be one of the major causes, which would make sense:
"The surge in South Korean infections stems in part from large-scale political rallies leading up to its presidential election on March 9. The government lifted some restrictions on restaurants and other establishments in late February as well, responding to pushback from business owners."
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"The surge in South Korean infections stems in part from large-scale political rallies leading up to its presidential election on March 9. The government lifted some restrictions on restaurants and other establishments in late February as well, responding to pushback from business owners."
South Korea becomes world's COVID hot spot as infections surge
Seoul to ease curbs despite new daily cases topping 400,000
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He's...in the US.
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Okay. Guess I jumped to conclusions because my main point is that I see basically zero people wearing masks here in the U.S.
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Some people still wear masks where I live in Michigan...maybe 25-33%. I always wear one at work, and at hospitals, because I'm required to, and sometimes I wear one in a store or at the post office, but, not always (I am vaccinated & boosted). If I'm just walking around town, I don't, but the streets aren't congested where I live anyway.
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Masks are still required via Federal mandate on public transportation until the middle of April. Passengers are required to mask up on city buses or they can't get on. Light rail is under the same guidelines however on a recent trip I'd say about a third weren't wearing masks and security isn't going out of their way to enforce it.
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Everyone in Boston gets around a 1400 on their SATs and go to Ivy League schools and are smart so they wear masks.
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Makes sense. Crazy how they went from 800k during the whole pandemic to over half of that in a single day.I didn't know that South Korea was having a surge until reading the post above (mostly all I hear about in my circles is China & Europe), but, looking into it, large political rallies might be one of the major causes, which would make sense:
"The surge in South Korean infections stems in part from large-scale political rallies leading up to its presidential election on March 9. The government lifted some restrictions on restaurants and other establishments in late February as well, responding to pushback from business owners."
South Korea becomes world's COVID hot spot as infections surge
Seoul to ease curbs despite new daily cases topping 400,000
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When masks were listed here in Northern California, it was like 75% + with masks still. Now it's probably 25% in stores etc...
Our school board will discuss inside as optional on April 4th. I'll probably keep mine on inside the classroom throughout the rest of the school year.
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I finally got the covaids, along with the rest of the family. No one is particularly ill so far, scratchy throats and runny noses. The kids are likely over a week in so over the worst of it and we didn't even notice. Stealth carriers.