COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US) (6 Viewers)

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Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival on Surfaces - PMC

Assessment of the risks posed by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus (SARS-CoV) on surfaces requires data on survival of this virus on environmental surfaces and on how survival is affected by environmental variables, such as air ...
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A study related to Coronaviruses (Remember SARS? Man, those were the days) and temperature. At 4*C the test viruses lived for 28 days. The warmer it got, the faster they croaked. High temps and high humidity were the most destructive, the viruses only remained viable for a few hours at 40*C and 80% humidity.
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Here it's been about 40 degrees overnight with highs during the day in the upper 50's low 60's. We've also had lots of rain, and my yard is sodden. This area is a breeding ground for all kinds of crud.

Ugh, get me to 85 and sunny ASAP
 
saintmdterps said:
Here it's been about 40 degrees overnight with highs during the day in the upper 50's low 60's. We've also had lots of rain, and my yard is sodden. This area is a breeding ground for all kinds of crud.

Ugh, get me to 85 and sunny ASAP
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We broke a heat record today - 85.
 
I spent an hour on the phone with our lawyer regarding the temporary FMLA and sick leave plan that is out as a result of Covid19.

One of the questions that we had was which corporations/companies qualify and which are exempt.

We knew that companies with fewer than 50 employees and more than 500 are exempt but we represent companies that might have 40 employees at our site but more than 50 nationwide and vice versa we have a company that has fewer than 500 at our site but more than 500 nationwide. Is the temporary policy administered on a local level or a nationwide level.

Our lawyer told us that the count is to include all employees within the United States, and all of it's territories. It even includes temps, and employees of joint corporations.

It basically means that a lot of people will not qualify for help.
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CLOSED CASES:

126,907

Cases which had an outcome:

108,302 (85%) Recovered / Discharged


18,605 (15%) Deaths


This stat isn't getting any better. I sure hope we are missing a ton of mild cases worldwide.
 
I hope the government is working on a plan for Hurricane evacuations during a corona virus outbreak.
 
mattgdg said:
We are under a tornado watch in an enhanced area. I can't wait to get in the tornado shelter with about 200 other employees :eek:
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I hope we are all taking notes for all of the things that we previously didn’t think to include in our pandemic planning.

Remember how we reacted to 911? We need a more thoughtful but just as meaningful response to this.

When this is over, instead of arguing about whose side is the worst, pandemic preparation should be our number 1 priority.
 
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