Coronavirus:

[rogruth]

We have heard that Ohio State, MIT, Yale and othrers are telling students that classes will noe be on line and schools will be closing.

I have never seen as much concern before, not even from AIDS, bird fever or anything else.
This seems to be like in the 19th century when people didn't know the cause for many diseases.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

We have heard that Ohio State, MIT, Yale and othrers are telling students that classes will noe be on line and schools will be closing.

I have never seen as much concern before, not even from AIDS, bird fever or anything else.

None of those are actually comparable due to transmission differences.

This seems to be like in the 19th century when people didn't know the cause for many diseases.

Actually, the reverse. We're doing all this because of what we do know as opposed to pretending it's not a very serious problem

[rogruth]

I meant in the respect of the public reaction, that there is much concern instead of just hoping nothing will happen.

[Chris Webster]

We have heard that Ohio State, MIT, Yale and othrers are telling students that classes will noe be on line and schools will be closing.

5 congressmen -- including Trump's future chief of staff and lawmaker who shook President's hand -- to self-quarantine after CPAC (CNN)

The University I graduated from (years ago) had 10 College Republicans attend CPAC. They came back to campus and did not quarantine themselves because no one told them too. I imagine most other Colleges and Universities are now dealing with the same issue.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I meant in the respect of the public reaction, that there is much concern instead of just hoping nothing will happen.

There are some that think it's still hoax, that the Democrats did it, or some other amazingly stupid conspiracy theory.

Thanks to the pathetic leadership actions and deniers, and their disinformation, folks are not as concerned as they should be - one of the better bits of advise I heard a few weeks ago was to prepare as if for a hurricane.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

We have heard that Ohio State, MIT, Yale and othrers are telling students that classes will noe be on line and schools will be closing.

5 congressmen -- including Trump's future chief of staff and lawmaker who shook President's hand -- to self-quarantine after CPAC (CNN)

The University I graduated from (years ago) had 10 College Republicans attend CPAC. They came back to campus and did not quarantine themselves because no one told them too. I imagine most other Colleges and Universities are now dealing with the same issue.

Does not speak well of the university and education process - if students can't think for themselves and act, we're in a lot of trouble...

[up148]

Does not speak well of the university and education process - if students can't think for themselves and act, we're in a lot of trouble...

Well, no surprise to me. Higher education and common sense to be strangers these days. Lot's of over educated idiots in this country and a degree means little except you were able to memorize and take test without being able to apply what you learned to life and that has not been just the past decade or two. Goes all the way back to my days in school.

[Chris Webster]

Does not speak well of the university and education process - if students can't think for themselves and act, we're in a lot of trouble...

Not at all.

When they heard the news about CPAC, the students who had attended CPAC started calling the University's health center and the local board of health. Nobody at either organization would tell them anything, so the students reached out to the student-run campus newspaper and they reported the news.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Does not speak well of the university and education process - if students can't think for themselves and act, we're in a lot of trouble...

Not at all.

When they heard the news about CPAC, the students who had attended CPAC started calling the University's health center and the local board of health. Nobody at either organization would tell them anything, so the students reached out to the student-run campus newspaper and they reported the news.

Hurray! There is hope for tomorrow! However, sad that they had to take that tactic to get results, but another point for the value of the freedom of the press.

[up148]

I meant in the respect of the public reaction, that there is much concern instead of just hoping nothing will happen.

There are some that think it's still hoax, that the Democrats did it, or some other amazingly stupid conspiracy theory.

Thanks to the pathetic leadership actions and deniers, and their disinformation, folks are not as concerned as they should be - one of the better bits of advise I heard a few weeks ago was to prepare as if for a hurricane.

Spot on!!!! My wife keeps telling me I'm taking this too seriously and she's a very intelligent person. But, this is a very serious situation and we are only on the leading edge. And being our age it is very, very serious. I didn't work my *ss off since I was a teenager just to expire before I can enjoy any of my retirement.

Had my hip replaced 10 days ago so it will be months before I'm really active again and I told my wife if this thing goes really bad we will have extremely limited contact with anyone for the duration. Isolation seems to be the only real way to protect ourselves. Never been an ostrich but this is different.

[HONDO74]

I have been limiting my contact with other people and NO hand shaking. Too many people apparently out of toilet paper.

[rogruth]

I have been limiting my contact with other people and NO hand shaking. Too many people apparently out of toilet paper.

Sounds as if being out of tissue for the nose is a bigger issue.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I have been limiting my contact with other people and NO hand shaking. Too many people apparently out of toilet paper.

I would not be shaking hands with folks that are out of toilet paper............

[rogruth]

I have been limiting my contact with other people and NO hand shaking. Too many people apparently out of toilet paper.

I would not be shaking hands with folks that are out of toilet paper............

But how would you know? I suppose there would be a stain of sorts. ???

[Neil]

If you do not have a need to be out in public, stay out of the public sphere for the next 2-4 weeks as much as possible. Just good public health policy at this point. Hopefully there will be some positive news about anti-viral drugs in the next few weeks or month, but there's no guarantee. With any luck, the advent of warm weather will also work in our favor in the coming weeks.