Coronavirus:

[chuck]

Take a look at using a service like Zoom.

I'm not sure what they are using but they were having fun. First session was while I was out in LA visiting. Followups have gotten better/easier to do.

Wife has been taking part in "virtual" OLLI lectures via the net. Speaker is "somewhere" and they and their slide shows are presented virtually via split screen or voice over. They even have some support for Q&A. Since she is a member of several committees they use BlueJeans, Skype, whatever to conduct virtual business meetings. We even worked out a method for her to do her hammer dulcimer lessons remotely. The iMac has the 27" screen and camera/microphone and her instructor is using her iPhone on a stand to show/see what Deb is doing. Her instructors husband and I worked together at UM and we were able to do the tech support. It worked well enough that Mary Lou will probably expand her remote instruction if the students can rig up a laptop or phone. Again, not the same as being there but it beats doing/seeing/hearing nothing.

Her church group has suspended activities so has Greenmead and Questors. The former because no one can actually go/use the facilities and the later is not that tech savy/advanced.

[robert.]

Enforcement of Penna's governors orders. I don't know if they will enforce them. Many stores already have these policies in place. Grocery stores have plexi partitions in front of their cashiers already. Most have one way aisle and someone out front cleaning karts. Almost all of the stores have changed their hours. Opening to the public at 10:0 am. Employees work from 7:00-10:00 am filling online orders. I have notice more law enforcement presence in parking lots and inside. My local store is empty of goods. No reason to go there. Just a few miles away. That store is full of merchandise. It will be interesting to see what the next two weeks brings. Center city philadelphia is boarded up.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[robert.]

I have a mask like that. An old mylec street hockey goalie's mask. I may bring it out in public.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I have a mask like that. An old mylec street hockey goalie's mask. I may bring it out in public.

Prepared for all eventualities...........

[MurphOnMillerAve]

That's the anti-defensive mask = it's full of holes ! So when it comes to virus defense, it's useless.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That's the anti-defensive mask = it's full of holes ! So when it comes to virus defense, it's useless.

It's not to defend against virus; it's to enhance that social distancing,

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Clever man.

[Roy]

On the PBS Newshour tonight was a piece about re-using and even re-sterilizing N95 masks. One New York City doctor takes the one mask a day he is given home at the end of his shift, and lets it sit for two weeks.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

On the PBS Newshour tonight was a piece about re-using and even re-sterilizing N95 masks. One New York City doctor takes the one mask a day he is given home at the end of his shift, and lets it sit for two weeks.

There's at least one process already in use and maybe even approved that uses a vaporized peroxide to re-sterilize N95 masks. There was discussion on use of radiation, UV light, and other means, such as dunking them in alcohol with or w/o some peroxide present. The concern was lack of validation and approval of these methods.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Roy]

On the PBS Newshour tonight was a piece about re-using and even re-sterilizing N95 masks.

There's at least one process already in use and maybe even approved that uses a vaporized peroxide to re-sterilize N95 masks.

This was discussed in the report. It's approved for up to three re-sterilizations.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

On the PBS Newshour tonight was a piece about re-using and even re-sterilizing N95 masks.

There's at least one process already in use and maybe even approved that uses a vaporized peroxide to re-sterilize N95 masks.

This was discussed in the report. It's approved for up to three re-sterilizations.

Good to know. I'd been informed of the process very early this week.

[healey36]

Masks mandatory in retail locations and on public transport in Maryland beginning at 0700 Saturday (04/18). All these people walking into liquor stores wearing masks...gonna be tough on the counter help.

Failure to do so could result in a misdemeanor citation, up to a $5000 fine, along with the possibility of a year in jail.

[chuck]

TSA has had to deal with people wearing masks at airports for about a month. You wear your mask, drop it when they are "checking" you out, then put it back in place. A little weird but they are trying to make it safer to travel.