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| metrologist:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on March 11, 2020, 12:16:41 pm ---As predicted, mass arse-covering mode has begun: Harvard and MIT among others schools have told student to stay home and remote study after the spring break. https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/03/10/coronavirus-prompts-harvard-mit-to-send-students-home/ --- End quote --- Why is that considered CYA? 90 schools in the community have closed because one student tested positive. My understanding is that the disease has shown to be more infectious and more deadly than the flu for all age groups, and that swift, broad-scale intervention is highly effective at containing the spread. Although, when all the students still go to the ball game, it's kind of pointless. |
| nctnico:
--- Quote from: NANDBlog on March 09, 2020, 03:31:56 pm ---But as I understand, lots of the infected have mild symptoms. --- End quote --- I'd like to see some reference to that. I had the flu a couple of weeks ago and now I have it again. I don't know what to think of it. |
| Nusa:
--- Quote from: nctnico on March 11, 2020, 09:23:43 pm --- --- Quote from: NANDBlog on March 09, 2020, 03:31:56 pm ---But as I understand, lots of the infected have mild symptoms. --- End quote --- I'd like to see some reference to that. I had the flu a couple of weeks ago and now I have it again. I don't know what to think of it. --- End quote --- If your symptoms are mild, you won't be able to tell without a test. If you're concerned enough to want one, I suggest phoning your health care provider as the first step. |
| nctnico:
--- Quote from: Nusa on March 11, 2020, 10:38:38 pm --- --- Quote from: nctnico on March 11, 2020, 09:23:43 pm --- --- Quote from: NANDBlog on March 09, 2020, 03:31:56 pm ---But as I understand, lots of the infected have mild symptoms. --- End quote --- I'd like to see some reference to that. I had the flu a couple of weeks ago and now I have it again. I don't know what to think of it. --- End quote --- If your symptoms are mild, you won't be able to tell without a test. If you're concerned enough to want one, I suggest phoning your health care provider as the first step. --- End quote --- Well, my wife is also under the wheather like me and she did call but got told that without fever or bad coughing she shouldn't worry. But then again in some parts of the country people with flu symptoms are asked to stay at home. On top of that I have the feeling that this is a typical situation where one asks himself: Do I really want to know? Do I really need to know? Does it really matter anyway? What bothers me most is that if the symptoms are mild for many people then the virus is way more wide spread and only the severe cases get counted. Either way, I decided to work from home and just stay inside as much as possible. |
| EEVblog:
If you think a lot of things have been shutting down lately due to the coronavirus, you ain't seen nothing yet. With the new WHO pandemic declaration, governments, companies, schools etc will go into ultra arse-covering mode & shut down. Be prepared to work from home shortly. |
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