2019 Novel Coronavirus Covid-19 Discussion

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#2436866 12-Mar-2020 14:37

BREAKING NEWS ...

John Travolta was hospitalized for suspected COVID-19,

but doctors now confirm that it was only Saturday Night Fever,

and they assure everyone that he is Staying Alive.

Apparently he had chills that were multiplying

:-)

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#2436868 12-Mar-2020 14:43

Fred99:

tdgeek:

Tom Hanks and wife has the virus

That might help the US public start seeing it as something real - not just figures and statistics about bad stuff happening to "someone else" somewhere out of sight. Tom Hanks though - he's an absolute treasure, damn. I hope he (and his wife) are ok.

Agree, and he is. Not young too I imagine. I can see a major economic crisis now. Trade has to be heavily affected. Either no one to produce or no one to buy with so many countries going downhill fast. We can't put the economies on ice for a few months

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#2436869 12-Mar-2020 14:43

cddt:

In a previous role, I ran the sick leave numbers for my team after some concerns were raised. Of the 15 people in my team, two had used exactly their maximum entitlement (20 days) each year for the previous two years. The rest of the team had used variously between zero and ten days each year, with an average of about five. Certainly looked suspicious for the two who were often off sick.

It could be that they have children and are taking sick days of for them as well as themselves. In our family I do all the sick kid days so I tend to use more sick leave than my partner.

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#2436870 12-Mar-2020 14:44

wellygary:

Airline stocks are gonna get caned in the next session (not that they haven't been beaten up already)

If Trump was there to "reassure", he sure as hell didn't reassure "the markets".

DJIA futures were trading over 1% up from close of trade. As soon as he opened his mouth, they started tanking and so far haven't stopped heading South. It's looking very very ugly right now - and that's ugly on top of ugly that's already happened. That said, everything is so volatile, anything could happen. There's panic - the VIX hit about 60. I think the last time it hit that was 2008, the time before that was '87.

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#2436871 12-Mar-2020 14:46

The NBA has shut down and no more games will be played , all because of one player , Rudy Gobert, who said that people were over reacting to the Virus and then licked all microphones and recorders to prove a point , he is now confirmed with the virus and most of the NBA players will have to go into quarantine , thus ending the season.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#2436872 12-Mar-2020 14:46

sir1963:

it was only Saturday Night Fever,

I'd have given you 10 upvotes for that if I could have done so.

I hate it - but it made me laugh.

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#2436880 12-Mar-2020 14:48

duckDecoy:

cddt:

In a previous role, I ran the sick leave numbers for my team after some concerns were raised. Of the 15 people in my team, two had used exactly their maximum entitlement (20 days) each year for the previous two years. The rest of the team had used variously between zero and ten days each year, with an average of about five. Certainly looked suspicious for the two who were often off sick.

It could be that they have children and are taking sick days of for them as well as themselves. In our family I do all the sick kid days so I tend to use more sick leave than my partner.

I also want to throw the very legitimate use of sick days to extent bereavement leave and mental health days as well. Burnout is real, I can't be mad at people who use sick leave to help manage it.

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#2436882 12-Mar-2020 14:53

Fred99:

tdgeek:

Tom Hanks and wife has the virus

That might help the US public start seeing it as something real - not just figures and statistics about bad stuff happening to "someone else" somewhere out of sight. Tom Hanks though - he's an absolute treasure, damn. I hope he (and his wife) are ok.

You could call this the "Rock Hudson Effect". Lets hope so in terms; public awareness and hygiene and of really increasing vaccine resources etc.

Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

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#2436883 12-Mar-2020 14:54

tdgeek:

Tom Hanks and wife has the virus

anyone knows where he contracted the virus? in Europe or in NSW?

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#2436884 12-Mar-2020 14:54

duckDecoy:

cddt:

In a previous role, I ran the sick leave numbers for my team after some concerns were raised. Of the 15 people in my team, two had used exactly their maximum entitlement (20 days) each year for the previous two years. The rest of the team had used variously between zero and ten days each year, with an average of about five. Certainly looked suspicious for the two who were often off sick.

It could be that they have children and are taking sick days of for them as well as themselves. In our family I do all the sick kid days so I tend to use more sick leave than my partner.

My wife and I share kid sick days. I get more sick days so when hers run out they fall on me.

Kid sick days tend to involve a lot of work from home while the kids sleep /play with lego/trains etc. So not sure they should really be counted as sick days.

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#2436928 12-Mar-2020 15:00

Batman:

tdgeek:

Tom Hanks and wife has the virus

anyone knows where he contracted the virus? in Europe or in NSW?

They are saying Australia but if you travel you cant be sure.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#2436931 12-Mar-2020 15:05

How long have they been in NSW does anyone know? Just curious as to who infected them.

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#2436936 12-Mar-2020 15:08

Hanks is filming a movie in Australia atm. So I would say he got it in Australia. I think it could be likely one or more crew members have it. They should test the film whole crew ASAP. IMO.

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#2436947 12-Mar-2020 15:20

Trump has banned travel between Europe and the USA (with the exception of the UK).

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#2436951 12-Mar-2020 15:22

Zepanda66:

Hanks is filming a movie in Australia atm. So I would say he got it in Australia. I think it could be likely one or more crew members have it. They should test the film whole crew ASAP. IMO.

Sounds like the problem is growing over there.

Looks like the USA have now banned all travel to Europe, except for the UK for 30 days. It's starting to get very serious. NZ must surely follow this move?

Also apparently the WHO has now declared this an emergency situation.

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