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#2442785 21-Mar-2020 12:05

This is what makes America great

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/three-new-hampshire-plaintiffs-sue-to-block-coronavirus-measures/

Stupid thing goes to the Comments (sometimes)

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#2442786 21-Mar-2020 12:08

This is what makes capitalism great

https://au.pcmag.com/healthandfitness/66026/volunteers-who-3d-printed-valves-to-save-covid-19-patients-threatened-with-lawsuit

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#2442787 21-Mar-2020 12:08

People aged 70 and older have been suggested to stay at home as much as possible. NZers suggested to restrict travel throughout the country to reduce spread

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#2442788 21-Mar-2020 12:09

Thanks mum.

Hope they listen and dont go more nuts

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#2442789 21-Mar-2020 12:09

The PM asked for people older than 70 to stay home. Companies should activate work from home protocols or shift work. Limit of movement, especially unnecessary travel.

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#2442790 21-Mar-2020 12:10

I'm wondering if this new Covid 19 Alert system will use the Civil Defence Mobile Alert system?

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#2442791 21-Mar-2020 12:12

Looks like covid19.govt.nz doesn't have enough capacity to serve everyone at the moment!

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#2442792 21-Mar-2020 12:15

freitasm:
The PM asked for people older than 70 to stay home. Companies should activate work from home protocols or shift work. Limit of movement, especially unnecessary travel.

I am now very, very worried and my anxiety is getting worse

Normal ain't coming back, the crazy stays.

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#2442793 21-Mar-2020 12:16

Don't know if this has been posted before - forgive me if it has.

Visualizing the History of Pandemics

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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#2442794 21-Mar-2020 12:19

DjShadow:

I'm wondering if this new Covid 19 Alert system will use the Civil Defence Mobile Alert system?

I assumed an app, but Im not seeing that. I thought that as its national but also regional, so I assumed must be an app. An app would get better buy in than just being a state of things at any point in time.

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#2442795 21-Mar-2020 12:20

tdgeek:

DjShadow:

I'm wondering if this new Covid 19 Alert system will use the Civil Defence Mobile Alert system?

I assumed an app, but Im not seeing that. I thought that as its national but also regional, so I assumed must be an app. An app would get better buy in than just being a state of things at any point in time.

Yeah but using the CD alert system means people will get the message regardless unless they have an older phone and/or older Android/iOS

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#2442796 21-Mar-2020 12:21

So no lock down just yet. That doesn't occur till alert level 4. We are at level 2.

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#2442797 21-Mar-2020 12:22

If it's regional, I think it will use the mobile alert system to notify people. Not everyone will have apps and app notifications may or may not work at best.

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#2442798 21-Mar-2020 12:22

DjShadow:

Yeah but using the CD alert system means people will get the message regardless unless they have an older phone and/or older Android/iOS

Very true

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#2442799 21-Mar-2020 12:23

What I would like to see supermarkets do is pull aside those people whose trolleys are full of goods where it doesn't look like they are shopping normally. Psychologically if people know they may be pulled aside it may mean others think again about how they are shopping.

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