Coronavirus ~ COVID-19

[firegal]

The mayor of seattle closed all the major city parks starting tonite due to folks having gatherings.....like BBQ,s lock em up!

[jools66]

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to ask if all of you are safe and sound.
Here in the uk today we have had our highest death rate figures in one day. Over 980 people.
I hope that all of you are staying as safe as you possibly can.
Like other countries we have had some idiots who have thought they can just go about without a care in the world as normal.
Please stay at home if you can, because this isn't going away for a very long time.
Let me know how you are, especially the people i have chatted to on here.
Love to you all xx

[Kelt]

Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android

Potentially a huge step forward in the fight against COVID-19

*If the link doesn’t work this article is from The Verge. Similar story also on Bloomberg.

While I understand the reasoning and logic (probable necessity) behind this, the privacy advocate within me is squirming.

[~ocean]

hi everyone humans can be very ignorant ~ being on the coast people think they can flood our beaches and its distance enough from each other. Till they go back to their cars . The parking lots and side streets had become full by 9 AM ~ 2 weeks ago they blocked the parking lots and mounted police ~ had to be enforced breaking up gatherings on the beaches, and side street parking are getting ticketed. They closed up all parks and tied off basketball hoops ~ people were not listening. the traffic is busy on nice days because people need to get out ~ that's understandable but no gatherings permitted. The restaurants are still doing a lot of take out business , there is always main roads u can stop and eat by the water . They also enforced discarding's of gloves and masks on the side of the road, and in parking lots, the fines are huge ! hopefully with these rules they have set people will learn how to act . I don't agree with re-opening the workforce . There is too much disease out there . In my own personal opinion no bat caused this virus I will always believe it is chemical warfare. Trump is one of a few very evil leaders. His behavior prior to this pandemic and the warnings that were made , that HE knew of , weren't of a diseased bat. Like I said it's my own personal belief.

[Kätzchen]

Just got back from my day of errands and exercise. I picked up not only the stuff I needed at the grocery store, but picked up items for four other tenants in our building who are elderly and handicapped and dropped by the pharmacy for all of us.

So far, out here where I live, people are staying home, limiting our social activities to coordinated efforts to do everything in one fell swoop (for as many people as we can - not everybody here drives a car or has a way to take the bus). So I feel good about doing my part to not only help ensure safety for others but for myself too.

I'd LOVE to go visit my favorite place on the beach (just got an email from them) and my heart goes out to the owners of the condos where I love to stay.

Thankfully, we get it, out here in our tiny small community.




PS/ That is super worrisome Kelt, the covid tracking app for iOS and android phones.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Originally Posted by Kelt

Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android

Potentially a huge step forward in the fight against COVID-19

*If the link doesn’t work this article is from The Verge. Similar story also on Bloomberg.

While I understand the reasoning and logic (probable necessity) behind this, the privacy advocate within me is squirming.

It worries me too, but it will probably do more good than harm. I don't really care if the government knows how many times a week I go to the grocery store. And if I ever join the Young Communist Witches for Saving The Whales, I will leave my phone at home when I go to meetings.

Plus, it won't take long after it comes out for somebody to hack it.

[ksrainbow]

https://www.unacast.com/covid19/soci...ing-scoreboard

The state I reside uses their "statistics" to send reprimands.

ks-

[ksrainbow]

Originally Posted by ksrainbow

https://www.unacast.com/covid19/soci...ing-scoreboard

The state I reside uses their "statistics" to send reprimands.

ks-

This app is interactive: find your state and then your county. What *grade* is acceptable?

ks-

[Bèsame*]

[BullDog]

I just heard 25% of positive COVID-19 cases in New Mexico are Native Americans (6% of the population). The virus is definitely hitting communities of color all across the country disproportionately hard.

[homoe]

SEATTLE -- Picture perfect weather this Easter holiday weekend could drive more people outside and to local parks and beaches. Local leaders say many people have not been listening to social distancing guidelines and still have been gathering recently in groups at parks. To slow the possible spread of COVID-19, city leaders shut down 15 major beaches and city parks in Seattle until Monday morning.

Well this didn't work out so well now did it!

On the news they showed people still gathering around Green Lake, Gas Works, and of course on Alki! Now why on earth is the Mayor willing to lift the ban come Monday morning when this weeks temps are forecasted for more high 60's and Thursday and Friday possibly reaching 70!

[FireSignFemme]

Benton and Franklin Counties
Confirmed 259
Probable 119
Deaths 27
https://www.bfhd.wa.gov/programs_ser...-19_case_count

[homoe]

Originally Posted by homoe

SEATTLE -- Picture perfect weather this Easter holiday weekend could drive more people outside and to local parks and beaches. Local leaders say many people have not been listening to social distancing guidelines and still have been gathering recently in groups at parks. To slow the possible spread of COVID-19, city leaders shut down 15 major beaches and city parks in Seattle until Monday morning.

Well this didn't work out so well now did it!

On the news they showed people still gathering around Green Lake, Gas Works, and of course on Alki! Now why on earth is the Mayor willing to lift the ban come Monday morning when this weeks temps are forecasted for more high 60's and Thursday and Friday possibly reaching 70!

On Saturday at Alki Beach Park, several Parks employees gently and sporadically encouraged people to leave the beach. But during the late afternoon, there were more than two dozen violators on the long, sandy stretch. By Sunday afternoon, there were about 60 people in clusters no larger than four along the half-mile sandy stretch northeast of the Alki Beach Bathhouse. A few placards planted in the sand directed people not to gather in groups, but there were no obvious signs that the park was closed. A couple of police officers stood by the bike path in case they were needed, but no one appeared to be enforcing the city’s order by directing people to leave the park. Some people interviewed at closed parks said they knew the parks were closed and broke the rules anyway.

What good is having a ban or rule if nobody is enforcing it...

[homoe]

Originally Posted by homoe

SEATTLE -- Picture perfect weather this Easter holiday weekend could drive more people outside and to local parks and beaches. Local leaders say many people have not been listening to social distancing guidelines and still have been gathering recently in groups at parks. To slow the possible spread of COVID-19, city leaders shut down 15 major beaches and city parks in Seattle until Monday morning.

Well this didn't work out so well now did it!

On the news they showed people still gathering around Green Lake, Gas Works, and of course on Alki! Now why on earth is the Mayor willing to lift the ban come Monday morning when this weeks temps are forecasted for more high 60's and Thursday and Friday possibly reaching 70!

No word yet if the Mayor is going to continue the ban seeing there is nothing but picture perfect weather forcasted for the entire week ahead.IF she does, lets hope her and her team have up with a few ideas on how to enforce it!

[homoe]

Originally Posted by firegal

The mayor of seattle closed all the major city parks starting tonite due to folks having gatherings.....like BBQ,s lock em up!

Fire, I don't get she wasn't more proactive! Hell she knew warm weather was coming DAYS ago! AND then to add insult to injury, she puts it in effect starting tonight at 11 pm when all the idiots will have spent the day congregating either in the parks on down on Alki....