OHIO response to COVID19

jdMyers

All schools are closed k12 thru college.  Possible until next year, past thinking of opening before summer.  They are considering closing all restaurants and bars.  Starting sunday at 9pm all lobbies of sit down restaurants are closed.  Pickup or delivery only.

All large gathering facilities parks, etc are closed.  You cant buy meat, toilet paper and hand sanitizer

With that said, why is ALL STORES out of lump charcoal.  wth.  You can go in any store and find veggies, fruit and nuts, but make sure you know a farmer to buy cow.

jd

alaskanassasin

Apparently Ohio being a leader in Coronavirus response has gone to Dewines head.

alaskanassasin

Going out tomorrow for masa and garlic

alaskanassasin

I recall him saying 100,000 people in Ohio are possibly infected. He must be backed by CNN

rcone

This is going to destroy many more lives then this virus will effect.

thetrim

In Florida, kids are off school until Mar 30 with some rumors that they're looking to see if it would be possible to extend it for the rest of the semester. 

Botch

lkapigian

California just did the same..

lentsboy007

People who know more about government than me.... how can a governor shut down all privately owned restaurants ? Illinois Gov did it too. How can they do that to a privately owned business ?

Gulfcoastguy

lentsboy007 said:

People who know more about government than me.... how can a governor shut down all privately owned restaurants ? Illinois Gov did it too. How can they do that to a privately owned business ?

Laws for emergencies were granted by the legislatures way back when. They delegated the power to the governor.

dmchicago

Schools OUT For Summer!

Botch

Gulfcoastguy said:

lentsboy007 said:

People who know more about government than me.... how can a governor shut down all privately owned restaurants ? Illinois Gov did it too. How can they do that to a privately owned business ?

Laws for emergencies were granted by the legislatures way back when. They delegated the power to the governor.

The state also holds their business licenses.  

lousubcap

I am happy to admit that our system of governance is intended to keep the Fed's from over-arching intrusion.  The whole deal here for me is to look at each state responding as a country in other societies.  So you will likely get 50 different initial approaches but as this moves forward all will likely land in the same place.  That place is pretty ugly right now but given the unknowns and the inability to determine the true magnitude of the scope and rate of advance, I would suggest to "fasten your seat belt as this is gonna be one he!! of a ride."
I hope I am totally wrong here.

JohnInCarolina

A bit of perspective:

Botch

JohnInCarolina said:

A bit of perspective:

Can you say "exponential growth"?  

Spaightlabs

JohnInCarolina said:

A bit of perspective:

Stop trying to make sense.  It doesn't fit with the Trish Regan, Hannity. Limbaugh fever-dream conspiracy fantasy.

Trump's 'uncle' was a janitor or something at MIT so he knows so much more about this type stuff than anyone else.

HeavyG

Today, Virginia Governor Northam banned events of more than 100 people. Also today, the CDC made an official recommendation that all gatherings of more than 50 people be canceled for the next 8 weeks.

Would be nice if all these state/federal officials would set up a coordinating/clearing house for the best way to respond.

thetrim

It would be nice if people just chilled at home for a few weeks and limited trips away as much as possible. 

We shouldn’t need a National lockdown and martial law for people to responsibly self isolate.  

jdMyers

those folks that depend on the type of work being cancelled or closed, wonder what the relief is for those who wont be able to pay rent

ColtsFan

thetrim said:

It would be nice if people just chilled at home for a few weeks and limited trips away as much as possible. 

We shouldn’t need a National lockdown and martial law for people to responsibly self isolate.  

I agree. Just drove past a park a couple hours ago. Probably 50 kids on the playground equipment and another 20 playing basketball.

You have to assume the majority of people are idiots, which is sad

ColtsFan

IU just announced they're Extending spring break one week. Rest of semester online starting 3/30. Closing the dorms. Just got the email

Lit

thetrim said:

It would be nice if people just chilled at home for a few weeks and limited trips away as much as possible. 

We shouldn’t need a National lockdown and martial law for people to responsibly self isolate.  

But we still need people to get it just not everyone at once. If all the 20-40 year old could get it first and develop antibodies for a year then they can’t get it again this would end quick. 

alaskanassasin

jdMyers said:

those folks that depend on the type of work being cancelled or closed, wonder what the relief is for those who wont be able to pay rent

 It sounds like they are working on a welfare program for that 

Spaightlabs

alaskanassasin said:

jdMyers said:

those folks that depend on the type of work being cancelled or closed, wonder what the relief is for those who wont be able to pay rent

 It sounds like they are working on a welfare program for that 

Gotta take care of oil and gas companies first though.

YukonRon

alaskanassasin said:

I recall him saying 100,000 people in Ohio are possibly infected. He must be backed by CNN

It was an interview on Fox

caliking

alaskanassasin said:

I recall him saying 100,000 people in Ohio are possibly infected. He must be backed by CNN

We may never know, if the policy of testing people only if they are symptomatic continues. That’s not smart, to put it simply. 

YukonRon

Read some things today, an article in the Boston Globe, about Italy in a plea to the ROW, to take steps they did not.

That combined with the post by JIC, on the stats of COVID19, and from our family in Italy, this is basically the fan has already been hit months ago.

I am thinking the world will respond differently when China, or any country says this is real deal.

Pandemic is a very outdated term.

alaskanassasin

It looks like he just closed restaurants and bars with the exception of drive through.

Botch

HeavyG said:
Would be nice if all these state/federal officials would set up a coordinating/clearing house for the best way to respond.

The fed used to do that.  The orange cantaloupe has destroyed that now, along with his disciples.  

Botch

Lit said:

thetrim said:

It would be nice if people just chilled at home for a few weeks and limited trips away as much as possible. 

We shouldn’t need a National lockdown and martial law for people to responsibly self isolate.  

But we still need people to get it just not everyone at once. If all the 20-40 year old could get it first and develop antibodies for a year then they can’t get it again this would end quick. 

Mmm, not quite.  Flu viruses (viri?) morph every season, which is why we have different flu shots, every season.
Plus, if every 20-40 year old got it, for a year, are they forbidden to visit, much less hug, their parents/grandparents for said year?  

Botch

thetrim said:

It would be nice if people just chilled at home for a few weeks and limited trips away as much as possible. 

We shouldn’t need a National lockdown and martial law for people to responsibly self isolate.  

Agreed, but people panic and buy up all the TP, and bottled water, so depending on people won't work.  At all.