Author Topic: How has Corona virus affected your life.  (Read 1744 times)

March 13, 2020, 01:27:19 PM
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Arseen

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Myself not that much.

Only 2 things thing directly affecting me:

As I have two weeks off from work (normal winter vacation... no snow though) I was planning on going to Estonia, but due to not so great lungs (minor astma that causes all influensas going directly to lungs and usually causing Pneumonia) I decided not to take that chance.
Luckily I didn't order the trip as ship companies have canceled the ferries due to Estonia (Finland too) declaring not quite marshall law but very hightened restrictions, and if I had taken the trip I would had to quarentee myself for 2 weeks before going to work (I work in healthcare with elderly folks, some very fragile as is).

Second thing was that we postponed my and my 2 sister's birthday dinner for a month due facts coming out if you read further.

My family has been affected little bit more:

Schools and daycare of kids of three of my siblings have been closed as precaution, and some teachers might actually be Corona positive either due traveling to Italy or their relatives doing that (flights to Italy from my town are quite popular as it and Germany are the only options during winter (apart from charter flight or two to Spain during the winter)).

One of my sisters was in Austria when Norwegian (air plane carrier/ company) this morning suddenly canceled their flights home, luckily they found alternate flights home.
But she is in quarantee for 2 weeks at home.

Shops here are quite quiet except one that had grand re-opening today.
Items that are more or less sold out are hand sanitizers, disposable gloves, masks, canned tuna and fancier toilet paper...

And today my other brother and one of my sisters heard that the car factory where they work might close for two weeks, but can be up to 3 months, due to parts not arriving from China.
And few very likely Corona positive workers in another department.

This and uncommonly warm winter (currently 30+ degrees warmer than it usually is) might allow me to do my room renovation early.
I started it last summer but due to helpers being buzy it got put on hold and now I'm planning doing even more complex renovation.

And as for confirmed cases there are 1 in my local town and 1 bit further away, both contained and probably cured as no additional infections have been confirmed in 1 week (except those teachers that might have it). No other cases withing 200 kilometers.
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March 13, 2020, 03:00:02 PM
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Thanks for the update.
I hope everything for everyone here goes safely and we all stay healthy.

Things are getting strange here at work now in Alabama.
We just converted all classes after the 30th to be online only for the rest of the semester.

March 13, 2020, 06:54:22 PM
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Both of my kids classes have been canceled for the rest of the month.  My wife works at the same school, but she still has to go in to help clean.  All sporting evens, and local events in the area have been canceled. 

I've been developing methods to work offsite (from my house) in the event that we are sent home.  I work at a hospital, so they certainly won't shut down, but they may require some employees to either work from home or not come in at all if their job is not directly involved with patients.  Not many cases in my area yet, but there has been a lot of preparation for it. 

Not much else to say outside of the nationwide stuff that is all over the news.  We are in pretty good shape to hunker down and "stay off the grid" for a few weeks if need be.  I'm not too worried on my end except for my parents who are in the high risk age group, but fortunately they are also well prepared to stay inside for a pretty
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March 13, 2020, 08:02:42 PM
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Same thing here in Illinois.  All the schools have been closed for the rest of the month...  My wife is going to go insane.
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March 14, 2020, 02:03:55 AM
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It hasn't affected me as far as anybody I know getting sick (so far only about a dozen known cases in the state I live in) but I have been incredibly busy at work. I work at Costco and we have been busier for the last two or three weeks but it was really bad yesterday and today. We had more people come in yesterday than any one day in the 10 years that my location has been open, including Black Friday/Christmas. I'm also very sick of people asking if we have toilet paper (or sanitizer, paper towels etc.)

March 14, 2020, 02:15:38 AM
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I'm also very sick of people asking if we have toilet paper (or sanitizer, paper towels etc.)
Put big poster on the front door saying if you don't see toilet paper (or sanitizer, paper towels etc.) we're probably out of it.
Should cut at least 5% of stupid questions.

March 14, 2020, 11:43:18 AM
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I haven't been affected by the Corona virus, thankfully. My mom and the rest of my family hasn't been affected either. It blows my mind how there are many more cases of people getting the Corona virus in Italy than in the USA. Many of the same things have been happening here in Sacramento, California. Schools and colleges have been closed, events have been canceled, and lots of people are staying home. My mom got angry when she tried to buy food at Trader Joe's yesterday. So much food has been sold out. I have been doing well at work and my coworkers have been feeling fine. I haven't heard anyone coughing or sneezing a lot. I have been taking precautions when I'm out and about, including work. I try to maintain a social distance of 6 feet. That's pretty hard to do even when you're on an airplane. Don't touch your face, nose, and eyes. Sneeze into your arm and not your hand. Wash your hands often for 20 seconds. When you get home, wash your hands first. I have done this ever since I was a kid. I'm not afraid of the Corona virus.

March 14, 2020, 12:14:27 PM
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NY is in a "state of emergency". Rumor has it that they might shut down public transportation soon. My job is already making arrangements for us to work 12 hour shifts daily for overtime. If anything comes out of this it's at least a fatter wallet lol. Joking aside I hope all you take care and hopefully aren't affected by the spread.
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March 14, 2020, 05:45:21 PM
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I'm also very sick of people asking if we have toilet paper (or sanitizer, paper towels etc.)
Put big poster on the front door saying if you don't see toilet paper (or sanitizer, paper towels etc.) we're probably out of it.
Should cut at least 5% of stupid questions.

No, it won't.  It'll probably increase the amount of stupid questions...  :(
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March 14, 2020, 07:46:52 PM
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Our Disney world trip got cancelled and Ohio schools are required to sit down for at least 3 weeks, so my wife and I are struggling to find people to watch our son on weekdays.

Could be way, WAY worse.

March 16, 2020, 05:32:53 AM
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The governor here is Illinois has ordered the closing of all bars and restaurants, we are living in surreal times.
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March 16, 2020, 11:06:22 AM
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And Finland is now under what closest can be described as marshal law. ::)
Bit overkill as normal infection law would have been good enough... altough this state of "marshal law" means that Goverment of Finland instead of each municipality takes care of the cost.

March 16, 2020, 01:44:15 PM
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Austria is more or less on lockdown since today. No schools, restaurants, shops (except for super markets, gas stations, pharmacies, banks and post offices) are open. All people are also advised to stay indoor as much as possible and avoid other persons. My whole company is on home office duty... All now for at least one week but possibly for much longer. Very strange times indeed.
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March 16, 2020, 02:28:00 PM
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Austria is more or less on lockdown since today. No schools, restaurants, shops (except for super markets, gas stations, pharmacies, banks and post offices) are open. All people are also advised to stay indoor as much as possible and avoid other persons. My whole company is on home office duty... All now for at least one week but possibly for much longer. Very strange times indeed.

Same here in France, but for minimum 2 weeks

March 16, 2020, 02:41:02 PM
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At the moment the only thing that has changed is my church has suspended sunday services, but I haven't checked the news to see what else has been canceled/closed

People seem to be a bit more selfish/crazy when it comes to food and cleaning products, lots of empty shelves when we went shopping today, and more cars on the road than I would expect for a Monday lunchtime