Coronavirus - Overall
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@barbarian given what i am hearing about hosipitality restrictions your decision may be made for you
i feel for you mate, this fucking sucks
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@R-L said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian live stream it, we will all watch!
We've thought of that given a number of family can't attend, but there isn't much phone reception at the venue so it's not possible. Probably a good thing knowing some of the degenerates that prowl this site.
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian given what i am hearing about hosipitality restrictions your decision may be made for you
In a way that's not the worst thing. I think there would be a bit of relief on our part if the Government stepped in and banned it. Takes the decision out of our hands.
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@barbarian said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@R-L said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian live stream it, we will all watch!
We've thought of that given a number of family can't attend, but there isn't much phone reception at the venue so it's not possible. Probably a good thing knowing some of the degenerates that prowl this site.
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@barbarian looking at case numbers NSW as a state might still be just below the 1500 cases by the 27th which seems to be roughly when shutdowns start occuring. Australia as a whole are potentially looking to be around 4000. Maybe invest in some internet streaming and limit guests. Hell of a tough situation. It would almost be better if you didn't have the choice to make.
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@barbarian That is a really tough spot to be in. I would probably cull your guest list and just have immediate family. Get rid of the grog as that makes people hug, cuddle, sing and spit everywhere. Not sure how you enforce the no contact thing as everyone will be wanting to give you and the bride a cuddle and a kiss.
Lots of those food tables, buffets would be a breeding ground also.
Just look at that recent wedding at Stanwell Tops, 31 people now tested positive and the venue claiming nobody was sick at the time.
I dare say the govt may step in and solve this issue for you. You may then get a refund hopefully from venue etc.
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Guy I know in Singapore. -
I am not so sure if the virus is heat sensitive. but what i can say about Singapore is that we had experience SARS back when i was around 8 to 10 years old, so i experienced it first hand and we had to take temperature twice or thrice a day. Currently, the university that i am studying in requires everyone to take our temperature twice a day too, and most classes are switched to online classrooms.Also, because quite a few people died during the SARS period and our hospitals were overwhelmed back them, so our hospitals have been built to deal with pandemics like this. My sister works in clinical trials as a CRO and she can confirm this.
Singapore also does contact tracing to an almost extreme degree. I heard from my sister who has some friends working on contact tracing that they trace potential carriers of the virus not just down to the day; where you are on say jan 30 2020, its down to the minutes, like where were you on jan 30 2020, 11.32 am. This is done with the help of the police force in singapore.
On the other hand, over the past few days you see a surge in number of cases in Malaysia, Malaysia is likely even warmer than Singapore. so my view is that government intervention is the most important factor
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@chimoaus said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian That is a really tough spot to be in. I would probably cull your guest list and just have immediate family. Get rid of the grog as that makes people hug, cuddle, sing and spit everywhere. Not sure how you enforce the no contact thing as everyone will be wanting to give you and the bride a cuddle and a kiss.
Lots of those food tables, buffets would be a breeding ground also.
Just look at that recent wedding at Stanwell Tops, 31 people now tested positive and the venue claiming nobody was sick at the time.
I dare say the govt may step in and solve this issue for you. You may then get a refund hopefully from venue etc.
We're not big on spitting everywhere, but I take your point.
The Stanwell Tops wedding had a number of guests from the US who carried the virus, so we're a little different. But the same broad risks exist for sure.
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@Rembrandt said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian looking at case numbers NSW as a state might still be just below the 1500 cases by the 27th which seems to be roughly when shutdowns start occuring. Australia as a whole are potentially looking to be around 4000. Maybe invest in some internet streaming and limit guests. Hell of a tough situation. It would almost be better if you didn't have the choice to make.
Agree totally with the last sentence. It would be much better.
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@barbarian said in [Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World]
At the moment our plan is to lay out very carefully the risks of attending, and communicating that to our guests. We will ask anyone presenting any symptoms not to attend.
We obviously expect a fair few people not to attend, and that's fine. Just need to ensure everyone knows exactly what they are getting into at all times.
What about people who don't have any symptoms when they attend?
Perhaps you could have someone constantly spraying and wiping down all surfaces. (door handles, elevator buttons etc) + you all wear masks. Like a Coronavirus themed wedding.
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@pakman said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
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@Virgil said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
Thankfully it’s Friday here, hasn’t always been the easiest keep my mind on work. Kinda getting over this constant cleaning and using hand sanitiser 100 times a day.
Those of you in Europe and Asia hope you can keep hanging in there.
I’m hopeful here in NZ we don’t ‘catch up’ to the rest of the world, hoping no drastic action is needed.
Keep your chins up, keep drinking tea or anything harder if required... oh and I’ve heard crumpets are great in times like this too..Cheers Virg. The worst part is not knowing when the worst part is going to be.
Boris mentioned 12 weeks a few times tonight.
He was pressed to elaborate and looked stumped. There's still a lot of "let's hope all you people are sensible and take advice and we should be OK..." absolutely convinced they are now just going for hopes of herd immunity whether we like it or not.
Positive note, the "pregnancy test but with blood" sounds promising. He has a way with words old Boris, I'm almost warming to him now.Thought experiment. If all the over 70s were incarcerated and unable to interact with general public, would there be a problem with dropping all restrictions?
There would be lots of infections, and some under 70s would go to hospital, but such as I understand the stats the hospital system would cope. And economic impact would be fairly subdued.
Or are we in completely different place?
Some thoughts on this in here:
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@barbarian said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@Rembrandt said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian looking at case numbers NSW as a state might still be just below the 1500 cases by the 27th which seems to be roughly when shutdowns start occuring. Australia as a whole are potentially looking to be around 4000. Maybe invest in some internet streaming and limit guests. Hell of a tough situation. It would almost be better if you didn't have the choice to make.
Agree totally with the last sentence. It would be much better.
Immediate family and get someone to film. Lots of booze and food for yourselves to take home and share.
It was hell for my brother having to can their dream honeymoon 1 day in. This tops that.
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I just went to the supermarket and got the LAST pack of crumpets. I picked up a couple of packs of muffins and some hot cross buns so I should be OK, but the lack of crumpets was extremely distressing.
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@No-Quarter said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
I just went to the supermarket and got the LAST pack of crumpets. I picked up a couple of packs of muffins and some hot cross buns so I should be OK, but the lack of crumpets was extremely distressing.
Fuck what have we done.
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@No-Quarter I dont have any so be sure to share a photo of your masterpiece.
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@No-Quarter you should try lightly toasted brioche with peanut butter and maple syrup...
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@barbarian said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@barbarian given what i am hearing about hosipitality restrictions your decision may be made for you
In a way that's not the worst thing. I think there would be a bit of relief on our part if the Government stepped in and banned it. Takes the decision out of our hands.
Is it next Saturday? 8 days away? I reckon the decision will probably get taken out of your hands anyway.
My 2 cents is to assume that already and save yourself the agony, but I have no money or emotional investment in this like you do.
A lot of people won't come, and it won't be very festive.
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@Virgil said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
@No-Quarter said in Coronavirus - Overall/Rest of the World:
I just went to the supermarket and got the LAST pack of crumpets. I picked up a couple of packs of muffins and some hot cross buns so I should be OK, but the lack of crumpets was extremely distressing.
Fuck what have we done.
Do not despair.
Check with Jegga what Jerome was eating when they had breakfast in Wellington - crumpets or muffins (it couldn't have been hot cross buns because they were out of their harvest season at the time).
Muffins may well be more fashionable after all.