Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Well, to say that something good could come from Corona is a stretch -- something akin to saying yea, Hitler was terrible but he gave us the Volkswagon! Yet as I drove to the store yesterday I saw families out walking the dogs (not just the woman of the house as is what I see mostly), and kids were playing BB on driveways, and I saw lots of people outside -- yea -- outside when NCAA basketball would keep a lot of them inside. Families are hunkering down inside in the evenings and watching movies together! My daughter, her son and fiancée, my wife and I watched Frozen II together! Too bad it took a disaster to get some of these things to transpire!

repleo Loc: Boston

Every cloud has a silver lining, but lets wait until everybody has been holed up together for a couple of weeks before we count our blessings.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

FotoHog Loc: on Cloud 9

True but you forgot CORONA BEER . . . . .

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Maybe the fools will realize that production of vital things needs to kept here in our country for emergencies.
China has threatened to cut off many of the drug ingredients that they now produce - which we used to make ourselves.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Drinking Corona and watching the kids play with BB guns... strange habits...

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Some perspective might be worth noting. On average:

Over 3500 people die in auto accidents — world wide — every day.
Over 36,500 people die of cardiovascular diseases — world wide — every day.
Over 26,000 people die of various cancers — world wide — every day.
Over 795 people die of seasonal flu — world wide — every day, although estimates are sketchy and reach up to double that number.

About 7100 people have died THIS YEAR from COVID-19/coronavirus. That’s around 95/day — world wide — so far. Yes, it will go up. But so far, it hasn't done nearly the damage as the items listed above. So far...

I don’t want to belittle ANY efforts to contain this, or any new disease, but rhetorically:

Is it worth tanking the global economy to contain it?

I don't think history will be kind to humanity’s overall panic response to this. Businesses are crippled. Much commerce has come to a standstill. Hoarding has become a real problem, and our prepper neighbors are buying guns and ammunition to protect their dog food and toilet paper.

At some point, leaders of all stripes will have to make some difficult decisions about moving forward. I don’t envy them.

FotoHog Loc: on Cloud 9

Didn't one of those leaders say we have nothing to fear but fear itself . . .

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

I think he said they were playing BB, not with BB. BasketBall?

I play with my BB gun. Shooting deer when they start chewing on my fruit trees. Not enough power to do any lasting damage, but they jump when I manage to hit them. Range around 20-30 yards.

And I prefer dark beer.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

The virus is new, nothing is known about it, so the long term effects are really unknown. Not counting local lockdowns, the global supply chain is being affected, partly because it started in China, which is the source of a lot of stuff. Will the global economy tank if we do nothing? Or will it burn itself out? The flu 100 years ago was pretty bad to start, but it quit for a while and then came back stronger.

So the UK is performing the experiment. Let everyone get it and see if they develop immunity.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

While your numbers may be correct, the thing tat sets Corona apart apparently is the incubation period and the fact it can be transmitted several days prior to someone developing symptoms. Without putting contact restrictions in place, this could overwhelm all our medical infrastructure to the point it could no longer help those who need that care the most. While to most young healthy people this is no more serious that a bad case of flu -- but to have those same healthy people carry and transmit the virus to elderly parents and grandparents, and to others who have a compromised immune system would be a very bad thing. If that were to happen, your numbers would need to be revised.

davesit Loc: Media, PA

A lot of people have been comparing the coronavirus with the swine flu, saying that the swine flu killed only 12,500 in the U.S. The swine flu infected 61 million American. Its fatality rate was 0.02%. The coronavirus' fatality rate is around 3.4% to date. If it infects 61 million people - and it is known to be very infectious - then more than 2 million Americans will die. I frankly think that with that much at stake, we must pull out all the stops to prevent it from flaring up. We have already lost valuable time by not taking harsher actions earlier.

Katydid Loc: Davis, CA

If you are feeling sad and lonesome due being voluntarily quarantined from others, just arrive at Costco a few minutes after opening at 10:00 a.m. You might be lucky to get a parking space, to be able to move freely around the aisles, skirting all the people, to find what you are desperately wanting to get. And you will see cashier lines stretching 2/3 of the way back into the store. Whew. People slowly marching down the aisles, speaking on their cell phones at the top of their lungs. Are their family and friends all deaf?

And in case you are bewildered as to why the toilet paper shortage and hoarding? Well, if you are going to buy six cases of water, you will surely need much extra t-p as a result. At least, we ladies will.

Going home to a quiet house with no other people but your family may seem so inviting . . . and hopefully you bought enough t-p and water so you don't have to return til next week.