Coronavirus

[Highlander]

I moved to BC two years ago, impossible to get a Doctor here. What BS on what we pay for healthcare, no frikken doctors.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

https://twitter.com/ikaveri/status/1239660248207589383
Did Skynet/Agent Smith/Ultron/Thanos have a point?

I've been in Seattle for 25 years and am seeing mountains I've never seen before.

 

[WAYNEINIONA]

The Canadian population has grown faster than the supply of Doctors. Unfortunately we can't clone them.

 

[dappleganger]

I moved to BC two years ago, impossible to get a Doctor here. What BS on what we pay for healthcare, no frikken doctors.

Canada has as many doctors as the US per capita.

 

[Bates]

I moved to BC two years ago, impossible to get a Doctor here. What BS on what we pay for healthcare, no frikken doctors.

Canada has as many doctors as the US per capita.

We really should aim higher than the US as a comparable.

 

[dappleganger]

I moved to BC two years ago, impossible to get a Doctor here. What BS on what we pay for healthcare, no frikken doctors.

Canada has as many doctors as the US per capita.

We really should aim higher than the US as a comparable.

I think if you look at the US spending way more than any other nation on health care, it?s not a bad comparison in that regard.

Or put another way, the US spends about twice as much on health care than Canada, same amount of doctors per person.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

I moved to BC two years ago, impossible to get a Doctor here. What BS on what we pay for healthcare, no frikken doctors.

Canada has as many doctors as the US per capita.

We really should aim higher than the US as a comparable.

I've spent equal time in both countries. I'll take my chances in the US.

 

[Kin]

Let's hope that, regardless of how this plays out, it really spurs investment in public services that brings our capabilities more into line with the countries who are handling this the best.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Ex-NBA player speaks out about preferential Coronavirus testing for athletes:

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[Bates]

I moved to BC two years ago, impossible to get a Doctor here. What BS on what we pay for healthcare, no frikken doctors.

Canada has as many doctors as the US per capita.

We really should aim higher than the US as a comparable.

I've spent equal time in both countries. I'll take my chances in the US.

The comparison was in level of doctor service, 30% of Americans have almost no access to service.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Hayley Wickenheiser blasts IOC for giving the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games the go-ahead:

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[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/SusanDelacourt/status/1240290465355792385

 

[Highlander]

Interesting question, when they close all shopping to grocery stores and pharmacy's how will people get their booze, or will Liquor stores be exempt?  People will want to keep their tipple. 

 

[Kin]

Interesting question, when they close all shopping to grocery stores and pharmacy's how will people get their booze, or will Liquor stores be exempt?  People will want to keep their tipple.

Why should anyone care anymore that you want a scotch and soda than someone else wants to buy a new pair of sneakers? 

Taking this seriously means making sacrifices on all of our parts.

 

[L K]

Interesting question, when they close all shopping to grocery stores and pharmacy's how will people get their booze, or will Liquor stores be exempt?  People will want to keep their tipple.

Why should anyone care anymore that you want a scotch and soda than someone else wants to buy a new pair of sneakers? 

Taking this seriously means making sacrifices on all of our parts.

I mean there is certainly an issue with people who are confirmed alcoholics with alcohol withdrawal.  If you can't get your shoe fetish fix it might make you a little annoyed but we could still end up with people flooding ERs with the DTs and seizures.  So it is a bit of a legitimate dilemma in terms of how we mitigate that risk.

As for people moping about not having a case of beer to watch replay of the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals however....

 

[Kin]

I mean there is certainly an issue with people who are confirmed alcoholics with alcohol withdrawal.  If you can't get your shoe fetish fix it might make you a little annoyed but we could still end up with people flooding ERs with the DTs and seizures.  So it is a bit of a legitimate dilemma in terms of how we mitigate that risk.

Fair point. I didn't consider that. I suppose how we mitigate all health concerns so that hospitals can devote as much space/attention to COVID patients as possible is something to think about.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Interesting question, when they close all shopping to grocery stores and pharmacy's how will people get their booze, or will Liquor stores be exempt?  People will want to keep their tipple.

Why should anyone care anymore that you want a scotch and soda than someone else wants to buy a new pair of sneakers? 

Taking this seriously means making sacrifices on all of our parts.

I mean there is certainly an issue with people who are confirmed alcoholics with alcohol withdrawal.  If you can't get your shoe fetish fix it might make you a little annoyed but we could still end up with people flooding ERs with the DTs and seizures.  So it is a bit of a legitimate dilemma in terms of how we mitigate that risk.

Purchase at grocery stores that sell booze?

 

[princedpw]

Are they recommending everyone to socially distance themselves?

in Sweden? If so, depends really, on buses and trains, they've recommended to keep a distance. They've recommended to not have large gatherings, parties or something similar. When i'm out I don't see any big groups, most people seem to keep away a bit, so based on what I see people in general seem to understand that they should keep away from eachother. I predict that all schools will be shut down this week, but i'm not sure. The one leading the "expert" authority here on the matter has been under a lot of fire not only in Sweden but abroad as well for not taking more aggressive actions, but he has also been praised by other countries for being more scientific and not giving into policy, which makes me a bit confused. One thing that makes it complicated here is that the authorities here in Sweden are independent, so the courts etc can not be controlled by the government. The government with the current laws can not decide to shut down all school for example.

I find that so bizarre. Anyone working in epidemiology I've listened to thus far has said speed is of utmost importance and the perfect is the enemy of the good. We'll see what happens but this ain't no picnic for young people, and many young people like myself also have underlying conditions, which I think is missing from that equation.

Rumour has it that they will vote on a law on thursday and shut down all schools starting from monday. There are things I can be critical of here, one thing is only talking about old people. My sister's daughter has a very serious condition and she is still in school, which makes me worried and my sister furious. They talk about protecting all risk groups, but haven't focused on the younger with underlying conditions, which I don't support. Personally I try to keep a distance to people, I feel fine but you never know and both of my parents are 70+ so I might have to do some grocery shopping, we talk on the phone every day just to be sure.

The thing about this situation is that everyone's fate is intertwined.  All measures to combat the virus work best if every member of society regardless of one's age, social status or health pull in the same direction together.  The best thing you can do for yourself is also the best thing you can do for your neighbors.

 

[Arn]

Concerning developments in Asia

The number of coronavirus cases has spiked across Asia, crushing hopes that the region had contained the outbreak.

Officials in South Korea, Taiwan and parts of China and south-east Asia are rushing through new measures after a second wave of new infections following weeks of declines.

Experts say the sudden increase in cases has revealed the limits of both China?s sweeping lockdown of citizens and of the massive public testing and social distancing campaigns rolled out across Asia.

But it also highlights growing anxieties about new cases coming from abroad. The number of so-called imported infections has risen sharply as people flee the escalating coronavirus outbreak in Europe.

?What many people hadn?t recognised is that it is only a temporary success, it is not a permanent success? said Ben Cowling, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Hong Kong.

From:
https://www.ft.com/content/859e9336-68db-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75?segmentId=63bac0e6-3d28-36b1-7417-423982f60790

 

[princedpw]

Darn.