Octopus Overlords

Defiant wrote:I remember hearing that China built two new hospitals in two weeks in response to the crisis. Wonder what the possibility that we could do the same (we can just use gold to speed them up and have them completed next turn, right?)- and if there's any moves to do that.

Isgrimnur wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:45 pm

Defiant wrote:I remember hearing that China built two new hospitals in two weeks in response to the crisis. Wonder what the possibility that we could do the same (we can just use gold to speed them up and have them completed next turn, right?)- and if there's any moves to do that.

But who’s going to staff them, kid? You?

Neither the CDC nor the coronavirus task force chaired by Pence would say who made the decision to forgo the WHO test that so many other countries accepted and used.

It will eventually come out.

Smoove_B wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:25 pm https://twitter.com/HeidiNBC/status/1237158783027159048

Neither the CDC nor the coronavirus task force chaired by Pence would say who made the decision to forgo the WHO test that so many other countries accepted and used.

It will eventually come out.

Article via Politico.

Daehawk wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:55 pm They say there are 500 known cases. My feeling is there are over 3000 unknown already.

Defiant wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:13 pm I remember hearing that China built two new hospitals in two weeks in response to the crisis. Wonder what the possibility that we could do the same (we can just use gold to speed them up and have them completed next turn, right?)- and if there's any moves to do that.

Smoove_B wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:25 pm https://twitter.com/HeidiNBC/status/1237158783027159048

Neither the CDC nor the coronavirus task force chaired by Pence would say who made the decision to forgo the WHO test that so many other countries accepted and used.

It will eventually come out.

Article via Politico.

Everything you need to know about the Chinese coronavirus can be found on one, regularly-updated website:

LordMortis wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:08 am Pence then closed the meeting with a prayer for all of those affected before attending debriefing with the President in preparation for his meeting with top WallStreet executives. (If it's not obvious that I'm making that up, well, I'm making it up. It's getting harder and harder to find that perfect edge between cynicism and what's really going on)

$iljanus wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:58 am Dow is going up which to Trump is probably mission accomplished since the stock market is his barometer for all things. Can't wait to hear the circle jerkers praising him for his decisive leadership from the back nine.

Octavious wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:52 am Only like +300 now, but ya I have no idea why anyone would react to the nonsense he spouts. If we did everything he said there would be zero money coming in. This country is going to be a smoking crater if he gets another 4 years.

Spoiler:

Narrator: 4-years later the country was a smoking crater.

Octavious wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:52 am Only like +300 now, but ya I have no idea why anyone would react to the nonsense he spouts. If we did everything he said there would be zero money coming in. This country is going to be a smoking crater if he gets another 4 years.

President Trump confirms our scoop from last week that the White House is looking at special federal relief for the hotel, cruise, and airline industries amid the coronavirus downturn

El Guapo wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:28 am I will say, while obviously the administration's response to the coronavirus has been woefully deficient, I do at least feel grateful that Trump doesn't seem to have discovered the civil liberties restrictions that he could plausibly impose in connection with an epidemic.

Dogstar wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:03 pm

El Guapo wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:28 am I will say, while obviously the administration's response to the coronavirus has been woefully deficient, I do at least feel grateful that Trump doesn't seem to have discovered the civil liberties restrictions that he could plausibly impose in connection with an epidemic.

Not that I'm wild about siding with the Trump administration if they do impose restrictions that impinge on civil liberties, but isn't restriction of movement and association (although Constitutionally-nightmarish) one of the ways to fight Corona and reduce potential deaths?

naednek wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:40 pm

ImLawBoy wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:07 am

GungHo wrote: Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:46 pm Well along with continuing to make us work on Christmas and Thanksgiving, the children's hospital I work for us continuing to make us take care of patients.

We did get some extra wipes to clean stuff though so that's...exciting?

I'll probably get this thing and it probably won't make me very sick. Probably.
What you gonna do?

This is a super fun time to have a kid currently in the midst of an extended stay in the hospital (on day 9, expected to go into next week). I visit daily, but I'm gearing up for my full time shift over the weekend. On the plus side, he's in isolation so everyone gowns up when they come in - maybe that will protect us?

Looks like we're in the same boat.. Day 18 here. And we had a patient who died of the Corona Virus in the hospital last week.

stessier wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:36 am There aren't any US cruise lines, are there? I know a bunch have their headquarters here, but all the ships are registered elsewhere.

The optics of bailing out foreign cruise lines while farmers continue to suffer depressed prices due to China are interesting.

Washington state Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) says her constituents aren't getting coronavirus test results for days after being tested.

CDC Director Redfield responds that there is "not enough equipment, not enough people, not enough internal capacity."

Smoove_B wrote:By the way, it's been almost a week since NJ sent our first set of presumptive positive cases for the CDC to verify and we've yet to hear back. Normal turnaround should be 24-72 hours. Apparently we're not alone:

https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/1 ... 4208012288

Washington state Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) says her constituents aren't getting coronavirus test results for days after being tested.

CDC Director Redfield responds that there is "not enough equipment, not enough people, not enough internal capacity."

LawBeefaroni wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:20 pm

stessier wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:36 am There aren't any US cruise lines, are there? I know a bunch have their headquarters here, but all the ships are registered elsewhere.

The optics of bailing out foreign cruise lines while farmers continue to suffer depressed prices due to China are interesting.

Carnival is headquartered in Florida. It's not a foreign line. Its corporate parent is also headquartered in he US, though it does have a lot of foreign lines too.

stessier wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:45 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:20 pm

stessier wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:36 am There aren't any US cruise lines, are there? I know a bunch have their headquarters here, but all the ships are registered elsewhere.

The optics of bailing out foreign cruise lines while farmers continue to suffer depressed prices due to China are interesting.

Carnival is headquartered in Florida. It's not a foreign line. Its corporate parent is also headquartered in he US, though it does have a lot of foreign lines too.

Interesting - I thought it was Norwegian, like many of the others. Thanks.

It has 26 vessels and is the largest fleet in the Carnival group.[3] The ships fly flags of convenience: 18 of the ships fly the Panama flag, six that of the Bahamas and two that of Malta.

El Guapo wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:04 pm It is. And it may well be justifiable or even necessary. But god, can you imagine how Trump would use and abuse that authority?

Isgrimnur wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:52 pm

stessier wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:45 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:20 pm

stessier wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:36 am There aren't any US cruise lines, are there? I know a bunch have their headquarters here, but all the ships are registered elsewhere.

The optics of bailing out foreign cruise lines while farmers continue to suffer depressed prices due to China are interesting.

Carnival is headquartered in Florida. It's not a foreign line. Its corporate parent is also headquartered in he US, though it does have a lot of foreign lines too.

Interesting - I thought it was Norwegian, like many of the others. Thanks.

Wiki

It has 26 vessels and is the largest fleet in the Carnival group.[3] The ships fly flags of convenience: 18 of the ships fly the Panama flag, six that of the Bahamas and two that of Malta.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), also known in short as Norwegian, is a cruise line founded in 1966 and based in the United States.
...
As of December 2019, Norwegian Cruise Line operates 17 cruise ships, with six on order. It has also previously owned or operated 19 other ships. All its ships are flagged to the Bahamas, except for the Pride of America, which operates cruises within the United States and is flagged and registered in the US, as well as being owned by a US-registered subsidiary, NCL America.

ImLawBoy wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:14 pm

naednek wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:40 pm

ImLawBoy wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:07 am

GungHo wrote: Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:46 pm Well along with continuing to make us work on Christmas and Thanksgiving, the children's hospital I work for us continuing to make us take care of patients.

We did get some extra wipes to clean stuff though so that's...exciting?

I'll probably get this thing and it probably won't make me very sick. Probably.
What you gonna do?

This is a super fun time to have a kid currently in the midst of an extended stay in the hospital (on day 9, expected to go into next week). I visit daily, but I'm gearing up for my full time shift over the weekend. On the plus side, he's in isolation so everyone gowns up when they come in - maybe that will protect us?

Looks like we're in the same boat.. Day 18 here. And we had a patient who died of the Corona Virus in the hospital last week.

It's kind of funny/scary how often our boys seem to be hospitalized at the same time. Saw in the other thread that you're hoping to be released soon. We're hoping for Thursday, which puts us at around 16 days total. You win this time, Naednek! (At least I hope we go home then and you win for longer stay!)

Asked if he's been briefed that up to 100M could ultimately be exposed, Trump: "I've been briefed on every contingency you could possibly imagine. Many contingencies. A lot of positive. Different numbers, all different numbers, very large numbers, and some small numbers too."