on coping with C19 lockdown

[18.99s]

This is a great video, (came out quite a while ago this summer) and it does dispel a number of myths, namely that the filter needs to be tight enough to catch individual virus "germs". It does not need to be that fine by a long shot. The virus is already residing on its own droplet that is 100-1000x the size of the virus "cell". Catch the droplet and the job is done.

In addition, in most fabrics the space between fibers will be smaller than the width of each fiber, so in a multi-layer mask the fibers of the second or third layer can cover most of the gaps exposed in the first layer.

[tandfman]

Headline - Baltimore Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers game moved to Tuesday; Ravens-Dallas Cowboys game moved to Dec. 7

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30401833/sources-baltimore-ravens-pittsburgh-steelers-game-moved-tuesday-due-coronavirus

[jeremyp]

Covid-19 is disproportionately killing minorities – including young people of colour. Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native youth constitute only 41% of the under-21 US population but comprise about 75% of all pediatric Covid-19 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/28/systemic-racism-cost-14-year-old-honestie-hodges-her-life

[Halfmiler2]

Japan’s National Police Academy released numbers that COVID-19 has claimed 2,000 lives in 2020 but suicide has claimed 17,000 lives.

[user4]

In addition, in most fabrics the space between fibers will be smaller than the width of each fiber, so in a multi-layer mask the fibers of the second or third layer can cover most of the gaps exposed in the first layer.

I'm not sure that is even necessary, though it may improve performance. Of course there are two competing goals, 1) flow rate and 2) capture rate at a given particle size. These kinds of filters need multiple layers of fibers in a random or regular lattice that forces the particles to collide with the sticky fibers. The " sticky" part is necessary.

[TN1965]

Japan’s National Police Academy released numbers that COVID-19 has claimed 2,000 lives in 2020 but suicide has claimed 17,000 lives.

If the total for the year stays below 20,000, that would be the first time since 1976. (The annual number peaked at 34,427 in 2007, and has been declining. There were 20.169 suicides in Japan last year.) However, the number usually goes up significantly in December.

[TN1965]

Swedish government sidelines epidemiologist who steered country's no lockdown experiment as deaths rise

The high-profile epidemiologist who led Sweden's no lock-down strategy in the spring appears to be being sidelined by the government after his prediction that greater immunity would mean a lighter second wave proved badly wrong.

https://news.yahoo.com/swedish-government-sidelines-epidemiologist-steered-102636440.html

[tandfman]

Right....

Noem blames surge in cases on testing as hospitals fill

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday blamed South Dakota’s recent surge in coronavirus cases on an increase in testing, even as the state saw a new high in the number of people hospitalized by the virus.

There are currently no open general-care hospital beds in the southeastern part of the state, which contains the two largest hospitals, according to the Department of Health. Hospitals are dealing with both an increase in COVID-19 patients and people needing other medical care. The hospitals in Sioux Falls do have about 41% of their Intensive Care Units available.

The Republican governor did not explain how an increase in hospitalizations would be connected to an increase in testing.

https://apnews.com/article/virus-out...764f3ecb4e1cb5

The Onion's take on the situation in South Dakota:

Headline - South Dakota Unveils New ‘Come Die Here’ Tourism Campaign

https://www.theonion.com/south-dakot...pai-1845751266

[bhall]

Related to a tandfman post in the memes thread -

Yesterday (Sunday after Thanksgiving) I went and did a long bike ride in the North Georgia mountains. I expected to be stuck in traffic heading back into Atlanta at 5PM. I was not. Fastest I've ever gotten from B to A for that drive.

[gh]

Santa Clara County (think Silicon Valley) has imposed a 3-week ban on all contact sports, including practice. And has instituted a rule that if you come into the county from farther than 150M away it's a mandatory 14-day quarantine.

So the 49ers are pulling up stakes (probably Arizona) and spending at least 3 weeks living somewhere else.

Obviously, Stanford and San José State don't have that option.

[Atticus]

Obviously, Stanford and San José State don't have that option.

Yikes!

Both Stanford and San Jose State left the county to train ahead of their seasons. Stanford practiced for five days at Woodside High School in neighboring San Mateo County. At the time, Stanford coach David Shaw said he had multiple fallback plans if the Cardinal had to move during the season.

When they get back from the UW game Saturday, will they be in quarantine at school for 2 weeks??!! They have a home game with OreSt in that time. The whole team must be on-line learning.

[Atticus]

meanwhile, at the pharmacy ("severe" being the key word).....Moderna's Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate 100% Effective at Preventing Severe COVID-19[/url]

I find that absurd. So NO ONE will die of Covid if they get that vaccine? Impossible.

[gh]

from an opinion column this morning in SF Chron.....

<<The crazed insistence on playing sports as the pandemic surges looks stranger and stranger. At UCLA, registered nurses protested the fact that the athletic department conducted 1,248 tests in a single week but health care workers at the university hospitals have been denied testing. National Nurses United, the nation’s largest RN union, released a survey of more than 15,000 members: Two-thirds reported never having been tested. Yet, the NFL is administering about 40,000 tests every two weeks.

Do you think our priorities might be a bit skewed? The 49ers are paying the price for a county trying to do the right thing.>>

[J Rorick]

Santa Clara County has instituted a rule that if you come into the county from farther than 150M away it's a mandatory 14-day quarantine.

So how do they plan to enforce this? Are we allowed to drive through the County on 280 or 101? What about folks who fly into San jose or drive into Santa Clara County after flying into SFO or Oakland? Just wondering.

[Halfmiler2]

NJ Governor Murphy who had already cut outdoor events from 500 to 150, cut them further to 25. Weddings, funerals, religious & political events, and college and pro sports are exempt.

Indoor HS and Youth Sports are banned from this Friday until at least January 2nd.