Ongoing coronavirus happenings

Here is the report that guides the thinking in the UK

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Yes, it’s getting coverage, but only about as much as the rest of the thousands of (well-deserved) Trump rage stories.

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Yes, the BBS alone has had MANY links to the various news stories about this horrible travesty of decency and diplomacy. I cannot even fathom how a mind works to think like that.

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Ground control to Covid-19…

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And that other jerk clearing his throat and giving the stink eye.

I usually just say “excuse me”.

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The term in Norwegian is unnskyld, but I’ve never heard anyone actually use it. The norm here is to clear your throat and give a look.

No need to personalize mate, we’re all just trying to get by during a pandemic.

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I imagine even the way he once played that… squeezebox… excited some out there.

Whut?

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“HELLOOOOOO dude: can you fuckin MOVE please?”

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You are thinking of “Dead Set”. So yes.

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https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Labor-and-Industry-Details.aspx?newsid=445

Pennsylvania Workers Affected by COVID-19 May be Eligible for Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation Benefits

Harrisburg, PA – Workers in Pennsylvania who are impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation benefits, Secretary of Labor & Industry (L&I) Jerry Oleksiak announced today.

Unemployment compensation claims should be submitted online for faster processing.

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The main types of NSAIDs include:

NSAIDs - NHS

that last bit about only “high dose” aspirin doesn’t make much sense to me :confused:

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Low dose aspirin is basically a blood thinner. It sabotages platelet function, but is not at high enough dose to act as an anti-inflammatory. The dose makes the poison, you know!

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An interesting table showing how bad it’s likely to be

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Plug in the 40-70% expected rate of infection and you can see how quickly this goes from scary to horrendous. 2 weeks to saturation, 3 to disaster. And waiting until things fall apart to try to get extra capacity in place will be disastrous. Thanks, Il Douche.

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I’m not sure what you are saying here. Did I misstate the recommendation?