Dan Z wrote:One of the theories is that the spread of the coronavirus will be halted or diminished by the warm weather season - in much the same way that the flu virtually goes away in summer, or like the Spanish Flue pandemic that receded dramatically in the summer of 1918.
So much for summer saving us. Australia is going on lock down. This is from ABC
Victoria’s health authorities have released a list of 27 public exposure sites for coronavirus cases, including a number of events that drew thousands of people.
Key points:
* The Health Department has released a list of 27 locations where people may have been exposed to coronavirus
* Six new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Victoria on Wednesday, bringing the state’s total number to 27
* Victoria’s chief health officer said the coronavirus situation was “evolving rapidly, and we expect to see more and more cases of COVID-19”
* Locations and events listed include Sunday night’s T20 Cricket World Cup Final, the Rebels vs Lions rugby game at AAMI Park on Saturday evening, and La Trobe University’s Bundoora campus.
In relation to the T20 Cricket World Cup Final at the MCG, which drew crowds of more than 86,000 people, authorities specified the exposure site as the MCC Members Level 2.
Other locations include train stations, restaurants, supermarkets, and parks, while a number of overseas flights landing in Melbourne were also listed.
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Despite Trump's tweet this morning, there is no systematic testing of passengers returning from overseas. Not even any questioning or checking temperatures or screening for symptoms.
Trump claims (falsely) all Americans returning to country are being tested:"We have heavily tested. If an American coming back or anybody coming back, we have a tremendous testing set up where people coming in have to be tested … if it shows positive … We have to quarantine." pic.twitter.com/ndGlKmSFJh
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Apparently we aren't in any kind of national emergency after all. McConnell and the rest of the Senate are taking a week's vacation and aren't going to deal with any sort of emergency coronavirus legislation until they return. I'm glad they feel the urgency.
McConnell ally says Senate won’t take up House #coronavirus bill until after recess. “The Senate will act when we come back and we have a clearer idea of what extra steps we need to take,” Sen. Lamar Alexander told reporters.
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) March 12, 2020
Meanwhile Major League Baseball just closed down their season.
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Ken wrote:Apparently we aren't in any kind of national emergency after all. McConnell and the rest of the Senate are taking a week's vacation and aren't going to deal with any sort of emergency coronavirus legislation until they return. I'm glad they feel the urgency.
McConnell ally says Senate won’t take up House #coronavirus bill until after recess. “The Senate will act when we come back and we have a clearer idea of what extra steps we need to take,” Sen. Lamar Alexander told reporters.
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) March 12, 2020
Meanwhile Major League Baseball just closed down their season.
I think it’s just spring training at this point with a possible delay to the season.
Szdfan wrote:
I think it’s just spring training at this point with a possible delay to the season.
Here's what ESPN says
Major League Baseball is expected to suspend the remainder of spring training Thursday in response to the coronavirus pandemic, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Sources tell Passan that they expect the league will likely delay the beginning of the regular season as well.
The league's owners will hold a conference call Thursday afternoon to formalize the plan.
MLB was scheduled to open its season on March 26, with all 30 teams in action.
The Seattle Mariners had already announced that their games would be moved from Seattle through April 1, following the state of Washington's decision to ban large group events as a response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Spring training games are currently being played, but players have been awaiting a decision. On Thursday, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price walked into the team's facility and said: "It's gotta happen. This is so much bigger than sports. I've got two kids."
Multiple teams have already pulled scouts off the road and sent them home because of coronavirus concerns, sources say. Others have canceled all travel.
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