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SD said:
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Seriously though do you work out doors or in a factory with no temp regulations?
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I work outside myself and wearing any mask for long durations with temps above 80 and humidity is just difficult for everyone. Multiply that with heat and humidity to come and it will become unbearable for more than 5 minutes. I can say if you're in a greenhouse with a mask in the middle of summer, the heat index can get really high. It's hard enough when it's in the high 90s without a mask.
 
SD said:
In 2-4 weeks everyone is going to be asking wHy AlL tHe NeW cAsEs? I went to lowes yesterday to look for a new fridge since mine is on the fritz, I was the only person with a mask. Unreal.
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I went to Lowes Online and bought a new storm door. I spent 10 minutes in the Customer service line with a stream of people walking in, to then be given a receipt and sent to the Pro Desk. Line was another 20 minutes at the pro desk. Spent more time in the store when i bought it online then i would have if i just walked in.
 
Poimen said:
The optics of allowing hundreds of people in Hobby Lobby but preventing churches from gathering is not a good look. I’ve been supportive of the Governor so far, but if he retains the stay at home today while allowing Hobby Lobby to be open, then I might have to consider doing something I really don’t want to do.
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Did your Daycare ever open back up?
 
ForsythSnow said:
I work outside myself and wearing any mask for long durations with temps above 80 and humidity is just difficult for everyone. Multiply that with heat and humidity to come and it will become unbearable for more than 5 minutes. I can say if you're in a greenhouse with a mask in the middle of summer, the heat index can get really high. It's hard enough when it's in the high 90s without a mask.
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In the past if our guys wanted an N-95 they had to pass a pulmonary fit test because they do restrict air flow. We've eased that given the current environment but they do present problems.
 
Dewpoint Dan said:
Im not gonna lie. Sometimes i completely forget about the virus when im out in public. I rarely see people wearing masks, and I have to consciously remind myself to stay 6 feet apart from people. I've gotten with 1 or 2 feet of people more times than I would like to admit.
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Yeah, stuff is opening up fast now around my area. We have a few cases show up everyday but no hospitalizations. Looks like our threat from the virus is almost nil here. Masks are fewer and fewer and people are not necessarily staying six feet apart. I think in two weeks everything will be back to pre-virus levels of contact and activity.
 
Matrix Medical Network has arrived to provide testing here finally. One additional outbreak has occurred at Wilkes Senior village aside from Tyson Foods as of today.
 
SD said:
I used to load trailers at UPS when I was in college and for a while after I graduated. We got mini Gatorade if RDU hit 97+ i don't know what that equated to in the hub or the trailers felt like 200
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We use to have handstack unloads coming over on metal containers. We would build loads by hand and someone with a clamp truck come in and get them as we built them. Trailers would be so hit they could burn you if you touched the walls. We dont do those anymore thankfully but floor temps at the machines can hit upper 90s.
 
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has indicated he expects his state to enter Phase 1 next week. It appears inevitable that May will see the ending of these lockdown policies across much of the country.

It looks like North Carolina will enter phase 1 this weekend, as well. And other states with worse situations, such as Colorado and Georgia, have already begun reopening. It could be too early, but it’s becoming clear that people are starting to crack and the job losses continue to pile up with each successive week.

Unemployment in NC is likely to be north of 20% in May if the 1 million unemployment claims being filed in the last month is any indication. Insane!
 
My parents went to the local YMCA today. They took temperatures before you could go in, and there wasn't many people in there and it seemed like there wasn't a lot of demand at least from how my dad was talking about it (there was just 6 other people in there I believe). The Augusta area is the one of the few areas in Georgia that got green lit to open all of the Y's (the ones on the SC side didn't though).

From the way the neighborhood looked though, my dad was like "I think people around us don't realize that we're starting to open". But we then came to a realization that a lot of people might have lost their job.

I think they got the green light honestly because things continue to remain relatively calm here though. There are hundreds of cases in the metro areas, but at least on the surface if you look at inpatient cases, especially if you know how huge MCG/AU Health is, unless there are other issues happening as well at the same time, that hospital at the very least, is nowhere near the ballpark of having problems. I'm not sure on University Hospital (they are reporting more inpatients, but there's more than one UH in the area) and the final major hospital that isn't military is the same case as the first one, they're nowhere near unless you have other problems going on.

Honestly, I'm surprised that MCG hasn't taken a few more rural Georgia patients to be honest. As I know there's a couple major hospitals that have. They did take a few Albany patients, but so far, if they're doing anything more, they haven't commented yet.
 
First day under 1,000 deaths since April Fool’s Day. Mondays usually come in low, but this is still encouraging. Tomorrow will almost certainly be much higher, though. Additionally, I believe the 9% positive rate is the lowest since at least March.

 
The IHME model was updated today. Increased projected deaths from 72k to 134k with an uncertainty interval (not sure if they’re using a 95% CI or what) of between 95k and 242k. Probably more closely in touch with reality now. The model had previously been forecasting a very steep downward slope of the death curve that really hasn’t transpired much of anywhere (in the USA or abroad).

134k would put us around 400 deaths per million, which is around what France and the UK are at now and lower than Italy, Spain, and Belgium (granted, these countries will accrue more deaths in the interim, too).
 
UNC Charlotte announces 2 week delay for Fall classes. Further delay or cancellation possible.
 
Coronavirus: Scientists hail 'groundbreaking' discovery of antibody which prevents infection

Building on research into antibodies which target the SARS coronavirus, scientists have identified one that blocks COVID-19.
Alexander J Martin, technology reporter
Alexander Martin
Technology reporter @AlexMartin
 
Estimated 25,000 Retail Stores will close for good this year. Articke Washingtom Post. Mall vacancy already at 9%. These are big stores and will trickle down tobthe mom n pap small stores that feed off the traffic
 
Anyone else finding it extremely hard to quarantine in rural mountain areas? Live away from any delivery service, post office always leaves stuff at their office to pickup, etc. I have to help my family. Some don’t even have internet and need help.
 
Tyson is a complete ---- show. If your sick they want you to come to work and get tested. So some of my family members did then when they get there they say no fever your ok. So had to bring doctor note about the positive case in our immediate family then they decide to test. I feel like it would be safer to test somewhere else besides where they are processing chicken that is being sent to fast food places and grocery stores.
 
Heard from a friend they confirmed first outbreak at Lowe’s warehouse in Iredell this afternoon. Hate to say it but at least the news media will focus somewhere else than Tyson in Wilkesboro.
 
Up to 148*. This includes illegal immigrants found working at Tyson and Wilkes residents.
 
$11,000 to test 200 Tyson employees today. 3,000 work there. Hope that sheds some light on lack of access to test kits here.
 
Poimen said:
I know we’ve discussed this before, and many have said that it has been proven that COVID was not here before January. But I keep reading more stories from credible sources that suggests infections here as early as Late December.

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Yeah lots of people made fun of the ones that suggested this. I cant wait to get the antibody test. I was sick the first week of January if I had it.
 
Bham 99 said:
Yeah lots of people made fun of the ones that suggested this. I cant wait to get the antibody test. I was sick the first week of January if I had it.
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But most show no symptoms. Maybe you caught it today and will be immune weeks from now? Will never know the start date.
 
BirdManDoomW said:
But most show no symptoms. Maybe you caught it today and will be immune weeks from now? Will never know the start date.
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I definitely agree there's not going to be a foolproof test for sure especially for dates not knowing when you had it
 
Nearly a fifth of Wendy’s US restaurants are out of beef, analyst says
PUBLISHED TUE, MAY 5 202010:12 AM EDT

Amelia Lucas




KEY POINTS
  • Stephens analyst James Rutherford said an analysis of online menus for every Wendy’s location nationwide revealed that 1,043 restaurants have listed beef items as out of stock.
  • The national beef supply is under pressure as meatpacking plants slow production or even shutter temporarily due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Shake Shack said Monday that beef prices are significantly higher.
The Wendy's Co. logo is seen on a cup displayed for a photograph at a restaurant location in Daly City, California.

The Wendy’s Co. logo is seen on a cup displayed for a photograph at a restaurant location in Daly City, California.
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Nearly a fifth of Wendy’s U.S. restaurants are out of beef, according to a Stephens Inc. study.
Stephens analyst James Rutherford said that a study of online menus for every Wendy’s location nationwide revealed that 1,043 restaurants — or 18% of its national footprint — have listed beef items as out of stock. More than 100 locations are still selling Wendy’s chili, which contains beef.

The shortages vary by state. Hundreds of Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and New York restaurants are out of beef, while other states’ menus do not indicate any supply chain issues.
“A short outage is not material in our view,” Rutherford said in a note to clients Tuesday.
Shares of the company fell 2.5% Tuesday. The stock, which has a market value of $4.28 billion, has fallen 13% in 2020.
“It is widely known that beef suppliers across North America are currently facing production challenges,” Wendy’s spokeswoman Heidi Schauer said in a statement to CNBC. “We continue to supply hamburgers to all of our restaurants, with deliveries two or three times a week, which is consistent with normal delivery schedules. However, some of our menu items may be temporarily limited at some restaurants in this current environment.”
Schauer said the company is working to minimize the impact to its customers and restaurants and monitoring the issue.
 
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