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A Movement to Stop the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Re: A Movement to Stop the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Post by mnw21cam »

crimsonalucard wrote: post #14

>Disclaimer: The content of this website does not constitute medical advice. The information provided above is meant to be a suggestion for concerned individuals to follow a loose set of guidelines based on best practices and anecdotal evidence to protect themselves and their loved ones. There is no guarantee or scientific evidence that following the mentioned guidelines will lead to a reduction in new infections or…

> ...get yourself to the doctor...

Every single bit of advice we have been handed out the last few weeks is trying to get the message out - Do not physically go to your doctor if you suspect you have this illness. Do not turn up at hospital. Stay at home and telephone the doctors to inform them of what you think you have, and to get advice on what to do next. If you are feeling OK, telephone the non-emergency numbers. If you are feeling like you're about to die, telephone the emergency numbers.

Re: A Movement to Stop the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Post by Aeolun »

ArnoVW wrote: post #40
livealife wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As per news, coronavirus is more dangerous to elders compared children

I believe what he meant to say was that if you have a 2-year old at home, it will be difficult to work at home.

It’s easy to stay home, just difficult to work.

Re: A Movement to Stop the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Post by icebraining »

crimsonalucard wrote: post #14

>Disclaimer: The content of this website does not constitute medical advice. The information provided above is meant to be a suggestion for concerned individuals to follow a loose set of guidelines based on best practices and anecdotal evidence to protect themselves and their loved ones. There is no guarantee or scientific evidence that following the mentioned guidelines will lead to a reduction in new infections or…

> If you have symptoms that feel like death I am telling you to discount this persons' advice, get yourself to the doctor because you may very well be dying.

No, as the advice you cite subsequently says, you should NOT get yourself to a doctor, you should call them. Which is consistent with staying the fuck home.

Re: A Movement to Stop the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Post by jungturk »

livealife wrote: post #15
hyperbovine wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Blunt" just comes off as puerile. Why should I take you seriously when you talk like a teenager.

I believe they are up for a noble cause. Please focus their self-quarantine manifesto rather than the "words" they used.

That's kinda the issue - the author has (surely inadvertently) diluted the focus of their point with the language choice.

I say this as a person who prefers to speak as frankly and casually as the author does, but when going into broadcast mode it's worthwhile to ask yourself if your language supports your mission or not (for instance, by pre-empting the majority of the comments in post that are curious about the language choice).

Re: A Movement to Stop the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Post by elcomet »

crimsonalucard wrote: post #14

>Disclaimer: The content of this website does not constitute medical advice. The information provided above is meant to be a suggestion for concerned individuals to follow a loose set of guidelines based on best practices and anecdotal evidence to protect themselves and their loved ones. There is no guarantee or scientific evidence that following the mentioned guidelines will lead to a reduction in new infections or…

The advice on the site is "stay at home if you're not sick (or not dangerously sick)".

Of course it's not "stay home even if you're dying".

Re: A Movement to Stop the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Post by Aeolun »

tmountain wrote: post #4

Great advice, but the expletive will limit its reach. Consider adding another alternate domain so that this can be shared with friends/family whom might find this offensive.

People now take offense at the word ‘fuck’? They must have a really hard life.

Re: A Movement to Stop the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Post by mark_l_watson »

My wife and I are perfectly situated to simply stay at home. We live in a small town in the mountains (which unfortunately gets 1.5 million tourist visitors a year, many international visitors).

We always talked about staying at home and just talking with friends and family via FaceTime or phone during a pandemic. The problem is that I volunteer at the local food bank and my wife teaches in a reading program, so for us, STFH means that we are walking away from obligations.

Re: A Movement to Stop the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Post by mcv »

My work (client rather than employer) has divided all teams in two, where team A is allowed to come to the office this week, but has to work from home next week, while team B telecommutes this week and can come to the office next week.

Despite being in team A, I'm not allowed to come to the office because my son has a cold that's already cured. But without a negative test, I still have to telecommute for two weeks.

They seem to be a bit more paranoid than your average health expert, but I guess it's better to be safe than sorry. I will definitely miss seeing the other half of my team, though.

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