I ordered take out from Lost Pizza tonight and it was damn good!

[99jc]

I don't agree we will all be exposed. I have all the proper safety equipment provided by the government and use it in public...I can live without restaurant food for a long time.

[Jack Lambert]

I don't agree we will all be exposed. I have all the proper safety equipment provided by the government and use it in public...I can live without restaurant food for a long time.

So you work for the goverment?

[99jc]

So you work for the goverment?

Yes...Federal Officer.

[Jack Lambert]

Yes...Federal Officer.

Be careful out there and thanks for what you do!

[RocketDawg]

I don't agree we will all be exposed. I have all the proper safety equipment provided by the government and use it in public...I can live without restaurant food for a long time.

That's pretty much my thinking too. No take out or drivethru until this is all over.

[smootness]

I don't agree we will all be exposed. I have all the proper safety equipment provided by the government and use it in public...I can live without restaurant food for a long time.

That safety equipment doesn't keep you from being exposed.

[Lord McBuckethead]

I don't agree we will all be exposed. I have all the proper safety equipment provided by the government and use it in public...I can live without restaurant food for a long time.

You obviously do not understand how this works. You have zero body response to this bug. You will come into contact with it eventually, and you will get the virus. The only hope is that after 80%+ the population gets it, we will have herd immunity and it will die out. Until then, take precautions and give it your best effort to not get it for as long as possible. The virus is being reported now, 17 days after the virus touches a surface, it can still be detected as infectious. 17 days just sitting there waiting for you to touch a door knob. Just wash your hands and don't lick public surfaces.

[99jc]

You obviously do not understand how this works. You have zero body response to this bug. You will come into contact with it eventually, and you will get the virus. The only hope is that after 80%+ the population gets it, we will have herd immunity and it will die out. Until then, take precautions and give it your best effort to not get it for as long as possible. The virus is being reported now, 17 days after the virus touches a surface, it can still be detected as infectious. 17 days just sitting there waiting for you to touch a door knob. Just wash your hands and don't lick public surfaces.

I knew before many of you heard of Covid 19. I have been on lockdown for 45 days. I am in a very remote area I doubt I will get it in this 1st wave but 3 months from now who knows. Unless I get deployed to set up medical tents then all bets are off.

[Gutter Cobreh]

You obviously do not understand how this works. You have zero body response to this bug. You will come into contact with it eventually, and you will get the virus. The only hope is that after 80%+ the population gets it, we will have herd immunity and it will die out. Until then, take precautions and give it your best effort to not get it for as long as possible. The virus is being reported now, 17 days after the virus touches a surface, it can still be detected as infectious. 17 days just sitting there waiting for you to touch a door knob. Just wash your hands and don't lick public surfaces.

Will you please cite your sources claiming that this lives on a surface for 17 days in an infectious state?

[BeastMan]

Will you please cite your sources claiming that this lives on a surface for 17 days in an infectious state?

It was reported they found it on surfaces of some cruise ship 17 days after they disembarked. In the article I read, Business Insider I think, they had an expert that was sure it couldn’t be transmitted or if it was traces of the virus or something like that. It was a legit story that FB sharing sensationalized and probably a few misleading headlines along the way.

ETA https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bus...r-2020-3%3famp

[Gutter Cobreh]

It was reported they found it on surfaces of some cruise ship 17 days after they disembarked. In the article I read, Business Insider I think, they had an expert that was sure it couldn’t be transmitted or if it was traces of the virus or something like that. It was a legit story that FB sharing sensationalized and probably a few misleading headlines along the way.

ETA https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bus...r-2020-3%3famp

Thanks Beast! I saw the report and figured that was what was being quoted.

The devil is in the details though, and why I asked Buckethead to cite his/her source. While there were traces of the virus found 17 days afterwards, it was not in an infectious state as he/she claimed. The virus has to have a host and it can not survive on inanimate objects longer than a few days. WHO even states "several" days (https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-de...-coronaviruses). As a reminder, several is defined as more than two but not many.

Misinformation being put out without sources is dangerous. I get this is a message board and opinions are welcomed, but if you put something out as fact - I think the responsible thing to do is simply cite where the information came from.