The Covid-19 Info thread (keep politics out please)

[softballfanatic1]

^ This is what MS should be doing. I had to go to the pharmacy for an essential medication and it is astounding the people going about their business like nothing is going on. Walmart, Lowe?s, pawn shops, barber shops, convenience stores, liquor stores and traffic everywhere. At this rate going up ~20% everyday; in 14 days Mississippi will be at ~7500 cases. And based on current death/confirmed cases percentage increases. In 14 days we could see 300+ deaths. Tired of people comparing this to the flu. Flu related hospitalizations are under 5%. COVID-19 is around 30+ % and it?s 4-5 times more contagious.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

^ This is what MS should be doing. I had to go to the pharmacy for an essential medication and it is astounding the people going about their business like nothing is going on. Walmart, Lowe?s, pawn shops, barber shops, convenience stores, liquor stores and traffic everywhere. At this rate going up ~20% everyday; in 14 days Mississippi will be at ~7500 cases. And based on current death/confirmed cases percentage increases. In 14 days we could see 300+ deaths. Tired of people comparing this to the flu. Flu related hospitalizations are under 5%. COVID-19 is around 30+ % and it?s 4-5 times more contagious.

I don't know that Walmart, Lowe's, pawn shops, convenience stores, or liquor stores are being closed by the Alabama mandate just based on the quoted tweet above.

Personally, I would argue that keeping Lowe's open is a necessary sacrifice for keeping people sane at home and not roaming to even more locations. (half-serious)