Ours doesn't because our zipcode has only 1 hospital and is one of the hardest hit zipcodes in the local region. (not per capita. when you break them out per capita we fall in line. We also happen to have more #s in our zipcode than many)

I know here people were complaining about the packed lots at a Entertainment Center. Come to find out -- they were allowing a rental agency use their lots to park a lot of unused rental cars. I wonder if other parking lots are being used similarly.

As I understand it, it is because those droplets can also enter from the mucus around your eyes that are not covered.

Yes both my son and myself started needing glasses in 3rd grade. (so about age 8 which is why I'm sad I can't get my daughter's eyes checked right now.

That is really great participation! In my daughter's 3rd grade Zooms they only get about 9 kids online. I don't know about other houses but I know I'm not doing my kids' work. I don't even get to grade it like I'd prefer to because that is when I notice that they didn't get the point of the assignment because it is almost all being checked in directly to google classroom.

We have to turn our textbook back in next week but I'd like my son to continue to practice Algebra. Any suggestions for a hardcopy textbook or workbook to do this (Or something we could buy electronically and then get printed out. That works too)

I'm not hearing that here nor have my kids noticed it. OTOH we are not online all the time. My daughter's teacher is doing an option Zoom for half an hour two days a week. My middle school son has ONE teacher offering a Zoom once a week.

Then you aren't going to find $1 N95 masks at CVS and for current day's prices, a $2 mask isn't going to be worth much. as I said, I'm paying about $15 for good quality homemade cloth mask.

Supply and demand. I can't find $1 N95 masks right now.

I would not expect a $2 mask to be good quality. I'm spending about $15 for that.

Ah. On my facebook, I've seen people opening stores even before they were officially allowed to. And going to restaurants, that were dine in (and note it does not take eeffect until May 1)

Yes I honestly think its part of the calculation in opening up -- the people are going to do it with or without the government's permission.

Ecuador doesn't count?

The link didn't work for me but i looked it up on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Spillover-Animal-Infections-Human-Pandemic/dp/0393346617/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1588002575&sr= It feels eerily like I've at least looked at reading it before (At the end of 2019 I read a book about the Spanish Flu of 1918 and started looking at other books). Will have to pick it up.

I am in two Facebook groups for my home state, both of which scare me in different ways. In one they are encouraging people NOT to follow the law. To open their business, disregard the masking laws, etc. "You aren't the boss of me" kind of attitude. And keep posting videos and articles that support this idea. In the other, they think we are opening too fast and think we should stay locked down/shelter in place for MORE TIME. And keep posting videos and articles supporting this idea. Our poor leaders are going to be vilified no matter what they do.

My husband works for the state and was in a meeting Friday about such a job. Unfortunately, it is probably not one we can do in our house (unable to get the privacy needed for such calls with HIPAA regulations and they don't want them working from the office due to keeping the #s working there down.) So I know our state is working on it.

Missionary friends of mine in Honduras -- this is what they are doing. They don't trust the health care there so the one who is most in danger is completely quarantined from everyone, even her husband is living and sleeping apart from her. she CAN NOT get it there.

We just don't eat bananas as soon as they come into the house. Buy them greener and let them sit. Let the virus die on the surface

My husband's grandmother died years ago -- in September. They ended up burying her privately and scheduling a memorial for Christmas so everyone could be there. (a lot of teacher/students among those they wanted able to attend) I figure that is what is happening now. a big memorial scheduled for later.

This was posted in our local Flatten the curve group. Very interesting and could help people feel more comfortable being in groups. https://news.columbia.edu/ultraviolet-technology-virus-covid-19-UV-light?fbclid=IwAR2QArJzSu3l4-oGw3csx5sH-kSuNlKR0qXWft0rMnrGXOPZyQcUdjKIntk

Which works for the parishioners with Internets. The same families and communities having problems with online learning are going to have problems with online church.

This is not California. It is Washington-state.

Ours has had fresh fruit AND veggies various times I've gone. Little baggies of baby carrots a lot, less often: cucumbers, broccoli. (very little of this gets eaten in our house so it gets put aside in a bag to use in future soups, or I have discovered the baby carrots work well dipped in ranch for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up) Oranges and apples and little containers of canned pineapple, canned peaches, etc.

Does your community College have a lot of commuter students? I know we needed daycare when my husband was in school (for our son) because I was also working full time. Austin posted an article about the fall. (obviously no decisions yet) https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-school-districts-discuss-fall-return-strategies-amid-covid-19-outbreak?fbclid=IwAR1IIa2ZUoDEI1JXNIDB5s1kcSGgLWLNAA2KfHF0Agn0xdxUanhHEDS1HKI

Agreed. I'm in Travis County and while we have cases, its nowhere near enough to overwhelm hospitals so they have furloughed some here too.