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ZeoStar June 15th, 2020 11:21 AM

How's your area faring?
 
A few months into the pandemic, so I'm curious how other areas of the world are doing, if anybody would like to share. You don't have to explicitly say where you live.

We hit phase 2, restaurants are back with limited capacity indoors. Amusement Parks are also supposed to be returning. I'm not entirely sure if that one is true.

My family isn't exactly trusting yet so we haven't done much. My birthday is also in a few days, but I've been blessed to do so many things over the years so I can't really complain about being home. I already found a movie I look forward to renting on my birthday.

For those further in the reopening process, have you ventured into the activities that have reopened? Or maybe you work in some of those fields.

DragonKing48 June 15th, 2020 11:25 AM

Not well at all. Pretty much everyone here either doesn't believe any of it/and /or doesn't care. To the point of walking right by you with no mask. At this point there isn't anything left to say as it's not getting better at all any day now.

Eleanor June 15th, 2020 11:58 AM

North-eastern Italy here!
Things actually seem to be going well! Numbers say that, in my region, there are only about 10 people under intensive care, and they're all now negative to covid tests. New cases are still coming up here and there but they're usually less than 5 every new day, and are usually less troublesome from the point of view of symptoms.

This appears to be because of two reasons: first, there really seems to be a weaker variant of covid circulating in our area, which has been isolated in Brescia; and second, people who get ill come into contact with a smaller quantity of viral particles at once, giving milder symptoms. The situation is also going well because of the safety precautions, which are somehow still in effect (more on that later), but also because it's not winter: the virus seems a bit weaker, not nearly as resistant in the air outside, and (most importantly) there aren't other viruses circulating, like the flu.

As for safety measures, we're going towards the "Phase 3" which includes the reopening of basically everything else that still was closed. This includes movie theathers, clubs, and similar. Children facilities like kindergartens are already trying to reopen, as it's a big help for families who're starting to get back to work, but with steeper prices per month due to all the safety measures. Leaving your region is allowed, and so is reaching many neighboring countries - including Slovenia, which apparently has been one of the first nations to have no new cases for almost a month now. Face masks and social distancing are still in place, but you're no longer required to wear masks outside unless you're really close to someone else: not everyone really follows the rules perfectly, but the majority of people seems to be doing well enough.

There's an application coming out from the government which is meant to trace all the new cases and notify you if you come into contact with an ill person but... this is what is still puzzling. I for one don't really understand the utility of this, as people who have the virus should still be quarantining and getting healed rather than going around like it's nothing, and testing still isn't that easy to accomplish - so far, it's usually reserved for certain categories of workers, and for people who need to stay in hospital for a while. I still don't think that all the people with covid can be found through testing - which admittedly, is the only sufficiently reliable tool at our disposal to do so - meaning, I do think there are still people who have covid and go untested. After all, asymptomatic positives ARE not an invention! It has been discovered HERE of all places on Earth.

All of this said... I can't really complain. Economic help from the government isn't the best and they still seem very confused about what to do, but we as a nation have really seen worse days. Scientists, local governors, doctors are already preparing for a supposed second wave of covid in the autumn, determined not to repeat what happened back in March, and my university may also reopen soon. To everyone who's reading... we'll all get out of this <3

Tsutarja June 15th, 2020 12:00 PM

Not well. We've reopened and cases went right back up 🙃

Nah June 15th, 2020 12:23 PM

We still have the second highest total case and death count for the US here in New Jersey, but the numbers for new cases and deaths per day have been trending down for a while. We're not one of the states seeing a resurgence in covid right now.

But I expect that the numbers will go back up in all the states in time, the country re-opened before it should have.

Ivysaur June 15th, 2020 2:12 PM

Madrid got one of the highest death rates in the world, 11% of the population infected and a magnificently shitty state government to mismanage it all. We're on phase 2, pretty much everything is back open with limited capacity and mandatory masks forever. On the plus side, we have cut daily cases and deaths to a trickle so the goal is to keep it this way.

Sheep June 15th, 2020 2:32 PM

nyc is doing very, very well. on june 13 only 2 people died due to covid, and our positive test rate has been around 2-3% for two weeks. still, our governor is being really ridiculous and threatening to extend when we move into our next phases despite very good stats and people are really getting fed up with it. most people I see supported the shutdown for months but at this point, almost every one of them have decided enough is enough and we need to open. it's ridiculous /:

Fairy June 15th, 2020 4:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Nah (Post 10170993)
We still have the second highest total case and death count for the US here in New Jersey, but the numbers for new cases and deaths per day have been trending down for a while. We're not one of the states seeing a resurgence in covid right now.

But I expect that the numbers will go back up in all the states in time, the country re-opened before it should have.

This. The majority of our workforce commutes to NYC or highly populated areas like Trenton / Elizabeth / Newark, we have the notoriously famous Jersey Shore who is chomping at the bit to reopen asap, and lastly since 9/11 we’ve become the largest international trade port in the north east. Moreover, NJ is the most densely populated state per mile. With the protests going on, I expect the number of cases to trend upwards again.

But, all that said, things are surprisingly tame at the moment. The increase of cases has slowed somewhat and reopening the state fully is still a ways off. No doubt things will get worse before they eventually get better permanently, but for the time being we’re fairing pretty okay in northern NJ.

Ninetales June 15th, 2020 4:55 PM

I live in Western Canada and the majority of businesses in my province have re-opened and things have returned to normal. Of course, social distancing measures are still in place and many establishments have limits as to how many people can congregate. Masks are not mandatory for the most part, however, public service workers are required to wear them. There are very few cases in my region and the majority of them are up north in rural areas.

There have been a few individuals who have entered my place of work in a huff complaining of the restrictions whilst insisting that COVID-19 is a government scheme and a hoax. Of course, these uneducated individuals are a vocal minority, however, they are a nuisance nonetheless.

DragonKing48 June 15th, 2020 5:24 PM

It seems like everyone thinks it's a government fake around here!

Hermione Granger June 15th, 2020 7:37 PM

Where I live, covid really never got a foot hold on us. My state as a whole has had a massive majority of people who did get covid actually became covid free.

Bay June 15th, 2020 9:03 PM

My city has the third highest of total cases in the county, so I'm still pretty worried. The county so far approved the accelerated reopening and my city is starting to do that soon with places like nail salons and tattoo parlors due to reopen this week.

gimmepie June 16th, 2020 12:54 AM

Things are almost back to normal here in Western Australia. Just about everything is opening back up, although there's restrictions on the number of people a place can have around at any given time. Our borders are also still closed because the eastern states aren't faring quite as well as us and our premier is taking no chances. He's been so good, I hope he goes to the federal government after his term is up.

Cubeth June 16th, 2020 7:37 AM

We are getting like 90 days more of curfiew, and we'll probably get extended quarantine

DragonKing48 June 16th, 2020 2:30 PM

It's almost mindblowing to see people still talk about Quarantine...that's been done almost 2 months here and Alabama never really gave a shit and said it's because people hate Donald Trump and that's the whole reason for it....

Roni June 17th, 2020 7:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 10170975)
Not well. We've reopened and cases went right back up 🙃

Same here. Opened up for like 4 days, got about 700 new cases god damn. Back to extended quarantine for the lads.

Ivysaur June 17th, 2020 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DragonKing48 (Post 10171420)
It's almost mindblowing to see people still talk about Quarantine...that's been done almost 2 months here and Alabama never really gave a shit and said it's because people hate Donald Trump and that's the whole reason for it....

Alabama is a very scary place.

DragonKing48 June 17th, 2020 11:32 PM

Nawh just small and stupid ^ lol.

Tsutarja June 18th, 2020 5:20 AM

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Originally Posted by The Roniverse (Post 10171827)
Same here. Opened up for like 4 days, got about 700 new cases god damn. Back to extended quarantine for the lads.

Try a daily increase by as much as 2800 on one day. And this is one state.

Alexander Nicholi June 18th, 2020 6:16 PM

Here in Raleigh. They canceled curfew for the protests after a few days. Lots of embarrassing LARPing from our totally overfunded, paranoid police department. Some really passionate stuff from protestors. My friend Matt got trampled there by a cop while protesting.

As for COVID, it’s the status quo in most of America: no one cares. I just think of it like “welcome to the apocalypse”. There’s no way our society is going to be prepared, so resignation to the previous norm is the only path forward. Around here, that looks really nice, because it means a lot of young people raring to go back to work. Lots of good vibes in coffee shops to be had from that.

Caite-chan June 19th, 2020 2:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheep (Post 10171049)
nyc is doing very, very well. on june 13 only 2 people died due to covid, and our positive test rate has been around 2-3% for two weeks. still, our governor is being really ridiculous and threatening to extend when we move into our next phases despite very good stats and people are really getting fed up with it. most people I see supported the shutdown for months but at this point, almost every one of them have decided enough is enough and we need to open. it's ridiculous /:

Here in Michigan we're slowly getting things back open. Salons, barbershop and massage places were finally able to open. Gyms where I'm at haven't been able to open yet but in the UP and northern part of the state pretty much everything is open. Like Sheep with NYC our governor has been a real bitch (in a good way I think) about everything. People are getting pissy about everything but hey we went from being in the Top 3 of worst states to being one of the best ones right now along with New York. And I think its because our governors were so hard headed and refused to let ANYONE push them around.

As for masks both my friend and I wear them in the stores but not outside. I mean I find them to be an inconvenience but nothing more and I think its because I don't wear one all the time like people in other countries. I just think its stupid that people complain about something that's not THAT big of a deal. A lot of people here think that if it's an inconvenience to me than screw everyone else. If I get you sick oh well don't go out yet we can say the same for them. Honestly just wear the mask, STFU and quit being such an asshole about it.

We had out stay at home order lifted at the beginning of the month but I'm still not sure when I'm going back to work. For those who may not know I work at Round 1 which is a Japanese version of Dave and Busters but with more to do. Our issue is keeping EVERYTHING clean which is a butt load of games along with bowling. I know we aren't doing karaoke or parties when we open or if everyone will come back. Our GM has been keeping us up to date with emails but that's only when he finds out things. I know there have been stores in other states that have opened already but I'm still waiting.

Not gonna lie but I'm enjoying this time off of work and treating it like a mini vacation that I can't really go anywhere...lol.

Pendraflare June 19th, 2020 3:16 AM

Here in eastern Pennsylvania, the rate of cases is dropping, but Philly isn't going to be moving quite as fast. Outdoor eating is a thing and other buildings are opening with limited capacity.

Sothis June 20th, 2020 10:55 AM

Nova Scotia
No new cases in 8/9 days

Diarkia124 June 21st, 2020 10:18 PM

Alameda County has the most cases in the region and i expect our numbers to rise given the lack of social distancing during protests. All that said it isn't as bad as LA.

colours June 23rd, 2020 6:07 PM

it's florida, so..........


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