Gene DellaSala Has Coronavirus

I mentioned this before about going back to the gym after my cataract surgery and after thinking it over, I think I'm going to postpone that. Just an hour ago I got a recorded message from Kaiser (my medical provider) listing all the precautions to take, frequent washing of hands, etc. and they also mentioned to just stay away from crowds to be sure.

It's one thing to read about what precautions to take, another to hear from your medical provider. Looks like faster walks and time to start using that kettle bell, along with some basic stretching and just using my body weight for resistance.

The one thing I've benefited from not going to the gym is that rather painful shoulder I've had for the last year is practically gone. Time to reassess.

All the best,
Nonoise

"Well, this is no laughing matter....Someone's ready to pay the price.."

The above was regarding 'recreational substance abuse', but it seems to apply to the situation we face.  A clueless inept administration full of cronies, hamstringing those who Have a Clue.  We, the People, can only call/write/email/demonstrate to get the political types to do the job we overpay them for.
And now, since CoronaV is appearing in their midst....they're starting to pay attention....
We should follow the advice we're given if not already in practice.
It's fairly simple....not a lot of 'to-do'....a little uncommon sense goes a long way, even in the 'educated society' (sic) we're part of.
And it'll beat the alternative if the 'concern' turns 'ugly'.....

Me?  I'm a 68 yr. old  heart patient.  TAVR, a daily round of drugs, COPD, and already annoyed that none of them have any 'entertainment value' other than keeping my carcass Alive.
On the plus side, I've little 'public contact' other than that I deem necessary.  The market is the biggest, and the one we frequent seems to be the least busy in our area.  No children, no grandchildren, 2 employees.  One has diabetes, the other a 9 month old; they're paying attention....

Spouse has, in the recent past, threatened to kick my ass if I die on her.
I've pointed out that is 'kicking the dead horse' in a major way.
Now it starts sounding like gallows' humor....so I've stopped.

One major drawback is that we live in a major tourist town, which drew 1.2 million last year.  This year...we all hope it flops in a major way for at least the Spring....

I will, for the time being, consider my situation as better than most.
A recent bi-annual visit to the GP with the blood and urine test, plus the annual visit with the MD from the insurance co. yields a 'good to go' for the next 12 months, X number of miles....
Physically, about as normal as I can hope for.
Mental derangement isn't precisely their concern....;)

...another canary in the coal mine....

Good luck to us all.  I hope we don't have to use it....

J

...and, YES, the daily drone of dismal details of impending Doom does wear on one....

But this canary would prefer to have some light to see by instead of being in the dark,,,,🤞

mtrot
”In the US the numbers are 1537 cases and 40 deaths. That equates to a mortality rate of just over 2.5%."

No, it doesn’t, at all. Those 1537 cases are the KNOWN cases. How many more people out there have it and are experiencing either none or mild symptoms and have not come to the attention of the medical community? It could be in the thousands. To get an accurate mortality rate, you would have to include ALL those cases in the denominator. I suspect that Dr. Fauci is correct that the mortality rate will be around that 1% level or less. Granted, that would be ~10 times that of the seasonal flu, but certainly not the 3-5% figure that the alarmists are throwing out there.

>>>You don’t know what you don’t know. The data is based on confirmed cases. We’ve already been over that. If you feel better making up some numbers be my guest. As I’ve already pointed out the 1% rate, if that’s what Fauci said, which I doubt, is incorrect. The mortality rate in the US can be calculated every day since new data is available each day. It has remained relatively constant since the beginning. Today Friday the new numbers are 1762 and 41 for a new rate of 2.3%. As I reported recently the mortality rate in Italy is much higher than the US. 

The good news. More than 126,000 have been infected globally, according to the WHO. About 68,000 victims have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the virus.