RE: How's everyone coping with the Coronavirus situation? - Reggaesteem Discussion post.
The toilet paper thing still befuddles me since COVID-19 is not a gastrointestinal illness. I think a lot of people think everywhere including restaurants, grocery stores and convenience store locations are going to shutdown, or — many people are buying bulk quantities to sell these products online for Uber profits. Either way, it is still crazy to me.
In my home state, mass gatherings (100 people or more) have been cancelled. This includes both indoor and outdoor events. Schools are closed to reduce exposure for children and then potentially passing it on to mom or dad or even the grandparents (the most susceptible and vulnerable population).
College kids are taking advantage of cancelled classes partying their faces off while staff and councils try to incorporate eLearning portals for students.
Flights are being cancelled and prices are dropping. I actually cancelled my flight to JA in June because 1) the prices are plummeting and 2) I’m not even sure the fest is going to take place with everything that has and will continue to transpire
Everyone is going bananas about this. Mass hysteria.
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What university students do in your country is the same thing they do here in Colombia and in my country Venezuela, it is something very particular to young people, they tend to ignore these situations and prevent, until it is too late.
What you say, I have been thinking about the Jahmfestival, I do not know what is the real situation of the Corona virus in Jamaica, but unfortunately this as it goes for a few more months.
Of course, I imagine you'll be waiting for the time to make decisions about
The hysteria here is mostly fairly confined still, but the TP issue has become a self fullfiling cycle. Because a small number of people panicked early on, the shelves got wiped out. As normal people see this, and the supply chain can't keep up, many people are starting to run low now and the problem just feeds itself.
Aus is just starting to put bans on crowds - 500 + they are saying at the moment. Only 1 or 2 schools closed to date.
I work in a supermarket in the online dept, and we are incredibly busy. Lots of people seem to be swapping to ordering online so they don't have to come in to the store. Sports events are starting to get cancelled and travel companies are starting to cut costs/services.
I think that governments around the world are pleased to have something to blame the economic crash on now rather than admit this crash was coming anyway because of their mismanagement - but that's another issue completely.
What state of the US are in? Is there cases in your home town yet, or is it still in the biggest cities mainly?
Good to see that some things never change!