Coronavirus Coronavirus: In-Iowa General Discussion (Not Limited)
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It seems unlikely, but who knows? This whole thing seems unlikely.
Iowa needs to close restaurants and bars now.
I saw this elsewhere and I thought it lightens the moment.
"Just remember, our parents/grandparents were called to war. We have been called to sit on the couch. We got this!!"
"Just remember, our parents/grandparents were called to war. We have been called to sit on the couch. We got this!!"
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Governor Kim Reynolds
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Yeah but cruises and spring break and eating huge over priced portions in the middle of really loud people at the hip fusion place and I can't go to my boot camp class because I don't have internal motivation to exercise for free!
Where am I supposed to practice mindfulness if I'm not being told how to feel?
And what about basketball when I can't even remember who won the NCAA tourney 2 seasons ago?!
Two people that I know who work at high levels of state gov (not Iowa) have told me to get ready for a national lockdown. They are saying that it is not guaranteed, but more than likely based on the way things are trending.
Hopefully what is happening now can prevent that, but these two have been meeting with people at the federal level for a couple of weeks.
If there's a plan for food distribution, testing, having basic services like water utilities running etc, and to stimulate the economy to get back to some form of regularity if/when it starts to fade, I'm all for it.
No kidding. From what they told me, there are plans in place and they will be implemented if need be. People need to just stay home or at least away from crowds. Not trying to be political or to scare anyone. Just relating what I've been told.
There is nothing about this tweet that makes me want to click it, lol. #BlackGunsMatter is a fun tag, though.
Yeah, the devil would be in the details. Shutdown of everything, or more like the Italy shutdown where grocery stores and pharmacies and other essential services and businesses would remain open? What about public services? How long would the shutdown last? What about U.S. citizens returning from other countries? Shoot, what about domestic travelers coming back from hotspots?
Without getting to political I think as long as they keep grocery stores and other essential services going it would be fine but not sure they’d actually get a total shutdown.
This has been my biggest problem. A huge majority of the coverage and interviews talk about steps people should be taking to avoid contracting and spreading the virus. While people have been covering it to some extent, I think there should be every bit as much discussion about steps people need to take to boost their immune system. Not just to keep yourself alive, but the more people can 1) contract the virus without getting sick or 2) fight off the virus with mild symptoms only, the less burden on medical infrastructure, which will save lives.
I am not a fan of the tone of the "prevention" talk either, at least as it had been up to now. For quite some time the tone has given people the idea that if they follow social distancing guidelines, good hygiene practices and common sense then they should be OK. Obviously that tone has shifted, but it was going on long after we knew that was untrue.
Well, that's another good point. What would qualify as "essential service"? How would a total shutdown even be enforced? It's become pretty evident that a good chunk of the U.S. population has no interest in practicing social distancing unless/until they're forced to. Would a shutdown order without any means of enforcing it really accomplish anything?
Kudos to the mods for keeping this thread about the virus in Iowa on topic. Well done
What portion of the distancing recommendations are untrue? Am I just as well off being in my home over the next 2 weeks as I would be gathering at church or at a bar twice daily?
i honestly think shutting restaurants and bars is the answer. It doesn’t solve everything but I think it helps a lot.
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