Local Changes Due to Coronavirus.

Marlene

Member
Location
Delaware, Ohio
It appears that local and state officials are taking this quite seriously. So far today, I've received the following notices regarding local and state measures intended to curb the spread of coronavirus.

The governor has banned all gatherings of 100 or more people in the same area, and has suggested that spectators not be allowed at sporting events.

All Delaware county schools will close for three weeks.
---
I had an email from the local senior center saying all classes and social events will be cancelled for the immediate future.
---
I received the following email from Walmart:

Keeping you and our associates safe is a top priority, so we wanted to share the steps we’re taking in response to coronavirus. With help from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as our own Chief Medical Officer, we’re developing preventative measures to maintain a clean, healthy environment in our stores.

First and foremost, we’ve ramped up cleaning efforts. Stores are cleaned daily, with sanitizing solutions used in high-touch, high-traffic areas. We also have associates dedicated to cleaning key areas throughout the day, and we’re sending additional supplies they can use at registers and on shopping carts.

Second, we’re dedicated to keeping stores stocked and prices fair. We’re working hard to replenish cleaning supplies, paper products, and other in-demand items as quickly as possible—and at our everyday low prices. We’re taking a firm stance against price gouging from third-party sellers, so if you see it happening, please report your concern here.

Third, we’ve asked associates who aren’t feeling well to refrain from coming in. We’ve also shared a new policy with them that provides extra flexibility to stay home, as well as pay options and support if they are affected by the virus.

Finally, we want to remind you that there are lots of great ways to shop with Walmart. You may want to consider trying online delivery or store pickup options, as well as our app’s Walmart Pay feature, which you can use when checking out at the register.

-----
I received this email from my local YMCA

While our Ys remain open, we feel it is best to take precautions.
  • Beginning Saturday, March 14, all group fitness classes and programming will be canceled for the remainder of the month, including but not limited to:

    - Youth sports
    - All chronic disease prevention classes
    - Gymnastics
    - Swim lessons
    - Child Watch
    - Kids Time/Kids Adventure
    - Preschool
    - Before & After School Care
    - Water fitness
    - Free and paid group fitness classes

  • All equipment/toys that cannot be easily cleaned will be removed from play areas and remain out of use.

  • Equipment usage will be lessened so that members are not side-by-side on cardio and strength machines.

  • It is important that we practice social distance as recommended by national, state and local health officials.
 

Similar steps are being taken in Missouri. Perhaps the most notable is the cancelling of virtually all the university classes....students will take their classes via their computers. So far, nothing has been said about closing the K-12 schools....that could put a major burden on working parents.
We got the Walmart notice, also, and similar messages from the casinos we like to visit. There has been only 2 cases of this illness reported here, so far, but the government has cancelled any/all events that might attract more than 500 people....that will probably end any sporting events, etc.
This illness is just starting to invade this part of the nation, so I expect many more measures to be initiated in coming days/weeks.
 
Just posted this on another thread ...the skilled nursing home I do contract work for went on full lockdown today. No visitors, not even spouses and children. All staff fill out a symptoms questionnaire and have temp checks in order to enter each day. No one--not even contract employees, doctors, hospice workers etc--can enter if they've been on a cruise, traveled by plane, been in a state with community transmission until 14 days following return home.
 

I'm so glad I am retired and able to be a recluse, I feel sorry for the many who HAVE to be among people and cannot work from home.
I agree with you C....was just thinking how interesting it is that most of the world will have to stay home if they can, just like us retired ones who aren't mobile enuf to get out, have disabilities, etc., and make do with our surroundings of home sweet home....
 
All schools in Ashburn, Va. are closed. My daughter teaches there and grand daughter attends another one. Closed for a week before they decide. Attending classes online for now. Wonder what those without internet will do.
 
All colleges have closed and students sent home for the rest of the semester. Elementary and middle schools and high schools closed. Senior center is closed. People are being advised not to attend church services. That's it so far. There's very little traffic on the roads which is kind of surreal. But no other ban on who may or may not go out. People are still working here.
 
Updated Pictures and news on areas of the USA as they close down many areas ...scary tactic numbers here so be warned before you open the link if you suffer from anxiety ...:(


SF fishermans' wharf..hardly any visitors...


25915644-8107427-image-a-24_1584070320657.jpg


Much quieter roads in New York

25910270-8107427-Highways_in_New_York_lay_quiet_as_Congress_learned_that-a-38_1584065251458.jpg


25907774-8106551-image-a-17_1584053571641.jpg


More pictures and the whole story here ....


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...s-warned-150MILLION-infected-coronavirus.html
 
Our PM is refusing to cancel any large crowded events..football, concerts etc..and despite the governments' own Health secretary succumbing to the virus and being isolated .. .. instead he's relying on the common sense of people to stay home..*smh*.. but today it's been announced that the manager of one of our top Premier League football teams has contracted the Virus, so the whole team have now been put into isolation..which means all fixtures in the football league will be put into jeopardy anyway...hopefully a good thing which will keep large crowds away from the football matches..

I don't want there to be panic here in the uk (above and beyond what's already been happening with panic buying) obviously... but where's the common sense? Italy, France, Spain, Parts of the USA... all taken action and locked down areas where crowds would gather ... UK...? *duh*..nada... ... as if we haven't got enough trouble with no beds in our hospitals for the already sick, aside from this virus nor anywhere nearly enough doctors and nursing staff .. despite being warned now that this virus will last until June

Fortunately many people have taken the choice to stay home... as can be seen in these pictures of our usually packed area...

London Bridge tube station... usually you would barely be able to see a square foot of ground..

25922226-0-image-a-11_1584089564826.jpg


empty commuter trains... standing room only usually..


25924372-8108299-image-m-21_1584093118925.jpg



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...orkers-stay-home-amid-coronavirus-crisis.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...oncerning-decision-not-ban-public-events.html
 
Last edited:
I see that all elite (incl. premier) league football matches have been suspended and that in Scotland, gatherings of more than 500 people have been banned. This probably won't affect the local Highland league where teams can only dream of getting 500 through the turnstiles :ROFLMAO:

This is a delicate balancing act. Defeating this virus may be more of a marathon than a sprint and I fear that excessive long-term measures may only serve to sap the morale of the population.
 
Updated Pictures and news on areas of the USA as they close down many areas ...scary tactic numbers here so be warned before you open the link if you suffer from anxiety ...:(


SF fishermans' wharf..hardly any visitors...


25915644-8107427-image-a-24_1584070320657.jpg


Much quieter roads in New York

25910270-8107427-Highways_in_New_York_lay_quiet_as_Congress_learned_that-a-38_1584065251458.jpg


25907774-8106551-image-a-17_1584053571641.jpg


More pictures and the whole story here ....


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...s-warned-150MILLION-infected-coronavirus.html
Here is a list of which states are most effected.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/us/states-responses-to-coronavirus/index.html
 
I presume the areas at the top of your list Marlene, are your most populated areas in the USA ?

Oddly , it's not quite the same here.. London has the highest amount .. followed by Devon which is a much less populated area , a county way down on the coast in the west country...

Total confirmed cases for the whole of the UK as from an hour ago... is 590

England - 491
Scotland - 60
Wales- 19
Northern Ireland -20...
 
I presume the areas at the top of your list Marlene, are your most populated areas in the USA ?

Oddly , it's not quite the same here.. London has the highest amount .. followed by Devon which is a much less populated area , a county way down on the coast in the west country...

Total confirmed cases for the whole of the UK as from an hour ago... is 590

England - 491
Scotland - 60
Wales- 19
Northern Ireland -20...
Surprisingly, it isn't by population. Here's our most populated state:

  1. California (Population: 39,747,267)
  2. Texas (Population: 29,087,070)
  3. Florida (Population: 21,646,155)
  4. New York (Population: 19,491,339)
  5. Pennsylvania (Population: 12,813,969)
  6. Illinois (Population: 12,700,381)
  7. Ohio (Population: 11,718,568)
  8. Georgia (Population: 10,627,767)
  9. North Carolina (Population: 10,497,741)
  10. Michigan (Population: 10,020,472)

    So it appears to be more about travel and where people are coming in from.
 
Surprisingly, it isn't by population. Here's our most populated state:

  1. California (Population: 39,747,267)
  2. Texas (Population: 29,087,070)
  3. Florida (Population: 21,646,155)
  4. New York (Population: 19,491,339)
  5. Pennsylvania (Population: 12,813,969)
  6. Illinois (Population: 12,700,381)
  7. Ohio (Population: 11,718,568)
  8. Georgia (Population: 10,627,767)
  9. North Carolina (Population: 10,497,741)
  10. Michigan (Population: 10,020,472)

    So it appears to be more about travel and where people are coming in from.

Yes, it is more about travel in the U.S. LAX is the 4th busiest airport in the world which explains California.
 
This is a delicate balancing act. Defeating this virus may be more of a marathon than a sprint and I fear that excessive long-term measures may only serve to sap the morale of the population.

I don't think there's any way to avoid a drop in morale; we're living through an unprecedented--in our lifetimes--bad situation. The slow mitigation strategies are designed to keep healthcare services from becoming over burdened.
 
I don't think there's any way to avoid a drop in morale; we're living through an unprecedented--in our lifetimes--bad situation. The slow mitigation strategies are designed to keep healthcare services from becoming over burdened.
which is exactly what we as a country are begging our PM to do, but he won't, he won't stop large gatherings or put any preventions in place as have other countries like closing schools etc.. .. he said in an interview just yesterday that he feels that people should be open to getting the Virus as a HERD rather than drip feed.. . He even said ''expect thousands to die''.. well of course they'll die you idiot PM, if you're overwhelming our NHS with a nation who are potentially ill all at one time.. :mad: thank goodness so many people have taken the law into their own hands and those who can work from home have chosen to do it, rather than put themselves and others in harms way
 
Our PM is refusing to cancel any large crowded events..football, concerts etc..and despite the governments' own Health secretary succumbing to the virus and being isolated .. .. instead he's relying on the common sense of people to stay home..*smh*.. but today it's been announced that the manager of one of our top Premier League football teams has contracted the Virus, so the whole team have now been put into isolation..which means all fixtures in the football league will be put into jeopardy anyway...hopefully a good thing which will keep large crowds away from the football matches..

I don't want there to be panic here in the uk (above and beyond what's already been happening with panic buying) obviously... but where's the common sense? Italy, France, Spain, Parts of the USA... all taken action and locked down areas where crowds would gather ... UK...? *duh*..nada... ... as if we haven't got enough trouble with no beds in our hospitals for the already sick, aside from this virus nor anywhere nearly enough doctors and nursing staff .. despite being warned now that this virus will last until June

Fortunately many people have taken the choice to stay home... as can be seen in these pictures of our usually packed area...

London Bridge tube station... usually you would barely be able to see a square foot of ground..

25922226-0-image-a-11_1584089564826.jpg


empty commuter trains... standing room only usually..


25924372-8108299-image-m-21_1584093118925.jpg



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...orkers-stay-home-amid-coronavirus-crisis.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...oncerning-decision-not-ban-public-events.html
I love those train seats! I see that triangle shaped building in the New York picture when I go to the waterfront park in Hoboken N.J. Considering the inaction you speak of...maybe #45 should ban travel from the U.K., which was exempted, as well. I don't see how anyone can predict how long this virus will last.
 
THEY CLOSED DISNEY WORLD!!!!! 😱 😭
... they've closed disney world in Paris too..... and they've closed all the playgrounds and ordinary parks in Southern Spain today as well near where my daughter lives...

All children's play areas and and public parks, including dog parks and picnic areas have been closed to the public. The recommendation of the Public Safety Committee is that everyone stays at home as much as possible, and that funerals only be attended by close family. This is in addition to the measures announced yesterday, closing many municipal buildings and services including Sports Centres, and libraries.
 

Back
Top