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Some Idiots Are Mocking Social Distancing And Going To Bars During The Coronavirus Outbreak
#Quarantinelife is the no. 1 trending hashtag in the United States today, and for a good reason. Centers For Disease Control have warned people to “stay home as much as possible,” while concerned health care professionals joined for a manifesto that basically begs everyone to “#stayhome and save lives” in a national campaign.
But some reckless bar-goers all around the country decided first to quench their thirst. Crowds of people were spotted standing in lines waiting to get their hands on a drink before bars close down for good. The annual St. Patrick’s Holiday could be to blame, but it’s in no way an excuse to put the lives of others at risk. Today, social distancing is a responsibility and not an option. And no one will blame you for having a drink or two behind closed doors at home!
Scroll down below for Bored Panda’s interview with Akiko Iwasaki, an immunology professor at Yale University recognized for her work on the immune response to viral infections. She explained why social distancing is vital in order to curb the pandemic.
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I've been self quarantining but I had a photo job for a reception party I had already been paid for and couldn't afford to give the money back... So I went to the event, worked and cried all the way home. I've never felt so lost in all my life... I pray everyday that I didn't bring home this virus, I live with my 65 year old parents.
Many of us could walk around infected but totally unaware, without any symptoms, for weeks. Plus, realistically, the vaccine for COVID-19 will probably not be ready until at least the middle of next year. That’s why social distancing—maintaining at least 3 feet of distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing—plays a vital role in pandemic control.
Prof. Akiko Iwasaki told Bored Panda that it’s not the time to be going to bars. “Every infected person can infect 2 to 3 other people on average.” But this number can be much higher in close contact situations.
Iwasaki believes that we need to change our attitude. “The time for complacency and life as we know it is over. We need to switch our mind to focusing on this question: 'what can I be doing to best reduce viral transmission?' Start by social distancing. Every day matters—the earlier you practice, the better to flatten the curve,” the professor explained.
They say that people that are most at risk are people with weakened immune systems. Wanna know how much alcohol weakens your immune system???
Now THIS really infuriates me. I have a friend who is a crew member on board a ship currently in the New Orleans' port. None of them have symptoms but they were told that they cannot leave the ship because there are not enough test kits and they might infect New Orleans if the are not tested and cleared. Meanwhile, New Orleans is partying up like there's no tomorrow, ironically.
Millennials like to think that COVID-19 is a danger only to the elderly and people with a weak immune system. But the immunologist claims that this is a misconception. “Let’s say we focus only on the millennials and no other age groups. Millennials, ages 23-38, in China had a death rate of 0.2% from COVID19. This number seems small, but 0.2% of millennials in the US (~83 million) is 166,000 people.” Even a fraction of that number dying from coronavirus would be disastrous.
Plus, “those who will become severely ill will require hospitalization and ventilators,” which we won’t have nearly enough of. Prof. Iwasaki also mentioned “the economic impact of losing a highly productive workforce” that would all add to the disaster further. So it’s really not only about who falls ill and who stays away from the virus.
As I'm seeing all of this and reflecting on the clear lack of urgency here in America I'm wondering how much the nature of our news broadcasting has to do with it? Are people not taking it seriously because they're thinking "the news is just blowing things out of proportion like always, it's probably about 1/20th as bad as they say"? Not justifying, just wondering. I myself haven't left the house in, oh, say, a week? Long enough to lose track. I've been passing much of the time developing my sewing skills. Highly recommended for those who are looking for therapeutic ways to keep busy at home.
The Immunologist stated that “social isolation is pretty much the only tool we have at our disposal to control the virus right now.” In the future, she said, “we hope to have enough testing to determine who is infected, who is exposed and at risk so we can contain and reduce exposure. Also, vaccines, antivirals, and therapeutics will be great tools to control the virus as they become available.” But there’s none of that at the moment, so any risks are really not worth taking.
At least her marriage will be memorable, what with it being the last time they saw their elder relatives.
By Sunday evening, the US had confirmed more than 3.8K cases of the disease COVID-19, 69 of which were fatalities. More and more places around the country are deciding to take more drastic measures to curb the pandemic. New York has announced signing an executive order limiting all restaurants, bars, and cafes to takeout and delivery only from the 17th of March. Los Angeles followed NY by shutting all entertainment venues until at least March 31. Ohio, Washington, and New Orleans announced ceasing the operations of restaurants and bars from March 15. Illinois and New Jersey are said to be shutting the bars today.
Wonder how many of the damned fools in these pictures are going to be dead in the next eight weeks. I hate to think of all the countless innocent people they’ll infect before that happens.
And you will be the reason they put a law in place stating that people who knowingly infect other people with Covid19 can be prosecuted for Homicide when people start dying from the disease.
Well at least they already have tents set up so when they hospitals run out of room for the sick and dying patients, they will have a place to go. They should also make all of those people who are in the bar and in line help take care for those people so they can see first hand what their selfishness has done to people.
americans have the worst health system and play russian roulette like there is no tomorrow. i dont get it....
I'm an American and I don't get it either. My family is in lockdown mode.
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Suggestions are not enough. Many European countries are putting legal mandates in place to stop the spread of the virus, closing down buildings, businesses and travel. "Suggestions" to self-isolate are not going to work. I guess if your government treats the pandemic like a joke, your citizens may do the same.
Exactly! Everybody always goes around thinking that "Oh..it'll never happen to me. I'm special." Nothing like a Pandemic to bring you back to reality. I hope these people didn't already make a bad situation worse..but I'm not holding my breath.
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Day cares, one of the germiest places, are not closing because corporate America needs their employees at work.
We closed the daycares but it's a problem, because now people are trying to park their kids somewhere else and thus spread the virus even further.
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I hope all those people going to the bars are overly tipping the serving staff. Soon all those bars and restaurants are going to be shut down and the wait staff need to make enough money to pay bills too. I also hope that all these people are mindful to stay very far from elderly and those with compromised immune systems
It's Friday March 16 and California is now on 'shut-down'. Only gas stations, medical, grocery stores and pharmacies are opened starting at 12:01on the 17th. Many of these folks are prime candidates for the Darwin awards as someone already posted.
The candidates for the Darwin Awards were dead, but these idiots, unfortunately, aren't. They are going to infect between 9 and 12 people before showing any symptoms, and then probably they will only have the mild version. It's their parents, grandparents and elderly neighbours that will suffer the worst consequences.
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So these are the people blaming the older generation for everything: how easy was it for them before they ruined life for the "struggling" millenials/genz...getting angry when being called ignorant, selfish and expecting things for nothing... Yet they prove that thruth hurts... I'm a 32 year old boomer...just wondering about humanity
Board of health in Nashville has ordered all bars to close and restaurants to go to half capacity
The Netherlands has ordered all bars, restaurants and coffeeshops to close. Events with more than 100 people present aren't allowed and will get a fine of € 4350. "Events" include, church services, funerals and weddings. All schools are closed. Streets are empty here. Everyone follows orders and works from home as much as possible.
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Incredible! This blog looks just like my old one! It’s on a completely different subject but it has pretty much the same layout and design. Excellent choice of colors! I absolutely love your blog.. Excellent colors & theme. Did you develop this site yourself? Please reply back as I’m planning to create my own website and want to know where you got this from or exactly what the theme is called. Cheers! I am sure this post has touched all the internet users, its really really nice post on building up new website https://www.tecteem.com/waploaded-movies/.
There may be a very, very dark upside to this: A wakeup call on a variety of fronts in the US. As for young people, many are very responsible. My son aged 30 has a very small business - a gym with many young students. He closed for a minimum of 30 days before any state closures were announced in my state. He then posted about this in a FB group for other owners of similar gyms. Within about two days, all the other owners around the US then also closed. He knows he's going to lose a ton of money - could very well even lose his business - but he knows it's the right thing to do. I'm so proud of him, I get choked up about it. (If he loses his business, which was just taking off, and if I die, he'll definitely end up homeless. We have no family to fall back on.)
Please people just wake up and learn with the other country's. This so stupid and unnecessary. They are acting like God will bless America and only America with no virus in the world.
This behavior is reckless, stupid and criminal. Any one of these persons could infect dozens of others before realizing (s)he is a carrier. Close down these bars and lock these people up!
Lock you up, f**k man that's you s****y peoples answer for everything. "There freedumb is impedign on my freedumb, and my freedumb is more important! Now make them a criminal and make them suffer for the rest of their lives." people like you deserve to rot in a cell next to the wrost criminals. pathetic as f**k
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Why aren't these states pulling/suspending these liquor licensees for a short period of time?
It is really hard to like these posts. I mean, does it look like we are liking it because it is well-written or because we approve of what they are doing? I see it as the latter. I think it is well-written and these people should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
And these people are our future? Fabulous. Well, when they death toll spikes and either they, their friends or their immuno-compromised/elderly relatives end up dead or fighting for their lives, perhaps they will rethink their arrogance and/or stupidity.
People apparently think they're invincible. Why the're doing this? Situation is already bad, they're just making it worse. Bars are already closed here, but we still have to go to work. Employer gave us masks, but still, I'm afraid, even though I'm young and relatively healthy. Too many people in one place.
I think this virus Mother Nature's way of removing all the idiots from the gene pool. So the good news is that humankind is due to get a lot smarter over the next couple of generations.
Belgium announced bar/pub/restaurant etc closings last friday, so this thing called LOCKDOWNPARTY popped up. Everywhere bars were holding events and parties. And then the next day everyone just crossed the border with the Netherlands to get drunk. The Dutch things closed now too. Meanwhile in Germany, every restaurant is still open.
But Germany must be doing something right, because their rate of infection is very low.
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What about the people who work at these bars that depend on selling those drinks to survive? I understand the need for social distancing but at the same time, shutting down everything is going to have major financial repercussions and chances are, it is going to be those who work at places like bars, that are going to come out of all of this f***ed.
Congress just passed a bill making sick leave pay guaranteed for all people including service workers. Small businesses that would struggle with this kind of law can apply for grants from the government to cover the cost. These situations are why there should be an established UBI.
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yes...indeed...meanwhile you see Italians showing responsibility in lockdown but still not giving up, celebrating life despite dire conditions...I applaude them!
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@Butch Berry, are you really that ignorant? It's a virus, but it's not the flu. This strain of coronavirus has 10x (if not higher) the mortality rate of the flu. And, as of yet there is no vaccine.
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hey some of us native americans are alright also I noticed that if you don't put a capital A in american or america it does the little red line thing which means you spelled it wrong which is dumb and kinda makes my country feel narcississtic
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Yes I can. By 20 they should have learned about reliable sourses.
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It is this mentality that is the largest problem with the virus in the US. So many young people only think of themselves instead of how this is affecting the country as a whole. We are soooo screwed on this one and our death rate will skyrocket!!!
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americans have the worst health system and play russian roulette like there is no tomorrow. i dont get it....
I'm an American and I don't get it either. My family is in lockdown mode.
Load More Replies... Suggestions are not enough. Many European countries are putting legal mandates in place to stop the spread of the virus, closing down buildings, businesses and travel. "Suggestions" to self-isolate are not going to work. I guess if your government treats the pandemic like a joke, your citizens may do the same.
Exactly! Everybody always goes around thinking that "Oh..it'll never happen to me. I'm special." Nothing like a Pandemic to bring you back to reality. I hope these people didn't already make a bad situation worse..but I'm not holding my breath.
Load More Replies... Day cares, one of the germiest places, are not closing because corporate America needs their employees at work.
We closed the daycares but it's a problem, because now people are trying to park their kids somewhere else and thus spread the virus even further.
Load More Replies... I hope all those people going to the bars are overly tipping the serving staff. Soon all those bars and restaurants are going to be shut down and the wait staff need to make enough money to pay bills too. I also hope that all these people are mindful to stay very far from elderly and those with compromised immune systems
It's Friday March 16 and California is now on 'shut-down'. Only gas stations, medical, grocery stores and pharmacies are opened starting at 12:01on the 17th. Many of these folks are prime candidates for the Darwin awards as someone already posted.
The candidates for the Darwin Awards were dead, but these idiots, unfortunately, aren't. They are going to infect between 9 and 12 people before showing any symptoms, and then probably they will only have the mild version. It's their parents, grandparents and elderly neighbours that will suffer the worst consequences.
Load More Replies... So these are the people blaming the older generation for everything: how easy was it for them before they ruined life for the "struggling" millenials/genz...getting angry when being called ignorant, selfish and expecting things for nothing... Yet they prove that thruth hurts... I'm a 32 year old boomer...just wondering about humanity
Board of health in Nashville has ordered all bars to close and restaurants to go to half capacity
The Netherlands has ordered all bars, restaurants and coffeeshops to close. Events with more than 100 people present aren't allowed and will get a fine of € 4350. "Events" include, church services, funerals and weddings. All schools are closed. Streets are empty here. Everyone follows orders and works from home as much as possible.
Load More Replies... Incredible! This blog looks just like my old one! It’s on a completely different subject but it has pretty much the same layout and design. Excellent choice of colors! I absolutely love your blog.. Excellent colors & theme. Did you develop this site yourself? Please reply back as I’m planning to create my own website and want to know where you got this from or exactly what the theme is called. Cheers! I am sure this post has touched all the internet users, its really really nice post on building up new website https://www.tecteem.com/waploaded-movies/.
There may be a very, very dark upside to this: A wakeup call on a variety of fronts in the US. As for young people, many are very responsible. My son aged 30 has a very small business - a gym with many young students. He closed for a minimum of 30 days before any state closures were announced in my state. He then posted about this in a FB group for other owners of similar gyms. Within about two days, all the other owners around the US then also closed. He knows he's going to lose a ton of money - could very well even lose his business - but he knows it's the right thing to do. I'm so proud of him, I get choked up about it. (If he loses his business, which was just taking off, and if I die, he'll definitely end up homeless. We have no family to fall back on.)
Please people just wake up and learn with the other country's. This so stupid and unnecessary. They are acting like God will bless America and only America with no virus in the world.
This behavior is reckless, stupid and criminal. Any one of these persons could infect dozens of others before realizing (s)he is a carrier. Close down these bars and lock these people up!
Lock you up, f**k man that's you s****y peoples answer for everything. "There freedumb is impedign on my freedumb, and my freedumb is more important! Now make them a criminal and make them suffer for the rest of their lives." people like you deserve to rot in a cell next to the wrost criminals. pathetic as f**k
Load More Replies... Why aren't these states pulling/suspending these liquor licensees for a short period of time?
It is really hard to like these posts. I mean, does it look like we are liking it because it is well-written or because we approve of what they are doing? I see it as the latter. I think it is well-written and these people should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
And these people are our future? Fabulous. Well, when they death toll spikes and either they, their friends or their immuno-compromised/elderly relatives end up dead or fighting for their lives, perhaps they will rethink their arrogance and/or stupidity.
People apparently think they're invincible. Why the're doing this? Situation is already bad, they're just making it worse. Bars are already closed here, but we still have to go to work. Employer gave us masks, but still, I'm afraid, even though I'm young and relatively healthy. Too many people in one place.
I think this virus Mother Nature's way of removing all the idiots from the gene pool. So the good news is that humankind is due to get a lot smarter over the next couple of generations.
Belgium announced bar/pub/restaurant etc closings last friday, so this thing called LOCKDOWNPARTY popped up. Everywhere bars were holding events and parties. And then the next day everyone just crossed the border with the Netherlands to get drunk. The Dutch things closed now too. Meanwhile in Germany, every restaurant is still open.
But Germany must be doing something right, because their rate of infection is very low.
Load More Replies... What about the people who work at these bars that depend on selling those drinks to survive? I understand the need for social distancing but at the same time, shutting down everything is going to have major financial repercussions and chances are, it is going to be those who work at places like bars, that are going to come out of all of this f***ed.
Congress just passed a bill making sick leave pay guaranteed for all people including service workers. Small businesses that would struggle with this kind of law can apply for grants from the government to cover the cost. These situations are why there should be an established UBI.
Load More Replies... yes...indeed...meanwhile you see Italians showing responsibility in lockdown but still not giving up, celebrating life despite dire conditions...I applaude them!
Load More Replies... @Butch Berry, are you really that ignorant? It's a virus, but it's not the flu. This strain of coronavirus has 10x (if not higher) the mortality rate of the flu. And, as of yet there is no vaccine.
Load More Replies... hey some of us native americans are alright also I noticed that if you don't put a capital A in american or america it does the little red line thing which means you spelled it wrong which is dumb and kinda makes my country feel narcississtic
Load More Replies... Yes I can. By 20 they should have learned about reliable sourses.
Load More Replies... It is this mentality that is the largest problem with the virus in the US. So many young people only think of themselves instead of how this is affecting the country as a whole. We are soooo screwed on this one and our death rate will skyrocket!!!
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