[OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic

[heywoodu 15,148]

I'm confused though. Here they say "everyone has to stay home in Italy", but people are allowed to go to work sort of normally or what?

[Olympian1010 7,977]

8 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

And apparently they locked down Totallympics too for a minute 

It’s @Sindo couldn’t get any of the that sweet Saudi money ?

[Gianlu33 4,575]

18 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I'm confused though. Here they say "everyone has to stay home in Italy", but people are allowed to go to work sort of normally or what?

Yes, they are but they need a write autodeclaration

[Olympian1010 7,977]

Real question, We had the Black Death, Plague of London, Plague of Justinian, Spanish Flu, etc. Anyone have a good nickname for Covid-19?

Edited March 9, 2020 by Olympian1010

[VolleyRuller96 264]

9 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Real question, We had the Black Death, Plague of London, Plague of Justinian, Spanish Flu, etc. Anyone have a good nickname for Covid-19?

Who even came up with the name Covid-19?  sounds like a name for a phone model. Are there any other diseases with numbers in their name?

[Olympian1010 7,977]

1 minute ago, VolleyRuller96 said:

Who even came up with the name Covid-19?  sounds like a name for a phone model. Are there any other diseases with numbers in their name?

I believe many of the “proper” names for diseases include numbers, but it’s not really my field of expertise so I wouldn’t know. Covid-19 is just Coronavirus 2019 simplified from my understanding. 

[Bohemia 1,411]

1 minute ago, VolleyRuller96 said:

Who even came up with the name Covid-19?  sounds like a name for a phone model. Are there any other diseases with numbers in their name?

 

H5N1 and H1N1 for example 

[VolleyRuller96 264]

1 minute ago, Bohemia said:

 

H5N1 and H1N1 for example 

Actually, those are simply virus subtypes, the disease that caused the infection was influenza.

[Ros 239]

COVID - 19... COrona VIrus Disease

[AlFHg 330]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

I'm confused though. Here they say "everyone has to stay home in Italy", but people are allowed to go to work sort of normally or what?

In practice, we can move only for working, if the workplace is still open, or for sanitary emergencies. In theory, everything is open, in practice there are several limitations. This is to allow people who works in sanitary, essential services, food markets and so on to keep on working and be able to work fine (think of people whose workplace are not allowed to have a canteen)

obviously, at the moment, there is also the chance of go out to buy food and medicines

Edited March 9, 2020 by AlFHg