We were due to celebrate our 22nd year together as a couple. It was going to be tons of fun. We had reservations at The Bourbon Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans. A suite by the pool inside courtyard. We were going to gave a gaycation. Do the Audubon Zoo on Saturday and then do French Quarter stuff and do The New Orleans Museum of Art. We were to depart on Monday. The Whan Chinese Flu shit happened. The Corona virus or better Chinese Hong Flue, and a ton of other fucked names, ruined everything for us and America. Actually for the planet. We persevere. I do. Stefan does. America is trying. I am in my second week off from work today. With PTO pay. Stefan is still going to work at Hancock-Whitney Bank. The operations center. Half of the staff in his work place is working from home. He does bring the company laptop home everyday. It has to be done in case they order all employees to work from home. Happy 22nd anniversary. I have been going out a few days a week. All restaurants in america are closed. Some are doing takeout only. I find ones which do curb service. I bought two popup folding chairs and a pop up camping table. 20" by 20" so I can dine al fresco as I can and make it sophisticated.
Me and a friend lunching on the river in madisonville, Louisiana on March 24th, 2020. All restaurants are closed for dining in. Take out at some places.
How is the coronavirus spreading around the world?
The coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people in China's Hubei province, in late 2019. Cases of the disease it causes, COVID-19, grew by several thousand per day in China in late January and early February, the peak of the epidemic there.
The number of infections appearing each day has since plummeted in China, owing in large part to containment efforts, but the outbreak is now a global pandemic. Large outbreaks in South Korea, Iran, Italy and elsewhere have propelled a spike in international cases across more than 150 countries.
This is what it looks like a lot of days at many stores.
Stefan and I dash off to the Gulf Coast and eat at Sea level. A cozy hut on the beach which always only serves food to be taken and eaten outside.
The dictate from the government and rules of each state is that all people must maintain social distancing at all times in order to reduce transmission of the covid-19 virus. The state of Louisiana is on lockdown. It is not as harsh as the term sounds. It just means if people can stay home, do it. No salons are open. No restaurants can serve food inside or at tables and must use styrofoam and plastic. Tons of the shit is being used in America on a daily basis now. No pars and no playgrounds are open. No fitness centers and no gyms. Our gym at the apartments is locked down. No pools other than home private. The entire pool area here is closed off. We just dash to a beach. Traffic is almost none as of today. Schools in America are closed. Parents are freaking out. School year is suspended in America.
Day care is closed. No tattoo shops. No dog parks are open. No festival and no fairs. All over America. Easter is soon coming. It will be a big issue.
Everyone in America will have grey roots by the time a salon reopens.
Today the President Trump and the Congress, got to pass a 2.2 Trillion dollar stimulus package.
Stefan and I are doing everything we can to make the best of all this situation.
Now for the serious stuff about what is going on.
Jeff Tollefson
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How is the coronavirus spreading around the world?
The coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people in China's Hubei province, in late 2019. Cases of the disease it causes, COVID-19, grew by several thousand per day in China in late January and early February, the peak of the epidemic there.
The number of infections appearing each day has since plummeted in China, owing in large part to containment efforts, but the outbreak is now a global pandemic. Large outbreaks in South Korea, Iran, Italy and elsewhere have propelled a spike in international cases across more than 150 countries.
The total number of confirmed cases outside China has now eclipsed those inside the country, and on 13 March, the World Health Organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Europe had become the epicentre of the pandemic.
How does COVID-19 compare to other diseases?
Current estimates of COVID-19’s case fatality rate — a measure of the proportion of infected people who eventually die — suggest that the coronavirus is less deadly than the pathogens behind other large-scale outbreaks, such as of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) and Ebola.
But the infection also seems to spread more easily than other diseases, including seasonal influenza. Calculations of the virus’s basic reproduction number, or R0 — the number of people on average one infected person will pass the virus to — suggest a range of 2–2.5.
2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
Map of confirmed cases per capita as of 25 March 2020
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| Disease | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | ||||||
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| Virus strain | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) | ||||||
| Location | Worldwide (list of locations) | ||||||
| First case | Wuhan, Hubei, China 30°37′11″N 114°15′28″E | ||||||
| Date | 17 November 2019 – present[1][2] (4 months and 1 week) | ||||||
| Confirmed cases | 434,000+[3][4] | ||||||
| Recovered | 109,000+[3][4] | ||||||
Deaths
| 19,600+[3][4] | ||||||
Territories
| 190+[3][4] | ||||||
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The 2019–20 COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[5] The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.[6] As of 25 March, more than 434,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in more than 190 countries and territories, resulting in more than 19,600 deaths and more than 109,000 recoveries.[3][4]
The virus is typically spread during close contact and via respiratory droplets produced when people cough or sneeze.[7][8] Respiratory droplets may be produced during breathing but the virus is not considered airborne.[7] It may also spread when one touches a contaminated surface and then their face.[7][8] It is most contagious when people are symptomatic, although spread may be possible before symptoms appear.[8] The time between exposure and symptom onset is typically around five days, but may range from two to fourteen days.[9][10] Common symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath.[9] Complications may include pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome.[11] There is no known vaccine or specific antiviral treatment.[7] Primary treatment is symptomatic and supportive therapy.[12] Recommended preventive measures include hand washing, covering the mouth when coughing, maintaining distance from other people, and monitoring and self-isolation for people who suspect they are infected.[7]
Efforts to prevent the virus spreading include travel restrictions, quarantines, curfews, event postponements and cancellations, and facility closures. These include a quarantine of Hubei, nationwide quarantines in Italy, elsewhere in Europe and in India, curfew measures elsewhere in China and South Korea,[13][14][15] various border closures or incoming passenger restrictions,[16][17] screening at airports and train stations,[18] and travel advisories regarding regions with community transmission.[19][20][21][22] Schools and universities have closed either on a nationwide or local basis in more than 124 countries, affecting more than 1.2 billion students.[23]
The pandemic has led to global socioeconomic disruption,[24] the postponement or cancellation of sporting, religious, and cultural events,[25] and widespread fears of supply shortages which have spurred panic buying.[26][27] Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the virus have spread online,[28][29] and there have been incidents of xenophobia and racism against Chinese and other East or Southeast Asian people.[30]
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