Corvid-19 & Travel

[Antonmb]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Too soon?

Nah, never too soon for a little gallows humor [emoji23]

[Soundmig]

I actually just got off of a cruise boat in Ft. Lauderdale, FL last Saturday. Found out on Tuesday that three employees of the company that "greets cruise ships" tested positive for Coronavirus, so they've asked us to "self isolate" for 14 days post potential exposure. No symptoms yet, so ... we will see.

[Soundmig]

On another note: the music on board the ship was fantastic. We had two concerts each day on the "Lincoln Center Stage" by a Piano Quintet (Piano, Cello, Viola, 2 Violins) that was absolutely fantastic. By arriving early we sat 8- 12 feet from the performers for most of the performances. Once again, the inadequacy of home audio systems was highlighted - ughhhh. My room and system are pretty good, but listening to real instruments played by World Class musicians in real time, live is just another thing altogether. We also were treated to 3 sets each night by the BB King All Star Band (3 vocals, 2 guitars, bass, drums, sax and trumpet) and they too were outstanding musicians. What a week of fun - great music, beautiful beaches, sunny weather .... wow :-)

[alkizz]

Official Proclamation from President Trump here:


https://www.whitehouse.gov/president...l-coronavirus/

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by Soundmig

On another note: the music on board the ship was fantastic. We had two concerts each day on the "Lincoln Center Stage" by a Piano Quintet (Piano, Cello, Viola, 2 Violins) that was absolutely fantastic. By arriving early we sat 8- 12 feet from the performers for most of the performances. Once again, the inadequacy of home audio systems was highlighted - ughhhh. My room and system are pretty good, but listening to real instruments played by World Class musicians in real time, live is just another thing altogether. We also were treated to 3 sets each night by the BB King All Star Band (3 vocals, 2 guitars, bass, drums, sax and trumpet) and they too were outstanding musicians. What a week of fun - great music, beautiful beaches, sunny weather .... wow :-)

The music was also great on the Titanic.

On a more serious note, at this point we are aware of the statistics, who is at risk and the common sense approach if one wants to minimize the risk.

This virus will burn itself out in a few months time but it is not going away for good. It will simply be added to the growing list of others that will make their appearances every season but infecting less people next time around as immunity builds.

Italy is a disaster right now, they are letting people die because they cannot accommodate all the infected. We can very easily slip into the same situation.

This is not the first time we have encountered a viral threat yet there seems to be gaping holes in the lines of defense. Hospitals running dangerously low on simple supplies such as masks to protect our most important resources in this battle, the healthcare workers. Take them out of the equation (happening in Italy) and we are truly on our own.

Not to mention our dependence on foreign countries for critical pharmaceutical drugs that are manufactured in the zones of many of the viral infections to begin with.

If this doesn’t wake up the administrations/policy makers around the world to be better prepared for what seems to be a growing trend, then we can all agree they are criminally negligent.

[62caddy]

Originally Posted by Poppyhome

From your Worldometer today—

HEALTH
2,508,235 Communicable disease deaths this year
93,881 Seasonal flu deaths this year
1,468,621 Deaths of children under 5 this year
8,211,340 Abortions this year
59,720 Deaths of mothers during birth this year
41,627,291 HIV/AIDS infected people
324,803 Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS this year
1,586,842 Deaths caused by cancer this year
189,519 Deaths caused by malaria this year
8,681,709,445 Cigarettes smoked today
965,878 Deaths caused by smoking this year
483,243 Deaths caused by alcohol this year
207,191 Suicides this year
$ 77,294,577,115 Money spent on illegal drugs this year
260,817 Road traffic accident fatalities this year

Coronavirus Cases: 124,910
Deaths: 4,585
Recovered: 67,050

Ron

PS: Welcome back Serge.

Excellent perspective.

I for one am unfazed by the sensationalism surrounding CV. This too shall pass...

[For The Love of Music]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Hello Ivan Nothing brings people closer and faster than a good pandemic.

Yep, and you practice what you preach, look your back [emoji851]

[For The Love of Music]

Originally Posted by SCAudiophile

That is a huge gap in the travel ban IMHO. Heathrow is the most traversed airport in Europe and #3 in the world. Many Heathrow flights arrive and depart to/from Atlanta, the busiest airport in the world (22+ years in a row). Heathrow flights most notably touch;

ATL, #1 in the world
LAX, #2 in the world
ORD, #5 in the world
DFW, #9 in the world
DEN, #11 in the world
JFK, #12 in the world
SFO, #16 in the world
MCO, #18 in the world

And several other US major hubs, IAD, MIA, etc...

This does not mention all the flights coming into Heathrow that transit people onto flights that will still wind up here.

A very good measure but in not wanting to peeve off our British allies (a guess), a serious flaw in the plan.

Despite SeaTac (SEATTLE) not making the busiest on the list, everyone is pointing to us here in Seattle as the epicenter of this in the States

[For The Love of Music]

Originally Posted by 62caddy

Excellent perspective.



I for one am unfazed by the sensationalism surrounding CV. This too shall pass...

All things do...just a matter of time and we all know it moves quick despite how bad things can be especially if you can muster and act in a forward direction.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by For The Love of Music

Yep, and you practice what you preach, look your back [emoji851]

I’m here for the complimentary breakfast and “collective wisdom” of our members.