COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic

[Red Arrow]

To give you guys an idea of what I and many Flemish students have gone through this year

December 20th, 2019 - My last day of courses. Time for social isolation to study for my exams, except for Christmas and New Year.

January 28th, 2020 - My last exam. Social isolation is finally over.

February 10th, 2020 - First day of the new semester. I finally see my fellow students again.

March 13th, 2020 - All classes are cancelled because of Covid-19. Social isolation rebegins. All courses are replaced by web lectures, all field trips are replaced by even more homework. We are promised a new exam schedule.

April 30th, 2020 - We get a new exam schedule.

September 22nd, 2020 - Hopefully classes will start again. This is currently unknown.

50% of students currently has anxiety problems and/or depression. This is not life anymore.

 

[CartoonLover2604]

I know this isn’t related to coronavirus but when do you think Yellowstone will erupt? I say because people have been memeing it lately and I get memes are supposed to be jokes but it’s starting to freak me out...

 

[creator]

I know this isn’t related to coronavirus but when do you think Yellowstone will erupt? I say because people have been memeing it lately and I get memes are supposed to be jokes but it’s starting to freak me out...

Ignore the memes and follow official sources. Seismic activity has been normal.

Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey

Subscribe to the Volcano Notification Service

www.usgs.gov

 

[CartoonLover2604]

Ignore the memes and follow official sources. Seismic activity has been normal.

Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey

Subscribe to the Volcano Notification Service

www.usgs.gov

Thank you so much!

 

[Asa]

California is finally making progress in the coronavirus battle, even as deaths keep rising

Three months into California's battle with the coronavirus, there are growing signs that the outbreak is ebbing even as the state death toll continues to climb past 3,400.

www.latimes.com

Despite rising deaths, California (my state) is suceeding in beating the coronavirus.

Hopefully, this will mean our pre-pandemic lives (social distancing finally being phased out for real) will resume close to the end of 2020.

 

[RandomMe]

Japan is starting to ease restrictions. Today, only three new cases were registered in Tokyo prefecture alone, the lowest number in two months.

Here in Braga we got three new cases in the past 24 hours - the opposite of Tokyo. Portugal has close to 30.000 cases while Japan, a country of about 125 million, only has more than 16.500.

 

[Markus Nelis]

Finland now has 32 new cases. Now the cases in total: 6 537

 

[Low Spark of Lyman]

I know this isn’t related to coronavirus but when do you think Yellowstone will erupt? I say because people have been memeing it lately and I get memes are supposed to be jokes but it’s starting to freak me out...

"Contrary to some media reports, Yellowstone is not 'overdue' for a supereruption." - Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, December 2013

I remember the topic being discussed as part of the 2012 phenomenon as well.

 

[Asa]

Alaska has attempted to return to life pre-pandemic, despite no signs of vaccine tests yet.

This should be a sign that states are slowly reopening with modifications until further notice.

 

[Low Spark of Lyman]

Not that I'm from Alaska, but I'm not eager to go back out to places like I used to, as much as I may like to do so. It feels too soon.

 

[StellaMagic]

Not that I'm from Alaska, but I'm not eager to go back out to places like I used to, as much as I may like to do so. It feels too soon.

I hear you. None of us will feel safe until a vaccine comes through.

 

[Asa]

Tired of hearing about COVID-19 - The Times Gazette

To whom it may concern: I have had enough of hearing about COVID-19 restrictions. It may seem necessary to keep everything shut down longer to further quell this disease; however, it is a futile effort. I am a factory worker who has been off work for well over a month and am the only able-bodied […]

www.timesgazette.com

This guy who posted an article about growing tired about hearing about the restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic isn't alone, lots of people start getting tired of listening to COVID-19 stuff as the months progress and want to really move on past that.

 

[Fone Bone]

Tired of hearing about COVID-19 - The Times Gazette

To whom it may concern: I have had enough of hearing about COVID-19 restrictions. It may seem necessary to keep everything shut down longer to further quell this disease; however, it is a futile effort. I am a factory worker who has been off work for well over a month and am the only able-bodied […]

www.timesgazette.com

This guy who posted an article about growing tired about hearing about the restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic isn't alone, lots of people start getting tired of listening to COVID-19 stuff as the months progress and want to really move on past that.

The virus doesn't stop just because people are tired of hearing about it.

Honestly, people are just so dumb.

 

[creator]

Tired of hearing about COVID-19 - The Times Gazette

To whom it may concern: I have had enough of hearing about COVID-19 restrictions. It may seem necessary to keep everything shut down longer to further quell this disease; however, it is a futile effort. I am a factory worker who has been off work for well over a month and am the only able-bodied […]

www.timesgazette.com

This guy who posted an article about growing tired about hearing about the restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic isn't alone, lots of people start getting tired of listening to COVID-19 stuff as the months progress and want to really move on past that.

I assume most people are tired of hearing about it and want to open. The difference is how we open. Testing numbers have been looking better so regions should already be in the process of reopening gradually and carefully.

 

[CartoonLover2604]

Tired of hearing about COVID-19 - The Times Gazette

To whom it may concern: I have had enough of hearing about COVID-19 restrictions. It may seem necessary to keep everything shut down longer to further quell this disease; however, it is a futile effort. I am a factory worker who has been off work for well over a month and am the only able-bodied […]

www.timesgazette.com

This guy who posted an article about growing tired about hearing about the restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic isn't alone, lots of people start getting tired of listening to COVID-19 stuff as the months progress and want to really move on past that.

While I do agree about being tired of hearing COVID-19 everyday, the lockdowns and social distancing are necessary in order to you know FLATTEN THE CURVE. I know everyone here knows that but the person who wrote the article clearly doesn’t.

This is why cases are still rising...

 

[RandomMe]

Brazil is now the second country with the most cases.

 

[Action!]

Brazil is now the second country with the most cases.

It's not gonna take long for them to pass the US in infections per day and deaths per day.

 

[CartoonLover2604]

If it reinfects, virus could ‘end humanity,’ Netanyahu reportedly warned MKs

TV report says Israeli PM set out nightmare scenarios to politicians from his Likud party at the height of the COVID-19 crisis

www.timesofisrael.com

I don’t know what to say anymore.

 

[RainbowCupcake]

If it reinfects, virus could ‘end humanity,’ Netanyahu reportedly warned MKs

TV report says Israeli PM set out nightmare scenarios to politicians from his Likud party at the height of the COVID-19 crisis

www.timesofisrael.com

I don’t know what to say anymore.

That article seems like an overreaction. The headline is solely click bait intending to freak people out. What facts do they have to make such a bold claim anyway?

 

[Asa]

Opinion | Lockdown Can’t Last Forever. Here’s How to Lift It. (Published 2020)

We need to hit and release the brakes on physical distancing, again and again, until we safely get to immunity.

www.nytimes.com

NY Times knows a lockdown can't last forever.