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    Quote Originally Posted by owen View Post
    ... but it seems to be from their own self-promotional angle.
    Just curious why you think this? If it's from the perspective that the companies will reduce risk of shutting down entirely by going remote work then yes I agree.
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    Its whole other discussion surrounding internet marketing but you know those guys who are in the business of internet of thing and mobile money, bitcoin etc have always been promoting remote work as a solution but only because they are in the field. Without a genuine interest in solving real problems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by owen View Post
    Its whole other discussion surrounding internet marketing but you know those guys who are in the business of internet of thing and mobile money, bitcoin etc have always been promoting remote work as a solution but only because they are in the field. Without a genuine interest in solving real problems.
    Oh ok, now I see what you're saying. There could be something in this thinking because after COVID blows over many companies and workers will realize they can continue operations as usual by working remotely.
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    Thats is a big IF covid blows over before april 6. Some people will not have jobs to go back to whether remotely or physically because businesses are always looking for new ways to reduce labour and other costs associated with having people on their payroll. Travelling costs, clothing. Some people bring their kids to school close to where they work. So there are other sideffects that come from remote work. Traffic reduction is probably the most common mention.

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    Quote Originally Posted by owen View Post
    Thats is a big IF covid blows over before april 6. Some people will not have jobs to go back to whether remotely or physically because businesses are always looking for new ways to reduce labour and other costs associated with having people on their payroll. Travelling costs, clothing. Some people bring their kids to school close to where they work. So there are other sideffects that come from remote work. Traffic reduction is probably the most common mention.
    It doubt it'll fully blow over by April 6. Also, it's fair to say that there will be significant micro and macro-economic fall-out across the globe. Countries will need to band together to pull through as a global community. We're all in this together.
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    China has already reopened some stores.

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    I've had to answer a lot of different persons on questions around COVID-19. Much of it is due to all the garbage circulating on social media. So let me place some stuff here.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/16/who-...ve-in-air.html

    I've seen that link circulating with details about "it stays on copper and steel for two hours" which is false.

    https://www.journalofhospitalinfecti...046-3/fulltext

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2...st-on-surfaces

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0320192755.htm

    It can stay on steel for up to 28 days under the right circumstances.

    As I've said to everyone. It's the same type of virus as all other coronaviruses in transmission. The difference is the way it manifests. Based on details seen in various videos - including testimonials from persons in hospital, it comes about similarly to pneumonia. The main thing to do is not touch your face or any mucous membrane area (eyes/nose/mouth) without your hands being clean. The virus can't penetrate your skin directly, so it wants you to touch somewhere that it can get in. If you wash your hands you're fine.

    What I find gross and amusing at the same time is the number of persons that are now washing their hands. I've never gone into a food establishment and eaten without first washing my hands. Unless I'm using a fork exclusively or chopsticks maybe.....But I went into MegaMart the other day and had to join a line to get my hands washed. So the question is - what on Earth were these people doing before the advisories to wash their hands?

    In other news - the people that are supposed to be quarantined said they take shortcuts and get out of the community. That doesn't help the rest of the country at all. But - at least we're getting help from Cuba and they have stuff that can help.

    https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/cuba-...s-of-covid-19/
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    This medication seems have promise and I hope with the help of China that the production can be ramped up.
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    Social media is filling with people talking about flattening curves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by khat17 View Post
    I've had to answer a lot of different persons on questions around COVID-19. Much of it is due to all the garbage circulating on social media. So let me place some stuff here.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/16/who-...ve-in-air.html

    I've seen that link circulating with details about "it stays on copper and steel for two hours" which is false.

    https://www.journalofhospitalinfecti...046-3/fulltext

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2...st-on-surfaces

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0320192755.htm

    It can stay on steel for up to 28 days under the right circumstances.

    As I've said to everyone. It's the same type of virus as all other coronaviruses in transmission. The difference is the way it manifests. Based on details seen in various videos - including testimonials from persons in hospital, it comes about similarly to pneumonia. The main thing to do is not touch your face or any mucous membrane area (eyes/nose/mouth) without your hands being clean. The virus can't penetrate your skin directly, so it wants you to touch somewhere that it can get in. If you wash your hands you're fine.

    What I find gross and amusing at the same time is the number of persons that are now washing their hands. I've never gone into a food establishment and eaten without first washing my hands. Unless I'm using a fork exclusively or chopsticks maybe.....But I went into MegaMart the other day and had to join a line to get my hands washed. So the question is - what on Earth were these people doing before the advisories to wash their hands?

    In other news - the people that are supposed to be quarantined said they take shortcuts and get out of the community. That doesn't help the rest of the country at all. But - at least we're getting help from Cuba and they have stuff that can help.

    https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/cuba-...s-of-covid-19/
    Bredda at this point in time take ALL information about Covid-19 with a grain of salt...

    This thing is pretty much still in its early stages and there is just not enough solid information about it as yet where you can truly believe one thing vs another.

    There are sicknesses and viruses that have been around for years that still have many unanswered questions... obviously there will be some information about Covid-19 that is straight up non sense, but at the same time many of the things you research and believe to be true may not be. What we are seeing now is allot of assumptions and speculations.

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