The Coronavirus Maze-How are we navigating it today?

And those hot bed areas demonstrate why what works on paper and what works in reality don't always match up. I don't expect an area like NYC to follow proper social distancing simply due to population density, so they are shutting the state down and making everyone suffer for no real result. So why is it so hard to think out of the box?

Can you imagine what would be happening in NYC if some/most people hadn’t practiced social distancing?
Watch the news tonight. Areas where you would think wouldn’t be affected due to population density and didn’t follow rules are now being hit hard. Some of the young people who went to spring break are now falling ill because they thought they were immune. We are a ways away from peak and I hope it doesn’t get as bad as it could.
 
Please keep us posted on how you are feeling.

I'm totally out of it.
Slept 4 hrs in about 3 days.

Got to make it to the pharmacy and pick up antibiotics.
Got some antibiotics eye drops for my left eye that got a virus in it.

They ran a Corona virus test on me.
Came back negative.

If possible. stay home.
And only go to the hospital if it's a emergency.

I think you could catch something there if you are not careful.

Thanks.
 
And those hot bed areas demonstrate why what works on paper and what works in reality don't always match up. I don't expect an area like NYC to follow proper social distancing simply due to population density, so they are shutting the state down and making everyone suffer for no real result. So why is it so hard to think out of the box?
They are following social distancing in New York. The reasons the numbers are going up is because more people are being tested.
 
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They are following social distancing in New York. The reasons the numbers are going up us because more people are being tested.
And not only this. Most people are being tested after a few days of presenting symptoms or when they had contact with someone that had. If you consider the mean incubation period, it can be very long, many of the positives today were probably infected more a week ago.
 
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Ontario keeps getting more cases. Quebec is pretty much on lockdown.

On the plus side, my husband and I have finally found toilet paper, and we got cake to celebrate my brother's 30th birthday via video chat/phone calls/the front door. 😃 Silver linings.
 
Thanks for the advice! College is stressful and this pandemic emergency situation doubles stress

If I may suggest something? Focus on studying. Don't worry about anything else until it comes up. Worrying about things that haven't happened yet do several things, all negative: 1. Wastes time and energy, 2. Distracts you, 3. Prematurely fatigues you (see point 1) to where doing anything else takes more time or energy.
 
Got this this morning
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I was supposed to have a medical appointment tomorrow, but it's going to be a phone appointment. That's fine with me. A hospital is the last place I want to be near.
 
New Mexico Tech is still letting students mess around the campus and town as long as we follow social distancing (which, for whatever, nobody is enforcing except in essential buildings). At least I can still peacefully relax-walk around the forested golf course. All in all I keep seeing alot of "unofficial" socializing going on (you see couples holding hands, etc... all the time too) because nobody here seems to be sick and they are borderline losing their minds from lack of human contact. I was personally caught by an RA standing ~5ft from a friend (I was trying to be the prescribed 6ft but I guess that is within the margin of error) and all he told me is that I have to make sure only his supervisor doesn't catch us so that he himself doesn't get bustedI also got to witness a girl emerge from a 14 day on-campus self-quarantine (she went to Washington) and I and my friend asked her how she didn't go insane and she said "I don't know". Personally if I stayed indoors for more than 24h w/out human contact, I would very likely mentally break down. Also, those who went to other parts of the state are not telling campus authorities (witnessed this happening myself) even though we would have to quarantine if we did (I got my car serviced long BEFORE they placed in this rule, thank God). My only worry is that my friend was visiting his parents in a city that at the time had 16 cases but he claims he doesn't have the virus (I am ofc following the distancing rules as much as possible just in case he brought the virus).

Edit: somebody on a Zoom Meeting yesterday was CELEBRATING the Covid-19 situation because they are an introvert and that is for them a "big win". WTF??!!
 
New Mexico Tech is still letting students mess around the campus and town as long as we follow social distancing (which, for whatever, nobody is enforcing except in essential buildings). At least I can still peacefully relax-walk around the forested golf course. All in all I keep seeing alot of "unofficial" socializing going on (you see couples holding hands, etc... all the time too) because nobody here seems to be sick and they are borderline losing their minds from lack of human contact. I was personally caught by an RA standing ~5ft from a friend (I was trying to be the prescribed 6ft but I guess that is within the margin of error) and all he told me is that I have to make sure only his supervisor doesn't catch us so that he himself doesn't get bustedI also got to witness a girl emerge from a 14 day on-campus self-quarantine (she went to Washington) and I and my friend asked her how she didn't go insane and she said "I don't know". Personally if I stayed indoors for more than 24h w/out human contact, I would very likely mentally break down. Also, those who went to other parts of the state are not telling campus authorities (witnessed this happening myself) even though we would have to quarantine if we did (I got my car serviced long BEFORE they placed in this rule, thank God). My only worry is that my friend was visiting his parents in a city that at the time had 16 cases but he claims he doesn't have the virus (I am ofc following the distancing rules as much as possible just in case he brought the virus).

It's sad that there are people not following proper social/physical distancing laws - because they are becoming laws, at least here in Canada. Fines will be handed out if we gather in a group of more than five. I think if we all follow the rules, we may have a way out of this sooner rather than later.

I think it's good to be on alert - to make sure that you and your loved ones are safe. But my husband keeps reminding me of something really simple yet calming: if you can't control it, try not to worry about it.

I can't control whether or not other people follow social distancing rules - but I can follow those rules. I can't control whether or not there is toilet paper at the store; or when my HR representative from work gets back to me; or when I go back to work... So I try to relinquish the stress I feel over not being in control of those things. It's hard and it's a process, but I think admitting that I need to stop stressing over things I can't control is a healthy step in the right direction.
 
This social distancing is destroying my mental health. School is impossible to focus on and is 100x more stressful, and I have started losing interest in most leisurely activities. I freaking need human contact but this ghost town of a campus is sooooooooooo lonely. Now my depression is 5x worse than the time I temporarily left the forums.
 
This social distancing is destroying my mental health. School is impossible to focus on and is 100x more stressful, and I have started losing interest in most leisurely activities. I freaking need human contact but this ghost town of a campus is sooooooooooo lonely. Now my depression is 5x worse than the time I temporarily left the forums.
Your not alone, we all going into that depression stage being at home :(
 
Your not alone, we all going into that depression stage being at home :(
I know. And no wonder anti social distancing protests started in Ohio.

And I also spent so much time mindlessly looking at random crap on my phone that I charged it THREE TIMES today and have only 50% left...

I know EVERY Android nerd dreams of sitting with their nose in their devices all day instead of socializing or working, but that gets real depressing no matter how much enjoyable stuff you do.
 
I know. And no wonder anti social distancing protests started in Ohio.

And I also spent so much time mindlessly looking at random crap on my phone that I charged it THREE TIMES today and have only 50% left...

I know EVERY Android nerd dreams of sitting with their nose in their devices all day instead of socializing or working, but that gets real depressing no matter how much enjoyable stuff you do.

me, I am spending my time catching up on anime :-) am on furlough until June 8 but also hoping when the furlough ends I will still have a job. I live by myself, so I know what it means to be bored with being stuck at home with no real socializing. I am a high risk old fogey who cannot go out much nor have many visitors at this time. I could go on. one thing for sure, my apartment is currently the cleanest its been in the 10 years I lived here :-)

My point is, you are not the only one. there are plenty of others who are in the very same type of situation who are not looking for sympathy. I just read there are over 16 million getting jobless benefits. wonder how many of those are in the same situation or much, much worse. If you cannot handle it, see a doctor or talk to family.
 
This social distancing is destroying my mental health. School is impossible to focus on and is 100x more stressful, and I have started losing interest in most leisurely activities. I freaking need human contact but this ghost town of a campus is sooooooooooo lonely. Now my depression is 5x worse than the time I temporarily left the forums.

I definitely understand how you are feeling. I'm afraid to even go into the grocery store, and the level of fear you can feel from everyone else in there is palpable. Even though I'm usually introverted by nature, I'm still feeling the effects of staying at home all the time. You are not alone! Zoom and Facebook Messenger have been the ways I stay in touch with my coworkers and immediate family.

The worst is not being able to hug my mom and brother, even on their birthdays (April and March). But we gotta hang in there and hope that things will get better!
 
You may want to think Zoom. Take a look at this video on all the security problems it has been having lately. It's pretty long, so just fast forward to 1:10:27 into it for the Zoom Go Boom segment.

https://youtu.be/JcuwED3278Q

Thank you! I have heard that there are some security issues with Zoom. My workplace uses it - I only use it when they need to have a meeting. But thank you for reminding me! I'll bring it to my boss' attention. I use Facebook Messenger when I'm harassing my family with my virtual presence. 😊