I could feel the panic.Like everyone else, birds are busy panic buying!
I could feel the panic.Like everyone else, birds are busy panic buying!
We have had no birds, insects or squirrels here for close to a week now where I live.Hi guys. I just wanted to ask if this is also happening wherever you are, because it's really weird. There are no birds. We see maybe 2 or 3 a day. I'm from Argentina, and I've mention it to my uncle who lives 10 km away and it's the same in his area. So, does anybody knows why this could be happening? It's kind of freaking us out.
I know Amazon is prioritizing food and medical supplies, but will they still ship other things?I should have bought more canvas before the stores closed! But I had no idea. I've been planing out different ideas but I haven't started painting because I have school work due this week.
I have no idea. I'm sure more information about our restrictions will come out once Trudeau irons out the details.I know Amazon is prioritizing food and medical supplies, but will they still ship other things?
Order online from Dick Blick's Art Supplies. My son is a landscape artist, and I just sent him a gift card.I should have bought more canvas before the stores closed! But I had no idea. I've been planing out different ideas but I haven't started painting because I have school work due this week.
Thank you for your advice. So glad that you guys are seeing improvement.If you're able to get the n95 respirators, its a good idea to buy some. Masks had to be rationed out here starting the end of Jan and its only recently that they've become easier to buy.
The logic here was that if people protected themselves, there would be less burden on the healthcare system as well. But I see what you mean.Thank you for your advice. So glad that you guys are seeing improvement.
Please, though, everyone, do not buy any N95's, on the off chance you can find them. They are desperately needed in hospitals.
A number of years ago I watched a documentary on I believe National Geographic about another Bird Flu Pandemic which is what the Spanish Flu was. It started with patient zero in the U.S. coming to the U.S. from Southeast Asia. I did a paper about the Spanish Flu epidemic and another Bird Flu pandemic. It wrote it about 8 years ago and the whole thing about the need for ventilators in that situation was true then as well. We have always considered the next big pandemic to be Bird Flu, coronovirus wasn't on anyone's radar.I was just browzing Amazon Prime movies, and ran across this documentary, which was made in 2005. The synopsis is chilling. The title is "The Coming Pandemic." Here's a link, which may not come through if you do not have Prime: The Coming Pandemic
Yeah the issue I see is really availability. In China, and likewise here in Korea, we have factories set up to make masks. We also have a population that uses them regularly outside of healthcare settings and so the demand is always there. Therefore, even with the huge increase in demand, after a little while, the factories were able to catch up and others were able to convert their machines to meet demand. Then, shipping takes only a few hours to go anywhere in the country. For the same thing to be effective in America, every state would need mask-making factories.The logic here was that if people protected themselves, there would be less burden on the healthcare system as well. But I see what you mean.
Last year, headlines here were dominated by wild boars with swine flu and the fears of infecting livestock --and then jumping to humans. They culled thousands of pigs to prevent it.A number of years ago I watched a documentary on I believe National Geographic about another Bird Flu Pandemic which is what the Spanish Flu was. It started with patient zero in the U.S. coming to the U.S. from Southeast Asia. I did a paper about the Spanish Flu epidemic and another Bird Flu pandemic. It wrote it about 8 years ago and the whole thing about the need for ventilators in that situation was true then as well. We have always considered the next big pandemic to be Bird Flu, coronovirus wasn't on anyone's radar.
I'd absolutely agree under normal circumstances, but the situation is extraordinarily dire here for our healthcare professionals right now. There are already not enough masks for doctors and nurses, and soon we will start running out of other supplies. We started preventative measures too late and our hospitals are going to pay for it now and in the coming weeks before the effects of social distancing start to pay off.The logic here was that if people protected themselves, there would be less burden on the healthcare system as well. But I see what you mean.
We have always considered the next big pandemic to be Bird Flu, coronovirus wasn't on anyone's radar.
Coronaviruses have definitely been a concern. SARS and MERS were both coronaviruses, and there are several papers from the past decade concerned about the next novel coronavirus. There are also several papers concerned about the next swine or bird flu. Just because we've had this virus doesn't mean we won't get another one. The viruses are random, and we should always be prepared for this. We should have been prepared for this, but as is the case when warned about things that haven't come to fruition yet, most politicians will toss those concerns to the side to focus on more immediately pressing matters.Last year, headlines here were dominated by wild boars with swine flu and the fears of infecting livestock --and then jumping to humans. They culled thousands of pigs to prevent it.
I noticed a couple of weeks ago that they are still finding dozens of dead boars with swine flu in the DMZ (border between North and South Korea, which is essentially a wildlife preserve).
They are saying that the thing that helped Korea the most was the actions and laws they took after we had a MERS outbreak in 2015. That's when they gave the government extra power to extract patients' personal information (could you imagine trying that in the states?) and forcibly halt things like church services and private businesses. It also helped them standardize and expedite testing procedures and manufacturing. I think Hong Kong and Singapore felt the same way having dealt with SARS.Coronaviruses have definitely been a concern. SARS and MERS were both coronaviruses, and there are several papers from the past decade concerned about the next novel coronavirus. There are also several papers concerned about the next swine or bird flu. Just because we've had this virus doesn't mean we won't get another one. The viruses are random, and we should always be prepared for this. We should have been prepared for this, but as is the case when warned about things that haven't come to fruition yet, most politicians will toss those concerns to the side to focus on more immediately pressing matters.
It's definitely been eye-opening for me to realize, among other things, that human memory is very short. I like to think I listened to experts, but in truth, I didn't really understand how seriously to take their warnings about things. I think I'll feel differently from now on.