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BigmanPigman

(51,609 posts)
4. Meanwhile Spring Breakers are going to infect all of
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 03:16 AM
Mar 2020

their family members in all the states when they return home and their family will infect others, etc. More "waves of infection" are coming. Maybe that is why I have read some seniors are partying like it's 1999. Do they realize something the rest of us don't?

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)
6. Not just San Francisco
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 03:20 AM
Mar 2020

All counties in the greater Bay Area were part of this initial shelter in place order. Sacramento, Solano and Yolo counties joined, like, 24 hours later (I'm not hip to what LA basin was doing at this time). And finally, the governor expanded it to the entire state on Friday.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
8. I'm in a burb of Los Angeles County
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 05:10 AM
Mar 2020

I think we're a few days behind the SF Bay area. The schools closed here a week ago and so did restaurants and lots of other businesses, we've been social distancing that long too.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)
10. True but the tests are inadequate too because many folks still shed the virus long after testing
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:15 PM
Mar 2020

negative... they need to have a stool test instead in order to be cleared. The 14 days means nothing, it’s been found to be close to 40 days.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)
12. Yep. It's hidden inside us at both ends. So to speak. I believe nasal spray will reduce the
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:39 PM
Mar 2020

viral load and make the nose less hospitable, which is most important on the front end (so to speak), even days before symptoms show up the virus is building up its arsenal in our noses.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)
14. I've been thinking about doing an OP on this and a few other things I've dug up about it, thanks.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:25 PM
Mar 2020
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