We here in Canukistan are so much better prepared for this than the US. Very few cases so far and lots of tests ready to go. Not to mention that health care is free or super cheap compared to the US. Here in Alberta basic health care is free for all and Blue Cross isn't much more that a StarBux/day for most. Now that I'm over 65 I get Blue Cross for free too.
The main damage is going to be the hit on the economy all over the world. The effects of that won't really affect me or my family. I'm retired, wife is on disability and the cheques get auto-deposited so we're good. No cases up here in northern Alberta and at both our local supermarkets the shelves are full of everything including ass-wipe. I was in both today.
I was pissed off with the CBD Radio1 today. Wall to wall Covid BS and when Trudeau spoke in French they had a translator saying the same thing in English that I just heard drowning out his French version. I live in a predominately French/Catholic area and I'm sure many would have liked to have heard the actual French part of his speach. I'm Anglo only and was pissed off having to hear the same thing repeated to me by the translator. Maybe I would have picked up a little more French listening to Trudy speak but not much. lol
Schools closing is going to have parents scrambling for day care or taking time off to stay home. Even day care is going to be shut down to keep it from spreading.
The world is going mad and it's going to get worse with goofs like Trump and Pence running the narrative. With global warming these types of events are going to be happening regularly as melting permafrost exposes old virus and bacteria no one has ever been exposed to before.
As much as CBC pissed me off today, mostly because of the repetition, the info I heard from medical authorities and Trudy himself leaves me confident that our gov't has a handle on the problem and I'm not worried about it at all. It's going to take it's course but with care we'll level the peak so our resources aren't overwhelmed and we'll weather the storm easily.
I'm at the age with a few health issues that put me at a higher risk and the same with the flu. I've never had a flu shot and don't recall ever having the flu in the last 40 years or so. Hardly ever get a cold and then just sniffles at the worst. I have always taken care not ot touch my face when out and about in public places and always wash my hands as soon as I get home after unloading the shopping. But you can still get Covid or flu or many other things from the packaging of the things you brought home days later. So far, so good tho.
Relax folks! It's not the end of the world unless we make it so!