Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[easyrowrdw]

You can view projections by state. In the current “hot spots”, it seems it is POSSIBLE that kids could return to school toward Memorial Day. Elsewhere, including Florida, it looks like school will return in the fall. Florida isn’t looking to calm down until almost July.

Out of curiosity, what are you looking at when you say that? Just the downward slopes on the graphs?

It's kind of weird. New York has peaks in a week or two with a crap-ton of cases. South Dakota has the fewest cases in the country, but peaks 3-4 weeks away. Texas is in between in cases, but peaks in 3 weeks.

 

[hopemax]

So for those of us in health care please realize that we might be a little more sensitive, cranky, sad, etc. over the next couple of weeks. One of my patients for over 10 years has been diagnosed with SARS-covid2. He’s over 80 and his daughter called me for advice this morning. He has shortness of breath, fever, confusion, myalgias. He will not survive. I instructed the family to stay at the hospital even though I’m pretty sure he will pass away there. If you believe in a higher power say a prayer for the patients and their care givers. If you don’t believe in a higher power please send out any positive energy you have to all of us. I don’t have words to express what this feels like, especially since my wife who seemed to be getting better yesterday is now showing more severe symptoms. This seems stupid to post on a message board where I don’t really know any of you but it’s somewhat cathartic to bear my soul where I don’t need to be strong.

I am so sorry.

I sincerely hope that when we come out the other side that we recognize that the Hospital staff and First Responders will have been on a literal battlefield. We cannot abandon our duty to them, and must provide all the mental health services and support they require. And I don’t want to hear about how much it costs and can our country afford it.

 

[Angel Ariel]

And I thank you. You're very welcome ☺

I wish Disney+ would run your videos...

For those of us that are newer to this board - where would we find these videos?

 

[flynnibus]

For those of us that are newer to this board - where would we find these videos?

Modern place - https://www.youtube.com/user/MartinsVidsDotNet

 

[Nunu]

So for those of us in health care please realize that we might be a little more sensitive, cranky, sad, etc. over the next couple of weeks. One of my patients for over 10 years has been diagnosed with SARS-covid2. He’s over 80 and his daughter called me for advice this morning. He has shortness of breath, fever, confusion, myalgias. He will not survive. I instructed the family to stay at the hospital even though I’m pretty sure he will pass away there. If you believe in a higher power say a prayer for the patients and their care givers. If you don’t believe in a higher power please send out any positive energy you have to all of us. I don’t have words to express what this feels like, especially since my wife who seemed to be getting better yesterday is now showing more severe symptoms. This seems stupid to post on a message board where I don’t really know any of you but it’s somewhat cathartic to bear my soul where I don’t need to be strong.

Makes me sad to learn about the very difficult times you're going through right now. It's NOT stupid at all to post about how you're feeling. I can't even imagine how hard all of this must be for you. We are a community, and as such, we can also support each other when needed.

You've been on my prayers lately, I'll pray harder for you tonight.

 

[GoofGoof]

For those of us that are newer to this board - where would we find these videos?

Modern place - https://www.youtube.com/user/MartinsVidsDotNet

Be careful...they are addicting

 

[WDWTrojan]

Could she share that study with the UK?

It's factually untrue and has been corrected everywhere, but a lot of right wing social media here keeps running with it...

 

[DisneyJayL]

Indefinitely

 

[Angel Ariel]

There are a lot of "mays" in this but consider that shows can't be streamed at home like films are. If the Oscars are affected this year, they at least have avenues of distribution.

That's not entirely true. There is the BroadwayHD streaming service. I don't even know how Broadway shows can run, even just for the skae of videoing to stream, given the current social distancing guidelines though. It'll be a while before they could get that up and running to have more current shows available to stream.

 

[Angel Ariel]

. Oh this is sad.

174 laid off, Cincinnati Zoo asks for financial help to feed & care for animals

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden says closure due to coronavirus has caused an "elephant-sized impact on operations".

www.fox19.com

I have seen people donating like crazy during the virtual field trip home safari Facebook Live sessions they've been running every afternoon at 3pm. I hope that will help them. I highly recommend any family with kids tune in - they are awesome sessions!

 

[Angel Ariel]

Modern place - https://www.youtube.com/user/MartinsVidsDotNet

Thank you!

 

[Jwink]

So I’m wondering if them not mentioning the salary thing has to do with the fact that the salary managers and what not have still been working… So maybe after the 18th the hourly employees will be furloughed

 

[Parker in NYC]

That's not entirely true. There is the BroadwayHD streaming service. I don't even know how Broadway shows can run, even just for the skae of videoing to stream, given the current social distancing guidelines though. It'll be a while before they could get that up and running to have more current shows available to stream.

BroadwayHD is a very different situation. I agree that streaming could be an option but tricky, since the various unions (whom the performing arts depend on) would have to make some difficult decisions. So as you say, it could take awhile. Also, could the operating costs of the various shows, rent, etc. be covered by setting up the streaming service? There are so many things at play. Would the company/musicians/tech be paid for one streaming performance and then let go? Are shows going to completely hire and tech for just the one?

There’s one thing a friend of mine at Actor’s Equity told me when I used the Met’s live broadcasts as a reason for Broadway to do the same. Of course, this was pre-COVID. “Opera is a dying art form. The live HD broadcasts encourage people to come back. But Broadway is the most profitable theater there is. You think producers want to ‘give’ that away for free?” Maybe, though, a new model will emerge.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

Be careful...they are addicting

Incredibly easy way to spend hours.

 

[GoofGoof]

Incredibly easy way to spend hours.

Hours are one thing I’ve got these days

 

[DCBaker]

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new rapid test from Abbott Laboratories, which the company says can detect the coronavirus in about 5 minutes.

Medical device maker Abbott announced the emergency clearance of its cartridge-based test in a release Friday night. The company says that its test delivers a negative result in 13 minutes when the virus is not detected."

FDA clears rapid test that can detect coronavirus in 5 minutes

The Abbott approval follows two other rapid tests cleared by regulators in the past week. Older laboratory-developed tests can take between 4 to 8 hours to deliver results.

www.wfla.com

 

[Angel Ariel]

BroadwayHD is a very different situation. I agree that streaming could be an option but tricky, since the various unions (whom the performing arts depend on) would have to make some difficult decisions. So as you say, it could take awhile. Also, could the operating costs of the various shows, rent, etc. be covered by setting up the streaming service? There are so many things at play. Would the company/musicians/tech be paid for one streaming performance and then let go? Are shows going to completely hire and tech for just the one?

There’s one thing a friend of mine at Actor’s Equity told me when I used the Met’s live broadcasts as a reason for Broadway to do the same. Of course, this was pre-COVID. “Opera is a dying art form. The live HD broadcasts encourage people to come back. But Broadway is the most profitable theater there is. You think producers want to ‘give’ that away for free?” Maybe, though, a new model will emerge.

My background is music ed, with a passion for music theatre, so I totally get the concerns of going this route. I will say, though, that I don't think streaming would kill it at all. The Newsies video of the Broadway show is one example. We took DD to see the Fathom Event of that when it came out. She was 3 - i.e., we NEVER would have taken her to the live show at that age. She's 7.5 now, and we just did a compare/contrast "project" this week - watching the original Newsies movie and then the broadway show again, since both are on Disney+. Her favorite was the musical, and the first thing she said was that she wanted to go see it live. (And I would love to take her to it if I could!). The streaming has opened up a world to her that we haven't been able to introduce her to yet (she has special needs, so there have been other barriers to taking her), and she loves it and wants to go to it. She's not satisfied by the video of it. Course, she also sees me sing all the time and has been in music classes since she was 3 months old, so that probably plays a part in her live-experience interest..but still. AS profitable as Broadway is, it isn't accessible everywhere..even touring shows miss large portions of this country. I'm not convinced that fathom event type events (even if done via streaming) would kill the in-person audience.

 

[21stamps]

I have seen people donating like crazy during the virtual field trip home safari Facebook Live sessions they've been running every afternoon at 3pm. I hope that will help them. I highly recommend any family with kids tune in - they are awesome sessions!

One of my son’s assignments yesterday was to watch the FB Live at 3 and then write a summary!! We are enjoying them.

This is our first year since moving here that I let our Zoo membership expire. We simply rarely have time to go often enough anymore. Went a total of 2 times in 2019. Our membership expired in the beginning of this month, now I debating renewing. We are still Museum members, I stuck by them even thru the rehab closures, I’d feel horrible not doing the same for the Zoo.

 

[Andrew C]

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new rapid test from Abbott Laboratories, which the company says can detect the coronavirus in about 5 minutes.

Medical device maker Abbott announced the emergency clearance of its cartridge-based test in a release Friday night. The company says that its test delivers a negative result in 13 minutes when the virus is not detected."

FDA clears rapid test that can detect coronavirus in 5 minutes

The Abbott approval follows two other rapid tests cleared by regulators in the past week. Older laboratory-developed tests can take between 4 to 8 hours to deliver results.

www.wfla.com

so after 5 minutes and the result is negative, the test thinks, “dang, that was too fast, let me go back and check my work to be sure”

Spoiler

worst joke ever

 

[easyrowrdw]

It's factually untrue and has been corrected everywhere, but a lot of right wing social media here keeps running with it...

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I think the only part that seems untrue is why the projections are lower now. It wasn't that the model was wrong, but that with measures in place the projections are lower now. That's accurate and seems to match what Brix said.

In discussing some of the dire models she was also quoted as saying, "...you can get to those numbers if you have zero controls and you do nothing. And we know that every American is doing something." https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...inder-about-coronavirus-worst-case-scenarios/