-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion
- Thread starter Parker in NYC
- Start date
-
- Tags
- coronavirus covid covid-19
- Status
So, what about all of the commuter areas? Look at their numbers. Leave the rest of the country to itself, since the virus won’t travel.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
The one thing they would need to do to make this work is to lock down travel to/from areas. As long as an area is not impacted now they should be OK not being locked down assuming nobody leaves and goes anywhere more infected and nobody who is from a hot spot travels to that area. Probably works for a farm town in Iowa but not for areas that are suburbs of urban centers or places people tend to travel to frequently. That’s why many counties in PA are locked down but not the whole state. The middle of the state is rural and pretty disconnected. I would say a good rule of thumb would be lock down any urban centers and areas within 150 to 200 miles of them.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
21stamps
Well-Known Member
why the extremes? No one is saying that the virus is not traveling, what’s being said, quite clearly, is that it will impact different places in different ways.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
I agree with this, but in addition they need to lock down travel between states and/or counties.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
it seems it would definitely be something to consider at the very least.
"El Gran Magnifico"
Mr Flibble is Very Cross.
My gauge a few weeks back was okay: I don't know any one that has it.
Now - I know people that have it. And there are people that I've met previously that have died from it. I do business in Europe. -- UK, Spain, Switzerland, and Germany. It's very, very sad.
Now - I know people that have it. And there are people that I've met previously that have died from it. I do business in Europe. -- UK, Spain, Switzerland, and Germany. It's very, very sad.
Issue is that IS the solution , the powers that be do not see it that way for now until the infection numbers and deaths increase...
21stamps
Well-Known Member
I work in a different county and state than where I live. I do some grocery shopping in an entirely different country from the two previously mentioned. There will not be lockdown between all counties, that’s just as bad as saying we need a blanket national order.
21stamps
Well-Known Member
Monroe County Florida chose to lock down themselves. They are doing well... even with the spring break class prior. If another county wants to do the same, they should. It would be their decision, not a “no travel between any counties in the USA”, a lot of us live in areas where counties meet, maybe 2, maybe several.
orlandogal22
Well-Known Member
Shallow you may think in a blind outlook until something happens close to home...
Can you translate that? "Shallow you may think in a blind outlook..."
I'm not being facetious; I generally didn't understand that part of the sentence.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Its not going to be a perfect system for everyone. They could make exceptions for work if its a necessary job. If you are going to keep some areas open and lock down others that’s not going to work if people can travel between areas.
21stamps
Well-Known Member
It’s just not realistic everywhere. I live in Warren County, Ohio.. I am literally 10 minutes away from 2 other counties. Add another 5 minutes and I could be in 2 more either direction.
In Florida, I lived the bulk of my time in south Palm Beach County, my Target was in Broward County, maybe 2 miles away. When I lived farther north in PBC, then it I was a bit farther away from county lines.. but the reality it, you’ll have several people who live on borders.
Let individual counties or cities be the ones to make that determination.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Here’s a map of current PA cases:
Many of the counties in the middle northern part of the state have 0 to 3 cases. If the wanted to keep these areas open without a lockdown you need to ensure that nobody from there ventures down to Pittsburgh or Philly or their surrounding counties. If you leave travel open these counties will eventually be hit. There’s no reason to lock them down if you could restrict all travel. Easier said then done which is why some states have just done the whole state.
Many of the counties in the middle northern part of the state have 0 to 3 cases. If the wanted to keep these areas open without a lockdown you need to ensure that nobody from there ventures down to Pittsburgh or Philly or their surrounding counties. If you leave travel open these counties will eventually be hit. There’s no reason to lock them down if you could restrict all travel. Easier said then done which is why some states have just done the whole state.
cjrciadtster
Member
Wow im sorry
orlandogal22
Well-Known Member
True. Growing up, my friend lived in Masury, OH. Her backyard literally looked down the hill at Sharon, PA. She shopped in PA. Here in Florida, I'm in Seminole and I can literally walk into Orange County in about a 1/2 hour (translating to mere minutes in a car).
People just need to use common sense in these situations.
Josh Hendy
Well-Known Member
What if people from NYC started coming to your area to go to restaurants, visit your hospitals etc. would you be able to keep them out of your state or enforce selective quarantine on them?
It think the reason why NYC became NYC and Italy became Italy is that authorities said something like ... hmm seems OK here let's just hold off on isolation and social distancing until it's necessary.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
If the 2 counties are “clean” and they border each other no problem to travel between. If not then no travel.
21stamps
Well-Known Member
Imo the smart thing to do here would be to restrict travel to/from the hotspots. Let their mayors put that in place, or the governor make an announcement for specific counties.
- Status