Is Coronavirus affecting your travel plans?

[Colleen27]

You don't think people are already panicking? Hoarding food and toilet paper, preparing for quarantine.... it's a total media circus already despite what the government is (or is not) saying.

One of the first rules of crisis communication is that silence is the worst possible response. If people believed there was an authority providing honest, level-headed information, they'd listen. It is the loss of credibility of the experts and authorities that is fueling both the overreactions and the dismissiveness.

It is misguided - as if the virus is only "elsewhere". This virus is going to be everywhere in the US because we do not restrict travel. It will be in every little town, and on every street, before this is over. That shouldn't scare anyone - but it changes the way that you prepare.

Yep. But DH's employer is apparently doing the same thing. I'm not sure if it is company policy, but his boss called him into her office today to discuss his approved leave time for Easter break (still over a month away) and told him she'd be cancelling his leave if he planned to go out of state. I'm not sure where the sense is in that - I could see asking about air travel (though with only 2 days off, midweek, it seems kind of common sense that we're not flying anywhere) but drawing the line between going to an in-state waterpark resort, as we have planned, or going to one in the next state over seems more than a little arbitrary.

It's all about the money and you don't matter. Harsh words but put your big boy pants on, it's only going to get a lot worse. Down down 1200 points and stimulus package proposed by the White House is stalled in the House. House democrats don't like the payroll tax cut. This virus is real and sting measures must be taken for the health of everyone .

You complain that it is all about the money but then express dismay that the government isn't acting faster to address the economic side of the crisis when the health side is entirely unresolved. Most economists I've heard weighing in say it is too soon to appropriately target stimulus efforts - right now, all we have is paper losses from a volatile stock market - and that getting a handle on the medical side of the crisis has to come first.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Yes it does. I would include them thou. I guess we can't but I don't know why.

I was just saying it in the interest of accuracy--UK is in Europe so when saying all of Europe it's not fully accurate. It's not against the PP because all the news stories are saying that in the headlines. You have to read the articles to see it said "all of Europe, UK not affected" kind of thing.

In terms of DISers there are a decent amount of UK ones here on the Boards too.

 

[wvjules]

That is useless. The call is coming from inside the house.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Yes it does. I would include them thou. I guess we can't but I don't know why.

The UK is like us currently: not completely prepared and fighting amongst themselves if this is just a flu.

 

[NYCgrrl]

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[Coffee66]

NBA just suspended the season. A player has covis19

 

[Mango7100]

Well ESPN reported the NBA just announced they suspended the season...not playing without fans, they called the whole thing off

 

[Coffee66]

Well ESPN reported the NBA just announced they suspended the season...not playing without fans, they called the whole thing off

It's all over CBS sports network

 

[TLSnell1981]

Well ESPN reported the NBA just announced they suspended the season...not playing without fans, they called the whole thing off

Suspending the season until further notice.

 

[godisney14]

the best part of that article is the word "opinion". I'm all for being smart - but I don't like to act out of fear based on collective panic that just layers on top of itself.

Never said that it was an official statement by some medical or governing body. It’s just a posting by, as some mentioned, an “anonymous” doctor. I just linked it because that is just what is commonly felt among the medical staff who are treating the patients in a hart hit area of the world right now. I don’t think some of the people in Italy even have the liberty to panic right now. If you don’t think what is happening in France, Germany, or Italy, especially with the way our government and HHS has handled things, then that’s YOUR opinion. Everyone here is posting an opinion btw.

 

[Haley R]

On a lighter note . . . This is the best covid-19 related post I saw on FB today

I definitely need one of those

 

[godisney14]

NBA just suspended the season. A player has covis19

I guess the NBA is overreacting, too.

 

[mommafett89]

I leave in 17 days. I am really really trying to wrap my head around this. We are driving not flying. I’m booked Disney resort. I don’t know what to do but it’s effecting me in just the consideration of rescheduling

 

[TLSnell1981]

March Madness will take place without a live audience.
Denise

They should have opted for a postponement instead..

 

[wallawallakids]

We are pushing our April trip to July. It’s just too much right now. I know I won’t enjoy it if I go in a few weeks. Im really trying to be positive about things being more calm in July but who knows?

 

[NYCgrrl]

They should have opted for a postponement instead..

Depends on the stadiums' schedules unfortunately.

 

[snappy]

My sister is in Destin. Apparently people on the beach this week aren’t stressing about the Coronavirus. It can wait until they get home.

 

[pryncess527]

Depends on the stadiums' schedules unfortunately.

And dealing with students is harder, it limits how long you can really postpone

 

[Donzie]

I just received an email this evening from our children's Superintendent of Schools here in Boone Cty, KY where I have 3 kids in elementary school.

It states in part....

March 11, 2020
Boone County Schools
Implementing Emergency Preparedness Plan Students to start Non-Traditional Instructional Days

Dear Parents and Guardians, Due to the state of emergency, as called by Governor Andy Beshear, Boone County Schools will be implementing NTI (Non-Traditional Instruction) in accordance with KRS 158.070 (9). Starting Monday March 16th up to Monday April 20th instruction will be delivered for all students during the day while at home. However, if the State of Emergency is lifted before April 20th we may resume classes.

I thought (and still think) everything was being overblown, but now the State and school district played the trump card.

How long until Disney and all recreational activities are forced to shut down?

 

[godisney14]

The next 2 weeks will be important for us as a country.
Statistically speaking, we are about 11 to 12 days behind equaling Italy. Italy’s healthcare system is rated the 2nd best in Europe, and they were still overwhelmed.
The number of cases here have been tracking nicely, even through today, of growing ~33% per day unabated. This means double the number of cases today by the end of the week.
Without trying to fear monger, we could be in a similar situation as Italy in 2 weeks if people won’t practice social distancing.

Don’t have to listen to my opinion, though, as it’s just one individual’s opinion, and no one here knows which science major I graduated with or which biopharmaceutical companies I worked at. Just an anonymous user on Disboards.