Person to person spread here of virus here

[Rickg]

5 community spread cases in The Villages.

[DianeM]

5 community spread cases in The Villages.

Not sure what that means. 5 neighbors insisted on a driveway party and now they’re sick? I truly don’t know that expression.

[Rickg]

It means it was passed locally not from travel etc.

[DianeM]

It means it was passed locally not from travel etc.

Thank you

[EdFNJ]

These are probably the people that think: "I Know all my friends so therefore I can't get it."

They should be asked: DO you know where and when your friends shop or where they get gas or how many people they walked by in those places or what they touched? I hear this all the time. My sister said the same thing to me. We're brother and sister. SO WHAT? You just went to Marion Market. Stay away from me for 2 weeks!

[billethkid]

The folks who were, again, crowding Lake Sumter Square this evening....no parking spaces on the square.....tables and chairs and tail gating all around the square and filled the area where the radio station and covered picnic tables.....absolutely no social distancing anywhere.

No different than the pictures of all the young people on the beaches for spring break.....except older...BUT NOT ANY SMARTER!!

As a result of the few we need a stay at home 'ORDER" with enforcement and stiff fines.

[Love2Swim]

The Florida Surgeon General issued an emergency order urging residents over the age of 65 to remain in their residence to contain the spread of the virus, except for essential activities. You wouldn't know it looking at the people out and about in The Villages.

[Koapaka]

Reminds me of the old mantra we used in the Philippines in the 80's telling Airman, just remember, when you sleep with her you sleep with with everyone she has slept with and everyone they have slept with....

[Maryland04]

You did not say if this sickness it test verified or was it bad food?

[melcirullo@sbcglobal.net]

5 community spread cases in The Villages.

This is like the old commercial, I'll tell 2 people and there'll tell 2 people and so on.
And does it really matter how you came in contact? NO. but you did!!
Don't be oblivious to this VIRUS, its for real.

[villageuser]

You did not say if this sickness it test verified or was it bad food?

If the Dept of Health reports it, you can safely assume it has been tested verified.

[tsmall22204]

You would think that with age comes wisdom, not true in the villages. These old timers can give advice but do not follow what they say.

[Sandy and Ed]

Simple!?!? Just don’t supply the music at the squares via radio station AND enhance rules to prevent use of loud personal radios in common areas such as the squares??

[davem4616]

"What me worry?"....that slogan from MAD Magazine apparently has become the life motto for way too many folks in TV

[swede1128]

Where can the original (complete) article be found

[JackRussell]

As a former UPI reporter I gave this article a D- minus. Community Spread is not defined by the writer, yet it's a key descriptor in the headline. Even the suggestion of its plain meaning, that the Community is seeing the virus advance because of something the community shouldn't be doing - is unsubstantiated.

"A serious outbreak inside the community could have devastating effects. Most who show symptoms from the virus develop a fever or cough and may have trouble breathing, though they do recover."

Consider this two-sentence paragraph. Couldn't the first sentence be said of any community? This has nothing pertinent to offer readers with an interest specific to The Villages.

"Prior to the opening of the testing site, The Villages slowly began to shut down its expansive social scene. That’s after the community — which leans Republican — had sought to downplay the virus’s affects as President Donald Trump repeatedly expressed confidence the virus would be contained inside the U.S."

First, it's effects, not affects. This writer has a law degree, which made me marvel not only at his spelling, but also at his assertion that the community had sought to downplay the "virus's affects" (sic). In my opinion, his statement is invidious and made without any substantiation. His additional reference to politics (apparently the real cause of the spread of infection) is another irrelevant injection in what purported to be a story about disease. And when did the president ever state that the virus would be contained within the US? Let me be clear, the Wuhan virus started in...where was it?...oh, yeah, Wuhan. How can it be contained in the US?

I know, he means something else. But that's why E.B. White said you should re-read your own work, because while you think you may have said what you meant, chances are very good you haven't.

He also uses a couple propaganda devices to take a swipe at the president. One is "Authority". He quotes a nurse (a healthcare authority) but he doesn't quote her on healthcare. He quotes her on politics to leverage her authority into an area it doesn't apply. He uses her to spread the false claim that people (Trump has been the one accused of this) have called the virus a hoax. Here is what he said:

"One of my people came up to me and said, “Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia. That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax that was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They’ve been doing it since you got in. It’s all turning, they lost, it’s all turning. Think of it. Think of it. And this is their new hoax.” (DJT 2/28/20)

Finally, he uses her comment on the awakening of the community as though this one person has her finger on The Villages pulse. That's just bad judgment. Maybe D-minus is generous.

[TexaninVA]

5 community spread cases in The Villages.

I went walking last night. Saw two neighborhood parties.

One was fine. About six couples side by side but distanced at least 10 feet apart spread over two driveways and part of the street.

Then, later in my walk, saw another party with maybe 10-15 people all on the same driveway but only a few feet apart. Some people still don't get it.

This implies a Darwinian selection may be going on over the next few weeks.

[Skunky1]

What can you expect from a pig but a grunt. As long as these adult children act stupid we will be in this for a long time.

[ladyarwen3]

It's a shame that we need to be "ordered" to stay put.

[seoulbrooks]

Good stuff from "JackRussell." Thank you.

[TexaninVA]

As a former UPI reporter I gave this article a D- minus. Community Spread is not defined by the writer, yet it's a key descriptor in the headline. Even the suggestion of its plain meaning, that the Community is seeing the virus advance because of something the community shouldn't be doing - is unsubstantiated.

"A serious outbreak inside the community could have devastating effects. Most who show symptoms from the virus develop a fever or cough and may have trouble breathing, though they do recover."

Consider this two-sentence paragraph. Couldn't the first sentence be said of any community? This has nothing pertinent to offer readers with an interest specific to The Villages.

"Prior to the opening of the testing site, The Villages slowly began to shut down its expansive social scene. That’s after the community — which leans Republican — had sought to downplay the virus’s affects as President Donald Trump repeatedly expressed confidence the virus would be contained inside the U.S."

First, it's effects, not affects. This writer has a law degree, which made me marvel not only at his spelling, but also at his assertion that the community had sought to downplay the "virus's affects" (sic). In my opinion, his statement is invidious and made without any substantiation. His additional reference to politics (apparently the real cause of the spread of infection) is another irrelevant injection in what purported to be a story about disease. And when did the president ever state that the virus would be contained within the US? Let me be clear, the Wuhan virus started in...where was it?...oh, yeah, Wuhan. How can it be contained in the US?

I know, he means something else. But that's why E.B. White said you should re-read your own work, because while you think you may have said what you meant, chances are very good you haven't.

He also uses a couple propaganda devices to take a swipe at the president. One is "Authority". He quotes a nurse (a healthcare authority) but he doesn't quote her on healthcare. He quotes her on politics to leverage her authority into an area it doesn't apply. He uses her to spread the false claim that people (Trump has been the one accused of this) have called the virus a hoax. Here is what he said:

"One of my people came up to me and said, “Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia. That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax that was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They’ve been doing it since you got in. It’s all turning, they lost, it’s all turning. Think of it. Think of it. And this is their new hoax.” (DJT 2/28/20)

Finally, he uses her comment on the awakening of the community as though this one person has her finger on The Villages pulse. That's just bad judgment. Maybe D-minus is generous.

Excellent analysis, really top notch. Thanks.

[JudyLife]

Cannot for the life of me understand how people are not realising & accepting the sad fact that just because they’re in TV that they are somehow magically immune!!! You’re NOT!!

[MOMOH]

Because The Villages is described as an "extended spring break for adults" these people are believing that it's true, and acting like the morons who crowded the beaches because they didn't want to miss out. Go for it, people! Party on! You'll find out soon enough that you should have paid attention when you had the chance.

[Travelhunter]

Professor Russell
Thank you for the lesson
I read your analysis three times and learned a few things
Keep writing

[crash]

It was test verified they have the virus not food poisoning.

[Texased]

The Florida Surgeon General issued an emergency order urging residents over the age of 65 to remain in their residence to contain the spread of the virus, except for essential activities. You wouldn't know it looking at the people out and about in The Villages.

You can't fix STUPID :ohdear:

[bmit16]

The CDC is now saying that over a million Americans could have had the China Virus prior to February back into November due to the number of Chinese people traveling here, however it was either undiagnosed because it was not severe or it was misdiagnosed as the common flu which has killed 10 times more people. Pandemic or fear pushing by the media. I know one thing, it is like the flu in this way and we don't shut the country down. You are probably going to get it in someway, some will die, some will never know they have it and most will deal with it for 10 days and go on with their lives. Just like the flu. So get over the hysteria, people get sick in life, people die. If not by corona virus, then by any one of a million other illnesses.

[jacksonbrown]

I enjoy a well written, syntactically correct article.

Thanks JackRussell.

[USA2170]

A perfect response to a failed article..D-..your being way to polite..Given F.

[toeser]

The Florida Surgeon General issued an emergency order urging residents over the age of 65 to remain in their residence to contain the spread of the virus, except for essential activities. You wouldn't know it looking at the people out and about in The Villages.

There is no problem being "out and about" if you avoid getting near other people. I certainly don't wish to be trapped in my house for the next several months. I am outside walking, on my bike, or in my golf cart at least three hours per day. But, I make sure I pass no closer than six feet from anyone. If I see four people walking abreast on a multi-modal trail, I simply walk off until they pass.

A disaster waiting to happen is take-out food. I tried that once, but never again. Too many people were getting way too close and all using the same pens, folders for bills, etc.

[arbajeda]

The OP only has a JPEG picture of the beginning of an article. How about posting a link to the actual article so we can read it and draw our own conclusions instead of parroting the misinformation that seems so prevalent on this topic.

[Chatbrat]

After looking @ the photos in todays paper--and seeing the families and friends who have gotten together, and traveled to & from all of the US its no longer a question if we will have person to person spread here, its when--the growth in Fl is exponential--stay home and my guess we're going to be in our houses for way past Easter

[Rzepecki]

Coronavirus community spread identified in The Villages (https://floridapolitics.com/archives/325627-coronavirus-community-spread-the-villages)
I did a Google search and found the article. Here’s the link.

[Klatu]

Rule of thumb if you want to be safe: avoid getting near folks, keep your distance, even with your "best friend" you have known since grade school. He or she may have picked up the virus an hour ago and has no way of knowing. Assume everyone is a carrier and anything you bring in your house is infected. Better safe than sorry for a few months.

[Topspinmo]

It means it was passed locally not from travel etc.

Which means they didn’t follow the guidelines and somebody was infected

[Topspinmo]

The folks who were, again, crowding Lake Sumter Square this evening....no parking spaces on the square.....tables and chairs and tail gating all around the square and filled the area where the radio station and covered picnic tables.....absolutely no social distancing anywhere.

No different than the pictures of all the young people on the beaches for spring break.....except older...BUT NOT ANY SMARTER!!

As a result of the few we need a stay at home 'ORDER" with enforcement and stiff fines.

They need to turn the speakers off that broadcasting they music also.

[Drdoug49]

"What me worry?"....that slogan from MAD Magazine apparently has become the life motto for way too many folks in TV

The elderly here continue to ignore social distancing, thinking they know their friends , so their safe
When the first tv residents die form the virus , it will be too late. Thoughts and pray for the virus deniers who watch Fox

[champion6]

Coronavirus community spread identified in The Villages (https://floridapolitics.com/archives/325627-coronavirus-community-spread-the-villages)
I did a Google search and found the article. Here’s the link.The article above refers to another article written one day earlier: Coronavirus spreading in The Villages (https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/03/27/coronavirus-spreading-in-the-villages-1269421)

Both articles refer to "a 250-bed mobile hospital from the Florida Division of Emergency Services" that is located in The Villages. Where exactly is it located?

[maryl]

Villages should enforce the rules no sitting in square it’s close or you will be fined

[maryl]

They should be ashamed of themselves and fined

[maryl]

Shameful

[dwhite5773]

As a former UPI reporter I gave this article a D- minus. Community Spread is not defined by the writer, yet it's a key descriptor in the headline. Even the suggestion of its plain meaning, that the Community is seeing the virus advance because of something the community shouldn't be doing - is unsubstantiated.

"A serious outbreak inside the community could have devastating effects. Most who show symptoms from the virus develop a fever or cough and may have trouble breathing, though they do recover."

Consider this two-sentence paragraph. Couldn't the first sentence be said of any community? This has nothing pertinent to offer readers with an interest specific to The Villages.

"Prior to the opening of the testing site, The Villages slowly began to shut down its expansive social scene. That’s after the community — which leans Republican — had sought to downplay the virus’s affects as President Donald Trump repeatedly expressed confidence the virus would be contained inside the U.S."

First, it's effects, not affects. This writer has a law degree, which made me marvel not only at his spelling, but also at his assertion that the community had sought to downplay the "virus's affects" (sic). In my opinion, his statement is invidious and made without any substantiation. His additional reference to politics (apparently the real cause of the spread of infection) is another irrelevant injection in what purported to be a story about disease. And when did the president ever state that the virus would be contained within the US? Let me be clear, the Wuhan virus started in...where was it?...oh, yeah, Wuhan. How can it be contained in the US?

I know, he means something else. But that's why E.B. White said you should re-read your own work, because while you think you may have said what you meant, chances are very good you haven't.

He also uses a couple propaganda devices to take a swipe at the president. One is "Authority". He quotes a nurse (a healthcare authority) but he doesn't quote her on healthcare. He quotes her on politics to leverage her authority into an area it doesn't apply. He uses her to spread the false claim that people (Trump has been the one accused of this) have called the virus a hoax. Here is what he said:

"One of my people came up to me and said, “Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia. That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax that was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They’ve been doing it since you got in. It’s all turning, they lost, it’s all turning. Think of it. Think of it. And this is their new hoax.” (DJT 2/28/20)

Finally, he uses her comment on the awakening of the community as though this one person has her finger on The Villages pulse. That's just bad judgment. Maybe D-minus is generous.
Really!

[daca55]

Many people in TV live by the motto “ live free or die”

[arbajeda]

5 community spread cases in The Villages.

Here's a link to an article about the virus in The Villages:

Villages coronavirus cases now total 35, with 78 now Lake, Sumter - Orlando Sentinel (https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-lake-county-infected-20200326-2u3suejfybarbi7czwl7jyh4ky-story.html)

[CoachKandSportsguy]

A woman friend of ours drove a male family friend to his chemo therapy treatment on 3/17. He tested positive yesterday and is now on a ventilator, and she and her husband are now waiting on tests and not feeling well.

The danger is spread from asymptomatic people! which is why isolation and quarantine is the only realistic way to break the transmission.

Note: this information is first hand and the purpose of the post is to relay information on how easily the virus spreads without signs or symptoms. Your behavior and your risk profile is your responsibility, but I appreciate everyone who takes the information to help our community survive.

sportsguy

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Many people in TV live by the motto “ live free or die”

Hey as long as it doesn't mean "live free or get infected and take as many people as possible with you to death" I'm fine with it.

Your right to live free ends at my right to be healthy.

[TexaninVA]

The elderly here continue to ignore social distancing, thinking they know their friends , so their safe
When the first tv residents die form the virus , it will be too late. Thoughts and pray for the virus deniers who watch Fox

I don't think it's exclusive to "Fox" viewers ... besides, that's becoming tedious and shopworn.

[maryl]

They should be fined

[graciegirl]

These are probably the people that think: "I Know all my friends so therefore I can't get it."

They should be asked: DO you know where and when your friends shop or where they get gas or how many people they walked by in those places or what they touched? I hear this all the time. My sister said the same thing to me. We're brother and sister. SO WHAT? You just went to Marion Market. Stay away from me for 2 weeks!

I think it is going to get much worse in the next week. I think we all will lose someone we know well. I think we need to rethink take out food and fresh vegetables. I think we are going to see some very sad times here. I think EdFNJ is extremely astute.

[wmcgowan]

this is a virus that inflames the lungs so you cannot take in oxygen. wash your hands - do not touch your face - wear a mask to help you remember to not touch your face. be very scared- stay inside or lots of properties will be available in a couple of months at TV!

[mainelovr]

The CDC is now saying that over a million Americans could have had the China Virus prior to February back into November due to the number of Chinese people traveling here, however it was either undiagnosed because it was not severe or it was misdiagnosed as the common flu which has killed 10 times more people. Pandemic or fear pushing by the media. I know one thing, it is like the flu in this way and we don't shut the country down. You are probably going to get it in someway, some will die, some will never know they have it and most will deal with it for 10 days and go on with their lives. Just like the flu. So get over the hysteria, people get sick in life, people die. If not by corona virus, then by any one of a million other illnesses.

The “flu” doesn’t overwhelm the medical community and potentially require triage to deny patients ventilators. Without drastic action like this, more people will die than need to. The flu is more controllable because of vaccines. We don’t have the immunity to this we have with the flu.

And it’s called Coronavirus, not “China virus”.

[DeanFL]

The elderly here continue to ignore social distancing, thinking they know their friends , so their safe
When the first tv residents die form the virus , it will be too late. Thoughts and pray for the virus deniers who watch Fox

1. HUGE generalization.

2. Was the Fox mention necessary? Have you checked it out? When I turn them on - the covid-19 is ALWAYS on, including renowned doctors and scientists et al. "Virus Deniers".... come on man.

3. Personally NO MATTER WHO I encounter outside the domicile (except for my 'housemate') distance and ultra-care is followed.

[TexaninVA]

The “flu” doesn’t overwhelm the medical community and potentially require triage to deny patients ventilators. Without drastic action like this, more people will die than need to. The flu is more controllable because of vaccines. We don’t have the immunity to this we have with the flu.

And it’s called Coronavirus, not “China virus”.

Uh. right. I remember the Hong Kong flu, Rocky Mountain Fever, Lyme Disease and the oft-quoted Spanish Flu to name but a few. China and the PC crowd become easily offended if we were to say the "Wuhan Virus" which is actually accurate.

If you can't name something accurately, you really can't deal with it effectively. Just my opinion.

[nancyre]

Where can the original (complete) article be found
I tried to post the link - but they determined that the link was SPAM and blocked it.
So I'll tell you how to find it go to floridapolitics . com and look by author in the archives Ryan Nicol The article he references is from Politico and you should be able to find it on their site. Lots of inaccuracies in both articles. Much discussion on both in facebook yesterday and the day before. I was asked in that discussion why Population matters, which is varies articles moves from 50K to 115K well it is the law of %s. Keep in mind that both article are political pieces and not reporting.

[patsyopnp]

I don’t know why you say flu has killed 10 times more people. Not true! The new coronavirus causing COVID-19 has led to more than 454,000 illnesses and more than 20,550 deaths worldwide. For comparison, in the U.S. alone, the flu (also called influenza) has caused an estimated 38 million illnesses, 390,000 hospitalizations and 23,000 deaths this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[patsyopnp]

And there will be many more deaths from Coronavirus this year!

[rtime]

If you think the squares were bad you should have seen the crowd at The Lighthouse. Friday night they had live music and food in the parking lot, must have been 50 carts and cars parked neck to neck there. No social spacing, Sat. night the same.

[TexaninVA]

If you think the squares were bad you should have seen the crowd at The Lighthouse. Friday night they had live music and food in the parking lot, must have been 50 carts and cars parked neck to neck there. No social spacing, Sat. night the same.

Genuine insanity or irresponsibility ... distinction without a difference in this instance

[Aloha1]

@JackRussell; Excellent post and spot on. Too bad most of the follow on posters seem to have ignored it.

[BRK1939]

I would think that it is passed more by what you touch than by your proximity to another person but have never read this as a fact or otherwise. I find it very hard to wash 100% of the time after touching rails, handles, packages, mail boxes, ATM's, money, newspaper, mail, etc.
Being the independant and free folks that we are, we will never get a real lockdown to work (Marshall Law?) and so will we ever contain this virus until a Herd Immunity scenario has occured?
Locking off the Squares would seem very easy IF the powers-to-be had the guts to do it. I can see it now -- the "CDC Police Force".

[retiredguy123]

I don’t know why you say flu has killed 10 times more people. Not true! The new coronavirus causing COVID-19 has led to more than 454,000 illnesses and more than 20,550 deaths worldwide. For comparison, in the U.S. alone, the flu (also called influenza) has caused an estimated 38 million illnesses, 390,000 hospitalizations and 23,000 deaths this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Huh? The World Health Organization estimates that the flu kills about 250,000 to 500,000 people per year worldwide.

[newgirl]

How do you know this, doc I spoke to said all traveled abroad ?

[NavyVet]

Well, it's looking like the me-me-me Narcissists who don't follow rules are going to ruin everything for everyone else. No consideration for all the rest of us who REALLY don't want to catch an illness that could KILL us when it could have been avoided with diligence and common sense. The Villages will end up "winning" the Darwin Awards this year. Thinning the herd indeed. The sad thing is a lot of innocent good people are going to be taken down with them as this virus spreads like wild fire. Just saying.

[tomhinz]

Make it mandatory with HUGE fines if caught.

[doogie943]

Stupid is as stupid does

[New Englander]

They need to turn the speakers off that broadcasting they music also.

I agree with you about that. But, if they shut off the music someone will bring a boombox.

I just don't get it. Partying during this pandemic is putting ALL of us at risk!

Arrogance!!!!

[New Englander]

I think it is going to get much worse in the next week. I think we all will lose someone we know well. I think we need to rethink take out food and fresh vegetables. I think we are going to see some very sad times here. I think EdFNJ is extremely astute.

:agree:

[will1546]

Hi
Can u tell us what village u live in?
Stay safe.

[Villageswimmer]

Please, new folks: you need to quote the post you’re responding to.

[bumpygreens]

Well, it's looking like the me-me-me Narcissists who don't follow rules are going to ruin everything for everyone else. No consideration for all the rest of us who REALLY don't want to catch an illness that could KILL us when it could have been avoided with diligence and common sense. The Villages will end up "winning" the Darwin Awards this year. Thinning the herd indeed. The sad thing is a lot of innocent good people are going to be taken down with them as this virus spreads like wild fire. Just saying.

A person with flu infects an average of 1.3 people, usually from close contact. A person with COVID 19 infects about 3 people and close contact is not necessary. Droplets, some too small to be seen, can hang in the air for quite awhile, and can survive on some surfaces for days. The average person touches his face 90 times per day. Wash your hands frequently. Keep your hands away from the T-zone (eyes, nose, mouth). Stay 6 feet away from other people. If you are in a confined space like a store and someone ahead of you coughs or sneezes, don't walk through that area. If you have to cough or sneeze, cover it as best you can with your arm or a tissue. People who are hoarding hand sanitizer and disinfectants are endangering themselves as well as the rest of us. A lot more of us would like to do our part to keep everyone safe, but we can't buy the things we need to do that. This is a very nasty virus. It targets and destroys the alveoli (air sacs) in your lungs leading to less oxygen in your blood which then leads to organ failure. It also causes increased permeability of vessels which means they begin to leak causing fluids to build up where you don't want fluids building up. Even people who recover from the virus can have lasting damage. Take this seriously. For people our ages, Russian Roulette with a six shot revolver would be safer than crowding a town square.

[RoVer]

5 community spread cases in The Villages.


Thank you for posting that. Most telling was his statement that Sumter County, where The Villages is, has the state’s fourth-highest rate of confirmed infections, with 26 cases per 100,000 residents. Only Broward County [42 cases per 100,000 residents], Miami-Dade County [36,] and Monroe County [27] have higher rates of confirmed infections per capita.
Talk of the Villages doesn’t allow me to post the link to the article for reference. It was in Floridapolitics dot com /archives/325627-coronavirus-community-spread-the-villages

[jaygardens]

As usual - no one could supply the source of this information...

[Marigold John]

It so hard to understand why these people are oblivious to the on going Covert 19 Virus which is in the Villages and continues to spread everyday. The Surgeon General for the state of Florida yesterday issued an order stating that people who are 65+, and people with underlying health conditions must stay at home for the next two weeks. The people who are ignoring this order continue to put the rest of us in jeopardy. Because of the age group in the Villages we are very lightly to become the next hot spot of this epidemic due to their reckless behavior.

[LadyPenO]

That's still a VALID warning today!!

[Kpnsflyer]

The testing being done is on the already symptomatic ONLY. Must have Fever, Must have Shortness of breath, to be tested.
Sounds a bit late to me.
What does this mean to the rest of us?
This means the infected and A symptomatic, or No symptoms persons are
infecting others and look and feel fine this month.

This should be very alarming to the Social gathering Naysayers of the Villages.

[silverh]

We should all call the Governors office and report this activity. Hopefully then, community watch will have the ability to disburse the crowded areas if he declares a "shelter in place" for our community and stop this as they way they closed the beaches. I can only think the majority of these folks crowding the squares and restaurants are seasonal renters not much concerned about spread in our community.

[PugMom]

Excellent analysis, really top notch. Thanks.yes, because the original story was posted on a local villages tabloid site. there's very little intelligence coming from that end. we need to keep it all in perspective, & keep calm. this endless supply of posters adds to the hype & hysteria most of us look @ as gossip-site fodder

[TexaninVA]

yes, because the original story was posted on a local villages tabloid site. there's very little intelligence coming from that end. we need to keep it all in perspective, & keep calm. this endless supply of posters adds to the hype & hysteria most of us look @ as gossip-site fodder

It was his analysts, and wry style of writing, that I enjoyed. He dissected the tabloid pretty well I thought.

[Chatbrat]

So ,simple--the entire virus started with ONE person--simple math-take a penny and double it every day @ the end of 30 days it would be over $5 million & thats a fact--these 20 idiots or more can infect a lot of people

[RosemarySoso]

And when they do get it, they will say “I was so careful”. Just ignorant and selfish

[crydzanich]

DOH reported it. ,must be true.

[yankygrl]

As I understand it the FEMA mobile hospital will be near Ocala. I am an RN still licensed to practice in FL. I was interviewed recently by daily sun regarding this field hospital. I have not yet seen anything actually printed in the paper that it is here, up or anywhere close to operational.

[yankygrl]

It means it was passed locally not from travel etc.
2 of the 5 you are referring to ARE travel related- they took a cruise.

[EdFNJ]

"Enforcement" complaints must go to the Sumter County DOH. Email: DLCHD60WebManager@flhealth.gov and phone: 352-569-3102. Unfortunately The Villages can't or won't do anything to prevent this situation (regarding the large gatherings at LSL and other squares every evening) even with the "stay at home" emergency text message that scared the daylights out of me on my cellphone the other day.

[birdiebill]

While I strongly agree with the emergency e-mail message from the Florida Surgeon General, the message was an advisory, not an order. However, it is very important that we all stay at home as much as possible and only go out for essential activities such as the grocery store or the pharmacy. Whenever we are out and about, we MUST practice good social distancing in order to finally get control of the coronavirus outbreak and minimize the spread of the virus.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

FYI,

There is an old saying in finance, "Risk happens very fast!", and what you are witnessing is how the "low information" people and those wo have values about life and risk which are very different than yours, can create risk that happens very quickly. There is herd protection and herd risk. Distinguishing between the two is very situational, and being situationally aware can save lives.

In a prior life, I was an oil tanker captain, driving a gasoline or petrochemical bomb around. I have friends and acquaintances who are now no longer here because they didn't observe the proper situational risk. My college room lost his career because there was an accident which he missed a critical step, and someone was lost at sea. Luck plays a part, but you never want to rely on luck.

Better temporarily safe than permanently sorry.

sportsguy


sportsguy

[TexaninVA]

And when they do get it, they will say “I was so careful”. Just ignorant and selfish

Yes, and then they will almost predictably blame (pick your favorite political leader here ... silently and to yourself) for their plight.

[Rosebud1949]

On my walk today, there they were at Saddlebrook Golf Course, 6-8 of them in a CIRCLE not 2 feet apart.. What is it about possible death from Covid -19 you dont understand. You WILL make the Villages CLOSE ALL courses and courts by your stupidity. or do you think you can have a last round before you TRAVEL back up north and take the virus back to your families....... UNBELIEVABLE but there they are, wish I could post the photo I took.... maybe next time...

[Silver Streak]

Many people in TV live by the motto “ live free or die”

Unfortunately, those two things aren't mutually exclusive. Rather the opposite, if by "live free" they mean ignoring the restrictions intended to keep us all safer.

[Silver Streak]

For those who keep comparing this virus to seasonal flu, keep this in mind:

February 28th was the date of the first Coronavirus death in the United States. It took until March 25th to reach 1,000 deaths. So 26 days to get the first 1,000 deaths.

Yesterday, March 28th, total deaths went over 2,000. It took only three days to get the second 1,000 deaths. Think about that.

Today it's March 29th and there's an outside possibility we will get to 3,000 total deaths today. If that happens, it would be 26 days to get to 1,000, three more days to get to 2,000, and one more day to get to 3,000.

Everyone MUST take this thing seriously! Please?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

It so hard to understand why these people are oblivious to the on going Covert 19 Virus which is in the Villages and continues to spread everyday. The Surgeon General for the state of Florida yesterday issued an order stating that people who are 65+, and people with underlying health conditions must stay at home for the next two weeks. The people who are ignoring this order continue to put the rest of us in jeopardy. Because of the age group in the Villages we are very lightly to become the next hot spot of this epidemic due to their reckless behavior.

No the Surgeon General for the state of Florida did not issue such an order. The office of the Surgeon General issued a WARNING - not an order - saying that people 65 or older SHOULD stay home. Should does not equal must.

There is a very significant difference.

[Mumbles]

The OP only has a JPEG picture of the beginning of an article. How about posting a link to the actual article so we can read it and draw our own conclusions instead of parroting the misinformation that seems so prevalent on this topic.

My feeling is that people will post what they FEEL more often than what they KNOW from verifiable facts. 2 Minutes of Fame.

[New Englander]

So ,simple--the entire virus started with ONE person--simple math-take a penny and double it every day @ the end of 30 days it would be over $5 million & thats a fact--these 20 idiots or more can infect a lot of people



That's right. These same idiots go to supermarkets like all of us and possibly spread it there.

[Mumbles]

It so hard to understand why these people are oblivious to the on going Covert 19 Virus which is in the Villages and continues to spread everyday. The Surgeon General for the state of Florida yesterday issued an order stating that people who are 65+, and people with underlying health conditions must stay at home for the next two weeks. The people who are ignoring this order continue to put the rest of us in jeopardy. Because of the age group in the Villages we are very lightly to become the next hot spot of this epidemic due to their reckless behavior.
Like the fellow who wrote for UPI, I'd too would like to clear up the spelling of what is killings us. The following comes from the World Health Organization:


Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it
Official names have been announced for the virus responsible for COVID-19 (previously known as “2019 novel coronavirus”) and the disease it causes. The official names are:

Disease

coronavirus disease
(COVID-19)

Virus

severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2)

[patfla06]

The folks who were, again, crowding Lake Sumter Square this evening....no parking spaces on the square.....tables and chairs and tail gating all around the square and filled the area where the radio station and covered picnic tables.....absolutely no social distancing anywhere.

No different than the pictures of all the young people on the beaches for spring break.....except older...BUT NOT ANY SMARTER!!

As a result of the few we need a stay at home 'ORDER" with enforcement and stiff fines.

These are the grandparents of the Spring Break kids.

[sonyaschuschel]

If you don’t wear a mask /gloves around other persons , you are a spreader whether or not you have symptoms at the moment and The penalty may be illness & a quick death from pneumonia.

[golfing eagles]

If you don’t wear a mask /gloves around other persons , you are a spreader whether or not you have symptoms at the moment and The penalty may be illness & a quick death from pneumonia.

Some people spread the virus, others just spread ridiculous nonsense

[oldtimes]

Right now I am more afraid of the stupidity than the virus. I hope the stupidity is not contagious.

[Mendy]

Here are 2 videos that clearly and simply explain how coronavirus affects people. PLEASE WATCH

The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN-goy9VOY&feature=youtu.be)

HOW COVID-19 KILLS--I'm a Surgeon--And Why We Can't Save You - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J0d59dd-qM&fbclid=IwAR28zdWg4o5PYDhj0MMbh1HCkVsBnYCIPFrPJG3v2 l9fX3cZnng1ZvRZxuM)

[jarodrig]

The folks who were, again, crowding Lake Sumter Square this evening....no parking spaces on the square.....tables and chairs and tail gating all around the square and filled the area where the radio station and covered picnic tables.....absolutely no social distancing anywhere.

No different than the pictures of all the young people on the beaches for spring break.....except older...BUT NOT ANY SMARTER!!

As a result of the few we need a stay at home 'ORDER" with enforcement and stiff fines.

So, WHY are YOU at the squares ????

[billethkid]

So, WHY are YOU at the squares ????

Last I heard there was no risk driving by in an air conditioned car with the windows up.

We went to see if what we heard was really true...going for a ride from time to time. We are in the high (er) risk pool and do shelter stay at home. A short ride every day helps avoid cabin fever (some).

[jarodrig]

Last I heard there was no risk driving by in an air conditioned car with the windows up.

We went to see if what we heard was really true...going for a ride from time to time. We are in the high (er) risk pool and do shelter stay at home. A short ride every day helps avoid cabin fever (some).

I figured such a response !!!!

Does your car have HEPPA filters installed ??? If not , you might be at risk just driving by !!! LOL ������

FYI , the squares have live streaming cameras installed so that you can sit in the safe comfort of your home and snoop without any risk at all ....;)

Entertainment | The Villages (https://www.thevillages.com/entertainment/live-entertainment/brownwood-paddock-square/bw-cam)

[billethkid]

I figured such a response !!!!

Does your car have HEPPA filters installed ??? If not , you might be at risk just driving by !!! LOL 😂

FYI , the squares have live streaming cameras installed so that you can sit in the safe comfort of your home and snoop without any risk at all ....;)

Trying to remain polite I will just :pray:

[jarodrig]

Trying to remain polite I will just :pray:

I’m being polite as well ..... I added a link for your viewing pleasure .... :)

[Jerry101]

You get an A+ and extra credit for stating so eloquently the faults in what is labeled as journalism today. THANK YOU!!!

[jarodrig]

You get an A+ and extra credit for stating so eloquently the faults in what is labeled as journalism today. THANK YOU!!!

If you don’t use “reply with quote “ , no one will know who you are referring to .....

[Jerry101]

As a former UPI reporter I gave this article a D- minus. Community Spread is not defined by the writer, yet it's a key descriptor in the headline. Even the suggestion of its plain meaning, that the Community is seeing the virus advance because of something the community shouldn't be doing - is unsubstantiated.

"A serious outbreak inside the community could have devastating effects. Most who show symptoms from the virus develop a fever or cough and may have trouble breathing, though they do recover.

Consider this two-sentence paragraph. Couldn't the first sentence be said of any community? This has nothing pertinent to offer readers with an interest specific to The Villages.

"Prior to the opening of the testing site, The Villages slowly began to shut down its expansive social scene. That’s after the community — which leans Republican — had sought to downplay the virus’s affects as President Donald Trump repeatedly expressed confidence the virus would be contained inside the U.S."

First, it's effects, not affects. This writer has a law degree, which made me marvel not only at his spelling, but also at his assertion that the community had sought to downplay the "virus's affects" (sic). In my opinion, his statement is invidious and made without any substantiation. His additional reference to politics (apparently the real cause of the spread of infection) is another irrelevant injection in what purported to be a story about disease. And when did the president ever state that the virus would be contained within the US? Let me be clear, the Wuhan virus started in...where was it?...oh, yeah, Wuhan. How can it be contained in the US?

I know, he means something else. But that's why E.B. White said you should re-read your own work, because while you think you may have said what you meant, chances are very good you haven't.

He also uses a couple propaganda devices to take a swipe at the president. One is "Authority". He quotes a nurse (a healthcare authority) but he doesn't quote her on healthcare. He quotes her on politics to leverage her authority into an area it doesn't apply. He uses her to spread the false claim that people (Trump has been the one accused of this) have called the virus a hoax. Here is what he said:

"One of my people came up to me and said, “Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia. That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax that was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They’ve been doing it since you got in. It’s all turning, they lost, it’s all turning. Think of it. Think of it. And this is their new hoax.” (DJT 2/28/20)

Finally, he uses her comment on the awakening of the community as though this one person has her finger on The Villages pulse. That's just bad judgment. Maybe D-minus is generous.

Thanks for dissecting such a lame excuse of ‘journalism’. Google the AP writer’s story on the virus & The Villages that is now about a week old. It was worse! Same blabber about the ‘right-leaning’ Villagers! GOD help us!

[wisbad1]

Still can’t believe how a group of people (6-8) still walking in a group with dogs around Eisenhower every day. Stupid, who’s going to walk dogs when they die?

[TomPerrett]

One can have this virus from two to three weeks without symptoms all the time infecting others.

It can be spread by touch. The infected person touches the grocery cart handle then you touch it and now you are infected

It can be spread lots of other ways also it’s very contagious.

[coffeebean]

One can have this virus from two to three weeks without symptoms all the time infecting others.

It can be spread by touch. The infected person touches the grocery cart handle then you touch it and now you are infected

It can be spread lots of other ways also it’s very contagious.

If you have the virus on your hands, you become infected if you touch your face (eyes, nose or mouth). Everything I have read and seen on TV, all the experts claim to keep your hands away from your face and you will not contract the virus in this manner.

Droplets in your eyes, nose or mouth is another mode of transmission for the virus. Not sure about airborne transmission; that is very scary if airborne actually is proven to be a mode of transmission.

[jarodrig]

The infected person touches the grocery cart handle then you touch it and now you are infected

.

That statement is simply ridiculous !!!!!!!

You won’t get the virus by simply touching an area that “Might” be infected.....

That being said, if you then lick your fingers or pick your nose or stick your finger in your eye , then maybe .....LOL !!!!

[Dcurrie911]

6 feet apart? No judgement, just interesting.

[Topspinmo]

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That's right. These same idiots go to supermarkets like all of us and possibly spread it there.

Infected by people who traveled and caught it.

[Topspinmo]

If you have the virus on your hands, you become infected if you touch your face (eyes, nose or mouth). Everything I have read and seen on TV, all the experts claim to keep your hands away from your face and you will not contract the virus in this manner.

Droplets in your eyes, nose or mouth is another mode of transmission for the virus. Not sure about airborne transmission; that is very scary if airborne actually is proven to be a mode of transmission.

It is proven if you’re within coughing distance. Add number ___ in the blank what consider coughing distances. So far the experts say it won’t travel 6 feet? Now if you saying it lives and floats through air and travel in air stream fail when rains or down draft we’re up creek.

[Kerry Azz]

China virus?

[GoodLife]

6 feet apart? No judgement, just interesting.


They are all taking hydroxycholoroquine :icon_wink:

[bilcon]

Check out page B3 Localnews section of today's Daily S--. 50 people in a driveway recently in Haciendas of Mission Hills. Seriously? And the Daily S--prints the picture like it was a great thing. Some people are just clueless. OH, but they kept their appropriate distance. It must have been quite a big driveway. BS

[TexaninVA]

5 community spread cases in The Villages.

I was out walking last night, taking care to keep at least six feet away from other walkers and cart-drivers. Was doing the right thing. It was a nice evening and I was enjoying a podcast while I walked.

Then, an oblivious woman overtook me from behind, and passed me about two feet away.

When I shouted out, she seemed surprised. :ohdear:

Maybe I need to start walking & holding a side view mirror?

[jarodrig]

I was out walking last night, taking care to keep at least six feet away from other walkers and cart-drivers. Was doing the right thing. It was a nice evening and I was enjoying a podcast while I walked.

Then, an oblivious woman overtook me from behind, and passed me about two feet away.

When I shouted out, she seemed surprised. :ohdear:

Maybe I need to start walking & holding a side view mirror?

Or maybe you should pick up your pace a bit !! LOL 😂

[coffeebean]

It is proven if you’re within coughing distance. Add number ___ in the blank what consider coughing distances. So far the experts say it won’t travel 6 feet? Now if you saying it lives and floats through air and travel in air stream fail when rains or down draft we’re up creek.

The experts have not said for sure if the virus is airborne. In fact, I watched a video of a pulmonary doctor on the front lines in NYC. That video is posted on TOTV. He said there are only two ways to contract this virus and airborne is not one of them.We all know by now what the two modes of transmission are.

[TexaninVA]

Or maybe you should pick up your pace a bit !! LOL 😂

Yes, maybe I should. Get that heartreate up! :a040:

Actually, I was moving at a decent clip but "that woman" was pumping it out. She was fast, as well as oblivious.

[Topspinmo]

If you don’t use “reply with quote “ , no one will know who you are referring to .....

Or you only quote a post that didn’t start it.

[Katieburr]

Not really funny

[jarodrig]

Not really funny

What’s not funny ???

[Altavia]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/

[asianthree]

Problem is positive numbers are quoted by county, not by just the Villages. Closes numbers we have it the polo grounds.