[Drdoug49]

Desperate people steal sanitizers, tough times ahead. Hope Iam wrong. I have a Ph.D. Not an MD

[Lil GTO]

Originally Posted by JoMar

If you're concerned don't go. Why do we always expect organizations or governments or corporations to usurp personal responsibility? Disney is still open, movie theaters are still open, Broadway theaters are still open, restaurants are still open, and here, the squares and all the stores and restaurants are also open. Self quarantine is an option if you are concerned (assuming you can find toilet paper). Minor league baseball continues, NASCAR continues, Olympic trials continue so not sure "the rest of the sports world" is with the NBA and college basketball. That may change but asking government to take charge of my life is not anywhere near my wheelhouse.

This is exactly correct!

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Joanne19335

You don’t seem to be taking this pandemic quite serious enough. Yesterday a gentleman walked into a pro shop To check in and announced that he had just returned from Italy. He was coughing and wiping his nose. I think we all should be concerned since we are in a most vulnerable age group here in The Villages. Although you may not like government interference in your life, it is very important that you follow the guidelines that they have suggested. Not to do so would be foolish and selfish. Frankly, I am hoping that many of the concerts scheduled in the very near future are canceled. It is just a matter of time before Sumter county is affected. We do not live in a “bubble.“ Wake up, sir or madam.

What course? IF that actually happened, it could be a real game changer, IF he was infected. We can expect the first cases here in 5-10 days, again IF that actually happened and IF he has COVID-19. He also would win this month's Darwin award.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Drdoug49

Desperate people steal sanitizers, tough times ahead. Hope Iam wrong. I have a Ph.D. Not an MD

In virology? Microbiology? Or medieval French literature??? Sorry, couldn't help myself, it's just that you have some valid points and others that are a little bit in left field

[riamd1954]

First of all the nba is coming on board a little late !! And the best thing was stopping any travel to and from China!! And now Europe!!

[Bonnevie]

from Sumter County

https://www.districtgov.org/PdfUploa...%20Release.pdf

[Villageswimmer]

Originally Posted by PugMom

there is a population in the Villages, of which i am one, who believe this whole thing has been blown way out of proportion for whatever reason. i'm not taking any special precautions. i continue to go about my business which includes shaking hands & greeting new people. if for some reason i should become ill, i'll heal up the way i did with any other flu. it is what it is.

Just my opinion and certainly not personal, but I think people who continue to shake hands are very selfish. If one doesn’t care about their own health, that’s their privilege but don’t pass germs on to others.
Why even wash your hands?

[rzalla1]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion but you can't distort the math. If there were 100 people in each age group, there would be 26 cases in 300 people. That's less than 9%, not 26%.

[Pedrocarrasco01@yahoo.com]

All that you have to fear is fear itself said eloquently by FDR, you don’t want to be exposed, stay home, the only chances that you have to contract this is contact with an individual that has it, currently there are no one with Corona Virus anywhere close to here. Live your life, but please let others live theirs as they choose, yes the Hospitals are on top of all the issues and if anyone is exposed there are procedures in place right now. Again don’t fuel the fears Our media is overdoing it and scaring people!!!! Just be cautious wash your hands often, maintain a bottle of alcohol based sanitizer in every vehicle and if female in your pocketbook, use it often!!!!!!!!! by the way masks are of no use unless you get an actual respirator

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Villageswimmer

Just my opinion and certainly not personal, but I think people who continue to shake hands are very selfish. If one doesn’t care about their own health, that’s their privilege but don’t pass germs on to others.
Why even wash your hands?

In that case, why even get within 100 yards of another person???? But I agree, handshaking is something that we should dispense with for now. Of course , if the person offering a hand is "selfish" then the person accepting it is "stupid"

[karostay]

Ugg

[caljeff]

Cancelling an event is also about controlling the "spread". In my view, one should not take cancellation policies as a personal affront, but attempts to take "control" of Covid-19.
Jus' sayin'

[Cheapbas]

It was 26% of people over 60 who contracted the disease. But either % is too high.

My main point was “contain”, that word was used countless times in press Briefings yesterday

[Koapaka]

And then you have idiots like this to worry about! People, BE CAREFUL AND BE THOUGHTFUL!!!!!

Passenger tests positive for coronavirus on JetBlue flight

[Villageswimmer]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

In that case, why even get within 100 yards of another person???? But I agree, handshaking is something that we should dispense with for now. Of course , if the person offering a hand is "selfish" then the person accepting it is "stupid"

The “100 yards” analogy to shaking hands is absurd. Huge difference, Doc.