Originally Posted by arbajeda (Post 1748668)

For seniors in Florida’s Villages, coronavirus dangers stack up

Watching and Waiting for a Coronavirus Surge at The Villages in Florida - WSJ

Their predictions primarily rely on the fact that the preponderance of Villagers are older and many have preexisting conditions. They both ignore the fact that if there were going to be rampant infections they would have taken place before the mandated social distancing.

Conclusion? It's all fake news.

Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 1748321)

That's 2 families out of over 20,000 documented people that have entered the state from the NY Metro area. Do you really think they are all self quarantined? I doubt it very much. And I'm not saying they're ignorant, they are not obeying their governors orders. We would like to go up to Ohio and visit our children and grandchildren but we know we're not supposed to so here we stay.

Originally Posted by npwalters (Post 1748233)

If I did the math right the 68 folks are .004% of TV population.

Originally Posted by GoodLife (Post 1748716)

Stanford used a lateral flow immunoassay to test for antibodies. Link to study here:

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...463v1.full.pdf

Originally Posted by Adorrable1 (Post 1748757)

Thank you Daphne. It is so frustrating that people who don't live in the state of new york, don't understand the difference between NYC, and the buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse area. People in NYC live on top of each other and live with mass transit. The other side of the state is the total opposite. Don't put us all in one pot. Everything that Cuomo has been spouting for the last month is all about the city
Not upstate. For people that don't know, buffalo is 10 hrs from new york.. don't just look at a license plate and assume.

Originally Posted by starflyte1 (Post 1748135)

Yes, it could haunt The Villages. It also may NOT haunt The Villages! I’ll go with the latter.

Originally Posted by sail33or (Post 1748243)

Music in the Squares in 2 weeks. Rec Centers and pools open in 4 weeks.

QUIT LISTENING TO THE MEDIA.

Originally Posted by Choro&Swing (Post 1748481)

...........The Villages has almost nothing but single family homes, and nearly all have only one or two people living there, and they all have room to be outdoors in the sun. Social distancing and quarantining is easy. There is plenty of room to walk and ride bicycles or go for rides in golf carts, even if we can’t swim or golf right now. This is much safer than urban neighborhoods where people are packed together. So keep your distance, keep up your courage, don’t panic, and we will get through this.

Originally Posted by NotGolfer (Post 1748505)

I just watched a video of a report of a study out of Stanford University. I don't know how to transfer it here...but it's pretty astounding what their findings found. Anyone whose more technically proficient than me, probably could find it and share it. Steve Deace was the one who was sharing it...if that would help. It actually gave hope instead of fear!!

Originally Posted by donaviv (Post 1748728)

I wish....

Originally Posted by jarodrig (Post 1748657)

No longer true to my dismay......that was shut down a week or two ago ....

A tree hugging whiner probably saw folks (who were social distancing) having fun and couldn’t control himself/herself and blew the whistle ......

Originally Posted by capecodbob (Post 1748105)

Sprawling retirement community has at least 68 residents positive for Covid-19; ‘an opportunity for it to take off’
By Arian Campo-Flores for The Wall Street Journal
April 17, 2020 8:00 am ET


Residents of The Villages, a sprawling retirement community in central Florida, were still gathering in town squares, visiting nail salons and browsing an estate sale in late March. Only after Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a statewide stay-at-home order April 1 did many of the holdouts hunker down, residents and officials say.

The delay in adopting social-distancing measures could haunt The Villages, a fast-growing metro area of more than 128,000 people whose older age makes them especially vulnerable to Covid-19

So, are we going to have a surge or not?

Originally Posted by Micki (Post 1748471)

I’ve seen people congregating all over The Villages, especially in the stores. I also know many people, including myself, are praying Psalm 91 over all of you, my neighbors. The power of God is far greater than the power of a virus. If we were going to spike wouldn’t we be seeing it now? Sixty eight people out of more than 100,000 is .07%. I think rather than believing ongoing news reports about a spike coming, its time to thank God for His Divine protection.

Psalm 91
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress:
my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers,
and under his wings shalt thou trust:
his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;
nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side,
and ten thousand at thy right hand;
but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold
and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge,
even the most High, thy habitation;
10 there shall no evil befall thee,
neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee,
to keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,
lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:
the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:
I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him,
and shew him my salvation.

Originally Posted by Sweet Caroline (Post 1748882)

Stupid article. They didnt even mention STDs, loofas, or key parties. I was so disappointed.

Originally Posted by ONTAP15 (Post 1748308)

Two families that I know, left NY in order to get out of harms way. Both are long time owners and are practicing social distancing and quarantined themselves for 2 weeks. As long as they are abiding by the rules, they or anyone from any state ,have a perfect right to come to their homes in TV. Apparently you think New Yorkers, who are under immense pressure from CV, are ignorant. We are not.

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1748867)

With so many stubborn old people, who have a tendency to mainly listen to those who aren't scientists, how can we NOT...have a "surge" at some point? :shrug:

Originally Posted by RosemarySoso (Post 1748939)

Well Mr Vintage, the NY license plates that are here infiltrating your sanitary bubble are those who pay their taxes, pay their amenity fees and support the clubs and restaurants and are stuck here, unable to head north.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1748905)

I also replied to that post and it was REMOVED!!!! Not happy about that.

Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 1748241)

My doctor said the curve is still rising but I think we will be alright in several weeks assuming we practice social distancing.

My prediction is May 15th for all of Florida.

But then, what do I know? We can only hope for the best.

Originally Posted by jenistaf (Post 1748879)

Quarantines are 14 days. Governor's order was April 1. It is April 18. People who were careless in March already got sick if they were going to. Anyone who has been careful since April 1 is gonna be fine - provided they stay careful. No surge.

Originally Posted by jenistaf (Post 1748879)

Quarantines are 14 days. Governor's order was April 1. It is April 18. People who were careless in March already got sick if they were going to. Anyone who has been careful since April 1 is gonna be fine - provided they stay careful. No surge.

Originally Posted by Sail41 (Post 1748267)

We always hear and read about the number of those affected with the virus, but nowhere do we hear about the number of people who have been cured or those released from the hospitals. I think if they counted those cured or no longer affected, the numbers would be far less. But, that doesn't scare people and sell papers or tv.

Originally Posted by john352 (Post 1748646)

It is more meaningful to state the number of cases per 100,000 population rather than just the totals.

As of the early Saturday (4/18) morning, here are the number of cases per 100,000 population:

215 USA
1,203 New York State
108 Florida
89 Sumter County
56 The Villages (73 cases & 130,000 population)