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I was surprised, it was a full on blood test.

Seroconversion of a city: Longitudinal monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in New York City By conducting a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in a sentinel group (enriched for SARS-CoV-2 infections) and a screening group (representative of the general population) using >5,000 plasma samples from patients at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City (NYC), we identified seropositive samples as early as in the week ending February 23, 2020. A stark increase in seropositivity in the sentinel group started the week ending March 22 and in the screening group in the week ending March 29. By the week ending April 19, the seroprevalence in the screening group reached 19.3%, which is well below the estimated 67% needed to achieve community immunity to SARS-CoV-2. These data potentially suggest an earlier than previously documented introduction of SARS-CoV-2 into the NYC metropolitan area.

It's a failed attempt at trolling as most people here enjoy the changing temps in fall including myself.

It looks to be the strongest heat wave in years. I really wish I got AC installed earlier.

I got an antibody test today as I was around someone for a few days that got the virus back in March. It was free and I was curious. It's a 5 second blood tests at Quest.

Looks like the hub cities for NHL are Edmonton for the western conference and Toronto for the eastern conference.

I have no issue wearing a mask. I wear one everywhere I go. I also wear one all day at work. I'm just talking about scientists being incorrect, and it isn't infrequently.

That's not true. It had nothing to do with the supply of mask. The CDC was wrong in their initial recommendation. Which is very strange because they had over 2 months to come up with a remedy in preventing a respiratory illness from spreading. To me it seems like common sense that wearing a mask would help prevent spread. Surgeon General: “Masks Increase Virus Risk” Wearing one can "actually increase your risk" of getting the disease, says American Anesthesiologist and a vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service. "There was a study in 2015 looking at medical students. And medical students wearing surgical masks touch their faces on average 23 times. We know a major way that you can get respiratory diseases like coronavirus is by touching a surface and then touching your face." Masks also can give the wearer a "false sense of security.” Also this from March...CDC said do not wear mask....Watch this video... https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-dont-need-masks-pence-says-as-demand-increases-2020-2

I think we trust science a little too much sometimes. This is from someone who loves science and the scientific method. For instance I had a doctor at Roswell who worked there for 30 years tell me in August of 2019 that my moms cancer had less then a 2% chance of coming back based on the latest PET scan. I just met with another doctor last Friday who told me my moms cancer is never going away and the only thing we can try to do is contain in and enhance her quality of life before she passes. That same doctor walked into the office with me and my mom and asked her what treatment she received, how she was feeling, what medications she was on, etc...It was if he looked at a MRI scan 1 minute before he walked through that door with no prior knowledge of the hundreds of visits we have had the last year to Roswell. I am also great friends with the dosimetrist who put together my moms treatment plan and have been for 2 decades...You would think they would put forth a little more effort? Not to mention the pathetic attempt at forecasting the weather KBUF has had the last few years. In addition to that the constant back and forth on wearing a mask or not wearing a mask. I sometimes think they do not know as much as we think they do... U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams made comments in February and March 2020 recommending people not wear masks to help protect against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, and those comments began to recirculate online in April and May. As of April, though, Adams had changed his views in accordance with evolving recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and, to a lesser extent, from the World Health Organization (WHO). This is not including the ventilator issue early on in the treatment of the virus which likely led to permanent lung damage in people recovering and countless unnecessary deaths.

It's possible the virus is indeed weakening. Europe is almost completely open and has been for several weeks with few cases. US is more locked down then Europe is at the moment with 10 times as many cases being reported. https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-losing-its-lethality-in-italy-according-to-doctors-2020-6 Italy into single digit deaths https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/italy-for-1st-time-sees-single-digit-daily-deaths-from-covid-19/1892183

Rent on gym facilities has to be sky high. The PPP has already run out. If they stay closed I can see loads of gyms closing. If the one close to me closes I will definitely be setting up one in my garage. But I'll always prefer a real gym to my home. I've met loads of long time friends there. My core group of friends are all related to the gym. The gym is a place we organize our hockey, football and basketball games. We discuss our travel plans. All the while making gains. I don't go to many bars anymore to socialize, the gym is my bar.

Yeah Florida, Arizona, and Texas are in for quite a fun ride the next 1-2 months. Houston hospitals have already met capacity and are in surge capacity mode.

Either the virus is weakening over in Europe or something is really wrong. https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-losing-its-lethality-in-italy-according-to-doctors-2020-6

Only 5 deaths yesterday in NY. This thing is dying out quick here after being the epicenter of the world. https://www.wxxinews.org/post/ny-reported-only-5-covid-19-deaths-saturday-cuomo-says

Cam Newton to Patriots...

Yeah, either way that's still a lot of young people in the hospital no matter how many cases

Pretty crazy numbers out of Arizona. Lots of young people in hospitals.

Got a little bit more down here.

At least deaths per day have steadily been going down even as cases increases. I know mortality has a 2-3 week lag time so we should once again see this spike the next few weeks. That is unless the hypothesize is true in that the virus is indeed weakening as is speculated on in Europe. Either that or the majority of people getting the virus are younger and able to beat it compared to the older population. I saw a few statistics that stated the average age in infection in Florida was mid 30s, so even though cases are going up, deaths are likely going to be going down slowly. The nursing homes really inflated deaths in the USA.

I mean I can't disagree here. Gyms, indoor restaurants, concerts, sporting events, movie threatres are the prime locations for maximum spread. It also depends on a number of factors including time of day you go to the gym, what training you do, limitations enacted by the state. For instance I usually train Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons, and sunday afternoon. Those times feature very few people in the gym. If needed I could completely segregate myself from anyone at my gym. I would come into contact with more people at work. However, during the week between 4-8 the gym is mobbed and would be difficult to social distance. It would be easier to social distance on cardio equipment then on the free weight section. There are a few spots including the squat racks which crunch has 5 of them where you could definitely distance yourself as they are spread really far apart. No matter how hard I trained there it would be very unlikely to transmit germs. The same can be said for the cardio machines. If they did 1 over 1 it would be quite easy to distance. They posted online that they installed these in all locations too.

Yeah it looks pretty far SW on radar in Michigan.

Those are some nice cells

This makes zero sense. Air conditioning is in every building... Why do gyms with AC get closed and other businesses with AC get to stay open? Retail stores and restaurants literally use identical AC systems to gyms.