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As per Cuomo schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic year.

1.66 inches here.

It figures that my wife and I have been talking about doing some traveling once we were both retired. I’ve been retired coming up on 4 years and she just retired on Valentines Day this year. 2 days before she retired our 14 year old Bichon Frise collapsed. She spent several days at the VMC in East Syracuse and did ok in oxygen but crashed when taken out. We finally took her home in a makeshift oxygen tent but she wasn’t doing well so we euthanized her on 2/20. Then our other dog, who had cancer, dies in front of us on April 14. So we’re now dogless and free to travel but of course the corona virus hits and there goes the chance to travel. I would just as soon forget 2020.

Remdesivir is a treatment for Covid 19, not a vaccine. As Kramer was saying on CNBC this morning if a treatment can be developed that greatly reduces the risk of death from this virus it will be a game changer for the economy. People are deathly (sorry for the pun) afraid of dying and will not return to normal economic behavior until that fear is alleved.

We usually try to make it there once every year just to walk around, get something to eat, check out the sand and butter sculptures, etc. Now that we’re both retired we can go during the week when crowds aren’t as bad. The older I get the more I hate putting up with large crowds

Edit: Why the disparity?

Your numbers are almost 200 more than what the governor announced.

Cuomo is in Syracuse for his press briefing today at 12:15. I wonder if he’s going to announce that Central New York will be the first area to start relaxing lockdown restrictions after May 15?

Not in New York State. 10 days ago deaths were almost 800 a day. Now it’s down to 337. I think you’re looking at national numbers which are going up in other parts of the country.

There’s been a steady downward trend for the last week.

337 deaths yesterday. The death numbers continue to fall.

Business will not be back to normal for quite a while, probably not until an effective vaccine is developed. Expect social distancing to remain in effect and all large gatherings such as sporting events, concerts and fairs to be cancelled. Be ready for a “new” normal.

He needs to continue to use the same way of counting that he’s used from the start if trends are to mean anything.

Where is that from?

I’m not sure where you get your statistics but a Cuomo reported 367 deaths in his news conference today.

Trump will buy it from you. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-seeks-to-add-75-million-barrels-of-oil-to-strategic-petroleum-reserve-amid-historic-price-crash-2020-04-20

They don’t. Our county executive had closed all but state run golf courses in Onondaga County but once Cuomo opened privately run courses he had to defer to that.

Numbers are down in Onondaga County. The county executive is talking about possibly relaxing some restrictions after May 1. He wants to see how the numbers trend until then.

At his daily press conference, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced 16 new cases since yesterday but 5 deaths. The 5 deaths represent the biggest daily death toll to date.

You’re not going to get a vaccine this fall. Most phase 1 clinal trials aren’t going to start until September. Next spring is probably the earliest you’ll see an effective vaccine then it will take some time to ramp up production then we go to mass inoculations.

I wonder how many full tankers are just floating at sea being used as storage tanks, waiting for prices to rebound before they unload their cargo.

SMH

I can’t see how someone with an approval rating around 45% can win in a landslide. I could see him pulling this out of his ass again but a lot will depend on turnout and whether Bernie supporters would cut off their noses to spite their faces and either vote for Trump or not vote at all. I don’t know if you’re a Bernie Bro but just stop and think if you want another 4 years of a president that’s an embarrassment to the office.

What are you basing this on? I’ve heard from people that voted for Trump last time that think they made a mistake.

The virus will not just disappear. Look at diseases like polio. Every year there were outbreaks that left people in fear of being paralyzed. It wasn’t until Jonas Salk discovered a vaccine that polio became a memory. With proper testing we may be able to manage the Corona virus but it will take a vaccine to really put it past us. Until then, like Cuomo said, be prepared for a new normal.