Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by ChookD2

Everything at this time is speculation.

Evidence suggest they are not in Germany Not likely to see mud tossed if they shipment was not removed. I am trying to get masks for the Docs and failing miserably. 3M is the company which made 70% of the mask I have or had.

Bangkok news from 3m is not positive


The point US U.S. hospitals need mask and are getting them from any where they can is a shared issue all over the world. Taking shipments from others who have similar needs and placed the orders and paid for them in existing contracts with 3M which is a world wide supplier is in my view very very unfriendly- Such is Life of course. Noted 3M "also has said it would import 10 million masks this month from its factory in China, which earlier this year was restricted from sending goods abroad."

As long as they leave or helpful Shepparton Company for us. At the Aus Army is helping there I suspect its covered happily. Lemnos mask maker to hire 40 staff as demand skyrockets

Originally Posted by ChookD2

Just found out wife's cousin in the UK and his wife are both positive, both in their 60's, isolated at home, not very well but not hospital cases apparently. Fingers crossed for full recovery for both.

In the end everyone will know someone.

Worrying times. Our son in laws brother works for the Comm. Bank, was in New York until recently, then transferred to San Francisco. Married a lovely girl from Ecuador. She has just finished a course of Chemo., for breast cancer, and have had contact with an infected family. Awaiting results of their test. Yes I think most will have some one to worry about.

Found an interesting article on artechnica.com. It seems that if the authorities want to find out how effective their social distancing measures are, it is dead easy.

Ask Google. Google does not know where you are, but does know where most smartphones are, and they have produced an application that compares the average movements of smartphones, by local government area, compared to what they were doing before social distancing measures were implemented.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Evidence suggest they are not in Germany Not likely to see mud tossed if they shipment was not removed. I am trying to get masks for the Docs and failing miserably. 3M is the company which made 70% of the mask I have or had.

Bangkok news from 3m is not positive


The point US U.S. hospitals need mask and are getting them from any where they can is a shared issue all over the world. Taking shipments from others who have similar needs and placed the orders and paid for them in existing contracts with 3M which is a world wide supplier is in my view very very unfriendly- Such is Life of course. Noted 3M "also has said it would import 10 million masks this month from its factory in China, which earlier this year was restricted from sending goods abroad."

As long as they leave or helpful Shepparton Company for us. At the Aus Army is helping there I suspect its covered happily. Lemnos mask maker to hire 40 staff as demand skyrockets

It is dog eat dog in the USA, especially New York. One report from a source I have not seen before,[ so I can't verify it] I'm a bit iffy to post it, but if even only a fraction of it is true, you just shake your head. I'll put it in CA.

Captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt sacked for lack of judgement after asking US Command to put his crew into isolation and taking the ship off line.

Sacked US Navy captain Brett Crozier cheered by USS Theodore Roosevelt crew after acting to save them from coronavirus - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt sacked for lack of judgement after asking US Command to put his crew into isolation and taking the ship off line.

Sacked US Navy captain Brett Crozier cheered by USS Theodore Roosevelt crew after acting to save them from coronavirus - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

It wasn't so much his asking , but the fact his E-mails were published in the public domain, thereby telling the World one of the US's major weapons was effectively out of action, that forced the Command to make an example of him. Tough love. They had no choice.

Originally Posted by bob10

Worrying times. Our son in laws brother works for the Comm. Bank, was in New York until recently, then transferred to San Francisco. Married a lovely girl from Ecuador. She has just finished a course of Chemo., for breast cancer, and have had contact with an infected family. Awaiting results of their test. Yes I think most will have some one to worry about.

I hope all comes up clear with both the Breast Cancer, the COVID-19 test and the her immune systems restoration after the chemo.