[Martin Elster]

https://www.livescience.com/coronavi...3KQ%2BBiUSZ_jb

Not everyone is sure that the 6 foot measure is enough for non-outwardly ill, however. And there's at least some reason to be skeptical; for instance, a case of widespread transmission in a choir practice in Washington raises the question of whether SARS-CoV-2 can be spread via tiny aerosols, which can stay suspended in air for long periods. If that's the case, particles could potentially travel more than 6 feet before drying out, as Live Science previously reported.

What's more, even large droplets of mucus expelled with extreme force (as when coughing or sneezing), or carried by the wind can travel farther than 6 feet before falling, Wired.com reported.

[Julie Steiner]

Originally Posted by James Brancheau

Here's a cat video

https://youtu.be/DXUAyRRkI6k

What have you done, James, by bringing cats into this?

Cats can infect each other with coronavirus, Chinese study finds

[James Brancheau]

Hahaha, yes, very irresponsible of me. And I'm allergic too. Speaking of irresponsible, I'm starting to rethink not wearing a mask. The downside is that, if you're wearing a mask, you're ultimately touching your face a lot more. But, if you have it and don't know (at least 25% I guess), then you are protecting others. Of course almost everyone here in Taiwan wears one and I just read that it's about to become mandatory when taking mass transit, buses, etc. (Taiwan, so far, has been about the best example of controlling this thing. 329 (out of almost 24 million) as of today and schools, for example, remain open.)

Oh, and there are roughly 150 places in Taiwan where you can get tested.

[Julie Steiner]

This just popped in my head:

...j'ai dit souvent que tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos dans une chambre.
--Blaise Pascal, Pensées, 1660

Loose translation:

...I have often said that all human woe comes from a single thing, which is not knowing how to sit still in a room.
--Blaise Pascal, Thoughts, 1660

But I came here to post these three items:

Sacramento Bee: Health alert: One-third of coronavirus cases in Sacramento County are connected to churches

The Hill: Florida, other states allowing church services during coronavirus pandemic draw criticism

The San Diego Union-Tribune: Column: COVID-19 inspires a Catholic church to offer drive-thru confessions

[James Brancheau]

Laugh out loud. I like to spell it out. A relationship between the virus and the religious. How novel. They put that thing in office. I'm not big enough to let this go in a time of crisis. It kills the innocent too. Throwing out everything Obama didn't quite work out. Now we're paying for a substantial part of the American public who thought political correctness was annoying and that electing a racist moron would be revolutionary. And now we're so corporately sappy with prayers and good wishes, self help crap from sincerely lazy, insular minds. It's not a tragedy until it happens to Americans. If I see another song put together from quarantined musicians and vocalists I'm going to kill a puppy.* But that's me. I'm sure everyone has their own take.

*I wouldn't, ever, of course. (All animals in my rant were supervised by the humane society and they are grateful for my donation of 10% from each poem published.)

[James Brancheau]

Never mind.

[Martin Elster]

Report: Just 6% of world's coronavirus infections detected
Researchers argue that most coronavirus infections around the world go undetected.

https://bigthink.com/coronavirus/6-o...6#rebelltitem6

[Kevin Rainbow]

If Sweden and Belarus get through this in reasonably good shape, without having shut almost everything down, it will be a clear indicator that our countries went too far, acting on hysteria and resorting to authoritarianism instead of reasonability and responsibility.

[James Brancheau]

Christ. Shouldn't you be in quarantine?

[Gail White]

As to First Things, it looks as though I may soon have an exclusive claim on Mike Juster's attention...