ursaminortaur wrote:bungeejumper wrote:ursaminortaur wrote:One you missed out is potential brain damage
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/08/warning-of-serious-brain-disorders-in-people-with-mild-covid-symptoms
Indeed. Our distant outlaws in Texas (ranch-owning one percenters) have been reduced to cowering in their home, fearful of letting the illegal Mexican maids into the house in case they bring the virus with them. They're wealthy enough to be able to hospitalise their way out of any infection (they hope), but the thought of a lingering incapacity afterwards is freaking them out pretty badly.
The BBC news site this morning (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53252483) says that 14.1% of coronavirus tests in Texas are coming up positive, rising to 24.4% in Arizona. The outlaws would be on a plane to Europe right now, if only they could find somewhere they'd be welcome. And a safe taxi to the airport, of course.
BJ
The Mexicans appear to be more afraid of the Americans
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/08/mexico-border-towns-stop-americans-crossing-covid-19-coronavirus
Mexico border towns try to stop Americans crossing amid Covid-19 fears
Townspeople block road to beach resort popular with US tourists as cases surge in states including Arizona
Broadly speaking, it looks as though a proportion of the population is finally figuring out for themselves that infected people travelling about massively increases the spreading around of the infection. The epidemiologists have known this from the start but people don't want to hear it. Here in the UK, people whined like mad about incoming travellers being quarantined and nowadays seem to be completely ignoring the lock down.
Swerving off at a tangent, are the regulations saying we must not leave our homes without good reason still in force? If not, when did they get cancelled? I've not heard a peep about it from the BBC.