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[ECBG]

This morning's radio report said social distancing is working according to studies.  The total projected deaths has gone down from 2400 to 500.

This week will be the pivotal point.

[on the bay]

@ECBG -

Thank you for any glimmer of hope!

[sunshine45]

via THE PATCH

Both aggregate location data from cellphones to track the movements of large numbers of people have been used.

As of March 29, Google reports that nationwide movement to retail and recreational locations, including restaurants, shopping centers, movie theaters and the like, dropped 47 percent against a baseline set for the weeks Jan. 3 to Feb. 6.

Travel to groceries and pharmacies fell 22 percent; to parks, to beaches and gardens 19 percent; to transport hubs such as bus and train stations, 51 percent; and to workplaces 42 percent. Mobility to places of residence showed the only increase, of 16 percent.

In general, compliance is higher in urban areas of the Northeast, upper Midwest and West Coast than in rural areas, the South and the Great Plains.

[wildcat fan]

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@ECBG wrote:

This morning's radio report said social distancing is working according to studies.  The total projected deaths has gone down from 2400 to 500.

This week will be the pivotal point.

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Thanks for sharing that @ECBG 😊

I was just looking at data in South Carolina.  As of yesterday, DHEC reports that 18,976 Coronavirus tests have been performed in South Carolina with 2,049 positive--almost 90% of the tests were negative.  While I'm glad so many were negative, it seems like a lot of resources being used for people who didn't even have it.

[ECBG]

@wildcat fan I have prayed for the entire country, but especially my darling little ladies from SC that I dress.  I have SO many angels from "864" you wouldn't believe!

[Nightowlz]

It's not working where DH works. He has his own office but the drivers that fuel the jets sit in a lounge area when they are not on a run. There is not enough room in there for them to be 6' apart when all of them are in there? They were told they have to wear a mask if they cannot be 6' apart?

I told DH to stay in his office & lock the door.