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https://people.com/royals/prince-ch...navirus-has-mild-symptoms-but-in-good-health/

Prince Charles Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Has 'Mild Symptoms' But in 'Good Health'
The 71-year-old and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are at Birkhall, their Balmoral estate in Scotland

Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus, but is in “good health.”

He has continued working at home and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, does not have the virus, a statement issued to PEOPLE says.

A Clarence House spokesperson confirmed the diagnosis in a statement early Wednesday, saying, “The Prince of Wales has tested positive for Coronavirus. He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual.”

“The Duchess of Cornwall has also been tested but does not have the virus. In accordance with Government and medical advice, the Prince and the Duchess are now self-isolating at home in Scotland,” the statement continued. “The tests were carried out by the NHS in Aberdeenshire where they met the criteria required for testing.”

The statement Clarence House added, “It is not possible to ascertain from whom the Prince caught the virus owing to the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks.”

 

Lou Dobbs said Trump must be right on Hydroxychloroquine because he's the president.

Funny, that criterion didn't apply to President Obama.

That NY Times column made me think of all those who don't have such a devoted caregiver. People who live alone, people in custody, with abusive partners.

 

I’ve been able to find borax in my area when other cleaning products are sold out. It’s a good, very mildly toxic substitute for just about any soap, detergent etc. I use it for just about everything cleaning related, especially now. I think the name scares people.

 

There is a prominent polish community where I live. Can confirm.

 

I've never watched pornography on the TV. It kind of bothers me when I think the young lady could be my sister or daughter.

 

If it's your daughter I think you've got some things to talk about with your wife.

 

hell yea

 

Add Australia and COVID-19.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/tech...-workers-coronavirus-positive/?outputType=amp

Amazon workers test positive for covid-19 at ten U.S. warehouses

The spike in positive tests for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus comes as the e-commerce giant races to hire 100,000 workers to meet massive shopper demand

 

Use it for cleaning all the time, the abrasiveness is a plus!

 

This is a really cool tool to try to play around with to understand the data: https://www.bing.com/covid

If you simply zoom out, I think there's a very obvious trend forming with countries near and below the equator having fewer fatalities than the countries in colder climates. There are very clear exceptions to this, notably the cold Scandinavian countries managing well (prolly cuz their healthcare systems are freaking awesome) and the low population density. Not sure what's going on in Russia and their low fatalities.

Now that it's spreading to India, that will be the true test of this theory of warm weather mitigating the severity. That's a super dense country with a so-so healthcare infrastructure, but hot as hell. They've started taking drastic approaches to limit spread, but it's easier said than done.

The one caveat in all of this analysis is the availability of tests. Who knows how many people really have it and are dying from it. Given how difficult it has been for the CDC to report accurate info, it's probably magnitudes more difficult in other more poor locations.

 

Isn't Australia currently in their summer and they're getting cases though?

 

Do you use it for washing dishes?

I now keep washcloth and small towel by toilet so I can reserve TP for when really needed, and I'm sure I don't need to get graphic.

Bread flour low, no whole wheat flour at all, although I'm still reasonably stocked on all purpose (you know I would have every possible type of flour). Can't help wondering if the folks who cleared out all the flour from stores really bake their own bread or are thinking of some coming apocalypse where no bread available?

 

Cases yes but relatively low fatalities.

 

Trump warned governors need to be "nice" to him if they want emergency assistance.

 

It just goes to show how much Trump cares for the general public.

 

Can some one do some fact checking on this... My dad tells me KEX was saying that during this covid outbreak not a single country has exceeded their normal death rate, and that 88% of the deaths being listed as “from the corona virus”, COVID-19 was just a contributing factor, but not the actual cause of death?