Islander Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/9/2020 at 3:18 PM, Mostlylost said: May 5th Although health officials are still learning about the transmission of the coronavirus, there is no evidence that it can spread from an infected person through food they have handled or prepared, according to Harvard Health. Until one sneezes (or coughs) on it just before its packed for delivery. Or lick their fingers. Not everyone is wearing mask. I like RV's approach because we are in the vulnerable category. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 May 5th Although health officials are still learning about the transmission of the coronavirus, there is no evidence that it can spread from an infected person through food they have handled or prepared, according to Harvard Health. is the statement. No mention is made of masks, or gloves etc. If someone frequents restaurants where food prep people and waiters sneeze on food, then they need to think about changing the restaurants they visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 We recognize there is some risk in ordering in take out but we also want to help our favorite places stay in business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Mainecoons said: A dose of common sense from Sweden: https://www.vallartadaily.com/swedish-top-epidemiologist-the-coronavirus-spreads-like-a-fire-and-no-matter-what-you-do-everyone-will-get-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VallartaDaily+(Headline+News+from+Puerto+Vallarta) Sweden may not be the best example of a successful recovery. Swedes don't tend to live close together and have an excellent health care system. They also have much higher numbers for COVID-19 cases and deaths than their Scandinavian neighbors. Their deaths per million rate ranks in the top 10 in the world. And their economic recovery rate is about the same as other EU countries. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 ...but is their economy in the toilet like the rest of Europe? Imagine if Ike had called off D-Day because he knew there would be many killed. Not apples for apples but it might make some think. A ruined economy means lots of deaths also, just not ID'd as CV on the death cert. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 That's exactly the point. If you read the piece you will see the Swedes have taken serious steps to limit the spread but they understood there is a trade off between having more deaths and staying economically viable. They still limit big gatherings and other high probability of transmission activities but they did not stop their economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Blair Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Maincoons; Interesting but not relevant to my post. Getting your idea would be better served by a stand-alone post. IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 OK, no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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