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Important caveat: Grocery stores and pharmacies will remain open, and restaurants may stay open to provide takeout food only. Also staying open: veterinary ser

Important caveat: Grocery stores and pharmacies will remain open, and restaurants may stay open to provide takeout food only. Also staying open: veterinary services, gas stations and auto repair shops, hardware and other home supply stores, banks and laundry services. Daycare centers may stay open, but children must be kept in groups no larger than 12, and they must stay with the same group of children every day.

m4rtink 7y ago
This is pretty much a copy-paste what we did here in Czech Republic ~2 days ago, with less stringent stuff gradually comming before that. As such rules are IMHO quite sensible and effective, it is a good thing others are applying them as well. I guess that could be another reason to act quick on stuff like this - so that others can see this is possible and apply it themselves.
rconti 7y ago
They also explicitly talked about going out to walk the dog, go for a hike, etc, as long as you keep your distance. (presumably, not from the person you live with and will get infected by anyway) I'm not particularly interested in getting in a bike crash and taxing the ER even further, but i'll be avoiding cabin fever for sure.
- nitrogen 7y ago
  the person you live with I wonder how this crisis and lockdown will affect dating and future birth rates.
  - reaperducer 7y ago
    Based on previous events, maybe not much: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/letters/central-park-blackout-babies.html?referringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/letters/central-p... But that was only a one day event.
    - barry-cotter 7y ago
      > The relationship between high-mortality events and future fertility patterns is well-established in the academic literature. Previous academic literature has shown that high-mortality events as diverse as famines, earthquakes, heatwaves, and disease all have very predictable effects on reducing births nine months later. https://ifstudies.org/blog/will-the-coronavirus-spike-births https://ifstudies.org/blog/will-the-coronavirus-spike-births
  - theengway 7y ago
    If you are a couple living together, it may increase your chances to make more babies. Especially if you are not allowed to get out to buy some protective gear (;
    - gregschlom 7y ago
      Counter point: https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-peak-divorce-rate-chinese-cities-2020-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-peak-divorce-rate-c...
      - hef19898 7y ago
        Unfortunately, these points are not exclusive.
    - jchallis 7y ago
      A large number of my Polish friends are part of the “Baby a Boom of Solidarity”: the anomalously high birth rate that followed imposition of Martial Law with mandatory curfews.
  - perlwle 7y ago
    Babies aside, there maybe more divorces or breakups because couples will spend most of their time together. Fighting for chores, kids responsibilities or increasing financial pressures during this outbreak. Just a heads up, This kind of things are already happening in China. You may want to think hard and get prepared for your family.

m4rtink 7y ago

This is pretty much a copy-paste what we did here in Czech Republic ~2 days ago, with less stringent stuff gradually comming before that. As such rules are IMHO quite sensible and effective, it is a good thing others are applying them as well. I guess that could be another reason to act quick on stuff like this - so that others can see this is possible and apply it themselves.

rconti 7y ago

They also explicitly talked about going out to walk the dog, go for a hike, etc, as long as you keep your distance. (presumably, not from the person you live with and will get infected by anyway) I'm not particularly interested in getting in a bike crash and taxing the ER even further, but i'll be avoiding cabin fever for sure.

nitrogen 7y ago
the person you live with I wonder how this crisis and lockdown will affect dating and future birth rates.
- reaperducer 7y ago
  Based on previous events, maybe not much: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/letters/central-park-blackout-babies.html?referringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/letters/central-p... But that was only a one day event.
  - barry-cotter 7y ago
    > The relationship between high-mortality events and future fertility patterns is well-established in the academic literature. Previous academic literature has shown that high-mortality events as diverse as famines, earthquakes, heatwaves, and disease all have very predictable effects on reducing births nine months later. https://ifstudies.org/blog/will-the-coronavirus-spike-births https://ifstudies.org/blog/will-the-coronavirus-spike-births
- theengway 7y ago
  If you are a couple living together, it may increase your chances to make more babies. Especially if you are not allowed to get out to buy some protective gear (;
  - gregschlom 7y ago
    Counter point: https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-peak-divorce-rate-chinese-cities-2020-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-peak-divorce-rate-c...
    - hef19898 7y ago
      Unfortunately, these points are not exclusive.
  - jchallis 7y ago
    A large number of my Polish friends are part of the “Baby a Boom of Solidarity”: the anomalously high birth rate that followed imposition of Martial Law with mandatory curfews.
- perlwle 7y ago
  Babies aside, there maybe more divorces or breakups because couples will spend most of their time together. Fighting for chores, kids responsibilities or increasing financial pressures during this outbreak. Just a heads up, This kind of things are already happening in China. You may want to think hard and get prepared for your family.