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Live in NYC. I know of a few people who have sadly died. No direct friends or relatives, but heard of relatives of coworkers who passed. Brother in law got it a
by luckman212 6y ago
Live in NYC. I know of a few people who have sadly died. No direct friends or relatives, but heard of relatives of coworkers who passed. Brother in law got it and was very sick for 4+ weeks and had to isolate.
Mar/Apr was a very scary time to be in NYC, it felt like you could catch it from just opening your window or touching the wrong elevator button. Now it feels less scary and less "real" here—even though I know it's dangerous to let your guard down. I am glad to see most people wearing masks diligently. Also happy to see people come up with ways to still patronize restaurants (they have all built makeshift outdoor dining areas).
I am shocked at how many people I overhear touting conspiracy theories about this or that [country/rich person/religious group] creating the virus, or that it will magically disappear after the US elections in Nov.
I don't think we'll get anywhere close to normalcy until we have a proven, safe vaccine being distributed widely. But I hope we've seen the worst as far as peaks, outbreaks and deaths.
- gnusty_gnurc 6y ago> or that it will magically disappear after the US elections in Nov I don't think it will magically disappear, but I think people will get more comfortable with the idea of "approaching normalcy" whether we have a vaccine or not if Biden wins. There is a political profit to being as censorious as possible with covid reporting wrt Trump.