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I can sympathize with your situation. I was in an office building in Shanghai last November when it got locked down for 48 hours - nobody in or out. Everybody e

I can sympathize with your situation. I was in an office building in Shanghai last November when it got locked down for 48 hours - nobody in or out. Everybody ended up ordering takeout, and the entire building had to be tested for COVID a total of four times. The most insane part is that they don't even let you take pictures of the lockdown (I almost got my phone confiscated by the police for taking pictures). Also, sleeping in an office chair is a lot harder than it looks.

user_named 5y ago
Exactly. This is another situation that everyone wants to avoid getting caught in. Like I mentioned, it is now about not getting hit with control measures rather than avoiding the actual disease. I should also mention that the situation is t actually "bad." I can leave my apartment and walk around, probably take the taxi anywhere in the city. But I think that will change over the next few weeks.
synergyS 5y ago
Omg pretty strict procedure, you had to remain in the office for 48 hours?
- user_named 5y ago
  Yes, offices become quarantine sites if someone test positive.
  - oauea 5y ago
    Sounds like a good way to get everyone there infected.
    - Wowfunhappy 5y ago
      ...yes, that's how quarantines work? Everyone within the quarantine may get infected, but the virus won't spread to anyone outside.
      - Dylan16807 5y ago
        Preventing spread inside a quarantine is a strictly lower priority than preventing spread to the outside, but to claim ignoring that concern is "how quarantines work" is not true at all. Why would you say that?
        Wowfunhappy 5y ago
        I guess I don't agree? You can certainly implement additional measures within the quarantine to prevent spread, but the essence of the world is to cut off the outside, not the inside. Any other restrictions are extra. (And, sure, you might be advised to quarantine in your room within a quarantined building—that's two quarantines.) And in the specific context we're discussing, I agree with the GP that quarantining an office building leaves everyone who's forced to live in that building more likely to get sick than if they all went home for two weeks. However, the purpose isn't to protect the people in the building, but the broader population.
        Dylan16807 5y ago
        > the essence of the world is to cut off the outside, not the inside I certainly agree with that. But by my reading, your earlier post is saying that unchecked internal spread is also part of the essence, rather than just saying that worries about internal spread are secondary. > And in the specific context we're discussing, I agree with the GP that quarantining an office building leaves everyone who's forced to live in that building more likely to get sick than if they all went home for two weeks. However, the purpose isn't to protect the people in the building, but the broader population. Well nobody suggested sending them home. There are lots of ways to handle it. And they didn't mention any additional safety measures, but that might have been for brevity's sake. In part "Sounds like a good way to get everyone there infected." is also a prompt to elaborate on internal safety measures, if there were any.
        Wowfunhappy 5y ago
        > Well nobody suggested sending them home. What is the alternative? Either they stay where they are, or they go to another location. The latter would involve breaking the quarantine during transit if nothing else. I suppose I'm also personally convinced that there's no way to keep a virus like Omicron from spreading within an office building where everyone is forced to live. Someone has to distribute food, everyone has to use shared bathrooms, and there are almost certainly fewer offices than people.
    - rat9988 5y ago
      Yes, but they won't spread it to their families/neighbors.
BossingAround 5y ago
Did someone need any pills? As a person that takes medication daily, this would be extremely painful for me.
- vulcan01 5y ago
  If you need medication daily, it is generally a good idea to keep that medication in your backpack if possible. Anything can happen; if you're reliant on something, keep it with/close to you.
  - aardshark 5y ago
    Anything can happen, but in China, you are more likely to gave your movement and access to medicine restricted than in much of the Western world.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago
  It is a whole different ruleset. In earlier China lockdowns there were stories of infants starving to death after their parents were forcibly locked down.
  - hungryhobo 5y ago
    that's very different than the story my relatives in china told me. While in quarantine, government sets up dedicated teams of delivery personnel to deliver daily necessities. While the lock down is strict, you are by no means in any danger.
    - theduder99 5y ago
  - primax 5y ago
    Jesus Christ, that's brutal
  - relaxing 5y ago
martin8412 5y ago
I sleep quite comfortably in my Aeron chair, so I don't see the problem really

user_named 5y ago

Exactly. This is another situation that everyone wants to avoid getting caught in. Like I mentioned, it is now about not getting hit with control measures rather than avoiding the actual disease. I should also mention that the situation is t actually "bad." I can leave my apartment and walk around, probably take the taxi anywhere in the city. But I think that will change over the next few weeks.

synergyS 5y ago

Omg pretty strict procedure, you had to remain in the office for 48 hours?

user_named 5y ago
Yes, offices become quarantine sites if someone test positive.
- oauea 5y ago
  Sounds like a good way to get everyone there infected.
  - Wowfunhappy 5y ago
    ...yes, that's how quarantines work? Everyone within the quarantine may get infected, but the virus won't spread to anyone outside.
    - Dylan16807 5y ago
      Preventing spread inside a quarantine is a strictly lower priority than preventing spread to the outside, but to claim ignoring that concern is "how quarantines work" is not true at all. Why would you say that?
      - Wowfunhappy 5y ago
        I guess I don't agree? You can certainly implement additional measures within the quarantine to prevent spread, but the essence of the world is to cut off the outside, not the inside. Any other restrictions are extra. (And, sure, you might be advised to quarantine in your room within a quarantined building—that's two quarantines.) And in the specific context we're discussing, I agree with the GP that quarantining an office building leaves everyone who's forced to live in that building more likely to get sick than if they all went home for two weeks. However, the purpose isn't to protect the people in the building, but the broader population.
        Dylan16807 5y ago
        > the essence of the world is to cut off the outside, not the inside I certainly agree with that. But by my reading, your earlier post is saying that unchecked internal spread is also part of the essence, rather than just saying that worries about internal spread are secondary. > And in the specific context we're discussing, I agree with the GP that quarantining an office building leaves everyone who's forced to live in that building more likely to get sick than if they all went home for two weeks. However, the purpose isn't to protect the people in the building, but the broader population. Well nobody suggested sending them home. There are lots of ways to handle it. And they didn't mention any additional safety measures, but that might have been for brevity's sake. In part "Sounds like a good way to get everyone there infected." is also a prompt to elaborate on internal safety measures, if there were any.
        Wowfunhappy 5y ago
        > Well nobody suggested sending them home. What is the alternative? Either they stay where they are, or they go to another location. The latter would involve breaking the quarantine during transit if nothing else. I suppose I'm also personally convinced that there's no way to keep a virus like Omicron from spreading within an office building where everyone is forced to live. Someone has to distribute food, everyone has to use shared bathrooms, and there are almost certainly fewer offices than people.
  - rat9988 5y ago
    Yes, but they won't spread it to their families/neighbors.

BossingAround 5y ago

Did someone need any pills? As a person that takes medication daily, this would be extremely painful for me.

vulcan01 5y ago
If you need medication daily, it is generally a good idea to keep that medication in your backpack if possible. Anything can happen; if you're reliant on something, keep it with/close to you.
- aardshark 5y ago
  Anything can happen, but in China, you are more likely to gave your movement and access to medicine restricted than in much of the Western world.
s1artibartfast 5y ago
It is a whole different ruleset. In earlier China lockdowns there were stories of infants starving to death after their parents were forcibly locked down.
- hungryhobo 5y ago
  that's very different than the story my relatives in china told me. While in quarantine, government sets up dedicated teams of delivery personnel to deliver daily necessities. While the lock down is strict, you are by no means in any danger.
  - theduder99 5y ago
- primax 5y ago
  Jesus Christ, that's brutal
- relaxing 5y ago

martin8412 5y ago

I sleep quite comfortably in my Aeron chair, so I don't see the problem really