samurai
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I think he will be traded before the start of next season
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Perhaps they have looked around at regions of the world where kids have gone back months ago and feel confident based on that. However, where I am things were cautious and staggered for about 3 - 4 weeks. Easing students, teachers and parents into the start would probably a better way to go. Most of my JHS classes were in rooms with no windows. Primary school from 1-3 we didn't have windows either. I am sure there are sill a lot of those classes around.
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In Feb-March they cancelled all summer festivals including the Obon festivals. Some Obon festivals go back 400 plus years and have important religious significance. But yet you can go watch a baseball game. That is classic Japan - contradictions galore. In the US, UK and somewhat in Canada the debate has been shaped at times as lives or the economy. Japan is very conservative so any swing in one direction or the other is avoided at all costs. So what often guides policy is how not to change or maintain the status quo while showing some flexibility. Most of Asia is like this I believe. And so the policy is muddling through things like the Obon and baseball point. So the idea of a full lockdown was never on the table so to speak. I don't recall having discussions with any Japanese who wanted stricter measures nor hearing any pundits support that policy before or now. As for testing they are doing more of it now than they ever have and that is one reason why the reported infections are at their highest (but of course it is spreading test or no test). But the gov't has also I think made a reasoned argument of why they have not tested as much as other countries. If you look at medical testing for any kind of issue, Japan ranks at the very top. They love tests. A quarter of the population is over 65 years old here. So yes, there is the potential for things to go terribly wrong in this post lock down living with Covid period. My view though is that the over 65 demo here is a lot healthier than say in the US or most parts of the world. But the gov't has publicly stated that this phase could spread into the older population. I don't dispute that at all. At the moment things are stable. One thing is for sure there will not be another lock down here.
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if you take out the human lock down it is really just one wave.
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All parents have the same nightmares regarding their children. When we went back we did 2 hours a day and the classes were split. About a week later it went to 3 plus hours and still split. And then 3 weeks later it was back to regular class size and regular hours. They still alternate play time outside at recess and lunch to avoid groupings. Our school didn't offer much homework during the closure and so my wife supplemented it with other home work. It caused a lot of fighting in the house. My wife was a textbook example of why some parents shouldn't teach their kids. Been to Barkerville many many times. I am from that area. Lots of fun for family and very beautiful country. I like the shows they put on.
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Our trajectory has been kind of like BC's. Schools stopped here mid Feb because of a state of emergency due to Covid. Schools end here in March and start the new year in April. At the time of that as you know things were bad every where. By mid-May because of the so-called lock down numbers like in BC dropped substantially and the emergency was lifted. But by the end of May until now they have shot right back up again and are breaking records. Japan sees on average 1000 cases a day - more testing but no doubt it has spread. But low hospitalizations and deaths and a different demographic. When clusters get identified they almost always seems to be hospitals and care homes - even after all the measures are taken. So since late June our numbers are worse then pre-lock down but despite this the schools are on and there has not been any problems. I have two kids in primary school. I don't disagree with you at all about having options for families for the next session. I will say this my kids were a lot happier once they were able to start attending school again and that is saying a lot about my son.
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CDC Petition to make the black skate our 3rd Jersey over the stick in rink
samurai replied to Gator's topic in Canucks Talk
Versace sure thought it was a cool design. The skate jersey when it came out was very popular and well liked around the league. For those of us who have followed the Nucks for a long time this jersey represents the Pat Quinn era when this team started to become respected as a 'major team' in the league. -
You are no serious about the last question? https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-52920591 Typically with schools in areas of poverty you have overcrowding, poor facilities, lack of resources for hygiene maintenance (cleaning) and so forth. Not to mention kids living in situations described in the video. Mississippi is not a good reference for BC at all. 46% of African American students live in poverty in that state. African Americans represent close to 40% of the total population. I am in Japan, in May, 18 million kids 5-18 years old went back to school full time until the last week of July. And they went back this week again after a two week break. During that time one cluster was identified at a university. They were rugby players living together in the same dorm. 60 of 170 or so tested positive - all mild or no symptoms. To date no cluster or break out has occurred at any primary or secondary school here. There was no option to remote learn here.
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You have obviously never been to Mississippi because using it as a reference for BC is very bizarre. One of the poorest States in the US. First or second depends which data you use. Close to 20% of the population lives in poverty. Sounds like BC?
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Not discrediting, facts are facts. There exists next to no research outside of controlled mechanistic settings that support the use of masks in such real world settings. WHO says (below) it is 'prudent' to where a mask where other preventative measures are 'not possible'. They clearly don't share your 'clearly, simply, obviously.' Given that infected people without symptoms can transmit the virus, it is also prudent to encourage the use of fabric face masks in public places where there is community transmission[1] and where other prevention measures, such as physical distancing, are not possible.(12) Fabric masks, if made and worn properly, can serve as a barrier to droplets expelled from the wearer into the air and environment.(12) However, masks must be used as part of a comprehensive package of preventive measures, which includes frequent hand hygiene, physical distancing when possible, respiratory etiquette, environmental cleaning and disinfection. Recommended precautions also include avoiding indoor crowded gatherings as much as possible, in particular when physical distancing is not feasible, and ensuring good environmental ventilation in any closed setting.
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If you actually read the research on masks in real settings their effectiveness is not 'well established' at all - far from it. I am sure most of the anti-mask people though haven't read the research either. The WHO provides a good synopsis on mask research but for the average person it is probably difficult to understand. It is not black and white either way. I live in a country where everyone wears a mask pretty much. Despite this infections are smashing records. Where I am many large stores offer free masks to wear upon entrance and kindly ask if you would wear one - they don't tell you to, but kindly ask in person if you would be open to wearing one. From experience most people will oblige. You do not need 100% compliance but giving some choice can make all the difference.
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yeah obviously economy before health because from Feb to June the world economy shrunk at an unprecedented rate. Stick to the facts
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They do exactly what you want in China under the pretext of public safety. Have you ever studied what rights people have in Canada? It is more than just access to Costco.