Coronavirus outbreak

[Russ]

1 hour ago, Violator said:

My wedding venue has decided to only give back half of our deposit.

Oh brutal!  Did they say why?  Theres no way they can do that if they aren't giving you a service.  I was wondering about my buddies, he rescheduled his wedding from May to August now, hoping it goes through by August but we will see what kind of restrictions there are at that point.

[kingofsurrey]

1 hour ago, Violator said:

My wedding venue has decided to only give back half of our deposit.

That sucks.  I think as long as they re-schedule you they don't  technically have to refund.

Still a D Bag  move by them though. 

Edited April 29, 2020 by kingofsurrey

[King Heffy]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doctor-td-bank-covid-19-1.5547010

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'It's a slap in the face': Toronto doctor says he was told he can't enter local TD branch

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TD says screening questions don't include asking if someone's a health-care worker

CBC News · Posted: Apr 28, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 28

A sign at the entrance of a TD branch in Toronto lays out safety precautions to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Branches have also been instructed to ask screening questions to customers as they enter. (CBC)

 

A Toronto doctor says he's "very concerned" about TD Bank's COVID-19 policies after he says he was told that he wasn't allowed to enter his local branch — simply because he's a health-care worker. 

Dr. Coleman Rotstein, a University of Toronto professor and organ transplant specialist with the University Health Network, says it began when his daughter paid a visit to the TD branch on Avenue Road in North York last week.

 

As she was entering, he told CBC Toronto, a security guard stopped her and asked if she was a health-care worker. 

"Then she asked the guard, 'What if I was a health-care worker?' And the guard said, 'No, you cannot come into the bank.'" 

Rotstein says he then called the branch himself and a teller confirmed that health-care workers are not allowed inside, and that he was encouraged to do his banking online or by phone. 

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His wife, who is also a doctor, called a manager as well and was told the policy is in place at all TD branches, Rotstein says. 

"I don't think it's fair. It's a slap in the face," he told CBC Toronto. 

TD screening customers at the door

A TD spokesperson says the bank is screening customers at branch entrances with questions about whether they have been exposed to COVID-19 or whether they've left the country in the last two weeks. 

Questions about whether someone is a health-care worker are not included, according to TD's statement.

The bank also says they are making an extra effort to accommodate health-care and essential workers by using a closed branch "to serve calls exclusively from health-care workers" and offering priority phone service for health-care workers and the elderly.

Dr. Coleman Rotstein says: 'Going to the pharmacy, going to the grocery store, no one else asks' whether he's a health-care worker. (Visual Services/University Health Network)

CBC Toronto asked whether TD plans to reach out to the Avenue Road branch to discuss Rotstein and his family's experience.

The TD spokesperson confirmed they will "share this customer's feedback with our team." 

Other banks allowing healthcare workers in

Other major banks contacted by CBC Toronto, including CIBC, Scotiabank and the Bank of Montreal, confirm they are allowing health-care workers to bank in person, but say they are urging all customers to bank online or over the phone when possible. 

The Royal Bank says health-care workers are allowed inside, as long as they're wearing personal protective equipment if and when they treat patients with COVID-19. 

Professor Chris MacDonald, who teaches ethics at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, acknowledges it's a difficult time for businesses trying to balance the safety of employees and serving customers.

Ryerson University professor Chris MacDonald says businesses during the pandemic are facing a challenge crafting policies that balance employee safety and customer service. (Talia Ricci/CBC)

MacDonald says whatever a business's safety policy is, the key is being ready to explain why it was chosen. 

"First and foremost, it's important to have a thoughtful answer available," he said.

CBC Toronto also reached out to the Ontario Medical Association for reaction. 

The association's president, Sohail Gandhi, writes that while they have not confirmed any kind of policy barring health-care workers with TD, businesses should be "coming together to make life easier for doctors."

 

Stay classy, TD.

[bishopshodan]

I have posted about our fam and friends that are back in England.

Really close with my mum. 

Though Jack is doing well and on the mend. Sadly his best friends wife, the one in an induced coma, has passed due to covid.

 

Sad stuff.

[CBH1926]

This will get more interesting as the economic damage from the pandemic rises.

Not to mention the death toll.

China Mounts Aggressive Defense to Calls for Coronavirus Compensation

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-mounts-aggressive-defense-to-calls-for-coronavirus-compensation/ar-BB13kZ00?li=BBnb7Kz

[CBH1926]

1 minute ago, bishopshodan said:

I have posted about our fam and friends that are back in England.

Really close with my mum. 

Though Jack is doing well and on the mend. Sadly his best friends wife, the one in an induced coma, has passed due to covid.

 

Sad stuff.

Sorry to hear that.

[bishopshodan]

1 minute ago, CBH1926 said:

Sorry to hear that.

Thanks, that's two people that my mum knows well that have lost the battle to covid. These people are back in England.

A sad reminder of the lethal threat this thing possesses. 

[stawns]

1 hour ago, CBH1926 said:

This will get more interesting as the economic damage from the pandemic rises.

Not to mention the death toll.

China Mounts Aggressive Defense to Calls for Coronavirus Compensation

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-mounts-aggressive-defense-to-calls-for-coronavirus-compensation/ar-BB13kZ00?li=BBnb7Kz

Well, considering China owns most countries, leaders should pick their battles carefully 

[Sharpshooter]

2 hours ago, coho8888 said:

Hmm.  CFL is asking for a bailout.  Not sure what to think of this.

$150 million bailout for a sports league by the feds? No thanks.

 

Fund public transit, essential workers, the poor, battered women shelters, food banks, small businesses, and a variety of other priorities. 

[Sharpshooter]

1 hour ago, CBH1926 said:

This will get more interesting as the economic damage from the pandemic rises.

Not to mention the death toll.

China Mounts Aggressive Defense to Calls for Coronavirus Compensation

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-mounts-aggressive-defense-to-calls-for-coronavirus-compensation/ar-BB13kZ00?li=BBnb7Kz

My advice to the world on China is like my advice to the Canucks with a one goal lead going into the third. Don’t sit back idiots! Forecheck! 

[coho8888]

2 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:

$150 million bailout for a sports league by the feds? No thanks.

 

Fund public transit, essential workers, the poor, battered women shelters, food banks, small businesses, and a variety of other priorities. 

I don't have anything against the CFL.  Used to be a big fan.  But yeah, no to that.  

[stawns]

1 minute ago, Sharpshooter said:

My advice to the world on China is like my advice to the Canucks with a one goal lead going into the third. Don’t sit back idiots! Forecheck! 

Except China owns most of the teams in the league

[Sharpshooter]

2 minutes ago, stawns said:

Except China owns most of the teams in the league

Source? 

[Gurn]

5 hours ago, falcons said:

The worlds largest drug maker based in India will start producing millions of doses of this vaccine starting next month. Based on that scenario we should all be good to go for Canucks hockey this fall !

A direct quote from the link to the monkey story seems to refute your statement

https://www.businessinsider.com/monkeys-given-new-oxford-vaccine-coronavirus-free-strong-exposure-encouraging-2020-4?utm_source=reddit.com

 

"A working human version, however, remains months away even in the best-case scenario."

[coho8888]

My apologies to our american forum members here but your country has some really stupid people.

 

 

[Gurn]

Every country has stupid people.

[BPA]

34 minutes ago, coho8888 said:

My apologies to our american forum members here but your country has some really stupid people.

 

 

I predict that the wave 2 and 3 will hit these guys hard.  USA will reach 10M infected and 500k dead as social distancing will be ignored.  And these people denying the science will claim it's the Government fault for not protecting them.

 

Just look at the numbers.  With social distancing in place, albeit slow to begin with, the numbers are 1M infected with over 50k dead.  Do the math.  It's not going to be pretty. 

Edited April 29, 2020 by BPA

[Sharpshooter]

17 minutes ago, gurn said:

Every country has stupid people.

But per capita, they gotta be the dumbest...unless I maths wrong. 

[coho8888]

9 minutes ago, BPA said:

I predict that the wave 2 and 3 will hit these guys hard.  USA will reach 10M infected and 500k dead as social distancing will be ignored.  And these people denying the science will claim it's the Government fault for not protecting them.

 

Just look at the numbers.  With social distancing in place, albeit slow to begin with, the numbers are 1M infected with over 50k dead.  Do the math.  It's not going to be pretty. 

I really feel for the frontline workers down there.  Risking their lives every day treating people with Covid, some of them idiots like these people.  Dealing with the stress of watching patients die and then have to listen and watch this crap.

 

[AlwaysACanuckFan]