Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (nCoV-2019)

[UtakataNoAnnex]

2) all retail, including supermarkets (where possible) curb side pick up only

How does exactly one pull that off?

Supermarkets are essential for reasons of selling essential goods...you know, like foods and subsistence peeps need to live and survive on. Making them curbside pick-up only would be logistical nightmare that would unlikely curb this pandemic in the end.

 

[Rufus8]

I would rather him walkback the decision than stubbornly hold onto it. It's not a bad thing to change you mind. As for this stupid carry on, I would be less stressed if the media was less hysterical in it's coverage. Ancient city found in Egypt? Meh. Russian troops massing in the Ukraine? Yawn. Volcano eruption forcing mass evacuation of an entire country? Nah. Plethora of stock footage featuring needles in arms? Now your talking! Like a face-picking methhead, they can't still. Keep the public informed but the on-going hysteria is not helpful. Some of them sound like they are having orgasms as they report the latest figures/info/data release. This virus is part of our lives and shouldn't be all encompassing

 

[Jonny5]

Something big is coming up from the Feds this afternoon

https://twitter.com/x/status/1383843976763961356

 

[APTA-2048]

This is such an avoidable mess. Here’s what should have been in place by Christmas 2020:
1) all offices closed, mandatory wfh, all schools move online. Remaining so until numbers in decline.
2) all retail, including supermarkets (where possible) curb side pick up only
3) all essential workers (grocery, warehouse, etc) cannot enter the workplace without a negative rapid test. Instead anyone not tested or with positive results sent home with govt-supported paid sick leave
4) Once seniors and healthcare providers vaccinated, the above group also fast tracked for vaccines over the general population.
5) No or limited focus on mass vaccination sites (aka public indoor gatherings). Instead, public health goes to the people, vaccinating from workplace to workplace.

Hell, I think if we even did this in February when all the doctors were sounding the alarm, we would be in a better place.

We wouldn’t be so desperate for vaccines, if we didn’t let community transmission get so bad.

And speaking of vaccine: allowing people 55-65 to chose their vaccine was such a stupid idea. There so many doses of AstraZeneca available that people under 55, especially essential workers, can’t access.

 

[zang]

Loblaws offers curbside pick-up and delivery, https://www.pcexpress.ca/, at all of their banners https://www.pcexpress.ca/choose-a-store

Problem being, Loblaws also charges you a fee for in-store (it's not curbside) pickup. In addition to generally requiring a credit or debit card (which often incur fees per transaction), curbside's not an option for a low-income family.

 

[APTA-2048]

AstraZeneca is now available to 40+ in Ontario.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

AstraZeneca is now available to 40+ in Ontario.

Great, but this is so pathetic - they have been sitting on it for weeks - the most critical weeks. Why does *everything* have to feel like a poorly throught out, ad-hoc, mad dash to the lifeboat a full year after the pandemic started?

Oh and it seems that the pharmacies didn't get a heads-up before this announcement.

AoD

 

[Bayer]

Great, but this is so pathetic - they have been sitting on it for weeks - the most critical weeks. Why does *everything* have to feel like a poorly throught out, ad-hoc, mad dash to the lifeboat a full year after the pandemic started?

Oh and it seems that the pharmacies didn't get a heads-up before this announcement.

AoD

Also this is very inefficient. It took two weeks from me to hear from my pharmacy after I registered; in the meantime I was able to get a Pfizer vaccine. Those vaccines should be made available more widely.

 

[PinkLucy]

Booking at pharmacies has been less than stellar. I have seen plenty of reports of people stuck on a wait list who end up walking in and getting a shot the same day.

 

[W. K. Lis]

New kind of "snow" days for virtual students trying to use their internet classrooms.

Rogers outage leaves some Canadian customers without internet, phone service​

From link.

Rogers wireless customers are reporting a massive outage Monday morning, with some people saying they are unable to make calls or use the internet.

The outage reports are largely stemming from Ontario. But there are reports in B.C., Alberta, Quebec and the east coast as well.

 

[Richard White]

New kind of "snow" days for virtual students trying to use their internet classrooms.

Rogers outage leaves some Canadian customers without internet, phone service​

From link.

It is a nationwide issue going on since last night. I feel for those working from home.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Thankfully cable internet still worked. Anyways, Rogers got some explaining to do.

AoD

 

[Richard White]

Pressures is mounting on Justin Trudeau to declare a public welfare emergency in Ontario via the Emergencies Act.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1384137640539148301

https://twitter.com/x/status/1384144770453295109

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Booking at pharmacies has been less than stellar. I have seen plenty of reports of people stuck on a wait list who end up walking in and getting a shot the same day.

This booking system is fundamentally biased against people who can't take the time to sit around and wait on while being on hold - while being the most at risk for COVID.

AoD

 

[Bayer]

Again the number of shots given has dropped during the weekend - only 66,897 in Ontario yesterday, with 950,000 doses still available. I just don't understand this trend. One would think many people would prefer the weekend, when they are off work.