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by the-dude 2218 days ago
Do you happen to live there? I do.

Lots of shops closed, WFH for large parts of the population. Schools of all sorts closed, sports club closed, severe limits to groups of people. No hairdressing, no driving-school, I could go on.

edit: I am talking about NL
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DXA9zE 2218 days ago
Are you being arrested and criminally charged in Japan for being outside?

Japan is not locked down. California is locked down.

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watwut 2218 days ago
Why was this downvoted? It is true that there is difference between "it is illegal to go outside" and "a lot changed, but you still can go for walk or sport".
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lern_too_spel 2218 days ago
It is not illegal to go outside in California either. Walking, running, bicycling, etc. are encouraged.
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ibejoeb 2218 days ago
None of those things are "encouraged." There are non-stop radio spots telling people to stay home. You've got cheeky stuff like Randy Newman singing lyrics like "get away from me" to the frankly dystopian line from George Takei saying, "Stay in splendid isolation."

The are otherwise normal people that are still terrified. Anecdotally, I know people who have had the thing and still won't participate in society because they are convinced that they could die. We've really done a good job of disturbing people, and we're going to see weird fallout from it.

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mattigames 2218 days ago
A lot of those terrified people did indeed die; exactly 1 every 4000 people (in the US), plus a lot more will die in the following months, not to mention the ones that "recover" but thanks to permanent damage to their lungs and other organs will die in the next few years due complications from it, so please let's not talk like those fears are unfounded.
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mikem170 2216 days ago
1 in 4000 is not a lot, as deadly pandemics go.

I'm not aware of numbers on permanent lung damage. Too much of the news seems to be fear-mongering anecdotes when we could really use all the objective facts we can get.

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watwut 2218 days ago
"get away from me" and "Stay in splendid isolation" don't exclude sport or going outside.
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mehrdadn 2218 days ago
In case anyone's looking for a specific link:

"It’s okay to go outside to go for a walk, to exercise, and participate in healthy activities as long as you maintain a safe physical distance of six feet and gather only with members of your household. Below is a list of some outdoor recreational activities: Athletics, Badminton (singles), ..."

https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/...

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watwut 2218 days ago
Thank you.
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