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Yes, I am not in the high risk category, as in I am statistically very unlikely to die as a result of it, although if I were to get infected I'd probably not be able to get my degree this summer. So, rather not, but I'm not going to stress out about it. I'm more concerned about reports that our faculty may have to close indefinitely because of a shortage of face masks! (Thanks everyone for panicking and buying them en-masse even though they don't even prevent infection)
Rollers and "A Sunday in Hell" on Youtube. Job done.
Well I'm not calling for suspension of local events over here, and I would say the same thing if say Amsterdam had a few dozen cases and there was barely any in my region.
I hope they don't close hospitals down so people with more serious health risks die cause they can't get treatment in time.
Again, it's irrelevant. Fans will move from everywhere in Italy to attend the race. Add the hundreds of riders, mechanics, organizers, media people, etc. At least half of the people involved in the races will come from different regions, possibly regions with a lot of cases.
No image being in a high risk group, or even knowing someone in a high risk group, and they become seriously ill or die because someone they came into contact with went to an event that should really have been stopped.
Yes, they do. So it's ridiculous that medical professionals who actually need them now can't get them.
We're in the same boat in the cat2 and cat3 labs. Luckily we have some boxes in stock.
You are absolutely right, but I feel other measures can be taken instead of canceling the events, maybe reach out to the fans and ask them not to come to the race or they will have to cancel subsequent races. Inform those who do come to keep their distance. Of course, alternatively you could cancel all sporting events in mainland Europe for the next month or 2, as pretty much every country has a decent number of cases now (i.e. similar to Tuscany).
This is a solid take.
People don't listen though. Simply requesting people don't do something as it endangers their health doesn't work. Look how many people still eat and drink to excess, smoke, do no exercise etc.
That very much depends on where you are, but as far as I'm aware only South Korea are making an effort to test the general population and that's still based on voluntary attendance at a testing location. In some places, some states in the US for example, it's almost impossible to get tested unless you are exhibiting severe symptoms. I would not be surprised if that's the case in most places.
Siena isn't far from here and also the first stage of Tirreno. But I would have said the same also if it would have been in front of my house, the tourists continue to come here from everywhere and are a mass way but way bigger than every race attendance, still we had only a single infected in Florence and was imported from Singapore and not related to the mass of tourists.
In the Corona thread in the cafe this morning I posted the link with also the number of tests done in Italy.
No, not really, but it's very easy to be dismissive of something that has little to no direct effect on you. We see it all the time.Ouch, Boonen, you don't actually think we care more about a bike race than about other people, do you?
Well at least I don't, I'm simply going to watch football...
I'm not in the "high risk category", but I have grandparents who are...
There are probably just different experiences in our lives which make us judge situations differently. For instance, the media around here has Biden/Sanders, refugees, elections on top, the Guardian and the Times put Corona first.
Also, when I was at the start of the Deutschland Tour, there were like a hundred people loosely gathered, applauding politely... I know people in Italy and France are more enthusiastic about cycling, but in my head there's probably not a huge amount of people coming from all of the country just to watch some riders for a few seconds, if they are told not to. I might be wrong there, though.
But if the teams don't want to go themselves, that will decide things anyway.
So, low risk then..?
This is the document @Nirvana posted in another topic: http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/...arzo2020/57f6b925-77fa-42de-b9cc-1274639de77e
If I had to self isolate during the Giro, Tour or Olympic Games I wouldn't be complaining as long as I didn't actually feel ill at the time.
I don't think so - surely the fear is not that the teams will spread the virus but rather that spectators will - whether it is to riders or other spectators.
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