The coronavirus

[Ocala Mike]

Originally Posted by GMB@BP

How can a Governor suspend mortgage payments, my mortgage is with some bank no where near my state.

Foreclosure proceedings, not mortgage payments. Stop making them at a huge risk to your credit rating, but they can't kick you out.

[Fred Mertz]

Originally Posted by GMB@BP

My oil stocks I bought are in the tank...I know it was dumb, seemed like a good idea at the time.

A case of beer and a barrel of oil cost about the same now.


What does that tell you? I don't know.


Edit: I consider a 30-pack a case these days.

[Robert Fischer]

Originally Posted by Robert Fischer

... I hope that my doctors are competent enough to prescribe me some of the stuff that has helped symptoms and recovery.

... chloroquine phosphate...

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/...&draw=2&rank=1
"The participant will be randomised to receive either chloroquine or placebo (1:1 randomisation). A loading dose of 10mg base/kg, followed by 150 mg daily (250mg chloroquine phosphate salt) which will be taken for 3 months or until they are diagnosed with COVID-19. Subsequent episodes of symptomatic respiratory illness, including symptomatic COVID-19, clinical outcomes, and asymptomatic infection with the virus causing COVID-19 will be recorded during the follow-up period."

so the gov't has approved 'testing' of Chloroquine, and will be doing a 5-month double-blind test on health-care workers...


Feels like a smart approach, but also a stupid approach(if this implies that doctors will not prescribe things like chloroquine for symptomatic, at-risk patients...


the details are outside my circle of competence... Hopefully this study shows promise.

[GMB@BP]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Foreclosure proceedings, not mortgage payments. Stop making them at a huge risk to your credit rating, but they can't kick you out.

I plan on paying, as long as I can. I think with unemployment (if needed), my wifes work, etc I can make it about 18 months which is the timeframe they are talking about before we can come out.

[clerk of scale]

Why does the leader of the Free World NEED to be commended all day every day for fulfilling his duty and doing his job? Why does the leader of the free world need to tell all that nobody has ever done what he and his administration has done? How does this help US daily and in the long term?

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by clerk of scale

Why does the leader of the Free World NEED to be commended all day every day for fulfilling his duty and doing his job? Why does the leader of the free world need to tell all that nobody has ever done what he and his administration has done? How does this help US daily and in the long term?

'cause that's his shtick. If you don't get it by now, you never will. And I know you won't.

[woodtoo]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

'cause that's his shtick. If you don't get it by now, you never will. And I know you won't.

Couldn't have said it better.

[woodtoo]

Italy has now surpassed China in deaths.

[woodtoo]

With under 1000 infected patients admitted to hospitals from Feb.12 til now why is there a shortage of masks?

[woodtoo]

Originally Posted by woodtoo

Italy has now surpassed China in deaths.

100,000 Chinese live in Milan which has direct flights to Wuhan City.

[kingfin66]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

Yes, my many comments in the financial markets threads included plenty in the last few weeks which stated I don't hold anything long term in the markets other than whatever is in my 401k.

I give up.

[davew]

Originally Posted by Robert Fischer

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/...&draw=2&rank=1
"The participant will be randomised to receive either chloroquine or placebo (1:1 randomisation). A loading dose of 10mg base/kg, followed by 150 mg daily (250mg chloroquine phosphate salt) which will be taken for 3 months or until they are diagnosed with COVID-19. Subsequent episodes of symptomatic respiratory illness, including symptomatic COVID-19, clinical outcomes, and asymptomatic infection with the virus causing COVID-19 will be recorded during the follow-up period."

so the gov't has approved 'testing' of Chloroquine, and will be doing a 5-month double-blind test on health-care workers...


Feels like a smart approach, but also a stupid approach(if this implies that doctors will not prescribe things like chloroquine for symptomatic, at-risk patients...


the details are outside my circle of competence... Hopefully this study shows promise.

Doctors are allowed to use things 'extra-label' or 'off-label' if they feel there are indications for its use. The drug trial will probably determine if it works, but many doctors will be using it before the trial is competed if they have heard it works.

So the government just told all the doctors about some new uses for older drugs, while waiting for results.

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[davew]

Originally Posted by woodtoo

100,000 Chinese live in Milan which has direct flights to Wuhan City.

They have flown laborers back and forth from Wuhan to make garments with the coveted 'Made in Italy' label. Nothing like Chinese sweat shops in Italy.

[davew]

Originally Posted by GMB@BP

My oil stocks I bought are in the tank...I know it was dumb, seemed like a good idea at the time.

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You will probably be okay as long as you did not buy on margin and do not sell until after coronavirus AND Russia/Saudi price wars are over.