Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[kukblue1]

#BREAKING: London is expected to go into lockdown in the coming days, a source close to the mayor's office told The Telegraph. I really think its going to happen here shortly also. Not sure I'm wanting to do any extra spending right now. IE fast food, or just things in general I don't need.

[Pete]

Hopefully that’s an answer for some who are out of work from other closings.

I would hope that may of those out of work due to restaurant and bar closures would shift to these stores.

Also, Amazon and delivery services need a lot of people.

[Roger S]

I would hope that may of those out of work due to restaurant and bar closures would shift to these stores.

Also, Amazon and delivery services need a lot of people.

I noticed most of the Pizza Huts had signs out they they are hiring drivers.

[OKC Guy]

As for those who shop and hoard extra items this making it hard for others to get basics. I think with all the eating places shut down there is generally under-capacity for grocery stores right now. There are simply more people eating at home thus more need to grocery shop. As these stores ramp up workers to restock it will likely get better. And producers will ramp up their production. I don’t think the store shortages are being caused by the few selfish hoarders rather just way more sustained shoppers than they can serve based on past sales.

[BoulderSooner]

lots of restaurants in non OKC norman city limits are still full open and i would guess will stay that way

[Pete]

And almost every restaurant offers carry-out or delivery.

[Pete]

Now 29 confirmed cases in Oklahoma, but the health department is no longer breaking it down by county.

[Decious]

16 of the 29 cases in Oklahoma county.

[OKC Guy]

And almost every restaurant offers carry-out or delivery.

We need them to survive to rehire once this passes. I wonder if they converted servers to take out. And hope people tip as if they sat inside.

[Pete]

We need them to survive to rehire once this passes. I wonder if they converted servers to take out. And hope people tip as if they sat inside.

I talked to one local restaurant group owner who completely laid off 150 people and kept only 14.

And of those that remain, they will likely be on a significant pay cut.


Unemployment costs are going to be astronomical.

[jdizzle]

16 of the 29 cases in Oklahoma county.

Where more tests are, which makes sense. These numbers are not surprising, at all. More people, more tests, more positive tests, etc. These are blessings, since that is now 30 less infected people on the streets.

[Jersey Boss]

I talked to one local restaurant group owner who completely laid off 150 people and kept only 14.

And of those that remain, they will likely be on a significant pay cut.


Unemployment costs are going to be astronomical.

And with the sub minimum wage for many servers, UI will be a pittance

[Jersey Boss]

lots of restaurants in non OKC norman city limits are still full open and i would guess will stay that way

Only till 8 tonight in Norman. And as an aside the vast majority in Norman, save 1 or 2, the dining rooms are already closed.

[PhiAlpha]

A family friend of ours has been in the ICU on a ventilator since Friday. Just tested positive for it today. He took a trip to Texas three weeks ago and came down with it about two weeks ago so no doubt it’s been going around for three weeks or more here.

On Edit: Our friend would be considered in the high risk category due to age and preexisting conditions. It appears as though at least one member of that family is getting pretty sick as well now and will likely test positive soon but is only in the elevated risk group due to age. Hoping everything turns out alright.

[Pete]

A family friend of ours has been in the ICU on a ventilator since Friday. Just tested positive for it today. He took a trip to Texas three weeks ago and came down with it about two weeks ago does no doubt it’s been going around for three weeks or more here.

That's horrible.

As this thing starts to hit people we know and love, there is going to be another wave of horribleness.

[BoulderSooner]

Only till 8 tonight in Norman. And as an aside the vast majority in Norman, save 1 or 2, the dining rooms are already closed.

a bunch of other metro cities have no announced plans to close at all

[EBAH]

Bill Ackman's plan for a global spring break is literally the only sensible plan I have heard to date. Literally everything needs to close, literally all transactions halted, we need to make sure everyone has money for basic supplies, and that they aren't in danger to get them and save everyone's life, otherwise every business will fail, all of them. We can not afford to be piecemeal about this. It all needs to shut down, everything. NOW Essential services and essential supply chain only, except of course for medical staff which needs to be bolstered. The way this state and others and the fed have been handling this is just quite simply shameful.

[PhiAlpha]

Bill Ackman's plan for a global spring break is literally the only sensible plan I have heard to date. Literally everything needs to close, literally all transactions halted, we need to make sure everyone has money for basic supplies, and that they aren't in danger to get them and save everyone's life, otherwise every business will fail, all of them. We can not afford to be piecemeal about this. It all needs to shut down, everything. NOW Essential services and essential supply chain only, except of course for medical staff which needs to be bolstered. The way this state and others and the fed have been handling this is just quite simply shameful.

That all sounds great but is much easier said than done.

[EBAH]

Actually it isn't, it just takes brazen leadership which we seem to have in all the wrong ways. Taking a 30 day pause is actually a lot easier than devising an endless series of bailout schemes targeting every subsequently failing industry which, if we don't act fast will be failing in the usual domino order for the next year or two. At the end of the day, restaurant worker can't live without rent money and food, restaurant owner can't keep restaurant without labor or income, landlord can't pay bank without rent from restaurant owner, and on and on and on, it won't stop until we provide a gap. We just have to save all the lives and stop the spread, the economy will work once the threat is removed, it's actually kind of weirdly simple.

[BoulderSooner]

Actually it isn't, it just takes brazen leadership which we seem to have in all the wrong ways. Taking a 30 day pause is actually a lot easier than devising an endless series of bailout schemes targeting every subsequently failing industry which, if we don't act fast will be failing in the usual domino order for the next year or two. At the end of the day, restaurant worker can't live without rent money and food, restaurant owner can't keep restaurant without labor or income, landlord can't pay bank without rent from restaurant owner, and on and on and on, it won't stop until we provide a gap. We just have to save all the lives and stop the spread, the economy will work once the threat is removed, it's actually kind of weirdly simple.

a much better plan would be for everyone to just go back to normal life

[OKC Guy]

It seems Italy has passed its peak infection rate and is already slowing down.

Increase in New cases per day

Mar 11 22.8%
Mar 12 21.3%
Mar 13 16.9%
Mar 14 19.8%
Mar 15 16.9%
Mar 16 13.1%
Mar 17 12.6%

They also have higher elderly population plus opened up to lots of Chinese production in Italy which they had daily direct flights to/from China and Wuhan.

[PhiAlpha]

Actually it isn't, it just takes brazen leadership which we seem to have in all the wrong ways. Taking a 30 day pause is actually a lot easier than devising an endless series of bailout schemes targeting every subsequently failing industry which, if we don't act fast will be failing in the usual domino order for the next year or two. At the end of the day, restaurant worker can't live without rent money and food, restaurant owner can't keep restaurant without labor or income, landlord can't pay bank without rent from restaurant owner, and on and on and on, it won't stop until we provide a gap. We just have to save all the lives and stop the spread, the economy will work once the threat is removed, it's actually kind of weirdly simple.

Edit: My post was out of line. Apologies.

[ChargerAg]

Now 29 confirmed cases in Oklahoma, but the health department is no longer breaking it down by county.

I don't understand why they stopped doing it per county. I haven't seen any other state do this. Texas and New York still share by county and they are much further along.

[KayneMo]

County stats are back up:
Canadian - 2
Cleveland - 4
Jackson - 1
Kay - 2
Oklahoma - 14
Payne - 1
Tulsa - 4
Pawnee - 1

[kukblue1]

From my friend at Braums today. We probably had about 8 to 10 people standing in line waiting to order and then we had probably be about 8 to 10 people waiting on food everybody was kind of staying away from each other there except for a few. So much for groups of 10 SMH