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faircornell wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:07 am

palaxoff wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:39 am Read an article this morning, swayed me to accept the season probably over. CoVid-19 virus is much more contagious virus then the common flu by a very high factor. Meaning many more people will get it, while for most of us it will not be that bad, the concern is the 20% that do have problems. They could overwhelm the healthcare system, as great as they tell us it is in the US,it is not prepared for the potential numbers it could see. The Government is trying to flatten the bell curve so there is not a large spike in a short time. So based on the things being suggested, wrapcheque suggestion of a virtual league might be our best option.

I read an article with the same numbers and conclusions. Small communities like Ithaca could not support such a level of illness.

Dip&Dunk wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:07 am VMI is closing barracks today at end of classes. Keydets are then on spring break. Lax team is spending night at hotel awaiting determination of tomorrow's game at High Point. Superintendent is sending out daily updates at 1600L each day.

faircornell wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:33 am

palaxoff wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:39 am Read an article this morning, swayed me to accept the season probably over. CoVid-19 virus is much more contagious virus then the common flu by a very high factor. Meaning many more people will get it, while for most of us it will not be that bad, the concern is the 20% that do have problems. They could overwhelm the healthcare system, as great as they tell us it is in the US,it is not prepared for the potential numbers it could see. The Government is trying to flatten the bell curve so there is not a large spike in a short time. So based on the things being suggested, wrapcheque suggestion of a virtual league might be our best option.

I read an article with the same numbers and conclusions. Small communities like Ithaca could not support such a level of illness.

RedIvy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:01 am

pcowlax wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:27 pm

DU-fan wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:17 pm The best approach would be for

• Schools to go to online classes.

• Keep the athletes on campus during Spring Break (which the teams already do) and have them participate online from school.

• Limit the crowds which lacrosse already does well due to limited popularity.

The biggest risk is travel and for the older coaches.

It is shame that the NESCAC and Ivies do not support their athletes and sports programs enough.

I just don’t think you can do this. You can’t tell all of the students save the athletes that they have to go home but that the athletes get to stay on campus. You would get filleted for the optics on that.

I’m as disappointed as anyone on the cancelation of the Ivy lax season but to say they don’t support their athletes is a ridiculous statement. They are clearly looking at the bigger picture and understand the potential implication to the students, local community and the nations health care system. One only needs to look at Italy to understand what might happen if the right precautions are not made.

rolldodge wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:18 am https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... f-covid-19

"But if the interventions could have been brought in a week earlier, 66% fewer people would have been infected, the analysis found. The same measures brought in three weeks earlier could have reduced cases by 95%."

I'm beginning to think that if the reaction seems like its an "overreaction" or too soon, that means they are doing it right.

thetruth wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:25 am

rolldodge wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:18 am https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... f-covid-19

"But if the interventions could have been brought in a week earlier, 66% fewer people would have been infected, the analysis found. The same measures brought in three weeks earlier could have reduced cases by 95%."

I'm beginning to think that if the reaction seems like its an "overreaction" or too soon, that means they are doing it right.

I totally agree.
If I'm being totally honest, any schools and leagues that aren't taking a proactive approach are either being stupid, selfish or both.

steel_hop wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:57 pm

rolldodge wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:49 pm "Here’s what I’m going to cover in this article, with lots of charts, data and models with plenty of sources:

• How many cases of coronavirus will there be in your area?
• What will happen when these cases materialize?
• What should you do?
• When?

When you’re done reading the article, this is what you’ll take away:

• The coronavirus is coming to you.
• It’s coming at an exponential speed: gradually, and then suddenly.
• It’s a matter of days. Maybe a week or two.
• When it does, your healthcare system will be overwhelmed.
• Your fellow citizens will be treated in the hallways.
• Exhausted healthcare workers will break down. Some will die.
• They will have to decide which patient gets the oxygen and which one dies.
• The only way to prevent this is social distancing today. Not tomorrow. Today.
• That means keeping as many people home as possible, starting now.

As a politician, community leader or business leader, you have the power and the responsibility to prevent this."

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavi ... d3d9cd99ca

I've read that. That guy is over the top hysterical. The fact he doesn't know that Taiwan is not extensively connected with China and didn't get greatly impacted is a concern. Note China and Taiwan have no relationship.

I should add that he isn't an epidemiologist or anything like that. Just a guy that wrote a blog but looks good because he can link in a bunch of graphs.

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:40 am https://patriotleague.org/news/2020/3/1 ... ition.aspx

Patriot League says the decision is effective Monday, March 16. So are this weekend's games still on? Very unclear.

faircornell wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:07 am

palaxoff wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:39 am I read an article with the same numbers and conclusions. Small communities like Ithaca could not support such a level of illness.

Maybe this one?
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavi ... d3d9cd99ca

One of the best layman-friendly arguments for over-reacting that I have read.

Homer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:39 am

steel_hop wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:57 pm

rolldodge wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:49 pm "Here’s what I’m going to cover in this article, with lots of charts, data and models with plenty of sources:

• How many cases of coronavirus will there be in your area?
• What will happen when these cases materialize?
• What should you do?
• When?

When you’re done reading the article, this is what you’ll take away:

• The coronavirus is coming to you.
• It’s coming at an exponential speed: gradually, and then suddenly.
• It’s a matter of days. Maybe a week or two.
• When it does, your healthcare system will be overwhelmed.
• Your fellow citizens will be treated in the hallways.
• Exhausted healthcare workers will break down. Some will die.
• They will have to decide which patient gets the oxygen and which one dies.
• The only way to prevent this is social distancing today. Not tomorrow. Today.
• That means keeping as many people home as possible, starting now.

As a politician, community leader or business leader, you have the power and the responsibility to prevent this."

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavi ... d3d9cd99ca

I've read that. That guy is over the top hysterical. The fact he doesn't know that Taiwan is not extensively connected with China and didn't get greatly impacted is a concern. Note China and Taiwan have no relationship.

I should add that he isn't an epidemiologist or anything like that. Just a guy that wrote a blog but looks good because he can link in a bunch of graphs.

The Taiwan thing is a very small side point in the context of the article as a whole. (It also doesn't strike me as obviously wrong -- Taipei is the 4th most common international destination for air travel from Wuhan. Does that not count as "extensively connected?") Do you have a substantive disagreement with any of the article's core numbers and reasoning?

nyclaxfan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:33 am One previous poster commented that online learning does not work.