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How's everyone coping with the Coronavirus situation? - Reggaesteem Discussion post.

Hey @reggaesteem, I want to try something a bit different today. I plan on putting out some regular "discussion posts" to boost engagement here on Reggaesteem.

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Today's topic is Coronavirus.

Basically I'm interested to here how everyone is doing at the moment. Particularly in Jamaica, tourism is an important industry. With all the concerns going around, has Jamaica been affected yet? I imagine a lot of travel to Jamaica is from the US, is that slowing down yet? How is the economy placed to handle this? Is the health system ready to cope with a full on outbreak? Is the government handling the situation well? Are people panic buying?

Pretty much, I'm hoping to read in the comments everyone's personal thoughts on the topic, and will be curating the comments section of this post with some irie jahm up-votes.

If you are not in Jamaica, I'd still love to here your thoughts and experiences. What are things like in your country with this?

Here in Australia.

The biggest impact so far has really been with the infamous toilet paper situation. Who knows why, but toilet paper is becoming a drama to the point that people are fighting over it in supermarkets. Supplies are low, and limits have been put on sales.

The government has reacted to the outbreak and bans come in to effect on Monday on large gatherings and so on. Most sporting events from then will be played without any crowds. Tourism is pretty important here to, and that sector is bracing for a major downturn. The Sydney Easter show has been cancelled this year - for the first time due to a health crisis since 1919. The event is a tradition and usually has over 800,000 visitors and generates hundreds of millions of dollars.

For a laugh, I'll leave you with this footage. It is footage from a supermarket fight over toilet paper, and has been commentated on by "Aussie Man Reviews". Aussie Man is a Youtube sensation with regular content in which he usually provides a completely inappropriate (and usually hilarious) commentary on something.

Warning - lots of bad language.

Source: Aussie Man Reviews Youtube channel

So, feel free everyone to get involved, let me know how things are in your part of the world.

Stay safe everyone,

JK.

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Comments · 11

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@dmilliz(73)· 2353d
Great way to spark some engagement in the community. I respect it. I'd rather see it here than on discord, it gets me every-time that a social media platform depends on a messenger app.

Regarding long form posts, as you said in comments, they have there place and nothing wrong with some short posts as long as they spark engagement and or entertain. Being social is what social media is all about. Again this is a very good initiative to get the community talking, not just about reggae and Jamaica but about us.

In Japan it is business as usual, I am at work as I type this. Schools from elementary to high school are closed until the end of the month. The toilet paper pandemic started here in Japan when a factory worker spread the rumor, it is interesting to see it wave across the world. Japan claims they only have 700-1000 cases but they aren't really testing as they should. A new kit was released by a company here that can test for the virus in 15 minutes (they partnered with a Chinese manufacturer, the stock price of the company mooned) but still, testing is minimal. The vibe is that the numbers are false as the main aim is to go along with the Olympics as planned or have the international planning committee cancel it, that way insurance will cover, if the government cancels, they are on their own. Postponing the event till fall is a no go as it conflicts with the NFL, a very tough situation for Japan. I think they need to push it to next year.

In Jamaica, though I am not there just seeing the news and talking to friends and relatives. There are 10 confirmed cases, many countries have been restricted to travel to Jamaica such as Italy, France, the UK, China, Singapore, Japan +. Planes coming into the island are empty, many cancellations, even Carnival a huge events has been pushed back to October. The government on the other hand is being very proactive and communicating as well as executing swiftly. On the other hand crime and corruption are looking to take advantage. In one situation cases of masks and gloves were stolen from a medical facility and were found at a funeral home, it is said to be politically driven, but that just shows the level of corruption. In my view, the government is prepared and is on point but the economic fall out will put a lot of pressure on a nation that is already under pressure. Many vendors in the tourism sector are glad for the travel restrictions and the measures taking place to control the spread but then they realize the economic impact. Reggae and Dancehall events are also crucial for the survival of many. Event promoters, Djs, dancers, street vendors are in a very tough spot as events are being canceled and permits to keep events are not being issued. Its rough! @miyard should have some good insight into travel and tourism in the Negril area, looking forward to hearing from him.

For me , I am taking it one day at a time being cautious but optimistic.

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@justinparke(78)· 2354d
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@shanibeer(74)· 2354d
Great post, great initiative, great video - made me laugh and squirm at the same time! So far, here in a provincial city in England, the big supermarkets seem to have empty shelves, but the little convenience store that I usually use is managing to keep its shelves stocked.

The Sunday news programmes are talking about giving police powers to arrest people with corona virus who are not self-isolating (apart from the obvious, how would they know)? I think this is going to be really problematic, not least because our police forces are already stretched to the limit. Ideal environment for serious crime to flourish. Our police are also trained to take a particular approach (quite reasonable given the range of incidents they are expected to respond to), but not always the most helpful approach.

There is also talk, but as yet, no definite plan, for over 70s to self-isolate for four months. That is a serious problem with regard to people's mental health and well-being and swapping one public health issue for another ... plus what happens when they all come back into the general population again?

For me, as a higher risk person, I'm starting to plan how I am going to manage my work over the next four months, given that I may be self-isolating for my own protection and, at the same time, co-ordinating a pan-London proposal for £12 million of services to address sexual and domestic violence.

We've had some early consultations within the current providers, and started to consider how we can reduce costs by doing things differently. One of the things that I was going to propose as part of the new service is introducing (and training everyone to use) tele-conferencing for some of our meetings so that women are not traipsing right across London so often. This four month curfew might be a good time to test some ideas and see how they work.

Meanwhile, I've not had a problem with toilet paper supplies and I have considered what I am going to do if none is available. I have a plan :) On another matter entirely, I have an ant infestation in the kitchen and they seem to be completely unentranced by the ant bait stations choc full of poisonous goodness for them to take back to the nest.

I'm for a trending feed that is engaging and diverse, as long as posts are not spamming and scamming, bring value and attract engagement (the number one priority I would think), I'm happy to see it there.

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@josevas217(74)· 2354d
This is what I like, a conversation, a sharing of experiences in the tribe. Great this idea @jk6276.jahm

Let's see, what you say about the paper, what madness, if at some point it can be affected at the gastrointestinal level but it is not the usual. But if the individual behaviors are often complicated to understand, imagine the social behavior, even more difficult.

I am currently in Bogota, and in one week has gone from 3 cases to 22. People are buying a lot of things, food above all, and there is a shortage of masks, and when you get them it is at a price that is up to 6 times what it was 2 weeks ago, the same thing is happening with alcohol.

The economy fell to the floor, which is clothing industry, construction, is stopped, also the theaters are closed until further notice to prevent it from continuing.

By the way, the IXth Reggae Festival, which is to be held this month, has been postponed to November...

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@mariluna(68)· 2354d
Hello dear friend, greetings from Venezuela here in my country, you have already declared the first two official cases that entered the country from Spain. here the situation is quite tense because the economy here is unstable, there are many crowded people in supermarkets buying a lot of food, there are many merchants taking advantage of this situation to increase prices, the dollar is increasing products such as antibacterial gel and alcohol They have exorbitant prices ... it seems unusual to me that a country as developed as Australia fight for toilet paper jeeeeeje is a situation that produces panic I think we should take things with the utmost serenity ...

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@super-irie(61)· 2355d
@jk6276.jahm Timely post. Hopefully community will respond, and educate us to what is happening in their part of the world. Me, I went food shopping early yesterday AM.
Around eight. Parking lot at market was full and there was an unbelievable amount of people. Mostly older, for it was a work day and thusly retired people shopping. Had to wait almost an hour just to check out and pay. Prices remained the same, so no ripping off the customers. Needless to say, I stocked up for I am planning to expose myself to as little contact with the outside world as possible.

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@conradsuperb(68)· 2355d
The toilet paper thing still befuddles me since COVID-19 is not a gastrointestinal illness. I think a lot of people think everywhere including restaurants, grocery stores and convenience store locations are going to shutdown, or — many people are buying bulk quantities to sell these products online for Uber profits. Either way, it is still crazy to me.

In my home state, mass gatherings (100 people or more) have been cancelled. This includes both indoor and outdoor events. Schools are closed to reduce exposure for children and then potentially passing it on to mom or dad or even the grandparents (the most susceptible and vulnerable population).

College kids are taking advantage of cancelled classes partying their faces off while staff and councils try to incorporate eLearning portals for students.

Flights are being cancelled and prices are dropping. I actually cancelled my flight to JA in June because 1) the prices are plummeting and 2) I’m not even sure the fest is going to take place with everything that has and will continue to transpire

Everyone is going bananas about this. Mass hysteria.