Coronavirus and spring

[evertonfc]

What a bad time to suffer from seasonal allergies. I commute into the city (Nashville) via bus. As usual this time of year, lots of coughing, ect on bus. In this part of country, half the city is coughing, ect. Bad timing.

[LexVegas]

1. Agree. nt

[Tanuki]

2. Did you see this?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2020/03/10/newark-bound-plane-diverted-when-passengers-mistake-allergies-for-coronavirus/amp/

'A jet heading to Newark was diverted to an unscheduled stop in Denver — because a group of passengers mistakenly thought someone coughing from allergies might have coronavirus, according to reports.

United Airlines flight 1562 had left Eagle, Colorado, on Sunday when a small group of passengers became “disruptive” over a passenger who was coughing and sneezing nearby, the airline told local media.

The commercial flight made a detour to Denver for what “was in no way a medical situation,” the airline told CBS4 of the fracas.


Law enforcement met the flight and removed the disruptive passengers, the airline told the station.

The sneezing passenger was evaluated on the plane and determined to just be suffering from allergies, with no fever, United Airlines said.

That passenger stayed on the flight, which left again for New Jersey about 30 minutes later, the station says."....(more)

[evertonfc]

3. geezz

[marlakay]

4. Yep been sneezing coughing

Sinus headaches last week. Finally gone today.

I mostly stayed home just to not freak people out.