They say it will be 8 weeks before the virus clears...

[yuiyoshida]

Major league baseball (The Giants have postponed the season opener to a later date) is shut down due to the spread of the virus... I MISS NIGHTS LIKE THIS AT AT&T (or what ever its called now, its changed its name at least four times!)

**Oracle Park

[evertonfc]

1. Premier League soccer to resume June 1

[First Speaker]

2. I know. The sense of everything going dark...

...I miss baseball, and the NCAA, and the masters... ...as for the Stadium--why not just name it Willie Mays Field, and be done with it? I'm so goddam sick of sports teams whoring after corporate sponsors for their damned parks...but it has its comic side. Remember Enron Field...?

[tclambert]

3. 8 weeks is too optimistic. We might hit peak infection numbers then.

We certainly won't be to zero new infections.

[yuiyoshida]

4. Probably right however

if everyone or most people were to stay at home, we might be in the clear in 8 weeks.

[BigmanPigman]

5. I'm mentally preparing for 18 months.

That seems realistic. Until we all (meaning every person on Earth) have caught it and recovered and is immune or a vaccine is found it will continue in "waves". It is here to stay for a long time.

[DonaldsRump]

6. Do you get immunity by having it? n/t

[BigmanPigman]

7. They have no definates but the

"scientists" say that you do but it probably will last a year. If it comes in waves the first patients to get it could get reinfected and spread it. Also, those who recovered and are immune can go to work and pick up the slack for people who are needed to provide services, etc and replace the exhausted, over worked ones.

[DonaldsRump]

9. Thank you! n/t

[Duppers]

10. I'm thinking more like 24 mos

2yrs before it's gone from the entire population. Imagine the damage done by then.

[BigmanPigman]

11. I am preparring myself for the worst case scenario.

It could last 2 years since everyone needs to become immune, either by getting it and recovering, having natural anti bodies or a vaccine is developed. This is BAAAD!

[rooboy]

8. Australian govt is preparing the public for a minimum of 6 months.

I will bet that many pro sports are playing with dates and announcements in order to meet contractual obligations with major media companies, so they can get payments which will allow them to survive a little longer.