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   Hallo Nancy!   
      
    NB> We've had some deaths in our county   
      
   As far as I know, which isn't much, there haven't been any in this neck of the   
   woods.  At least one of the neighbours has heard otherwise but they have an   
   inside source and I certainly am not going out on a limb over it.  Another   
   neighbour is in self imposed lockdown but doesn't believe he actually has the   
   virus and is just being cautious given that he works with troubled youth.    
   Also there are now restrictions as to visitors being allowed into the area as   
   well as closing down schools, public parks, etc.   
      
    NB> I did get that impression of your neighborhood...   
      
   :-)  Yes it hasn't been too much of a lifestyle change here ... as long as you   
   don't go anywhere.   
      
    NB> I'm hoping that perhaps the pencil-pushers that keep telling the   
    NB> hospitals that they had too many beds will have a wake-up call   
    NB> with this   
      
   I am not sure that will solve this particular problem and perhaps setting up   
   temporary hospitals in parks and the such is a better strategy.  Also there   
   has been talk of using cruise ships for temporary hospitals if needed.  Things   
   like this might be the way to go instead of building more infrastructure that   
   nobody can afford given that these types of catastrophes are temporary.  Also   
   there is a critcal shortage of trained medical people to staff existing   
   hospitals wo building bigger isn't going to make anything better methinks.    
   Also, also most of the deaths I've heard about are in senior's care homes   
   which are also short staffed.   
      
    NB> Probably if there was rounding, they'd round up... except that   
    NB> that loses the psychological advantage of staying below that next   
    NB> dollar.... so maybe it would be rounded down here, too...   
      
   I would guess that they would round down especially given the latest economic   
   crisis due to covid-19.   
      
   Stay well.   
      
   Het leven is goed,   
   Maurice   
      
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