Re:The San Francisco Bay Area shelter-in-place order is bein...
by dehrmann on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @12:19AM
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> Essential workers (who make less) required to work and get infected at higher rates
Honest question: has anyone published infection rates by occupation? Obviously medical staff reusing face masks in NYC are more likely to contract it, but I'm not as sure about grocery store workers, delivery drivers, pickers at Amazon, etc. Some essential workers in food production (think farmers) are probably pretty low-risk.
Re:The San Francisco Bay Area shelter-in-place order is bein...
by hajile on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @09:40PM
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Not to play devil's advocate too far, but falling behind in the semiconductor industry is death. If they shut down and others don't, they lose.
Re:The San Francisco Bay Area shelter-in-place order is bein...
by vkou on Monday April 27, 2020 @10:17PM
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> * We permit anyone (even non-essential workers) to hire a nanny, but let no one drop their kid off at a friend's house.
This is hyperbole. The KGB isn't going to come and arrest you if you do so.
Re:The San Francisco Bay Area shelter-in-place order is bein...
by usaar333 on Monday April 27, 2020 @10:19PM
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Legal enforcement is weak but it is absolutely against the rules (I actually verified this with the health office) and social pressure (neighbors, each other) encourages parents to comply.
* Essential workers (who make less) required to work and get infected at higher rates, both at work and from their essential worker housemates.
* We permit anyone (even non-essential workers) to hire a nanny, but let no one drop their kid off at a friend's house.
* Deep pocketed businesses like Broadcom can just declare themselves an essential business and mandate employees perfectly capable of working from home come into the office.