A line of people waiting to buy supplies amid coronavirus fears snakes through a parking lot at a Costco, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Las Vegas. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems.
Tens of millions of students nationwide have been sent home from school amid a wave of closings that include all of Ohio, Maryland, Oregon, Washington state, Florida and Illinois along with big-city districts like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Some schools announced they will close for three weeks, others for up to six.
Many working parents are scrambling to find child care, even if they are being allowed to work from home. The child care needs are especially dire for the legions of nurses, hospital and health care workers across the country who need to be on the job to deal with the crisis. Seattle resident John Persak set up a Facebook group last week for parents with children at home because of school closings. The group exploded to nearly 3,000 members.
Olsen takes care of two babies, but starting next week, two girls ages 9 and 11 whom she once watched will also be under her supervision. Olsen said the girls’ parents are doctors and asked for her help after school was canceled. In New York City, where de Blasio called the scramble to fight the coronavirus a “wartime scenario,” a passer-by who noticed relatively light crowds at a Whole Foods supermarket on Manhattan’s Upper East Side remarked: “That’s because there’s no food left!”
Bauer, the photographer in Oregon, said the bans and fear of travel have hit her professional and personal life. First, a photography workshop she was set to attend in Greece was canceled. Now, she and her husband are trying to decide whether to cancel their spring break trip to Charleston, South Carolina, next week.
On Saturday, Patton was leaving a yoga class at a gym in the Minneapolis suburb of Plymouth, where she said “social distancing” was in effect with more space between each person.
aedurkinricher Pull yourselves by bootstraps
Happy to help. 1500 a week or two rolls of TP
Foolish
Let’s repurpose all of the kids out of school and universities to help watch neighbors kids while parents work from home.
This is why the virus will continue to spread in America! People like me, 50% of Americans are Independent Contractors/1099! I have a Car Payment, house payment etc... the government needs to force all companies to offer delayed payment options!!!
New life of new school.... like summer?
The Italians are setting a wonderful example, remaining unified with love and kindness. I hope us Americans will follow suit. 😐
Fortnite to the rescue!
mariashriver High schoolers are out of school too, they can babysit!!!!
Are there not hundreds of thousands of high schoolers out of school? That’s A LOT of babysitters at the ready.
Democrat driven media hype. Sad,Walkaway
If the price is right, I'm healthy, sanitary, and available.
Childcare assistance should have been part of the package. I already see a disaster coming for the economy as a result of this.
Heaven forbid you actually have to look after your spawn instead of dumping them on the union babysitters.
This would be a great time to just stay out .... Make society find education adequately and pay teachers like other college educated professional
This all I seen today ! 👀
pxwhittle This morning I said to Doozie “ babysitters are gonna cash in”
The “week” ahead? More like weeks.
I know some parents today would rather have bamboo under their nails than watch their own kids, but this could be a great time to connect with them for parents.
Have we really gone this foolish over a virus, no need to worry that Putin will push the button, ashe sees complete melt down by media putting fear in the multitudes.he can collapse nations by there reporting.
I just go to work everyday. Thats hiw im dealing with it
The price of baby sitting just went through the roof‼️
Also sitting at home ... thousands of college kids that can be babysitting.
Agency get your folks tested (oh is the government states locals testing?) Get your new hustle on Backgroundchecks too
That isn't how this will be contained.
Herd immunity, look it up. This quarantine crap will not work. It just prolongs this. We need it to spread to get more people to become immune. That is the only way to turn it from pandemic to endemic.
Check with the White House and see if they can spare a baby sitter or two.
Can always tune into PatriotsSoapbox live 247 and unlike the we aren't owned by the ruling class...
Since most of my farmer's markets and street fairs have been cancelled, I'm available to babysit! Can Travel. Temecula.
You asshats are the ones that caused the hysteria. It is a disease that should be taken seriously, but your coverage of it has only made it worse.
Yes... The dread of having to spend time with their kids...
Be a great job for High Schoolers who are also at home because of school closures. Calling all Seniors!!!
DRAAAAAMAAAAAA
So where will healthcare workers come from when many can’t find people to watch their children? There’s already a shortage.
Almost all colleges have suspended classes. There should be a big pool of 18-22 year olds looking to make a buck
Maybe let’s go back to the best model we have drifted away from...stay at home mothers.... no baby sitter needed not day care mills where children are neglected. schoolclosures COVIDー19 The Bible instructs women to be Keepers of the home and to live their children Titus 2
But where is the relentless spread? Im here in the bay area i dont know anyone with it. Except those that say they know someone. Kids are at the park right now with parents and its raining. Nothing has happened except panick buying.
College kids sent home.
NYCSchools are still open. New York teachers and students don’t mean much in this global pandemic
'New Life'? WTF! Anybody reading this would believe that the planet is coming to an end. FakeNews CoronaVirusUpdates coronavirus coronapocalypse
Aren’t there a few college kids at home who’d like to make a few bucks?
You caused this, FakeNews
What do these parents do with their kids during the summer?
This crisis is teaching people how much they rely on the system.
The media creates panic, we are unprepared. No wonder they dont tell us about aliens
cc. davidgraeber
I guess we should be paying teachers more.
There are also thousands, if not millions, of high school students who could step in to babysit.m
And what do these MILLIONS of Americans do every summer, fall break, Christmas break and spring break? you are not helping
'relentless spread' Everything is clickbait now.
But I thought nuclear family was evil patriarchy and social tribes were the new community church?
Dread? Really? Do better
Is that a line to get into a grocery store? Seriously like WTF
'Millions of parents terrified they will have to take care of their own kids'
'growing dread'? What an irresponsible headline. This is not the apocalypse and shame on you folks for treating it as such.
pushes FakeNews on the daily..
Oh boy
The world has gone mad