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I stopped by my medical provider to pick up a prescription. They directed me to a special parking area where every-other space was blocked off.  Then they directed me to a tent where I was questioned about the people I had been in contact with for the previous two weeks.  Then they took my temperature, placed an "OK" sticker on my jacket, and told me to wait in line.

As one person would leave the building, another was let in.  It took about 5 minutes to get inside.  My prescription was waiting for me.  I swiped my card, and then keyed in my PIN with a cheap wooden chopstick (which I dropped into a bin on the way out). Then I picked up my prescription, verified the label, thanked the pharmacist, and walked out.

Very neat, very orderly, and very pleasant when compared to previous visits when the place was crawling with screaming runny-nosed kids and their emotionally-frazzled parents.  I hope they retain this process after the crisis is over.

I hope they don’t.

I hope it gets back to where you could just walk into a store, buy something, then head out the store without being asked questions.

I had something similar happen. Except we just parked in the usual area (in the almost empty parking structure) and took the elevator. When the door opened there was a man sitting at a table who asked if I had any symptoms. Then I was given a green ok sticker. Went to the pharmacy section and took a number, which was called 5 seconds later. The huge waiting room was empty. The only people around where the staff who were happily chatting.

All they do in the NYC area, for the most part, is restrict the amount of people allowed in stores at any one time.

I wish it were antibodies. It’s for the presence of the virus itself.

It’s not yet in wide distribution.

If it were, I’d be first in line.

California has been doing great for a week now.

I don’t want a positive test. I’ve been restricted for almost a month now. I don’t want at least a couple of more weeks of restrictions.

And I'd wager they wont be defective either, like the ones from Communist China.

Taiwan shows up China, sending hard-hit countries lifesaving coronavirus supplies

Taiwan may have been frozen out of the World Health Organization by China, but the small Asian island could have the last laugh.

While Beijing works to rebrand itself as a global leader by selling -- at times -- faulty protective gear amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan has been giving it away for free.

The gesture is not only a dig at China, which has refused to acknowledge Taiwan's existence, but also raises Taiwan's profile internationally, something China has been actively trying to prevent for years.

Last week. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen thanked Taiwan on Twitter for donating millions of masks.

"The European Union thanks Taiwan for its donation of 5.6 million masks to help fight the coronavirus," she tweeted. "We really appreciate this gesture of solidarity. This global virus outbreak requires international solidarity & cooperation." she tweeted after Taiwan announced it would help with the supply shortage as part of its "Taiwan can help" campaign.

Last week, Taiwan announced it would send 10 million face masks to countries around the world and pledged future donations as it ramps up production.

Two million masks will go to the United States and eight million others will be sent to Europe, including some of the hardest-hit countries like Spain, Italy and France, Taiwan's foreign ministry said. Another million will be sent to Taiwan's 15 diplomatic allies in Central America, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/taiwan-sh ... s-supplies

Even without a virus millions of lives can be saved via shutdowns and lockdowns.

Between everyone safely tucked away and all the pregnancies that are going to occur, there will be a significant population explosion. Twice as many people being born than dying. Governments should collectively see if they can get the world population past 10 billion.