“If you have traveled somewhere in which the disease is prevalent, you should self-quarantine for a couple of weeks and be especially careful to avoid being around the elderly or infirm. ”
So, we all need to self-quarantine.
I live in Northern Virginia. The state’s total population (2019) is 8.54 million. As of April 3rd, the total number of coronavirus cases was 2,673. That’s 0.03% of the population (51, or 0.0006% of the population, have died). I don’t consider that “prevalent.”
I run a small business that sells at anime conventions and comic conventions. We’ve already had two events cancel outright and a third postponed — with new dates that conflict with another event we have lined up. And I have no idea how the surviving ones will do, with so many people out of work, and a lot of businesses probably closing their doors for good. I’m trying to get some online sales, but it’s a real uphill struggle.
The comics business looks to be in a really bad way. Apparently the biggest US distributor is pretty much shut down, and Marvel is stopping production of a lot of their comics until the summer.
The big comics convention here made the mistake of moving from the fall to the spring in 2019, so I guess that won’t happen this year.
Dunno, there may be a lot of free hotel space and airline seats available for the first of these “cons” to reschedule once the coast is clear.
“If you have traveled somewhere in which the disease is prevalent, you should self-quarantine for a couple of weeks and be especially careful to avoid being around the elderly or infirm. ”
So, we all need to self-quarantine.
I live in Northern Virginia. The state’s total population (2019) is 8.54 million. As of April 3rd, the total number of coronavirus cases was 2,673. That’s 0.03% of the population (51, or 0.0006% of the population, have died). I don’t consider that “prevalent.”
I run a small business that sells at anime conventions and comic conventions. We’ve already had two events cancel outright and a third postponed — with new dates that conflict with another event we have lined up. And I have no idea how the surviving ones will do, with so many people out of work, and a lot of businesses probably closing their doors for good. I’m trying to get some online sales, but it’s a real uphill struggle.
The comics business looks to be in a really bad way. Apparently the biggest US distributor is pretty much shut down, and Marvel is stopping production of a lot of their comics until the summer.
The big comics convention here made the mistake of moving from the fall to the spring in 2019, so I guess that won’t happen this year.
Dunno, there may be a lot of free hotel space and airline seats available for the first of these “cons” to reschedule once the coast is clear.