re: OT: Alabama Coronavirus Thread (see link in OP for case numbers and death totals in AL)

There should've been earlier worldwide border-closure bans on all travel to/from all countries that had any citizens infected with COVID-19 or hadn't banned travel to/from infected countries. It seems to me it would've been much easier to prevent it from spreading between countries than it is to keep it from spreading within a country after it gets in. Passports, Visas, Tickets and Gates are pretty easy to control. It's not that hard to quickly close borders when needed. All of this health risk and costly fallout in the U.S. and many other countries probably could've been avoided. Procrastination was a very stupid decision -- the risks of not taking swift proper action were huge. Now those huge risks have become our realities.

That news came out "officially" late this morning.
For now, it's a two week closure. From what I hear from people that work there (I may be wrong, or partially correct), each Mercedes employee will be given a week's pay and then they'll have to use vacation time to get paid for the second week. Contract workers ( of which there are a lot) essentially get cut off immediately. No pay.
Must be nice to be a teacher now, for I'm sure we taxpayers will keep paying them in full, even though they're not providing any service.

Prayer to your daughter!

God bless your daughter, and everyone who gets infected.

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ABC 33/40 News @abc3340 Mercedes-Benz halts production at Tuscaloosa plant

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Hyundai Motor Manufacturing in Montgomery has extended it's closure until April 1st.
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Looks like I'm getting a few days off.

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Know a guy who was tested Sunday and still waiting on results

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This is a travesty and an absolute failing of the system.

Grocery store status for your area?

I've heard some grocery stores are wiped out around town. Or at least out of the staples like eggs, meat and bread.

My MIL went and bought us some groceries from the commissary on base in Montgomery and she said it was slim pickings out there.

Made chorizo tacos last night because all the beef was gone when I went to Publix.

If you have a deep freezer that stuff is fine. Although quality goes down over time you can freeze bread and meat and it will be good for months. If you separate egg yolks and egg whites and freeze them they are good up to a year. My father use to keep a huge deep freezer of frozen meat and other items we would use throughout the year.