[wgmalabama]

Alabama finally started testing. All 6 cases are spread out across the state in 6-8 hours. Keep an eye out on Madison County Alabama and the surrounding North Alabama area. Home of NASA Marshall space flight center, Army PEO Missiles and Space, Army PEO Aviation, Army Corp of Engineers, Army Redstone Test Center, The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center and Cummings Research Park is the second largest research park in the country and the fourth largest in the world. Many international visitors.

After not capable of testing until March 6, and up until the 11th or 12th testing only 20-30 it will now be more widespread.

[wgmalabama]

https://whnt.com/news/coronavirus/marshall-space-flight-center-confirms-some-employees-self-quarantining-after-direct-contact-with-positive-covid-19-case/

Many more are occurring.

[plain talk]

There was a long line at one of the covid-19 drive-through testing locations in Birmingham. You aren’t supposed to get a test unless ordered by a doctor as I understand. Therefore I hope that long line of cars were not all people with covid-19 symptoms.

[kvanbrunt2]

any one die yet?

[Bob434]

was watching the news and at some hospital in chicago- just today- over 100 people walked in to get tested- apparently complaining of being sick- Right now we’re counting 10’s of people per state- but if that was just one hospital in chicago- how many other hospitals are there, and how many folks went to them?

As Huckaby said today- this thing is coming on rapidly- or something to that effect-

[boycott]

I traveled through three of those counties this week. Not much of an option for me.

[CrimsonTidegirl]

This afternoon, I finally got the nerve to make the trip to Walmart for some groceries. I didn’t think it would be that hectic. I was wrong. Very wrong.

At the time, I wasn’t aware that anyone in Alabama had tested positive for the virus. Shortly before I went to checkout, I was speaking with a lady about the crowd and the empty shelves. She informed me that there had been several people who had tested positive and that the schools would be closed until April 6. Our local school had to cancel their prom, which I imagine didn’t sit very well with the students.

The bread aisle was as empty as when snow is predicted. I was able to grab two loaves before it all disappeared.

Needless to say, there is no toilet paper to be found in my entire town. Luckily, I had purchased some last week. Walmart was crazier than it is on Black Friday.

No one has been diagnosed in our town but, our county borders Tuscaloosa County, so that may change soon.

I’ve never seen anything like this since the preparation for Hurricane Ivan in 2004. One would think that the Spanish Flu had returned.

I understand being cautious, but this hysteria is ridiculous. At least everyone was polite while cleaning out the store.

[BamaBelle]

I work part-time in Elmore County. Wasn’t aware until just then of case here (knew of the 1 next door in Montgomery), but work (restaurant) wore me out yesterday. I’m a greeter. They have me washing down almost everything with a bleach solution at the top of every hour. My daughter (physical therapy assistant) called me on her way from work and said about the same thing. Her son just got accepted to UAH and she is worried that a planned trip there will be cancelled. I work 2 more days, then off for 4. Hopefully some of the hysteria will subside by then
..oh and business was way off yesterday...sigh

[blam]

Any new news about Alabama?