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It reminds me of that old, old joke...

Phone rings, and a man answers it. "Hello?"

"Hey, Jack, this is Dr. Phelps"

"Oh hey, Doc. What's going on?"

"Well," the doctor says, "I'm afraid I have some good news, and some bad news."

"Okay, what's the good news?"

"Well, you have 24 hours to live," the doctor said.

"Oh my god! What's the bad news?"

"Well, I was supposed to call you yesterday..."

30 miles from Fayetteville. I figured the University or walmart would bring it here first. All my family is in NWA.

A case in Tulsa...sorry, but I don’t know how to link here. There is another thread about though. Too close!

Forgot to log in. I live 30 miles from Fayetteville. Been prepping for a month because of glp.

Lol. Day late and a dollar short applies too.

Yes, WAY too close!

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Thanks for your vigilance, Magenta. Stay frosty

Wouldnt bug out to arkansas ozarks,
If aint from around that neck of the woods they'll may have bargained for more trouble than they want. Just saying

Do you think there are other cities in Arkansas with 100+ people in isolation & quarantine?

Anybody?

No confirmed case. The students were a studying abroad in Italy and were asked to go into isolation for 14 days as a precaution.

More rumors from Fayetteville (via Twitter):

"I heard there was another being tested at the VA in Fayetteville and they sent several employees home who had contact with the patient for “self” quarantine."

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Obviously, I can't confirm this. But it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. I haven't heard many good things about the VA hospital here, sorry to say :(

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Saturday Morning Update


More confirmation of 99+ Arkansans being monitored...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —
The Arkansas Department of Health is monitoring 99 travelers for possible coronavirus (COVID-19).

Those travelers have received guidance from the ADH and are asked to check in daily.

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Okay... but does this include the 100+ in Fayetteville, or is this another ~100 group of people?

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I have a feeling this thread will soon become very important to those of us who live here.

I have no news to share. The silence is deafening.

Someone posted on the large thread that only 5 tests per day are being done in AR.

Does anyone know why? Seems to me that all of those in quarantine should be tested.

In answer to the question about what we think about it already being here or not, I think so.

I have a neighbor who said she had a grandchild who died of ARDS. Not sure that was it. I think that is the acronym she used, but she also said school children get it a lot. I hadn't heard of the acronym prior to her using it. She also had another grandchild that they took to the hospital because her temp was 103...but I think the child is okay now. She said her whole family has had the 'flu'.

This happened about a month ago.

ARDS? I had to look this up. I'm wishing that I hadn't....


Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rapidly progressive disease occurring in critically ill patients. The main complication in ARDS is that fluid leaks into the lungs making breathing difficult or impossible.

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Okay, okay... my next step is to check to see if ARDS is listed in CDC or government databases. I can't help but wonder....

Wow, Rhesus Buttercup.

It sure is getting wild and woolly all of a sudden in the greater Ozarks...

For more info on ARDS, check this out...



(Source: this fine thread: Thread: How Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & Treatment )

Yes it is getting wooly. Yes, they have been talking about ARDS in relation to Covid 19; however, my neighbor made it sound like this was something common that went around with children (respiratory) so maybe it wasn't ARDS? I wish I had been paying more attention at that time.

Edit: I see your post above now. Scary stuff! I've known people with COPD, and watching them suffer is terrifying. This sounds 10 times worse.

That's just strange, to me. If my grandchild died recently, from acute respiratory distress -- drowned to death in her own lungs -- while a world-wide viral respiratory pandemic was going on.... I would probably be screaming from the rooftops.

I guess the old saying is true... Good Fences make Good Neighbors.

Thanks again for your excellent posts, Rhesus Buttercup!

I'm about 30 miles from Fayetteville & have been looking for updates since seeing your thread the other day. Things are fairly quiet in this area, went to the Berryville Walmart yesterday, everything was fairly well stocked, with the exception of powdered milk. It's good to know there were so many GLP friends in this area. Thanks so much for the news and updates, it's invaluable info.

For those who don’t know ARDS isn’t infectious it’s a disease that can be caused by an underlying infection which causes severe lung injuries or a severe physical injury to the lungs from an accident...

Long as they avoid Madison county, (Also known as booger county) they should be OK. Hell there's a book about the place, When money grew on trees. It's about the drugs there.

Avoid that and you should be OK.

Neighbors where I live can be 1/2 mile away...but our neighbors are like family.

My neighbors are Mennonites. Though they have electricity, and they have cell phones and some use the internet for business, I don't think they are immersed in world events and news like the rest of us. Though she seemed to know a little about the virus when I mentioned it, I got the idea that she thought it was just in China.

Sunday morning Update

Have any of my fellow Arkies been wondering...How are the University of Arkansas students are handling their suggested voluntary quarantine? Well, here's a partial interview with one of them:


University of Arkansas junior, Lizzy Lankford, has been in self-isolation since March 2.

"At first I was like this is going to be so great," said Lankford. "I can just chill in my room and watch Netflix and I can have my parents bring me food and everything. Now I'm just like I want to go outside, it's only been four days!"'


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Well, that doesn't bode well!

"When her 14 days have come to an end, she will return to Fayetteville to finish her semester on campus at the University of Arkansas. In the mean time, she is completing some of her abroad coursework online."

Oh, good. That should be right around the time she'll become symptomatic. That usually happens a day or two after they are released. Just in time to bring it to AR.

You know, the other stupid thing about these 'self-quarantines' is...are they in with a house full of other people who are NOT quarantined who are wandering around? Because if she has it, they now have it.

Every hour these days, I'm doing triple Putin Facepalms. This is like a bad dream!

Following this thread because I lived in Washington, Carroll, and Madison county most of my life. Unfortunately, I no longer live in Arkansas. But maybe that is a good thing now. In my heart though, it is my home that maybe I will make it back to someday. Thank you for the daily updates.

For those Arkansans near Memphis, apparently there is a case there.

Thanks for the update - just made another run to B'Ville Walmart, fully stocked, no empty shelves, everyone buying normal amounts of food & supplies. It creates cognitive dissonance for those of us who are following the action via GLP & Twitter, etc.. Arkansas folks are very calm, right?

Well... here's small data sample.

At my workplace (~40 employees), about 1/3 are freaking out of their minds. Another third, they're saying it's just like the flu and that spring sunshine should stop the virus.

The last third is like, What are you guys talking about?

They have literally no clue what is going on. No awareness, at all. Except now it's all anybody can talk about at work. And those newbs are gravitating towards the just-flu orbit.

People are coming into work with 'strep throat' and vomiting. Those of us freaking out are saying, "GO HOME!"

And management says, "The show must go on."

One guy just put in his two week notice, to "bug in". I suspect he won't be the last.



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It is eerie to be plugged in to what is really happening yet it is so mismatched with the world in front of me. Walmart in S'dale fully stocked, Lowe's still has all cleaning supplies but no masks.
I have to travel to LR today because my Dad is having surgery tomorrow. Not a place I really want to be atm but what can you do?

I know it's a rhetorical question, Magenta, but...

* Practice social distancing
* No hugs, kisses, hand shaking (this is very hard to do with family, I'll admit it)
* Wash your hands!

And don't get me started on shoelaces...



I'm sure you know all of the above, but still worth mentioning! Best wishes, safe travels to Little Rock, and prayers from me!

Thank you :)