Covid-19 (Novel Coronavirus) - Effects on the production industry

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City of Austin Canceled SXSW

City of Austin Canceled SXSW

The City of Austin just cancelled SXSW:
https://www.sxsw.com/2020-event-update/

City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events

The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. SXSW will faithfully follow the City’s directions.

We are devastated to share this news with you. “The show must go on” is in our DNA, and this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place. We are now working through the ramifications of this unprecedented situation.

As recently as Wednesday, Austin Public Health stated that “there’s no evidence that closing SXSW or any other gatherings will make the community safer.” However, this situation evolved rapidly, and we honor and respect the City of Austin’s decision. We are committed to do our part to help protect our staff, attendees, and fellow Austinites.

We are exploring options to reschedule the event and are working to provide a virtual SXSW online experience as soon as possible for 2020 participants, starting with SXSW EDU. For our registrants, clients, and participants we will be in touch as soon as possible and will publish an FAQ.

We understand the gravity of the situation for all the creatives who utilize SXSW to accelerate their careers; for the global businesses; and for Austin and the hundreds of small businesses – venues, theatres, vendors, production companies, service industry staff, and other partners that rely so heavily on the increased business that SXSW attracts.

We will continue to work hard to bring you the unique events you love. Though it’s true that our March 2020 event will no longer take place in the way that we intended, we continue to strive toward our purpose – helping creative people achieve their goals.
 
Radio World asked a dozen radio exhibitors about being at the show. They all must have read from the same playbook. Paraphrasing - "We're committed to being there, but the safety of our employees is our biggest priority. We are continuing to assess the situation".

Once there is a couple dozen cases in Las Vegas, they will all pull out. Two down, twenty two to go.
 
Just saw on the local news this evening that an upcoming international trade show here has now cancelled, citing corporations enacting non-essential travel restrictions, which will greatly impact attendance.

And yesterday one of my audio guys said he had a corporate shoot cancelled, because no one wants to fly. Also had another friend say that Turner has suspended all travel for their digital platforms.
 
The FCC has issued a no-fly order for its employees.

Now here's a good one from the NAB website - "We are implementing a “no handshake” policy at this year’s NAB Show to help reduce the unnecessary spread of germs."

Well, there it is. Let the show go on. I feel safe now... A no handshake policy. That's hilarious. Where's the no sneezing or coughing policy or the don't touch anything policy. How about the don't attend if you have the virus even though you don't know you have the virus policy?
 
I'll do a full short article.

MIAMI (AP) - Florida health officials say two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus strain have died in the state.

Those are the first deaths from the outbreak reported in Florida. The Florida Department of Health said in a news release late Friday that seven people in the state have now tested positive for COVID-19. It says the two deaths were those of people in their 70s who had traveled overseas. One of them was a man with underlying health issues in Santa Rosa County, in Florida's Panhandle.

Officials say the second death was that of an elderly person in the Fort Myers area.
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https://www.kktv.com/content/news/F...e-who-tested-COVID-19-positive-568582881.html
 
Paul F said:
The FCC has issued a no-fly order for its employees.

Now here's a good one from the NAB website - "We are implementing a “no handshake” policy at this year’s NAB Show to help reduce the unnecessary spread of germs."

Well, there it is. Let the show go on. I feel safe now... A no handshake policy. That's hilarious. Where's the no sneezing or coughing policy or the don't touch anything policy. How about the don't attend if you have the virus even though you don't know you have the virus policy?
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It’s not like anyone goes to NAB to touch the gear, right?
 
I'd avoid Vegas altogether. A man tested positive in Canada who just returned from Vegas. I'd say next to a cruise ship, Vegas is probably the best environment possible for propagating a virus -- hundreds of thousands of people flying in and out from all over the world, all those crowds bumping up against each other, all touching the same games and machines, the buffets, the conference mingling, the partying, the prostitution. Forget about it!
 
DLD said:
People can touch gear and prostitutes with their sanitized gloves.
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But where's the fun in that! Also, keep in mind according to the CDC the disease can be spread--

Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).

Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
 
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Eric Coughlin said:
I filmed a three day project with him last year for a doc on an AIDs vaccine.
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Thats so cool! I worked with him decades ago. He seems to be one of the most reasonable voices discussing this whole thing
because he is a scientist and researcher and behaves like one. It's amazing that Trump is quoting him so often, given how
reasonable and measured Dr. Fauci is, no hype, just the facts.
 
Cary Knoop said:
It may not be that simple.

My understanding is that there is no vaccine against MERS and vaccines for SARS are not very effective, both MERS and SARS are close family members of COVID-19.
Also, there is mutation risk, the common cold is also a coronavirus type and tends to mutate fooling our immune systems.
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I'm just going off of what Dr. Fauci said in his presentation. I'm sure in his position, he is told to make simple statements of fact and not conjecture since there is so much panic about this.
 
Eric Coughlin said:
Here's one for discussion. So, when you cough or sneeze, into what are you to do so? Hand, elbow, open air, etc.? It seems everyone assumes hands and that seems standard practice, but an argument could be made that infecting your hands in such a way will result in more objects and surfaces that other people touch also being infected by your hand than if you had just coughed into the air and let the germs fall to the ground (where people are not likely to touch). Elbow makes more sense.
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Good grief. The advice in the US is so far behind the rest of the world (except for Italy). Use a paper tissue. Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.
 
Liam Hall said:
Good grief. The advice in the US is so far behind the rest of the world (except for Italy). Use a paper tissue. Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.
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Our ignorance is astonishing. But we are an isolated people. Two great bodies of water keep us from a cultural exchange of new ideas.
 
Batutta said:
... according to the CDC the disease can be spread--

Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).

Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
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That is correct, which is why the 'surgical masks" are given to those already afflicted with the disease. Which is why to avoid being on the receiving end - which in Nevada can be negotiated in certain locales legally - one'd need to stop the germs coming from the outside. Or kill them quickly if the above isn't possible.

Liam Hall said:
Good grief. The advice in the US is so far behind the rest of the world (except for Italy). Use a paper tissue. Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.
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So, now I can tell about the old Soviet handkerchiefs ... on the other hand, I would not want to cause excessive vomiting with no virus to be found anywhere.

Paul F said:
Our ignorance is astonishing. But we are an isolated people. Two great bodies of water keep us from a cultural exchange of new ideas.
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The bodies of water require viruses to get a 1st Class ticket on a 747.

Which reminds me of an old joke I wrote - "American school system isn't what it once was. The kids are being taught that the great bodies of water are the Pacific, the Atlantic and Pam Anderson's breasts".
 
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