Brian Drysdale

A scheme for the self employed has been announced in the UK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52053914

There probably will be a crossover point, where they have enough ventilators and other medical resources in place to deal with a flattened curve, combined with an improved immunity within the population, to allow closer to normal activity. Bearing in mind that there could be a series of repeat curves the final call could be political, rather than based on purely economic or health reasons. What works in one country may not work in another.

That would roughly fit in with the 12 week period that people at risk here have been asked to stay in their homes.

I suspect this thread is getting too political for a cinematography forum. As for the original question, after the first bell curve has past is the most likely time scale.

Even more foolish are those who believe everything Trump says. He more interested in getting re-elected and events have taken over.

Stopping the lens down will increase the DOF

I've been in factories where they're sitting/standing closer than 2 metres. I've also been in offices where they're sitting a lot closer than 2 metres. You can also get your car fixed in the UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51176409

I'm sure he doesn't need to work in some of the factories that are around. In the UK, it's possible for people to work if they apply the 2 metre rule, which sounds sensible. Although, lack of air circulation may limit some workplaces.

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Well, I guess living in a first world country has it's advantages, otherwise people from less fortunate parts of the world wouldn't have the dream of living in such a country.

Every country has it's own approach to this, but I suspect holding onto some ideological ideas will limit an effective response. It's a balancing act of keeping the deaths down, while ensuring that all sectors don't suffer soo much pain that they can't recover. Unfortunately, the self employed and gig economy workers seem to be the ones who are currently seeming to fall between the two stools. I can see why the hair salons are closed, I had my hair cut last week and it's easy to see why they could be centres of infection. So far, the UK construction industry seems to be working, although concerns have been expressed about everyone packing into a hut to eat their lunch.

I gather the CIA issued a warning about the same time as the WHO.

The death figures are after lock downs etc, the doing nothing death figures for the UK in one model is around 500,000. I expect in the end, after going through all this, people will say that death figures aren't that high and ask was it worth it?

There are lots of unknowns but a model for UK does give possible death rate if no action is taken. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51979654

Regarding the banks, the UK government (at least in the short term) seems to be working on the basis of you owe us a favour from 2008. Part nationalisation for some vital companies seems to be on the cards, this is what happened to some of the UK banks in 2008. I don't know how this would go down in the USA. The self employed are causing difficulties, as are zero hour contracts, although. they seem to trying to get something into place in the UK. Ar the moment everything seems to be aimed at stretching out the peak, so the the bell curve doesn't go over what the medical system can handle. The resources of the private hospitals are being added to the NHS to expand the capacity. However, I suspect, it will be a case of easing the economy slowly back when the medical system can handle the number of intensive care cases. Looking at China and Italy, the medical staff are in the front line of this, being at risk of a getting a heavy dose of virus.

Very quickly the article says what you're saying, it's them spreading the virus to people with underlying conditions, be they elderly or younger, who's situation mightn't be helped by an over stretched medical system.

The next Beta version 2020.1 Revision 120537 is now available to download. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=214227&Itemid=81 Due to the current uncertain situation Lightworks is holding off the release for another week or so. This latest build resolves a couple of regressions that the extra time has allowed the developers to resolve.

I would insure the equipment I personally own or have hired, have personal public liability insurance for my business and employers insurance if I'm employing other freelancers who I'm providing as my crew. If they've hired the other crew members or the rental gear the these items are the production company's responsibility. Other than that, it's up to the production company to take out production insurance for the production.. They should have production insurance, I gather you can get one year cover,. Legal requirements may vary from country to country.

The next Beta of version 2020.1 Revision 120433 is now available to download. https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=213949&Itemid=81 This latest build resolves all the major issues prior to releasing, please be sure to check that this build is working as you expect as Lightworks hope to make it public next week.

The next Beta of version 2020.1 Revision 120339 on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X is now available to download https://www.lwks.com/index.php?optio...3817&Itemid=81 This latest build resolves several issues reported and added further improvements for XAVC playback Lightworks hope to finalise the release version this week

Death of the young has been mentioned quite a few times recently regarding the difference between the two diseases Wikipedia gives this possible reason. "Scientists offer several possible explanations for the high mortality rate of the 1918 influenza pandemic. Some analyses have shown the virus to be particularly deadly because it triggers a cytokine storm, which ravages the stronger immune system of young adults "

The big difference with Spanish flu is that it killed young people, rather than older people, while Coronavirus is generally the reverse.

In the UK, the NHS has difficulty with the flu season because of the bed occupancy by seriously ill elderly patients., especially if they need intensive case. What they don't want is Coronavirus running through the population at the same time, so that it's impossible to carry out other operations because there aren't any beds available, The news people do love a good possible pandemic story, although perhaps taking up half the news show may be a bit much, even if closed down cities do look good.

The next Beta of version 2020.1 Revision 120288 is now available to download https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=213663&Itemid=81 This build resolves the issue with XAVC MXF media and resolves a couple of issues with the Linux version.

The next Beta of version 2020.1 Revision 120260 on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X is now available to download https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=19&id=213603&Itemid=81 Lightworks are confident that they are closing in on an imminent release, there is a known issue in this build with XAVC MXF which they're looking to resolve shortly. There are also fixes.