Attendance next year?

[PhiAlphaBoy]

I'll tell you what, I've had a mild cough and been extremely run down for the past month...no fever though. I know my body well and know that something's not quite right. I've been following social distancing and staying home since mid-March, only going to get pick up food and grocery store and always wearing a mask in public places. It makes me wonder if I've had a mild case of this beast, and makes me wish that testing was available to everyone so I can get some answers. Yesterday and today have been the first back to back days where I've felt like my old self. It's really the first time I haven't taken a step back in over a month

[Da Coach]

I'll tell you what, I've had a mild cough and been extremely run down for the past month...no fever though. I know my body well and know that something's not quite right. I've been following social distancing and staying home since mid-March, only going to get pick up food and grocery store and always wearing a mask in public places. It makes me wonder if I've had a mild case of this beast, and makes me wish that testing was available to everyone so I can get some answers. Yesterday and today have been the first back to back days where I've felt like my old self. It's really the first time I haven't taken a step back in over a month

I know several people who had similar respiratory illnesses in March and April, but never got sick enough to seek medical attention. A couple of them have already had antibody tests done and show positive. This means they had coronavirus and recovered. It fits with a lot of studies done around the country that show there are many more people who were infected than was earlier thought.
Here are just a few of many articles now reporting that positive antibody tests far outnumber the cases that were known-

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01095-0

https://news.usc.edu/168987/antibody-testing-results-covid-19-infections-los-angeles-county/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/health/santa-clara-coronavirus-infections-study/index.html

For anyone who wants to be tested, the antibody test is available in Peoria (and in most places). You need a doctor's order, but if you already have a doctor, most will send an order without needing to see you. The antibody is available at Quest Diagnostics Lab, 6926 N University St., Peoria (Tanglewood Shopping Plaza), and it costs around $75. The test needs to be ordered by a doctor, but it should be covered by medical insurance or Medicare if the doctor orders it with a diagnosis code.

[Dub]

I had an email interaction yesterday with the leadership in the Bradley Ticket Office, and received confirmation that they will be moving forward with season ticket renewals very shortly.

[Da Coach]

I had an email interaction yesterday with the leadership in the Bradley Ticket Office, and received confirmation that they will be moving forward with season ticket renewals very shortly.

[Jim]

I had an email interaction yesterday with the leadership in the Bradley Ticket Office, and received confirmation that they will be moving forward with season ticket renewals very shortly.

Did they say anything relating to refunding the cost of season tickets if fans are not allowed to attend the games after the season starts?

[Dub]

I didn’t ask any further questions. I trust they will treat us as fairly as possible, but I’m sure the situation is fluid right now. I still think this is gonna clear up by fall, and all of this will be in the rear view for those willing to brave the world. No doubt attendance in large crowds will be impacted everywhere.

[Da Coach]

I am sure there will be refunds for any games not played. I hope that is not a reason anyone considers when they buy season tickets or individual game tickets.

[BravesWinINStyle]

Da Coach, why did SARS suddenly disappear in early 2004 never to be seen again?

[Da Coach]

Da Coach, why did SARS suddenly disappear in early 2004 never to be seen again?

It is a question that even the top virus scientists don't really know all the answers. SARS (also known now as SARS-CoV-1) was a highly infectious virus with a high mortality rate of around 10% that spread from China to other parts of the world, and threatened to become a pandemic in 2003.
SARS, like Covid-19, is a coronavirus. There are dozens of known coronaviruses. All but a few have only been seen in lower animals like bats, dogs, cats, and other mammals. It is believed that mutations happen frequently in coronaviruses, and that may be what allows a new strain to emerge or for a strain to jump to human hosts. But likewise, mutations are thought to be a factor that can change the course of viral outbreaks like SARS (and hopefully Covid-19). Public health measures were important in limiting transmission and eliminating the disease in 2003 (a few more cases were seen in 2004 due to a laboratory accident), but the SARS virus itself likely underwent a number of mutations that changed it's nature and may have made it incapable of infecting humans. The leading theory is that it mutated back to a form that only affects lower animals.
No cases have been seen since 2004. The virus still exists in laboratory samples in several places in the world.

Here are a couple sources with more info-
https://www.everydayhealth.com/cold-...d-to-sars.aspx
A bit more scientific- http://somatosphere.net/2016/where-h...onavirus.html/