<story><title>San Francisco declares state of emergency to prepare for coronavirus</title><url>https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-state-of-emergency-coronavirus-covid19-outbreak-2020-2#the-citys-tech-conference-scene-has-also-taken-a-hit-1</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>fluxsauce</author><text>While the sensationalist headline is technically accurate, both the headline and the linked article bury the intent and context of the declaration. In short, don&amp;#x27;t panic.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sfchronicle.com&amp;#x2F;bayarea&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;SF-mayor-London-Breed-declares-state-of-emergency-15083811.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sfchronicle.com&amp;#x2F;bayarea&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;SF-mayor-London-...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; There have been no confirmed coronavirus cases in San Francisco to date, but as infections continue to rise across the world, “we need to allocate more resources to make sure we are prepared,” Breed said at a press conference announcing the emergency declaration.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; “To be clear, this declaration of emergency is all about preparedness. By declaring a state of emergency we are prioritizing the safety of our communities by being prepared.”</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>koheripbal</author><text>I feel like the debate between the &amp;quot;don&amp;#x27;t panic&amp;quot; crowd and the &amp;quot;preppers&amp;quot; is a useless semantic debate between extremists.&lt;p&gt;You want to react the &lt;i&gt;appropriate&lt;/i&gt; amount.  For the time being, you should go about your normal routine, but like the CDC said today, you should &lt;i&gt;prepare&lt;/i&gt; for some major lifestyle disruptions.</text></comment>
<story><title>San Francisco declares state of emergency to prepare for coronavirus</title><url>https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-state-of-emergency-coronavirus-covid19-outbreak-2020-2#the-citys-tech-conference-scene-has-also-taken-a-hit-1</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>fluxsauce</author><text>While the sensationalist headline is technically accurate, both the headline and the linked article bury the intent and context of the declaration. In short, don&amp;#x27;t panic.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sfchronicle.com&amp;#x2F;bayarea&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;SF-mayor-London-Breed-declares-state-of-emergency-15083811.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sfchronicle.com&amp;#x2F;bayarea&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;SF-mayor-London-...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; There have been no confirmed coronavirus cases in San Francisco to date, but as infections continue to rise across the world, “we need to allocate more resources to make sure we are prepared,” Breed said at a press conference announcing the emergency declaration.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; “To be clear, this declaration of emergency is all about preparedness. By declaring a state of emergency we are prioritizing the safety of our communities by being prepared.”</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>d1zzy</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m curious how this &amp;quot;state of emergency&amp;quot; declaration works when everyone is doing it. AFAIK a lot of &amp;quot;state of emergency&amp;quot; declarations are about fund allocations from central sources (state, federal) and that works fine when it&amp;#x27;s used for exceptional cases&amp;#x2F;natural disasters but I doubt this will scale well when the entire country enters a state of emergency. I guess we shall see.</text></comment>