tinydancer
Diamond Member
I'm already seeing posts mocking anyone who has concerns about an ebola outbreak. Those mocking are fools. I pray it doesn't but if you get an outbreak of ebola like we had with SARS it really is a nightmarish situation.
I lived in Southern Ontario in a bedroom community outside of Toronto when SARS hit. Very few became ill and less than 50 people died but for six months it was living hell for the citizens of Toronto and the surrounding areas.
The economic toll was unreal. The personal toll was beyond belief. SARS wreaked havoc with millions of peoples lives.
Even if you hadn't been exposed when they started to shut down hospitals women were quarantined with their newborn babies.
Sons and daughters were denied entry to hospitals to be with dying parents. Businesses were shut down. Money was lost hand over fist for Toronto businesses.
Tourists were afraid to come. Conventions were cancelled. People were on edge everywhere. Many wore masks even to Blue Jays games.
Fear was palpable. It got to the point that our Prime Minister flew in from Ottawa to eat at a Chinese restaurant to show people that they could still go out to eat.
Didn't convince many. I'm not putting this up to be a fear monger. Au contraire. Just trying to inform that if a serious outbreak hits where you live you better be prepared for some really weird times.
Here's the financial wrap. It really hurt the city.
SARS fallout to cost Toronto economy about $1 billion: Conference Board
CBC News Posted: Dec 04, 2003 10:25 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 04, 2003 10:25 AM
The fallout from the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Toronto is expected to the shave about $1 billion from the city's economy this year, the Conference Board of Canada is forecasting.
Toronto's real gross domestic product was expected to grow by 3.8 per cent in 2003, prior to the outbreak of SARS, the private research organization said. In the wake of the outbreak, the Conference Board has dropped growth projection for Toronto to 3.3 per cent in 2003.
"The SARS outbreak will have a heavy impact on the tourism, transportation, and retail trade sectors," Mario Lefebvre, the associate director of the Conference Board's metropolitan economic outlook, said.
The Conference Board said the impact of SARS alone on tourism excluding airport traffic is estimated to be a loss of $350 million this year, a nine per cent decrease. Reduced airport activity will lead to an additional loss of $220 million, while non-tourism related retail sales will be cut by $380 million.
SARS fallout to cost Toronto economy about 1 billion Conference Board - Business - CBC News
I lived in Southern Ontario in a bedroom community outside of Toronto when SARS hit. Very few became ill and less than 50 people died but for six months it was living hell for the citizens of Toronto and the surrounding areas.
The economic toll was unreal. The personal toll was beyond belief. SARS wreaked havoc with millions of peoples lives.
Even if you hadn't been exposed when they started to shut down hospitals women were quarantined with their newborn babies.
Sons and daughters were denied entry to hospitals to be with dying parents. Businesses were shut down. Money was lost hand over fist for Toronto businesses.
Tourists were afraid to come. Conventions were cancelled. People were on edge everywhere. Many wore masks even to Blue Jays games.
Fear was palpable. It got to the point that our Prime Minister flew in from Ottawa to eat at a Chinese restaurant to show people that they could still go out to eat.
Didn't convince many. I'm not putting this up to be a fear monger. Au contraire. Just trying to inform that if a serious outbreak hits where you live you better be prepared for some really weird times.
Here's the financial wrap. It really hurt the city.
SARS fallout to cost Toronto economy about $1 billion: Conference Board
CBC News Posted: Dec 04, 2003 10:25 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 04, 2003 10:25 AM
The fallout from the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Toronto is expected to the shave about $1 billion from the city's economy this year, the Conference Board of Canada is forecasting.
Toronto's real gross domestic product was expected to grow by 3.8 per cent in 2003, prior to the outbreak of SARS, the private research organization said. In the wake of the outbreak, the Conference Board has dropped growth projection for Toronto to 3.3 per cent in 2003.
"The SARS outbreak will have a heavy impact on the tourism, transportation, and retail trade sectors," Mario Lefebvre, the associate director of the Conference Board's metropolitan economic outlook, said.
The Conference Board said the impact of SARS alone on tourism excluding airport traffic is estimated to be a loss of $350 million this year, a nine per cent decrease. Reduced airport activity will lead to an additional loss of $220 million, while non-tourism related retail sales will be cut by $380 million.
SARS fallout to cost Toronto economy about 1 billion Conference Board - Business - CBC News