Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Emergency* #18

[Henry2326]

I'm beyond understanding why schools are not closed in WA....it really makes no sense. Closed for one day....

School is cancelled in Snohomish, Wash. tomorrow after a district employee tested positive for coranavirus. Mike Baker on Twitter

 

[Bravo]

I just heard on the sly 3 people tested in my City. Awaiting results. Right now it could be rumour and simply cold/flu. I have First Aid re-cert. in a couple of weeks and Jury Duty March 25th!!!

 

[Trino]

Meanwhile in France....Geez....

VIDEO: Thousands gathered in France at the weekend to break the world record for the largest-ever gathering of Smurfs.
Around 3500 people set aside fears of the #coronavirus to dress up as the characters, which come from a Belgian comic franchise AFP news agency on Twitter

No excuse for stupidity.

 

[JerseyGirl]

The Evening Standard, which will be hitting the newsstands in London this lunchtime, picks up on the warning earlier from the country’s deputy chief medical officer that “many thousands of people” in the UK will contract coronavirus.

Coronavirus live updates: Italy-wide lockdown comes into force

 

[zecats]

New York City doesn't plan to call off its massive March 17th St. Patrick's Day parade on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that officials would watch the virus' spread, with "all options on the table... it'll be a day-to-day thing."

Coronavirus Update: NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade still on amid COVID-19 spread

I'm going to bet he cancels the parade. I also think New York City will be the first to shut down. MOO

BBM Keeping people in or keeping people out? I'm so worried about NYC, I know I've said a thousand times on here. Personal reason, of which I'm aware we all have for somewhere.

 

[Trino]

Meanwhile in France....Geez....

VIDEO: Thousands gathered in France at the weekend to break the world record for the largest-ever gathering of Smurfs.
Around 3500 people set aside fears of the #coronavirus to dress up as the characters, which come from a Belgian comic franchise AFP news agency on Twitter

No excuse for stupidity.

 

[Henry2326]

Only posting this because it's from the BBC....

36 Iranians die of alcohol poisoning following "rumours that drinking alcohol would prevent the coronavirus infection"
Coronavirus: Italy struggles to cope with lockdown - BBC News BBC News (World) on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

A lot. Geez, another Carnival ship?!?

Carnival Cruises ship the Aidasol has been blocked from its Marseille stopover and is idling off the coast of l-Estaque.

The seven-day cruise 'Pearls of the Mediterranean' is due to make the stop in the south of France after visiting Mallorca and Barcelona.

The German cruise ship is able to carry more than 2,100 passengers.

The Aidasol is due to carry on to Livorno and Rome before returning to Mallorca.

This is beyond crazy....

 

[Henry2326]

Harvard moving to online ... asking students not to return to campus after break... (((Howard Forman))) on Twitter

Wow...this is big....

 

[Henry2326]

I trust this guy....he speaks truths....

We’ve updated our total number for U.S. #coronavirus daily testing capacity to account for substantial throughput by California’s public and private labs. Based on our current data, about 16,000 patients can be tested per day in U.S. public, private and academic labs.
Scott Gottlieb, MD on Twitter

 

[JerseyGirl]

BBM Keeping people in or keeping people out? I'm so worried about NYC, I now I've said a thousand times on here. Personal reason, of which I'm aware we all have for somewhere.

My millennial daughter in Brooklyn is hunkering down for a week or so. It really shook her when the Port Authority head, Rich Cotton, was diagnosed with the virus yesterday. She works with someone who was in the same room with this guy:

It's possible Cotton contracted the virus while working in and around airports, Cuomo said.

The authority oversees New York City's John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports, as well as Newark Liberty International and Teterboro airports in New Jersey and Stewart International Airport in Orange County, New York.

It also administers the PATH rail system, the port itself, and bridges, tunnels, commuter ferries, bus terminals and buildings, including the World Trade Center.

Cotton was at a transportation breakfast last week with other members of the industry, said Metropolitan Transit Authority CEO and Chairman Pat Foye, who noted he attended the breakfast but did not speak to Cotton or shake his hand.

Head of the New York/New Jersey port authority has coronavirus, governor says - CNN

 

[Trudie]

If you are worried you might have the coronavirus, pick up the phone before you seek medical treatment. The reason for this is twofold: In very mild cases, your doctor might be able to give you advice on how to treat your symptoms at home without needing to see you in person, which would reduce the number of other people you expose.

"The vast majority of cases are going to be mild, and people are going to recover just like they do from a cold or flu-like illness," said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an infectious diseases doctor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/03/coronavirus-symptoms-test/

 

[zecats]

With the benefit of electricity.
Good time for spring cleaning.

Nope...during Hurricane Sandy, my daughter and SIL lived in Chelsea part of Manhattan and had no electricity, no water, no elevator....and a bulldog that had to be carried up and down 6 flights..

I've been spring cleaning every hour ...house and car.

 

[Trudie]

BBM Keeping people in or keeping people out? I'm so worried about NYC, I now I've said a thousand times on here. Personal reason, of which I'm aware we all have for somewhere.

Are you using public transportation?

 

[Trudie]

Sorry, I mean now if we self isolate, we have the benefit of electricity.

Nope...during Hurricane Sandy, my daughter and SIL lived in Chelsea part of Manhattan and had no electricity, no water, no elevator....and a bulldog that had to be carried up and down 6 flights..

I've been spring cleaning every hour ...house and car.

 

[Trudie]

Harrison Memorial Hospital issued a statement on Saturday saying the first person who tested positive for COVID-19 in Kentucky did not qualify for testing.

Hospital officials said the patient first came to the hospital with flu-like symptoms.

"When symptoms did not subside, the patient returned," said hospital officials.

The hospital did further tests and contacted the state health department, but the health department "determined the patient did not qualify for testing" for the virus, said the hospitals' statement.

Despite the patient not meeting COVID-19 screening criteria, doctors at the hospital admitted the patient due to their condition and placed them in a negative pressure isolation room. The patient was later transferred to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital.
Hospital: First Kentucky coronavirus patient 'did not qualify for testing'

This woman nearly died because she could not be tested. It remains unclear how many she infected before she was finally hospitalized. She was out and about, obviously. She also went to her GP, his office is now closed for two weeks.

 

[zecats]

My millennial daughter in Brooklyn is hunkering down for a week or so. It really shook her when the Port Authority head, Rich Cotton, was diagnosed with the virus yesterday. She works with someone who was in the same room with this guy:

It's possible Cotton contracted the virus while working in and around airports, Cuomo said.

The authority oversees New York City's John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports, as well as Newark Liberty International and Teterboro airports in New Jersey and Stewart International Airport in Orange County, New York.

It also administers the PATH rail system, the port itself, and bridges, tunnels, commuter ferries, bus terminals and buildings, including the World Trade Center.

Cotton was at a transportation breakfast last week with other members of the industry, said Metropolitan Transit Authority CEO and Chairman Pat Foye, who noted he attended the breakfast but did not speak to Cotton or shake his hand.

Head of the New York/New Jersey port authority has coronavirus, governor says - CNN

Thanks for info. I know you are as worried as I am for the same reasons. My kids and their spouses all ride the PATH or the LIRR and MTA to work.

I'm glad your daughter is hunkering. I don't think mine are ...yet. Or if able to work from home even. I hope that fashion catches on very soon!

 

[Richmond]

Cancel Everything

last section of this article "Cancel Everything"

"When the influenza epidemic of 1918 infected a quarter of the U.S. population, killing tens of millions of people, seemingly small choices made the difference between life and death.

"As the disease was spreading, Wilmer Krusen, Philadelphia’s health commissioner, allowed a huge parade to take place on September 28th; some 200,000 people marched. In the following days and weeks, the bodies piled up in the city’s morgues. By the end of the season, 12,000 residents had died.

"In St. Louis, a public health commissioner named Max Starkloff decided to shut the city down. Ignoring the objections of influential businessmen, he closed the city’s schools, bars, cinemas, and sporting events. Thanks to his bold and unpopular actions, the per capita fatality rate in St. Louis was half that of Philadelphia. (In total roughly 1,700 people died from influenza in St Louis.)

"In the coming days, thousands of people across the country will face the choice between becoming a Wilmer Krusen or a Max Starkloff.

"In the moment, it will seem easier to follow Krusen’s example. For a few days, while none of your peers are taking the same steps, moving classes online or canceling campaign events will seem profoundly odd. People are going to get angry. You will be ridiculed as an extremist or an alarmist. But it is still the right thing to do."

bbm

 

[zecats]

Are you using public transportation?

I'm not...yet,. But, my kids all do. And of course I'm scheduled to visit daughter next week to hang out in Hoboken, by traveling NJ Transit trains. Not sure what to do, as she will be home alone with my grandson and was looking for company. SIL is traveling.

I want to be with her to make sure they are ok. And, I want to stay home and make sure DH and myself are also ok. I'm so torn.

 

[Inthedetails]

We survived a major city shut down after Hurricane Sandy. We can handle it.

Of course, we weren't quarantined at home, so just the quarantining and the thought of not being able to leave your home will be a nightmare. Maybe think of it as a snow blizzard, everything shut down?

YES! NYC survived Sandy, survived power outages, survives snowstorms and big water main breaks that flood the streets and subways....NYC survived 9/11 and came out stronger.

Don't count out NYC.

Myopinion.