Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Pandemic* #20

[MyBelle]

What a clever decision! All people traveling from the EU to the USA will take flights from the UK.

If the traveler doesn't have a UK passport, they won't be allowed to enter the U.S.

JMO

 

[beatrixpotter]

I didn't hear all of Trump's speech. But dang...50 billion dollars! This seems pretty unprecedented.

 

[SAMS]

The Spectator Index on Twitter

Breaking: JUST IN: Tom Hanks and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus

 

[Lilibet]

There was very little said by the Pres about testing in this country. Very little about social distancing.

 

[margarita25]

I didn't hear all of Trump's speech. But dang...50 billion dollars! This seems pretty unprecedented.

Live updates: Coronavirus cases pass 115,000 worldwide - CNN

 

[margarita25]

Trump says he will ban all travel from Europe for 30 days
March 11, 2020 - 9:08 PM

 

[Lilibet]

Ron Klain (Ebola under Obama) and Chris Hayes on Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.

 

[bears10]

Unfortunately we all know someone that insists on being out and about when they are sick. Almost every time I’m at a grocery I hear a couple women in convo discussing how sick they are. Of course everyone in line at the WMT pharmacy are sick and most just left the UTC/doctor. Truth be known, a lot of the population show no regard for anyone other than their own.

I blame this on our culture, especially work culture. Sure, many of us get sick days, but bosses are notorious for making employees feel guilty or even as if their job is at risk for using them. I feel like we are conditioned to keep trucking when we are sick.

 

[Lilibet]

The Spectator Index on Twitter

Breaking: JUST IN: Tom Hanks and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus

Noooooooooo!!!!

 

[margarita25]

Trump suspends travel between US and Europe for 30 days
2 mins ago

“Trump says “we are marshalling the full power” of the government and private sector to protect the American people.”

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Trump suspends travel from Europe for 30 days as part of response to 'foreign' coronavirus
UPDATED MOMENTS AGO


“Trump also announced that he would ask Congress for legislative action to provide payroll tax relief, as well as other measures for several groups impacted by the virus.

In addition to legislation, Trump said he would instruct the Small Business Administration to “provide capital and liquidity” to small businesses.”

 

[jjenny]

I blame this on our culture, especially work culture. Sure, many of us get sick days, but bosses are notorious for making employees feel guilty or even as if their job is at risk for using them. I feel like we are conditioned to keep trucking when we are sick.

That's exactly right.

 

[Tadpole12]

The Spectator Index on Twitter

Breaking: JUST IN: Tom Hanks and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus

Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Test Positive For Coronavirus – Deadline

Outbreak hits 'Elvis Presley' film

 

[155etta]

“Even the island nation of Iceland has not escaped, with more than 85 [SARS-CoV-2] infections in a population of about 364,000, one of the highest number of cases per capita worldwide.”
Via NYT.

Dr Kevin Purcell on Twitter

Haha! I read that quickly and thought it said Dr. Kevin Purell!

 

[24Roses]

Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference banning fans starting Thursday

 

[gregjrichards]

Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus in Australia

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have coronavirus. He wrote in a post on Instagram:

“Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive.”

Coronavirus live updates: US suspends all travel from Europe for 30 days, excluding UK

 

[otto]

Live updates: Coronavirus cases pass 115,000 worldwide - CNN

126,262 now.
4633 deaths

 

[zecats]

Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Test Positive For Coronavirus – Deadline

Outbreak hits 'Elvis Presley' film

In a separate statement from Warners they say that they became “aware that a company member” from the film “tested positive for COVID-19” and are “working closely with Australian health agencies to identify and contact anyone who may have come in direct contact with the individual.”

Deadline received a statement directly from Hanks:

“Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive.

Well, now. What to do next? The Medical Officials have protocols that must be followed. We Hanks’ will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires. Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no?

 

[Pi Thoughts]

The coronavirus can live on some surfaces for as long as two to three days, tests have shown.

In findings that have not been reviewed yet by other scientists, research showed the virus could also live in the air for several hours, AP reported.

However, researchers stress the results don’t prove that anyone has been infected by breathing the virus from the air or touching contaminated surfaces.

The tests by US Government and other scientists were posted Wednesday on a site where researchers can quickly share their work before publication.

“We’re not by any way saying there is aerosolised transmission of the virus,” National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases study leader Neeltje van Doremalen told AP.

But she said the work showed the virus was able to stay viable for long periods in those conditions, so it was theoretically possible.

The tests found the virus could be detected up to three hours later in the air, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel.
New research suggests virus can live on surfaces for days

 

[asyousay]

The Spectator Index on Twitter

Breaking: JUST IN: Tom Hanks and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus

just as well he is rich and can get great medical care as he is definitely at risk as he has diabetes.

 

[jjenny]

Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus in Australia

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have coronavirus. He wrote in a post on Instagram:

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Coronavirus live updates: US suspends all travel from Europe for 30 days, excluding UK

Sounds like they have mild symptoms, at least so far.