Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #32

[Lilibet]

Ya gotta love the Baby Boomers.

OK Boomer. From one to another...I couldn’t resist.

 

[24Roses]

Reynolds: 620 COVID-19 tests available in Iowa; prioritizing those hospitalized Here is how many tests were available in Iowa as of yesterday (620). IMO-Iowa has over 3 million people.

 

[Kensie]

How Are the Rich and Famous Jumping the Test Queues? In England, by Paying $425

As the old saying goes, money talks. This is not right.

 

[Trino]

The real problem for Canada is going to be the Snowbirds. Geez, at a Florida Panthers game (NHL), it is the only place ever, where no one roots for the home team. Every one is wearing their maple leaf jerseys, singing "Hail Canada", it feels like being in Montreal.

I'm a snowbird, except currently in Texas. You can bet we're self-isolating in our camper. And, you can bet we 're apprehensive about returning north (US). We're worried about what our home state has.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

It's fine. Expiration dates are pretty much meaningless.
How to Tell Whether Expired Food Is Safe to Eat

NOT necessarily... I have tried old cakes and the taste pretty raunchy. But that particular cake does sound pretty good..so i'd go for it.

 

[MsArk]

Mississippi
60 new cases in the past 24 hrs for a total of 140. 1 death.

Coronavirus COVID-19 - Mississippi State Department of Health

 

[Ray_of_hope]

Good afternoon friends. Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Some good news for a change. Just a 45 minute waiting time.

FDA approves new coronavirus test that promises rapid results - CNNPolitics

 

[Starry Night]

Reynolds: 620 COVID-19 tests available in Iowa; prioritizing those hospitalized Here is how many tests were available in Iowa as of yesterday (620). IMO-Iowa has over 3 million people.

From that article:
"She said there are 162 tests being reviewed daily at the state labs. Iowa Department of Public Health officials say 765 negative tests have been conducted at the State Hygienic Lab. Reynolds emphasized the importance of using current testing for those hospitalized and showing symptoms." Wonder how many tests they had to begin with?

 

[cody22]

Americans Drop Kale and Quinoa to Lock Down With Chips and Oreos

I think they looked in my pantry!!! Chips and cookies do have a long shelf life.

There has never been a cookie of any kind that lived a long life in my home.....moo

 

[Starry Night]

Reynolds: 620 COVID-19 tests available in Iowa; prioritizing those hospitalized Here is how many tests were available in Iowa as of yesterday (620). IMO-Iowa has over 3 million people.

From that article:
"She said there are 162 tests being reviewed daily at the state labs. Iowa Department of Public Health officials say 765 negative tests have been conducted at the State Hygienic Lab. Reynolds emphasized the importance of using current testing for those hospitalized and showing symptoms." Wonder how many tests they had to begin with?
Found test data for some states here:
COVID-19/Coronavirus Live Updates With Credible Sources in US and Canada | 1Point3Acres

and here:
The COVID Tracking Project

 

[Trudie]

San Francisco's Sidewalk Poop Crisis, Explained - CityLab

People pooping....I mean stooping to this level are not interested in health issues, imo

Anyone who is filing for unemployment, stay up late, and file on the literal stroke of midnight tonight. I am not sure if states are waiving a waiting week or not.

I am sure that when people start filing, systems are going to overwhelm.

Ours is crashing multiple Xs daily per news reports.

 

[CSIDreamer]

I don't think we will know until they can test for antibodies ~ assuming we DO develop antibodies.

I think this virus has been around longer than officially recognized.

I think it has been, too. There were several people sick with "some weird virus" near me earlier. Much earlier. Same symptoms. They were sick for a month. Jmo

 

[Trudie]

I just ordered some make-up in case I ever get to leave home again and put it on again

put your make up on every day, do it for yourself. We don’t have to go out to feel good & take care of ourselves. Moo I decided years ago to be a stay at home mom to my animals, I still get up & do my hair & makeup like I have somewhere to go besides the pasture.

I think they looked in my pantry!!! Chips and cookies do have a long shelf life.

re: your link, how odd so many are in a frenzy over Covid yet ignore other health habits they can easily control. Smh. Cray cray world. Moo

 

[Trudie]

Ontario, Canada

People and businesses found breaking the new social distancing rules will be fined, Ontario Provincial Police said Friday.

Individuals could be fined up to $1,000 while corporations could face fines of up to $500,000, OPP said in a news release.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...QWfGvXlBHs5mq0g5vJveJzyx6cCVKCKeBMcPSKD4lq4rY

love this, I think it needs to be expanded to include other “Things” that are considered risky. Moo

 

[Kensie]

Kroger offering full sick pay, cash bonus to employees working during COVID-19 crisis

Looks like good intentions but the amount of money is not much but definitely better than nothing.

 

[kodi]

Back in 2005 the National Institutes of Health published on choloquine’s effectiveness in treating coronavirus in primates!

Chloroquine is a potent inhibitor of SARS coronavirus infection and spread

Virol J. 2005; 2: 69.
Published online 2005 Aug 22. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-2-69
PMCID: PMC1232869
PMID: 16115318
Chloroquine is a potent inhibitor of SARS coronavirus infection and spread


Background

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a newly discovered coronavirus (SARS-CoV). No effective prophylactic or post-exposure therapy is currently available.

Results
We report, however, that chloroquine has strong antiviral effects on SARS-CoV infection of primate cells. These inhibitory effects are observed when the cells are treated with the drug either before or after exposure to the virus, suggesting both prophylactic and therapeutic advantage. In addition to the well-known functions of chloroquine such as elevations of endosomal pH, the drug appears to interfere with terminal glycosylation of the cellular receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2. This may negatively influence the virus-receptor binding and abrogate the infection, with further ramifications by the elevation of vesicular pH, resulting in the inhibition of infection and spread of SARS CoV at clinically admissible concentrations.

Conclusion
Chloroquine is effective in preventing the spread of SARS CoV in cell culture. Favorable inhibition of virus spread was observed when the cells were either treated with chloroquine prior to or after SARS CoV infection. In addition, the indirect immunofluorescence assay described herein represents a simple and rapid method for screening SARS-CoV antiviral compounds.

Keywords: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, chloroquine, inhibition, therapy


Chloroquine, a relatively safe, effective and cheap drug used for treating many human diseases including malaria, amoebiosis and human immunodeficiency virus is effective in inhibiting the infection and spread of SARS CoV in cell culture. The fact that the drug has significant inhibitory antiviral effect when the susceptible cells were treated either prior to or after infection suggests a possible prophylactic and therapeutic use.

I considered hitting my like button a dozen times so you received a dozen alerts equating to just how much I like this post. But instead, to save your sanity, THANK YOU.

 

[Kensie]

Ontario, Canada

People and businesses found breaking the new social distancing rules will be fined, Ontario Provincial Police said Friday.

Individuals could be fined up to $1,000 while corporations could face fines of up to $500,000, OPP said in a news release.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...QWfGvXlBHs5mq0g5vJveJzyx6cCVKCKeBMcPSKD4lq4rY

So what happens if you get fined and don't pay --- go to jail?

Hopefully, the fear of getting fined will make people pay attention.

 

[ilovewings]

In the state where I live they are urging us to order carry out and delivery from restaurants to help support them. But I feel this is a bad idea. People are still handling your food, and we have no way of knowing whether everyone is truly washing hand, disinfecting counters, etc.

All it takes is one sick person to infect countless others.





Locally the news stations, radio hosts, and Yelp are recommending restaurant delivery using UberEats, DoorDash, etc. That is even worse because you are adding an additional person handling your food. Even if the food is in a box or bag, coronavirus can live for 24 hours or more on cardboard and plastic.

Also, the same Uber drivers that deliver food also provide rides to passengers when they aren’t on a food delivery run. How many people have been in the car where your food is being delivered?

I'm a snowbird, except currently in Texas. You can bet we're self-isolating in our camper. And, you can bet we 're apprehensive about returning north (US). We're worried about what our home state has.

We are in Florida, planning to go back to Michigan in April: if we are lucky enough to avoid the virus here, i am concerned about travelling- eating at restaurants, staying in a hotel, stopping at different places and using the bathrooms- that is kinda making me think maybe we should stay here in Florida (Lee County) a bit longer.

 

[Trudie]

Dr. brilliant said if it is discovered Covid hangs in the air like measles, we have a bigger problem. I’m afraid this is in fact airborne and too many unknowns prevents WHO from telling us.

They Say Coronavirus Isn't Airborne—but It's Definitely Borne by Air
There are very good reasons to believe—and good reasons for public-health officials to assure the public—that the new coronavirus virus isn’t “airborne” in that specific and apocalyptic sense. But the definition used by these officials may also be obscuring vital details of transmission. In particular, it papers over all the nuances in how someone’s virus-laden cough or sneeze or breath really travels through the air. The authorities employ a rule of thumb for distinguishing what they call “droplets” from “aerosols.” Droplets are often defined as being larger than 5 microns in diameter, and forming a direct spray that is propelled by cough or sneeze up to 2 meters away from the source patient. Aerosols, in this scenario, are smaller gobs of potentially biohazardous material that may remain afloat for longer distances.

 

[Trudie]

We are in Florida, planning to go back to Michigan in April: if we are lucky enough to avoid the virus here, i am concerned about travelling- eating at restaurants, staying in a hotel, stopping at different places and using the bathrooms- that is kinda making me think maybe we should stay here in Florida (Lee County) a bit longer.

where in MI? They are getting a lot of positive tests. I have a home in western MI, my snow loving pals are living like the rest of us.