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Henry2326 said:
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Panic-buying in Tokyo as residents asked to hunker down for weekend Cherry blossoms must wait, Tokyo governor says, amid supply queues in coronavirus battle Reuters on Twitter
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Japanese PM blasted after wife photographed partying under cherry blossoms

At the height of Japan's cherry blossom season, as Tokyo residents were being asked to give up their cherished annual rite of picnicking under the cherry trees, another headache for Prime Minister Abe was a-bloomin'. A photo on the NEWS Post Seven website showed wife Akie Abe right smack where her fellow citizens would love to be — partying with friends under a lush bower of pink blossoms.


Coronavirus updates: U.K. leader tests positive as U.S. states seek help
 
GEORGIA.....ummmm... hes ok if the locals do it, but hes not going to....ok

Several Metro city leaders were given a presentation Monday that prompted their emergency declarations . It was made by @CarlosdelRio7 , and warned of grim outcomes without a shelter-in-place. Hear from some of those leaders at 11 @wsbtv
Nicole Carr on Twitter

Kemp asked why no shelter in place order says he’s listening to data, Dr. Toomey and his team. Said his task force has “the brightest of minds in this state.” Says governing the state is different than what cities have done, though he said he’s supportive of mayors locking down.
Scott Trubey on Twitter
 
JetBlue to fly medical volunteers to New York for free

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo commended JetBlue for donating flights to medical volunteers heading to New York to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.

"JetBlue is currently working with many of our community non-profit partners and government agencies to help get medical professionals and much-needed supplies to the places where they are needed most," the airline said.

Coronavirus updates: U.K. leader tests positive as U.S. states seek help
 
KAI KUPFERSCHMIDT

There will be other Bergamos. News from New York or London is dire. Governments there acted late. There was less #physicaldistancing and less testing in UK and US than in other places. And we are barely beginning to see the extent of #covid19 spread in Latin America and Africa.

The US was on notice ever since it became clear there was undetected spread in Washington State. @trvrb tweeted about the “enormous implications” of the first two genomes from that outbreak on 1.3. So much time wasted, so many lives.
Trevor Bedford on Twitter

The peak in ICU need in Wuhan came four weeks after the peak in #covid19 cases, so it will take weeks to see the full cost of that inaction. And it feels like that simple fact STILL has not quite sunk in.

Everyone knows there are some places that managed to suppress #covid19: China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea. We have talked a lot about what worked there and what lessons countries have or haven’t applied. (@sciencecohen and I wrote about that here: Mass testing, school closings, lockdowns: Countries pick tactics in ‘war’ against coronavirus | Science | AAAS

For now, consensus is to do the same and try to suppress #SARSCoV2 completely. We are all Wuhan now. Aggressive action is needed to reduce transmission of the virus through society-wide measures, identifying cases and isolating them, finding their contacts and quarantining them.

It will be a struggle, but we know that it can be done. At great cost. The question is what happens then. It’s clear we cannot keep this up for 18 months. So how are the countries doing that have been doing this for a while?

What is happening in Singapore and Hong Kong? @gmleunghku thinks it is “response fatigue”: "We were the poster children because we started early. And we went quite heavy, right? And so it's two months already, and people are really getting very tired."

Once the virus has been suppressed, if we can keep the reproduction number around 1, an outbreak won’t grow into a catastrophe quickly. So are there measures we can lift without the virus resurfacing? Are there ways of making others more sustainable? Those are the next questions.

Kai Kupferschmidt on Twitter
 
Henry2326 said:
NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans being neglected once again. Of the 5,000 ventilators requested from the federal stockpile, "the state has received zero." #RememberKatrina #COVID19 State moving beds into convention center this weekend to prep for looming overflow of coronavirus patients
Eric Feigl-Ding on Twitter

Those numbers kept New Orleans on a trajectory to run out of ventilators by the first week in April, and to run out of hospital beds for patients by April 8th-10th, Edwards said.
“This isn’t conjecture,” Edwards said. “This isn’t some flimsy theory. This isn’t a scare tactic. This is what’s going to happen.”
The governor also said he requested 5,000 ventilators from the federal stockpile, but the state has received zero. Meanwhile, he got 92 of a 100-ventilator request and hoped to land another 100 in the coming days.
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My state. Our governor is working day and night. Closed schools a couple of weeks ago. Only essential businesses opened.
 
Egypt forces Guardian journalist to leave after coronavirus story

Egypt forces Guardian journalist to leave after coronavirus story | Egypt | The Guardian

On 17 March, Michaelson’s press accreditation was revoked. The Guardian offered the Egyptian authorities the chance to write a letter for publication rebutting its report or the Canadian study, but received no response to the offer.

The following day, British diplomatic officials and the SIS passed on the message to Michaelson that she needed to meet Egypt’s visa issuance authority.

Michaelson, who is also a German citizen, said she was advised by German diplomatic officials in Cairo that she should not attend the meeting under any circumstances. “They said, ‘We do not believe it’s safe for you to go to this meeting. You’re at high risk of arrest and you should get on a plane,’” she said.
 
Coronavirus: Tesco steps up measures to avert virus stockpiling

Tesco is limiting new online shopping orders to 80 items following a surge in order sizes as households fill their fridges, freezers and cupboards amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The UK's biggest retailer said the restriction would also allow its expanded delivery operation to serve more customers, especially the vulnerable, as the grocery sector battles high demand while keeping staff and customers safe at the same time.


The chain said a typical online shopping basket ahead of the COVID-19 crisis would have averaged around 60 items but many, more recently, were totalling over 100.
 
Ireland's death toll doubles and Boris Johnson has the virus: Today's Covid-19 main points

(Ireland)

IRELAND HAS SEEN its biggest rise in deaths from the coronavirus in a single day, after 10 new deaths were confirmed by the Department of Health last night.

The death toll here has now more than doubled to 19, while the number of cases now stands at 1,819.

Also last night, the Dáil passed new emergency measures dealing with issues such as a nationwide rent freeze, a ban on evictions, measures to allow the re-enlistment of former members to the Defence Forces, as well as retired health workers to be re-hired.



On the international front, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for Covid-19 and the US has now become the epicentre of the disease globally, surpassing China and Italy as the country with the highest number of confirmed cases of the illness.

Here are today’s main Covid-19 points:

  • A further 10 deaths from Covid-19 and 255 new cases in the Republic of Ireland were confirmed last night.
  • Bus and train services will operate on reduced schedules, about 80% of normal capacity, from next week.
  • The government has also announced that prison visits will stop from tomorrow and be replaced by electronic visits.
  • The Peruvian government has given Ireland the green light to fly over 130 Irish citizens out of Peru in the next few days.
  • Emergency measures addressing resources within six departments, including housing and health, were passed in the Dáil last night.
  • The government has said that nearly all Covid-19 unemployment benefit claims it received up to close of business yesterday will be paid by next Tuesday.
  • Ryan Tubridy will not present the Late Late Show tonight due to a “persistent cough” with the show to be presented by Miriam O’Callaghan instead.
  • Internal bank documents reveal that AIB’s Covid-19 mortgage break originally required customers to have two months of savings to qualify before the bank met with the Minister for Finance.
  • The Department of Health’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has reminded people of all ages to follow guidelines on social distancing amid reports of young people being admitted to intensive care with the coronavirus.
  • Homeless charity DePaul is to open a 100-bed cocooning unit in conjunction with the HSE and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive.
 
"This is perhaps the greatest opportunity in decades to teach children about life's delicate balance between looking out for ourselves and doing what we want, and looking out for others and doing what is best for the country," says Mike Erwin, the co-founder and chairman of The Positivity Project - Empowering Students to Build Positive Relationships, which partners with educators to help them empower young people through positive relationships.

Yesterday, my kids and I drew rainbows and taped them to the road-facing windows of our house — part of an initiative shared on a local Facebook page set up to share resources, support, and tips during our nationwide lockdown. It turns out that it's not just a local thing — kids all over the world are doing it, too. "You can create a neighborhood treasure hunt in your windows," says Justine Bruyère, a lecturer on the reading education program in the department of teaching and learning at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College. "Setting a theme can help: alphabet day, farm animals day, colors day, and so on. Create a master 'treasure hunt' style list of the images on the street, then take your kids for a walk and look for all the items on the list."

This one checks more than one box. Brightly-colored images in windows put smiles on the faces of passersby, and crafting is also a good way to keep kids busy and creative during long stretches of time at home.

Marcy Singer-Gabella, a professor in the department of teaching and learning at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, suggests following your kid's lead when it comes to taking actions that can have a positive effect on the world. "'Children can — and usually do — come up with great ideas all on their own," she says. "So be careful not to direct their thinking too much."

"Modeling is so important, as is making visceral to kids what it feels like to give as well as receive kindness," Singer-Gabella says. On that note, Bruyère suggests writing a "gratitude list" with your kids and displaying it in your home. This might include gratitude for doctors and nurses, food, people who keep you informed, and a neighborhood of people who care. By reminding your children of all the ways in which others are showing respect and love for them, they see the importance in paying it forward.

It's difficult to keep kids away from social media at the best of times, and with so much focus on the new coronavirus, there's the risk of overexposure to negative stories. "Every day, scan the news for the people who are going good," Bruyère says. From the grocery store owners in Scotland who are giving away free "COVID-19 kits" to the over-65s, to the artists putting on impromptu free concerts via social media, take the time to talk about these positive stories with your kids.

"By sharing the good we are seeing in the world, we give children the language of hope and possibility in a time that is filled with worry," Bruyère says.
How parents can use coronavirus to teach kids about compassion
 
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