Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #47

[wishBones1962]

You certainly have a lot on your plate. I am glad you got out of your relationship and are safe. Take it one day at a time. You really are a hero taking all of this on. We are here for you ((hugs))

Thank you. WS is a good community.

 

[Bravo]

Thank you. WS is a good community.

That it is. Make sure you are taking care of yourself as well.

 

[LadyL]

'We're Not Afraid of Any Virus': Crowds Gathered Outside of Ohio Statehouse Protesting Coronavirus Shutdowns

I can't post what I think about this. Grrr.

 

[pocketaccent]

Gov. Newsom unveils his plan to lift California’s stay-at-home order

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday unveiled a series of guidelines to re-open California’s economy and relax the statewide stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic.
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They are:
1. Expanding the state’s testing capacity, as well as the ability to appropriately track, trace and isolate individuals who test positive for, or are exposed to, COVID-19.

2. Maintaining vigilance in protecting the most vulnerable from infection and spread, primarily seniors and immunocompromised individuals.

3. Address the ongoing needs of hospitals, in relation to potential surges and ensuring that doctors, nurse and staff have the appropriate protective gear they need, such as N95 masks.

4. Engaging with research partners to develop therapeutics and potentially a vaccine.

5. Enacting guidelines on what physical distancing would look like within businesses, schools, and public and private facilities. That could mean re-drawing floor plans so people can practice safe social distancing outside the home.

6. Increasing capacity to adjust levels of physical distancing and having the the ability to reinstate “more rigorous controls” as needed — toggling from stricter to looser interventions, “back and forth as things change,” according to the governor.

He did not offer a timeline on when these indicators could be achieved, noting that such a framework likely will not come for at least another two weeks. But he did assure people these restrictions will not last forever.
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Officials cautioned, however, that even once restrictions are loosened, things won’t be as they were before the pandemic. For instance, restaurants will probably have fewer tables, temperatures checks may become the norm at establishments to and protective face coverings will likely remain common in public.

And when schools start back up again in the fall, arrival times could be staggered and classrooms reconfigured to enforce social distancing among students, teachers and staff.
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[BUF]

If a face mask will be required at restaurants, how would you eat & drink?

 

[pocketaccent]

AAA policyholders to receive auto insurance refund checks during COVID-19 shutdown
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Under the new $125 million relief package, AAA members with auto insurance policies in effect from March 16, 2020 to May 15, 2020 will receive a 20% policy refund check for this period, the Auto Club Enterprises Insurance Group said in a statement.
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[Trino]

If a face mask will be required at restaurants, how would you eat & drink?

Only required on wait staff and employees. There's more info out there.

But, I would not go to a restaurant where the waiters were wearning masks and gloves.

 

[otto]

AAA policyholders to receive auto insurance refund checks during COVID-19 shutdown
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Under the new $125 million relief package, AAA members with auto insurance policies in effect from March 16, 2020 to May 15, 2020 will receive a 20% policy refund check for this period, the Auto Club Enterprises Insurance Group said in a statement.
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I think this is odd. People need to self-isolate, to ensure they don't spread the virus, but taking a short drive to keep the engine running smoothly should not be a problem. I really don't understand why car insurance should be refunded. Is the policy on hold for a couple of months - if something happens during that time they are not covered by insurance?

 

[Trino]

Sweden is not doing nothing. People over 70 are recommended to stay home except for short walks, post-secondary institutions were closed on March 18. It's a different type of management, but it's not "do nothing."

More available here: COVID-19 - The Public Health Agency of Sweden

And here's the rest of the story. Scientists are saying this is a failure.
Sweden: 22 Scientists Say Coronavirus Strategy Has Failed As Deaths Top 1,000

 

[Bravo]

Only required on wait staff and employees. There's more info out there.

But, I would not go to a restaurant where the waiters were wearning masks and gloves.

I wouldn't want to work at one where customers were not.

 

[Tillicum]

I just realized that babies born recently and the next 12-18 months are gonna think this is normal.

 

[Trino]

I just realized that babies born recently and the next 12-18 months are gonna think this is normal.

Maybe they'll be scared of people not wearing a mask (LOL).

 

[Bravo]

I just realized that babies born recently and the next 12-18 months are gonna think this is normal.

I know. As I have posted prior our 1st Grand arriving this summer
Grammy you have really bad hair and why do you wear a mask lol

 

[Bravo]

Maybe they'll be scared of people not wearing a mask (LOL).

Yeah the phase of "making strange" will be very strange.

 

[Tillicum]

I know. As I have posted prior our 1st Grand arriving this summer
Grammy you have really bad hair and why do you wear a mask lol

Nah we're all gonna have really bad hair. It will be normal

 

[RoadToSerfdom]

I think this is odd. People need to self-isolate, to ensure they don't spread the virus, but taking a short drive to keep the engine running smoothly should not be a problem. I really don't understand why car insurance should be refunded. Is the policy on hold for a couple of months - if something happens during that time they are not covered by insurance?

They are not cancelling the insurance they are just lowering the price by 20% and sending a check to everyone who already paid the full amount original price. Many companies are doing it so I imagine there is peer pressure to do this to make customers happy and still make a profit just not a windfall profit they would have had.

 

[Lilibet]

Coyotes, bobcats and bears: Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park


Sorry if this is a repost.

I hadn’t seen it, so thank you. Yosemite is one of my favorite places. I would love to be hunkered down there right now!

 

[otto]

And here's the rest of the story. Scientists are saying this is a failure.
Sweden: 22 Scientists Say Coronavirus Strategy Has Failed As Deaths Top 1,000

Sweden isn't the only country that is described as a big fail. Governance strategies will be assessed then the pandemic has passed, and that is the best time identify which countries got it right and which ones did not.

 

[shotgun09]

I just realized that babies born recently and the next 12-18 months are gonna think this is normal.

Due to social distancing, our grandsons ...2/12 and 6 weeks old, know us only through Facetime now. We can't wait to hug and cuddle for reals!

 

[HongKongPhooey]

Nah we're all gonna have really bad hair. It will be normal

I cut my own fringe (bangs?) today. It's a slippery slope