Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #75

[musicaljoke]

I don’t know if anyone posted this . It’s kinda sad we’ve never had a fence along our border but one went up today on the USA side we think it’s because of covid but we’re not sure Fence erected on stretch of Canada-U.S. border near Vancouver

Well, that pretty ugly for sure. The US built a fence to stop US migrants from coming into Canada? Oh really? It sure as heck isn't about Canadians hopping the border and bringing Covid into the US. Sheesh!

Canada has nothing to do with this fence.

 

[anneg]

I wasn't able to find the 90% death rate in this article. The death rate is high for over 65 but wasn't 90%.
Was it a particular comorbidity that was 90%?

I think in the end they are just saying that people 65 and older account for most of the deaths from COVID-19. This paper is not very easy to make sense of.

"Conclusions
People <65 years old have very small risks of COVID-19 death even in pandemic epicenters and deaths for people <65 years without underlying predisposing conditions are remarkably uncommon. Strategies focusing specifically on protecting high-risk elderly individuals should be considered in managing the pandemic."

 

[I'm Just Here]

Well, that pretty ugly for sure. The US built a fence to stop US migrants from coming into Canada? Oh really? It sure as heck isn't about Canadians hopping the border and bringing Covid into the
Canada has nothing to do with this fence.

The fence is between ports of entry and meant to prevent either side crossing by accident or willingly is what I understand.

 

[Sundog]

The fence is between ports of entry and meant to prevent either side crossing by accident or willingly is what I understand.

Metal fence erected along U.S.-Canadian backroad border amid COVID ‘loophole’ meet-ups - Abbotsford News

The project addresses what acting chief patrol agent Tony Holladay calls bi-national safety concerns related to a “vulnerable section” of the border located between Boundary Road in the U.S. and Zero Avenue in Canada.


“Locally, in our community, trans-national criminal organizations have capitalized on this vulnerable area by smuggling both narcotics and people. The enhancement to this specific border area mitigates the threat posed by these dangerous criminal enterprises.”

 

[LovesPeace2]

Metal fence erected along U.S.-Canadian backroad border amid COVID ‘loophole’ meet-ups - Abbotsford News

The project addresses what acting chief patrol agent Tony Holladay calls bi-national safety concerns related to a “vulnerable section” of the border located between Boundary Road in the U.S. and Zero Avenue in Canada.


“Locally, in our community, trans-national criminal organizations have capitalized on this vulnerable area by smuggling both narcotics and people. The enhancement to this specific border area mitigates the threat posed by these dangerous criminal enterprises.”

They closed off peace park where family’s would meet the other family member or boyfriend ect During covid,Peace Park was where people of country’s to meet up without crossing borders some got married their during covid. Then the people moved further down to that area.I used to live fairly close to it . About smuggling threw there I dunno there would be less obvious spots especially now. It’s just a shame we’ve never had a fence before

 

[mickey2942]

As COVID-19 eviction moratoriums expire, Soledad O'Brien examines toll of pandemic on America's most vulnerable (exclusive)

August 19, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT

Darlene Turner has been living in her Bronx, N.Y., apartment for 34 years, never failing to pay her monthly rent, now $1,022, thanks to a solid job at the Marriott Marquis hotel’s restaurant in Times Square — until now. COVID-19 shut down her hotel and took her job on March 16. Now, after months without income, she faces the latest threat the COVID-19 pandemic has visited on millions of Americans: eviction.

Annie Gordon and Jenny Clark rally for protection from evictions in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. Massachusetts's tenant eviction moratorium is slated to expire in mid-August. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

So, why hasn't this woman been able to pay her rent with the extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits? Even if she was getting $200 a week, that is still $3200 a month.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick

In places where most people wore masks, those who did get infected seemed dramatically less likely to get severely ill compared to places with less mask-wearing.

It seems people get less sick if they wear a mask.

When you wear a mask – even a cloth mask – you typically are exposed to a lower dose of the coronavirus than if you didn’t. Both recent experiments in animal models using coronavirus and nearly a hundred years of viral research show that lower viral doses usually means less severe disease.

No mask is perfect, and wearing one might not prevent you from getting infected. But it might be the difference between a case of COVID-19 that sends you to the hospital and a case so mild you don’t even realize you’re infected.

 

[Clair Louise]

So, why hasn't this woman been able to pay her rent with the extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits? Even if she was getting $200 a week, that is still $3200 a month.

I have seen on other forums where people were being paid cash in the hand for a lower rate of pay and now it has backfired on them. If you were not paying taxes on your wages, you cannot claim that you were even working.

 

[Sundog]

Update on PRC's reopening for foreign nationals who are allowed back into China, either with visas for family reunion or personal matters, or if they are holders of green cards/residence permits. Chinese Embassies and Consulates in the U.S. and other countries have been closed, but a colleague of mine sent me this announcement today, seems like the Chinese Embassies and Consulates are opening up in the countries listed below, for foreign nationals who hold green cards/residence permits and permits for family reunion and personal matters to enter China. List does not include the U.S. or Canada. But does include the UK and other countries, see list below.

Visa Facilitation for Some Foreign Nationals with Valid Chinese Residence Permits
2020/08/10

In view of the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world, China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry into China by foreign nationals holding visas or residence permits still valid to the time of the announcement effective from 28 March 2020. Meanwhile, foreign nationals traveling to China for necessary economic, trade, scientific or technological activities or out of emergent humanitarian needs may still apply for visas.

As the prevention and control of COVID-19 become regular, in order to facilitate exchanges, China now decides that, foreign nationals from the countries listed below who hold valid residence permits, including work permit, permit for family reunion and personal matters,may apply for visas for free at any Chinese embassy or consulate in these countries. After entering China, they are kindly requested to comply with the epidemic prevention regulations of the local governments.


Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Denmark
10 August 2020

List of applicable countries:

Albania, Ireland, Estonia, Austria, Bulgaria,North Macedonia, Belgium, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Finland, the Netherlands, Montenegro,Czech Republic, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom

 

[Black Widow]

I don’t know if anyone posted this . It’s kinda sad we’ve never had a fence along our border but one went up today on the USA side we think it’s because of covid but we’re not sure Fence erected on stretch of Canada-U.S. border near Vancouver

How does that old song go? ” don’t fence me in”. It’s sad to see though....as we love our American neighbours...and our great trips to Disneyland, Epcot, Las Vegas, the Oregon coast, SAN Francisco, SAN Diego etc. etc. Not that we jumped the border to the US though...we did it the legit way. Hubby keeps wondering why I talked him into applying a getting a ten year passport last year. He says he’ll never get to use it...and he could well be right.

 

[MimosaMornings]

So, why hasn't this woman been able to pay her rent with the extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits? Even if she was getting $200 a week, that is still $3200 a month.

“On top of that, she has her utilities, credit cards and phone bills.”

She could have been overextended before this happened. Scary and sad.

 

[Yvettea]

Well, that pretty ugly for sure. The US built a fence to stop US migrants from coming into Canada? Oh really? It sure as heck isn't about Canadians hopping the border and bringing Covid into the US. Sheesh!

Canada has nothing to do with this fence.

In the past there has been illegal entry into Canada in order to enter US from Canada. Sounds backwards but it does happen. I don’t know what the problem is here but I hate to see fences.

 

[Clair Louise]

In the past there has been illegal entry into Canada in order to enter US from Canada. Sounds backwards but it does happen. I don’t know what the problem is here but I hate to see fences.

Sorry? How does that work? They illegally cross the border into Canada to cross the border into the US, legally?

 

[Yvettea]

Sorry? How does that work? They illegally cross the border into Canada to cross the border into the US, legally?

In the past people sympathetic to the plight of migrants smuggled them through Canada to the US. Their entry into both countries was illegal. I don’t know if this is still happening. Now I read more about migrants traveling through the US and illegally entering Canada where they have found asylum.

 

[SouthAussie]

NZ is now looking at the possibility that one of their cases could be from someone using a lift/elevator .....


Health Minister Chris Hipkins has completely ruled out a cold storage facility as the source of the Auckland coronavirus cluster, to which all but two active cases of the virus in the country can be traced.

One of those two cases is a Rydges hotel maintenance worker who had no contact with guests. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said they may have caught the virus in a lift used by an infected guest in quarantine. Genomic testing is underway to see if their case links with a returned traveller's case.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/cor...tional-death-toll-at-450-20200820-p55nfp.html
(Article at 2:00pm point in the live update thread)

 

[nightowl1975]

It is unlikely that the students will die from Covid, the death rate for under 30 is less than 3%. However, the death rate for those over 55, is close to 90%. Especially if you have any underlying conditions.

Yeah, I wouldn't want to be teaching now.
Population-level COVID-19 mortality risk for non-elderly individuals overall and for non-elderly individuals without underlying diseases in pandemic epicenters

There is a huge difference between the conclusion of this study which says up to 90% of covid deaths occur in those older than 65 and saying that 90% of those who get covid over the age of 65 will die.

For sure, those over 65, especially with other co-morbidities, are far more likely to die than those who are younger, especially if you’re younger with no other co-morbidities.

However, no age group, regardless of co-morbidities, is experiencing a 90% fatality rate. That would approach or exceed the death rate of some of the deadliest strains of Ebola.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Coronavirus: Study into 'Long COVID' finds 3 in 4 patients suffering symptoms months later

Nearly three-quarters of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital suffer ongoing symptoms three months later, new research suggests.

A total of 81 patients out of 110 discharged from Southmead Hospital in Bristol were still experiencing symptoms from the virus, including breathlessness, excessive fatigue and muscle aches, after 12 weeks.

Many were struggling to carry out daily tasks such as washing, dressing or going back to work, the study found.

The majority of patients reported improvements in the initial symptoms of fever, cough and loss of sense of smell, and most had no evidence of lung scarring or reductions in lung function.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Coronavirus: Stade Francais rugby players develop lung lesions after contracting COVID-19

Rugby union players at French club Stade Francais have developed lung lesions after contracting coronavirus.

The Paris team revealed earlier this month that several players had been diagnosed with COVID-19.

In a statement on Wednesday, the club said further tests had now revealed that some players "are carriers of lung lesions due to the virus".

A lesion is a portion of an organ or tissue that has been damaged or abnormally changed and is often caused through injury or bacterial infection.

 

[SouthAussie]

BBM

An emergency doctor (27) in Melbourne says he feels lucky to be alive after spending days on a ventilator in intensive care with coronavirus.

"I know all those stats about a certain decent percentage of people that end up in ICU with COVID don't leave. So as I was going towards ICU to get intubated, that was probably the most scary thing."

Dr Anthony Cross, the ICU director at Northern Hospital Epping, said having a colleague in ICU with coronavirus "brings it all home, becomes very personal, because this could be any of us".

"He was going into what we call respiratory failure. He was requiring very high levels of oxygen," Dr Cross said.

"There is nowhere else you can go after intensive care. Once machines are taking over your breathing for you and taking over your circulation and doing other things, there is nothing else.

While in ICU, Dr Efstathiadis was given the drug heparin, which has long been administered via injection but is being trialled as an inhaled substance, via a ventilator, in COVID-19 patients.

"If you use heparin, it actually binds to COVID and once it binds to COVID it's inactivated, so it can't bind to us and can't infect us," he said.

Doctor with COVID-19 reveals 'panic and fear' when the tables are turned

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Nearly 600 people may have caught Covid-19 at work

Nearly 600 people in Scotland are thought to have caught coronavirus at their place of work, new figures show.
The data includes eight people who died from the virus since April.

Care home workers account for nearly two thirds of the suspected occupational exposures, according to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) data.
But hairdressers, funeral directors, beauty therapists and NHS workers are among those who are also thought to have been exposed to the virus at work.