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Time to stock up again? The likelihood of empty shelves in a second coronavirus wave
in the picture in the article, it looks like all my favourite soups are left on the shelves lol
this surprises me:
For the worries about trick-or-treating during a pandemic, for example, people have so far been spending "unprecedented amounts" on Halloween candy and decorations, Maharaj says. (from the article linked)
Minnesotans are pretty respectful people. Most do what is required.It is too bad that compliance needs to be enforced everywhere. That people - all business owners and public - can't realise that they may contribute to virus spread by non-compliance.
IMO
O/T
I saw a funny sign yesterday, along the lines of "We can't survive on 1/3 capacity, so unless you can drink 3 beers instead of one, please go somewhere else".
(It was humour-based, I just can't recall the exact wording.)
Have you tried Aussie shops?
Minnesotans are pretty respectful people. Most do what is required.
From my article
The documents showed that in early April, after public-health experts began recommending face masks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, some officials at the Department of Health and Human Services suggested that the Postal Service, an agency that delivers mail to the entire country, could be uniquely positioned to deliver packs of reusable masks to every American household.
Pharmacy COVID-19 testing on the way as Ontario sees highest daily count since early June
Province reported 401 cases Friday, two-thirds of which are among those under 40
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...iBio1DK8w09XxAGOORwmkbRAPzAwLQidBcD1eGEcorPC4
According to the link below (I could not access your link) the WH instead sent the cloth masks to critical infrasture, companies, healthcare facilities, faith-based and community organisations plus schools. I think that was a better decision than sending the PPE to households, because that was primarily where they were needed then because cases were at places like meat factories, care homes, health facilities etc.
"The Post said that in place of the planned effort to widely distribute masks, "HHS created Project America Strong, a $675 million effort to distribute 'reusable cotton face masks to critical infrastructure sectors, companies, healthcare facilities, and faith-based and community organizations across the country."
A spokesman for the department told the newspaper that "about 600 million of the 650 million masks ordered have been distributed ... including 125 million set aside for schools."
Washington Post: WH nixed plan to distribute 650 million face masks through USPS
How many die from flu in 6 months? March to September?
The impression that we get is that NYC fell victim to the virus. In a bad way. Then the spread started. People kept travelling all over the place. The spread worsened.
My feeling is that if containment happened (stop travelling) this thing could have been localised and many, many deaths wouldn't have happened.
IMO
Pharmacy COVID-19 testing on the way as Ontario sees highest daily count since early June
Province reported 401 cases Friday, two-thirds of which are among those under 40
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...iBio1DK8w09XxAGOORwmkbRAPzAwLQidBcD1eGEcorPC4
The thing is, if the masks had been delivered to every household in the US (as the bulletin said) then everyone working in those critical industries would have had re-useable masks anyway. Because they would have received them at home. I read yesterday that 5 re-useable masks had been allotted for each household in the planned USPS mailout.
And a much larger demographic would have had masks as well.
IMO
Binned? I thought that there's 100% acceptance to wearing masks in the US. JMOA lot of them would have been binned too so I don't think it was a good idea sending them to homes at all. Many people had lost their jobs and were at home not even needing masks in their states. Health, and critical infrastructure like transportation and meat packing factories needed them more and I think the WH made the right decision there IMO.
Yes how many masks would've been wasted if they were sent to the anti maskers' homes? All the essential workers I know received free masks from the government at their place of employment. Washable, reusable masks. Hubby folds shop towels and adds them for more protection.A lot of them would have been binned too so I don't think it was a good idea sending them to homes at all. Many people had lost their jobs and were at home not even needing masks in their states. Health, and critical infrastructure like transportation and meat packing factories needed them more and I think the WH made the right decision there IMO.
Binned? I thought that there's 100% acceptance to wearing masks in the US. JMO
Yes how many masks would've been wasted if they were sent to the anti maskers' homes? All the essential workers I know received free masks from the government at their place of employment. Washable, reusable masks. Hubby folds shop towels and adds them for more protection.
According to the link below (I could not access your link) the WH instead sent the cloth masks to critical infrasture, companies, healthcare facilities, faith-based and community organisations plus schools. I think that was a better decision than sending the PPE to households, because that was primarily where they were needed then because cases were at places like meat factories, care homes, health facilities etc.
"The Post said that in place of the planned effort to widely distribute masks, "HHS created Project America Strong, a $675 million effort to distribute 'reusable cotton face masks to critical infrastructure sectors, companies, healthcare facilities, and faith-based and community organizations across the country."
A spokesman for the department told the newspaper that "about 600 million of the 650 million masks ordered have been distributed ... including 125 million set aside for schools."
Washington Post: WH nixed plan to distribute 650 million face masks through USPS
I remember you sewing until your hands were sore Jane. Just think of all those people you helped tho xXThis made me very, very upset this morning because at that time I was spending about 6 hours a day at the sewing machine and had to beg, borrow and steal elastic just to try to get nurses and chemo patients covered. People were begging for masks. I would think I was done and then another request would come in. I was exhausted. To think that each individual could have had at least one, and that I and others might not have felt like we were responding to an emergency all day long...
I still carry them in my car. I gave one to a gentleman who was just released from jail this afternoon and was waiting for a ride at our library. Cloth ones are easier to find now but not everyone has the money. He had a single, pitiful disposable mask from the jail.