New York - Coronavirus COVID-19

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WASHINGTON – In assessing the threat of the coronavirus nationwide President Donald Trump and his health aides showed models Tuesday indicating that two states have it worse than anybody: New York and New Jersey.

Analysts said New York got hit hard in part because of heavy travel at the start of the new year between the Big Apple and Wuhan, China, where the coronavirus originated

Top White House advisers predict as many as 240,000 US deaths from coronavirus - live updates

Cuomo commented on the reason for NYC's numbers - and mentioned patient zero, the lawyer from New Rochelle spread it unwittingly by attending 2 large events before being diagnosed. I can't remember if it was mentioned where the lawyer supposedly picked it up. Had he traveled to China?

 

[bears10]

Cuomo commented on the reason for NYC's numbers - and mentioned patient zero, the lawyer from New Rochelle spread it unwittingly by attending 2 large events before being diagnosed. I can't remember if it was mentioned where the lawyer supposedly picked it up. Had he traveled to China?

nope he hadn’t traveled to China or any hotspots apparently.

 

[JerseyGirl]

NYC paramedic says coronavirus patients brought to hospitals ‘to die’

“There are a lot of really sick people. Others are panicked, and as soon as they have symptoms, they call us. Some have fever, some have shortness of breath,” Pfeiffer said.

“It’s like battlefield triage right now. There are 20- to 40-year-olds being sent to the ICU,” she said.

Paramedics have been exposed to so many COVID-19 patients that they’re self-quarantining to avoid infecting family and friends. She said she often sleeps at her work station in Jamaica. “A lot of people are not going home,” she said. “We have people who are sleeping in their cars to protect their families. This is a communicable disease,” Barzilay said.

About one in four Emergency Services workers – or 23 percent – is currently on medical leave for COVID-19 illnesses and other injuries. That’s 2,800 ambulance workers.

“We’re taking sick people to the hospitals not knowing if they’re going to come out alive or not. They’re working in a war zone. Not even on Sept. 11 did I see this many refrigerated trailers used to store bodies outside hospitals.”

 

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NYC paramedic says coronavirus patients brought to hospitals ‘to die’

“There are a lot of really sick people. Others are panicked, and as soon as they have symptoms, they call us. Some have fever, some have shortness of breath,” Pfeiffer said.

“It’s like battlefield triage right now. There are 20- to 40-year-olds being sent to the ICU,” she said.

Paramedics have been exposed to so many COVID-19 patients that they’re self-quarantining to avoid infecting family and friends. She said she often sleeps at her work station in Jamaica. “A lot of people are not going home,” she said. “We have people who are sleeping in their cars to protect their families. This is a communicable disease,” Barzilay said.

About one in four Emergency Services workers – or 23 percent – is currently on medical leave for COVID-19 illnesses and other injuries. That’s 2,800 ambulance workers.

“We’re taking sick people to the hospitals not knowing if they’re going to come out alive or not. They’re working in a war zone. Not even on Sept. 11 did I see this many refrigerated trailers used to store bodies outside hospitals.”

The SUNY and CUNY dorms should be used to house nurses, doctors, first responders, etc. My understanding is that the dorms will be used as hospitals if needed. Which is great. But some of the campuses are HUGE and should be used to accommodate healthcare workers as well. Imo.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Jeez, took me forever to find this thread to post for the state vs. main thread.. Today's cuomo presser.

 

[JerseyGirl]

NEW YORK CITY - Times Square

LIVE: We're watching an empty Times Square as the coronavirus pandemic keeps New Yorkers inside. The city has emerged as an epicenter of the outbreak.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2584131455247251

 

[epiphany]

Andrew Cuomo
@NYGovCuomo

I will be giving my daily #Coronavirus briefing at 12:00PM. Stay tuned.

 

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Andrew Cuomo
@NYGovCuomo

The mental health impact of this pandemic is very real. New York is here to help. Get free emotional support, consultation, and referral to a provider. Call the State's Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314

 

[JerseyGirl]

Andrew Cuomo
@NYGovCuomo

I will be giving my daily #Coronavirus briefing at 12:00PM. Stay tuned.

There is a live interview with Vice President Mike Pence at 11:30am on CNN. Hopefully, he only takes a 1/2 hour and we get to watch Cuomo at noon. Thanks for the update! Otherwise, I'll find a link and post here where we can watch online.

 

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There is a live interview with Vice President Mike Pence at 11:30am on CNN. Hopefully, he only takes a 1/2 hour and we get to watch Cuomo at noon. Thanks for the update! Otherwise, I'll find a link and post here where we can watch online.

Pence is on CNN. But not MSNBC. They announced Cuomo coming up.

 

[Arkay]

Yes. Some members are not interested in what is happening in other states, especially where the impact is severe.

Horribly, as we all know, the virus is not going to pause at a state border and decide not to invade there.

I'm a New Yorker. Yes, we are the epicenter. I have not stepped foot out of my apartment in weeks. I have enough of what I need to last another two weeks and I'm trying to order groceries online. There's no way out of this except to STAY HOME.

It's only natural that NYC would be the epicenter. I've seen comments here also, where otherwise lovely WSers do not want anyone from our infected city to come to their bucolic areas. That makes all the sense in the world. But you know what? We don't want the virus, either, but because we are NYC, people from every country in the entire world came here, and gave this virus to us. Now we have to play the hand we've been dealt, and stay home if we are not essential workers.

I have family in Jersey and Florida. In Florida, the lockdown is determined by each county, and too many Floridians are going about their business without taking enough precautions. The elderly, not just spring breakers.

IMO this whole country should be on the strictest lockdown possible. My heart breaks for those whose incomes have been jeopardized, but young people without underlying conditions are dying, too. There is no other way. STAY HOME!

 

[Arkay]

Yes. Some members are not interested in what is happening in other states, especially where the impact is severe.

Horribly, as we all know, the virus is not going to pause at a state border and decide not to invade there.

I'm a New Yorker. Yes, we are the epicenter. I have not stepped foot out of my apartment in weeks. I have enough of what I need to last another two weeks and I'm trying to order groceries online. There's no way out of this except to STAY HOME.

It's only natural that NYC would be the epicenter. I've seen comments here also, where otherwise lovely WSers do not want anyone from our infected city to come to their bucolic areas. That makes all the sense in the world. But you know what? We don't want the virus, either, but because we are NYC, people from every country in the entire world came here, and gave this virus to us. Now we have to play the hand we've been dealt, and stay home if we are not essential workers.

I have family in Jersey and Florida. In Florida, the lockdown is determined by each county, and too many Floridians are going about their business without taking enough precautions. The elderly, not just spring breakers.

IMO this whole country should be on the strictest lockdown possible. My heart breaks for those whose incomes have been jeopardized, but young people without underlying conditions are dying, too. There is no other way. STAY HOME!

 

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[JerseyGirl]

Horribly, as we all know, the virus is not going to pause at a state border and decide not to invade there.

I'm a New Yorker. Yes, we are the epicenter. I have not stepped foot out of my apartment in weeks. I have enough of what I need to last another two weeks and I'm trying to order groceries online. There's no way out of this except to STAY HOME.

It's only natural that NYC would be the epicenter. I've seen comments here also, where otherwise lovely WSers do not want anyone from our infected city to come to their bucolic areas. That makes all the sense in the world. But you know what? We don't want the virus, either, but because we are NYC, people from every country in the entire world came here, and gave this virus to us. Now we have to play the hand we've been dealt, and stay home if we are not essential workers.

I have family in Jersey and Florida. In Florida, the lockdown is determined by each county, and too many Floridians are going about their business without taking enough precautions. The elderly, not just spring breakers.

IMO this whole country should be on the strictest lockdown possible. My heart breaks for those whose incomes have been jeopardized, but young people without underlying conditions are dying, too. There is no other way. STAY HOME!

I have relatives in multiple parts of Florida and I am watching Florida's governor closely. He STILL hasn't announced a stay-at-home order. Clearly, he is putting the economy before the health of Florida residents. That's all I have to say about that.

And yes, I agree, the entire country should be put on lockdown in order for everyone to take this seriously.

As far as grocery delivery, I her perfected mine for every week between ShopRite and Peapod.

 

[epiphany]

Gov Cuomo/NY:

NY Numbers Today -

83,712 Tested Postive
12,226 Currently Hospitalized
3,022 ICU Patients
6,142 Released Patients

 

[epiphany]

Gov Cuomo/NY:

Composite Model

Model changes as more data comes in either affirming or discounting presumptions

Now - The APEX is the End of April

 

[epiphany]

Gov Cuomo/NY:

Cuomo's Personal Opinion -

Rapid testing is the fastest way to get the economy up and running

And the way to

End the Anxiety

 

[epiphany]

Gov Cuomo/NY:

Compliance is still not where it should be (w/ Young People) -

We are going to close down the NYC Playgrounds &
Leave the Open Spaces in the Parks available/open

 

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Gov Cuomo presser live MSNBC- Closing down neighborhood playgrounds since compliance of social distancing still not happening by those seeking the parks for swings, basketball courts, etc. He says he tried to ask for compliance and warned of this happening. Open spaces will still be available.

"As a society we should start looking forward to how this experience is going to change us/ or should change us. This will be a transformative experience. We don't get back to normal - we get to a new normal. Let's take the positive lessons and not the negative lessons with us. We must learn and grow."

 

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Cuomo: How do we learn and grow? These things to think about:

*Resilient economy
*Intergovernmental coordination
*Tele-medicine and tele-education (Why were we not prepared?)
*Medical supplies and availability. (Why are we still dependent on
medical supplies from China, for example?)
*Medical research
*First responder capacity

This is the next challenge, not today's.