Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Emergency* #15

[JerseyGirl]

Florida bracing for coronavirus tourism impacts

In Pensacola Beach, there are no plans to cancel any events, including the popular Bands on the Beach outdoor concert series, which starts April 7.

In Panama City Beach, the mood about the strength of this season is "cautiously optimistic."

In Volusia County, Bike Week, an annual 10-day event that officially opened on Friday in Daytona Beach, was on track. The event is expected to draw between 400,000-500,000 motorcycle enthusiasts to the region, which includes Volusia and Flagler counties.

The Daytona Beach Welcome Center said they haven't received a single call from students concerned about coronavirus.

 

[Henry2326]

BETHLEHEM, West Bank, March 7 (Reuters) - Fifteen American tourists have been quarantined in a hotel in the West Bank city of Bethlehem as part of precautions against the coronavirus, a Palestinian government spokesman said on Saturday.
Vincent Lee on Twitter

15 Americans stuck in Palestinian hotel due to coronavirus

Group sought lodgings elsewhere in the Bethlehem area on Thursday but was turned down by every establishment

At least 40 people have been quarantined against their will in a Palestinian hotel near Bethlehem, in the West Bank, due to an outbreak of coronavirus. They include 15 American citizens, as well as about 25 Palestinian guests and employees.

The Angel Hotel, in mostly Christian Beit Jala, just west of the city where Jesus is said to have been born, is where seven people were discovered to have the virus, making them the first known cases in the Palestinian Authority, a matter made public on Thursday morning.

 

[Henry2326]

Florida bracing for coronavirus tourism impacts

In Pensacola Beach, there are no plans to cancel any events, including the popular Bands on the Beach outdoor concert series, which starts April 7.

In Panama City Beach, the mood about the strength of this season is "cautiously optimistic."

In Volusia County, Bike Week, an annual 10-day event that officially opened on Friday in Daytona Beach, was on track. The event is expected to draw between 400,000-500,000 motorcycle enthusiasts to the region, which includes Volusia and Flagler counties.

The Daytona Beach Welcome Center said they haven't received a single call from students concerned about coronavirus.

How in the world can that Governor sleep at night....

 

[beatrixpotter]

I've been sick about it for days....I realized it with the LA County and Washington pressers when they wouldn't mandate. Then the WHO got mad on one of their pressers and said practically the same thing you just said. No one has the guts to lock it down. I'm just beside myself...

I'm seriously frightened. I can't believe they are all this stupid. And I have all these morons in my FB feed talking about how they aren't concerned.

 

[Henry2326]

Travis Bedford

One additional #HCoV19 genome from the Seattle area #COVID19 outbreak. This also groups with the emerging outbreak clade. Evidence so far supports a single introduction into the area and subsequent spread.
Trevor Bedford on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

Australia's deputy chief medical officer Paul Kelly told reporters in Canberra on Saturday that health authorities were "learning things about the virus every day" and that it was now clear that the coronavirus had spread to some passengers through their meal trays.

"We've learned a lot from the Diamond Princess cruise ship," Professor Kelly said.

"Unfortunately, the evidence is fairly strong now that crew delivering food and the trays themselves of food that were infected prolonged and then increased the number of cases that were being found on that cruise ship."

Coronavirus: Australians trapped on second cruise

 

[enelram]

How in the world can that Governor sleep at night....

US has weak leadership at top and it filters down.
Pence and other state and city leaders need to STOP calling it a LOW RISK at this time.

Florida is no longer a Low Risk.
Then travelers, spring breakers, beach tourists,
theme park visitors and all are in denial.

As soon as the tests arrive in Fl. and the results
come in, I predict this will be a hotbed of cases. The backlog is just too huge.

Orlando Intn'l Airport still has 5 million travelers per month. Largest in state.
Only 36 being monitored in Orlando/Orange County. It's a joke.

Til we have a national spokesperson who's knowledgeable and has the ability to direct and lead, states will do their own thing.

 

[Henry2326]

Or US....

Daily Mail: 15-minute coronavirus blood test is being used in China, Italy and Japan - but NOT in the UK 15-minute coronavirus blood test is being used in China, Italy and Japan - but NOT in the UK | Daily Mail Online #coronavirus #covid19 #wuhanpneumonia Novel Coronavirus - COVID19 on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

"The figures we gathered suggest that the American response to the coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, has been shockingly sluggish, especially compared with that of other developed countries."
# US tests? 1,895
# UK tests? 18,083
US has 5 TIMES more ppl than UK!
Dr Emma Hodcroft on Twitter

 

[justbeachy]

Florida bracing for coronavirus tourism impacts

In Pensacola Beach, there are no plans to cancel any events, including the popular Bands on the Beach outdoor concert series, which starts April 7.

In Panama City Beach, the mood about the strength of this season is "cautiously optimistic."

In Volusia County, Bike Week, an annual 10-day event that officially opened on Friday in Daytona Beach, was on track. The event is expected to draw between 400,000-500,000 motorcycle enthusiasts to the region, which includes Volusia and Flagler counties.

The Daytona Beach Welcome Center said they haven't received a single call from students concerned about coronavirus.

I've been so focused on spring break that I completely forgot about Bike Week...that is HUGE down here.

 

[Henry2326]

[MAJ] 06/03/2020
Le Coronavirus: 613 cas en #France
- GRAND EST: 136
- HAUT DE FRANCE: 97
- ILE DE FRANCE : 89
- BOURGOGNE: 78
- RHONE ALPES: 75
- BRETAGNE: 32
- PACA: 26
- OCCITANIE: 18
- ...
#coronavirus
#Covid_19fr #COVID19 #COVID19fr #coronavirusfr
#Covid_19 #COVIDー19 Covid19 France on Twitter
Covid19 France on Twitter

 

[JerseyGirl]

Leader of Italian Democratic party has coronavirus

Nicola Zingaretti, the leader of Italy’s Democratic party, one of the national ruling parties, has tested positive for coronavirus.

Zingaretti is also president of the Lazio region.

 

[Henry2326]

Now I'm really confused.....they know what the models say?

.@WHOSTP Director & member of @POTUS’s Coronavirus Task Force, Dr. Droegemeier led a meeting at the White House with interagency & academic technical experts on infectious disease modeling informing public health decision-making for the #COVID19 outbreak. White House OSTP on Twitter

 

[enelram]

"The figures we gathered suggest that the American response to the coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, has been shockingly sluggish, especially compared with that of other developed countries."
# US tests? 1,895
# UK tests? 18,083
US has 5 TIMES more ppl than UK!
Dr Emma Hodcroft on Twitter

Still wonder if there's a political reason US
did NOT use available WHO tests. ??
Did US cutoff relationship or donations to WHO?
There's a story behind this failure, IMO.
Just waiting for it to be exposed.

 

[Henry2326]

wow: Stanford is moving all classes online after a faculty member tested positive for COVID-19 Stanford University will move classes online due to coronavirus
Soumya on Twitter

These people are in denial....down the road??
meanwhile, USC is going to temporarily move classes online to test their capacity to do so if needed down the road Amid coronavirus concerns, USC will test online classes next week
Soumya on Twitter

 

[JerseyGirl]

Girl, 12, first case reported in Malta

Malta’s first case of coronavirus has been detected in a 12-year-old Italian girl who lives on the island

Coronavirus live updates: Australia traces patients treated by sick doctor as US cruise ship cases rise

 

[Henry2326]

Hi all, we submitted the #COVIDー19 genome sequence from the viral strain linked to the #GrandPrincess cruise ship off coast of San Francisco to #GISAID. Phylogenetic analysis shows that it clusters with the outbreak clade circulating in Washington State. @UCSF #coronavirus
Charles Chiu on Twitter

 

[mickey2942]

I've been so focused on spring break that I completely forgot about Bike Week...that is HUGE down here.

There will be no stopping the virus if it gets a foothold in Florida. So many people who live there are vulnerable. I predict that middle of April, it will be rampant.

 

[Henry2326]

Cameroon and Togo report their first cases of #COVID19, adding to the list of sub-Saharan African countries reporting cases (Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa)
Some regions have decent public health and clinical capacity (e.g.South Africa), but most do not.
Cameroon, Togo confirm first cases of coronavirus
Isaac Bogoch on Twitter

 

[JerseyGirl]

Pope to stream Sunday blessings online

The pope will make Sunday blessings via a streaming service from inside the Vatican, instead of appearing in person in St Peter’s Square, in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

The pope’s general audiences are also to be streamed and no participants at papal morning masses are to be allowed until March 15.

The pope still has a cold.

Coronavirus live updates: Australia traces patients treated by sick doctor as US cruise ship cases rise