Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Emergency* #17

[Pi Thoughts]

I’m not on twitter but our msm has breaking news headlines with Italy banning public gatherings in the entire country.
No news content at the moment with these headlines.
Can anyone check?

 

[Chelly]

For those that are waiting for my daily link for the WHO daily presser... my usual link (nor any others) have started their live stream yet. I'll post live feed from my usual site. I'm watching for it...

I haven't thanked you enough. Appreciate all that you do here.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

MSNBC: COVID-19 Task Force to hold press conference. No definite time mentioned.

 

[margarita25]

Random musing. I’m still on pause with the WHO PC at three minutes in and thinking about the opening sentences with use of the “P” word.

The fact that Doc T did not use this word lightly in the past, and practiced “restraint” , and upon a lot of pressure I might add, moo, makes it even more powerful and meaningful. It’s like when someone tells you they love you for the first time after you’ve been dating a while...

It’s also like this. I’ve noticed that a new trend, particularly around the “younger people”, is to say to everyone “I love you”...which is great, spread the love but here’s the thing. The way some people say it, is more like a greeting, like “see you later”, meaning they don’t really love me. It’s just a word that is being used lightly, moo.

So to me, Doc T using the “P” word is like to me when someone who really means it uses the “L” word for the first time.

It’s also like some of these “quiet people” who don’t talk much, so when they DO say something, it means even more.

Going going back in for further context.

 

[Sunny123]

Wish me luck all. I’m off to court.

Good luck, we will be thinking of you!

 

[dotr]

I’m not on twitter but our msm has breaking news headlines with Italy banning public gatherings in the entire country.
No news content at the moment with these headlines.
Can anyone check?

Coronavirus live updates: all of Italy to be placed under lockdown conditions
Coronavirus live updates: all of Italy to be placed under lockdown conditions

 

[Lilibet]

Congressmen self-quarantine, including two who had contact with the President

Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida are now the third and fourth congressmen to take the step, following the same announcements from Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona on Sunday.

Collins shook hands with Trump when the President visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta last week. Gaetz rode on Air Force Once with the President on Monday.
BBM

Matt Gaetz is the one who mockingly wore a gas mask.

4 members of Congress -- including lawmaker who shook Trump's hand -- to self-quarantine after CPAC - CNNPolitics

 

[Inthedetails]

Bottom line. It is all about the$$$$$, isn't it?
For the love of life:
Disney Worldwide - shut down the damn parks!
Toyoko Olypmics- shut it down now!
National sports - Stop the games!
Schools, Universities - Shut down!
This pandemic will not last forever, if we do the right thing now.
I am a PIZZED off old lady who now longer can enjoy my advanced years because of this crap. It's OK. I care more for the upcoming generation. Why can't those in control just do the right thing?

I totally hear ya, seriously, I do. Health is the most important thing we have.

But also think about all the employees at those places who rely on their paychecks. I'm not talking "stock market" but regular, everyday people who need to buy food and pay rent. If entire places shut down, employees are directly impacted.

I would love to be overly cautious, but I'm also thinking about people whose lives can't take much disruption before they are in real financial trouble.

Very tough decisions - not simple answers, imo.

My opinion only, might not match what others think

jmo

 

[Henry2326]

1 first responder in Kirkland has tested positive for coronavirus. Some others are awaiting results. Mike Baker on Twitter

 

[drama_farmer]

Congressmen self-quarantine, including two who had contact with the President

Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida are now the third and fourth congressmen to take the step, following the same announcements from Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona on Sunday.

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Matt Gaetz is the one who mockingly wore a gas mask.

4 members of Congress -- including lawmaker who shook Trump's hand -- to self-quarantine after CPAC - CNNPolitics

I heard this quite a bit from my mother, and I think it applies here. . .
"Laughing turns to crying!!!!"

 

[Mimi in London]

Don’t think we can link to Twitter feeds here unless they are from a MSM outlet, right?

Has anyone seen Silvia Stranghini’s translation into English of the Tweet by Dr Daniele Macchini? One of the most powerful pieces I’ve read so far. After describing the horrors of those very sick in hospital in Italy, she describes the harrowing impact on the medical staff. And finishes by saying,

“I really don’t understand this war on panic......is panic really worse than neglect and carelessness during an epidemic of this sort?”

Brava. IMO

 

[Henry2326]

At @AEI we started a twitter handle @COVID2019Tests to track lab testing capacity on a per patient, per day basis. While our initial list is incomplete, we’ll update daily as more labs report about their screening capacity. If you have updates, please email [email protected] Scott Gottlieb, MD on Twitter

These numbers represent how many patients can be tested each day by each of these labs.
Scott Gottlieb, MD on Twitter

 

[dotr]

CDC: Americans over 60 should stock up on food and medications and avoid venturing out as the coronavirus spreads

• ''In a media briefing on Monday about the novel coronavirus, Dr. Nancy Messonnier focused on making recommendations for people at a higher risk of getting ill from the virus.
• She also said that eventually "many people in the United States" will be exposed to the virus and that "there's a good chance many will become sick."
• For now, she said, people over 60 should stock up on food, medication, and other necessities so they can avoid needing to venture out too much.
• Caretakers and family members should help older people prepare, and develop a plan for what they'll do if either they or the people they're caring for get sick.
• While people over 60 are at a greater risk of becoming ill than younger folks, it's important for people to understand that risk increases with age, making people in their 80s and 90s at the highest risk, especially if they have chronic health conditions too.''

 

[LadyL]

I can't stop touching my face. I'm constantly touching, rubbing, itching.

 

[Inthedetails]

Matt Gaetz is the one who mockingly wore a gas mask.

4 members of Congress -- including lawmaker who shook Trump's hand -- to self-quarantine after CPAC - CNNPolitics

Snipped.

Yes, I recall. It was a vivid and unpleasant image of Gaetz in that gas mask while serving in Congress, making fun of the concern about the virus.

jmo

 

[Henry2326]

Maybe they cancelled by now....

Just heard Boston's St. Patrick's parade is on for Sunday. A million expected people at a big gathering is not what we need as a pandemic is starting. Philadelphia tried this in 1918 Philadelphia Threw a WWI Parade That Gave Thousands of Onlookers the Flu | History | Smithsonian Magazine

Marc Lipsitch on Twitter

 

[margarita25]

I haven't thanked you enough. Appreciate all that you do here.

Seconding this!!

Last night when I literally felt like I had just taken a few hard punches and was literally physically “woozy” and “dizzy” and was too giddy to even google, I was like “Dixie this, Dixie that, what’s your opinion on R0, bla bla bla.”... LoL

@dixiegirl1035

It’s been an intense journey together.

Thanks to everyone in here!!!

—-

PS remind me to share my “logistical ideas” re: delivery items such as grocery.

 

[Lilibet]

I haven't seen that medication mentioned. Has anyone else?

No, but the article listed two classes of meds and gave two examples, so it would be best to see if a particular med falls within one of those classes. I can’t find the link to the article but if I do I’ll post it.

 

[zecats]

One of our NJ "go-to" weather information sites.

Will Warmer NJ Weather Slow the Spread of Coronavirus?

How does the weather affect it?

There is some indication that COVID-19 reacts to weather conditions as the traditional flu does. This is far from certain but simply assumed by geographic data. SE Asia, for example, is a very warm and humid environment and has reported far less cases than areas further N in Asia. One of the theories of why conditions that are more tropical affect virus spread is that “the droplets that carry viruses do not stay suspended in humid air as long, and the warmer temperatures lead to more rapid virus degradation,” says Elizabeth McGraw, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Pennsylvania State University. So when you sneeze and generate high-velocity oral and nasal impact spatter, it can travel much further when the air is cold and dry than if the air is warm and moist. Therefore warmth and humidity is hypothesized to at least slow the spread of COVID-19 but it is still uncertain if it will completely kill it. Again we’re only seeing less cases in warmer/more humid climates NOT NO cases. Assuming case frequency and quantity declines through this spring and summer, it might increase again when we turn colder later this fall.

Another theory is the amount of time spent indoors because of weather. In colder months people generally spend more time indoors to stay warm. During Arctic outbreaks and snow events people are often forced indoors with weakened immune systems from the drastic outdoor-to-indoor temperature changes. Even in near-snowless winters like these past two years there are a handful of transient 2-3 day colder periods that occur (NNJ dropping to single-digits and teens/SNJ dropping to teens and 20s). Once warmer weather arrives people tend to spend at least slightly less time indoors. This would theoretically apply to COVID-19 as it does to common colds and influenza.

March is expected to be above-average in temperature but we likely wouldn’t have the higher humidity hot days until May, perhaps a handful of transient warm shots in April. So until then it is safe to assume that New Jersey’s weather climate will not inhibit COVID-19 spread. Once we get into June-forward we’ll be in the NJ climate that typically eliminates most cold, flu and other viruses. We can only assume that COVID-19 will behave the same way but again, cannot be 100% sure until more data is analyzed.

 

[Hatfield]

I’m telling you, people are blind. I mentioned the state of Italy to someone today, and they were like “whhaaaaat?”

—forum wonky

I quit trying to talk to people about it.

If you want to get someone's attention today and they happen to have their 401K in the stock market funds, then you can point them to this link below where it shows today's drop alone is about 7-8% drop in value across the board of the US stock indexes. You can politely tell them that , sure you can ignore all the news, but you just lost 7-8% today alone, not counting the cumulative losses from last week.

You can give them some good news too. Sure it will eventually go back up so if you are young enough and have the time to wait, and it goes up quick enough, then you should be ok.

It seems like some of us older folks are getting the raw end of the deal with this Virus in all aspects.

Market Summary – US Stock Market Overview - Marketwatch