Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Pandemic* #19

[JerseyGirl]

Lufthansa cancels 23,000 flights due to 'exceptional circumstances'

German air carrier Lufthansa announced it will have to cancel a total of 23,000 short-, medium- and long-haul flights due to "exceptional circumstances" caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

The airline published a reduced flight schedule for the period from March 29 to April 24, with adjustments mainly affecting routes in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

It said further cancellations are expected in coming weeks.

Coronavirus updates live: Gov. Cuomo questions testing rates in U.S. as cases top 1,000

 

[JerseyGirl]

(Wales) Office for National Statistics HQ confirms case of staff member

A staff member at the headquarters of the Office for National Statistics in Newport, Wales has tested positive for the virus.

Coronavirus live updates: eighth Briton dies, second UK MP self-isolates and Iran cases hit new record

 

[JerseyGirl]

Coronavirus case reported at Toronto mining conference that Justin Trudeau attended

Ontario has confirmed a case of the novel coronavirus likely from community spread at a mining conference that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended.

A man in his 50s tested positive for the virus after returning from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s conference in Toronto, Public Health Sudbury and Districts in Northern Ontario said in a statement.

The conference ran from March 1 to 4 and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at the conference on March 2. The event is one of the largest mining conferences in the world with thousands of attendees from dozens of countries.

Live updates: Coronavirus cases pass 115,000 worldwide - CNN

 

[dixiegirl1035]

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United States House hearing on covid 19 live now

 

[dixiegirl1035]

The house the house meeting hearing has just announced that President Trump wants all the witnesses that we're going to be at the Senate hearing have been called for an emergency meeting at the White House. They are going to have to stop at 11:30.

 

[JerseyGirl]

New Jersey's top officials are not recommending New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade. NJ Transit is even expanding its service to get people over the river and into the gathering of roughly 2 million people.

"When we start seeing community spread, there is no doubt that we will be exercising more vigilance in our recommendations for closures, travel, mass transit. But in New Jersey we're not there yet," Health commissioner Judith Persichilli said at a briefing.

Amid coronavirus fears, should you cancel your event? What NJ officials are recommending

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[weepingangel]

Agree !!!!!!!!

Something I consider to be a positive is the number of businesses that are starting to allow paid sick leave for employees. Some of these companies had not provided such before this crisis. IMO, if they can offer it at the current time, they may find it to be a permeant positive and continue the policy.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Stocks tumble as coronavirus fears continue

US stocks opened in the red this morning, retracing yesterday's sharp gains, as worries about the coronavirus outbreak once again took over.

Here's how things look:

• The Dow opened 700 points, or 2.9%, lower.
• The S&P 500 kicked off 2.6% lower.
• The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.5%.

Live updates: Coronavirus cases pass 115,000 worldwide - CNN

 

[sloane7777]

New Jersey's top officials are not recommending New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade be cancelled amid the rising outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.

NJ Transit is even expanding its service to get people over the river and into the gathering of roughly 2 million people.

"When we start seeing community spread, there is no doubt that we will be exercising more vigilance in our recommendations for closures, travel, mass transit. But in New Jersey we're not there yet," Health commissioner Judith Persichilli said at a briefing.

Amid coronavirus fears, should you cancel your event? What NJ officials are recommending

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JUST DUMB CANCEL IT ALREADY!

 

[JerseyGirl]

3 New York-based talk shows will tape without studio audiences

Studio audiences for several Disney-owned talk shows will be suspended over concern for the growing number of coronavirus cases in New York.

"LIVE with Kelly and Ryan," "The Tameron Hall Show" and "The View," — three nationally broadcast ABC shows based in New York — will no longer have studio audiences in attendance

"The Wendy Williams Show" announced a similar change on Tuesday.


Live updates: Coronavirus cases pass 115,000 worldwide - CNN

 

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This is becoming to common, time to cancel all these business conferences for a while. Too many people don't wash their hands.

 

[Bravo]

Good news from my Local Hospital. One of the 3 tested is negative.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Stay safe out there, you know what Naomi Campbell would do.

Naomi Campbell has long been an advocate of staying germ-free while traveling. The supermodel even posted a video of her intense pre-flight ritual, which involved wiping down everything close to her airplane seat with Dettol anti-bacterial wipes, last year.

So, it's perhaps no surprise the 49-year-old has opted to step things up considerably amid the novel coronavirus outbreak here: Naomi Campbell

 

[Jax49]

The house the house meeting hearing has just announced that President Trump wants all the witnesses that we're going to be at the Senate hearing have been called for an emergency meeting at the White House. They are going to have to stop at 11:30.

Trump calls emergency meeting with top US health officials at the White House Wednesday

President Donald Trump has called top U.S. health officials to an emergency meeting at the White House Wednesday morning, cutting a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill short, said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Budget 2020: Chancellor Rishi Sunak's £30bn plan to support UK economy amid coronavirus crisis

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the chancellor pledged to give the NHS "whatever extra resources" it needs.

He announced the government will refund, in full, any statutory sick pay for people self-isolating for up to 14 days for businesses with fewer than 250 employees.

 

[bears10]

This morning my boss semi-apologized for mocking me for being "crazy" about my coworkers washing their hands and sanitizing. We are govt contractors, and have contracts with state universities, state hospitals, local school districts, county govt offices, etc. He spent the majority of the day yesterday on the phone with the higher ups at the nearby state hospital to organize emergency construction for the areas where coronavirus patients are/will be housed. Hopefully it's not too little too late.

 

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This morning my boss semi-apologized for mocking me for being "crazy" about my coworkers washing their hands and sanitizing. We are govt contractors, and have contracts with state universities, state hospitals, local school districts, county govt offices, etc. He spent the majority of the day yesterday on the phone with the higher ups at the nearby state hospital to organize emergency construction for the areas where coronavirus patients are/will be housed. Hopefully it's not too little too late.

Sooner or later, the reality will hit even the skeptics. Emergency construction ought to do it.

 

[enelram]

Wonder how many ventilators the average hospital has on property for the hoardes of
patients that will be needing them?

I suspect many untested patients in critical condition will be admitted before they're even tested. Will this delay treatment?
We've already been warned about Italy rationing hospital treatment especially ICU.

Finally some of the dire predictions are sinking in. Hope it's not too late.

 

[Trino]

So, do we think accurate info is going to be available to the public?

 

[JerseyGirl]

Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade canceled because of coronavirus concerns

The Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade — one of the largest St. Patrick's Day parades in the US — has been canceled.

The parade was slated for Saturday afternoon. Each year, Chicago's parade and river dyeing attracts hundreds of thousands of people to downtown.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker are expected to give updates at a novel coronavirus briefing later this morning.

Illinois has reported 19 coronavirus cases as of yesterday.

Live updates: Coronavirus cases pass 115,000 worldwide - CNN