Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Pandemic* #20

[CoverMeCagney]

thats only Scotlands figures that are in for today. They tend to come in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland then England.
Scotland figures more than doubled from 27

Damn. Likely to be go higher then.

New cases in UK per day in March:

1st - 12
2nd - 5
3rd - 11
4th - 34
5th - 29
6th - 46
7th - 46
8th - 65
9th - 50
10th - 52
11th - 83
12th - 134

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EDIT looks like UK cases have risen to 590 / 10 deaths
UK coronavirus-related deaths rise to 10

 

[Henry2326]

Here is why calls for blanket testing will not work:big supply issues worldwide. So need to use resources in a smart way: test positive means whole household should be considered positive, no need for individual testing but home quarantaine where possible RNA Extraction Kits for COVID-19 Tests Are in Short Supply in US

 

[margarita25]

NHL tells hockey teams to skip morning skates, practices and meetings


I bet they do after the NBA and all...

 

[Henry2326]

Airline workers are now sterilizing the "limited containment area" where the passengers deplaned, which officials said is a separate area from the airport's main terminals. JetBlue plane passenger diagnosed with coronavirus after landing in Florida

 

[Skigh]

Number of UK coronavirus cases soars to 484 | Daily Mail Online

 

[Henry2326]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell officially announced the suspension of public access to the Capitol Complex through the end of March due to the coronavirus outbreak Public access to the Capitol Complex has been suspended

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress shutting US Capitol, House and Senate office buildings to public until April 1 in reaction to coronavirus.
Zeke Miller on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

NEW: Netherlands bans events with more than 100 people, urges people to work from home where possible
BNO Newsroom on Twitter

 

[zecats]

I know there are some university professors here- my brother’s university just announced it will be closed for the semester. He’s defending his PhD dissertation in 2 weeks. What will they even do? I hope the universities can be flexible allowing small meetings off campus for something like that?

(For the record I agree with the closings, I just wonder how this will be handled.)

I'm guessing it's a learning curve and decisions will be made day by day. Universities are facing situations which never before have risen. Tough play calling.

Good luck to you brother. Maybe he'll have more time to prepare, though I suspect he wants to be done with it. DH went through the same prep and defense many years ago..

 

[Simply Southern]

I am in VA too and am more worried by his pressers than I was over his absence for 5 days. And he is a doctor! Maybe he is stunned because he realizes how bad this really is, but he sure isn't helping confidence in the Commonwealth!

Thank you for sharing, so I'm not the only one concerned?

The local paper had an article on FB, 100% comments were, how the media is overlaying this and we are crazy to be concerned.

 

[Henry2326]

The Archdiocese of Seattle has canceled all public masses, becoming the first Catholic archdiocese in the country to do so
Banned Events, Empty Arenas: U.S. Cities Retrench in the Face of Coronavirus
Mike Baker on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

NEW: UK reports 134 new cases of coronavirus and 2 new deaths, raising total to 590 cases and 10 dead
BNO Newsroom on Twitter

 

[JerseyGirl]

UK cases rise from 456 to 590

A total of 590 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Thursday, up from 456 at the same point on Wednesday, the Department of Health said.

Coronavirus live updates: Ireland closes all schools and universities as two more die in England

 

[Henry2326]

Evidence has been converging for a while that one key thing every country needs to do to get a handle on #covid19 is to test, test, test. This is also one thing the US bungled really badly. That’s why many experts expect US to look worse than most European countries soon.

Kai Kupferschmidt on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

Monroe County, NY (1 confirmed case) is recommending all gatherings over 50 be evaluated and cancelled their St Patrick Day parade.
Patrick D. Chase on Twitter

 

[JerseyGirl]

Coronavirus: Which countries have travel bans?

 

[enelram]

Do we know what areas? Specially Orlando....

no Orlando YET.
See Fl. Dept. of Health website to follow counties.

 

[Simply Southern]

I am so maxed out on WP articles. I tried googling this and don't see that church services are canceled in what I read. Are they recommending this somewhere or is just based on size of the gathering?

Here’s What’s Canceled, Closed or Postponed in the DC Area Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Services at D.C.-Area Episcopal Churches
The Washington National Cathedral and hundreds of other Episcopal churches in the D.C. area are closed after the Episcopal Diocese of Washington canceled all public worship services and normal parish operations for two weeks, effective March 12.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde said that the diocese will asses the situation on March 25, with the aim to reopen worship services on March 29. The Washington National Cathedral will livestream its worship services on Sunday, March 15 and Sunday, March 22. White Elephant donations are also postponed until further notice.

There are more listed, one of the outbreaks was from an Episcopalian church.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Evidence has been converging for a while that one key thing every country needs to do to get a handle on #covid19 is to test, test, test. This is also one thing the US bungled really badly. That’s why many experts expect US to look worse than most European countries soon.

Kai Kupferschmidt on Twitter

From a scientific/medical point of view it will be very interesting, when all this is over, to see if any nations or regions handled it in better ways than others. It is a true global test and we have to learn from the mistakes and successes worldwide. I hope we can jointly establish a blueprint for if this ever happens again.

 

[Bravo]

I know I have missed many, many threads but there is a sector that worries me. Undocumented folks. Not like they are going to come forward to be tested. I'm in Ontario Canada and not yet in my City. Key word yet. I worry for my American Family and of course all of you fine folks here.

 

[Simply Southern]

no Orlando YET.
See Fl. Dept. of Health website to follow counties.

That's just amazing!!! The number of folks from around the world come to Orlando and NOT one case so far......HUM....

Imoo