Coronavirus - COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #24

[gngr~snap]

This is where Georgia stands with COVID19.
Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report

 

[MimosaMornings]

I always bring my own pillows and towels! I’m one that likes my comforter pulled up to my face. MY comforter, not one that 20 strangers used, lol.

Ain’t no telling what’s on those comforters!

 

[Bravo]

Really?? They all have parents and grandparents that they will go see next week when they go home because they are not going back to school....so they take it home to them...
And that is a tried and true statistic with this virus. There is significant statistics around familial infection.

Exactly

 

[Trudie]

Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized - CNN

 

[firebird]

Really?? They all have parents and grandparents that they will go see next week when they go home because they are not going back to school....so they take it home to them...
And that is a tried and true statistic with this virus. There is significant statistics around familial infection.

Really. They're likley not going to get sick and their parents aren't likely to get seriously ill, either. If they have grandparents with c0-morbidities, a small number of them might be impacted. Sounds like an argument for keeping schools open...yet. Once again, less than 60 deaths in the WHOLE COUNTRY and almost half of them were in an elder care hospital.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Diamond Dave and Princess Sally are back in the UK:

 

[Henry2326]

Hmmmm. Netherlands similar??

Over half of France's 300 coronavirus ICU patients under age 60 Over half of France's 300 coronavirus ICU patients under age 60

11Alive News on Twitter

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[Trudie]

KY’s first case was in a town of less than 7k.
Of course it is suspicious a family from Hong Kong had just arrived a few days prior....

Thanks @gngr~snap
A lot of hugging and handshaking perhaps. Sounds like all it takes is for someone to breathe on you.
Wonder how it got there. Quite a ways out there from the big city,

 

[zecats]

I want to focus now and then here on the positives. There are always positives. On Nextdoor people are reaching out saying that if anyone needs help or supplies or child care or remote tutoring they’re available for free. Just beautiful.

Young people are posting on our town’s FB page that they will go grocery shopping for anyone who’s afraid to go, or who is unable to. Nice.

 

[LaborDayRN]

On a positive note, what our children will learn from this pandemic will affect how they perceive the world in the future.
Where I live, everyone is offering help to anyone that needs it.
Post after post, "it takes a village" how can I help?
My 83 year old dad, went without telling me to get bread.
I bought him a month worth of food and forgot bread. I have Celiac Disease and have not eaten bread in 12 years! So my bad, I forgot.
He went to the Sunbeam day old bread place instead of going to a large grocery.
They were out, however the lady behind the counter said "let me go check in the back".
She brought out 4 loaves of bread from Publix to him! I truly believe she had a stash in the back for senior citizens!!!
Sunbeam makes Colonial bread. Maybe they make Publix bread too, but at any rate, he left with 4 loaves @ .79 cents each.
I just love good people!
I won't forget bread when I order for him again in 2 weeks! I also plan to reward the Sunbeam store with a treat when I can.

God works in mysterious ways!!
Moo
Love one another!

Such a heartwarming story! Thanks for sharing it!

 

[momrids6]

Thanks everyone, I will get through it!
(Maybe worrying and stress will help me lose weight!) lol

Mimosa. If it is not too personal or difficult, please tell us basically where you are, and what type of job/ experience you have or what you are looking for. The best way to get a job is to tell absolutely everyone you are looking for one. I know my company is hiring in certain areas.

 

[Richmond]

Hi everyone, I’m still running a low grade fever. Last night it was difficult getting to sleep, coughing is much worse. Not much more I can do except take Tylenol, guaifenesin, honey and cough medicine. Plenty of tea, oranges juice and water.
l wake up hoping l’ll feel better... Nine days of a low grade fever now my cough is worse. Not much more l can do.
Take care!
PS I’m staying away from people.

So sorry you're feeling so awful. I had something similar but without a fever. I finally went to dr. on Friday, diagnosed with bronchitis and put on antibiotic. Took guafinesin, drank warm water with honey and lemon, etc. etc. and every day woke up feeling the same. I'm on the mend now. Take care. I hope you feel better. Call your dr. though.

 

[Henry2326]

GEORGIA

Good news! The 34 Georgians who were quarantined at Dobbins Air Reserve Base have now been given permission to be transferred to their homes as soon as possible, according to Gov. Brian Kemp. #UpLateATL #11Alive Georgians quarantined at Dobbins ARB to be transferred to their homes as soon as possible, Kemp says
Ryan Kruger on Twitter

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[Trudie]

Gregory Poland, director of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group told USA Today that the chance of getting coronavirus again is “very likely.”


According to Johns Hopkins University, there are over 137,000 cases globally and more than 5,000 people have died.

More than 69,000 people have also recovered from the virus, according to the data. The rest of the 63,000-plus cases are still active.

Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article241177246.html#storylink=cpy

re: bolded (if true, social distancing and isolation will never end, moo)

 

[Snoods]

Dr. Abdu Sharkawy

Dr. Abdu Sharkawy: My Turn: Mass panic may be worse than virus itself
The coronavirus is here. But fear not.

Mass panic is also here. Fear.

I’m a doctor and an infectious diseases specialist. I’ve been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner-city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa.

HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis, TB, SARS, measles, shingles, whooping cough, diphtheria ... there is little I haven’t been exposed to in my profession. And with the notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

I am not scared of COVID-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of COVID-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world.

I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for frontline health-care providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they “probably don’t have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know ...” and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.
...
I’m scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise, and ultimately culminate in a global recession.

But mostly, I’m scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

COVID-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and “fight for yourself above all else” attitude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let’s meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

I’m scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise, and ultimately culminate in a global recession.

But mostly, I’m scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

COVID-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and “fight for yourself above all else” attitude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let’s meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Our children will thank us for it.

 

[Henry2326]

It appears we are a week or so behind Italy. A ban on flights from Europe isn’t going to change that. More decisive federal action — massive testing and social distancing — appears to be necessary to “flatten the curve.” Atul Gawande on Twitter
Atul Gawande on Twitter

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[Tadpole12]

Canada,

10 new coronavirus cases in Alberta, 2 in intensive care

"The reality is that we could expect cases of Covid-19 to continue in Alberta and around Canada for months",

"On Saturday the province posted flight information online so returning travellers can see if they may have been exposed to Covid-19 on their flight."

‘We have plenty of food’: Ontario government urges calm amid pandemic panic buying

We have plenty of food

Canada's toilet paper supply is safe amid COVID-19 pandemic, according to market leader

And our tp supply is safe.

Canadians abroad urged to return home while ‘commercial options still available’

Canadians abroad should return.

 

[Chelly]

Yes, a dry cough

If you haven't talked with doctor, call your local DOH (dept of health)t

Catch a big old hug and smile through this screen....O...We care.....moo

You are the BESTEST, my friend. Never leave.

 

[Lilibet]

Today we talked by phone to a young (35 year old) friend who has been on a business trip by plane and car through the mid-west and is currently in NY State. He will be home (to Oregon) in a couple of weeks and plans to self-quarantine for at least two weeks. Normally he’s around older folks like his parents and us...in our 70’s and older. We hadn’t even thought about the need for that and we were pleasantly surprised that he did. We shouldn’t have been surprised since he has worked in nursing homes on and off over the years. He was very glad to hear we are social distancing...staying home.

Other local friends will be self-quarantining with their 20-something daughter when she returns from six months in Africa by way of visiting a friend in Hong Kong and a side trip to Indonesia. It’s nice to have responsible friends!

 

[Henry2326]

France has shuttered nightlife, Spain and Italy are on complete lockdown, and like half of DC is crammed into bars and restaurants. I don’t understand why it hasn’t sunk in here that a lot of people are going to die.
Alex Altman on Twitter

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