Coronavirus - COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #24

[Trudie]

CORONAVIRUS: LATEST NEWS NEWSLETTER
Kentucky courts closed for month, federal trials delayed to avoid spreading COVID-19


BY JOHN CHEVES

MARCH 13, 2020 08:39 AM

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  Kentucky’s state court system largely will shut down for the next month to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus among crowds at courthouses, according to an emergency order released by Chief Justice John Minton Jr.
  
  The move — unprecedented in modern history — takes effect Monday and lasts through April 10.
  
  In the federal court system, all civil and criminal trials scheduled to start between March 16 and April 17 will be continued for at least 30 days, Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves said in an order issued Friday.
  
  
  Read more here: https://www.kentucky.com/site-servi...latest-nl/article241161416.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Oddsocks]

In US, breaking quarantine is punishable with $1000 fine and/or a year in jail.

Look at this fine! (AUS dollars)
Coronavirus quarantine rule prompts WA threat of $50,000 penalty as panic buying intensifies - ABC News

 

[IceIce9]

Yeah & Idk why anyone finds it appropriate to cough in anyone’s space but it happened before & gonna keep on happening.
A friend of mine was at an IN casino last night, she said more people were walking around coughing than not. Of course a lot smoke so hard to know if their symptoms are from smoking or....
Then the lines at airports....omg, no social distancing going on in Chicago. I’d leave my luggage before I’d stand there 6+ hours.

Indiana casinos are required to close for two weeks beginning at 6:00 am tomorrow. I don’t know why anyone would want to be in one anyway, such an unnecessary risk.

 

[cody22]

Look at this fine! (AUS dollars)
Coronavirus quarantine rule prompts WA threat of $50,000 penalty as panic buying intensifies - ABC News

........moo

 

[Henry2326]

Oh oh here comes Twitter on crack!

Good because we’re just gabbing away at 3am. Busiest “night” I’ve ever seen.

ETA:

Morning Henry.

Whatcha got for us?

(Not that I really want to know)

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ETA2:

I thought about that too. How I could decide not to know anything that happens from here on out. Turn off all news devices.

Kind of like that senior couple did when one tested positive.

But then I would miss you guys.

Plus I’m faaaar too curious.

It’s going to be hard watching this stuff go down, I know.

Lol....I'm scared to look. Have you noticed there is plenty of info to post. We rarely post the same media stories...crazy times...

 

[Trudie]

I was just thinking, Charles Barkley never released his results. Then, I thought of Kobe’s memorial service. Omg!
Did any basketball players have the virus then? The incubation period seems to vary dramatically.

 

[Trudie]

I know and about time, right? How dumb for schools and other large venues to be ordered closed yet casinos remain open. Smh. The IN casinos pull from a wide area. I can’t believe anyone showed up for work. You’re right, extremely risky with people hopping from machine to machine, touching numerous slots. My friend said last night a lot of elderly, wheelchair bound people were there. Smh vigorously.

Indiana casinos are required to close for two weeks beginning at 6:00 am tomorrow. I don’t know why anyone would want to be in one anyway, such an unnecessary risk.

 

[gitana1]

I found this yesterday...

So each infected person would infect .5 to 1.5 other people if left unchecked and not quarantined. And since we’ve only been testing symptomatic people or those who have been exposed, but asymptomatic people spread the virus, that could mean real trouble. Less than ebola but we contained that and haven’t contained this.

So we have 2,100 confirmed cases. How many people did they infect? And how many of those infected also infected others? And so on.

Also, today we have a death rate among those tested of 2%. The flu has had a death rate of .6% to 1% in the US this season.

So more than double the rate.

Preliminary In-Season 2019-2020 Flu Burden Estimates

 

[gitana1]

(For @gitana1 in case she didn’t see this)

I need that at least that here. Allow us a month to isolate and account for our cases before cramming people back into courtrooms.

 

[margarita25]

I’m not seeing any recent CDC transcripts or releases?

It seems Dr. Nancy has been quiet...

Ok the CDC website with their transcripts, dates are all wonky moo.

Here are some highlights from their website:

“Three U.S. states are experiencing sustained community spread.”

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COVID-19: U.S. at a Glance*

• Total cases: 1,629
• Total deaths: 41
• Jurisdictions reporting cases: 47 (46 states and District of Columbia)

* Data include both confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 reported to CDC or tested at CDC since January 21, 2020, with the exception of testing results for persons repatriated to the United States from Wuhan, China and Japan. State and local public health departments are now testing and publicly reporting their cases. In the event of a discrepancy between CDC cases and cases reported by state and local public health officials, data reported by states should be considered the most up to date.

Cases of COVID-19 Reported in the US, by Source of Exposure*†
Cases of COVID-19 Reported in the US, by Source of Exposure
Travel-related 138
Close contact 129
Under investigation 1,362
Total cases 1,629

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S.

Updated March 13, 2020
This page will be updated regularly at noon Mondays through Fridays. Numbers close out at 4 p.m. the day before reporting.

 

[gitana1]

That will affect the Mollie Tibbetts trial case ?????.....moo

It could for sure. It might delay things. But he’s waived time already. So he won’t be able to get out of trial.

 

[Lilibet]

First Death in Oregon —70 year old ma

The Multnomah resident had underlying health conditions and tested positive for COVID-19 on March 10, the OHA said in their press release. The individual had no known contact with a confirmed case and had not traveled to a country where the virus has been confirmed.

First fatality from coronavirus reported in Oregon

The Multnomah County resident had been hospitalized at Portland’s Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center. He tested positive just four days ago and reportedly had other health problems.

Oregon coronavirus death: First victim is 70-year-old man at Portland VA Hospital

 

[margarita25]

I need that at least that here. Allow us a month to isolate and account for our cases before cramming people back into courtrooms.

Well, if anyone can set precedence, I would think it would be a Supreme Court.

 

[Trudie]

Pandemic, epidemic, endemic — what these mean and how they are different from each other

Will this next be endemic?

 

[margarita25]

I was wondering a few days ago if I am stuck in some kind of wormhole...

 

[Tadpole12]

Matt Hancock confirms the elderly WILL soon be told to stay at home for four months to survive coronavirus as the Health Secretary admits the NHS does not have enough ventilators and blasts 'irresponsible' panic-buyers

Matt Hancock today confirmed the government will tell the elderly to stay at home for up to four months as he admitted the NHS does not currently have enough ventilators for the fight against coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Matt Hancock confirms the elderly WILL be told to stay home for four months | Daily Mail Online

Ty

 

[Lilibet]

For weeks I’ve read this thread while having my morning coffee. I find myself trembling as I’m reading this morning. It’s finally sinking in that it’s really happening.

I spoke to my father in law yesterday, he lives in Spain where he is having treatment for lung cancer. He is now on lockdown and may leave the house only to attend the doctor, hospital, garage for fuel and limited supermarket trips for supplies. He was told that from Sunday evening he will no longer be allowed to walk his dog.
My parents are visiting Australia, they arrived just hours before they introduced quarantining all arrivals.

I wish my family were not so spread out around the world at this time.

I’m so grateful for this thread, thank you to everyone that’s keeping it up to date. It allows me to follow what’s happening in one place.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all @badgersmythe. This is a real resource at a time like this.

 

[margarita25]

I’m behind on Friday’s PC . The transcript is below but remember doesn’t include transcription of the Q&A’s with Dr. Mike and Dr. Maria, which are like gold to me.

Live from WHO Headquarters - Daily press briefing on COVID-19 - 13MARCH2020

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WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 13 March 2020
13 March 2020

“Good afternoon everyone.

I want to start today by acknowledging that even though COVID-19 has captured the world’s attention, there are still many other health issues people continue to face every single day, and that WHO is continuing to work on.

Babies are still being born. Essential surgery is continuing. People still need emergency care after road traffic crashes. People still need treatment for cancer, diabetes, HIV, malaria and many other diseases.

And for all of these, we need health workers. Today I want to send a personal and sincere thank you to every health worker around the world – especially nurses and midwives, who we are celebrating this year through the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.

You do a heroic job. We know that this crisis is putting a huge burden on you and your families. We know you are stretched to the limit.

You have our admiration, our respect, and our commitment to doing everything we can to keep you safe and enable you to do your job.

More than 132,000 cases of COVID-19 have now been reported to WHO, from 123 countries and territories.

5,000 people have lost their lives, a tragic milestone.

Europe has now become the epicenter of the pandemic, with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China.

More cases are now being reported every day than were reported in China at the height of its epidemic.

We’re encouraged that many countries are now acting on the 8 pillars of WHO’s Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan.

Most countries now have a national plan; most are taking a multi-sectoral approach and most have laboratory testing capacity.

WHO has evidence-based guidance that every country can use, according to each of the 8 pillars.

And we’re continuing to support countries to prepare and respond.

We have shipped supplies of personal protective equipment to 56 countries, we’re shipping to a further 28 countries, and we’ve sent almost 1.5 million diagnostic tests to 120 countries.

Our message to countries continues to be: you must take a comprehensive approach.

Not testing alone. Not contact tracing alone. Not quarantine alone. Not social distancing alone. Do it all.

Any country that looks at the experience of other countries with large epidemics and thinks “that won’t happen to us” is making a deadly mistake. It can happen to any country.

The experience of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and others clearly demonstrates that aggressive testing and contact tracing, combined with social distancing measures and community mobilization, can prevent infections and save lives.

Japan is also demonstrating that a whole-of-government approach led by Prime Minister Abe himself, supported by in-depth investigation of clusters, is a critical step in reducing transmission.

WHO has clear advice for governments, businesses and individuals.

First, prepare and be ready.

Every person must know the signs and symptoms and how to protect themselves and others.

Every health worker should be able to recognize this disease, provide care and know what to do with their patients.

Every health facility should be ready to cope with large numbers of patients, and ensure the safety of staff and patients.

Second, detect, protect and treat.

You can’t fight a virus if you don’t know where it is. Find, isolate, test and treat every case, to break the chains of transmission.

Every case we find and treat limits the expansion of the disease.

Third, reduce transmission.

Do not just let this fire burn.

Isolate the sick and quarantine their contacts. In addition, measures that increase social distancing such as cancelling sporting events may help to reduce transmission. These measures, of course, should be based on local context and risk assessment, and should be time-limited.

Even if you cannot stop transmission, you can slow it down and save lives.

And fourth, innovate and learn.

This is a new virus and a new situation. We’re all learning, and we must all find new ways to prevent infections, save lives, and minimize impact. All countries have lessons to share.

There are simple, effective things we can all do to reduce the risk of infection for ourselves and those around us.

Clean your hands regularly with an alcohol-based rub or soap and water.

Cover your mouth and nose with your elbow if you cough or sneeze.

Stay home if you’re sick.

Avoid unnecessary travel and large social gatherings.

Comply with the advice of your local or national health authority.

Find and share reliable information.

And finally, you can give.

Together with the United Nations Foundation and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, WHO is today launching the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, to enable individuals and organizations to contribute.

Until now, we have been relying mainly on governments to support the response.

We thank all those countries who have supported WHO’s Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan, including Japan, which this week contributed 155 million U.S. dollars.

Now everyone can contribute.

Funds raised will be used to coordinate the response, to buy masks, gloves, gowns and goggles for health workers, to buy diagnostic tests, to improve surveillance, and to invest in research and development.

To give to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, go to who.int, and look for the orange “Donate” button at the top of the page.

We thank Google, Facebook and the individuals who have already contributed.

Every dollar donated is a dollar towards saving lives.

We’re all in this together.

I thank you.”

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 13 March 2020

 

[Trudie]

Three new cases of coronavirus emerged in Indiana, raising the number in the state to 15, officials said Saturday.

The new COVID-19 cases are residents of Marion, LaPorte and Wells counties, the state Department of Health said.

The other cases are people in Adams, Boone, Hendricks, Howard, Johnson, Noble and St. Joseph counties. All are adults with one exception. There have been no deaths.
Coronavirus Cases Rise by 3 to 15 in Indiana
This is concerning as it is moving from county to county.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Taoiseach may seek special powers to close pubs and nightclubs over Covid-19

(Ireland)

TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has indicated that he may seek to introduce new powers to prevent people from gathering in pubs and nightclubs as the Covid-19 outbreak continues.

The Chief Medical officer at the Department of Health warned the public to adhere to social distancing guidelines last night, after images on social media showed members of the public going to pubs and restaurants.

Dr Tony Holohan called on people to reduce their social activities - including in pubs and restaurants. Large crowds risk spreading the novel coronavirus further.