Coronavirus - COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #26

[Legally Bland]

UK

17:35

Vallance says this is a brand new disease. The experts need to learn as they are going along.

He says the seven-day advice stays. If someone lives alone and gets a fever or a persistent cough, they should stay at home for seven days.

But if they live with other people, the government is now advising the whole household to isolate for seven days.

Boris Johnson warns UK population to avoid non-essential contact with others as coronavirus cases rise – politics live


BBM. They said 14 days earlier. Confusing.

 

[Henry2326]

Thermo Fisher provides update on production of #COVID19 test that received FDA’s emergency use authorization Friday (and which White House Coronavirus Task Force said would be used in rollout of new testing sites this week): Meg Tirrell on Twitter
Meg Tirrell on Twitter

STAY HOME, SAVE LIVES

 

[PinkPrincessPoop]

Am I right in that the U.K. is not enacting any orders? They are just recommending social distancing?

 

[Sillybilly]

PM Trudeau live on CTV right now.

 

[gregjrichards]

BREAKING NEWS: White House is considering cash payments to U.S. workers, as Mitt Romney gets behind plan to give $1,000 to every American EACH MONTH during the coronavirus crisis

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8117729/White-House-considering-cash-payments-American.html

I think this is going to be essential and not just in the United States.

 

[Kensie]

I am glad that if I am going to be home and working from home, it is with 4 dogs of leisure and not 4 bored out of their mind kids. I feel for these kids. Not all kids have computers, cellphones, etc.

 

[otto]

Canada closing border to all who are non-citizens or permanent residents.

 

[PinkPrincessPoop]

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It has started. Canada restricting entry to all non-citizens and residents, with a few exceptions like air travel crew.

 

[kmclaren]

Canada announcing borders will be closed to all non-Canadians. PM is speaking live right now.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.4853177

 

[Kensie]

Not sure if DailyBeast is allowed but...
Al Roker and Craig Melvin Pulled Off Air as Coronavirus Hits the ‘Today’ Show

 

[LaborDayRN]

BBM
And that, my dear friends equals 7-8%. 2158/27980 = .077 = round up to 8%. Big Yikes!

 

[Henry2326]

Louisiana lawyer, 45, is put on ventilator after contracting coronavirus that was initially misdiagnosed as the flu

A 45-year-old Louisiana attorney has been hospitalized, sedated and put on a ventilator after contracting the potentially deadly novel coronavirus, which had been misdiagnosed as the flu.

Louisiana lawyer, 45, is put on ventilator after contracting coronavirus | Daily Mail Online

He works at the same firm as my daughter.....all true..

 

[drama_farmer]

I'm finding it so difficult to concentrate on anything that is non-outbreak related while at work today. And, I'm visualizing hundreds of civil defense workers hunkered down in fallout shelters, trying to adapt Nuclear-War aftermath plans to this new, global threat. You'd think they had a plan for something like this, wouldn't you? IMO

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

So We’re Working From Home. Can the Internet Handle It?

 

[cody22]

Canada closing border to all who are non-citizens or permanent residents.

Well Heck ! I sure was counting on you taking me fishing up there in the future, otto.......LOL !......cody22

 

[Sunshine95]

I heard a local pizza shop is giving any child a free small pizza every day to make sure they all eat!

 

[Henry2326]

BREAKING: Canada will close the border to foreigners, Prime Minister Trudeau says
BNO Newsroom on Twitter

STAY HOME, SAVE LIVES

 

[SkylarSid]

My mother in law got a call as well. Rescheduled tentatively to June 6.
They are donating all their PPE (personal protective equipment) gloves masks etc... to medical and closing the office.
Moo

Virginia
The Virginia Dental Association is recommending that all dental offices in Virginia stop non-emergency care for two weeks.
Virginia Dental Association recommends dental offices postpone non-emergency care

 

[Kensie]

He works at the same firm as my daughter.....all true..

That is really scary. 45 years old and on a ventilator, Hope your family is safe Henry.

 

[Lynetta]

I don't post much but I've been following the thread since Wuhan and I just want to thank everyone for their post and the links keeping us all up to date. I also love to hear how all of you are coping in your little personal corners of the world.


My 10 year old daughter is a type one diabetic, so prepping has been difficult except for hand sanitizer and alcohol wipes, Lol we already had plenty of that on hand.

I spend most of February trying to up her insulin quantity so we would have a little emergency stockpile. Her doctor was on board, but of coarse the insurance company was not. They did end up almost doubling the quantity of her fast acting insulin though so that was a huge win.

As of now we have enough fast acting insulin to last approximately until June!

Her long acting (24 hour) insulin will last us until almost May.

We should have enough needles to last approximately 45 days

I couldn't place a refill order for her CGM (continuous Glucose Monitor) until March 13th due to insurance. So it won't ship out until March 20th and then will take about 7 more days to arrive. My fingers are crossed that delivery services won't be shut down before then. I'm pretty sure it's coming via fed ex.

Of coarse if it doesn't come we can go back to finger pokes but the CGM is truly a life saver. My daughter's blood sugar dropped to 44 a couple weeks ago over night and I never would of known if her CGM hadn't set off it's alarm.


We have lots of Skittles, starburst, cookies and guclose tabs handy to treat lows, but only a few zero carbs things.

My husband had to return back to work today after being off for the last 4 days ( regular days off). I told my daughter that we now need to be really careful getting too close to dad when he is back home. No more hugs and kisses and even sitting next to him on the couch might not be good. The look on her face was heartbreaking but we just have to be extra careful for her.