Coronavirus - COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #28

[zecats]

We are going to have to have a conference on this because I was so sick with worry last few weeks I was literally having chest pains. And dizziness, fainting, nausea, no sleep, etc.

The emotional duress is going to kill us before the CV does.

Let us focus on mental health here as much as possible. Loving all the hot tea and online yoga posts, etc.

I guess it helps to live with a psychologist. I usually don't want him in my business.

My gym and yoga studio have claimed they will be streaming classes soon. That's a plus.

@margarita25 breathe...

 

[Shelby1]

Sigh. Times are really changing.

I was going to use some Bailey's to make a dessert for tonight with. I just now thought "WTH??? I'm not using that for cooking! Only drinking!".

 

[MyBelle]

I disagree and have voiced my concern thru both Senators and directly to the President. Don't know if its a state by state situation or global. I kinda got the impress from today's presser, some states just were not prepared.

It is a federal mandate under Homeland Security States, hospital and medical companies must prepare, have supplies and a response team for any and all emergencies. It's called a Hazardous Vulnerability Analysis (HVA). HLS made it really easy, they list everything from high wind to terrorist attack. You rate the likelihood of the peril in your community and everything must have a detailed plan. The high likelihood perils are the ones most of the money, training and prep are spent on.

I do know Virginia did not have a stock pile. It was only about a couple hundred mask. Stockpile is subjective my toilet paper stockpile maybe to rolls and others 10. My local HD only received 6, yes 6 from the State of Virginia, the excuse was "you don't have any proved cases".

I have 4 boxes of N95s that are now approved. They are from the industrial side, look the same and now FDA has approved for medical use. I called my buddies on the local Emergent Response Team and offered up two boxes. Hey, were all in this together.

I'm not hearing that complaint from my NC or SC medical professional friends. Hum.....

I do believe it is a state-by-state situation. An excellent example of a state which was not prepared for a disaster was Louisiana during Katrina and the state KNEW some of those levees were precarious at best. States which were not impacted jumped in to assist. Nebraska sent our national guard, utility trucks, volunteers and accepted evacuees, both people and pets. I anticipate similar sharing will be happening with this pandemic. So far, no one who has been isolated or hospitalized here has died. None are in the Med Center's ICU. I'm betting we will be sharing supplies if we are not already doing so. Omaha has two medical schools/teaching hospitals. The Universities should deploy those students and residents to relieve exhausted health care personnel.

One thing that IS happening here is that younger folks in their 20s and 30s aren't abiding the social separation and distance edicts. I wonder if too much emphasis has been placed on the risks to us old codgers and now younger people think their age gives them an invisible shield of immunity.

JMO

 

[pocketaccent]

US cases now
Total 5,830
1,090 new cases so far today.

At this pace, the math is: (doubling every 6 days)
18,000 cases in 12 days
36,000 in 18 days
72,000 in 24 days
144,000 in 30 days April 17
288,000 in 36 days
576,000 in 42 days
1.2 million in 48 days
2.4 million in 54 days
4.8 million in 60 days May 17
9.6 million in 66 days
19.2 million in 72 days
38.4 million in 78 days
76.8 million in 84 days
153.6 million in 90 days June 17

Hopefully we can obliterate that trend by undertaking far more aggressive testing than that are done now and isolating those infected as quickly as possible.
Shelter in place without even more aggressive testing won't get the job done because those infected need to be identified as soon as possible, like yesterday, jmo, imo.

 

[K.jill]

GEORGIA

Developing: First seniors to test positive for Coronvirus at assisted living home in metro Atlanta. The safeguards in place to keep virus from spreading, at 5pm. Tom Regan on Twitter

Ohhh no!

 

[formerjerseygirl]

WATCH LIVE: Gov. McMaster, health officials hold briefing on state’s response to COVID-19

 

[gngr~snap]

Georgia

Cartersville Anheuser-Busch plant employee tests positive for coronavirus

What the heck is going on in this town?

It's spreading like wildfire because no one believed it was true when it started.
Even the WalMart manager/employee came to work sick and 911 had to be called when he dropped.
Dumb.
Should have stayed home!
So, everyone who ambushed WalMart to stock up may have been exposed and have spread it through the community already, most likely!
This was Sunday night @ 8:30
Moo

 

[CoverMeCagney]

If the US does a good job of containment and response we will be world hero's.

Sorry, but the heroes of this world are the doctors, nurses and scientists battling this virus. And the teachers and shop workers and truck drivers and everyone who works so damn hard to keep the world going.

It would be one hell of an arrogant and deluded country to think they are the heroes in any of this global crisis.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Cabinet approves emergency Covid-19 legislation ahead of Thursday's Dáil sitting

(Ireland)

THE CABINET HAS approved emergency legislation to support the national response to the COVID-19 crisis.

The legislation, which was approved at an incorporeal meeting of ministers and the Taoiseach, puts on a legal footing the enhanced income supports for people who are diagnosed with, or required to self-isolate due to Covid-19.

The approval of the new law comes after Leo Varadkar and President Michael D Higgins met this afternoon to discuss the State’s efforts to combat the coronavirus.

They spoke about the huge challenge facing the nation and their confidence that the Irish people will pull through.

The new legislation, which will go before the Dáil on Thursday, also provides for changes to remove the waiting period for payment of Jobseekers Benefit and Jobseekers Allowance in these circumstances.

 

[zecats]

Definitely a recession underway.... beancounter here..... just never thought a virus would be the trigger. In Dec 2018, my brother in law poo poo ‘d my talk of a recession in late 2019.... Hmmmm. I’m not telling him to hang on tight for the next 24 months. He’s 60. He’ll figure it out.

But seriously, I’m predicting a 2 year recession. Fall of 2022 - at that point a vaccine will be readily available, the markets will have recovered and we will all breathe a sigh of relief. Go read up on historical cyclical markets. JMO

If you’re in the market, stay in the market. If you’re young, have cash laying around, get in the market now. JMO

The minute you lose your job, log on to your states unemployment site and food pantry site. JMO

I applied for unemployment yesterday. Online (NJ) and it's already up with the amount weekly and total. Will get first payment next week (direct deposit).

I'm familiar with the process because I apply every summer when sub jobs stop (seasonal unemployment is the category). Now there is a reason listed on the drop down menu for CV - either illness related of job loss related.

 

[zecats]

4:10 p.m.: 4 Brooklyn Nets players test positive
Four Brooklyn Nets players have tested positive for coronavirus and only one of the four is showing symptoms, according to a statement from the team.

All four players are isolated, the team said.

Coronavirus live updates: NYC mayor proposes shelter-in-place, state says no

4:03 p.m.: NYC mayor proposes shelter-in-place, state says no
In New York City -- where there are 814 confirmed COVID-19 cases -- a shelter-in-place order has not been ruled out as an option, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.

 

[FlossyMay]

Georgia

Kroger announces new hours, increase in hiring, amid coronavirus

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

'Highly possibly' schools could shut within days

Nicola Sturgeon has said that Scotland could see nationwide school closures within days.

The first minister appeared on Reporting Scotland before talks with Education Secretary John Swinney on measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

She said: "It is highly possible we will see a more blanket approach to school closures in the coming days."

It comes after a second person died in Scotland after becoming infected.

At present, schools in Scotland remain open, though attendance is reported to be low in some areas and most activities, clubs and trips have been cancelled.

 

[LaborDayRN]

Thanks for praying. This morning he was coughing a lot but his symptoms seem better this afternoon. Or at least, I have not heard much coughing coming from his side of the house. He's been quietly working in a separate room from me and asked me not to interrupt because he has some conference calls from work this afternoon. I haven't seen him since lunch but we text each other when we need things, LOL. This is the weirdest staycation I've ever had. I'd say we have a good sense of humor about it all right now and we both feel optimistic that we will recover from whatever this is with no problems. I'm more concerned about the rest of the world recovering. But we will keep praying.

I'm so glad you & your DH's health situation hasn't gotten any worse. Here's hoping and praying that you are on the road to recovery!

 

[justbeachy]

Jared Leto Coronavirus - Jared Leto Learned About the Global Pandemic After a 12-Day Silent Meditation Retreat

Big Brother Germany has been filming and they just told them during a live episode about what is going on. I believe the only other time that Big Brother has shared information from the outside world was with the US cast after the 9/11 attacks.

Big Brother Germany's Contestants Just Learned About COVID-19

 

[pugmom]

In a message posted to Twitter late Monday night, the company indicated that it would dedicate the first hour of shopping at all of its stores to “customers who need assistance or consideration, including seniors and people living with disabilities.”

It also said that it would provide seniors with a 20 per cent discount on regular priced items during that window each day.

Shoppers Drug Mart to give seniors exclusive one-hour window to shop amid reports of panic buying

Thank you so much for sharing this. Passing it along to my parents right now who couldn't even get bread, milk, and eggs a few days ago.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Taoiseach to broadcast to country on Covid-19 at 9pm

(Ireland)

The Taoiseach is to make a rare, Ministerial Broadcast, to the country at 9pm.

After a video-conference with European Heads of Government this afternoon, and a tele-conference with the Cabinet to agree emergency Covid-19 legislation this evening, Leo Varadkar tweeted "This is a Patrick's Day like no other. We cannot stop the virus, but we can push it back. We will always put your life and your health first. In future, let them say: when things were at their worst, we were at our best."

The broadcast is being made under Section 112 of the Broadcast Act, which allows the Government broadcasting time for announcements in the event of a major emergency.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Sigh. Times are really changing.

I was going to use some Bailey's to make a dessert for tonight with. I just now thought "WTH??? I'm not using that for cooking! Only drinking!".

I bought a litre for £12 / $14 in the supermarket the other day, and think I should probably have got two

 

[drama_farmer]

If we have a dedicated COVID 19 FORUM, I want to see a thread that is dedicated to thanking Henry for all of the very important work he has been doing. Seriously. IMO

 

[justbeachy]

Florida-
Volusia County Authorities have decided to close down the beaches which includes
Daytona Beach.
per WFTV News

Hope the other counties get on board as the
Gov. decided not to.

Finally!