Coronavirus - COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #28

[Henry2326]

The @WorldBank pours another $8B into its #COVID19 IFC fund to help countries respond to the pandemic while sustaining their economies. That brings the total up to $14 billion.
https://t.co/YbS0mU5sC8

 

[MimosaMornings]

Georgia

Nine doctors positive for coronavirus, according to CNN’s Gupta

 

[Henry2326]

JMO
I can understand some of the reasons but what I dont understand is assuming it used to be open for 24 hours in some of their stores, why do they need to stay closed for 11 full hours out of a day. That is going to put more hardship on those who need supplies and only have after work to try to get to a store.

Previously they resupplied while they were open and I dont see why that could not continue. The other reasons they give do not justify an 11 hour closure per day if it used to be 24 hours.

There goes my plan to try to shop at 2 AM.

The shelves are emptying as fast as they can stock. They can't stock fast enough. Plus they are wiping down all areas that people touch...

 

[margarita25]

Coronavirus In Minnesota: Hennepin Healthcare Employee Tests Positive For Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 17, 2020 at 3:40 pm

“Hennepin Healthcare says that under the guidance of MDH, a review was conducted with the employee to determine everyone who may have had contact with them for medium and high-level risk exposure. All of these people have since been identified and contacted.”

 

[drama_farmer]

JMO
I can understand some of the reasons but what I dont understand is assuming it used to be open for 24 hours in some of their stores, why do they need to stay closed for 11 full hours out of a day. That is going to put more hardship on those who need supplies and only have after work to try to get to a store.

Previously they resupplied while they were open and I dont see why that could not continue. The other reasons they give do not justify an 11 hour closure per day if it used to be 24 hours.

There goes my plan to try to shop at 2 AM.

Don't know for sure, but I bet retail is /will be trying to deal with a shrinking number of employees due to illness or otherwise. IMO

 

[margarita25]

Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, March 17: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state, and the nation

The following graphic includes the most recent numbers from the Washington State Department of Health, released Monday afternoon.

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“2:13 pm
Seattle to set up portable toilets, hygiene stations in response to coronavirus outbreak
Seattle will stand up “portable toilets, hand-washing stations and four hygiene trailers” around the city for people who don’t have easy access to hand-washing to protect themselves from COVID-19, according to an announcement from the city’s Human Services Department.

The facilities will be staffed and include both garbage and needle disposal, according to the city. The city will also expand its garbage-collection program with homeless encampments, known as the “purple bag” program, from 12 sites to 16 in coming days.

The announcement did not provide details on the locations of these mobile units but said more information would be available within the week.

The announcement arrived a week after some cities with significant homeless populations in California deployed dozens of hand-washing stations to protect people from contracting and spreading the illness.

Few options for hand-washing have been accessible 24/7 for people who live outside in Seattle. Six city-funded restrooms are available at all hours of the day, and only three have sinks.

With Seattle Public Library locations closed, there are even fewer places to go – although the city Parks Department has continued its shower program at five community centers, and all parks bathrooms remain open despite other parks closures.”

@Lilibet , this was what we discussed happening as was done during the Hepatitis Outbreak

 

[Trudie]

They kept it hush hush here, fortunately the patient works in a very small town & word immediately spread! WMT did not step forward until everyone knew & posted about it!

And no one informed the general public about that particular Walmart?

 

[Sunny123]

Even the gyms are still open...at least my dad's is anyway because he is STILL GOING. Don't get me started on that. I fear that whole area is going to get a rude awakening in the next couple of weeks. So happy you got a full refund!

I drove to pick my mother up today and bring her to my house to isolate. I noticed many gyms, stores and restaurants packed with people and full parking lots. (West Central Florida)

Gosh I actually thought that was a heartless response by the original poster to the plight of those poor workers. And actually also doesn’t make sense. If Whole Foods is not allowing their workers to wear facemasks and is not paying them enough to stay home when sick, they’re enabling spread of this disease through workers.

But it’s heartless to suggest these poor workers need to just buck up and work as demanded by their employers. They’re working in super stressed and scary conditions and are at grave risk of infection.

They should be allowed to wear masks and paid double time. I know a supermarket sales exec who is making huge piles of money right now due to the surge in sales.

They need to instead translate that to their poor workers and ensure that the sick can stay home.

Yes, I agree. My daughter is so scared having to work, because her company won't shut down, or take any measures to insure safety. She lives paycheck to paycheck, and has a 2 year old daughter. I was her babysitter until last week, when I decided to isolate at home with my 90 year old mother.

 

[Simply Southern]

I'm so disappointed with the governor's waffling at this point. He should have shut down the beaches already, yesterday, today for sure. I'm sorry for the tourists who are losing their vacation, but it's better than losing more lives.

I know I'm in the same boat with VA Governor Northam. Today was a media blitz day, thousands have emailed account for the media to take a look at him. He knows folks are demanding a better response. Northam only reacts when threaten .....gun rally/ called in National Guard, all over the media, and the most peaceful event all year. Wouldn't shut down the pipeline when it was destroying landowners property ...bus loads of protesters, it shut down now and AG Mark Herring has fined them millions. Heck we still got a guy been sitting in a tree for close to 429 days to protect mountain land, as long as he doesn't come down they can't arrest him. Only closed the schools when the teachers were planning to strike the next day. Yea, he takes a little prodding, thought he would have figured out by now, we in SW VA will fight for what's right and don't don't dance to the same beat as Northern VA or the peninsula. He's from Maryland and moved to the Norfolk VA area. That's OK we got him in a training program but he's a little hard headed.

Moo...

 

[CSIDreamer]

I just got in a pretty bad argument with my cousin about this whole thing. She feels it is a conspiracy and we will all be fine. I don't know to handle that at all right now other than blocking her texts for a while. With me being on the brink already with my mom scheduled to have half of her lung removed next week in a hospital full of viral patients - going "no contact" for a little might help. I think it's important to keep up with media but not with the noise that people following it are creating.

I live in a fairly small town. I cannot believe the people that are (a) acting ignorant of the whole thing or (b) think "this is just a bit extreme". I give up. Jmo

 

[Recidivist]

JMO
I can understand some of the reasons but what I dont understand is assuming it used to be open for 24 hours in some of their stores, why do they need to stay closed for 11 full hours out of a day. That is going to put more hardship on those who need supplies and only have after work to try to get to a store.

Previously they resupplied while they were open and I dont see why that could not continue. The other reasons they give do not justify an 11 hour closure per day if it used to be 24 hours.

There goes my plan to try to shop at 2 AM.

I think its too dangerous for the stores to stay open during the night.

 

[margarita25]

“2:24 pm
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport seeks $10 billion in aid as passenger numbers drop
As the coronavirus outbreak has seen a rise in travel restrictions and mandates to limit travel and enact social distancing, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has seen a drop in daily traffic from nearly 50,000 to 60,000 daily passengers down to just 16,000 to 17,000 passengers, Sea-Tac managing director Lance Lyttle announced in a news conference Tuesday.

Lyttle said that the airport continues to see cargo traffic as supplies continue to be flown in.

Nonetheless, the airport will ask the federal government for $10 billion in aid to cope with what losses are being seen, he said.

He said that most stores continue to operate at the airport and that workers are taking extra precautions to stay healthy, keep travelers safe and keep the facilities clean.
“We are grateful for their sacrifices to keep the airport running,” Lyttle said. “They are some of the unsung heroes in this situation””

Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, March 17: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state, and the nation

 

[zecats]

Scientists map how immune system fights back against COVID-19
Published 2 hours ago

“Scientists in Australia have mapped immune responses from one of the country’s first novel coronavirus patients to show how the human body fights and recovers from COVID-19.”
-More at link


•Sorry for any reposts, threads are moving like lightning.

This is important so I'm quoting from it. And BBMing

Thevarajan explained that current estimates indicate more than 80 percent of COVID-19 cases are mild-to-moderate. Gaining a greater understanding of the immune system responds in mild cases is extremely important in the battle against coronavirus.

"We hope to now expand our work nationally and internationally to understand why some people die from COVID-19, and build further knowledge to assist in the rapid response of COVID-19 and future emerging viruses," she said.

The virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, for most people but can be severe in some cases, especially older adults and people with existing health problems. People with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may need six weeks to recover.

 

[Reasonable & Just]

I drove to pick my mother up today and bring her to my house to isolate. I noticed many gyms, stores and restaurants packed with people and full parking lots. (West Central Florida)

Yes, I agree. My daughter is so scared having to work, because her company won't shut down, or take any measures to insure safety. She lives paycheck to paycheck, and has a 2 year old daughter. I was her babysitter until last week, when I decided to isolate at home with my 90 year old mother.

This is unfortunate...does she have a caregiver for the little one in place?

 

[Shadow205]

Additionally, Illinois health officials reported 55 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. In total, there are now 160 cases of COVID-19 in 15 Illinois counties. Cases have occurred in ages 9 to 91.

This is the first case of a child that I have seen.

 

[Lilibet]

Oh, I hope they don't head south!!! I've several friends on FB that said, if NY closed their families would head here.

Remember what happened in Italy when the quarantine plans were leaked! Mass exodus...spreading the virus as they went. How is NYC going to prevent the same thing from happening? Block all exits out of the city? I doubt it. There will be a huge traffic jam this afternoon and evening IMO. Brace yourselves!

 

[PinkPrincessPoop]

Amazon is trying to make more room on its warehouse shelves for essential goods such as household and medical supplies to keep up with the insatiable demand driven by the coronavirus outbreak Amazon knows you're panic shopping. It's trying to stock more essentials - CNN

And what is Amazon doing to protect their warehouse workers I wonder?

 

[margarita25]

Where to volunteer, donate during the coronavirus crisis in Colorado

 

[Hatfield]

The shelves are emptying as fast as they can stock. They can't stock fast enough. Plus they are wiping down all areas that people touch...

It is good they are trying to clean things better and restock as much as possible. I just find it difficult to believe it needs to be 1/2 of a day. 11 hour downtime is practically 1/2 of a 24 hour day. Surely they could accomplish what they need to in a shorter time than that since they have each day to do more of it.

Im sorry to be critical of them but it gets frustrating when we see certain decisions that may make matters worse, and this will put a dent in people being able to get supplies when closing a grocery store down 1/2 of the time they usually are open. That seems a little on the extensive side. Maybe a 4 hour window would be enough each day for them to catch up. I hope they will adjust their hours if they find they dont need to stay closed for 11 hours each day.

 

[PinkPrincessPoop]

55 New Coronavirus Cases Bring Illinois Total to 160 in 15 Counties

Yesterday, there was 1 case in my county, but since she was in a nursing home, they tested the entire facility and found 17 other elderly were infected and 4 staff members. So that is now bumped up to 22 total in the county.