Coronavirus - COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #28

[Deleted member 158085]

I’m having withdrawal from TJMaxx. It was a weekly “happy place” of mine.
Since I’ve been staying home so much I have...
Made a living will
Painted a piece of furniture that was on my project list.
Purged and organized my kitchen.
But darn it, when the weather gets warmer I WILL be buying flowers to plant, even if I have to wear a hazmat suit.

I'm just going to order seeds online or plants through a catalog.

 

[Trudie]

And the police are potentially exposed by being in the store because someone failed to heed the posted limit. Smh

Husband went to HEB (TX) in a small town. Lined up around the meat counters were not only store employees but the police. Limits mean limits.

 

[Herat]

Can someone explain to me why there is no flour in the stores?

Completely bare shelves, unless you want gluten free.

Well, I guess I should have bought that last 40# bag from Costco, but it just seemed, a bit much.

 

[Trudie]

I got some today via mail. Nice

I'm just going to order seeds online or plants through a catalog.

 

[gngr~snap]

This place was full of bed bugs.
I'm itching thinking I'd have to isolate there!!
Marietta hotel will become home to quarantined coronavirus patients, mayor says

 

[Simply Southern]

Happy Dance !!!!

My friends daughter and family are on U.S. soil. Her SIL will be on a teleconference with White House TASK FORCE tomorrow!! Hum....that may explain the urgency to return home.

 

[Henry2326]

Disease experts call for nationwide closure of U.S. schools and businesses to slow coronavirus Disease experts call for nationwide closure of U.S. schools and businesses to slow coronavirus | Science | AAAS

 

[dotr]

Know the Difference : Self-monitoring, self-isolation, and isolation for COVID-19 - Canada.ca
Symptoms of COVID-19

• Fever
• Coughing
• Difficulty breathing

Symptoms of COVID-19
Self-monitoring Self-isolation Isolation
You have:

• no symptoms
  AND
• a history of possible exposure to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, in the last 14 days

You have:

• no symptoms
  AND
• a history of possible exposure to the novel coronavirus due to travel outside of Canada or close contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19

You have:

• symptoms, even if mild
  AND
• you have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or are waiting for the results of a lab test for COVID-19

Self-monitor means to:

• monitor yourself for 14 days for one or more symptoms of COVID-19
• go about your day but avoid crowded places and increase your personal space from others, whenever possible

Self-isolate means to:

• stay at home and monitor yourself for symptoms, even if mild, for 14 days
• avoid contact with other people to help prevent the spread of disease in your home and in your community in the event you become symptomatic

To be isolated means to:

• stay at home until your Public Health Authority advises you that you are no longer at risk of spreading the virus to others
• avoid contact with other people to help prevent the spread of disease in your home and in your community, particularly people at high risk of severe illness outcomes such as older adults or medically vulnerable people

 

[gregjrichards]

Scotland

Mum forced apart from dying son on Mother's Day because her toddler has coronavirus

Victoria Morrison has been told to self-isolate with her two-year-old son as terminally ill son Kyle, is extremely vulnerable to the coronavirus.

Mum forced apart from dying son on Mother's Day because her tot has coronavirus

This is extremely sad. It is Mother’s Day in the U.K on Sunday.

 

[10ofRods]

So...some people are the worst:

NJ Woman Who Tested Positive for Coronavirus Gives Fake Information — and Then Leaves Hospital

This woman went for treatment, tested positive, but lied to the hospital with fake name and address. She then left the hospital, to go and infect others.

 

[Trudie]

If massive amounts of children had the test, I wonder if a large population might be positive & if they keep it for extended periods, maybe even months, but present asymptomatic? Jmo, ianad.

Serious question.

Does anybody believe that immediate and decisive action in January would prevent the path of COVID-19 through the United States?

If yes, then please back up how that could happen over the course of a year until a vaccine is brought to use.

Conditions are:

The world is going to be pretty much 100% affected. Very few countries are equipped to shut down for many months at a time. Probably no countries.
The US is connected internationally in many ways.
There is no vaccine.
There is no evidence to say that summer will dampen the spread of the virus.
Up to 50% of cases are asymptomatic.

I'm not thinking that it was possible to contain. South Korea is a "success" story, which IMO will fall apart once or if the lockdown is lifted.

We are in an unusual place, and I haven't seen it in my 57 years. Viruses happen. Sometimes life is harsh and unfair. This seems like one of those times. And I don't really see a good path forward as no option is very good. People will die. However, it is incredibly positive that this virus does not seem to attack children.

It's life and life isn't always perfect. We're in tough times. I'm just staying positive, and it is a great time to spend time with those close to me. I hope others stay positive as well.

 

[Daisyeve]

Since I have been staying home, 2 days, I have: eaten half a box of cheezits, 1.5 boxes of fudge dipped oreos, logged onto WS 10+times a day, read too much twitter and done 1 load of laundry. Not using my time wisely.

I think some of us are too nervous and tense about the unknown to settle down long enough to get projects completed. I have started 3 knitting projects, 2 art projects and have stuff strung out everywhere but keep going back to watch NYC channel one news. Wish I had some of those fudge dipped Oreos.

 

[Midgie2]

My friend has pulled her Christmas tree back out and is having a repeat of Christmas! She lives alone.

I also won't be able to see my grands until this is over. They are 13 months (boy) and 16 months (girl)
Sad Ya-Ya here!
Moo
Lol

I’m sorry gngr-snap. It’s hard! Not seeing my daughter (who’s due in May) and granddaughter either. My husband is still traveling for work and I won’t take any chances on exposing them.

 

[BeckyF]

Practicing euthanasia is an 'active' action. Deciding to forego medical care for a patient is a 'passive' non action.

Doctors make these decisions every day, to stop life support or to not revive someone. Not the same.

And, in a crisis of this proportion they just do not have the resources to try to save everyone. Sad but true.

The heart attacks, strokes and other 'regular' medical stuff has not stopped, its just added to the workload.

Please be kind as they do save many, many lives and are working flat out during this time.

You misunderstand. I'm not being unkind. It's scary. And stopping life support is completely different if you have a DNR order in place or family agrees to it or it is court ordered. Sad but true? Explain that to someone over 60 who was fairly healthy before getting this virus and laying in a bed in ER and a 'young' person gets treated before the older person. Nothing in my post was unkind.

 

[KALI]

Great post. I completely agree. Is this our world war 3?
I think so. Instead of a country, it's an insidious microcosm.
Bringing the world to a halt.
Which invades like a million trojan horses, everywhere.

Personally I think this crisis is going to have a much bigger impact on our daily lives around the globe. 9/11 was absolutely devastating and horrifying. I was worried sick about society in general and I thought thousands of innocent people were going to be killed in ongoing attacks. But I didn’t immediately think a large part of my family or I could potentially die in the coming months.

With this virus I’m terrified to go out my front door because I could get the virus and kill my Dad, Mum and myself because we are all high risk. I’m worried sick about my Dad, who is nearly 74, going out in case he catches the virus.

I’m also extremely concerned about my Auntie who has Lupus, my best friend who has bad asthma and an 84 year old close friend who has serious health problems. The virus could kill us all. In addition I could be totally housebound for 18 months or longer until a vaccine is made.

Economically I also this crisis is going to be much worse around the globe than 9/11 was. Life completely changed on 9/11 and it has changed again on an incredible scale because of the virus.

 

[Teche]

Oh, no! My Amazon order is in! Gotta look young for triage!

Got that right!

 

[Henry2326]

NYC
BREAKING: New York City reports 279 new cases of coronavirus since morning update, raising city's total to 923 Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline

 

[gngr~snap]

I’m sorry gngr-snap. It’s hard! Not seeing my daughter (who’s due in May) and granddaughter either. My husband is still traveling for work and I won’t take any chances on exposing them.

I broke self isolation today.
Drove straight there and back.
She doesn't drive, is a stay at home mom and has only had grocery delivery the past 2 weeks, so I took a chance!
Hadn't seen her in 3 weeks already.
I drove right into the epicenter in Cartersville- put the A/C on recirculate...
She lives 4.miles from the Chutch and the Walmart there.
NO ONE is staying indoors there IMO, The parking lots were full and kids were all out with their moms.
I was scared to death after I got home thinking what if I had had a wreck?
I'd have been transported to Cartersville Medical Center.
Didn't think that one all the way through!

 

[KALI]

Same here. I refuse to take sleep aids.
I find that watching "Forensic Files", puts me to sleep.
Something about the narrator's voice is hypnotic.

Ditto! Almost 2 weeks of really poor sleep

 

[gregjrichards]

More than 2 million Americans could die of coronavirus if the US did NOTHING - but keeping people apart could cut fatalities to 200,000, study suggests

Social distancing of the entire US population, isolation of anyone infected with coronavirus and quarantines for their household members may be the only way to stem the pandemic - and these measures may need to be in place for 18 months, a new study suggests.

Researchers at Imperial College London say that if the whole population doesn't hunker down, between 1.1 million and 1.2 million Americans will likely die of coronavirus, even if they are treated.

Two million could die of coronavirus if the US did nothing - but social distancing could cut that | Daily Mail Online