Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #30

[epiphany]

NYC

<snip> An Amazon warehouse worker at a facility in New York has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, the company confirmed to CNBC.

The employee works out of Amazon’s Queens, New York delivery station, known as DBK1. Amazon said the employee is receiving medical care and is in quarantine.

The company said it has temporarily closed the facility for additional cleaning and has sent workers home with full pay. It’s not yet clear when the facility will reopen.

Amazon temporarily closes warehouse in Queens after worker tests positive for coronavirus

 

[JudgeJoe]

And how do we protect those workers sitting side-by-side in a warehouse? Large manufacturing plants are shutting down out of fear their employees with contract the virus. Amazon now has concerns for their own employees and may need to shut down.

Social distancing. Round the clock operation. They don’t need to sit at every machine or down every row. Mo

 

[Skigh]

Prince Philip helicoptered to Windsor from Sandringham to self-isolate with Queen

I am pleased the Queen will have the companionship of her husband.

 

[razzledazzle]

I live a small town just outside of Dallas and I work at the Wal-Mart the hoarding is not stopping. We run out of stock of everything within hours of opening. We have no TP, water, cleaning supplies and meats of any kind by 9 am everyday.

I'm in a medium size city in SC. My son works at the largest Food Lion in town. They are getting trucks everyday, but it's gone as soon as it hits the shelves. There is a meeting today to start limiting purchase amounts until the store is back to normal. They will also be adjusting hours. Somebody purchased $575.00 worth of meat a couple days ago! Disgraceful! Unless she was feeding the homeless or something on that order....

 

[JerseyGirl]

Twitter is removing tweets that promote fake coronavirus treatments like 'drinking bleach', conspiracy theories that claim it's 'propaganda for soap companies' and posts that deny scientific facts in major crackdown

Twitter is removing fake coronavirus treatment posts | Daily Mail Online

Reminds me of Iran, a problem they had recently:

44 dead in Iran from drinking toxic alcohol fake coronavirus cure

 

[Deleted member 158085]

I still have my granny’s war ration book and some stamps left. Wonder if they’ve expired!

 

[Henry2326]

GEORGIA


Today’s hero of the day in #COVID19 response is Dr. Wayne Wang who is working hard to validate and stand up our in-house testing at ⁦@GradyHealth⁩ Carlos del Rio on Twitter

 

[Trudie]

I anticipate a huge problem in my town. Why? I just picked dry cleaning up at the drive thru. In the otherwise closed strip plaza, there is a Big Dots store, I think it sells all types of things, I’ve never been in. I counted 7 carloads all with three or more kids, all going in Big Dots. Each group consisted of one or more kid that appears 12 or older. I couldn’t help notice everyone looked disheveled, leading me to wonder if they have any hygiene skills.
Idk if the store has self checkout stands or not, I hope so, otherwise idk how the cashiers will live.
In my county, school was not closed for to allow kids to roam around amongst us. They closed to keep them home.
I did see two elderly, not in the best physical shape women exit the store, it looked like they had TP or paper towels.
can anyone here explain to me why a party of 5 should be in a store?
Is there a certain sector of society completely unaware the virus exists? Surely they realize school is not in session. But how many don’t watch any news and are completely clueless?
....so glad I was not in that store, had I, I’d be in big trouble & clad in orange by now.

Yes!

And regular folk staying home and being socially distant are super-hero helpers.

It's not often we can make such a big difference to humanity just by sitting on the couch.

jmo

 

[Henry2326]

U.S. is suspending all routine visa services as of Wednesday in most countries worldwide due to the coronavirus outbreak, a spokeswoman for the State Department said U.S. suspending visa services worldwide due to coronavirus - State Department

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Prince Philip helicoptered to Windsor from Sandringham to self-isolate with Queen

I am pleased the Queen will have the companionship of her husband.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte Set to Be Homeschooled During Coronavirus | Xfinity

Prince George and Princess Charlotte are taking their classroom closer to their parents.

E! News can confirm Prince William and Kate Middleton's kids will be homeschooled as the Coronavirus forces schools to adjust their daily schedules.

"Due to the increasing number of children and staff absent from school because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Thomas's London Day Schools have decided to move to remote learning from Friday 20 March...

 

[Henry2326]

"With containment strategies you can get through an epidemic--we've seen that also in South Korea and Singapore," says @ScottGottliebMD. "In Italy you still see number of deaths rise but they may be approaching the peak in terms of new infections." Squawk Box on Twitter

Squawk Box on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

SOUTH CAROLINA

Charleston Democratic U.S. Rep. @JoeCunninghamSC is in self-quarantine.
He had been in contact with a member of Congress who has since tested positive for COVID-19.
SC Rep. Joe Cunningham self-quarantines after contact with congressman who tests positive

 

[Henry2326]

NEW ORLEANS....DUH

Coronavirus cases are surging in New Orleans, a local med student documents, and health officials have said Mardi Gras could’ve been the breeding ground for cases in other states too.

Dan Diamond on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

IRAN

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran says new virus kills another 149 people, pushing death toll in Islamic Republic to 1,284 amid over 18,000 cases.

 

[Inthedetails]

In my county, school was not closed for to allow kids to roam around amongst us. They closed to keep them home.

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I'm seeing kids all over the place. My husband said co-workers brought kids to work yesterday. ?!?

There wasn't a plan of what to do with the kids when the school closed, which is why I think de Blasio in NYC was so reluctant to close them, but he was pressured to do so.

I see both sides to the decision, but it's too late now. Most schools are closed and the kids are now in the community.

jmo

 

[Trudie]

I live a small town just outside of Dallas and I work at the Wal-Mart the hoarding is not stopping. We run out of stock of everything within hours of opening. We have no TP, water, cleaning supplies and meats of any kind by 9 am everyday.

I hope you remain safe. Are you seeing mainly adults shopping? Or are you seeing entire family units?
Also, are you allowed to “hold” TP in the back for employees? Our local WMT is allowing this. I’m not complaining, they are on the front line, they need TP!

 

[Henry2326]

SOUTH AFRICA....MIGHT BE OTHER THINGS MORE PRESSING, LIKE SAVING LIVES IMO

In South Africa, spreading false information about the coronavirus is now a crime, punishable by up to six months in prison, a fine, or both. South Africa makes it illegal to spread false information about the coronavirus

 

[Elley Mae]

From radio in Md, Gov Hogan will allow trucks to exceed weight limits to deliver goods.

 

[Henry2326]

SOUTH CAROLINA

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a statewide halt on court foreclosures.
To keep people in homes during outbreak, SC Supreme Court halts all foreclosures

 

[JerseyGirl]

Social distancing. Round the clock operation. They don’t need to sit at every machine or down every row. Mo

Too risky. If one person gets the virus, then the entire warehouse would have to be shut down and be disinfected.

Read this: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-...after-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus