Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #30

[Henry2326]

"Africa should wake up, my continent should wake up"
Ethiopian WHO boss tells Africa to prepare for the worst Africa must 'wake up' to coronavirus - WHO

 

[JerseyGirl]

FLORIDA....BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Florida Sen. Rick Scott had a strong message Thursday for those packing the beaches in the state amid the coronavirus outbreak: "Get off the beach." Florida Sen. Rick Scott: 'Get off the beach' - CNNPolitics

Bringing this video forward from the last thread. Where is the Governor?

 

[Seattle1]

WA State death count at 69 -- highest in the US

Coronavirus spread in a Kirkland nursing home for weeks, while response stalled

Shape, 81, had moved into Kirkland’s Life Care Center on Feb. 26 for short-term care following time in the hospital for blood-clot surgery. It was terrible timing: that same day, Life Care said it notified state officials of an outbreak of severe respiratory illness, which staff had noticed was spreading for weeks.

But the outbreak, which turned out to be COVID-19, may have been circulating in the facility much longer. A Life Care official said staff noticed a respiratory outbreak by Feb. 10, and interviews and a review of 911 call logs obtained by The Seattle Times show it could have appeared even sooner.

Exacerbating the problem: Confusion inside the nursing home and among state health officials over who was responsible for testing sick patients allowed the disease to continue spreading, turning Life Care into the nation’s largest source of COVID-19 fatalities.

Last month, there were 120 residents at Life Care. As of Wednesday, at least 81 have tested positive for the coronavirus and of those, 34 have died, as well as a visitor. About a fourth of the coronavirus fatalities in the U.S. have been linked to the nursing home, according to state and federal data.

 

[Henry2326]

Wuhan, the Chinese city at ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic, will need to see 14 consecutive days of no new cases before travel restrictions can be lifted, a top Chinese health expert has told state media. Wuhan will need 14 days without new cases to consider lifting restrictions, official says

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

90 year old Seattle area woman appears to have beaten corona virus


90-year-old woman appears to beat coronavirus

Dear Governor Inslee can we name a street after Geneva?

 

[Trudie]

Does she not have a dog? Lol.
I don’t work but I pretend I do, lol. I get up and do my hair & act like I have places to go & people to see. Otherwise, I’m not motivated to do a thing. I’ve practiced this habit for years. Plus, if anyone drops by, I’m ready!

My friend finally found the shade of lipstick she's been looking for, and now she has no place to wear it (LOL).

 

[Inthedetails]

I said this a couple days ago! I wish our stores would. Soon, I’m afraid they will have no one able or willing to work. I fear for everyone working. Not only from the virus aspect, I fear some nut with a gun will go postal when he can’t buy TP.

OMG, I never thought of that possibility.

True colors really are apparent, aren't they, in a crisis.

Some panic, some fight, some cooperate, some roll up their sleeves and pitch in, some put their heads down and work, some bear the burdens, some complain, some lose their sense of humor, some lash out, some spread fear, etc.

Time to decide how to personally respond, even if it's just your attitude.

jmo

 

[Best of What's Around]

And vacuum cleaner bags. That never occurred to me!

I know! Makes sense, though. But don’t stop reading there - the article eventually explains why pillow cases and cotton t shirts are best overall (breathability vs effectiveness)! I almost did not scroll down further to read that.

 

[Gardener1850]

Testing update: DH reached an actual person on the phone today who told him his CoV19 test results were still not in and that they would take 5-7 business days to complete. OMG! Does this mean the testing numbers we are seeing are behind the actual cases tested by an entire week? It shouldn't take that long to test! And those are just the people who are able to convince of the need for a test by having symptoms and testing negative for everything else first! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

MOO.........

 

[Seattle1]

Workers start building and setting up a temporary field hospital at a Shoreline soccer field on Wednesday, March 18, to handle an influx of patients...

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

 

[cody22]

West Texas - Same shortages in stores. People all over town driving, trying to shop, and working. Nearly all people being friendly to each other, but lots of serious looking faces, when not engaged in talking.... My family and I are fed and well..... A big "Thank You" to nearly all of the posters on this thread. Your Media Links and reports on "what it is like in your area" are very much appreciated by me...... Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Be kind to strangers..........moo

 

[Colorado303]

Better than authorities claiming people in the population shouldn't be wearing masks because masks don't work. I don't appreciate being lied too.

Anybody know what specific materials are needed? As soon as the instructions get released they’ll be a run on those too because people will want to make them for themselves. Might as well get ahead of it if we can.

 

[jjenny]

And vacuum cleaner bags. That never occurred to me!

And dish towels.

 

[Trino]

The kids should be home, not in school and not "in the community".

Teens are invincible, don't you know?

 

[Elley Mae]

“We need to get Kylie Jenner and social media influencers out there, in helping folks understand that look, this is serious, this is absolutely serious. People are dying,” Adams told the ABC show.

https://pagesix.com/2020/03/19/surg...-for-kylie-jenners-help-to-fight-coronavirus/

 

[Trudie]

OMG, I never thought of that possibility.

True colors really are apparent, aren't they, in a crisis.

Some panic, some fight, some cooperate, some roll up their sleeves and pitch in, some put their heads down and work, some bear the burdens, some complain, some lose their sense of humor, some lash out, some spread fear, etc.

Time to decide how to personally respond, even if it's just your attitude.

jmo

I can see from traffic flow in my area people are angry.
So many can’t cope with change.
Univ of KY basketball is huge here, people are still livid over SEC cancellation, and this new March Madness.
What kills me is how many feel “exempt” from guidelines/rules. After hair salons were ordered closed, several contacted our governor asking if they can remain open if only one client is in the salon at a time or if doing a “special” customer. WTH?

 

[jjenny]

Anybody know what specific materials are needed? As soon as the instructions get released they’ll be a run on those too because people will want to make them for themselves. Might as well get ahead of it if we can.

I posted a link to a study that says cotton materials could be used to make homemade masks (cotton t-shirts and cotton pillowcases). Most of us already presumably have some cotton t-shirts we could use.

 

[Henry2326]

France may extend coronavirus lockdown as face mask shortage bites France may extend coronavirus lockdown as face mask shortage bites Reuters on Twitter

 

[charminglane]

Testing update: DH reached an actual person on the phone today who told him his CoV19 test results were still not in and that they would take 5-7 business days to complete. OMG! Does this mean the testing numbers we are seeing are behind the actual cases tested by an entire week? It shouldn't take that long to test! And those are just the people who are able to convince of the need for a test by having symptoms and testing negative for everything else first! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

MOO.........

I am waiting for the results of a coworker.
Yesterday it was to expect 4-5 days for results.
Pasadena, CA.

 

[Henry2326]

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Pres. Trump is "mobilizing the federal government," adds federal officials met with New York state yesterday: "That is the best positive sign that the federal government is actually stepping up to the plate." Coronavirus live updates: China reports no new domestic cases for 1st time since outbreak started ABC News on Twitter