Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #30

[Reasonable & Just]

MINNESOTA

Minnesota has classified grocery store workers as emergency personnel, allowing them to access free child care provided by the state amid the coronavirus outbreak. Minnesota classifies grocery store workers as emergency personnel

Terrific! Every state needs to do this.

 

[Trudie]

Walmart's stores will now open one hour early on Tuesdays for senior shoppers only.
Walmart to open one hour early for senior-only shopping on Tuesdays, changing store hours

Walmart, the largest retailer in America, is shortening its hours even further as the coronavirus pandemic -- and demand for necessities -- escalates. Beginning today, many of Walmart's 4,700 US stores will be open 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. until further notice. Walmart shortens its hours even further and takes new measures to fight coronavirus - CNN

@Henry2326 my wmt cashier told me yesterday the number calling is sick is astronomical. I’m sure the numbers worsen daily, similar to the virus.

 

[Henry2326]

CALIFORNIA

Schools in Los Angeles are providing two meals a day in drive thru to students who are now facing stress following the closure of schools due to coronavirus Reuters on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

AUSTRIA

Officials in the Austrian province of Tyrol have ordered 279 communities to isolate themselves and go into quarantine as an extension of federal lockdown measures. More than 200 communities told to isolate in Austria

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

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...

I hadn't ever heard of Big Dots, but with a little help from Google, it looks to be a party supply store. In these parts, we have Party City. It has party supplies for all occasions, seasonal costumes, etc. Looks like Big Dot is similar with lots of stuff for kids to touch

 

[Henry2326]

MARYLAND

Gov. Hogan says there’s been an 88% increase in Maryland coronavirus cases in the last two days. There are more than 100 cases and one death so far.

Gov. Hogan says “no one” should board public transit unless they’re a health care worker or other essential personnel.

Chris Megerian on Twitter

 

[Inthedetails]

Terrific! Every state needs to do this.

I have a good friend who works in a grocery store (she is a writer and needs the job to pay the rent). She said she feels more like a therapist lately. Even when keeping an appropriate social distance, people need/want to talk and connect to others, and for many people right now, that connection is through the grocery store employees.

jmo

 

[Henry2326]

The US Labor Department reported that 281,000 Americans filed for their first week of unemployment benefits in the week ending March 14 — a sudden 70,000 jump from the week before Unemployment claims suddenly surged last week due to coronavirus - CNN

 

[Trudie]

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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

So am I to assume everyone believes “my kid won’t get it, kids don’t get it” and they’re willing to assume both sides of the risk?
Soon the stores will be noon-8, imo. Of course limited hours only causes more congestion during open hours, imo.

 

[Henry2326]

READ AND SHARE

If you are/know someone exposed to #COVID19, there is a drug trial enrolling in 19 states. Sign up!
Eric Feigl-Ding on Twitter

#COVID19 Post-exposure prophylaxis trial with hydroxychloroquine has enrolled 45 subjects from 19 states. If you know of a healthcare worker or household contact exposed in the past <=3 days, have them email [email protected] for instructions.
David Boulware on Twitter

 

[Ray_of_hope]

Morning friends, Florida has 112 new cases.
"TALLAHASSEE — Florida leaders reported the biggest surge in coronavirus cases yet Wednesday, and an eighth death, even as Gov. Ron DeSantis asserted that the state is not testing enough people to know how widespread the disease is."

Florida reports 112 new coronavirus cases as governor laments lack of testing

 

[Henry2326]

QUEBEC

Update of # of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Quebec based on data published by @sante_qc - Mar 18th -Linear and Logarithmic representations and % positive tests. Nathalie Grandvaux on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

Morning friends, Florida has 112 new cases.
"TALLAHASSEE — Florida leaders reported the biggest surge in coronavirus cases yet Wednesday, and an eighth death, even as Gov. Ron DeSantis asserted that the state is not testing enough people to know how widespread the disease is."

Florida reports 112 new coronavirus cases as governor laments lack of testing

Sitting on my hands with opinion of him....

 

[Trudie]

I hope WMT gives everyone that worked thru this 1,000 stock shares! They deserve it & it would be a good learning strategy for many of the younger employees.

 

[Skigh]

Spanish coronavirus death toll jumps 30 per cent - rising by 209 to 767 - in a day as number of cases rockets 25 per cent to 17,147

Spanish coronavirus death toll jumps 30 per cent - rising by 209 to 767 - in a day | Daily Mail Online

 

[CSIDreamer]

I hadn't ever heard of Big Dots, but with a little help from Google, it looks to be a party supply store. In these parts, we have Party City. It has party supplies for all occasions, seasonal costumes, etc. Looks like Big Dot is similar with lots of stuff for kids to touch

Did you know Party City decided to temporarily close?

 

[Henry2326]

ATLANTA....FINALLY....midnight tonight....

I have signed an Executive Order, effective at midnight, limiting restaurants to take out service, closing bars, gyms, etc. The fate of cities across the globe will be upon soon if we do not follow recommendations on ways to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. Keisha Lance Bottoms on Twitter

Keisha Lance Bottoms on Twitter

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Did you know Party City decided to temporarily close?

Just read the statement on the website

I was actually thinking of going there last week when we were going to have dinner at the home of friends who had just returned from Maui. We were going to greet them with leis Didn't get to Party City, so we greeted them with a bag of Lay's Potato Chips

 

[Inthedetails]

So am I to assume everyone believes “my kid won’t get it, kids don’t get it” and they’re willing to assume both sides of the risk?
Soon the stores will be noon-8, imo. Of course limited hours only causes more congestion during open hours, imo.

I think it's more of people not having child care options, as well as others who don't see the risk to the community and not appreciating that vulnerable people could catch the virus from kids who might not be displaying symptoms.

jmo

 

[epiphany]

NY

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