Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #37

[NuttMegg]

U.S. Seeks Coronavirus Tests From South Korea

March 24, 202011:16 PM ET

U.S. Seeks Coronavirus Tests From South Korea

Maybe he is monitoring WS for ideas.

 

[gregjrichards]

First homeless New Yorker, 60, dies of coronavirus as 39 people in shelters test positive in the city and the U.S. death toll tops 1,000

First homeless New Yorker, 60, dies of coronavirus | Daily Mail Online

 

[zencompass]

Dyson to make 15,000 ventilators - CNN

James Dyson designed a new ventilator in 10 days. He's making 15,000 for the pandemic fight

"Dyson said the company had designed and built an entirely new ventilator, called the "CoVent," since he received a call 10 days ago from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson."

"This new device can be manufactured quickly, efficiently and at volume," Dyson added, saying that the new ventilator has been designed to "address the specific needs" of coronavirus patients."

 

[JerseyGirl]

Chef Floyd Cardoz, Tabla innovator and winner of ‘Top Chef Masters,’ dies from coronavirus in N.J.

 

[sallye818]

First homeless New Yorker, 60, dies of coronavirus as 39 people in shelters test positive in the city and the U.S. death toll tops 1,000

First homeless New Yorker, 60, dies of coronavirus | Daily Mail Online

I'm so very saddened to read this. I have thought from the beginning that the homeless were going to be much more vulnerable than most of the population and would die from Corona at a higher rate. Causation: jumbled and crowded conditions in shelters, lack of access to health care/testing, living on the streets in unhygienic and unsanitary situations, mental illnesses, and substance abuse keeping them from seeking medical advice. Praying that the awfulness in NYC would be a megaphone to other large cities to be proactive in seeking out and testing the homeless.

 

[Gardenista]

Government coronavirus advisors say crisis will be 'over by Easter' but warn the next two weeks will see a 'continuous tsunami of cases' - as they warn a THIRD of deaths are 'healthy people'

 

[Starry Night]

Good morning. We are all still alive and well here in West Texas. My hot coffee is tasting wonderful....... I sure could use a nice hot, big, fat,... bacon, eggs, fried potatoes, and cheese breakfast burrito..........Yall hang in there........moo

Would that be good ole HEB Texas Pecan blend? Glad you are well!

 

[PommyMommy]

Live updates: Confirmed coronavirus cases approach 500,000 worldwide; new U.S. jobless claims shatter decades-old record

Much of the world’s population is now living under some sort of pandemic-related restrictions as the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide approaches 500,000. ...

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7:28 a.m.
China orders decrease in international flights; foreign airlines allowed just one flight a week

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7:09 a.m.
Suddenly Nextdoor is filled with kind neighbors — and new kinds of shaming
The social network known for sniping neighbors and obsessive concern about package theft is finding its more helpful side.

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6:45 a.m.
Japan bars entry from 21 European countries plus Iran as virus fears mount
Japan will bar all foreign visitors from 21 European countries and Iran as it steps up its response to the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday.

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6:22 a.m.
As jobless claims set record, economist warns: ‘It’s going to get worse’
Record numbers of Americans are applying for unemployment benefits, with many economists saying the coronavirus recession has already commenced, and what happened last week is only the beginning of a massive spike in unemployment that could result in more than 40 million Americans losing their jobs by April.

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[PommyMommy]

BNO Newsroom on Twitter
Over the past 24 hours, the U.S. reported 14,024 new cases of coronavirus and 265 new deaths, raising the total to 68,347 cases and 1,037 dead
11:23 PM - 25 Mar 2020

BNO Newsroom on Twitter
This is the highest number of new cases reported by a single country in one day since the coronavirus pandemic began
11:26 PM - 25 Mar 2020

Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline

 

[dixiegirl1035]

US Labor Department @USDOL
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Initial claims were 3,283,000 for the week ending 3/21 (+3,001,000). Insured unemployment was 1,803,000 for the week ending 3/14 (+101,000). https://dol.gov/ui/data.pdf

WHOA on the increase from the previous week!

RBBM

 

[sallye818]

Hypothetical question (would love to hear your opinions on this): Someone at a long-term care facility is tested for COVID-19 and is quarantined for the appropriate 14-21 days. Do you all think that the facility should alert employees/residents that this has occurred? Should all employees/residents in contact with this person be quarantined as well? Interested in ethical, legal, and protocol reasoning.

 

[Sundog]

Earlier on, several people posted that the Minnesota company, "My Pillow" should convert to making masks. Looks like they, along with other U.S. companies, have started to do so.

MyPillow, other US companies making face masks to meet coronavirus shortages

 

[PommyMommy]

BNO Newsroom on Twitter
BREAKING: Russia to ban all regular and charter flights from Friday, with the exception of flights to bring Russians home - TASS
1:27 AM - 26 Mar 2020

BNO Newsroom on Twitter
NEW: Tokyo reports 47 new cases of coronavirus, the biggest one-day increase since the outbreak began
4:07 AM - 26 Mar 2020

Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline

 

[PommyMommy]

BNO Newsroom on Twitter
NEW: Belgium reports 1,298 new cases of coronavirus and 42 new deaths, raising total to 6,235 cases and 220 dead
6:12 AM - 26 Mar 2020

Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline

 

[PommyMommy]

BNO Newsroom on Twitter
BREAKING: Spain reports 6,673 new cases of coronavirus and 442 new deaths, or 8,578 new cases and 655 new deaths over the past 24 hours
6:40 AM - 26 Mar 2020

Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline

 

[gregjrichards]

Scotland

Intensive care nurse, 28 'is told by health bosses to prepare her WILL' before treating coronavirus victims at Glasgow hospital

Glasgow NHS intensive care nurse told to write her will before starting shift | Daily Mail Online

#StayHomeSaveLives

 

[PommyMommy]

BNO Newsroom on Twitter
BREAKING: U.S. unemployment claims surge to 3.28 million, quadrupling the 1982 record - AP
8:32 AM - 26 Mar 2020

BNO Newsroom on Twitter
This chart from Bloomberg shows the truly historic surge in weekly unemployment claims in the U.S.

9:01 AM - 26 Mar 2020

@dixiegirl1035, look what that looks like on this chart!

 

[Sundog]

Earlier on, several people posted that the Minnesota company, "My Pillow" should convert to making masks. Looks like they, along with other U.S. companies, have started to do so.

MyPillow, other US companies making face masks to meet coronavirus shortages

Replying to my own post to add for those that don't have time to read this article:

MyPillow will make masks for health care workers in Minnesota and other states

A New Jersey mattress company will make masks for health workers in New Jersey, the owner realized that one of the materials used in making face masks is also one of the materials used in making mattresses.

A New Jersey tablecloth company is also converting to making face masks.

An apron-making company in Los Angeles is also converting to making face masks.

 

[PommyMommy]

The new coronavirus is finally slamming Russia. Is the country ready? | Science | AAAS
For weeks, Russia seemed to have dodged a bullet. As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) raged just across the border in China, Russia was virtually untouched, reporting just seven confirmed infections as recently as 10 March. Since then, the number has risen fast: Russia has now reported 840 infections, about two-thirds of them in the Moscow region.

Some health care providers have questioned whether Russia truly kept the novel coronavirus at bay. Anastasia Vasilyeva, head of Russia’s Alliance of Doctors trade union, has pointed out that pneumonia cases in Moscow spiked in January—they were 37% higher than in January 2019, according to Rosstat, Russia’s statistics agency. She asserts that COVID-19 must have accounted for at least part of the increase. Others attribute the increase to a greater number of pneumonia patients, anxious about the new coronavirus, seeking treatment.

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[PommyMommy]

Amazon Workers Are Scared, Unprotected As Coronavirus Sweeps Through Warehouses | HuffPost
Earlier this week, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, were told an employee in the facility tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Then they went back to work.

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... Company founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, the richest man on earth, has said he’ll do everything he can to keep his employees safe.

But workers don’t feel that way. “To watch Amazon executives say they are protecting workers is infuriating,” one New England driver told HuffPost, asking for anonymity to protect their job.

At least 10 Amazon warehouse workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of Thursday, according to public reports. ...

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