Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #40

[Trudie]

Michigan Rep. Isaac Robinson dies of suspected COVID-19 complications

 

[PommyMommy]

https://nypost.com/2020/03/29/98-people-in-nyc-died-from-coronavirus-in-less-than-7-hours/
Nearly 100 more Big Apple residents died from the coronavirus since Sunday morning, raising the city’s death toll to 776, according to city data.

From 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., the city tallied 98 more deaths and 1,166 more coronavirus cases, meaning 33,474 people in the city have now been infected with the illness.

Queens, in that time-frame, remained the hardest-hit borough with 10,737 cases.

Brooklyn has the second most cases at 8,887, followed by the Bronx at 6,250, Manhattan at 5,582 and Staten Island with 1,984.

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[Trudie]

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan health officials reported 836 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, on Sunday, bringing the total to 5,486.

COVID-19 in Michigan: Confirmed cases now at 5,486 and 132 deaths

 

[momrids6]

Do you think that the elementary teachers are all used to having their face be the focal point? I'm used to writing complex things on a whiteboard and I can't figure that part out. I mean, I can sort of hold up a piece of paper (no digital whiteboard at my house). I guess it's okay if I just appear perplexed part of the time. I hate having to fake being happy to see everyone (I'm not happy about this situation at all, but I'm not an elementary school teacher -further, the course content - human biology and human evolution, including natural selection - is already sort of grim).
I need to try it though. Because we're told we're not going back into actual classrooms until August.

Maybe some of us should try a WS zoom. How many boxes can a screen hold? (I have 70-100 students in some classes).

My husband uses a USB connected document camera to show what he is writing- his kids never see his face- only hear him and see what he is writing/ figuring out. His video is turned off. He uses a whiteboard in the classroom- but has mastered this camera thing. @10ofRods

 

[MsArk]

Michigan Rep. Isaac Robinson dies of suspected COVID-19 complications

So sad...he and many many others. He looks really young also.

 

[PommyMommy]

MICHIGAN

Coronavirus in Michigan: Here’s where we stand as of Sunday night
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Gov. Whitmer signs order protecting inmates
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an Executive Order that aims to protect vulnerable populations in Michigan’s county jails, local lockups and juvenile detention centers.

Death toll rises to 132
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 5,524 as of Saturday, including 132 deaths, state officials report.

That number is up from 4,650 confirmed cases and 111 deaths Saturday.

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[Trudie]

Pentecostal preacher Tony Spell didn’t just stand before his congregation on Sunday in defiance of the governor’s order to stay home: He leaped into the pews, paraded, hugged and laid hands on worshipers’ foreheads in prayer.

“We’re free people. We’re not going to be intimidated. We’re not going to cower,” the Rev. Spell said from the pulpit of Life Tabernacle Church in a suburb of Baton Rouge. “We’re not breaking any laws.”

Louisiana church defies COVID-19 order, holds Sunday services

 

[PommyMommy]

https://nypost.com/2020/03/29/hells...faith-alive-during-coronavirus-crisis-devine/
When people are frightened, they turn to God, but one of the cruelties of this pandemic is that places of worship are closed.

While booze, marijuana and guns are essential services in various parts of the country, spiritual solace has been deemed superfluous.

But the pastor of Hell’s Kitchen, Father George Rutler, whose parish was hard hit by the Spanish flu in 1918, has kept his Church of St. Michael the Archangel on West 34th Street open for private worship by anyone who happens to wander in through the open doors and sits in back — as long as they keep a safe distance from one another — after the archdiocese, on medical advice, canceled all Masses indefinitely two weeks ago, in the middle of Lent.

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[pocketaccent]

I am. She's amazing. So are her sisters and brother (my sister's kids). They have had their sewing machines for Hawaiian quilting (prize winning) for a long time. But now, of course, they are devoted to helping their island.

Sending Aloha and Mahalo to your nieces and nephew.
We used to live in Hawaii. My avatar is a picture of Hawaiian quilt made and gifted to us by MIL.

 

[Trudie]

Pentecostal preacher Tony Spell didn’t just stand before his congregation on Sunday in defiance of the governor’s order to stay home: He leaped into the pews, paraded, hugged and laid hands on worshipers’ foreheads in prayer.

“We’re free people. We’re not going to be intimidated. We’re not going to cower,” the Rev. Spell said from the pulpit of Life Tabernacle Church in a suburb of Baton Rouge. “We’re not breaking any laws.”

Louisiana church defies COVID-19 order, holds Sunday services

The 60-year-old church has continued to use its fleet of two dozen buses to bring hundreds of congregants to services three times a week from five surrounding parishes, including congregants from mobile home parks and public housing in low-income neighborhoods. More than 1,100 people of various races worship by age group at seven sanctuaries on the property. In addition to spiritual guidance, the church offers free breakfast. Only about 10% have stayed away, said Spell's father, the Rev. Tim Spell, 66, including his own 90-year-old father who has been sheltering at home.

 

[PommyMommy]

Covid-19 deaths: Fauci says US could see millions of coronavirus cases and 100,000 or more deaths - CNNPolitics
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"Whenever the models come in, they give a worst-case scenario and a best-case scenario. Generally, the reality is somewhere in the middle. I've never seen a model of the diseases that I've dealt with where the worst case actually came out. They always overshoot," Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House's coronavirus task force, told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."

"I mean, looking at what we're seeing now, you know, I would say between 100 and 200,000 (deaths). But I don't want to be held to that," he said, adding that the US is going to have "millions of cases."

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[citygirl]

Ha! The locals are none too happy about that.

They are typically insulated from tourism during the winter months, which would also mean that they would be at a lower risk of this thing spreading there.

Unfortunately, that’s where the wealthy are fleeing, especially people from New York.

The bigger problem is their hospitals aren’t equipped for an emergency like this.

Yeah. Those wealthy New Yorkers have taken over the neighborhood.

 

[JennaBelle]

Good evening. I hope everyone is well and safe. I wasn’t sure where to post this and apologize if this is not the correct Place.

Anyone else out there wondering who the woman is the military rescued from a “horrible situation” last week? Trump mentioned it in one of his briefings and since then... nothing. I’ve seen that it was someone who went missing during the Obama administration, and other places saying it’s someone who went missing in 1999 - just all unsubstantiated tidbits I can not verify. Anyone else hear anything? Or have any ideas?

Thank you!

 

[PommyMommy]

NYC pier prepares for USNS Comfort's arrival in coronavirus fight
The USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds, 12 operating rooms and a full medical staff, is scheduled to arrive in New York City on Monday, and crews on the West Side pier have been preparing over the weekend for its arrival.

Several city agencies have worked together to deepen the area in which the hospital ship can come in to dock.

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[PommyMommy]

MICHIGAN

Gov. Whitmer lessens restrictions for healthcare workers during coronavirus outbreak
An executive order newly signed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gives medical staff more flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic.

The order signed Sunday, March 29 lessens restrictions and allows qualified physicians assistants and nurses to help with treating patients with coronavirus, according to a news release from the governor’s office.

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As of 3 p.m. Sunday, March 29, the state of Michigan reported 5,486 cases of coronavirus and 132 deaths attributed to the disease.

 

[Anirtak]

I'm sure this has been shared. This is for those who like projections. US and you can click on drop down menu for individual states.
IHME | COVID-19 Projections

 

[MyBelle]

Can't wait for your all clear. So it's been 17 days since I started getting sick, 3 days since fever, so umm how long until umm you know?

A passenger on the Princess Cruise, Carl Goldman, had a blog and he was recently dismissed from Nebraska Medicine. He is a beacon of hope during this ordeal.

After Six Weeks in Quarantine, a Coronavirus Patient Is Back Home in California | KQED

 

[Trudie]

Coronavirus updates in Louisiana: 3,540 COVID-19 cases in state; 151 deaths reported

 

[PommyMommy]

WASHINGTON - Pierce County

COVID-19 in Pierce County | Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
On March 29, we confirmed 36 new cases in Pierce County, bringing our total cases to 317. We also confirmed 1 new death—a North Pierce County man in his 60s with an underlying health condition—bringing our total deaths to 6.

University of Washington Virology Lab, Washington Public Health Labs, private labs and healthcare providers now provide test results for Pierce County residents. They have tested 5,299 of our residents.

 

[jvikes]

@jvikes Can you share your screen only? Then it would be like a voice over

Yes when you share your screen it doesn't show your face. You can also doodle on the screen for people to see. But just turning off video and muting yourself allows you to stealthily lurk on the call and only shows your username handle if you do speak up. My company has gone basically 120 days work from home (although I've been that status for almost 10 years now). The technology we have these days really allows weathering storms like covid-19 much easier, but there are so many smaller companies that don't know they can do it or how to do it (service oriented jobs excluded). In 30-40 more years this will all probably be second nature - the ability to flip a switch and keep employees safe at home doing their jobs.