No offense to you margarita but I can't bring myself to click on the link. I know it's news and the media is gonna put it out there but my gosh, these were human beings, their loved ones are mourning. IMO it doesn't matter if we know each one's identity, it feels so disrespectful to me.
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11 to 100,000: What went wrong with coronavirus testing in the U.S.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...-what-went-wrong-with-coronavirus-testing-us/
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Through government documents, testimony, news reports and interviews, The Fact Checker video team has reconstructed events that left the government blind to the virus’s spread, and examined how those errors opened the door for 11 confirmed cases to balloon to more than 100,000 in less than six weeks.
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As of March 28, exactly four weeks after the FDA loosened the rules for testing, the United States still performed only 2,250 tests per million — two-thirds of what South Korea did almost three weeks earlier. The death toll in the United States was 2,198 — and climbing rapidly.
South Korea’s death toll that day was 144, a rate of 3 per million people. The rate for the United States was more than double — 7 per million people.
Konyndyk put the failure simply: “The reason [the lack of testing] has been such a damaging shortcoming in the U.S. response is it basically left us blind to the spread of the virus in our country for about six or seven weeks.”
11 to 100,000: What went wrong with coronavirus testing in the U.S.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...-what-went-wrong-with-coronavirus-testing-us/
BBM
Through government documents, testimony, news reports and interviews, The Fact Checker video team has reconstructed events that left the government blind to the virus’s spread, and examined how those errors opened the door for 11 confirmed cases to balloon to more than 100,000 in less than six weeks.
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As of March 28, exactly four weeks after the FDA loosened the rules for testing, the United States still performed only 2,250 tests per million — two-thirds of what South Korea did almost three weeks earlier. The death toll in the United States was 2,198 — and climbing rapidly.
South Korea’s death toll that day was 144, a rate of 3 per million people. The rate for the United States was more than double — 7 per million people.
Konyndyk put the failure simply: “The reason [the lack of testing] has been such a damaging shortcoming in the U.S. response is it basically left us blind to the spread of the virus in our country for about six or seven weeks.”
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I have no reason to believe that the link Starry Night posted is wrong.
I do remember that before the stimulus bill was passed that it was set up for earned income only but they were working on a way for people who are on SS and don't file tax returns could get a check.
It appears they found a way to include those SS recipients. JMO
I do remember that before the stimulus bill was passed that it was set up for earned income only but they were working on a way for people who are on SS and don't file tax returns could get a check.
It appears they found a way to include those SS recipients. JMO
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Yes Ranch-I think it has to do with how to get the check to non-filers.
from: Your Guide To The Federal Stimulus Package
"Those who receive Social Security retirement or disability benefits but earn too little to have to file returns, will also receive stimulus checks, based on the information sent to the IRS on 2019 forms SSA-1099 and RRB-1099."
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As a retired person receiving Social Security, I understand that I will receive a check. Earned income is not required. Sorry no link at the moment.
Wrt nurses and CATCH 22,
"He said they were given "one disposable mask and one disposable gown that we must sign out for, that is expected to be used for five 12-hour shifts before they will be replaced.""
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Yes, each recipient will receive the full $1,200.
AARP worked to ensure that individuals who are collecting Social Security benefits for retirement, disability or Supplemental Security Income will be eligible for the stimulus checks, based on their tax returns or Social Security Administration data.
AARP successfully fought to guarantee that low-income Social Security recipients will receive the full $1,200 check, not $600 as originally proposed.
If you are receiving Social Security benefits but didn’t file taxes in 2018 or 2019, you will be eligible to receive a stimulus check without a tax return based on data available to the IRS from your annual Social Security benefits statement. The government will send you a direct deposit or check using the information from your Form SSA-1099 Social Security Benefit Statement or your Form RRB-1099 Social Security Equivalent Benefit Statement. You will not have to file a 2019 tax return to get a stimulus check.
The bill does not set a date for when the direct deposits and checks will start to go out, saying only that the Treasury secretary will send the payments “as rapidly as possible.” The money could be sent either by mail or direct deposit.
Stimulus Checks: Who Is Eligible and How Much Will They Be?
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@margarita25 wow. Why am I not surprised that wasn't in the NY Times this morning.
Pretty sobering. And very sad. No funerals there. Looks like they will go straight to the crematorium, just like in Wuhan.
Pretty sobering. And very sad. No funerals there. Looks like they will go straight to the crematorium, just like in Wuhan.
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‘Stay home and wear your scarf’: How the accessory became a weapon in Toronto’s fight against COVID-19
''Hands up, everybody who thought the humble scarf would become a star-powered symbol of Toronto’s fight against a deadly global pandemic.
But here we are, in a strange new world where it’s illegal to gather in groups of more than five and an accessory last fashionable in the 1970s is being used to teach public-health lessons and potentially save lives.
Scarves have gone, well, viral.
Neck coverings’ ties to the fight against COVID-19 began when people watching weekday news conferences by Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health, noticed she always wore a scarf — and never the same scarf twice.
Somebody started a Twitter account called “Dr. de Villa’s scarf” to applaud and chronicle her collection — floral, striped, owls and more — as she calmly detailed the growing spread of the dangerous virus and efforts to help contain it.
Concluding a news conference at the end of a long week of often-grim news, Global News’s Matthew Bingley asked de Villa how many scarves she owns.
Smiling, the respected physician answered: “I’m not sure. Many? But I’m happy to take any suggestions if you have particular patterns that you’d like to recommend.”
''Hands up, everybody who thought the humble scarf would become a star-powered symbol of Toronto’s fight against a deadly global pandemic.
But here we are, in a strange new world where it’s illegal to gather in groups of more than five and an accessory last fashionable in the 1970s is being used to teach public-health lessons and potentially save lives.
Scarves have gone, well, viral.
Neck coverings’ ties to the fight against COVID-19 began when people watching weekday news conferences by Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health, noticed she always wore a scarf — and never the same scarf twice.
Somebody started a Twitter account called “Dr. de Villa’s scarf” to applaud and chronicle her collection — floral, striped, owls and more — as she calmly detailed the growing spread of the dangerous virus and efforts to help contain it.
Concluding a news conference at the end of a long week of often-grim news, Global News’s Matthew Bingley asked de Villa how many scarves she owns.
Smiling, the respected physician answered: “I’m not sure. Many? But I’m happy to take any suggestions if you have particular patterns that you’d like to recommend.”
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I think it was last night I saw a post about Indianapolis becoming a hotspot. I have a feeling every large city will eventually become one. As such, I have no faith in Kentucky's numbers. I live across the river from Louisville. I firmly believe their numbers are higher. Jmo.
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New York Harbor live webcam showing the arrival of USNS COMFORT :
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Appropriately named.
USNS Comfort Arrives in NYC Today to Aid Hospitals During Coronavirus Outbreak
By Spectrum News Staff New York City
PUBLISHED 9:05 AM ET Mar. 30, 2020
NEW YORK - The 1,000 hospital bed, Navy ship USNS Comfort is expected to dock on Manhattan's west side Monday morning.
Its aim is to help reduce the number of people in local hospitals.
Instead, the ship will will help other people. This will free up space for COVID-19 patients at area hospitals.
The Comfort is equipped with 12 operating rooms, ICU beds, radiology suites, a CAT scanner and a pharmacy.
About 1,100 medical staff is expected to be onboard, mostly active duty service members.
The ship will dock at pier 90 along the West Side Highway.
USNS Comfort Arrives in NYC Today to Aid Hospitals During Coronavirus Outbreak
By Spectrum News Staff New York City
PUBLISHED 9:05 AM ET Mar. 30, 2020
NEW YORK - The 1,000 hospital bed, Navy ship USNS Comfort is expected to dock on Manhattan's west side Monday morning.
Its aim is to help reduce the number of people in local hospitals.
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Instead, the ship will will help other people. This will free up space for COVID-19 patients at area hospitals.
The Comfort is equipped with 12 operating rooms, ICU beds, radiology suites, a CAT scanner and a pharmacy.
About 1,100 medical staff is expected to be onboard, mostly active duty service members.
The ship will dock at pier 90 along the West Side Highway.
"This is real.
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mer...cey."
At least this Amercan citizen will not be disappeared for the taking of this video.
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Today must be the day for tears....
A local very well endowed not for profit is paying for drive by testing for our entire city and county. It will take a few days to set up, availability of kits.
First phase those with symptoms, all and any healthcare worker.
Second phase everyone else.
Yes, the test are still 5 to 7 days out on results and it will take weeks to test everyone. Just think in in 10 or so days we will start seeing local trends.
I thank my local leaders and this so generous non profit. I am so grateful, and yes I am crying.
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A local very well endowed not for profit is paying for drive by testing for our entire city and county. It will take a few days to set up, availability of kits.
First phase those with symptoms, all and any healthcare worker.
Second phase everyone else.
Yes, the test are still 5 to 7 days out on results and it will take weeks to test everyone. Just think in in 10 or so days we will start seeing local trends.
I thank my local leaders and this so generous non profit. I am so grateful, and yes I am crying.
Moo...
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I feel for store clerks as well. JMO- They are just as much on the front line by keeping the supply chain moving and giving us access to the food/goods we need to keep going forward. If a hazard bill for front line health care workers goes forward, I surely hope someone considers those who are also in a way putting their lives on the line to support us. My biggest concern for unrest is should they walk out.
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I agree with you. Too graphic. We all know that people are dying from it. I don't think the famiies would want their beloved to be fodder for a sensationalist news story. Let the victims rest in peace. And Margarita I am not chiding you-you are trying to help put information out there. I get it.
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