Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #46

[imstilla.grandma]

Wang Bin, the official from the NHC, explained in detail how China is dealing with different categories of international arrivals.

First, confirmed and suspected patients as well as people showing symptoms such as fever will be sent to designated medical institutes for isolation and treatment immediately and receive nucleic acid tests. These people's close contacts will be sent to designated quarantine centers for a 14-day quarantine and will also be sent to medical institutes once they show any symptoms.

Second, international arrivals aside from those mentioned above can receive two nucleic acid tests at their own expense during the 14-day collective quarantine, separately on the third and the fifth day. They can also receive a test for IgM antibodies. If all three tests show negative results, they can leave the quarantine centers after seven days at the collective quarantine venue and stay at home for a further seven-day quarantine.

Third, silent coronavirus carriers confirmed by medical institutes have to complete a 14-day quarantine at designated centers and receive two nucleic acid tests within 24 hours. They can only leave if both tests show negative results.
Equal treatment of foreigners reiterated - Global Times

The Chinese mainland had a total of 867 imported cases as of Sunday. Wang said 70 percent of these cases were discovered during quarantine.

 

[Deleted member 39678]

Color me excited And impressed by the cooperation and thought put into it, though I know there will be bumps in the road.

ETA additional link
Governors from NY, NJ, CT, PA, RI and DE to work together to begin reopening

How soon does Cuomo plan on opening NY?

 

[Sundog]

Link?

Here is a link from Fox News-

White House hits back at media speculation on Fauci, says Trump 'not firing' him

 

[Tillicum]

Dr Acton (Ohio) just said Ohioans will be wearing masks for the next year. DeWine live presser

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[Reasonable & Just]

How soon does Cuomo plan on opening NY?

None of the coalition states are rushing into it, so no date that I found. They are in the planning phase, and cognizant that this involves cooperation between the states to get to dates. I'm sure they'll have to look closely at economic and health data, and models that are sure to change.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

If anyone has a bullet-point list or any summary of the plan, please post - whether a link or your own summary. I'm completely pooped out of watching videos, tbh.

jmo

Any regional plan by the governors could set up a clash with President Donald Trump, who said earlier that he alone had the authority to decide when states would return to normal.

Cuomo, at his daily virus briefing on Monday, declined to provide details about the plan ahead of an announcement scheduled for 2 p.m., which will involve a conference call with the governors of New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island.

“The optimum is a geographically coordinated plan,” he said, adding that “This virus doesn’t understand governmental boundaries.”

The governors’ collaboration reflects the deep desire of Americans to get back to work and resume a semblance of normal life, but it comes as New York continues to post dire statistics about the outbreak’s toll.

New York on Monday eclipsed the grim threshold of 10,000 total deaths from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, after another 671 people died in 24 hours. Before Monday, New York had reported six consecutive days of 700 deaths or more.

On a daily basis, the state continues to report thousands of new infections and hospitalizations, with more than 6,300 new confirmed cases Sunday and nearly 2,000 new patientsadmitted to hospitals.

The continued spread of the virus, while slowing, raises questions about what kind of infection rate would be considered acceptable under normal conditions -- and whether the goal should be to prevent infections entirely merely contain it enough so that the hospital system can handle the workload.

Cuomo said the restart has to be planned and carried out slowly while keeping an eye on the virus rates. “You’ll start to open that valve on the economic activity, and you’ll turn that valve very slowly reopening the economy, more essential workers, do it carefully do it slowly and do it intelligently,” he said.

Some data shows that conditions are beginning to improve. Hospitalizations continued to flatten, Cuomo said, with total admissions virtually flat at 18,000 and with ICU patients and intubations declining since Sunday. So far, those numbers have been far below the level officials initially braced for.

“It appears we have a plateau,” he said.
Cuomo Says Northeast Governors Will Coordinate Reopenings

 

[Deleted member 39678]

None of the coalition states are rushing into it, so no date that I found. They are in the planning phase, and cognizant that this involves cooperation between the states to get to dates.

So just planning with no clue as to when a re-opening will take place. Thanks.

 

[epiphany]

If anyone has a bullet-point list or any summary of the plan, please post - whether a link or your own summary. I'm completely pooped out of watching videos, tbh.

jmo

No new info at all was noted. Nada.

Just most of the NE Govs individually thanking Cuomo for his leadership, etc.
The NE states are working & coordinating w/ each other. We knew this.
One caller from each state was permitted to ask their gov one question.

This was not to dispense new info or announce anything we haven't heard from Cuomo before.
Must be some other motivation behind today's second presser imo.

 

[Deleted member 39678]

Hi I just want to say that as we move into potentially, um, dangerous territory with this White House business, we must remember the words of Cuomo, that’s there’s no red and blue here, there is, or Leeds to be, red, white AND blue. As Dr. Tedros says, “we are fighting a common enemy”.

What White House business?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Coronavirus Live Updates: 6 Northeast Governors to Join Forces to Plan Reopening of Region
Here’s what you need to know:

• N.Y., N.J., Pennsylvania and three other East Coast states will coordinate a plan for reopening the region.
• Business leaders and the C.D.C. warn the economy will recover slowly, even as pressure grows to reopen it.
• A major meat plant is closing indefinitely and a chief executive warns about supply chain.
• A stalemate in Congress over interim emergency aid seems likely to continue.
• Tornadoes that have killed at least 18 people add to the woes of the South as it grapples with the virus.
• Trump publicly signals his frustration with Fauci.
• A sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt has died from virus complications.

 

[margarita25]

Here is a link from Fox News-

White House hits back at media speculation on Fauci, says Trump 'not firing' him

“The White House hit back Monday at rumblings in the media about whether President Trump might be preparing to oust Dr. Anthony Fauci, calling the speculation "ridiculous" and issuing an on-record show of support for the man who is the face of the administration's coronavirus response.

Speculation of a frayed relationship between the president and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reached a fever pitch when Trump retweeted a message that included the hashtag "#FireFauci," but the administration said that the reaction to the post missed the point.

Rather, Trump was just trying to respond to a media "falsehood" about the coronavirus response, according to the White House.”

 

[tresir2012]

Any regional plan by the governors could set up a clash with President Donald Trump, who said earlier that he alone had the authority to decide when states would return to normal.

Cuomo, at his daily virus briefing on Monday, declined to provide details about the plan ahead of an announcement scheduled for 2 p.m., which will involve a conference call with the governors of New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island.

“The optimum is a geographically coordinated plan,” he said, adding that “This virus doesn’t understand governmental boundaries.”

The governors’ collaboration reflects the deep desire of Americans to get back to work and resume a semblance of normal life, but it comes as New York continues to post dire statistics about the outbreak’s toll.

New York on Monday eclipsed the grim threshold of 10,000 total deaths from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, after another 671 people died in 24 hours. Before Monday, New York had reported six consecutive days of 700 deaths or more.

On a daily basis, the state continues to report thousands of new infections and hospitalizations, with more than 6,300 new confirmed cases Sunday and nearly 2,000 new patientsadmitted to hospitals.

The continued spread of the virus, while slowing, raises questions about what kind of infection rate would be considered acceptable under normal conditions -- and whether the goal should be to prevent infections entirely merely contain it enough so that the hospital system can handle the workload.

Cuomo said the restart has to be planned and carried out slowly while keeping an eye on the virus rates. “You’ll start to open that valve on the economic activity, and you’ll turn that valve very slowly reopening the economy, more essential workers, do it carefully do it slowly and do it intelligently,” he said.

Some data shows that conditions are beginning to improve. Hospitalizations continued to flatten, Cuomo said, with total admissions virtually flat at 18,000 and with ICU patients and intubations declining since Sunday. So far, those numbers have been far below the level officials initially braced for.

“It appears we have a plateau,” he said.
Cuomo Says Northeast Governors Will Coordinate Reopenings

I love that quote.

"It appears we have a plateau"

 

[MimosaMornings]

Trying to stay positive. My jasmine is in bloom so I go out and smell it to make sure my sense of smell is working. It’s strong enough to even get though my allergies. Bought a new dress online to wear out once this is over.

I have to travel next week for work. Driving again, not happy about it but I don’t have much choice. Going to use my precautions and hope they are good enough. Especially not thrilled to be traveling during the projected peak of this in TX. I’ll bring my food with but still need to use public restrooms on a 6 hour drive and gas pumps.

I used to travel to some areas where i was hard pressed to find a bathroom.
A friend suggested a “go girl” funnel.
There are several different brands/types.
A practice or two beforehand is helpful.
MOO

 

[otto]

<reespectfully snipped>
The virus’s presence in the country has grown rapidly in recent weeks, with cases being identified in crowded slum areas, and scientists fear the world’s second biggest country could see the next major outbreak – something that threatens a humanitarian disaster.
...
The coronavirus mutation that threatens the race to develop vaccine

The world's second biggest country is Canada. What are these "scientists" talking about? Canada is not worried about the next major outbreak.

https://www.countries-ofthe-world.com/largest-countries.html

 

[Picklebot]

The world's second biggest country is Canada. What are these "scientists" talking about? Canada is not worried about the next major outbreak.

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https://www.countries-ofthe-world.com/largest-countries.html

The article is referring to India.

 

[Jax49]

The world's second biggest country is Canada. What are these "scientists" talking about? Canada is not worried about the next major outbreak.

View attachment 242914

https://www.countries-ofthe-world.com/largest-countries.html

It was unclear in the article, but they are referencing population, not area. moo

 

[Reasonable & Just]

So just planning with no clue as to when a re-opening will take place. Thanks.

Correct. Doing things in a methodical and collaborative way, not making any promises about dates or deadlines based on hope and other emotions rather than facts. Dates or deadlines that then get walked back because they weren't based on good info - just hope.

 

[PommyMommy]

An ER doctor loses custody of daughter because of coronavirus fears - CNN

[...]

"I think it's not fair, it's cruel to ask me to choose between my child and the oath I took as a physician," Greene said. "I won't abandon my team at work or the patients who will increasingly look to me to save their lives in the coming weeks, but it's torture."

Greene and her ex-husband have been divorced for almost two years and have split time with their daughter evenly.

Last week, Circuit Court Judge Bernard Shapiro ruled that the child should stay with her father, Eric Greene, to limit the risk of exposure to coronavirus.

[...]

 

[otto]

The article is referring to India.

Yes, but India is not the world's second biggest country.

 

[Inthedetails]

Any regional plan by the governors could set up a clash with President Donald Trump, who said earlier that he alone had the authority to decide when states would return to normal.

Cuomo, at his daily virus briefing on Monday, declined to provide details about the plan ahead of an announcement scheduled for 2 p.m., which will involve a conference call with the governors of New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island.

“The optimum is a geographically coordinated plan,” he said, adding that “This virus doesn’t understand governmental boundaries.”

The governors’ collaboration reflects the deep desire of Americans to get back to work and resume a semblance of normal life, but it comes as New York continues to post dire statistics about the outbreak’s toll.

New York on Monday eclipsed the grim threshold of 10,000 total deaths from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, after another 671 people died in 24 hours. Before Monday, New York had reported six consecutive days of 700 deaths or more.

On a daily basis, the state continues to report thousands of new infections and hospitalizations, with more than 6,300 new confirmed cases Sunday and nearly 2,000 new patientsadmitted to hospitals.

The continued spread of the virus, while slowing, raises questions about what kind of infection rate would be considered acceptable under normal conditions -- and whether the goal should be to prevent infections entirely merely contain it enough so that the hospital system can handle the workload.

Cuomo said the restart has to be planned and carried out slowly while keeping an eye on the virus rates. “You’ll start to open that valve on the economic activity, and you’ll turn that valve very slowly reopening the economy, more essential workers, do it carefully do it slowly and do it intelligently,” he said.

Some data shows that conditions are beginning to improve. Hospitalizations continued to flatten, Cuomo said, with total admissions virtually flat at 18,000 and with ICU patients and intubations declining since Sunday. So far, those numbers have been far below the level officials initially braced for.

“It appears we have a plateau,” he said.
Cuomo Says Northeast Governors Will Coordinate Reopenings

Thank you.