Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #46

[sallye818]

I will be so glad if the farmers and food banks can coordinate to stop wasting some of the food/milk that is being thrown and dumped!

 

[Ragnarok]

The county I live in posted this afternoon that my town's virus cases are 315. Up from 280 Friday. A lot of NYC commuters live here.

 

[Tillicum]

Ohio aims to stop Pennsylvania residents from crossing state line to buy liquor

The Ohio Department of Health is issuing an order to prevent residents of Pennsylvania from coming into the state to buy liquor during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The state of Pennsylvania closed all of its liquor stores to in-person sales. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is still accepting a limited amount of online orders. This has resulted in many Pennsylvania residents crossing into Ohio to purchase liquor.

Now, to buy liquor in Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Jefferson and Belmont counties, an individual must have an Ohio ID or military ID with active duty status. A person with a non-Ohio photo ID can buy alcohol in those counties with documentation that they live in Ohio, like a bill with their address or a letter from an employer placing them in Ohio as an essential employee.

"This is necessary because of repeated instances of persons from Pennsylvania coming into these counties for the sole or main purpose of purchasing liquor. Any other time, we'd love to have visitors from Pennsylvania, but right now this creates an unacceptable public health issue," Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said on Monday.

 

[KALI]

FYI. I just ordered 50 masks on amazon for $17.95. Free shipping. The blue accordion ones. I'm pretty sure they'll be mandated for our servers when they let us open up fine in service.
Just search "medical masks" on Amazon and they'll show up. Third party sellers only.

 

[Gardenista]

Cruise ship bookings up by 40 PER CENT as travelers prepare to set sail in 2021 | Daily Mail Online

 

[24Roses]

Iowa news today. Sorry I'm so late. IDPH is getting later with a complete update:
DES MOINES, Iowa —

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported two deaths and 123 new COVID-19 cases in Iowa Monday. The department initially reported 113 cases, then corrected the number to 123.

The deaths were reported in Linn and Muscatine counties. There have been 43 deaths. There is now a statewide total of 1,710 cases in Iowa.
IDPH: 2 deaths, 123 new COVID-19 cases in Iowa

Gov. Reynolds contradicts Trump’s comments on need for PPE
Gov. Reynolds begins planning for reopening businesses, schools
RAGBRAI to make decision on fate of 2020 ride later this month This is huge bike ride with participants from all over the country.
Tama beef plant suspends operations after workers get virus
Tyson Foods to keep Columbus Junction plant closed for another week IMO-the below link explains why they are staying closed for another week.
New Virus Outbreak Nearly Doubles County’s Total in One Day IMO-Wow! This is bad. Very bad.

 

[otto]

Canada develops 15 minute covid test for Canadians, no exports allowed. Priority is rural communities. Everything from swabs to packaging is made in Canada.

"The first shipments of a made-in-Canada, rapid COVID-19 test will begin arriving at federal and provincial health agencies this week, following approval of the new technology by Health Canada over the Easter weekend.
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The federal government has put in an order to Spartan for 40,000 tests a month, Tam said Monday, and would order more if it could. "All I can say is we will get everything that this supplier will be able to provide in the coming months," she said.
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The cube can produce 10 to 15 results from either nasal or throat swabs each day, and its short turnaround time means a patient can wait for those results.
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Despite global demand, Spartan Bioscience is only taking Canadian orders for now, said company CEO Paul Lem. "Everyone wants them," said Lem. "We've been absolutely bombarded by foreign governments and foreign corporations, but early on we realized that we are Canada's only portable DNA analyzer company."
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Most of the handful of other companies making rapid tests around the world have shut down exports, said Lem, "so we decided we are going to focus only on Canada and we have deliberately not taken any orders from outside Canada."​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/spartan-covid19-test-kit-new-1.5530669

 

[KALI]

Well Wowsa-
Prominent Virginia pastor who said ‘God is larger than this dreaded virus’ dies of covid-19
(SNIP)
A prominent Richmond-area evangelical pastor died on the eve of Easter after contracting the coronavirus.

Bishop Gerald Glenn, founder and leader since 1995 of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield, was the first black chaplain of that community’s police department and was a police officer before becoming a pastor, the Richmond-Times Dispatch reported Sunday.

He was a friend and a pillar of the region’s faith community, U.S.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) tweeted Sunday.

“My heart sinks as I learn this morning that Bishop Gerald Glenn, pastor of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church, died yesterday from COVID-19,” Kaine said. “May all do as much for so many.”


Glenn preached in church about the virus in March, before he became sick, encouraging people not to be afraid. On March 22, five days after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) had urged people to “avoid non-essential gatherings of more than 10 people,” Glenn preached in church to his congregation that “I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus,” according to a video played April 6 by Richmond station WTVR.

Glenn’s wife, Mother Marcietia Glenn, was also diagnosed with covid-19, according to a YouTube post on Easter by Bryan Nevers, a church elder who also announced Glenn’s death Saturday night. All sermons were removed from the church’s YouTube channel Monday evening.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-church-dies-coronavirus/

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Experts are talking a lot about the importance of "contact tracing." Here's exactly what that means.

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"If we want to not only flatten the curve, which we are doing through social isolation, but shrink the curve and make it fewer infections, we have to do contact tracing and isolation," Mukherjee told CNN's John King.

Here's what happens during contact tracing:

• Step one: Investigating close contacts

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• Step two: Contact tracing team makes calls

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• Step three: Make sure they can isolate properly

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UK should brace for increase in coronavirus deaths this week, official says

The UK’s chief scientific adviser has said Britain will likely see an increase in Covid-19 deaths this week.

“I think this week is difficult. I think this week we are going to see a further increase,” Sir Patrick Vallance said during a daily government press briefing.

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23 members of the NYPD have died from coronavirus, commissioner says

Three more members of the New York Police Department have died due to the novel coronavirus, according to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea. The force has now lost 23 members.

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189 UN staffers test positive worldwide

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As the pandemic impacts those within the UN, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said at a virtual briefing to member states last week that an unprecedented sense of urgency drives the UN's response to this outbreak.

"In the end, it comes down to this: if Covid-19 remains active somewhere, we cannot be safe anywhere. And if we do not confront the pandemic and its consequences simultaneously, the virus will continue to run like wildfire, taking lives, affecting people and threatening social cohesion," Mohammed said.

Blood filtration systems receive emergency FDA authorization to treat coronavirus patients

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The devices perform “extracorporeal blood purification” –– essentially taking blood from a patient’s body, removing harmful inflammatory substances and then returning it.

“The proteins that are removed are typically elevated during infections and can be associated with a ‘cytokine storm’ that occurs in some COVID-19 patients, leading to severe inflammation, rapidly progressive shock, respiratory failure, organ failure and death,” the FDA said in a statement Friday.

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New Jersey governor: "This is the fight of our lives"

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"This is the fight of our lives. Let there be no doubt about it, and we're not out of the woods yet, and reopening ourselves back up will be equally as challenging, beyond the shadow of a doubt."

France extends coronavirus emergency measures until May 11

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“Clearly, we were not ready [for coronavirus] but we have stood up to it,” he said.

Macron continued: “The epidemic is not yet mastered, we must continue our efforts and continue to apply the rules. The more that these rules are respected, the more lives we will be able to save.”

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All 50 US states have reported a coronavirus death

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has confirmed the state's first coronavirus-related death. The state had been the last one in the US to not have a confirmed death from the disease.

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People in these 4 US cities are listening to stay-at-home orders, CDC report says

People in New York City, Seattle, New Orleans and San Francisco are listening to orders to stay home, according to a report issued Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"When you put in these social distancing measures, they do seem to work," said study coauthor Kathleen Ethier, leader of the CDC's community mitigation task force for the Covid-19 response.

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Coronavirus pandemic: Live updates - CNN

i have sort of joked in the past...but there are ways to build up voluntary and paid people to learn how to track and trace ......... South Korea had it right on this. We MUST develop forces to do this... And as we keep learning from more and more research, there are just o many asymptomatic people out there. There is no way to truly capture this without

 

[Reasonable & Just]

Well Wowsa-
Prominent Virginia pastor who said ‘God is larger than this dreaded virus’ dies of covid-19
(SNIP)
A prominent Richmond-area evangelical pastor died on the eve of Easter after contracting the coronavirus.

Bishop Gerald Glenn, founder and leader since 1995 of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield, was the first black chaplain of that community’s police department and was a police officer before becoming a pastor, the Richmond-Times Dispatch reported Sunday.

He was a friend and a pillar of the region’s faith community, U.S.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) tweeted Sunday.

“My heart sinks as I learn this morning that Bishop Gerald Glenn, pastor of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church, died yesterday from COVID-19,” Kaine said. “May all do as much for so many.”


Glenn preached in church about the virus in March, before he became sick, encouraging people not to be afraid. On March 22, five days after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) had urged people to “avoid non-essential gatherings of more than 10 people,” Glenn preached in church to his congregation that “I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus,” according to a video played April 6 by Richmond station WTVR.

Glenn’s wife, Mother Marcietia Glenn, was also diagnosed with covid-19, according to a YouTube post on Easter by Bryan Nevers, a church elder who also announced Glenn’s death Saturday night. All sermons were removed from the church’s YouTube channel Monday evening.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-church-dies-coronavirus/

I wouldn't have agreed with his choice, but this is heartbreaking anyway. As are all the deaths.

 

[Tbone144]

Has anyone had an antibody test? They aren't rolling out yet. AFAIK, unless you're at a university hospital (or outside of North America - perhaps in South Korea) there are no antibody tests widely available.

A person who tests negative for live virus isn't going to get one of the rare antibody kits - medical personnel and other essential workers must have them. Teachers need to have them before they can go back into the classroom.

But we still don't have them in California. I read this morning that they US buying them (from India, I think) but they haven't arrived yet.

California is supposed to try and produce its own, we shall see. It's essential if we are going to reopen the economy.

I got a Facebook sponsored ad from a local wellness clinic advertising antibody testing for $249. Maybe they have a website I can link with it on it.

[moments later] They have website but nothing on COVID19 antibody testing. Not going to link it because it doesn’t seem legitimate to me but I could be wrong. A lot of people seem excited to have it done. The clinic is pushing that it’s legitimate testing.

I wonder how many other “local” wellness clinics are pushing the same tests that people are seeing. Not sure I want to push back on their Facebook page either.

ETA: since it’s a real clinic I’m tempted to to post the link to let you have at them with questions. They are saying FDA approval isn’t required that they don’t approve tests, just devices. Thoughts?

 

[Tbone144]

I cant even remember the last time I had a cookie until today. I made some peanut butter cookies. I am seriously jonesing for sugar Rare for me.

Funny, me too. I rarely bake sweets but tonight I wanted a chocolate chip cookie. Baked some gluten free ones with one of my goose eggs. They are amazing. I’ll keep a few, freeze a few and bring the rest into the lab.

 

[Cool Cats]

New York medical workers ended an overnight shift treating COVID-19 patients only to find their tires had been slashed

******* Good news guy caught *******

After an investigation, the New York State Police in conjunction with the city of Peekskill Police Department arrested Danie Hall, 29, as a suspect in the incident. Local authorities found PCP, a mind-altering drug, in his possession at the time of his arrest.

Hall has been charged with criminal mischief, criminal possession of a controlled substance, auto stripping — all of which are felonies.

Hall was arraigned before the Westchester County Court and remanded to the Westchester County Jail. The judge set his bail at $1,500. Hall is due at a Peekskill, New York, court on May 18 and at a Cortlandt, New York court on May 21, 2020.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

New York medical workers ended an overnight shift treating COVID-19 patients only to find their tires had been slashed

What the?

 

[Cool Cats]

What the?

So glad the guy was caught!!!!

So that is something good

He should move far away.....Someone/something will be looking for him (bat) opinion.

 

[Deleted member 39678]

I got a Facebook sponsored ad from a local wellness clinic advertising antibody testing for $249. Maybe they have a website I can link with it on it.

[moments later] They have website but nothing on COVID19 antibody testing. Not going to link it because it doesn’t seem legitimate to me but I could be wrong. A lot of people seem excited to have it done. The clinic is pushing that it’s legitimate testing.

I wonder how many other “local” wellness clinics are pushing the same tests that people are seeing. Not sure I want to push back on their Facebook page either.

ETA: since it’s a real clinic I’m tempted to to post the link to let you have at them with questions. They are saying FDA approval isn’t required that they don’t approve tests, just devices. Thoughts?

My thought is simple. It's a scam.

 

[Cool Cats]

My thought is simple. It's a scam.

Protect Yourself from Pandemic Scammers | Federal Bureau of Investigation

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[jjenny]

I wouldn't have agreed with his choice, but this is heartbreaking anyway. As are all the deaths.

How many people are going to end up dead or spreading the virus after packing up into churches?

 

[Tbone144]

My thought is simple. It's a scam.

I asked them which recently approved antibody test they were using, the Cellex or Mayo Clinic test. If it’s neither then which company manufacturers the tests? If they don’t have a decent answer I’ll report them, let the FBI figure it out. I have a hard time believing a town of 3600 people on outskirts of Houston are the ones who have first access to antibody testing.

 

[dmac55]

I got a Facebook sponsored ad from a local wellness clinic advertising antibody testing for $249. Maybe they have a website I can link with it on it.

[moments later] They have website but nothing on COVID19 antibody testing. Not going to link it because it doesn’t seem legitimate to me but I could be wrong. A lot of people seem excited to have it done. The clinic is pushing that it’s legitimate testing.

I wonder how many other “local” wellness clinics are pushing the same tests that people are seeing. Not sure I want to push back on their Facebook page either.

ETA: since it’s a real clinic I’m tempted to to post the link to let you have at them with questions. They are saying FDA approval isn’t required that they don’t approve tests, just devices. Thoughts?

Re: FDA approval

F.D.A. Approves First Coronavirus Antibody Test in U.S.
F.D.A. Approves First Coronavirus Antibody Test in U.S.