Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #54

[Inthedetails]

New York must meet these 7 Andrew Cuomo criteria to reopen amid coronavirus

The seven COVID-19-related benchmarks tied to New York state coronavirus statistics that the Empire State’s 10 regions need to hit to restart their economies include:

• A 14-day drop in hospitalizations, or fewer than 15 new admissions in a three-day rolling average
• A 14-day decline in hospital deaths, or fewer than five total deaths across a three-day rolling average
• A rate of new hospitalizations below two per 100,000 residents, across a three-day rolling average
• At least 30 percent of total hospital beds unoccupied
• At least 30 percent of ICU hospital beds unoccupied
• At least 30 tests for every 1,000 residents per month
• At least 30 contact tracers retained per 100,000 residents

We're not there yet and stay-at-home ends May 15. I'm braced for the news that the date will be pushed back, at least downstate.

jmo

 

[rogue ant]

Oh yuk, Katy!
How does heated lettuce taste?
No thanks---I'll stay home and make my own.

How are you sanitizing your lettuce at home?

 

[Rocco]

How are you sanitizing your lettuce at home?

I wash it. Why would it have to be sanitized?
The lettuce I buy is the same lettuce they use in restaurants. The difference is no one who could possible be infected, coughs, touches, or sneezes on it after it's washed.

 

[Sundog]

Who is Eric Moyé, the Dallas judge who jailed salon owner Shelley Luther?

New Dallas, Texas Virus News.....moo

It's interesting that one commentator on this case who supports the judge, says "she continued to be defiant." Some would say that she continued to be principled, that "it's not about wanting a haircut, it's about feeding your family." Apparently she was behind in her mortgage for her home, and the rent for her salon. In addition, 20 stylists work in her salon, and they were unable to work, as well. If she spends the full 7 days in jail, she will turn 47 on Sunday which is her birthday, as well as Mother's Day. Interesting that her salon was targeted by the state, but that a pet grooming business was open next door.

In any event, her story makes me feel more empathy for my own stylist who moved her business to her home on March 18th when the state of Ohio closed down all non-essential businesses. My appointment was supposed to be that afternoon, which I cancelled. What she has been doing is not legal, but I assume no one reported her, and I don't think she went to jail in Ohio for a week and was fined $7,000.00. Her clients who continued to seek out her services made their own choices. Think of the Mayor of Chicago who went to her hair stylist, and was defiant to the media when this was outed. Should she have ended up in jail and with a fine also?

Shelly Luther is the voice of many small businesses, and is living up to her name. Think of Martin Luther, during the Reformation, who posted his disagreement with the authorities of his day (ecclesiastical, rather than civic), and is famous for his quote: "Here I stand, I can do no other."

All my opinion.

 

[JerseyGirl]

We're not there yet and stay-at-home ends May 15. I'm braced for the news that the date will be pushed back, at least downstate.

jmo

New Jersey just extended the stay-at-h0me date to June 5th so I see Cuomo moving his date another 30 days to June 15th for NYC.

I'm hoping with the gradual opening of beaches and parks that we don't see a spike in the next 2 weeks or so.

 

[Inthedetails]

Seems like the perfect project for someone in Kate Middleton's position to launch, imo. Perhaps other countries could follow suit, as a national project to do "together."

"The Duchess of Cambridge has launched a lockdown photography project that she hopes will help to capture 'the spirit of the nation' during the coronavirus pandemic....

...three categories:

• Helpers and Heroes
• Your New Normal
• Acts of Kindness"
  

Kate Middleton is launching a lockdown photography project: Here's how you can take part

 

[Inthedetails]

New Jersey just extended the stay-at-h0me date to June 5th so I see Cuomo moving his date another 30 days to June 15th for NYC.

I'm hoping with the gradual opening of beaches and parks that we don't see a spike in the next 2 weeks or so.

I'd love to see NYC beaches open (not that they are as nice as the Jersey shore!), but the city doesn't have the budget so I'm guessing they will remain closed.

I hope we do not have a hot summer. Pools are slated to be closed this season too.

jmo

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Yes, people living at Swedish care homes have been hard hit by the corona virus, but these are often more ill than others in their age group.
In a study on April 28, 90% of all deaths in Covid-19were 70 years or older. Of these 50% lived in care homes, and 26% had care in their own home.
Of people with confirmed Covid-19, 39% were living in care homes, and 27% had home care. If comparing these numbers to the number of people in care homes or having home care, 4% of those in care homes had a Covid-19 infection, an 1% of those with care help in their homes.
Hälften av de avlidna äldre bodde på särskilt boende
So, yes the numbers of dead and infected are high among those in care homes, and with home care, but when compare those to the number of people getting care, the number is still low.
The care homes in my Region appears to have managed the situation well, a soon as the first case was discovered, all visits was banned, (as well as all visits to patients at hospital wards). We have had 2 deaths in Covid-19, one of them in a care home. In the local news I have only seen a report of only one more case of Covid-19 in a care home, so unless I've missed something, we have only had two cases of Covid-19 in care homes here. Of course, the danger in far from over, the virus won't disappear, and it will be around for a long time. The longer it takes, the more difficult will it be to keep people in self-isolation.

Your knowledgeable and personal experiences are so important to better understanding Sweden. I think we are all watching, and it really does seem to be working pretty well. Given your prior explanations of Swedish culture... I believe this has much to do with it.

But as you say...we all will still have to see as time goes on...

It is very very weird here in the US.... honestly people are acting like it is "over".

 

[JerseyGirl]

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he’d like to hear from CDC experts about reopening the US economy, and he said he bases decisions about his states on scientific recommendations.

“What do you got to hide? I think it would be very helpful for us,” Lamont said in response to the Trump administration’s decision to not implement the Centers for Disease Control’s 17-page draft recommendation for reopening America.

“Let us hear from the experts. I think we'll be able to make much better decisions accordingly. ...” he added.

With Connecticut set to begin reopening on May 20, Lamont said the state is “making baby steps as we slowly reopen our economy.”

He outlined what businesses will be able to open at that time:

• Nail and hair salons will be open by appointment only
• Restaurants will be open for outdoor service only
• Masks and proper social distancing will be required

Lamont also said the state will look at opening summer camps at an appropriate time, and those would also have an educational component. “I’ve got to continue to ramp up the education, so [by] September 1, kids are ready to go back to school,” he said.

US coronavirus update: Latest on cases, deaths and reopening

 

[tresir2012]

Trump says virus worse 'attack' than Pearl Harbor


What did President Trump say?
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Mr Trump said: "We went through the worst attack we've ever had on our country, this is worst attack we've ever had.

"This is worse than Pearl Harbor, this is worse than the World Trade Center. There's never been an attack like this.

"And it should have never happened. Could've been stopped at the source. Could've been stopped in China. It should've been stopped right at the source. And it wasn't."

Media captionLife for asylum seekers in lockdown on the US-Mexico border
Asked later by a reporter if he saw the pandemic as an actual act of war, Mr Trump indicated the outbreak was America's foe, rather than China.

"I view the invisible enemy [coronavirus] as a war," he said. "I don't like how it got here, because it could have been stopped, but no, I view the invisible enemy like a war."

Media captionUS shopping centres re-open: 'This is the best day ever'

 

[MsArk]

Very interesting to read what's happening in different places! I'm in a hot spot and just about everyone here is taking wearing masks and social distancing seriously.

The only rule breakers I very occasionally see are teens/young adults in small groups (like 4-5 people) who don't look like family members but friends hanging out. It's not the norm, though.

Other than that, there is STRONG social pressure to adhere to guidelines. We are in a hot spot and people know that we are protecting each other. Being defiant about the guidelines isn't cool here.

jmo

That’s so good to hear. I don’t live in a hotspot but the death rate is disproportionately high due to the high rate of obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, etc. in my state. Yet, I am noticing less masks at the grocery store and traffic is pretty much back to status quo.

There are many “Bubba’s” (no offense to any real Bubbas out there) think Covid19 is some leftist conspiracy aimed at throwing the election or some such idiocy.

I just shake my head reading comments on local news articles. The ignorance runs deep.

 

[The Night Watchman]

Golf will be played in Massachusetts this weekend, according to a report from MassLive that Gov. Charlie Baker will announce specific guidelines for the sport’s reopening on Thursday.

The suspected announcement comes days after two golf courses in central Massachusetts announced plans to defy Baker’s stay-at-home order and open for play. Cara Cullen, who owns Kettle Brook Golf Club in Paxton and Wachusett Country Club in Boylston, told Fox News on Monday that her courses would open.

Logical and positive news. I drove to CT to play golf yesterday. Safer to golf than spend 15 minutes in Walmart- with a high density of people in a closed environment.

Modified rules in CT- Flags stay in the holes and there is a foam thingy around the flag and recessed in the hole so that you can pick ball up without reaching in the hole. One person per cart or walk the course. Never a need to get closer than six feet apart.

Courses in CT are booked solid every week while courses 20-60 miles in MA away risked going bankrupt.

Also, I played with a group of eight guys. Polling them individually without being obvious, I found they all were pretty educated about CV, had little fear of it, thought the vulnerable needed better protection, and wanted things to open up.


Golf courses in Massachusetts can open, effective immediately | Boston.com

 

[nhmemorymaker]

I'd love to see NYC beaches open (not that they are as nice as the Jersey shore!), but the city doesn't have the budget so I'm guessing they will remain closed.

I hope we do not have a hot summer. Pools are slated to be closed this season too.

jmo

Just really really thinking about this is just so sad. I know some of those NJ beach counties have not been hit hard with covid cases, but I would bet that residents are all for keeping the beaches closed. Just seems like a real blow to the New Jersey Summer culture.....

 

[JerseyGirl]

I'd love to see NYC beaches open (not that they are as nice as the Jersey shore!), but the city doesn't have the budget so I'm guessing they will remain closed.

I hope we do not have a hot summer. Pools are slated to be closed this season too.

jmo

The beaches are to walk on or take a dip. No beach chairs, blankets, or relaxing on the beach.

Community pools will be closed.

We put our boat in the water a few weeks ago, that'll be our escape over the summer.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

Yeah almost makes you think they know something we little people don't.

Ding, ding, ding!

 

[musicaljoke]

How are you sanitizing your lettuce at home?

Quick wash in soap and water. Rinse well.

 

[Sundog]

That’s so good to hear. I don’t live in a hotspot but the death rate is disproportionately high due to the high rate of obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, etc. in my state. Yet, I am noticing less masks at the grocery store and traffic is pretty much back to status quo.

There are many “Bubba’s” (no offense to any real Bubbas out there) think Covid19 is some leftist conspiracy aimed at throwing the election or some such idiocy.

I just shake my head reading comments on local news articles. The ignorance runs deep.

Yes, there are folks on both the left and the right who are politicizing COVID-19 for their own purposes, so it is hard to get a balanced view from the media, but if you read both sides, you can make your own judgments of situations. It's never just black or white - or left or right.

EBM grammar change and spelling

 

[MajorHoople]

Do you need hand sanitizer? Well, these folks have a lot for sale, but there's a catch*

Here's a good article and video about a partnership between a restaurant supply company and a brewery.

Katom Partners With Knoxville Distillery To Bottle Thousands Of Gallons Of Hand Sanitizer

"A distillery and cocktail bar now switching up the products they're bottling. They’re bottling hand sanitizer to be shipped all over the country.

KaTom, a local restaurant supply company, says the demand for their sanitation products keeps growing. They were looking for a local bottling company to help fill their orders, and they found one. They’re partnering with PostModern Spirits to to rehire the 6 employees they had let go.

The local partnership is really important to us being able to put PostModern workers back to work and to be able to produce a product that keeps the consumer and the operator safe- that’s why we did this. We want to be able to provide a solution," said Bible.

Their operation is now packaging about 1,500 gallons of hand sanitizer a day."

* The catch is the minimum order is 4 gallons.

 

[musicaljoke]

New York must meet these 7 Andrew Cuomo criteria to reopen amid coronavirus

The seven COVID-19-related benchmarks tied to New York state coronavirus statistics that the Empire State’s 10 regions need to hit to restart their economies include:

• A 14-day drop in hospitalizations, or fewer than 15 new admissions in a three-day rolling average
• A 14-day decline in hospital deaths, or fewer than five total deaths across a three-day rolling average
• A rate of new hospitalizations below two per 100,000 residents, across a three-day rolling average
• At least 30 percent of total hospital beds unoccupied
• At least 30 percent of ICU hospital beds unoccupied
• At least 30 tests for every 1,000 residents per month
• At least 30 contact tracers retained per 100,000 residents

I love that NY has these specific goals. It gives people some real parameters for knowing whether or not they are doing well. Some places have even stricter benchmarks, such as three weeks with no new cases. But writing out the goals is so very important. No one likes the uncertainty of seeing decisions made based on risky wishful thinking and political grandstanding.

 

[JerseyGirl]

140,000 New Yorkers will be tested for Covid-19 antibodies beginning next week, mayor says

New York City is launching its own antibody survey in partnership with BioReference to understand the spread of the coronavirus, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday morning.

Up to 5,000 people will be tested per day, he said, and test results are expected within 48 hours. Up to 70,000 people will be tested within the first two weeks.

Tests will be focused on people in the general area of test sites, de Blasio said, adding initial testing sites will be located in the Morrisania neighborhood in the Bronx, East New York, Upper Manhattan, Concord, and Long Island City.

Earlier this week, the city announced a separate 140,000 antibody tests for health care workers and first responders.

US coronavirus update: Latest on cases, deaths and reopening