Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #56

[tresir2012]

Second Brazil health minister quits in a month

 

[10ofRods]

Yes all good here ze. My city has done really well. So far. 120 cases, 34 active cases presently and 2 deaths sadly. 1st death was way back in March and travel related. 2nd death today was a female on a vent for last several weeks. I don't know her age etc. Most of our cases have been from a Greenhouse outbreak recently.

I'm dying to hear what your personal experience was like, after being away and all that has happened. I think a lot of people are anxious about transitioning back.

 

[tresir2012]

Okay, I'm sorry then, I don't understand the point of trying to figure out who has pre-existing conditions that would help us prevent CoVId.

The US is already doing just what you describe. I was speaking about new measures for prevention of CoVid complications in kids. They are going to be hard to find, was my point.

Parents have got decisions to make, was what I was trying to get perspective on. If you had a school age child and could not know whether they were going to be the 1 in a million kid who has severe complications from CoVid, would you send them out?

Parents differ on their views on this question. I'm trying to look forward to future problems regarding children going back to school.

I was talking about pre-existing conditions, like obesity and diabetes as well as testing for CV19. that is what they are looking at when these kids get sick. If I had a child who was obese or had diabetes then that is one of the risks for this syndrome it seems. Also, a majority were of Afro Caribbean descent.

 

[Inthedetails]

Second Brazil health minister quits in a month

From the link:

"Brazil's health minister has resigned after less than a month in the job following disagreements over of the government's handling of the country's escalating coronavirus crisis.

Nelson Teich had criticised a decree issued by President Jair Bolsonaro allowing gyms and beauty parlours to reopen.

However, he gave no reason for his resignation at a press conference.

His predecessor was sacked after disagreeing with Mr Bolsonaro.

The far-right president continues to oppose lockdown measures.

He has downplayed the virus as 'a little flu' ...."

 

[zecats]

Yes all good here ze. My city has done really well. So far. 120 cases, 34 active cases presently and 2 deaths sadly. 1st death was way back in March and travel related. 2nd death today was a female on a vent for last several weeks. I don't know her age etc. Most of our cases have been from a Greenhouse outbreak recently.

I'm glad to hear you are doing ok, and for the most part, your city. Many recent outbreaks here in the southern half of NJ (less density/less cases) have been connected to migrant farm workers. The growing season has started - asparagus and strawberries are the first and current crops coming to market and to local road stands. These are primarily picked and cared for by the Mexican workers who come with the season. Again, density is a factor in their living and working conditions.

I personally would like to know if DH is now immune (and myself as well as hospital told us who were living in the home with him were likely positive as well). Waiting for antibody testing to perhaps determine if we at least had it.

 

[The Night Watchman]

Boston officials Friday released the results of the coronavirus and antibody testing performed on 750 asymptomatic residents in some of the city’s neighborhoods hardest hit by the ongoing pandemic.

The study, designed to help evaluate community exposure to the virus through representative sampling, found that of those tested in East Boston, Roslindale, and parts of Dorchester, 9.9 percent tested positive for antibodies and 2.6 percent tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said.

Boston has released the results of its coronavirus and antibody testing | Boston.com

 

[tresir2012]

Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics

 

[MimosaMornings]

North Carolina sees its worst day of new COVID-19 cases — The Hill

 

[Sundog]

Columbus, Ohio libraries opening up for curbside pickup. This is by appointment, and if you can't get out of your car to pick up the books, then a staff member from the library will put them in your trunk or SUV when you arrive.

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/05/14/columbus-library-to-start-curbside-pickup.html

 

[10ofRods]

Boston officials Friday released the results of the coronavirus and antibody testing performed on 750 asymptomatic residents in some of the city’s neighborhoods hardest hit by the ongoing pandemic.

The study, designed to help evaluate community exposure to the virus through representative sampling, found that of those tested in East Boston, Roslindale, and parts of Dorchester, 9.9 percent tested positive for antibodies and 2.6 percent tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said.

Boston has released the results of its coronavirus and antibody testing | Boston.com

So 1 in 10 people in that area of Boston have had CV19. And 1 in 40 currently have it. Roughly.

 

[Cool Cats]

People are struggling to remember what day it is during self-isolation, study shows

Were these people fully employed prior the pandemic and now off work? What changed? Can they not handle work-from-home?

LOSING TRACK OF THE DAYS THE CORONA WAY....
"Commuting" in Corona times:

Fun Maps: Commuting in Corona Times by Kera Hill

 

[katydid23]

I am presuming there are also bunch of people passing away from covid who haven't been tested. Again, US has a large increase in deaths compared to previous years. This increase is actually larger than a number of deaths specifically attributed to covid. So most likely we have more people dead from covid than the official number says, not less.

We could also have people dying because they didnt want to go to the clinics or the ER, when they began feeling sick or were having symptoms of heart attacks, etc

 

[katydid23]

North Carolina sees its worst day of new COVID-19 cases — The Hill

"North Carolina has gradually ramped up its testing capacity, which could possibly account for the record number of daily cases. Health experts also point to the percentage of positive tests when looking to see if a state is effectively curbing the spread of the virus."

 

[SoCalDavidS]

A barber in New York decided that since Governor Cuomo said it was acceptable to work from home, he would do just that. Apparently his barber shop is attached to his residence. LOL.

So, he caught the virus, and infected some others, and now he's criticizing the Governor.

Only in America!

 

[firebird]

A barber in New York decided that since Governor Cuomo said it was acceptable to work from home, he would do just that. Apparently his barber shop is attached to his residence. LOL.

So, he caught the virus, and infected some others, and now he's criticizing the Governor.

Only in America!

Where's he criticizing Cuomo?

 

[Cool Cats]

Where's he criticizing Cuomo?

New York barber who violated lockdown to give hair cuts in his shop tests positive for coronavirus | Daily Mail Online

EXCLUSIVE: New York barber who 'violated lockdown' and got coronavirus insists he was allowed to keep giving haircuts because he was working from home and slams Gov. Cuomo for claiming he infected his customers

‘Cuomo doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about. I’m PO’d about it,’ LaLima told DailyMail.com.

Joseph LaLima Sr, 76, is the barber shop owner based in Kingston, New York, who contracted COVID-19 after giving haircuts in violation of the statewide lockdown

The barber shop is located on Broadway (seen above) in Kingston, New York, about 20 miles north of Poughkeepsie

 

[SoCalDavidS]

I love how the new SPIN is that the goal was to flatten the curve, not wait for a vaccine, so MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. No need to keep things closed since the main reason behind that was to not overwhelm the health systems, and flatten the curve.

Except for the fact, that in many states, the curve has not flattened At All. And the only reason the curve is not necessariy skyrocketing, is that some states, especially New York, have actually flattened the curve, so their impact is lower. Meanwhile, other less populated states are accelerating on a per capita basis.

So what we may end up with, is a relatively flat line, but at a high level. In other words, the deaths will keep on a 'comin, some days at 1,000, others a little higher, so the death count will continue to rise.

When flu season hits in a few months, that's when it will get really bad. Since we won't have this miracle vaccine that someone today acted like was happening this year, we're going to go head first into flu season at an elevated death level, since we will never have truly flattened the curve.

And that's if we're lucky. If we're not, pulling back on the lockdown too early, will result in a curve that starts to rise once again just as Summer is getting started.

 

[weepingangel]

I had a similar Boston testing article open to post here

worknfrom home/Massachusetts
These Mass. businesses will continue remote work during coronavirus pandemic

While some businesses are hoping to open their doors next week, others agreed to extend their work-from-home policies in Massachusetts.
Fifty-four companies in Massachusetts agreed to keep their employees home after two months of working from home, Gov. Charlie Baker said on Friday. Those businesses include Google, MassMutual, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Wayfair and Raytheon, among others.

Newark NJ
City giving low-income residents struggling due to coronavirus up to $1K to pay rent

In a city where the majority of residents are renters, city officials aren’t waiting around for help.
City leaders in Newark created a $1 million Emergency Housing Assistance Fund to provide low-income residents up to $1,000 each to help pay rent or utilities. It’s a one-time assistance program unless the city can get more funds from the federal government, Newark Department of Economic and Housing Development Director Allison Ladd said.

While many Massachusetts business are eager to reopen, some employees are afraid to go back to work

On Monday, May 18, Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to release what businesses will be involved in the first phase of reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. And while many businesses are hopeful to be included in the first wave, employees are not so enthusiastic.

“My worst nightmare would be giving it to someone close to me,” one MassLive Facebook commenter said.

Boston officials Friday released the results of the coronavirus and antibody testing performed on 750 asymptomatic residents in some of the city’s neighborhoods hardest hit by the ongoing pandemic.

The study, designed to help evaluate community exposure to the virus through representative sampling, found that of those tested in East Boston, Roslindale, and parts of Dorchester, 9.9 percent tested positive for antibodies and 2.6 percent tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said.

Boston has released the results of its coronavirus and antibody testing | Boston.com

 

[Recidivist]

I totally agree with you. We are in fact, going to go back to 1950 levels of services, in some places that will happen sooner rather than later. I agree about the middle management - I think that's going to start happening soon. If everyone retires, then the states have to pay retirement and get nothing back from those employees - but that's what the older crowd might do, if they think they may be about to be laid off anyway.

Wouldn't they need to first change or eliminate all the protections provided by IDEA and disability laws? They can't just eliminate all those services provided under the laws, without changing those laws first. Could they? I used to visit the district office quite often, and was always bothered by the number of Mercedes vehicles in the lot, belonging to administrators.

 

[SoCalDavidS]

Where's he criticizing Cuomo?

I love his creativity. "They said I could work from home." What did I do wrong?