Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #65

[LadyL]

I just realized that coming on this thread put me in an immediate lousy mood. Not because of any of the members ... just the news ... there's so much of it and it's all bad. I'm gonna go outside to enjoy the beautiful weather and try to forget about Covid for awhile (good luck with that I know).

 

[ilovewings]

i have a question--we are having our air onditioner replaced
tomorrow-- the guys will be mostly in the basement and outside--
do you think they need to keep their masks on while they work
in the basement and outdoors-- we dont plan to be around them
in the basement though we might talk to them when they work
outdoors

 

[CharlestonGal]

I’m in denial. I think wearing masks will become more of a long term trend for many on things like trains, buses, even planes and in areas that are super crowded. Like in some Asian nations.

But I still feel very optimistic that this is going to get better, either through running it’s course to some degree, herd immunity through contagion and vaccines, better treatments and more targeted tracing and isolation of break outs, in the future.

I do fee positive. As long as we start to try to get on board and be a community, no matter what, I think we can weather the storm until things get better. I do believe things will get better, and not years from now, either.

Humans are very adaptable and we have a ton of smart, committed, experts working on this.

I admire your spirit, as always, @gitana1. It's sometimes hard to see past the current sh*tshow as it just seems to go from bad to worse on the daily.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

And that is absolutely true. My Facebook feed is so curated at this point that it is an occasional post by sane family and friends as well as posts from craft groups. When I check a wider area, I almost always regret it.

I have found the "snooze for 30 days" button VERY useful!

 

[anneg]

I’m in denial. I think wearing masks will become more of a long term trend for many on things like trains, buses, even planes and in areas that are super crowded. Like in some Asian nations.

But I still feel very optimistic that this is going to get better, either through running it’s course to some degree, herd immunity through contagion and vaccines, better treatments and more targeted tracing and isolation of break outs, in the future.

I do fee positive. As long as we start to try to get on board and be a community, no matter what, I think we can weather the storm until things get better. I do believe things will get better, and not years from now, either.

Humans are very adaptable and we have a ton of smart, committed, experts working on this.

Thank you for sharing your optimism! We need a dose of it from time to time.

 

[COSCitizen]

I have found the "snooze for 30 days" button VERY useful!

Exactly.

 

[margarita25]

Mandatory masks in Texas:

Mask order issued for entire state of Texas

Again, I reaaaallly feel for the people in the hot south. Talk about miserable. Hot mask. It has to be done though. Poor folks. Texas and Arizona and Florida (and other States) can be sweltering as it is.

 

[gitana1]

I admire your spirit, as always, @gitana1. It's sometimes hard to see past the current sh*tshow as it just seems to go from bad to worse on the daily.

Thanks. I try to have some perspective. If we look at the 1918 flu, back then they didn’t have the scientific and medical advances we do now. But things did go back to relatively normal in about a year. Of course people were changed by it. Sadly, some forever as they lost their lives or lost loved ones.

But that ended and it got better and this will too. I know it.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

i have a question--we are having our air onditioner replaced
tomorrow-- the guys will be mostly in the basement and outside--
do you think they need to keep their masks on while they work
in the basement and outdoors-- we dont plan to be around them
in the basement though we might talk to them when they work
outdoors

I'd say not unless they want to. We've had a plasterer and an internet engineer in today, and nobody wore a mask. I kept well more than 2 metres away and wiped down the door handles and bannisters when they left, and the engineer put gloves on when he started work. Bit confused about when/where the plasterer pee'd as he was here 9 hours and I'm certain he didn't use the bathroom!

 

[margarita25]

Rsbm
But that ended and it got better and this will too. I know it.

From your lips to God’s ears. It’s good to hear these words. I/we need HOPE. Thank you, @gitana1.

As we know there are over a hundred vaccines in trial and scientists around the world are scrambling day and night to get a vaccine, but I’m just “worried” we won’t get one as soon as we’re hoping (within 18 months)—it’s takes an average of 8-10 years IIRC to develop a vaccine, so these efforts are unprecedented...

No use in “worrying about it”, but WHO has made it clear there are no guarantees when it comes to a vaccine; therefore we have to utilize the tools and approaches we have now to fight transmission.

I’m also worried about “mutations”, very worried. In fact that’s probably one of my biggest worries. Again, no use in “worrying”.

 

[WildOrchid]

I really hope you’re right.

I’m in denial. I think wearing masks will become more of a long term trend for many on things like trains, buses, even planes and in areas that are super crowded. Like in some Asian nations.

But I still feel very optimistic that this is going to get better, either through running it’s course to some degree, herd immunity through contagion and vaccines, better treatments and more targeted tracing and isolation of break outs, in the future.

I do feel positive. As long as we start to try to get on board and be a community, no matter what, I think we can weather the storm until things get better. I do believe things will get better, and not years from now, either.

Humans are very adaptable and we have a ton of smart, committed, experts working on this.

 

[tresir2012]

Coronavirus - all you need to know as UK death toll nears 44,000

UK deaths 89 in last 24 hours bringing total to 43995.

 

[margarita25]

Mandatory masks in Texas:

Mask order issued for entire state of Texas

"”COVID-19 is not going away," said the governor in an announcement published on his social media accounts. "In fact, it's getting worse."

According to Abbott, first-time violators will be issued a warning. If violated a second time, a $250 fine will be issued, said the governor.

The order goes into effect at noon Friday.

The mandate comes one day after Texas hit another grim milestone in COVID-19 cases and reported 8,076 new cases on Wednesday, making it the highest one-day total in the state since the start of the pandemic.“

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Coronavirus - all you need to know as UK death toll nears 44,000

UK deaths 89 in last 24 hours bringing total to 43995.

I noticed the overall case count has dropped by 30,000ish. Wonder what happened there.

EDIT
We have updated the methodology of reporting positive cases, to remove duplicates within and across pillars 1 and 2, to ensure that a person who tests positive is only counted once. Methodologies between nations differ and we will be making future revisions to align approaches as much as possible across the 4 nations.Due to this change, and a revision of historical data in pillar 1, the cumulative total for positive cases is 30,302 lower than if you added the daily figure to yesterday’s total. We will revise the methodology note explaining this in more detail in due course" [source] [source]

 

[tresir2012]

Just yesterday he was tweeting that people are fed up by mask requirements. Sometimes life comes at you fast.

He's tweeting from hospital? He can't be on a ventilator then.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Broadway actor Nick Cordero may need double lung transplant after COVID-19 battle

Broadway actor Nick Cordero will likely need a double lung transplant as he continues to recover from the coronavirus, his wife recently explained.

Cordero, 41, has been hospitalized in Los Angeles since late March and has already had his leg amputated due to complications from COVID-19. The Tony-nominated actor is now COVID-negative and no longer in a coma.


But the coronavirus has caused a lot of damage.

Amanda Kloots, Cordero's wife, told CBS This Morning that he is still considered critically ill and the "ultimate goal" would be for him to get a double lung transplant, but "a lot of things would have to line up" for him to be a candidate.

"Nick's body is extremely weak. Muscles have atrophied, so he can't move his body yet," Kloots told Gayle King on CBS This Morning. " He can still open his eyes, and when he is alert and awake, he'll answer commands by looking up or down, yes or no questions. When I'm asking him, he will even try to smile or move his jaw. The nurses have all said that he answers my questions the best."

Describing the situation, Kloots called it "the vicious circle or the ICU dance."

"You just feel like you're in this momentum of going around, around, around like a hamster wheel. And I just want to get us out of the hamster wheel," Kloots said.

 

[mickey2942]

Remember a while ago when the US military was purportedly saying that someone who had COVID 19 was permanently disqualified from enlisting, even if they had completely recovered. I think the military modified that policy, but I remember thinking at the time "I wonder what they know, considering they were able to examine healthy young recruits who had recovered while serving."

Any of the service members who get Covid-19 while in the military, if they are disabled by the Covid-19, would be eligible for service connected disability.

That could be huge. Great irony, would help the VA, because the older veterans are dying off. Great, a new influx of service connected young veterans, with a myriad of physical disabilities.

 

[musicaljoke]

i have a question--we are having our air onditioner replaced
tomorrow-- the guys will be mostly in the basement and outside--
do you think they need to keep their masks on while they work
in the basement and outdoors-- we dont plan to be around them
in the basement though we might talk to them when they work
outdoors

Look up your local public health guidelines. Some require masks and others only if you can't maintain a distance of 6'. Personally, I would ask them to wear masks while in my home and ask them to wash their hands with soap and water upon arrival. It provides a reminder that you have a high standard of care. They can't touch the kids' toys or pet the dog, or sneeze on your laundry.

Our local public health guidelines require that the home owner remain outside while repairs are made. How comfortable would you be with that?

 

[margarita25]

Broadway actor Nick Cordero may need double lung transplant after COVID-19 battle

Broadway actor Nick Cordero will likely need a double lung transplant as he continues to recover from the coronavirus, his wife recently explained.

Cordero, 41, has been hospitalized in Los Angeles since late March and has already had his leg amputated due to complications from COVID-19. The Tony-nominated actor is now COVID-negative and no longer in a coma.


But the coronavirus has caused a lot of damage.

Amanda Kloots, Cordero's wife, told CBS This Morning that he is still considered critically ill and the "ultimate goal" would be for him to get a double lung transplant, but "a lot of things would have to line up" for him to be a candidate.

"Nick's body is extremely weak. Muscles have atrophied, so he can't move his body yet," Kloots told Gayle King on CBS This Morning. " He can still open his eyes, and when he is alert and awake, he'll answer commands by looking up or down, yes or no questions. When I'm asking him, he will even try to smile or move his jaw. The nurses have all said that he answers my questions the best."

Describing the situation, Kloots called it "the vicious circle or the ICU dance."

"You just feel like you're in this momentum of going around, around, around like a hamster wheel. And I just want to get us out of the hamster wheel," Kloots said.

Bless his heart!!!!!

Positive and healing thoughts for Nick and his family. Man, he has really taken a beating.

 

[tresir2012]

I noticed the overall case count has dropped by 30,000ish. Wonder what happened there.

I don't usually follow the case count but could it be to do with tests sent out but not yet returned?