Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #67

[Tillicum]

California security guard charged with murder after shooting customer who didn’t wear a mask
Edit. I read it wrong. The guard and his wife had a handgun.

Can't post the text due to 10% copyright but the customer left the store and came back arguing with the guard.

Someone please wake me up! This is the worst nightmare I've ever had!

 

[JerseyGirl]

Rosen Hotels laying off workers in Central Florida

"Orlando is struggling. The hospitality industry is in a DEEP depression," Rosen said.

Dr. Pizam says these job losses could forecast bad news for the Orlando tourism industry because hotels can tell from reservations whether occupancy will increase in the coming weeks and months.

"I do predict that other hotels and restaurants will not only furlough employees, will basically go out of business," Dr. Pizam said.

Layoffs will take effect July 31.

Rosen Hotels says it will offer affected employees healthcare benefits until the end of August.

 

[KALI]

You took the words out of my mouth. That's what I've been trying to say.

So why doesn't he just lockdown the hotspots like we have just had to do with Leicester? Is that possible?

 

[weepingangel]

omg
This just needs to stop already
Get your stuff together people
Someone someones need to step up with at least an attempt at getting some sort of handle on this bs. I’m over it.

California security guard charged with murder after shooting customer who didn’t wear a mask

Can't post the text due to 10% copyright but the customer left the store and came back arguing with the guard. Customer and wife had a handgun.

Someone please wake me up! This is the worst nightmare I've ever had!

 

[oviedo]

COVID-19 data reporting by Florida is unreliable

Exactly - I think it is far worse and they are underreporting the younger people that are dying -
JMO

 

[MrX]

You took the words out of my mouth. That's what I've been trying to say.

That's how it's supposed to work. When everyone is constantly being tested, it's possible to identify areas that are experiencing outbreaks and then isolate them. The problem here, is that if they close an area down the highway from your place, those people will just come to your restaurant.

This is what we will see in AZ if the Governor allows cities to impose their own restrictions - hundreds of us from Phoenix will drive up to Wickenburg for brunch every weekend.

 

[JerseyGirl]

US airlines cancel flights to Hong Kong due to coronavirus testing - Business Insider

US airlines are canceling flights to and from Hong Kong following a new rule that would require all crew members to be tested for COVID-19 on arrival.

American had planned to resume flights from Dallas to Hong Kong this week, but pushed the start date back to August 5. United began flying between San Francisco and Hong Kong on Monday, but suspended flights scheduled through Friday while it looks into the new testing requirement.

Under the new testing requirement, pilots and flight attendants are required to submit to saliva testing on arrival at Hong Kong International Airport. If crewmembers tested positive or were quarantined, it could create logistical difficulties for airlines seeking to position crewmembers and aircraft.

 

[Spider92]

New cases vs total cases ?

Thanks though I think the total case (cumulative) positivity is only about 10%.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Neo-Nazis encouraging followers to 'deliberately infect' Jews and Muslims with coronavirus

Neo-Nazis and far-right activists have been telling followers to "deliberately infect" Jews and Muslims with coronavirus, a UK government counterterrorism agency warned on Thursday, as extremists attempt to capitalize on the pandemic.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the UK's Commission for Countering Extremism said it has received increasing reports of far-right, far-left and Islamist extremists exploiting the crisis to promote divisive, xenophobic and racist narratives "to sow division" and create social discord.

 

[10ofRods]

You took the words out of my mouth. That's what I've been trying to say.

It's really hard to do that from the Governor's seat (lock down hot spots). He's trying to divide it up by counties (there are 58 separate plans in place, for our 58 counties). To really zero in on hotspots needs local Boards of Supervisors to submit plans.

The Supes where I live seem gobsmacked by the entire idea of what a virus is. Plus, their meetings are constantly disrupted by people who want masks to be optional, and they've received threats.

Newsome has made the first step (putting individual counties on alert/making policy just for them). If San Diego County submits a good plan, he'll almost certainly extoll that as the kind of thing each county should do.

IOW, I think it may evolve in that direction, since obviously CoVid is no longer going to "go away" by Fall.

In fact, Covid rates for California are about twice what the IMHE projection thought they would be yesterday and the death rate projection will have to be modified (since it's been a whole week of our rates being twice as high).

Anyway, the outdoor dining options seem to be the way to go - not just because Newsome says so, but because nearly everyone I know who usually eats out (including younger family members) will only go where there's outdoor dining. People are actually renting parking lots here, to hold larger gatherings (catered).

 

[CharlestonGal]

Harvard public health experts warn coronavirus is as ‘lethal as ever’ | Boston.com

“The hospitalizations and death counts we see today are only and always a picture of where the virus was weeks ago,” institute staff wrote. “The rapid increase in cases in many states has been overshadowed because hospitalizations and death rates have not risen at the same pace. As a result, a false narrative is wrongly taking hold that COVID-19 has lost its teeth. It’s a narrative that fundamentally misunderstands how COVID-19 — the disease — works: It takes time for the coronavirus to take hold in a person’s body and hospitalize those who experience more severe illness. When someone gets infected, it can take a week to experience symptoms and get diagnosed, another week or so before hospitalization may be needed, and another two to three weeks for a patient to die.”

Hospitalizations and deaths are rising in hotspots just as public experts feared they would, the Harvard institute said. The number of cases in Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas are rising much faster than the number of daily tests performed, indicating that surveillance of the virus isn’t keeping up with the transmission because COVID-19 is spreading “exponentially” in those hotspots.

 

[musicaljoke]

My son's wedding is next week. It will be outdoors in their back yard. Seating will be 6 feet apart. There will be the groom, bride, their combined 4 children, groom's parents, bride's parents, the minister and his wife (my FIL and MIL).

After the ceremony we will have a professionally made cake, hopefully the baker will wear mask and gloves. I was going to bring some finger food but couldn't think of anything safe that everyone wouldn't be handling. I thought about fresh veggies, dip, cheese and crackers all in individual containers for each person but I don't have that many containers and I don't want to shop for them. Too many unmasked shoppers in the stores.

I've decided to make ham and cheeses sandwiches wrapped in individual ziplock baggies, 2 per guest. I bought a variety of chips which will also go in individual baggies. Two 12 packs of pop will also be in the cooler. I'll wear masks and gloves while preparing and packaging everything. I'll clean all pop cans with clorox wipes before putting them in the cooler. I'm thinking maybe I should put napkins inside each baggie with food so we won't be touching all napkins in a stack.

I know it doesn't sound fancy but these are crazy times. My mama's heart feels good knowing they are focused on their love for each other and their marriage instead of a fancy wedding. I'm super excited!

Did I miss anything? Any way for Covid to sneak past my safety measures? Mom and Dad are in their 80s, I want to be super careful.

It will be so lovely and intimate. Lots of couple wish for such a ceremony, but can't because of family expectations for a large party.

 

[anneg]

Vaccine trial news:
NIH launches clinical trials network to test COVID-19 vaccines and other prevention tools
Network website features secure method for volunteering for studies.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020

"The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has established a new clinical trials network that aims to enroll thousands of volunteers in large-scale clinical trials testing a variety of investigational vaccines and monoclonal antibodies intended to protect people from COVID-19."
...
"People also can learn more about the different stages of vaccine research and the new network’s COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibody studies by visiting the COVPN’s website (https://www.coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org). The COVPN website features a customized data collection platform... to securely identify potential trial participants. Interested individuals can sign up for a rolling clinical trial participant registry on the website, which features security-enhanced protections. Clinical study staff will use the registry to contact and screen potential study volunteers.

The first Phase 3 clinical trial that the COVPN is expected to conduct will involve testing the investigational mRNA-1273 vaccine, developed by NIAID scientists and their collaborators at the biotechnology company Moderna, Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. That study is expected to begin this summer."

 

[10ofRods]

Let’s not forget that with a population of 30 million people Texas is still among the lowest at #10 in the rate of death per 100,000 people. So 40 states have a higher death rate from Covid than Texas does. This is important. (Link posted a few posts back.)

Texas, as of July 2, is one of only a few states with a mandated mask law.

Texas is in the middle somewhere with the number of Covid cases per 100,000 people. There are 25 or 26 states with more cases per capita than Texas, even with the huge uptick in cases Houston is suffering.

C’mon, show Texas some love. Just a little?

CDC COVID Data Tracker
Texas governor issues mandatory face mask policy

I was just talking to DH about how well Texas is doing and how proud I am - but not surprised - of Texas and its response to CoVid.

Much Texas love here - and I wish two other states (um...Arizona? Florida? Are you guys in the room?) would follow suit and learn from Texas. The great medical focus that Texas has always had, in its educational system, is showing up as reasoned decision-making (that the people of Texas are mostly following).

 

[CharlestonGal]

Taiwan rockin' it.

Taiwan marks 91 days without new local coronavirus case | Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Wednesday (July 8) announced zero new cases of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), marking 91 days without a new local infection.

During his weekly press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Minister of Health and Welfare and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced there were no new cases of coronavirus. Taiwan's total number of cases still stands at 449.

The CECC on Wednesday did not announce any new reports of people with suspected symptoms. Since the outbreak began, Taiwan has carried out 77,876 COVID-19 tests, with 76,942 coming back negative.

Taiwan has now extended its streak of no new local infections to 91 days, with the last local case reported on April 8. Out of 449 total confirmed cases, 358 were imported, 55 were local, and 36 came from the Navy's "Goodwill Fleet."

Up until now, seven individuals have succumbed to the disease, while 438 have been released from hospital isolation. This leaves only four people still undergoing treatment for COVID-19 in Taiwan.

 

[tresir2012]

That's how it's supposed to work. When everyone is constantly being tested, it's possible to identify areas that are experiencing outbreaks and then isolate them. The problem here, is that if they close an area down the highway from your place, those people will just come to your restaurant.

This is what we will see in AZ if the Governor allows cities to impose their own restrictions - hundreds of us from Phoenix will drive up to Wickenburg for brunch every weekend.

So you're from Phoenix huh?

;-)

 

[musicaljoke]

US airlines cancel flights to Hong Kong due to coronavirus testing - Business Insider

US airlines are canceling flights to and from Hong Kong following a new rule that would require all crew members to be tested for COVID-19 on arrival. [...]
Under the new testing requirement, pilots and flight attendants are required to submit to saliva testing on arrival at Hong Kong International Airport. If crewmembers tested positive or were quarantined, it could create logistical difficulties for airlines seeking to position crewmembers and aircraft.

Uh ... it might create more serious difficulties than that!

 

[tresir2012]

Taiwan rockin' it.

Taiwan marks 91 days without new local coronavirus case | Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Wednesday (July 8) announced zero new cases of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), marking 91 days without a new local infection.

During his weekly press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Minister of Health and Welfare and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced there were no new cases of coronavirus. Taiwan's total number of cases still stands at 449.

The CECC on Wednesday did not announce any new reports of people with suspected symptoms. Since the outbreak began, Taiwan has carried out 77,876 COVID-19 tests, with 76,942 coming back negative.

Taiwan has now extended its streak of no new local infections to 91 days, with the last local case reported on April 8. Out of 449 total confirmed cases, 358 were imported, 55 were local, and 36 came from the Navy's "Goodwill Fleet."

Up until now, seven individuals have succumbed to the disease, while 438 have been released from hospital isolation. This leaves only four people still undergoing treatment for COVID-19 in Taiwan.

I love that Taiwan are calling it the Wuhan 'virus.

 

[MrX]

I was just talking to DH about how well Texas is doing and how proud I am - but not surprised - of Texas and its response to CoVid.

Much Texas love here - and I wish two other states (um...Arizona? Florida? Are you guys in the room?) would follow suit and learn from Texas. The great medical focus that Texas has always had, in its educational system, is showing up as reasoned decision-making (that the people of Texas are mostly following).

Not sure what more AZ can do, other than the "feel good" measures that have been suggested, earlier. Every municipality has required masks for the past two weeks, so we essentially have had a state-wide mask requirement. All businesses, that I see, require them for entry, and I see everyone wearing them. AZ's numbers speak for themselves regarding effectiveness. Bars, clubs, gyms, theaters and tubing were closed - with the same result on the numbers. Now "indoor dining" is the culprit - if I could venture a guess, I would say that destroying that industry will have the same effect on numbers - although at least then there will be nothing else to blame and the focus can move back to Florida.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Multiple Lowcountry counties need ‘stay at home’ orders, Harvard researchers say

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Across South Carolina, 18 counties have high enough risk levels for contracting COVID-19 to warrant stay-at-home orders, according to researchers at the Harvard Global Health Institute.

The agency posted a state map displaying risk levels for the coronavirus, listing 18 of the state's 46 counties as having a high risk level.

In the Lowcountry, those counties include Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Georgetown, Beaufort and Jasper Counties.

Risk levels were calculated based a rolling seven-day average of cases per 100,000 in the county's population.


CLICK HERE to view the map.

Counties listed in red on the agency's map have more than 25 cases per 100,000 and are considered at a "tipping point," with stay-at-home orders necessary.