Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #67

[10ofRods]

I wonder why she can't have a cell phone in there? Maybe because it would interfere with the machines somehow?

I don't know, but I was told I couldn't have a phone upon admission to a hospital (not CoVId), and didn't argue with them - later, I learned I could have signed something that stated Hospital was not Responsible for My Phone (although at the time, I didn't want to be a bother).

Next time, will be more assertive.

 

[mickey2942]

It would be terrifying to have kids now. Reading these articles about healthy children dying. I can't imagine the guilt of being a parent, either send kids to school or keep them home. No win.

Many of my friends who are teachers are putting in their papers rather than go back to work in the Fall.
Experienced teachers could retire in droves by the time schools reopen

 

[margarita25]

Thanks everyone for the updates. Nothing to add atm except ““

 

[10ofRods]

British government says it will pick up half the checks at restaurants to help boost economy

British government says it will pick up half the checks at restaurants to help boost economy

Rupert Steiner

12 hrs ago
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Brits dining out in restaurants will have the cost of half of their meals picked up by the Government in an attempt to get them out and spending.
The innovative scheme is aimed at kick-starting economic growth and boosting the hospitality sector, which has been hit hard by the lockdown.

The measure is part of a raft of new policies unveiled on Wednesday by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in a mini-budget which includes a £30 billion ($37.7 billion) plan to protect jobs and prevent mass unemployment as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
This includes a youth employment program aimed at 16 to 24-year-olds, incentives for businesses to bring back furloughed staff, and reducing tax on property purchases to inject new life into the stagnant housing market.

Read: ‘No one will be left without hope’—U.K. unveils £30 billion jobs plan to prevent mass unemployment

Well...that's interesting.

So...people who might not want to go out, due to health concerns, are being given incentives to do so?

I sure do hope the Government is correct about risk assessment, otherwise I see ways this could go south.

My state government (with fewer cases than UK has per capita) wants us to stay home.

 

[SouthAussie]

Even though this article opened for me, I think I have to edit and transcribe, as the link says subscription only.

Sofosbuvir and daclatasvir, in combination and used to cure Hep C, are showing promising results in treating Covid-19 in hospital trials in Iran.

Three trials ... 94 per cent showed reduced fevers and improved breathing (as opposed to 70 per cent in the control group - presumably being treated in another manner).

Death rate is just 5 per cent for those taking the drug combination, death rate is 20 per cent for those who were not.

Fauci says these results are really interesting, provocative, encouraging. That we very much need antivirals that are used very early during treatment of the virus, antivirals which many help reduce hospital numbers.
Fauci would encourage further studies of this combination of drugs.

Subscribe to read | Financial Times

 

[SoCalDavidS]

https://twitter.com/DrLeanaWen/status/1281286621514600451

 

[10ofRods]

If this doesn't signify how much travel is hurting innocent people in the US .....

More than 1,000 employees at the Transportation Security Administration have tested positive for coronavirus, according to figures the agency released Thursday. Almost all are security officers who have screened passengers at airports throughout the pandemic.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/09/coronavirus-live-updates-us/

This is shameful.

And it's probably only half of the actual group that has CoVid. All along, TSA workers have been in a high risk group (for mostly minimum wage).

Awful.

 

[mickey2942]

Why Arizona's percent of positive tests is highest in the country

Arizona has a lot of older people, and native Americans. In the article it states people have to wait in a car for 13 HOURS to get a test!!!! WTH?! In this heat? It was 113 in Phoenix today! I wouldn't even bother to get tested.

Which means that there are a lot more people who are positive in the community.

 

[SouthAussie]

Our Prime Minister is live on TV ... giving us new info .. along with Victoria's Health Minister.

- Cutting our repatriations back to our country by half.
- Priority repatriations first (people who have little overseas support).
- Re-iterating we must not get complacent.
- Melbourne people are being advised to wear masks when they go out of their homes (here we go, I thought it was only a matter of time).
- Financial assistance will continue to be targetted toward people who need it the most.
- Six weeks lockdown in Melbourne is due to the fact that the medical experts want to see several covid cycles through, before they make a decision to re-open.
- "Victoria, the whole country is with you, everyone is going to do whatever is necessary to help you out"

 

[10ofRods]

Which U.S. States Have the Oldest Populations? – Population Reference Bureau

This headline really jumped out at me:
One quarter of older Americans live in California, Florida and Texas"
Talk about a bad environment for COVID to be accelerating. Not surprisingly, FL ranks #2 in the country for percentage of residents who are age 65 and older. In FL, 20.5% of the population is in that bracket - that's more than 4 million people. (I was very surprised that my beloved Maine ranks #1 in the U.S. at 20.6%: but at least Maine's COVID is under control).
Anyways, I'm really worried that the deaths in FL could get out of control. People in that age group have constant doctor's appointments and often need outside care - they can't live in a bubble forever. I don't know what rules are in place in FL for nursing home visitations but that's obviously a huge area of exposure.
I was naively convinced two months ago that the virus could not thrive in hot climates but that faulty theory won't be bailing them out. And of course the icing on the cake is the opening of Disney, the resumption of pro sports and then the RNC.
Sorry for the rambling - but I fear this will explode in August.

you are right to be concerned and you put your finger on the exact problems - I hope someone in Florida cares enough to get their hands around this - and surely, the older people know, right?

I am sometimes really stumped by our loss of "national media" (you know, the days when everyone had broadcast or the same cable TV news - 5 channels of news, but all of them with the same PSA's).

We don't have PSA's any more (but we could - the FCC could require them).

 

[margarita25]

I hope this testing fiasco isn’t an indication of what’s going to happen if and when there’s a vaccine: people who can’t them, due to limited supply and other issues.

 

[WichitaFalls]

https://twitter.com/DrLeanaWen/status/1281286621514600451

I really admire and respect Dr. Wen. I see her on CNN often, she's a soothing voice of reason for me.

 

[Spider92]

I hope this testing fiasco isn’t an indication of what’s going to happen if and when there’s a vaccine: people who can’t them, due to limited supply and other issues.

Great point. If a limited quantity of vaccines is available, I have visions of holiday shoppers fighting over the last Nintendo, Cabbage Patch Doll or other hot gift at the local Walmart hours after a Thanksgiving meal. It would not bring out the best in people!

 

[SouthAussie]

I really admire and respect Dr. Wen. I see her on CNN often, she's a soothing voice of reason for me.

You have some fantastic MDs and other medical experts who are doing their absolute best to educate the country.

I admire and respect them, too. They are pushing hard in an uphill battle, and they are not giving up.

 

[WichitaFalls]

I hope this testing fiasco isn’t an indication of what’s going to happen if and when there’s a vaccine: people who can’t them, due to limited supply and other issues.

I think we can count on it being a fiasco from what I've read, lack of bottles for the vaccine, shortages of syringes, etc. Not to mention the coordination of such a huge undertaking. We can't even keep our first responders supplied with ppe six months into the pandemic.

 

[margarita25]

Great point. If a quantity of vaccines is available I have

As I’ve mentioned before, iirc, this was discussed in the 2005 documentary, “The Coming Pandemic”, the challenges of mass global vaccine production....

We know WHO and other entities are working SO hard, and that the aim is equitable distribution, with a prioritized emphasis on certain groups such as first responders and others who are more vulnerable.

The ACT Accelerator initiative is thorough and massive and like nothing the world has seen before.

(sorry can barely post today, all this is so sickening. I think I’m going to have to take a break from the news for a bit.)

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FDA warns against using two dozen hand sanitizers that could contain toxic wood alcohol - CNN

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Rising death toll, testing problems and PPE shortages:

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[SouthAussie]

Here is some tough police enforcement.

A 16th birthday party in Melbourne ... violated all the lockdown rules. The fine that was given by the police is $26,000!

https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/heal...y-observant-paramedics-on-a-kfc-run-c-1158022

 

[tmar]

The Latest: ICU beds filling up in Mississippi's virus surge

The Latest: ICU beds filling up in Mississippi's virus surge

1 day ago
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JACKSON, Miss. — Officials in Mississippi say the state’s five largest hospitals had no intensive care unit beds available for patients by midweek because of a surge in coronavirus cases. Four more hospitals had 5% or less of ICU beds open.
Mississippi has one of the fastest-growing rates of new coronavirus cases in the U.S.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has hit a new high for coronavirus deaths in a single day and Gov. Greg Abbott says the numbers next week may be even worse.

The 105 new deaths reported Thursday makes this the deadliest week of the pandemic in what has rapidly become one of America’s virus hot zones. Texas reported a new high for hospitalizations for the 10th consecutive day.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Health authorities in Florida have reported 120 new deaths from the new coronavirus, the highest one-day total yet amid a surge in infections as the state tries to contain the outbreak.

 

[Lilibet]

Oregon report July 9:
I realize these totals below are tiny compared to other states. However, Oregon shut down around March 23 and has opened very carefully in stages depending on the situation in each county. The situation remained stable for quite awhile. Our county (Jackson) was at about 49 cases for weeks. But within a short time we are up to 164 with new cases almost every day. It would have been a lot worse without our proactive Governor, although she thought Oregonians would regulate themselves better and she delayed shutting down and mandating masks a few days longer than I would have. But ultimately, it’s up to the citizens deciding whether or not to cooperate with criteria for each opening stage.

Oregon reports 389 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 230, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 389 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 11,188.

The new cases are in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (20), Clatsop (1), Columbia (2), Coos (4), Crook (3), Deschutes (5), Hood River (1), Jackson (7), Jefferson (8), Josephine (2), Lake (2), Lane (18), Lincoln (15), Linn (3), Malheur (31), Marion (47), Morrow (12), Multnomah (86), Polk (2), Umatilla (55), Union (4), Wallowa (1), Wasco (5), Washington (46), Yamhill (8).

Today’s case count is the highest total daily case count since the onset of the pandemic. The recent increase in cases is attributed to workplace outbreaks and community spread. Newly diagnosed cases are being interviewed now.
BBM
More at link
Oregon Coronavirus Update

 

[JerseyGirl]

Why Arizona's percent of positive tests is highest in the country

Arizona has a lot of older people, and native Americans. In the article it states people have to wait in a car for 13 HOURS to get a test!!!! WTH?! In this heat? It was 113 in Phoenix today! I wouldn't even bother to get tested.

Which means that there are a lot more people who are positive in the community.

Unbelievable! I would expect this in Haiti or some other 3rd world country!!

What about those who do not have a car or vehicle? I haven’t seen any walk up sites in Arizona.