Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #68

[JerseyGirl]

Watch live: Florida Gov. DeSantis gives coronavirus press conference

 

[10ofRods]

What solid facts did you post---how many people applied for tickets? Not sure why that's useful information. I would think how many people from SD attended vs people from out of state would be critical information. How can you analyze information when you guess.

Good on SD for not having an outbreak after the gathering. I'm sure the people of the state, and others, are delighted.

I agree it's good news - but let's give it another week. The really good news is that Keystone, a little tourist town, hasn't had a significant uptick (but its population is so small that I'm not sure a couple of cases could move the state data very far).

The event was outdoors. Some people did wear masks (in particular, the traveling staff with the President wore masks - that's important). But others were wearing masks in Keystone and in the crowd, especially the crowd outside.

A lot of those people went back to their homes and I believe the google analytics shows that Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Idaho, Utah and Minnesota had quite a few attendees (other states did too, but perhaps others flew in - Rushmore is not easy to fly into, really).

Colorado and other states further afield also had attendees, but again, too few to really make a dent in already-rising stats.

But SD locals seem to be doing well (and you could see people in the shops and especially wait-staff, wearing masks).

ETA: Population of Keystone is about 350 people...

 

[zecats]

Yes, obesity is certainly one, imo.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-...-obesity-raises-kids-odds-for-severe-covid-19

 

[JerseyGirl]

As Disease Sweeps the U.S., a Record 5.4 Million Americans Have Lost Health Insurance, Study Finds

The coronavirus pandemic stripped an estimated 5.4 million Americans of their health insurance between February and May, a stretch in which more adults became uninsured because of job losses than have ever lost coverage in a single year.

The study, to be released Tuesday by the nonpartisan consumer advocacy group Families U.S.A., found that the estimated increase in uninsured laid-off workers over the three-month period was nearly 40 percent higher than the highest previous increase, which occurred during the recession of 2008 and 2009, when 3.9 million adults lost insurance.

The study is a state-by-state examination of the effects of the pandemic on laid-off adults younger than 65, the age at which Americans become eligible for Medicare. It found that nearly half — 46 percent — of the coverage losses from the pandemic came in five states: California, Texas, Florida, New York, and North Carolina.

In Texas alone, the number of uninsured jumped from about 4.2 million to nearly 4.9 million, the research found, leaving three out of every 10 Texans uninsured.

In the 37 states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, 23 percent of laid off workers became uninsured. The percentage was nearly double that — 43 percent — in the 13 states that did not expand Medicaid, which include Texas, Florida and North Carolina.

 

[pocketaccent]

Sorry to have missed this.

I missed it too. But here's an article on it.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says U.S. coronavirus cases are surging because nation didn't totally shut down

White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said the United States is seeing a surge in new Covid-19 infections because the country never shut down entirely.
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“We did not shut down entirely,” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said. “We need to draw back a few yards and say, ‘OK, we can’t stay shut down forever.’ ...You’ve got to shut down but then you’ve got to gradually open.”
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Fauci said Monday that the outbreak in the U.S. hasn’t “even begun to see the end” of the coronavirus pandemic yet as scientists continue to work on potential drugs and vaccines for the virus. He said he’s “cautiously optimistic” scientists will be able to create at least one safe and effective vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021.
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Fauci also said he expects the public to compare the Covid-19 pandemic to the 1918 pandemic flu, which killed around 50 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

He mentioned the “extreme” range of symptoms people can experience after contracting the virus, including pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome. PMIS is a rare inflammatory condition found in children with Covid-19 that’s similar to Kawasaki syndrome and has caused neurological damage in some kids.

“We learn things every week,” he said.
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[margarita25]

Watch live: Florida Gov. DeSantis gives coronavirus press conference

I can’t get the video to work but that’s ok, my (brain) bleach delivery from Walmart hasn’t arrived yet.

 

[CharlestonGal]

As Disease Sweeps the U.S., a Record 5.4 Million Americans Have Lost Health Insurance, Study Finds

The coronavirus pandemic stripped an estimated 5.4 million Americans of their health insurance between February and May, a stretch in which more adults became uninsured because of job losses than have ever lost coverage in a single year, according to a new analysis.

The study, to be released Tuesday by the nonpartisan consumer advocacy group Families U.S.A., found that the estimated increase in uninsured laid-off workers over the three-month period was nearly 40 percent higher than the highest previous increase, which occurred during the recession of 2008 and 2009, when 3.9 million adults lost insurance.

The study is a state-by-state examination of the effects of the pandemic on laid-off adults younger than 65, the age at which Americans become eligible for Medicare. It found that nearly half — 46 percent — of the coverage losses from the pandemic came in five states: California, Texas, Florida, New York, and North Carolina.

In Texas alone, the number of uninsured jumped from about 4.2 million to nearly 4.9 million, the research found, leaving three out of every 10 Texans uninsured.

In the 37 states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, 23 percent of laid off workers became uninsured. The percentage was nearly double that — 43 percent — in the 13 states that did not expand Medicaid, which include Texas, Florida and North Carolina.

There's no excuse for this in a supposed 1st world country. None.

 

[Bravo]

I'm confident in my City's numbers. We move to Phase 3 this Friday in Ont. Canada. It's a bit unnerving as a short drive away is staying in Phase 2. I have no doubt they will come to dine in, movies etc. etc.

 

[CharlestonGal]

WHO sounds alarm as coronavirus cases rise by one million in five days

After the first cases were reported in China around the new year, it took three months to reach one million cases. But it has taken just five days to climb to 13 million cases from 12 million.

 

[CharlestonGal]

CO governor gets frustrated.

https://www.newsweek.com/colorado-g...selfish-bastards-extends-covid-orders-1517401

Colorado Governor Jared Polis came under fire this weekend after he called state residents who do not wear masks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, "selfish bastards."

On Sunday, Polis posted on his campaign Facebook account to remind Colorado residents that scientific studies supported the use of face coverings and face masks in public places to help reduce the spread of the virus, adding: "So if you're a selfish and wearing a mask to protect others isn't enough of reason to do so, then maybe protecting yourself is?"

During the announcement, Polis said Coloradans need to do their part to help and "wear a damn mask."

 

[margarita25]

I'm confident in my City's numbers. We move to Phase 3 this Friday in Ont. Canada. It's a bit unnerving as a short drive away is staying in Phase 2. I have no doubt they will come to dine in, movies etc. etc.

Remember in the very very early days when we watched one of the first covid PCs ever in Ontario, and I said “that’s the best PC I’ve ever seen in my life! Canada has their stuff together!”

CO governor gets frustrated.

https://www.newsweek.com/colorado-g...selfish-bastards-extends-covid-orders-1517401

Colorado Governor Jared Polis came under fire this weekend after he called state residents who do not wear masks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, "selfish bastards."

On Sunday, Polis posted on his campaign Facebook account to remind Colorado residents that scientific studies supported the use of face coverings and face masks in public places to help reduce the spread of the virus, adding: "So if you're a selfish and wearing a mask to protect others isn't enough of reason to do so, then maybe protecting yourself is?"

During the announcement, Polis said Coloradans need to do their part to help and "wear a damn mask."

Hell yeah! Tell em’! Selfish bastards is right! And he kept dispensaries open and let us get alcohol to go. I couldn’t be happier to be in Colorado right now.

Not sure how many of you have watched him speak, but he is SHARP, imo.

 

[Bravo]

Thanks magz. Yes Premier Ford has done a really good job. He stated many times at pressers if we need to pull back in spots then we pull back. I'm good with that.

 

[CharlestonGal]

‘Shame on you’: Protester interrupts coronavirus update, accuses DeSantis of ‘doing nothing’ as Florida cases surge | WFLA

MIAMI (WFLA) — A young man in a mask interrupted Gov. Ron DeSantis during a news conference on Monday, accusing him of lying to Floridians and doing nothing as coronavirus cases rise.

“You are doing nothing!” the man shouted shortly after Gov. DeSantis stepped up to the podium at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. “You are deceiving the public!”

The governor tried to continue when the man first started yelling but eventually stopped and waited for him to be removed.

“Over 4,000 people have died and you are blaming the protesters. You guys have no plan and you’re doing nothing,” the man yelled as he was being removed. “Shame on you!”

The man continued yelling “shame on you” as he was being escorted out of the news conference.

A Twitter user named Thomas Kennedy tweeted saying he was the one who interrupted the governor.

Kennedy said he interrupted to let DeSantis and the Miami-Dade County mayor “know they are an embarrassment to FL and that their incompetence and lack of planning has resulted in the current public health crisis.”

 

[musicaljoke]

Thanks magz. Yes Premier Ford has done a really good job. He stated many times at pressers if we need to pull back in spots then we pull back. I'm good with that.

Yeah, I'm please with Premier Ford's approach too. He gets his information from the Medical Officer of Health and has a solid team of advisors. And I'm very confident that the number of cases shown, accurately reflects data from the test results. Ontario has a pretty slick system of collecting data through the public health units. The whole medical system has no connections to insurance providers, or politicians who may want reports to reflect certain trends for their own benefit. So it makes the data quite reliable.

I just hope that we can get our numbers down to zero before school starts.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Softball tournament to bring 144 teams from a number of states to St. George this week

ST. GEORGE — The USA Preps Summer Nationals softball tournament is coming to St. George starting Wednesday and will be played at three softball complexes in St. George as well as one in Santa Clara. The tournament is expected to bring 144 teams and more than 2,000 out-of-state players, coaches and parents to St. George, as well as 50 college coaches.

The five-day event, from July 15 to July 19 will welcome in teams from across the western half of the United States. Some of the teams listed on the USA Preps website will be coming from Utah, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada to name some. All of those states are considered COVID-19 hotspots according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia's Mother, Stepfather On Ventilators After Testing Positive For COVID-19

LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — The mother and stepfather of Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia have both been hospitalized and are on ventilators after testing positive for COVID-19.

“The COVID-19 health crisis is impacting our country, our city, and my family,” Garcia said in a statement to CBS2/KCAL 9. “Both my mother and my stepfather tested positive recently, and both are now hospitalized and on ventilators.”

Garcia says both are in stable condition. He said his mother is a healthcare worker who has worked at the same clinic for more than 25 years, and had been incredibly careful because she understood how serious the virus is.

The mayor said he and his husband, who have both recently tested negative, had not interacted directly with his parents in many weeks because of the virus.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Harris County Releases Emergency Broadcast Alert Urging People To Stay Home As COVID-19 Continues To Spread | Houston Public Media

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo released an emergency broadcast urging people to stay home in response to the COVID-19 crisis, as the county remains at its highest alert level amid the pandemic.

A script of the message, broadcast by Houston Public Media and other local broadcasters in both Spanish and English, reads:

STAY HOME. Harris County's COVID-19 threat remains at LEVEL 1 (RED) SEVERE until further notice. The virus is spreading rapidly across Harris County and local hospitals are reaching capacity. Protect yourself and your family by staying at home except for essential activities, wear required face covering, and cancel gatherings. Visit readyharris.org for updates.

 

[SouthAussie]

U.S. bases in Japan locked down as coronavirus outbreak blamed on July 4th parties

Governor Tamaki, the son of an American father and Okinawan mother, has also demanded the U.S. military raise disease prevention measures to their maximum levels, suspend sending service members to Okinawa from the U.S., and increase transparency with Okinawa prefecture officials about measures currently in place.

Those officials say the U.S. has not revealed details about the people already infected.

The surge in coronavirus cases in Okinawa is only worsening tension between the U.S. military and the people of the island — a history marred by crimes that ranging from assault, rape and murder, which have fuelled anti-U.S. sentiments on the island.

Beyond Japan, U.S. Forces Korea confirmed on Monday 11 new cases among American personnel based in South Korea — all of them recently imported from the United States.

Oh well ... perhaps we should all open our borders completely to the US. Let the virus come flooding in. If the US military that we obligingly let into our countries can't even do the right thing! Infuriating.

 

[margarita25]

Arizona school leaders demand in-person classes be pushed to October

 

[anneg]

I missed it too. But here's an article on it.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says U.S. coronavirus cases are surging because nation didn't totally shut down

White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said the United States is seeing a surge in new Covid-19 infections because the country never shut down entirely.
...
“We did not shut down entirely,” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said. “We need to draw back a few yards and say, ‘OK, we can’t stay shut down forever.’ ...You’ve got to shut down but then you’ve got to gradually open.”
...
Fauci said Monday that the outbreak in the U.S. hasn’t “even begun to see the end” of the coronavirus pandemic yet as scientists continue to work on potential drugs and vaccines for the virus. He said he’s “cautiously optimistic” scientists will be able to create at least one safe and effective vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021.
...
Fauci said Monday that the outbreak in the U.S. hasn’t “even begun to see the end” of the coronavirus pandemic yet as scientists continue to work on potential drugs and vaccines for the virus. He said he’s “cautiously optimistic” scientists will be able to create at least one safe and effective vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021.
...

Thank you, P.A.!