Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #71

[CSIDreamer]

The only people I ever see not wearing masks at Walmart have been employees with them pulled down under their noses. Saw an employee with one pulled down at grocery store, last night, as well.

I see it here at Kroger stores the most as far as employees.

 

[155etta]

The only people I ever see not wearing masks at Walmart have been employees with them pulled down under their noses. Saw an employee with one pulled down at grocery store, last night, as well.

When I see that, I am so tempted to tell them that it works just as well if they just wear it covering their nose and not their mouth, haha!

 

[beatrixpotter]

Somehow this seems fitting...
WATCH: Massive Lightning Bolt Strikes Statue of Liberty as Storm Passes Over NYC

Non-political. Just seems like our country is really under seige from the virus.

Fascinating, beautiful and scary all at once.

My great grandmother was struck by lightening while in her claw foot cast iron tub and survived.

 

[beatrixpotter]

U.S. records 2,600 new coronavirus cases every hour as total approaches four million

And we just blew past that as I just checked and we are over 4, 148,000 now. :/

 

[drama_farmer]

A gas station I regularly visit had some hand- lettered signs on their doors: " No mask, no entry" Good for them, I was thinking! I made note that all customers were wearing one.

Then, to my horror and embarrassment, I realized I had forgotten to put my mask on before entering the store!

I put my items on a nearby shelf, ran out to my car and went back in with mask securely attached to my face to finish my transaction.

Not sure if anyone else noticed, but gheeeez, how dumb! Imo

 

[beatrixpotter]

Continued from my last post where I addressed school situations surrounding me and my family personally.
I work from home, have for past 6 1/2 years and nothing has changed in my job situation. For that I am so thankful. I seriously can't imagine being out of work at the present. Not only do I need to still work, but it's a welcome 8 1/2 hr day that I can't focus on this pandemic. It's always there, but I have to redirect my thoughts to work issues and continue.
I have managed in past 9 years to establish a lovely, modest but extremely peaceful home where I thrive. Although I live alone, in past, before Covid became a day to day reality, weekends were filled with friends and family and as most everyone else - not enough time to do all I needed and wanted to do. This year I see as my life on "pause" and so far, I really am not struggling through this pandemic. I feel extremely blessed that if this pandemic had to happen, I am at the point in my life where there are less interruptions to my "normal" than would have been at other times. I have poured my energy into my garden and landscaping and know that will end later this fall. I do love to read and am slowly building a library of new 2020 releases to have in stock for this winter. Also enjoy painting and am building an inventory of canvases and paints. A healthy supply of PPE, paper products, pet food and human food. I have done all I know to prepare for a "hard" fall and winter.

I am SO thankful for this thread, where I can come and easily find links to the latest developments on this pandemic. I feel a camaraderie among others like myself, that take this virus seriously. There is true empathy for those expressing struggles, whether it be adjusting to isolating or concerns over small businesses. Being a nurse, I follow the Medical sites and truly rely on scientific developments and advice. I am a vocal advocate for masks, social distancing, obsessive hand washing and disinfecting anything that may carry the virus and spreading it among the vulnerable.
Thank you all for being here.

Thanks for sharing all that. I'm not very social myself so this doesn't bother me all that much. My stress surrounds my fears and concerns for friends and family I love and worry about. My husband has worked from home for years so no risks there. We homeschooled already so no risks there. But we've had to eliminate all the extracurricular social activities for the kids and I know it's harder on them. We did some things with family and friends when the numbers were flattened and staying flat. But it's too risky now. We have decided with family to cancel our beach vacation this fall in SC. Too risk to travel and too much risk of exposure combining households. I keep thinking we'll be shut down by then at the rate we're all going.

I'm also throwing myself into gardening here and canning. That won't stop this fall though for us! I'm starting lots of fall and winter plants right now. We live in a milder climate but winter gardening is my favorite. All the plants just sit there waiting for me to harvest them and no weeds grow! It couldn't be any easier. My favorite year round gardening book was actually written by someone in Canada. Lots of great ideas to grow vegetables year round.

 

[beatrixpotter]

Paranoid neighbor has LED lights that would illuminate a major city. Really irritating.

LOL I have a neighbor like this. We all have black out curtains. And it is super super irritating. But during the lock down this spring it was amazing how much background light we had out at night. We could see the stars in a way we never have living where we do....even with the neighbors stupid lights.

 

[MsArk]

“Miracle Larry“ Such happy news!

NEW YORK (WCBS/CNN) – A New York man who was hospitalized for about four months with COVID-19 is back home.

On Wednesday, Larry Kelly walked out of a medical facility for the first time since March, surrounded by loved ones.

“It’s 128 days,” he said.

Friends and family are calling him “Miracle Larry.”

‘Miracle’ patient leaves hospital after 128 days battling COVID-19

 

[CSIDreamer]

A gas station I regularly visit had some hand- lettered signs on their doors: " No mask, no entry" Good for them, I was thinking! I made note that all customers were wearing one.

Then, to my horror and embarrassment, I realized I had forgotten to put my mask on before entering the store!

I put my items on a nearby shelf, ran out to my car and went back in with mask securely attached to my face to finish my transaction.

Not sure if anyone else noticed, but gheeeez, how dumb! Imo

I've done that a time or two myself.

 

[tresir2012]

living here, seeing so many ignore the local mask orders - and social distancing - watching the hoop players at the park every day as I drive home and now the young ones gathering for soccer and football practice - without social distancing - it doesn't feel like good news at all. I think FL is in trouble.
JMO

When will we know if the UK lockdown is working?

I don't know if this article helps but it was around the time our cases had peaked and it was only 2 weeks into our lockdown. The deaths would peak later as explained in the article. In fact the deaths peaked 3 weeks after this on 1st May. So this case peak for you is the first indication you are beating it IMO. As your cases now slow, watch for the weekly deaths to peak in the next couple of weeks and then for them to start to fall. Our deaths peaked at 7,900 per week (1st May) and were virtually down to normal at under 600 the week ending 17th Jul just gone. Lockdown ended recently here in the UK.

 

[margarita25]

Ugh, this is horrible and scary:

How the coronavirus almost killed a healthy woman with "no normal symptoms" - CBS News

“Then one morning just after Easter, Wrixon woke up with a numb arm.

She never had a cough or fever, never lost her sense of taste or smell, and it would take doctors days to even diagnose COVID-19 — and much longer to figure out how to stop her body's reaction to it. The insidious disease quietly caused her body to attack itself, inflaming her brain, paralyzing half of her body, rendering her unable to see or speak, and almost killing her in the process.

Researchers in Britain now believe COVID-19 may hit many more people with similar neurological symptoms than commonly thought — including younger patients and those who, like Wrixon, never experience the most well-known signs of the disease.

The fear is not only that these symptoms can be dangerous in themselves, but that they can linger, and nobody knows yet for how long.“

-more at link including brain scan images

 

[LadyL]

Thanks for sharing all that. I'm not very social myself so this doesn't bother me all that much. My stress surrounds my fears and concerns for friends and family I love and worry about. My husband has worked from home for years so no risks there. We homeschooled already so no risks there. But we've had to eliminate all the extracurricular social activities for the kids and I know it's harder on them. We did some things with family and friends when the numbers were flattened and staying flat. But it's too risky now. We have decided with family to cancel our beach vacation this fall in SC. Too risk to travel and too much risk of exposure combining households. I keep thinking we'll be shut down by then at the rate we're all going.

I'm also throwing myself into gardening here and canning. That won't stop this fall though for us! I'm starting lots of fall and winter plants right now. We live in a milder climate but winter gardening is my favorite. All the plants just sit there waiting for me to harvest them and no weeds grow! It couldn't be any easier. My favorite year round gardening book was actually written by someone in Canada. Lots of great ideas to grow vegetables year round.

I'd be really interested in your winter gardening ideas/tips if you feel like posting here:

Quarantine Vegetable Gardens

 

[tresir2012]

No one could convince me that riding a subway, especially in NYC, is a medium risk even with masks, distancing, etc.

My adult son's physicians (internist & a specialist) both told him that he would likely be fine if he wears a mask, washes hands, socially distances, etc.

But BOTH physicians did tell him: Do Not Ride NYC Subways!

On our London subways the windows are all open and the air just rushes thru the carriages. I think goggles would be useful on subways or faceshields, in addition to masks.

 

[margarita25]

California Reports More Coronavirus Cases Than New York

“There have now been more than 422,000 cases announced in California, the most of any state, according to The New York Times’s database. New York, with more than 413,000 known cases, had the most until Wednesday.

California also broke its single-day record, with more than 12,100 new cases announced.”

[...]

“Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday that as the state scrambles to expand testing, it expected to find more cases. The challenge for the state, he said, was to sustain its virus response.

“We are not going to let off in our day-to-day monitoring and our technical assistance,” he said. “We’ll see those numbers increase and as a consequence, we need to be more vigilant and more aware of our personal behaviors and our collective behaviors.””

—-

Governor Newsom Announces Enhanced State Stockpile, Purchase of 420 Million New Protective Masks | California Governor

 

[CSIDreamer]

On our London subways the windows are all open and the air just rushes thru the carriages. I think goggles would be useful on subways or faceshields, in addition to masks.

Are the windows always open or this due to Covid 19?

 

[tresir2012]

When I see that, I am so tempted to tell them that it works just as well if they just wear it covering their nose and not their mouth, haha!

It would work better actually because you can shut your mouth.

ETA what about a nose mask or goggles with a nose mask incorporated?

 

[tresir2012]

Are the windows always open or this due to Covid 19?

Always open in summer as it is so hot underground. Not so much in winter but still to some degree. The doors from carriage to carriage have a slide down window so in summer they are usually way down and in winter, not so much.

 

[CSIDreamer]

Indianapolis, IN

Mayor adding more restrictions.

Indy mayor closes bars, lists more restrictions to curb coronavirus - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic

 

[SoCalDavidS]

REDRUM!!

 

[SoCalDavidS]

Baseball's off to a spectacular start on it's 1st day back.

Nationals' Juan Soto tests positive for coronavirus ahead of 2020 MLB Opening Day game vs. Yankees