Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #75

[Bravo]

I wonder if folks will start snorting pineapple

 

[CSIDreamer]

I wonder if folks will start snorting pineapple

That sounds sticky.

 

[Bravo]

That sounds sticky.

LOL

 

[tresir2012]

There is some news about oleander so I will post some article background about it.

This one is a potential for treating a virus like HIV.

Researchers Discover Drug From Oleander Plant To Treat HTLV-I Virus, The Deadly Cousin OF HIV That 15 Million People Worldwide Are Infected With - Thailand Medical News

So there are many links about it for coronavirus, see one link below.

Trump allies push for FDA to approve another untested Covid treatment - extract from toxic oleander plant

"While the plant has been used as a treatment for cardiac issues, asthma, diabetes, cancer and epilepsy.

Andrew Whitney, the director of Phoenix Biotechnology, told Axios that the extract had been tested on humans to determine its ability to fight Covid-19. He said that the study associated with the experiment has not been published yet, and that the lab study was being peer reviewed.

He claimed that the extract can cure the virus in two days.

There are few clinical trials or studies supporting claims that oleander is an effective treatment for any condition, and none that exist to suggest it would be a helpful coronavirus treatment.

When asked why the director of the HUD was promoting unproven botanical treatments for the coronavirus, a spokesperson for Mr Carson pointed out that he has been on the White House's Coronavirus Task Force since its inception, and that the task force is examining a number of possible treatments."

More at above link.

Below is a link to a clinical trial in Texas that seems to be ongoing.

Impact Nerium Oleander on Symptoms and Mortality: A Feasibility Study - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov

 

[MimosaMornings]

The Race to Investigate a Coronavirus Outbreak at a Georgia Prep School

Interesting article. That’s all I’m going to say.

 

[Tillicum]

Home Depot sales explode as millions working from home take on improvement projects | WDTN.com

With millions of people staring at their walls while working from home, sales at Home Depot surged in the second quarter, with same-stores sales in the U.S. spiking 25%.

Overall revenue for the Atlanta company hit $38.05 billion, far exceeding the $34.94 billion Wall Street was expecting, according to a Zacks Investment Research survey. It easily topped last year’s revenue of $30.84 billion for the three months ended Aug. 2.

 

[MimosaMornings]

Home Depot sales explode as millions working from home take on improvement projects | WDTN.com

With millions of people staring at their walls while working from home, sales at Home Depot surged in the second quarter, with same-stores sales in the U.S. spiking 25%.

Overall revenue for the Atlanta company hit $38.05 billion, far exceeding the $34.94 billion Wall Street was expecting, according to a Zacks Investment Research survey. It easily topped last year’s revenue of $30.84 billion for the three months ended Aug. 2.

Where the heck are people finding the extra money to do projects?
A can or two of wall paint perhaps.
Maybe they are using their HD credit card.

 

[CSIDreamer]

Where the heck are people finding the extra money to do projects?
A can or two of wall paint perhaps.
Maybe they are using their HD credit card.

Just eating at home vs eating out will save a chunk of change. We are currently working on estimates to get about 500 sq feet of shed demolished and a new shed placed. We aren't spending $$ like the old days.

On a side note, I offered to burn the shed down the other day when our oldest dog found a smake to annoy. Apparently it lives under or in the shed. I was told no.

 

[MimosaMornings]

Just eating at home vs eating out will save a chunk of change. We are currently working on estimates to get about 500 sq feet of shed demolished and a new shed placed. We aren't spending $$ like the old days.

On a side note, I offered to burn the shed down the other day when our oldest dog found a smake to annoy. Apparently it lives under or in the shed. I was told no.

Oh no. Not a snake. Not a fan.
I would need a separate she shed. Lol

I used to travel two weeks every month so I saved on food costs since the company paid for one meal a day. Worked from home the other two weeks. Lost that job in April so less money coming in. I’m watching the weekly specials and planning meals for us.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Bird experts say magpies are able to recognise up to 100 different people but that all changes once you add face masks into the mix.
Bird experts say there is a chance magpies will see people wearing face masks as a threat, as the swooping season starts earlier and runs longer.
Birdlife Australia’s national public affairs manager, Sean Dooley, told 3AW on Tuesday magpies can recognise up to 100 different people but may not be able to recognise otherwise familiar faces when masks are being worn.

“Some of the research that was done out of Queensland, the researchers actually put masks on and the magpies would only swoop them when they were wearing a certain type of mask because they had done some behaviour that made the magpie fearful for its young that were in its nest,” he told host Neil Mitchell.

“So what we’re really fascinated with is, especially in Melbourne in lockdown everyone’s wearing masks, people aren’t out as much but when they are out they’re walking their local neighbourhood and the magpie may know you and know you’re okay, but if you’re wearing a mask they may not be able to recognise you.”

Bird experts concerned swooping magpies may fear those in face masks

 

[Simply Southern]

Where the heck are people finding the extra money to do projects?
A can or two of wall paint perhaps.
Maybe they are using their HD credit card.

The article states it folks working from home. Folks working from home still have a full paycheck, reduced travel to work cost, maybe not eating out as much.

I've saved quite a bit since the lockdown. I didn't realize how much I spent randomly shopping and eating out.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Face mask you need to avoid

 

[tresir2012]

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Rolls to a Close as Virus Tracking Remains Complex

"There were no immediate signs that the rally had led to a significant uptick: The county that includes Sturgis has reported 104 coronavirus cases during the pandemic, 33 of them since the start of August. On Monday, state health officials said they knew of one case of the virus in someone who had attended the motorcycle rally, according to The Rapid City Journal. And Mark Schulte, president of Monument Health Sturgis Hospital, confirmed that some people in Sturgis for the rally had tested positive for the virus, though he would not say how many.

But if a flurry of new cases were to emerge — days from now or even longer — they would likely be reported by attendees back in their hometowns, and would not necessarily ever be tied to the rally.

It is a challenge that public health officials have faced repeatedly as they try to understand how the coronavirus is making its way through the country: When people gather for a large event and then return to states with different health departments, it is difficult to be sure whether the event was part of an outbreak."

More at link.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Good news, and info on NZ

 

[SA55]

Healthline Live Town Hall Featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci

hope this is allowed - live now

 

[MrX]

Map: Track this summer’s coronavirus hot spots across the U.S.

I'm still having trouble with how all of this summer's "hot spots" now see the virus in retreat, without ever implementing any proper mitigation strategies. What we see in Melbourne is the accepted procedure for virus mitigation - not just shutting down water parks and tubing. I'll check if there is a correlation between cases per million and the virus hitting a wall.

 

[tresir2012]

Map: Track this summer’s coronavirus hot spots across the U.S.

I'm still having trouble with how all of this summer's "hot spots" now see the virus in retreat, without ever implementing any proper mitigation strategies. What we see in Melbourne is the accepted procedure for virus mitigation - not just shutting down water parks and tubing. I'll check if there is a correlation between cases per million and the virus hitting a wall.

States and territories Total cases Cases per 100K 2-week new cases 1-week change 2-week change 4-week change
Guam 558 350 190 180% 288% 146%
Hawaii 5,192 367 2,767 33% 163% 586%
V.I. 760 714 321 97% 145% 95%
Vt. 1,527 245 100 86% 49% -15%
P.R. 26,760 838 7,969 -2% 26% 142%

I have copied the top 5 from the list that the article mentions as being above the 25% increase. We have discussed Hawaii but not the other 4.

It just seems to me that things can change really quickly looking at these changes from 1 to 4 weeks. Maybe there is a saturation point when it is difficult for the virus to find a target. Perhaps look at Sweden to see what point their infection slowed down, if it did. Obviously with a lockdown in effect, there are less potential targets to be infected. MOO

 

[JerseyGirl]

24 coronavirus cases in Maine linked to wedding reception, health officials say

The state's health department said it has identified 18 people who tested positive for the virus after attending the Aug. 7 event at Big Moose Inn Cabins and Campground in Millinocket, about 70 miles north of Bangor.

Another six people who had close contact with those attendees have also tested positive, according to a state press release, adding that all of those infected are Maine residents.

About 65 people in total were at the wedding reception, health officials said in the release.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Notre Dame traces more than 50 coronavirus cases to off-campus party, official says

An off-campus party has led to a spike in coronavirus cases at the University of Notre Dame, which is now reporting more than 50 total cases since classes resumed just two weeks ago.

Notre Dame reported 58 Covid-19 cases as of Sunday, a sudden uptick in infections about a week since students returned to campus for the fall semester, according to its coronavirus dashboard last updated on Monday. Half of the 30 tests processed on Sunday alone were positive.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trump's Claim Of A New Zealand Surge Is 'Patently Wrong,' Ardern Says

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says President Trump's claim that New Zealand now has a "big surge" in coronavirus cases is "patently wrong," adding that the two countries are not comparable in how they handle the pandemic.

"We are still one of the best-performing countries in the world when it comes to COVID," Ardern said on Tuesday. "Our workers are focused on keeping it that way."

Trump's remarks came on Monday — the same day New Zealand reported nine new cases, and the U.S. added nearly 42,000.

But the U.S. president, speaking to supporters at an airport in Mankato, Minn., claimed New Zealand was an example of a country that had early success in fighting the outbreak, only to struggle now.

"The places that they were using to hold up, they're having a big surge. And I don't want that, I don't want that. But they were holding up names of countries, and now they're saying, 'Whoops!' In fact, even New Zealand, do you see what's going on in New Zealand? They beat it, they beat it, it was like front page, 'They beat it,' because they wanted to show me something," Trump said. "The problem is, big surge in New Zealand. So you know, it's terrible."