Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #84

[cass523]

As Wisconsin battled one of the worst coronavirus surges in the United States, a judge on Monday reinstated an order by the administration of Governor Tony Evers limiting the size of indoor public gatherings at bars, restaurants and other venues.

Wisconsin is one of five states where more than 20% of COVID-19 tests are coming back positive. Local health officials last week warned about “very intense community spread in all age groups” as they announced a string of grim records.

Even so, a field hospital erected at fairgrounds outside Milwaukee to treat COVID-19 patients should local hospitals run out of beds remained empty as of Sunday, according to Wisconsin health authorities.

In New Mexico, the governor warned on Monday that the state’s healthcare resources might not be sufficient if coronavirus cases continue to rise at the current pace.

“If COVID-19 continues to exponentially spread like last week, New Mexico will not have the health care and hospital capacity for every New Mexican who needs care,” Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, wrote in a tweet.

FALL SURGE

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States last week rose 13% to more than 393,000, approaching levels last seen during a summer peak, according to a Reuters analysis. [nL1N2HA0XY]

Thirty-four of 50 states have seen cases increase for at least two weeks in a row, up from 29 the prior week.

Wisconsin judge reimposes COVID restrictions as U.S. nursing homes sound alarm

 

[24Roses]

Iowa numbers today: As of 10:00-11:00 a.m., we had 508 new confirmed cases for a total of 107,570 of which 82,056 had recovered (+275). 6 more were reported to have passed for a total of 1,534. There are 25,574 active postive cases. 63 were hospitalized in the last 24 hrs. for a total of 480 (+5).Oct. 19: 508 new cases, 275 recoveries, and 6 deaths
Iowa COVID-19 Information

 

[margarita25]

Colorado resident, 20, with ‘mild’ coronavirus case later develops rare condition: officials

“A 20-year-old Colorado resident who battled the novel coronavirus later developed a rare but serious condition known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), according to local health officials in the state.”

[...]

“Since the pandemic began, there have been various reports of multisystem inflammatory syndrome, but most cases have occurred in children, which is known as MIS-C.“

[...]

“However, earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)identified the condition among adults, drawing on reports of 27 adult patients to describe a new, similar condition known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A).

“Findings indicate that adult patients of all ages with current or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection can develop a hyperinflammatory syndrome resembling MIS-C,” the authors wrote at the time, adding that measures to limit COVID-19 spread may help prevent MIS-A.“

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Link to MIS-C thread:
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C and COVID-19)

 

[LadyL]

This photo from your linked article, thank you for sharing, really says it all, really gets to me:

A Maricopa County constable escorts a family out of their apartment after serving an eviction order for non-payment on Sept. 30 in Phoenix. (John Moore / Getty Images)

wow that's heartbreaking

 

[margarita25]

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
@CDPHE

“We ask all Coloradans to stay vigilant and follow the COVID-19 protocols as the cases and hospitalizations are on the rise. The seven-day positive average is 5.45%. A higher rate of positive cases indicates an increase in disease transmission and more cases going undetected.”

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Governor adds COVID-19 restrictions for southern Illinois, warns Chicago’s south and west suburbs could be next | WGN-TV

 

[SouthAussie]

I was listening to a radio interview with Thelma Plumb this morning (a 25 year old popular Aussie singer). She had covid back in March, when she was in London UK.

She was speaking about her experience. Fighting for breath, in hospital for a week, took her two months before she could sing again.

She said one of the weirdest ongoing after effects she has is the 'messing up' of her taste and smell. She can't eat meat any more because it tastes rancid to her, so she has become a vegetarian. And many other things smell and taste like garbage or ammonia.


“I lost my smell and my taste when I had COVID,” Plum said.
“It came back and I was really happy and now I’ve developed this thing called dysosmia, so everything I smell and taste smells like ammonia and garbage and rancid meats.”
‘You can’t say that!’ Lisa Wilkinson couldn't

 

[303gmf]

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
@CDPHE

“We ask all Coloradans to stay vigilant and follow the COVID-19 protocols as the cases and hospitalizations are on the rise. The seven-day positive average is 5.45%. A higher rate of positive cases indicates an increase in disease transmission and more cases going undetected.”

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Governor adds COVID-19 restrictions for southern Illinois, warns Chicago’s south and west suburbs could be next | WGN-TV

Love that Governor Polis!
Wise leadership

 

[303gmf]

This photo from your linked article, thank you for sharing, really says it all, really gets to me:

A Maricopa County constable escorts a family out of their apartment after serving an eviction order for non-payment on Sept. 30 in Phoenix. (John Moore / Getty Images)

So tragic!
Where are those stimulus checks to help out this family??

 

[ZoriahNZ]

That truly breaks my heart. I can't stand the thought of people being evicted right now, with the colder, bleaker months ahead.

 

[mickey2942]

So tragic!
Where are those stimulus checks to help out this family??

I bet that they never filed taxes. No taxes, no stimulus. They did include seniors though, who don't always file taxes because their income is too low to bother. That was tied to Social Security benefits.

I feel sorry for these folks, but more so for their children. At the same time, I have family who is going crazy right now because they own rental properties, and just can't decide what to do with restaurants who can't pay their rent, bars, and families. Their mortgages are coming in, without cash flow coming in.

We may very well see another real estate crash again with rental properties.

 

[Deleted member 39678]

I bet that they never filed taxes. No taxes, no stimulus. They did include seniors though, who don't always file taxes because their income is too low to bother. That was tied to Social Security benefits.

I feel sorry for these folks, but more so for their children. At the same time, I have family who is going crazy right now because they own rental properties, and just can't decide what to do with restaurants who can't pay their rent, bars, and families. Their mortgages are coming in, without cash flow coming in.

We may very well see another real estate crash again with rental properties.

Besides mortgages, landlords have insurance, property taxes and maintenance costs that have to be paid on their rental properties.

Without rent money coming in these landlords are paying for everything out of pocket. That wont work forever. JMO.

 

[Cool Cats]

A Maricopa County constable escorts a family out of their apartment after serving an eviction order for non-payment on Sept. 30 in Phoenix. (John Moore / Getty Images) link to photo previously posted

wow that's heartbreaking

Absolutely! Where is the stimulus or some type of influx help into the economy...? Look, I get it, landlords have bills, I just think the playing games needs to stop. The dangling the carrot thing. Just get on wth it!

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

 

[beatrixpotter]

I bet that they never filed taxes. No taxes, no stimulus. They did include seniors though, who don't always file taxes because their income is too low to bother. That was tied to Social Security benefits.

I feel sorry for these folks, but more so for their children. At the same time, I have family who is going crazy right now because they own rental properties, and just can't decide what to do with restaurants who can't pay their rent, bars, and families. Their mortgages are coming in, without cash flow coming in.

We may very well see another real estate crash again with rental properties.

That stimulus doesn't last long so I don't know any reason to think they never got it. I know people who are unemployed, can't find work, are out of stimulus money and are out of unemployment. I can't bear to think of it cause I can't do more to help them out but they will likely be homeless soon.

 

[anneg]

I was listening to a radio interview with Thelma Plumb this morning (a 25 year old popular Aussie singer). She had covid back in March, when she was in London UK.

She was speaking about her experience. Fighting for breath, in hospital for a week, took her two months before she could sing again.

She said one of the weirdest ongoing after effects she has is the 'messing up' of her taste and smell. She can't eat meat any more because it tastes rancid to her, so she has become a vegetarian. And many other things smell and taste like garbage or ammonia.


“I lost my smell and my taste when I had COVID,” Plum said.
“It came back and I was really happy and now I’ve developed this thing called dysosmia, so everything I smell and taste smells like ammonia and garbage and rancid meats.”
‘You can’t say that!’ Lisa Wilkinson couldn't

That condition sounds horrible!

 

[ZoriahNZ]

In NZ there were govt loans for small businesses and mortgage holidays for home owners. As well as the wage subsidies. That is how you help those who need the rent money. That way, they don't have to evict people.

Of course, this is only temporary, for a set amount of time while other measures are taken to reduce community spread.

 

[SouthAussie]

"In the shadows of the Capitol Building in Phoenix, Arizona, this tent city is growing ....."



Interviewee A: Now unemployed says "There's no proper solution here until we get a handle on this virus. Especially if you've got people out on the street, transmitting the virus from social group to social group, there is no-one that is going to be safe"

Interviewee B: Husband lost his job, she says "I have $53 left out of my social security disability after I have paid rent ... then I am crying, trying to figure out which bill is going to be paid .. are we going to have enough food or am I going to have to go to the foodbank this month"

Interviewee C lost his job, then after months he got another one. However, he was evicted once he lost his first job, ran out of unemployment, and could no longer pay rent - so now he lives in a motel for $300 per week. He hasn't been able to get another apartment because his record is blemished from the eviction.

Coronavirus leads to increase in homelessness in the US | DW | 26.09.2020

 

[MsArk]

Frightening...

"If there's a reporter on, you can have it just the way I said it. I couldn’t care less," the president said following the heated comments.

"People are saying whatever. Just leave us alone. They're tired of it. People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots..." Trump said, according to Politico.

Despite slamming the coronavirus expert, the president went on to say "Fauci is a nice guy" before saying "he's been here for 500 years."

During the call, Trump also insisted that if he had listened to Fauci's advice there would be "700,000, 800,000 deaths."

Trump calls Dr Fauci ‘an IDIOT’ & says people are ‘tired of hearing about Covid’

BBM... I’m speechless. Just speechless that the so called leader of the free world would speak such nonsense. This actually makes me want to cry.

 

[SouthAussie]

In NZ there were govt loans for small businesses and mortgage holidays for home owners. As well as the wage subsidies. That is how you help those who need the rent money. That way, they don't have to evict people.

Of course, this is only temporary, for a set amount of time while other measures are taken to reduce community spread.

BBM

And that is what it is all about really. The community spread is out of control, so businesses are losing customers, closing down, so people are losing jobs, unemployment runs out ..... homeless.

It is hard to imagine how leadership did not anticipate this as being the result of "keeping the economy open" and not consistently mandating/enforcing the proper safety measures.

Even in AZ where we were told that cases were down, their tent city is growing in Phoenix (as per my previous post).

 

[10ofRods]

Losing one's sense of smell and taste is, however, associated with a better CoVid outcome (not dying).

Loss of Smell Associated with Milder Clinical Course in COVID-19

But, for those who lose their appetites or can't taste their favorite foods, it's definitely more than an inconvenience. I would not like to have it.

 

[Trino]

Minnesota cases are rising, but from what I'm observing, most urban/suburban counties are following the state mask mandate. In the Twin Cities I just don't see people in stores without them. However, in outlying areas that I have visited in the last month, it's been questionable.

While bicycling, stopped at a small bar (Coke) in New Ulm (pop. 13,000). Waitress - no mask. Patrons - nope. Battle Lake (pop. 900) drug store cashier had hers pulled down talking to a patron. She did pull it on for me. The smaller towns still appear to feel invincible.