Good morning! Let's continue the conversation.
Thank you for all your kind words yesterday - I am feeling much better. My great hope is that I have been through a mild form of the virus and am now immune, but I won't know that until Corona virus tests are widely available to everyone.
Thank you for all your kind words yesterday - I am feeling much better. My great hope is that I have been through a mild form of the virus and am now immune, but I won't know that until Corona virus tests are widely available to everyone.
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In response to Trump's suspension of all mortgage foreclosures, putting together cash payments for Americans, and invoking the Defense Production Act to force private firms to produce needed supplies, she Tweeted.
Politics aside, this is incredible and the right response in this critical time. 👏🏽.@AyannaPressley always says, unprecedented times require unprecedented leadership and we are seeing that in our country right now. I have faith that we will survive this as a nation and build together. Finally, we should never let politics get in the way of good policy. This is a great start and hope others will be part of a united front to push for good policies that will help us work through the economic anxiety the country is feeling right now.
So weird to see two such diametrically-opposed figures in agreement. I was sincerely shocked.
It reminds me of the aftermath of September 11, when people really did come together, at least for a little while.
I have insomnia of late and was pleased to read you are doing so much better! About Trump and Omar, wonders never cease.
My great concern now is that more big box grocery stores aren't offering more curbside. Their staff is going to get ill and spread the virus. I called my rep and suggested this with using Amazon and chick fil a as an example. There should be food warehouses now curbside as efficient as chick fill a. It is only a matter of time when employees from over exposure infect their families and refuse to come in. This is time for the military and guard to step up and help organize this.
There is also a rumor that Bill Gates owns the Wuhan lab. Curious that he stepped down from board, too. Kill
Then people who know they've already had the virus could be more active in helping the uninfected - say, taking the place of some of those grocery workers.
That's assuming that there are not two strains of the virus, which is something I've read here and there, and assuming that people who have already had the virus can no longer be contagious.
More stores are offering special hours for seniors and disabled people to shop.
Also both Trader Joe's and some Walmart stores are limiting purchases. One Walmart actually had staff roping off and handing out only one large roll of toilet paper and paper towels per customer. I'm also seeing management throwing uncooperative customers out the door!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/19/underlying-conditions-coronavirus-health
Trust them deliberately to misinterpret/misrepresent Govt policy, as it applies to England and Wales.
I have it on reasonable authority that the idea is to protect the most vulnerable (those with `underlying conditions' and us oldies) for as long as possible by taking us out of circulation - children have always been `super-spreaders' of respiratory infection and are to be avoided. Hopefully, we shan't succumb until the younger ones are quickly (it's hoped) over it and now immune, and the NHS has had time to prepare for patients who are likely to need a higher level of care for longer.
The alternative would be us hogging the hospital facilities or being left to die at home.
The underlying rationale seems completely sensible, for all that it looks counter-intuitive and plays into the hands of the Left.
No `solution' at the moment is perfect but this seems the best possible under the circumstances.
Meanwhile, we are preparing for `self-isolation' for at least a month.
I can't decide whether to call it `house arrest', `confined to barracks' or `under siege'. We're expected to order further supplies of food online, but the supermarkets are struggling to cope with this (and my computer is being coaxed along, prior to being replaced when this is all over).
There's a lot of criticism about so-called `panic buying' - I bet the critics aren't among those having to cut themselves off. I've found a milkman to deliver our pinta but the firm is having difficulties with others intervening, buying up milk from the farms that supply them.
We're lucky, we have the resources and resourcefulness to cope. It must be hell for those in a weaker position. There seems to be a local help group now - we had a note through the door from `Friends in Need' offering to do shopping, collect prescriptions and so on. Good for them.
* Private Eye's name for the Guardian; it was one time riddled with typos.
It's reported that they are making up boxes of basic supplies (v.efficient use of staff), same idea as military ration boxes? (Who's for AFD Chicken Supreme & Beef Curry - they'd be v. welcome).
These can be ordered and paid for over the phone; they're to be delivered direct from their distribution centres.
https://youtu.be/IB44ZZda2G0
There is no panic and practically no excess buying in Japan. Why? First of all, people follow advice. They wear masks in crowded places, they bow instead of handshakes, they wash hands thoroughly after coming home and before eating, they leave shoes outside when enter homes, they use hand disinfectants when enter public offices and stay at home if feel unwell.
80% (!) of infected Japanese don't pass the infection further to anybody else. It ends with them.
Japanese also report that the new virus can be successfully treated with a drug that has been in use for almost 30 years to treat pancreatitis. Nafamostat (Fusan) stops the virus enter the cell membrane.
What a contrast to what we observe in the West. I now firmly believe the current panic is caused to the great degree by sensationalists media and absence of immediate clear guidelines from the government, which worked in favor of panic inducing press.
And finally, some more statistics. World total of infected 189642, recovered 82844, died 7771 as of today.
Stay well everybody!
Also an antiviral remdesivir may work...but who knows.
Overall - it's just a waiting game I think.
I also responded on the other Nutty Blog. Close friends of ours live in Sapporo, Japan and we have been in touch to make sure they are fine. There is no panic there, they follow directions from the government and stay at home as much as possible, apart from walks to get fresh air. Our friend has had some pretty serious health issues, so she is careful. But I have not seen any desperation, fear or panic in them. They simply follow very strict hygiene regime and reduce all contacts to the minimum. If they need to go to the shop they wear masks, same as everyone else, including shop staff. Glad if this is useful!
Yes, I understand different countries have different approved drugs. It was simply comforting to learn that something that has been in use for many years and known and studied well can be effective against the virus.
I think it is not impossible for other countries to speed up the approval of a particular drug if it treats covid safely and effectively. It gives me hope!
Please stay safe everybody, my thought and prayers are with you.
It is the annual drunken spring break in Florida. Watch this sickening video of students explaining why they aren’t going to quit partying until the beaches are shut down. I am actually wondering why FL is permitting this gathering this year. It is, of course, huge, huge, huge revenue every year. FL is filled with older adults who retire there or just go there in the winter. WHY isn’t this shut down?
We're up to 390 positive cases, 60 are "non-Florida residents", and 8 deaths. There are 10 deaths and 287 positive COVID-19 cases in Georgia. The governor has largely left how to respond to the virus up to the counties/cities because some counties have no positive cases or 1 or 2 cases. If you want to think of the positive things about a bunch of drunken teens and early 20s cavorting, salt water in the air has been long noted to be beneficial to respiratory diseases, and vitamin D is good for the immune system (and they're all mostly nekkid so lots of vitamin D).
I like to think that it is all part of a science experiment. The young people are all there voluntarily. They'll be there a week or two and then go home pregnant or with a sexually-transmitted disease and maybe a case of coronavirus. Will they be less ill than can be expected? Will the heat and humidity play a role in slowing the transmission of the virus?
The real reason is, of course, that the Miami area is made of more than half of people born in Latin American countries.
Thanks for the info. I was in Japan shortly after the SARS epidemic. Many people were wearing masks, so I did too, but noticed a westerner laughing at us. Better safe than sorry.
I wish the president would use the war powers act and order pharmaceutical companies to begin manufacturing medications in Puerto Rico again. It's a win win situation. We'd be in control of out supply and Puerto Rico would have desperately needed jobs.
An update from Seattle, my vet is not allowing people into the office, instead they will take my pet, perform necessary tests and bring him out to me. All conversation will be by phone. When I arrive at the vet's office, I'm to let them know I'm there by calling them from my cell.
When I saw my doctor yesterday at a major medical center, the staff took my temperature, asked me if I had shortness of breath or other symptoms that would identity Covid-19. After being screened I proceeded to an empty doctor's waiting area. Seattle was a ghost town.
The information below is from the Washington Examiner, a conservative daily:
The Trump administration, moving quickly to halt the spread of the coronavirus, is seriously considering grounding all passenger air traffic for up to 30 days, temporarily halt stock trading on Wall Street, and imposing a “shelter in place” rule, according to officials.
Sorry for any typos.
Our county, a rural No. Texas one has yet to report a single COVID-19 case.
Here is the link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbc4i.com/community/health/coronavirus/johns-hopkins-offers-live-interactive-map-of-global-coronavirus-cases/amp/
Went to the local grocery store tonight. Meat section still empty. Dairy section empty EXCEPT for 3 half gallons of half and half. I picked one up for my coffee because when the grandkids went through 3 gallons of milk in 2 and a half days, SwampMan drank a half gallon of the half and half for my coffee. (He probably won't do that anymore.)
I got some Oreos for the grandkids because I just was not up to baking every grandchild their favorite cookie when I'd spent the day outside in the sun, the new A/C hasn't been installed yet, and it is 85 degrees inside the house at 9:15 p.m. I didn't feel in any particular danger because we were social distancing our asses off and I used the self-checkout. Dollar General, on the other hand, was well restocked and they even had gallons of milk!
NJ has now had a 3 year old die of the virus. I still haven't gotten all the facts for today - things have gotten a lot worse here.
OMG! Hope this wasn't related to the family that lost THREE family members from the CV. Sounds like maybe a mutation and not for the better.
Nutty I am glad you are feeling better.
Anon-Unknown, there was an issue with the pre ious format here. Nutty just fixed it the other day. Don’t be discouraged!
@Animal Lovers: hope your animals are okay 💜, my cats are filthy right now because I can't go out to take them to the Groomers'.
IDK how I'd answer if somebody asked me if I had "shortness of breath?" (my lungs are sort of eff-ed up anyway from my autoimmune condition, before I started taking turmeric pills my ears would pop just from going up the stairs to my room).
Also, when I have an autoimmune flare-up, I get feverish, I worry sometimes when they check my temp at the door, management won't let me in my mom's apartment. But I know an autoimmune flare-up when I have one.
I got a bit paranoid/hypochondriac earlier this week until I realised (through my menstrual app) that it was just symptoms of PMS. I'm late too (probably from the stress of it all).
Just have to check myself to make sure I'm never overreacting.
It's really important to not pester doctors/nurses/hospitals over tiny symptoms, they're overworked as it is.
Thought of you today as I rewatched “Gosford Park”
Our Lozza has a minor role, playing his usual louche self!!
Readying myself in case of isolation.
I’m worried about my 83 year old Mum in the UK.
She’s fit & healthy, & has my sisters caring for her,
but I’m in Australia.
I’m torn, I feel I should be there with her, but I have my
husband & kids here. No win situation.
What’s worrying is the stats only show ‘confirmed’ cases, that’s people who have been tested, I’d hate to think what the real figure is. ☹️
I still need to see that “Gosford Park”! And I hope someone casts louche Lozza to play a chef because he'd be smoking hot hot🔥 in a chef's jacket! 👨🏼🍳👩🏻🍳
Thanks for teaching me the word "louche", I should write that down in my English words book.
Sorry about your no-win situation with your elderly Mother. I hope things get better for you. Somehow. 💜 Worrying messes up the immune system.
Walmart and other chains (in my area HEB, Kroger etc) are closing early and stocking overnight so "theoretically" if you go at 7 or 8am when they open - they should be stocked, or more so.
I haven't checked our stores but plan to go tomorrow morning at 7am. A local, non-chain store had stuff after they restocked but I had to find out when truck was coming and go then...it was in the middle of the day.
In better news I did manage to get some sugar for my mom's apartment, and another 2 kilos for my dad's house.