Is anyone here in one of the states affected by coronavirus shutdowns?

The flu keeps mutating. No one seems to share the same symptoms. What I found fascinating is what the ER doctors are seeing. The new strain has what’s called a “happy hypoxia” or silent hypoxia. It has to do with our oxygen saturation (saturation of red blood cells with oxygen in our body). ER doctors are seeing patients coming in with 50-70% oxygen saturation. Usually the person should be dead. Yet here they are awake, talking and interacting. The doctors are puzzled over this... This may be why a person may seem to be getting better, then the next day they are so sick that they need intubation.

Interesting. Reminds me of ‘walking pneumonia’....

Last night in one of the YouTube news (Asian news?), it announced that YouTube will not allow any videos in its channel that does Not go along with the WHO (World Health Organization)’s recommendations. I was going to post it but I wanted to double check it with another source. So I put the video on my Watch Later.

This morning, in my YouTube history and in my Watch Later, the news video is missing. It’s as if I never watched it. On the top of the Watch Later screen, it states “One or more videos have been deleted from YouTube.”

So... YouTube is curtailing more and more information worldwide. We won’t be able to intellectually decide from the various contradiction news of Covid. Instead, only videos agreeing with WHO’s recommendations be permitted in its channel.

Ohhh, this sounds soooo familiar... controlled media to reflect one view...

Recent research from the Netherlands says that up to 3% of those fully recovered from Covid-19 were found to have the antibody. Therefore, South Korea is bracing themselves for the second wave, and third, etc...

There’s also been an increase of pets (cats) getting Covid but it’s not as bad an illness as humans. So far, people can infect the animals. Animals does not infect people. They recommend that when walking your pets, please keep social distancing and avoid dog parks.

Some U.S. states are allowing non-essential businesses to open. Just depending where you live, the haircutting business will be opening up.

Here on island, the governor is planning to open the farmer’s market and the flea markets. She’s still trying to determine what other non-essentials will be allowed to open. I hope people continue with the social distancing and wearing masks when this happens.

People are protesting the road checks. It's their rights, freedom, etc... And the nurses heard about the protest. They went out to protest the protesters.

Fits my avatar! Wish I could tag MsMadge!

“i can’t go because of coronavirus”
- whiny
- boring
- weak

“i’ve sworn an oath of solitude til the blight is purged from these lands”
- heroic, valiant
- they will assume you have a sword
- impossible to check if you really have a sword because of coronavirus

Have been trying for weeks to get a thermometer. Presumed positive of one of my assistants, tested yesterday. Instructions from health department was to wear a mask in central office and take temp twice a day. No thermometer. Walgreen website said they had 7-9 of them. Rushed over there none on the shelves. I asked store associate where they were was told they didn't have any. I told her the website said there were some. She went to get manager to talk to me. Nope, manager told her that whAt they had was set aside for the hospital. HUH! Shouldn't they have a supply?

Told HR what happened. They were able to go buy the thermometer after speaking with the emergency management director. So, actually got a couple, one for me and one for my other assistant.

MAybe that is where all the t.p. is, locked up in managers offices being reserved for the hospitals?😄

Presumed positive assistant now on quarantine.

How to share limited supplies is a troubling question. Many organizations and states had the opportunity to stockpile necessary supplies in case of an emergency. Some did and some did not.

Because my local area is a somewhat isolated regional trauma center and could face a large number of incoming cases from an industrial accident at any time (a nuclear fuel rod production facility, a military ammunition producer, and a major chemical plant), a certain amount of critical supplies are kept stockpiled above normal operating needs according to anticipated needs, including ventilators. When elective procedures were discontinued, the freed resources meant we had a relatively large amount of PPE and vents available for our population and have only experienced around 120 CV cases so far.

Down the road in Nashville and Memphis, much better funded health care systems surrounded by large hospitals to share the load and supplies in short term crisis situations developed emergency response plans and needed supply lists but chose not to fund any significant stockpiles. When CV hit and suddenly all the hospitals needed supplies, the short term borrowing model failed.

On one hand, no one wants anyone to die because a needed vent is unavailable. Or see health care professionals required to work in unsafe conditions because of there isn't enough PPE available. On the other hand, CV doesn't make a potential industrial accident less likely, it may even make it more likely. Our state and local emergency management team and health care system decided to send 70% of our stockpiled supplies out to NYC, Nashville, and Memphis; hopefully ordered replacements should make it here before we hit our forecasted peak but we could still come up short if there's a major incident at the chemical or nuclear plant or the CV peak comes sooner or harder than anticipated.

I have a real problem with the idea of the state seizing all the stockpiled supplies and then deciding how to distribute them without any input from the people who had the discipline to raise the funds and purchase those supplies. Politics being what they are, I think more affluent districts will get more than their share while less affluent districts will be left to cope with shortages. I find the prospect of someone in a less affluent district dying because of a vent shortage while vents their funds purchased are off saving lives somewhere else really disturbing. I prefer the state agencies identify the need and _ask_ for needed supplies instead of seizing others' property.

NYC and NY state both had an emergency management plan identifying the amounts of emergency supplies needed for an infectious disease crisis and both decided to not fund even 5% of those requirements; Nashville and Memphis followed a similar path. Hopefully after this crisis, voters will push to fund emergency management needs a bit better.

In our news, the local (federal) customs and quarantine have advised that they will be confiscating all declaration of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies due to the need to ration supplies to our island. I googled this and saw that the US feds have been confiscating these items nationwide - even if it’s orders made by Hospitals. These actions are leaving hospitals nationwide short of PPE and medical supplies shortage... Like the writer asked, “Where are these confiscated supplies going to?”

P.S... a local clinic doctor is complaining because the clinics are asked to help alleviate our 2 hospitals. How can the clinic stay in operation if the supplies they ordered are being confiscated?

We're seeing an increase of crime. What limited businesses that are opened (essential business) are being robbed - bakery, gas stations... There has also been an increase of vandalism by teens at nights despite a curfew after 10:00pm. What is a deterrent for these crimes popping up?

Well, just this morning, our attorney general has informed the police to: book and release or book and confined. Due to the coronavirus, he strongly recommends the 1st one. So, those gang of teenagers that vandalized several tenants' cars parked in their apartment's parking lot - have been released. Same teens turned against the owners who came out to try to stop them. Even broke a window and tried to break the door of one tenant's apartment....

Soooooo… What message is this telling the law abiding citizens? And to the law-breaking ones? … Our house is surrounded by the federal gov't section 8 clients.... My stress level has just increased more. The question is now: WHEN will our home have a break in while we're in it sleeping???

Glad,

So sad, huh? Wow!

Death at local meat packing plant, small town about 12000. Now 150 workers from the plant in quarantine.😕

With the virus spreading, I was very stressed about my follow up appointment at the clinic. The morning of the appointment, I adjusted the 2 masks made by fave sis. I shorten the elastic and hand sewn pipe cleaner on the top to make the top sturdier and less opening... Went to the clinic.... My doctor carefully and slowly told me to please be very careful when shopping at our 2 major grocery stores... Ohhhh.

This morning, I woke up from a real-like dream or nightmare. I came down with the virus and infected oldest sis, too. .. I woke up... Realized it was a dream. I Hope this is just a dream generated by stress. Not a premonition.

One of the meat packing plants here is closed for the next week for deep cleaning and testing of all employees. Two deaths of employees and many more sick. Another meat packing plant many calling out sick as partners work at the one with all the sick.

Yikes... CNN reports US intelligence knew about the virus in China since November.. On January 3rd, this information was included in the briefing for the President.

Youngest death in the state today, 20 years old, no underlying health conditions. The virus is not selective

Someone called the radio asking why the Port workers are still working.

Hmmm... We're in an island in which 100% Everything is imported … Uhmmm… I guess the caller thinks the Port and its workers are Non-Essential????

Since people are not taking social distancing and only leave home for essentials, our governor has increased restrictions. We all must wear masks in public. We can no longer socialize with our neighbors or family that is not in our own home. We can only leave home for groceries and clinics. As for groceries, only essentials can be purchased. (People were calling the radio stations complaining that they see people going to the only operational large store and buying toys, etc.. but no groceries in the shopping carts.)

One man was frustrated that his family is not taking this seriously. They keep leaving the house. He took matters into his own hands. He moved out.

ReallyReal, I assume you've noticed that Russian and N. Korea also are either underreporting or fudging their statistics.    There's no way populations as large as Russia's or as repressed and undernourished at N. Korea's could have fared as well as they're alleged to have. 

Data control and free speech are also controlled, in part b/c of the nature of these authoritarian regimes.

200,000 body bags for a nation that has a population of billions seems like regular business.

Not being flippant or minimizing the situation, but we can't get upset when countries do things that are not out of the normal.

I want to know how many deaths that nation had daily before covid 19 and how many body bags did they have prior to utilizing them for covid victims, common sense tells me that anything used to handle dead bodies infected with a highly contagious virus should be replaced to avoid unnecessary contamination after the crisis.

China is not the only nation hiding the facts. No news out of Africa and I know that they are dealing with the virus without any of the modern medicine and hospitals that other countries have. Just to name one.

Heavy controls are in place to keep people from losing their minds.

I got a call on Friday evening from the aide that our congrgant's belly was swollen. She couldn't reach the home care nurse or the folks at his recent SKF, and the poor guy has no PCP.

She asked if talking him to urge t care was a good idea and I told her yes, as long as she called first. She did, and the UC place examined him and sent him to the ER. I just heard that he passed away last night, no idea from what cause. So very sad.

For a country that claims to no longer have new Covid cases and Covid deaths, China has ordered 200,000 body bags from Taiwan. The latest news snucked out from there - it's getting worse. I can't get it out of my mind how some doctors are actively ending their patients' lives. I have decided it's time to stop watching updates from China.

Yas. I had a fit and really gave the NH DON, who is new, a difficult time. I was there Thursday the 12th when the announcement came. Well, the NH took my temp, asked me questions, made me wash and use sanitizer and pit on a mask. Then, they decided NOT to let me in! I wanted to talk with my Dad. He turned 95 on the 20th and we couldn't have his party. I couldn't see him so we will just have March 20th once again when this is over.
I have similar anxiety and sheer panic at times. Only I know him and understand him. I can give him his chocolate, thicken his root beer and give him his little kisses, sing his favorite classic country tunes. I can jog his memory, make him repeat the pledge of allegiance and I know what the tanker was named. Tha tanker my father boarded for the South Pacific in 1943. WWII.
OK. I'm sobbing now. I know he isn't getting hydrated cuz the NH has skeleton crew on. Things aren't going as well as they say. I just know that's all. It is what it is and this lack of control is difficult. I've always been a fierce and passionate advocate for my father. I can't stand doing nothing so I bought a laptop for the CNA to pit on when I call so we can vidcam.....maybe they will even fix it so we can watch Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy together! Well see! Maybe u could do something like that? Might be a while. I'm trying to keep busy so I don't worry so much. Stress has my teeth hurting even! Headaches!
Bhe....I'm C.J. not a niece but a daughter and primary everything! I even bring my dad to my place. My roomies love him. He is so cute! Anyhow I am in AZ but I don't have any relatives in AZ and my only living aunts are in Missouri or Australia. Haven't a clue why that screen name is listed. Curious.

Cali,

Yay! Glad you found toilet paper.

Worried,

It really is a big reality to our new world. The last time I went to Lowe's they had those plastic shields up at the register and the cashier was telling me how a few of their cashiers got spit on and told "I hope you get Covid-19" by some customers. Talk about nasty people! I couldn't even imagine doing that to someone!

When I went to the store today to pick up a few items I heard some people (maybe in their late 20's early 30's) saying that the whole Covid-19 isn't real..."people are making to much out of all this." I wanted to yell "Really, ARE YOU THAT DUMB?" But I didn't! I just grabbed what I needed and left! I have no idea how these people are going to 'get it!'

Congrats on getting TP!😉

I went to Nob Hill to get groceries m a little while ago. I FOUND TOILET PAPER. Not much, all they had were 4-roll packs but they are big rolls. Got my limit of 2.

What I was not prepared for was.....large plastic shields at the register. They put a smaller one around the register itself and then a larger one in front of the bagging area. At our Nob hill you don’t unload your cart, it goes right up to the register and the clerk pulls the items out one by one and scans them and places them in the bagging area. These big plastic shields are no doubt a safety measure but it was....a reality check of sorts. I guess because I don’t get out much right now, it was a harsh reality check of the times we are in right now. I do have to say it is nice to see the store is doing what they can to protect their essential employees!

Yes and we have some of those crazy pastors who insist on having public worship. They are putting people in danger. They are not going to be protected themselves. They are also hurting the future ministry of their own church and other churches all over our country.

RTA employees are testing positive with one death. Geeeeeez, they are supposed to start letting people enter buses and streetcars from the rear now. They were supposed to be sanitizing the vehicles.

Ellis Marsalis is playing his incredible jazz music in heaven now. 😞. One of our great musicians is gone due to coronavirus. Great pianist. great teacher and legend in our city. I have seen him play a million and one times!

His sons will carry on his legacy. They are all incredible musicians.

Arwen, yes the latest news is that the majority of people are asymptomatic... It’s also mutating based on China’s version of it - to what we’re seeing in your country, Italy... and so far, 3 pets have also contracted the Coronavirus... Although China is not admitting it, word is leaking out that people who recovered from it, came down with it again (reinfected? Never really fully recovered from it?) Unfortunately we won’t know until another nation goes through what China is going through at that stage of the virus.