Id like to say, nothing ever surprises me, but this does shock me. A presser with 6 top government officials got the sex of the deceased patient wrong. Did he get handed the wrong info?
I used to wear an n95 for hours while woodworking. The n99 is a bit more difficult to breathe through, but in this particular scenario youâre sitting inactive on a plane, not physically moving around doing dishes and the like.
I strongly disagree. Have you experience working with local/State/federal health departments? (I have experience in all three, and things just arenât that simple particularly in todayâs politicized world. See Governor Insleeâs blow off of Mike Pence yesterday.)
My takeaway from the Seattle press conference is that a lot more cases are going to be identified. They essentially said as much - that these first cases were identified because the protocol from CDC had just changed and they were able to test severe symptom patients who hadnât fit the travel criteria. I believe they said they had 200 tests being run (not sure if I caught that correctly) and that they were gearing up for more. They also said that to have found this severity of virus in the couple of otherwise already ill patients means that the virus is most likely already out in the community in a probable mild form.
It sounds like the city, county, and state are gearing up rapidly to deal with a widespread outbreak - obviously the situation is changing quickly but they seem to know what theyâre doing and might need to do. At least, thatâs what I told son - we both listened to the conference and talked before and after.
They also discussed the difference between presumptive cases (tested locally) and official CDC tested cases. The first numbers are going to come in sooner than the latter.
Hmmm. I think a skills care facility is as bad or worse than being confined on a cruise ship. These residents probably all are older, and have compromised health in some way.
If this spreads to the health care workers there, who will take care of everyone.
It seems that the state of Washington will respond to this issueâŠand quickly. But it is very concerning for this population.
Sad for the victimâs family. Not confidence inducing in the rest of us.
Thatâs right. You are not trying to kill the germs when you wash your hands, you are using soap to lower the surface tension on your hands so that dirt and other yucky stuff âslides offâ.
In general, if we needed to use water hot enough to kill the germs, weâd be scalding ourselves (or worse).
I was really knocked on my rear about five or six weeks ago with a really bad âcold.â The cough lingered forever. Those same symptoms might get me more attention today than I would like. I didnât have a fever, though.
Med records and Death certificate - make a copy the old school way or electronically and done. Again, not too hard to get right.
Iâm really surprised you are excusing all this. And are you okay with the gender getting mixed up as well?
I actually have worked with local and state governments. I have also worked in a very exacting industry where accuracy and timeliness are highly valued and encouraged - and extremely large sums of money were at stake. But this is about lives at stake and that makes it even more important to work quickly and with accuracy. If the wrong people are doing it, move them out and get the right people in the seats. This isnât a dress rehearsal. This shouldnât be regulated to a casual MWF timeframe.
One thing I recommend in general is to join any type of neighborhood group available to you, such as NextDoor or Front Porch. Get to know your neighbors so you can depend on each other in an emergency of any sort.
I hope people will be neighborly not torches and pitchforks.
I would hope so too. My experience with NextDoor has been positive. In my group reason seems to win out, as when a few people posted alarmist posts about coyotes in the area. Those with more information posted links to reliable information on coyote habits and calmed people down.
The group has been used to give information on things like emergency alerts, power outages and traffic information as well as the more normal babysitting offers and requests for reliable plumbers and landscapers.
NCAA faces pressure to hold March Madness without fans
The National College Players Association has called on the NCAA to consider holding the March Madness Tournament without an audience present to protect athletes and prevent the spread of coronavirus. The association also called on the NCAA to cancel events such as meet-and-greets as well as press events, which put athletes in contact with crowds. (CNBC)
Washington state confirms first US death from coronavirus
"The U.S. reported on Saturday its first death from the coronavirus in Washington state. Jamie Nixon, a public information officer with the Washington State Department of Health, said that a patient in the state has died from the infection. A news conference will be held by officials in King County at 4:00 pm EST.
The patient was a man in his 50s with underlying health conditions, who was tested at the Washington State Public Health Lab, according to U.S. health officials. President Trump during a Saturday press conference incorrectly said the patient was a woman." (CNBC)
Pence also said it was a woman.
IRELAND - Ireland confirms first coronavirus case - the patient is a man in the eastern part of the country who traveled to northern Italy.
CDC director tweets that agency âerroneously identifiedâ Washington coronavirus patient who died
"Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tweeted that the agency gave incorrect information about the Washington coronavirus patient who died to President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday.
âCDC erroneously identified the patient as a female in a briefing earlier today with the President and Vice President,â Redfield tweeted from the verified Twitter account @CDCDirector.
The patient who died was a man in his 50s in Washington state. This was the first death from the novel coronavirus in the United States.
Trump and other officials, including Redfield, identified the patient as a woman in her 50s during a press briefing on Saturday. A Seattle and King County health official later said the patient was a man." (CNN)
More than 50 people linked to skilled nursing facility in Washington to be tested for coronavirus
âapproximately 108 residents at the facility and about 180 staff. And among the residents, weâve had reports that approximately 27 have some sort of symptoms and among the staff, approximately 25. Weâre going to be working in collaboration with a CDC team, which will be arriving tonight, to assess each and every one of these people and provide the appropriate guidance around isolatingâŠat this point the investigation is just getting started.â So far, there are two casesâŠlinked to the skilled nursing facility⊠One case is in a health care worker, a woman in her 40s who is hospitalized in satisfactory condition. She had no relevant history of travel. The other case is a woman in her 70s who was a resident of the center. She is in serious condition in another hospital. " (CNN)
We canât find hand sanitizer anywhere. Iâm so annoyed.
ITALY - .
"Fifty-two percent of the cases are in house isolationâŠAnother 101 people are in intensive care units, and 401 people are hospitalized with mild symptoms.
A total of 18,500 samples have been taken in Italy. Most of the swabs â 58% â were carried out in Lombardy, the region with the largest coronavirus cluster.
Of the eight dead on Saturday, all were elderly â six were in Lombardy and two in Emilia Romagna. Twenty-nine people in all have died in Italy." (CNN)
10% of coronavirus cases in Lombardy involve medical personnel, Italian officials say
"Giulio Gallera, the welfare assessor in charge of regional healthcare in Lombardy, told reporters on Saturday that the Lombardy region is evaluating and following the advice of the World Health Organization, and deciding whether to dedicate an entire Hospital to coronavirus patients. " (CNN)
Washington governor issues state of emergency in response to coronavirus cases
âThe proclamation directs state agencies and departments to utilize state resources and do everything necessary to assist affected communities responding to and recovering from coronavirus, according to the emergency order.â (CNN)
Has it been established whether people who have recovered from the virus have immunity to it?