Yes he did on March 6, but then he appeared to correct himself with the word, ‘needs’. In other words in Atlanta he said, ‘anyone can get’ first, and then ‘anyone who needs’ shortly thereafter.
As I posted earlier, concise it was not.
If he has said ‘anyone’ at other times, I apologize if I missed them.
@HImom - there are several new podcasts that are all about coronavirus. Sanjay Gupta does one. I also listen to one by the BBC and it’s interesting to get a European perspective. The UK believes that it will peak there in May and June. Much later than what we are hoping for over here!
Last week, at my Board meeting, my board member, a lung specialty nurse practitioner shared that she had determined that her lung patient(s) needed a COVID-19 test. She duly called the phone number for our State dept of health for testing and got no answer and no callback, despite leaving a detailed message! How is that all that need to be tested getting tested?
Our state has had about 16 tests performed total!
Yes, every time I see one give a warning my heart jumps because I seriously don’t feel I have any other single good source of figuring out what the heck is going on in the world right now.
SOUTH KOREA - 107 new cases totaling 8,086. 6 new deaths totaling 72.
South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday for the second day is a row, as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asia’s biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing. 204 patients were released from hospitals where they had been isolated for treatment. Of the latest 107 cases, 62 were from the hard-hit southeastern city of Daegu where a fringe Christian church at the centre of the epidemic is located, while 15 and 13 were in Gyeonggi and Seoul, respectively. (Reuters)
CHINA - 11 new cases of Covid-19 and 13 deaths. Four of the new cases were in Wuhan as were 10 of the deaths. Of the total 80,824 confirmed cases in China, 65,541 have recovered.
On Friday the Chinese Health Commission reported just 8 deaths - the lowest since they began giving daily briefings on 25 January.
Associated Press closes D.C. office after journalist shows coronavirus symptoms
The Associated Press is temporarily closing its office from Friday in Washington, D.C. after one of its staff journalists, who had direct contact with a possible coronavirus patient, showed some symptoms of illness, the AP reported.
I hope the testing kinks are worked out very, very quickly so contact tracing and quarantine can stop the spread. These are the things China and other countries found most important. We are not doing them well enough yet and that is worrisome.
A relentless barrage of bad news surrounding the coronavirus epidemic has begun to affect customer visits at some U.S. auto dealers and even those businesses that have thrived so far believe a big sales decline is imminent if China’s experience is any guide.
The outbreak has caused automakers to shutter plants in Asia and Europe, and the mounting responses in the United States - school closures, pro sports leagues suspending play and other big events canceled - are now being felt by some U.S. dealers. For a sign of what may be in store, analysts said look no further than China, where auto sales plunged 79% last month.
“Sales are definitely falling,” said John Luciano, managing partner with Street Volkswagen in Amarillo, Texas, and chairman of Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) national dealer council. “We’re waking up in a different world a little bit more every day.”
At Russ Shelton’s Buick GMC dealership in Rochester Hills, Michigan, so far this month customer visits are down 30% while the service department has seen a 40% drop in business due to the outbreak.
“When schools close, mothers get worried - and this stops economic activity,” industry consultant and former GM executive Warren Browne said.
Cox Automotive now sees negative U.S. economic growth in the second quarter and has withdrawn its forecast for 16.6 million new-vehicle sales in the United States this year.
Even businesses whose sales have remained strong acknowledge this week could mark the beginning of a big decline.
“It’s going to happen,” Beau Boeckmann, president of Galpin Ford in the Los Angeles area and one of the largest U.S. Ford dealers, said of a potential drop in sales. “We’re kind of still in this odd wait-and-see moment.”
Ford Motor Co (F.N) Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley and other executives outlined on a Friday call with dealers how the outbreak has not interrupted U.S. vehicle production and sales through last weekend finished ahead of company projections, according to dealers on the call.
However, Ford spokesman Mark Truby acknowledged some dealers have seen customer traffic decline.
General Motors (GM.N) spokesman Jim Cain said the U.S. automaker’s sales have been strong in most markets, but the company understands that could change.
“We’ll have to see how long this crisis lasts,” he said. “It stands to reason that sales would fall in some markets as people are putting basic needs first.”
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas said one possible fiscal stimulus for the industry the Trump administration could consider would be a form of “Cash for Clunkers,” a $3 billion federal program in 2009 that incentivized consumers to swap aging gas-guzzlers for new, more fuel-efficient vehicle.
Yes hopefully that happens.
Is there any clear explanation anywhere, maybe in this long thread, why new test methods need to be developed? What’s wrong with those in use in China and Korea? Why not buy from them?
I believe Romani is in Michigan and per their State health department, the approval (aka ‘needs’) process is noted starting on page 16 of the video. The keys for PUI dx are travel and/or exposure with a documented COVID-19 case. (~12 minutes in.)
https://breeze.mdch.train.org/p4ht6khrzcy8/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
Maryland governor Larry Hogan states that Maryland has moved on from testing to mitigation and doesn’t believe hospitals will have time to commit to testing.
https://www.mymcmedia.org/hogan-on-msnbc-weve-moved-on-from-testing-quite-frankly/
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Fine. Here’s another transcript
https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-charleston-south-carolina-rally-transcript-february-28-2020
Here’s another fact-check of the speech:
https://www.statesman.com/news/20200302/fact-checking-trump-on-coronavirus
I understand not having a stockpile of ventilators. This could have required thousands more of ct scanners or other tools. Who knew what a virus would strike.
But masks? All these public health experts, military planners and scientists. Didn’t anyone see the movie contagion?
I personally do not expect or want one person to be responsible for this type of logistical planning. It’s not the job. It’s the insiders and planners.
Firefighters and police have emergency supplies and tools available for unseen crisis.
This is a public health mistake and so easily and cheaply avoided.
First confirmed case in the USVI. I had read elsewhere that the tests take about a week to get results.
https://stthomassource.com/content/2020/03/13/first-usvi-case-of-new-coronavirus-confirmed-friday/
British VI are turning away cruise ships for 30 days and limiting entry to their country.
https://viconsortium.com/vi-coronavirus/virgin-islands-bvi-bans-cruise-ships-for-next-30-days-tightens-borders-in-response-to-coronavirus-pandemic
Interesting movable graph of potential scenarios resulting from aggressive, or not, attempts at containment and mediation. Sigh… most variables point at cases peaking around July for us.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/13/opinion/coronavirus-trump-response.html
Why has this not been covered on the news?
Wonderful!
greenwitch - that article with the graph is very powerful.
It has been. I posted it earlier today. #6045.
I saw the news about Jack Ma in a tweet this morning.