While everybody agrees that early testing is better than the alternative, there is no evidence that more testing weeks earlier would have stopped schools from closing. The mass impact would have just happened sooner, but it still would have happened. Of course, the curve might be a little flatter, but that doesn’t mean its any shorter.
Public Health Madison and Dane County has ordered all gatherings of people to be limited to 50 people or fewer, including at restaurants, movie theaters and other businesses.
The order also forces all schools in Dane County to close. Businesses like restaurants, bars and movie theaters will be required to limit seating to 50 percent of capacity. Grocery stores and pharmacies will not be affected. Daycare facilities are also exempt from the order, though many are expected to close.
Massive testing combined with rigorous contact tracing and enforced quarantining could not only flatten the curve but make it shorter because less people will get infected.
NYC Governor says the wave of doom is coming and outlays all of the ways we must social distance but continues to leave NYC schools open!
For the love of God, shut the schools! His reasons are for food and childcare. Better to be alive and eat a cracker! This is a time when people have to help themselves and help one another. The government can not do everything for us. Imagine those teachers, staff, and lunch workers taking the subway everyday being at risk so Cuomo can keep up social programing. School age children will be spreading the virus all around NYC. Are you kidding Cuomo?
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Sunday afternoon that the state government will be issuing an order closing all bars and restaurants in Ohio beginning at 9 pm ET.
The state of Ohio with low numbers of cases is doing a better job mitigating CV than New York with over 600 cases and climbing fast!
Side note and area of concern. Is many AA meetings are being cancelled.
We are organizing one but are concerned with overflow and safety of all involved. Once people learn our meeting is open. We aren’t sure what to do. It’s not like there’s really a governing body. Each group is autonomous. Many newly sober or long term sober don’t do well when stress, boredom and fear come into the picture. Many are also in super high risk covid 19 categories. The disease is a killer of 100k people a year or more.
Kicking people out or away from the door are anathema to the programs beliefs. Also newer folks need experienced members to help. It’s complex.
Any ideas. Please share.
More on Brazil’s president:
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro took selfies with supporters and celebrated the thousands of protestors gathering in major cities on Sunday, just days after he had called for a suspension of the demonstrations due to the spreading coronavirus.
Bolsonaro appeared to shrug off the advice of medical experts suggesting he remain isolated after several members of his delegation to Florida recently tested positive for the virus.
Bolsonaro strode down the ramp of the presidential palace in a Brazilian football shirt and met a throng of his hardcore supporters at the front gate, where he bumped fists, grabbed cell phones to take pictures and leaned in for selfies with the crowd.
“Although I suggested (a postponement), I can’t order anything because this protest isn’t mine,” Bolsonaro said. (Guardian)
[ this dude is an ass. ]
@privatebanker , I don’t have any suggestions, but I really appreciate you looking out for people in especially difficult circumstances.
My error…NY currently has 729 cases and is open for business.
Meanwhile in Ohio they have 26 cases with schools shuttered and restaurants and bars closing by 9pm.
Italian architect of Barcelona stadium dies
Vittorio Gregotti, an Italian architect who designed the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics stadium, died at the age of 92 after catching the novel coronavirus, Italian media said.
Gregotti died of pneumonia after being taken to a hospital in Milan having contracted COVID-19, the AGI news agency and the Corriere della Sera newspaper reported.
His wife Mariana Mazza has been admitted to the same Milan hospital, Corriere della Sera said, without providing details on why.
Vietnam introduces compulsory testing for arrivals
Vietnam’s health ministry said all passengers coming from or through China, South Korea, the UK and Schengen countries will be compulsorily quarantined and tested for coronavirus.
“The compulsory quarantine applies to arrivals from March 14,” the health ministry said in a statement. “Those whose tests are positive will get immediate treatment while the rest will be quarantined for 14 days.”
In a separate statement, the ministry said people, including foreigners, were required to wear face masks in public places.
Austria’s Tyrol orders weeklong lockdown
Austria’s Tyrol province is ordering a lockdown to fight the coronavirus, initially for one week.
The provincial governor, Gunther Platter, announced that people will be allowed to leave their homes only for reasons such as buying food and medicine, visiting the doctor, getting cash or walking the dog.
Tyrol, an Alpine region popular with skiers, borders northern Italy and is one of the worst-hit areas of Austria, which already has largely shut down public life.
Al Jazeera
@privatebanker… Go virtual!
Google Hangouts or similar for meetings? Going online. Extra reach outs via phone and email, video chat from experienced to new members?
NYS by county. Look at the jump in NYC numbers.
Albany 8
Broome 1
Delaware 1
Dutchess 7
Erie 3
Greene 2
Herkimer 1
Monroe 2
Montgomery 1
Nassau 98
Orange 6
Putnam 2
Rockland 13
Saratoga 3
Schenectady 2
Suffolk 47
Tioga 1
Tompkins 1
Ulster 5
Westchester 196
New York State (Outside of NYC) 400
New York City: 329
Total Positive Cases (Statewide) 729
Any chance to do meetings online through FaceTime or other apps? It seems those acting as sponsors will take on a more critical role now, perhaps effort can go in to ensuring everyone has a sponsor.
I find it unbelievable too. They will have to close the schools down at same point anyway, so why not now? As I said yesterday or the day before, if they are so concerned about childcare, they can at the very lest close down middle schools and high schools! Even in grammar schools, you can keep schools open for those without childcare, but get as many of the kids out of there NOW. Ok, a week ago.
And don’t let me even start on open bars and pubs.
It looks like NY has passed our state numbers. We have, per WA DOH, 642 positive and 7122 negative test results out of all tests performed to date.
Illinois’ governor is following Ohio on closing bars and restaurants . Rules on drive through and take out pending.
OMG, if takeout places are closed here, many young professionals will be in a tough situation!
Dr Anthony Fauci also made the same point on “Meet the Press” today on NBC.