There’s an ugly side of humanity. Xenophobia has caused numerous sufferings in human history. Past experiences tell us that if we ignore, or even condone, such behaviors, worse instincts of our humankind would gradually take over. In a world where false information can be transmitted instantaneously and believed by many, a tragedy can be triggered very quickly and unexpectedly.
There is a big difference between expressing anger toward China (justified), and mistreating Chinese-Americans (not justified).
No, it is not the time for Chinese Americans to complain against inflammatory language which endangers them. It is the time for all non Chinese Americans to complain about it to protect their fellow Americans!
Hi all. Former member back with a PSA.
I am 33, and was just diagnosed with Corona. I now live outside the US (not a heavily impacted country, though we have cases), but believe I was infected in New Jersey; my father’s friend has been diagnosed, and my father was showing symptoms before I left. He was diagnosed with the flu; only now that I’ve been diagnosed are they willing to give him a Corona Test.
The reason I am writing is to stress, from my experience, that there are ABSOLUTELY people walking around with this virus who don’t know it. I called the testing hotline because I had a fever of 38C (100.4 F) and had been outside the country, which made me eligible for testing. 38 was the highest my fever has gotten. Today, I’m fever free, and feel well enough that I think I’d be capable of normal activity. Maybe I’m speaking too soon and my symptoms simply haven’t peaked yet, but I suspect the opposite is true . If so, slightly more-than-normal tiredness and mild fever is all that I felt. Had the circumstances been different, I’m not sure that I would have felt the need to take a day off of work (fortunately, I’ve been in quarantine since return anyway, as my country requires of returning travellers). And had the government recommendations not called for it - or had my fever stayed just a shade lower – I might well have never known that I was sick.
Thank G-d, I’m relatively young and otherwise healthy. But many other people aren’t - and again, if I have it, in a country with many more tests per capita than the US, I think you have to assume that almost anyone you meet could be infected. Do not take this lightly.
@apprenticeprof. Glad that you are feeling better and great advice.
I played around with the map yesterday, and I am not sure how credible this thing really is.
Westchester County has lower scores than ALL the surrounding NY counties. Fairfield County in CT is lower. Nassau and Sufolk Counties on Long Island (with many people working in NYC) are even lower than that.
We need to all start taking care of each other!!.
Melissa DeRosa (secretary for NYS Governor Cuomo)
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NY tested approx 8,000 people in last 24 hours as just announced by
@NYGovCuomo
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For context CDC website currently says 33k tests have been conducted TOTAL nationwide. #FlattenTheCurve
Wish all of the “I’ll be fine” people realized that to be fine they may need a hospital bed.
Andrew Cuomo
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38% of hospitalized #Coronavirus patients were aged 20 to 54.
Listen to the stats — not this guy.
STAY HOME!
CNBC: Bank of America says the recession is already here: ‘Jobs will be lost, wealth will be destroyed’.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/19/bank-of-america-says-the-recession-is-already-here-jobs-will-be-lost-wealth-will-be-destroyed.html
What makes you think all of them do not realize it? We are in our early 50s, with parents in their 80s and 90s. I am comfortable with the risks to us in an environment of reasonable precautions. I am not in favor of extreme measures such as widespread quarantines and lockdowns.
I’m confused - how does Italy - a country of 60 million going through a MASSIVE CV ordeal right now, have spare swabs to share with the USA (300+million people), and the best most prepared country in the world? Why can’t we make enough swabs and Italy can???
Othering - “It is based on the conscious or unconscious assumption that a certain identified group poses a threat to the favoured group”
“I am therefore particularly concerned with how Othering shows up in today’s power structures: how it is used to divide and dehumanise groups, and capture and reshape government and institutions. For society’s leaders and culture play an oversized role in helping us make sense of change – and so greatly affect our responses to anxiety.”
“A secret recording taken of Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr shows him warning a private audience three weeks ago about how the Coronavirus would have dire effects on the U.S.”
This is from NPR this morning. I can’t seem to link it right now. It was a meeting of the Tarheel Society on Capitol Hill and he warned the audience the effects were likely going to be like the 1918 pandemic. On the same day, Trump was saying things like, it will go away, like a miracle, etc. One of the audience members was so alarmed he started recording.
Burr said the virus’ transmission was “more aggressive than any in recent memory.”
NYS test numbers (it looks like their 14,000 tests/day yesterday meant 7,000 people)
Number of people tested so far in NYS:
22,284 total … 7,584 in the last 24 hours
NYC 9,534 total … 3,337
Westchester 5,694 … 1,588
Nassau 1,468 … 640
Albany 1,019 … 307
Suffolk 1,004 … 361
Saratoga 514 … 155
Schenectady 392 … 131
(From Cuomo’s press conference)
Hm, let me see. May be the people on the beach? Those in bars a few days ago? … The list can go on and on. And if they are comfortable with that, then I would suggest studying exponential functions.
You really think they ALL realize it?
It was 50% just yesterday.
Andrew Cuomo
@NYGovCuomo
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NEW: Today we are mandating that 75% of the non-essential workforce MUST work from home.
We are taking this action to further reduce density across the state to slow the spread of #Coronavirus.
I ran out of time to edit my post above about Sen Burr’s secret recording, but here’s more from NPR:
"The luncheon had been organized by the Tar Heel Circle, a nonpartisan group whose membership consists of businesses and organizations in North Carolina, the state Burr represents. Membership to join the Tar Heel Circle costs between $500 and $10,000, and promises that members “enjoy interaction with top leaders and staff from Congress, the administration, and the private sector,” according to the group’s website.
In attendance, according to a copy of the RSVP list obtained by NPR, were dozens of invited guests representing companies and organizations from North Carolina. And according to federal records, those companies or their political committees donated more than $100,000 to Burr’s election campaign in 2015 and 2016. (Burr announced previously he was not planning to run for reelection in 2022).
The message Burr delivered to the group was dire.
Thirteen days before the State Department began to warn against travel to Europe, and fifteen days before the Trump administration banned European travelers, Burr warned those in the room to reconsider.
“Every company should be cognizant of the fact that you may have to alter your travel. You may have to look at your employees and judge whether the trip they’re making to Europe is essential or whether it can be done on video conference. Why risk it?” Burr said.
Sixteen days before North Carolina closed its schools due to the threat of Coronavirus, Burr warned it could happen.
“There will be, I’m sure, times that communities, probably some in North Carolina, have a transmission rate where they say, let’s close schools for two weeks, everybody stay home,” he said."
This luncheon was on February 27, 2020.
[Saying lots of bad words here to myself]
New York governor orders 90-day mortgage relief
From CNN’s Elizabeth Joseph
To alleviate some of the financial hardships New Yorkers are experiencing due to the spread of coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a 90-day mortgage relief for homeowners across the state.
“We’re not exempting people from the mortgage payments, we’re just adjusting the mortgage to include those payments on the backend,” he said.
According to Cuomo, this mortgage relief includes:
Waive mortgage payments based on financial hardship
No negative reporting to credit bureaus
Grace period for load modification
No late payment fees or online payment fees
Postponing or suspending foreclosures
Are they still not doing 100%? Cuomo must be one of those who doesn’t know how serious this is. Follow CA example and order shelter in place and stop spreading the virus around.