I appreciate getting a variety of perspectives, to remind me that even amid all the restrictions and shutdowns, there are still plenty of people willing to go out and make other people sick.
25 million in California sounds high. Not impossible, but high; it would mean social distancing is a failure. 25 million in the whole country sounds… likely.
Oh, thank God we have enough tests for the barely fatigued but otherwise asymptomatic Important People like sports celebrities!
Yet locally, we don’t have enough capacity to test healthcare workers who worked directly on confirmed cases. But whew, good to know the sports dudes will be OK!
Is that even with current shelter-in-place orders? (Because I can’t see how I can possibly get infected right now, as in my house it’s only me, 2 dogs, and Alexa. Unless I am already an asymptomatic carrier.)
@Creekland, can you reference where you got the information from Pennsylvania. I have a kid working there (in a facility not easily shut down) who has not heard any directive.
The only info I see is from 3 days ago
“Oh, thank God we have enough tests for the barely fatigued but otherwise asymptomatic Important People like sports celebrities!”
He tested positive. Celebrity or not, that was a test worth administering.
Donald Trump has called off the June meeting of G7 nations at Camp David, in the US, due to the pandemic. The leaders of the most economically developed countries will convene by video link, the White House has confirmed.
UN world food programme executive director David Beasley says he has been diagnosed with Covid-19.
Beasley said in a statement he began to feel ill after returning from an official visit to Canada and put himself into quarantine at his South Carolina home last Saturday.
He said his symptoms have been mild and he is in good spirits, according to the Associated Press. He is working from home and his employees are helping him inform anyone he had contact with during his trip.
Beasley, 63, former governor of South Carolina, has run the program since 2017 that provides food to more than 80 million starving and hungry people around the world.
Guardian
A third of all Californians have been told to shelter in place
From CNN’s Cheri Mossburg
California Street, usually filled with San Francisco’s iconic cable cars, is seen mostly empty on Tuesday.
California Street, usually filled with San Francisco’s iconic cable cars, is seen mostly empty on Tuesday. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
About one-third of California’s 39 million residents have been told to shelter in place as part of an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Sacramento County on Thursday ordered 1.5 million residents to shelter in place at midnight.
Even Humboldt County, which reported one case of coronavirus, also urged its residents to stay home. Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich announced the shelter-in-place order, which starts at midnight and is expected to last until at least April 9.
Under these orders, people may leave homes only for essential work or errands like buying groceries or medicine.
Sacramento and Humboldt counties joins a growing list of California communities that have already issued shelter-in-place orders to residents.
Am I the only one who finds it rather ironic that there are people who take 80% chance of having the mild form of COVID (which may include pneumonia btw) as a sure thing, yet they also feel their kid has a great chance to get accepted to a single digit acceptance rate college?
Boulder County’s total for people testing positive with the novel coronavirus jumped to 13 Wednesday, and new cases included a University of Colorado Boulder student who had attended raucous St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the University Hill neighborhood over the weekend.
“It’s a person in their 20s. It’s a CU student,” said Boulder County Public Health department spokeswoman Chana Gousettis. “Our staff just knows they went to the parties this weekend.”
No other details were provided about the other new case.
Boulder police had their hands full over the weekend dealing with a number of large parties in the Hill area, attended by young people who had seemingly not heard, or had chosen to ignore, recommendations from local and state health officials to adhere to social distancing, to stem the rise of COVID-19 cases, which on Tuesday reached community spread status, meaning that cases had been detected among those who had not traveled.
https://www.dailycamera.com/2020/03/18/newest-coronavirus-case-in-boulder-county-connected-to-st-patricks-day-parties/
There are all kinds of people with all kinds of beliefs. Some are more dangerous than others.
H owns his own business and got an email in from the State Dept of Labor and Industry a couple hours ago. It’s also been top story on our local news where I saw the announcement he made. You can see it here:
Pence was in charge when they were not telling us all the information and doctors and the CDC still had to funnel all info through him and then to us via. Now that Trump is taking this seriously and trying to do something about it, he doesn’t need Pence to cover up things and prevent people from getting into a panic. Too late for that!
Blue Cross Blue Shield offering free telehealth for members
Blue Cross Blue Shield said they are expanding coverage for telehealth services, which includes waiving cost-sharing for all telehealth services for fully-insured members.
Scott Serota, president and CEO of the association noted in an emailed statement that the decision was made in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic: “The safety and security of our members – and of all Americans – remains our paramount priority during these unprecedented times.” All 36 of the BCBS health plans and the BCBS Federal Employee Program are included in the announcement.
Nikki Haley resigns from Boeing board, opposing government aid
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley stepped down from Boeing’s board of directors after less than a year because she opposes government aid to help the aircraft manufacturer weather the coronavirus crisis, the company said.
Boeing earlier this week said it is seeking $60 billion in government aid for itself and its massive supply chain because of the virus. The manufacturer’s suppliers include United Technologies, General Electric, Spirit Aerosystems and dozens of others. The administration hasn’t yet said what Boeing, a top U.S. military contractor could receive. President Donald Trump this week threw his support behind the manufacturer, saying: “We have to protect Boeing.”
Doctors and patients wonder if the NBA is getting special treatment with coronavirus tests
Doctors and patients are expressing concern that NBA players and celebrities are getting preferred access to tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus while the general public and people with symptoms have to wait.
Eight days ago, Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 moments before tipoff against the Oklahoma Thunder, ultimately leading the NBA to suspend the season and bringing coronavirus into the spotlight for many sports fans.
Since then, coronavirus diagnoses in the United States have skyrocketed. New York City alone has reported more than 3,600 cases and more than 13,000 people across the U.S. are confirmed to have COVID-19. Of that number, at least seven NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the NBA, including Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant and three of his teammates.
[plus 3 76ers announced this afternoon]
CNBC
The worst I heard came from FB (where else?) with someone we know (H’s account), but certainly don’t think is intelligent. It said something to the effect of, “The closer we get to repealing Roe V Wade the more the enemy is going to attack us as we see with the Coronavirus.”
I don’t know where the dude worships, but I want to stay far, far away from that place.
H and I are both Christian and find ourselves very frustrated to be associated with such WTH posts.
Thanks @Creekland. Will send to kid
FWIW, H tells me this is now a top story on Al Jazeera… So glad to see it getting the attention it deserves! I hope other outlets pick it up too (looking at you BBC).
Well, they have money. Health care in the US is rationed primarily by money.
If this is supposed to be the work of Satan, punishing the US, I wonder why he went after China, South Korea and Italy first.
Not just monetary penalties. Criminal penalties.
There are some limits to telehealth. BCBS manages the state healt benefit plan here, but they are only covering telehealth for providers who are in their “live health” program. And surprise- they are not taking new providers into that network/program (even though the state has an “any willing provider” policy. )