March 25, 2020
President Donald Trump (click here) on Wednesday approved a disaster declaration for Florida, as the state's death toll reached 22 and the number of confirmed coronavirus cases approached 1,700.
A total of 1,682 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the state, including 1,583 Florida residents and 99 non-Florida residents, according to the Florida Department of Health. It was 215 more than Tuesday's figure.
Miami-Dade had a total of 400 cases Wednesday, while Broward had 355. Palm Beach had 118 cases and Monroe had 8.
Florida newborns are exposed on birth.
The Department of Health announced Tuesday that a baby boy and a 2-year-old girl have tested positive for COVID-19 in Broward County.
The health department’s data list the boy’s age as zero, making him the youngest person in the state known to be ill with the disease....
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
US Senator Cardin and his Republican colleagues are very incorrect.
They don't get it. This is not incentivizing unemployment. The Republicans don't carry Americans in high esteem. They think Americans cheat all the time as they do.
THIS IS A MASS LAY OFF. Once the employers are allowed to call them back to work, the lay-off is over and they are no longer qualified for unemployment. The end of the lay-offs depends on the Governor's declaration to end the protective methods. If an employer continues lay-offs beyond the Governor's declaration, the AID ends. The lay-offs would continue under normal unemployment dynamics or if this emergency ends with four months of unemployment, the workers may not have additional benefits.
The bill allows employers to borrow money to pay their employees directly and they then have the loan turn into a grant if indeed the employer paid his employees in anticipation of keeping them. That isn't even approaching unemployment.
It sounds to me the Republicans are stalling the bill because they only want to provide a Christmas payment to Wall Street. This is the problem with Republicans, they make things up and don't see the needs of the people.
The US Senate needs to pass the bill to support the American workers.
NOW. There is no reason for the delay. No state will end the emergency at the same time.
The American LABOR FORCE won't be seeing the benefits of this bill for weeks if not months. They need their unemployment during the waiting time.
The Republican Senate can argue about a Christmas gift to Wall Street later.
I wish this was a YouTube video. I saw her this morning.
March 25, 2020
THIS IS A MASS LAY OFF. Once the employers are allowed to call them back to work, the lay-off is over and they are no longer qualified for unemployment. The end of the lay-offs depends on the Governor's declaration to end the protective methods. If an employer continues lay-offs beyond the Governor's declaration, the AID ends. The lay-offs would continue under normal unemployment dynamics or if this emergency ends with four months of unemployment, the workers may not have additional benefits.
The bill allows employers to borrow money to pay their employees directly and they then have the loan turn into a grant if indeed the employer paid his employees in anticipation of keeping them. That isn't even approaching unemployment.
It sounds to me the Republicans are stalling the bill because they only want to provide a Christmas payment to Wall Street. This is the problem with Republicans, they make things up and don't see the needs of the people.
The US Senate needs to pass the bill to support the American workers.
NOW. There is no reason for the delay. No state will end the emergency at the same time.
The American LABOR FORCE won't be seeing the benefits of this bill for weeks if not months. They need their unemployment during the waiting time.
The Republican Senate can argue about a Christmas gift to Wall Street later.
I wish this was a YouTube video. I saw her this morning.
By David Edwards
Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina (click here) says she opposes a $500 billion corporate bailout fund that is included in the Senate’s coronavirus relief legislation.
“I must say I am not a fan of the $500 billion in corporate bailouts,” Fiorina told MSNBC on Wednesday. “I’m all for the very creative work that it looks like was done to support small businesses, working families, individuals, to extend unemployment insurance as well as safety net programs. I think the corporate bailout should have been left for another day.”..
Chef Floyd Cardoz Dies of Coronavirus in New Jersey at 59
59 years old. He was a younger man. That is a loss to many people. He isn't remotely elderly.
March 25, 2020
(59 years), (click here) Co-Founder, Hunger Inc. Hospitality, on March 25, 2020 in New Jersey, USA,” the statement said. “He is survived by his mother Beryl, wife Barkha and sons Justin and Peter.”
(59 years), (click here) Co-Founder, Hunger Inc. Hospitality, on March 25, 2020 in New Jersey, USA,” the statement said. “He is survived by his mother Beryl, wife Barkha and sons Justin and Peter.”
Most elevators are usually 6.5 to 7 feet wide and 6 feet deep. This is for a standard elevator car. A pneumatic elevator is round and will have completely different dimensions. Their average size is 43 inches in diameter.
A normal elevator that holds many people now under "Social Distance" will only provide safe space for one person at a time. Masks in these elevators are a must. That is impossible. The hospitals need masks that would be needed in any elevator today. People need to stay at home and schedule their time in elevators in residential high rises.
USA is 13.8 percent of confirmed cases on a global basis.
USA is 4.0 percent of deaths from COVID-19 on a global basis.
Wearing masks that are not N95 masks may be spreading the virus. Masks that meet that standard are being used in the hospitals. Social distancing is a better method of protection if citizens do not have masks that prevent the spread of the virus.
March 25, 2020
By Anna Myroniuk
People wearing face masks, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, walk in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on March 25, 2020
Eight new cases (click here) of novel coronavirus infection confirmed in Ukraine on March 25, according to the local authorities. The total number of patients with COVID-19 deadly virus in the country has increased to 116....
USA is 13.8 percent of confirmed cases on a global basis.
USA is 4.0 percent of deaths from COVID-19 on a global basis.
Wearing masks that are not N95 masks may be spreading the virus. Masks that meet that standard are being used in the hospitals. Social distancing is a better method of protection if citizens do not have masks that prevent the spread of the virus.
By Anna Myroniuk
People wearing face masks, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, walk in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on March 25, 2020
Eight new cases (click here) of novel coronavirus infection confirmed in Ukraine on March 25, according to the local authorities. The total number of patients with COVID-19 deadly virus in the country has increased to 116....
Congress is doing the right thing with the revised $2 trillion bill They focused on companies, states and the American people. I am proud of them.
Congress has to develop an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE that allows distant voting. If the president can sign with a digital pen, so can Congress when they vote at a distance.
I am proud of my government today.
The financial sector will be fine. They need to go back to supporting companies, too and stop their narcissistic needs. The financial markets bailed on everyone. They are so soft in their commitments it is unbelievable. They should have stood by their investments and been patient with the USA government to do the right thing and support the companies within the financial sector AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE which is the backbone of the markets.
Everyone will be fine and will have learned a great deal along the way. Mostly, the consumer economy will be intact with the extension of unemployment.
Congress has to develop an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE that allows distant voting. If the president can sign with a digital pen, so can Congress when they vote at a distance.
I am proud of my government today.
The financial sector will be fine. They need to go back to supporting companies, too and stop their narcissistic needs. The financial markets bailed on everyone. They are so soft in their commitments it is unbelievable. They should have stood by their investments and been patient with the USA government to do the right thing and support the companies within the financial sector AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE which is the backbone of the markets.
Everyone will be fine and will have learned a great deal along the way. Mostly, the consumer economy will be intact with the extension of unemployment.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
It was good to see Speaker Pelosi smiling this morning because THE PEOPLE would be taken care of with the bill the Senate drew up.
$6 Trillion.
The Republicans didn't sacrifice anything to support the American people. I am grateful there is oversight and transparency.
People won't go to church based on an arbitrary date. As a matter of fact, I would expect our elderly to be very hesitant to go to church until they are CONFIDENT the danger has passed.
March 24, 2020
By Hannah
Washington education officials have a new message for the state’s schools: buildings may be closed, but school must go on.
The state’s Education Department released guidance Monday that calls on school districts to provide some form of instruction while schools are closed because of the novel coronavirus.
The guidance represents the first time the state has said across-the-board, some form of instruction is mandatory. Districts must resume class in some format by March 30, a spokesperson for the state Education Department said. Beyond that, the state offered few mandates of what instruction should look like.
“Although schools are closed and are not providing traditional in-person instruction, education must continue,” the new guidelines read. “We have an obligation to our students to provide them with opportunities to continue their learning during this pandemic.”...
LSU is postponing graduation because of COVID-19.
March 21, 2020
By Lori Rachl
The artsy 21c Museum Hotel (click here) made its River North debut in February. A little over a month later, the 297-room property has gone dark.
One of the largest hotels in the city will soon follow suit. The 1,544-room Hilton Chicago is notifying guests that it will suspend operations as of Friday, Hilton spokeswoman Laura Ford said....
March 23, 2020
By Anthony McCauley
Joe Jaegar sits at his desk in Metairie, La.
Joe Jaeger, (click here) the largest single owner of hotels in New Orleans, said he is in survival mode after suspending operations and furloughing more than 500 workers at his main hotel group because of the nationwide shut-down to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
The hundreds of furloughed employees worked in Jaeger's "J Collection" group of 19 hotels, which includes the 207-room Jung hotel and Residences on Canal Street, as well as a dozen boutique hotels in the French quarter, such as The Bourbon on Orleans Street and the Melrose Mansion on Esplanade Avenue. The group also includes hotels outside the city, such as the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, which Jaeger's MCC Group acquired last year....
They are not job losses. The Ameican work force is on a Mass Lay Off until COVID-19 has been removed as a danger. This is not the global economic collapse of 2008. The financial markets DON'T GET IT!
The financial sector is going to have the ability to get large amounts of money from the Trump Deal and they don't know what to do with it. The money will never be applied in a way that actually TRICKS DOWN to the American worker. It is why the Democratic leadership has brought forward a package for the Amerian worker.
The facts are that as soon as the American workers start receiving unemployment pay, the economy will rebound and it has nothing to do with the financial sector. The monies the financial sector will receive is Christmas money. The companies that lost stock price because Wall Street lost it's nerve will never see the money that Trump is providing to the financial sector.
When the American worker spends money, then the stockbrokers will again purchase companies' stock and the price will go back up. But, the financial sector is ALWAYS the worse place to put money as an economic stimulus. The monies The Fed and the USA Treasury secretary will provide to the financial sector will never benefit the USA economy directly. As a matter of fact, the brokers will be looking for opportunities on other continents with their Christmas money.
President Obama needed to legislate a stimulus bill AFTER the monies from TARP were paid because TARP money was a Christmas present and never did anything to the USA economy.
The Democrats stiffened their backbone this time and finally, the American worker won relief.
March 24, 2020
By Carmen Reinicke
Economists (click here) are predicting historic job losses in the US labor market as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
Morgan Stanley chief US economist Ellen Zentner expects that jobless claims released on Thursday will be 3.4 million, she told CNBC during a Tuesday interview. Thursday's report from the Department of Labor will show unemployment claims for one week ending March 21.
Job losses of more than 3 million in one week is "incredible," Zentner told CNBC. "It's a stop in economic activity."...
They don't get it. There won't be a prolonged recession now that the American worker is going to receive extended time for unemployment payments. Small business is the backbone of this country.
March 24, 2020
By Ben Winck
The coronavirus pandemic (click here) fueled the biggest US economic slump on record in March, according to data from analytics firm IHS Markit.
The company's composite purchasing managers index slipped to 40.5 from 49.6 in February, marking an all-time low for IHS Markit's metric and its steepest single-month drop since October 2009. The composite gauge tracks the nation's manufacturing and services sectors.
The report is among the first economic data releases to reflect the pandemic's economic toll in the US....
A Texas Lt. Governor and FOX news is advocating euthanasia. That is what it is, withholding medical treatment is passive euthanasia (click here). This is the danger of nationalism. Money for Wall Street. Where is the money for the American worker and the treatment of those suffering from COVID-19.
The Republicans didn't sacrifice anything to support the American people. I am grateful there is oversight and transparency.
People won't go to church based on an arbitrary date. As a matter of fact, I would expect our elderly to be very hesitant to go to church until they are CONFIDENT the danger has passed.
March 24, 2020
By Hannah
Washington education officials have a new message for the state’s schools: buildings may be closed, but school must go on.
The state’s Education Department released guidance Monday that calls on school districts to provide some form of instruction while schools are closed because of the novel coronavirus.
The guidance represents the first time the state has said across-the-board, some form of instruction is mandatory. Districts must resume class in some format by March 30, a spokesperson for the state Education Department said. Beyond that, the state offered few mandates of what instruction should look like.
“Although schools are closed and are not providing traditional in-person instruction, education must continue,” the new guidelines read. “We have an obligation to our students to provide them with opportunities to continue their learning during this pandemic.”...
LSU is postponing graduation because of COVID-19.
March 21, 2020
By Lori Rachl
The artsy 21c Museum Hotel (click here) made its River North debut in February. A little over a month later, the 297-room property has gone dark.
One of the largest hotels in the city will soon follow suit. The 1,544-room Hilton Chicago is notifying guests that it will suspend operations as of Friday, Hilton spokeswoman Laura Ford said....
By Anthony McCauley
Joe Jaegar sits at his desk in Metairie, La.
Joe Jaeger, (click here) the largest single owner of hotels in New Orleans, said he is in survival mode after suspending operations and furloughing more than 500 workers at his main hotel group because of the nationwide shut-down to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
The hundreds of furloughed employees worked in Jaeger's "J Collection" group of 19 hotels, which includes the 207-room Jung hotel and Residences on Canal Street, as well as a dozen boutique hotels in the French quarter, such as The Bourbon on Orleans Street and the Melrose Mansion on Esplanade Avenue. The group also includes hotels outside the city, such as the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, which Jaeger's MCC Group acquired last year....
They are not job losses. The Ameican work force is on a Mass Lay Off until COVID-19 has been removed as a danger. This is not the global economic collapse of 2008. The financial markets DON'T GET IT!
The financial sector is going to have the ability to get large amounts of money from the Trump Deal and they don't know what to do with it. The money will never be applied in a way that actually TRICKS DOWN to the American worker. It is why the Democratic leadership has brought forward a package for the Amerian worker.
The facts are that as soon as the American workers start receiving unemployment pay, the economy will rebound and it has nothing to do with the financial sector. The monies the financial sector will receive is Christmas money. The companies that lost stock price because Wall Street lost it's nerve will never see the money that Trump is providing to the financial sector.
When the American worker spends money, then the stockbrokers will again purchase companies' stock and the price will go back up. But, the financial sector is ALWAYS the worse place to put money as an economic stimulus. The monies The Fed and the USA Treasury secretary will provide to the financial sector will never benefit the USA economy directly. As a matter of fact, the brokers will be looking for opportunities on other continents with their Christmas money.
President Obama needed to legislate a stimulus bill AFTER the monies from TARP were paid because TARP money was a Christmas present and never did anything to the USA economy.
The Democrats stiffened their backbone this time and finally, the American worker won relief.
March 24, 2020
By Carmen Reinicke
Economists (click here) are predicting historic job losses in the US labor market as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
Morgan Stanley chief US economist Ellen Zentner expects that jobless claims released on Thursday will be 3.4 million, she told CNBC during a Tuesday interview. Thursday's report from the Department of Labor will show unemployment claims for one week ending March 21.
Job losses of more than 3 million in one week is "incredible," Zentner told CNBC. "It's a stop in economic activity."...
They don't get it. There won't be a prolonged recession now that the American worker is going to receive extended time for unemployment payments. Small business is the backbone of this country.
March 24, 2020
By Ben Winck
The coronavirus pandemic (click here) fueled the biggest US economic slump on record in March, according to data from analytics firm IHS Markit.
The company's composite purchasing managers index slipped to 40.5 from 49.6 in February, marking an all-time low for IHS Markit's metric and its steepest single-month drop since October 2009. The composite gauge tracks the nation's manufacturing and services sectors.
The report is among the first economic data releases to reflect the pandemic's economic toll in the US....
A Texas Lt. Governor and FOX news is advocating euthanasia. That is what it is, withholding medical treatment is passive euthanasia (click here). This is the danger of nationalism. Money for Wall Street. Where is the money for the American worker and the treatment of those suffering from COVID-19.
Governor Cuomo is absolutely magnificent in his efforts.
His efforts are beginning to pay off. I am hoping the new applications of medications will perform to expectations, that will bring an entirely new dynamic to the efforts Governor Cuomo is organizing.
Now, there is a dynamic the medical profession has mastered and needs to be applied here and that is delayed admission and early discharge. Remember the silly standard for infant births and mother care? Well, the same principle can be applied here AS PER PHYSICIAN DETERMINATION. Only doctors can admit or discharge, so it is up to them to determine the length of NEED for hospitalization.
Gavin Barrilleaux (click here) of the Louisiana National Guard gets help putting on his protective suit for manning a drive-thru coronavirus testing center Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the Alario Center in Westwego. The site is part of a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
COVID-19 has a PATTERN once a person is exposed. That varies somewhat from person to person, but, in the early stages, therapeutics of medication can be ordered while a person is still fairly well. As people become ill and NEED hospitalization their stay will be determined by their progress. Those that progress well will reach a point where they are going to become well again. Those folks can be discharged to OUTPATIENT MONITORING. If for some reason there is a relapse, the patient can then be put back into the hospital.
There needs to be outpatient monitoring from diagnosis to complete wellness. That was complete wellness. In other words, the discharged patient may need to be on quarantine UNTIL they test negative.
Those outpatient units need lower-level but VITAL personnel to MONITOR the patients. It can be performed by home care assistants that report to Case Managers.
Governor Cuomo is correct about the outbreak being densest in the city. Ohio is a good example of that. There are cases in about half the state of Ohio, but, the densest numbers are Columbus and Toledo
We are getting there.
March 24, 2020
By Robert Mittendorf
Whatcom County health-care workers and firefighters (click here) have about a week’s supply of masks, gowns, gloves and safety glasses or face shields to protect them and their patients against the new coronavirus, according to a briefing at the Bellingham City Council meeting on Monday night.
But that could change if there’s a surge in new cases, officials said....
Former President Obama is commenting on the pandemic.
March 24, 2020
...Obama, (click here) who has remained mum on many of the biggest issues to arise during President Donald Trump's time in office, is now routinely posting messages to Twitter — and cross-posting some to his Facebook following — promoting safety measures, explaining the reasoning behind strong new restrictions to combat the virus, and sharing stories he finds inspiring of individuals and organizations that have taken action during the crisis....
I congratulate Minority Leader Schumer for standing his ground and putting "Workers First." I am very pleased the monies are making it's way to the local level of government and the workers that are so very important to our country.
End until later, thank you for your interest.
Now, there is a dynamic the medical profession has mastered and needs to be applied here and that is delayed admission and early discharge. Remember the silly standard for infant births and mother care? Well, the same principle can be applied here AS PER PHYSICIAN DETERMINATION. Only doctors can admit or discharge, so it is up to them to determine the length of NEED for hospitalization.
COVID-19 has a PATTERN once a person is exposed. That varies somewhat from person to person, but, in the early stages, therapeutics of medication can be ordered while a person is still fairly well. As people become ill and NEED hospitalization their stay will be determined by their progress. Those that progress well will reach a point where they are going to become well again. Those folks can be discharged to OUTPATIENT MONITORING. If for some reason there is a relapse, the patient can then be put back into the hospital.
There needs to be outpatient monitoring from diagnosis to complete wellness. That was complete wellness. In other words, the discharged patient may need to be on quarantine UNTIL they test negative.
Those outpatient units need lower-level but VITAL personnel to MONITOR the patients. It can be performed by home care assistants that report to Case Managers.
Governor Cuomo is correct about the outbreak being densest in the city. Ohio is a good example of that. There are cases in about half the state of Ohio, but, the densest numbers are Columbus and Toledo
We are getting there.
March 24, 2020
By Robert Mittendorf
Whatcom County health-care workers and firefighters (click here) have about a week’s supply of masks, gowns, gloves and safety glasses or face shields to protect them and their patients against the new coronavirus, according to a briefing at the Bellingham City Council meeting on Monday night.
But that could change if there’s a surge in new cases, officials said....
Former President Obama is commenting on the pandemic.
March 24, 2020
...Obama, (click here) who has remained mum on many of the biggest issues to arise during President Donald Trump's time in office, is now routinely posting messages to Twitter — and cross-posting some to his Facebook following — promoting safety measures, explaining the reasoning behind strong new restrictions to combat the virus, and sharing stories he finds inspiring of individuals and organizations that have taken action during the crisis....
I congratulate Minority Leader Schumer for standing his ground and putting "Workers First." I am very pleased the monies are making it's way to the local level of government and the workers that are so very important to our country.
End until later, thank you for your interest.
The statistics this morning are different than yesterday.
The USA now has 12 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the world. That is an increase of 2 percent.
The USA now has 2.9 percent of the COVID-19 deaths. That is a drop of 0.1 percent.
Mitch, shut up. If the Republican Senate didn’t huddle before asking Democrats to vote, this would have been done days ago. McConnell needs to take responsibility for the delay. He obviously doesn’t know or understand the US Senate he is suppose to lead. He is Old World.
The USA now has 12 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the world. That is an increase of 2 percent.
The USA now has 2.9 percent of the COVID-19 deaths. That is a drop of 0.1 percent.
Mitch, shut up. If the Republican Senate didn’t huddle before asking Democrats to vote, this would have been done days ago. McConnell needs to take responsibility for the delay. He obviously doesn’t know or understand the US Senate he is suppose to lead. He is Old World.
Monday, March 23, 2020
The president is selling the American public a bill of goods.
If there is exceedingly good news in the USA then the issues regarding the economic effect on individuals can begin to be rolled back, BUT, if the number of sick, positive tests, those on ventilators and those dead is increased without SIGNIFICANT reductions Americans still need to be protected.
Americans need to listen to their governors and the governors need to prepare for a court fight.
The governors more than anyone want to have people back on their jobs. I believe New York is going to try the medications found to be effective. That is real hope. If that quickly has an effect then there is reason to move forward with economic priorities. BUT, if that fails to improve the health of people in a way that ends the viral spread, there needs to be caution.Ask Dr. Anthony Fauci, he will say the same thing and more.
March 22, 2020
By John Cohen
...Q: You stood nearby (click here) while President Trump was in the Rose Garden shaking hands with people. You’re a doctor. You must have had a reaction like, “Sir, please don’t do that.”
A: Yes, I say that to the task force. I say that to the staff. We should not be doing that. Not only that—we should be physically separating a bit more on those press conferences. To his credit, the vice president [Mike Pence] is really pushing for physical separation of the task force [during meetings]. He keeps people out of the room—as soon as the room gets like more than 10 people or so, it’s, “Out, everybody else out, go to a different room.” So with regard to the task force, the vice president is really a bear in making sure that we don’t crowd 30 people into the Situation Room, which is always crowded. So, he’s definitely adhering to that. The situation on stage [for the press briefings] is a bit more problematic. I keep saying, “Is there any way we can get a virtual press conference?” Thus far, no. But when you’re dealing with the White House, sometimes you have to say things one, two, three, four times, and then it happens. So, I’m going to keep pushing....
March 23, 2020
By Brian Dulle
Kansas City, Mo. - The Kansas City, (click here) Missouri Health Department has released an update Monday evening reporting 25 people have now tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19.
The health department said 16 of the individuals are women between the ages of 26 and 68-years-old and nine men between the ages of 28 and 90-years-old....
By Harriet Ryan
San Francisco Mayor London Breed, left, has called on the public to stay at home
Millbrae - San Francisco officials (click here) warned that a surge in coronavirus is expected to come within a week or two, and voiced dismay over images of the public crowding beaches and parks across California.
“The worst is yet to come,” San Francisco Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax said at a news conference Monday. “Every community where the virus has taken hold has seen a surge in the number of coronavirus patients who need to be hospitalized. We expect that to happen in San Francisco soon, in a week or two, or perhaps even less.”
San Francisco has already taken steps to decompress the healthcare system — banning almost all visitors to hospitals and long-term care facilities, canceling elective surgeries and routine medical visits, and ordering appointments be done by phone or video if possible, and opening up tents to care for mild coronavirus patients to keep hospital beds free.
But officials say based on what’s happened elsewhere, the surge will come....
March 23, 2020
By Kie Relyea
An outbreak (click here) in a Bellingham nursing home that sharply increased the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Whatcom County has bumped the county’s case count to the fourth-highest in Washington state.
As of Monday afternoon, March 23, a total of 48 Whatcom County residents were diagnosed with the respiratory illness. No new cases have been reported in the county since Sunday night....
"The Great Empty" by the New York Times (click here)
DURING THE 1950S, New York’s Museum of Modern Art organized a famous photo exhibition called “The Family of Man.” In the wake of a world war, the show, chockablock with pictures of people, celebrated humanity’s cacophony, resilience and common bond.
Today a different global calamity has made scarcity the necessary condition of humanity’s survival. Cafes along the Navigli in Milan hunker behind shutters along with the Milanese who used to sip aperos beside the canal. Times Square is a ghost town, as are the City of London and the Place de la Concorde in Paris during what used to be the morning rush.
The photographs here all tell a similar story: a temple in Indonesia; Haneda Airport in Tokyo; the Americana Diner in New Jersey. Emptiness proliferates like the virus....
It is a magnificent record of a world resolved. It is amazing, isn't it? We are all magnificent people.
DURING THE 1950S, New York’s Museum of Modern Art organized a famous photo exhibition called “The Family of Man.” In the wake of a world war, the show, chockablock with pictures of people, celebrated humanity’s cacophony, resilience and common bond.
Today a different global calamity has made scarcity the necessary condition of humanity’s survival. Cafes along the Navigli in Milan hunker behind shutters along with the Milanese who used to sip aperos beside the canal. Times Square is a ghost town, as are the City of London and the Place de la Concorde in Paris during what used to be the morning rush.
The photographs here all tell a similar story: a temple in Indonesia; Haneda Airport in Tokyo; the Americana Diner in New Jersey. Emptiness proliferates like the virus....
It is a magnificent record of a world resolved. It is amazing, isn't it? We are all magnificent people.
USA's death toll today increased to 100.
The total number of deaths in the USA now exceeds 500.
No irreverence intended, but, the total is a reflection of the daily. The daily tolls including the number of new infections are the place to focus on the turning point of control over the virus.
The total will never come down in number, but, the daily numbers will come down as the USA's strategy takes hold.
The UK is taking up the strategy of the USA and is locking down social distance.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson is "feeling better." (click here)
March 23, 2020
By Jeff Mappes
Oregon elections officials (click here) say they’re confident about proceeding with the state’s scheduled May 19 primary – but they say it would be very different if they were talking about bringing hordes of would-be voters to thousands of polling stations amid the coronavirus epidemic.
“It would be really difficult,” said Multnomah County elections director Tim Scott. “I feel for the states that still do most of their voting on election day.”
Seven states and Puerto Rico have already postponed their primary elections, and more delays may be in the works. And if the epidemic continues next fall, it could also jeopardize the ability of voters in many states to participate in the November presidential election....
The Tokyo Olympics are postponed. That is a hard one to accept. It will eventually go forward. The venues are still standing and athletes will no doubt keep up their training.
28 percent of Louisiana's coronavirus patients are hospitalized.
March 23, 2020
By David Rasbach
The novel coronavirus pandemic (click here) has cost Whatcom County its signature event in 2020.
Ski to Sea announced Monday, March 23, that it has canceled the 2020 race on Memorial Day Weekend due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19.
“Ski to Sea has been an uninterrupted annual celebration of our community’s diverse outdoor recreational opportunities since 1973,” a Ski to Sea release stated. “Suffice it to say that making the decision to interrupt this tradition of 46 years was difficult and painful....
The total number of deaths in the USA now exceeds 500.
No irreverence intended, but, the total is a reflection of the daily. The daily tolls including the number of new infections are the place to focus on the turning point of control over the virus.
The total will never come down in number, but, the daily numbers will come down as the USA's strategy takes hold.
The UK is taking up the strategy of the USA and is locking down social distance.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson is "feeling better." (click here)
March 23, 2020
By Jeff Mappes
Oregon elections officials (click here) say they’re confident about proceeding with the state’s scheduled May 19 primary – but they say it would be very different if they were talking about bringing hordes of would-be voters to thousands of polling stations amid the coronavirus epidemic.
“It would be really difficult,” said Multnomah County elections director Tim Scott. “I feel for the states that still do most of their voting on election day.”
Seven states and Puerto Rico have already postponed their primary elections, and more delays may be in the works. And if the epidemic continues next fall, it could also jeopardize the ability of voters in many states to participate in the November presidential election....
The Tokyo Olympics are postponed. That is a hard one to accept. It will eventually go forward. The venues are still standing and athletes will no doubt keep up their training.
28 percent of Louisiana's coronavirus patients are hospitalized.
March 23, 2020
By David Rasbach
The novel coronavirus pandemic (click here) has cost Whatcom County its signature event in 2020.
Ski to Sea announced Monday, March 23, that it has canceled the 2020 race on Memorial Day Weekend due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19.
“Ski to Sea has been an uninterrupted annual celebration of our community’s diverse outdoor recreational opportunities since 1973,” a Ski to Sea release stated. “Suffice it to say that making the decision to interrupt this tradition of 46 years was difficult and painful....
EXTREME CAUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Kara K. Burris
...“Medical toxicologists (click here) and emergency physicians are warning the public against the use of inappropriate medications and household products to prevent or treat COVID-19. In particular, Banner Health experts emphasize that chloroquine, a malaria medication, should not be ingested to treat or prevent this virus,” reported the Banner Health system.
“Given the uncertainty around COVID-19, we understand that people are trying to find new ways to prevent or treat this virus, but self-medicating is not the way to do so,” said Dr. Daniel Brooks, who works at Banner’s Poison and Drug Information Center as medical director. “The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health.”
The man who died was in his 60s and his wife is in critical condition after both of them ingested chloroquine phosphate. The chemical is an additive frequently used to clean fish tanks, though it is unclear if that’s how they obtained it. It is different from hydroxychloroquine as the latter is a less toxic derivative of chloroquine....
Medications are chemicals, natural or not. That means when mixed in a mouthful of hope they will dissolve and mix in the digestive tract. ONLY TAKE MEDICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY PHYSICANS.
Medications are chemicals, natural or not. That means when mixed in a mouthful of hope they will dissolve and mix in the digestive tract. ONLY TAKE MEDICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY PHYSICANS.
There are concerns that Trump will override Dr. Anthony Fauci's recommendation to continue the social distancing.
THE GOVERNORS ARE IN CHARGE OF THEIR STATES.
This only galvanizes the need for these capable elected officials to continue their vigilance. The Governors know they are on their own and are working as a group.
In a week the positives and those on ventilation will be significant and can speak for themselves.
One thing Americans have to keep in mind is, "What can cancel a USA election?" At the current rate of testing and treatment and recovery, we are on track for the usual election in November. I think that is a legitimate goal that should not be jeopardized by a SECOND ROUND of COVID-19 because the first effort was truncated from being successful in ending it,
March 23, 2020
By Megan Bartels
As the U.S. scrambles (click here) to respond to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, NASA supercomputers are joining the effort to look for potential treatment and vaccine candidates.
A new initiative brings together NASA and the National Science Foundation as well as a host of Department of Energy laboratories, companies and academic institutions. The White House announced the effort, meant to divert spare computing resources to research aimed at slowing the pandemic, today (March 23).
"I'm proud that @NASA is lending our supercomputing expertise to assist in the global fight against COVID-19," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement on Twitter. "For more than six decades the agency has used its expertise to take on challenges that have benefited people worldwide in unexpected ways."...
THE GOVERNORS ARE IN CHARGE OF THEIR STATES.
This only galvanizes the need for these capable elected officials to continue their vigilance. The Governors know they are on their own and are working as a group.
In a week the positives and those on ventilation will be significant and can speak for themselves.
One thing Americans have to keep in mind is, "What can cancel a USA election?" At the current rate of testing and treatment and recovery, we are on track for the usual election in November. I think that is a legitimate goal that should not be jeopardized by a SECOND ROUND of COVID-19 because the first effort was truncated from being successful in ending it,
March 23, 2020
By Megan Bartels
As the U.S. scrambles (click here) to respond to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, NASA supercomputers are joining the effort to look for potential treatment and vaccine candidates.
A new initiative brings together NASA and the National Science Foundation as well as a host of Department of Energy laboratories, companies and academic institutions. The White House announced the effort, meant to divert spare computing resources to research aimed at slowing the pandemic, today (March 23).
"I'm proud that @NASA is lending our supercomputing expertise to assist in the global fight against COVID-19," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement on Twitter. "For more than six decades the agency has used its expertise to take on challenges that have benefited people worldwide in unexpected ways."...
Jared Kushner's advice to Trump is self-serving.
March 18, 2020
The Kushner family (click here) is trying to cash in on the pandemic that could kill millions of us.
Oscar Health, the health insurance company co-founded by Jared Kushner's younger brother, announced Friday it has launched a testing center locator for COVID-19. It shows where more than 100 centers are in the United States. The company is also offering a risk assessment survey and means to talk to a doctor online....
That is interesting. Trump has been stating every person in the USA will not be tested.
I probably wouldn't have looked at this until closer to the elections. But, the USA has not been doing as well under Trump as previous years.
Real GDP growth 1990 to 2019 (click here)
2017 - 2.4 percent
2018 - 2.9 percent
2019 - 2.3 percent
U.S. Nominal (current day value) GDP: (click here) $21.44 trillion - U.S. GDP (PPP): $21.44 trillion. The U.S. has retained its position of being the world's largest economy since 1871. The size of the U.S. economy was at $20.58 trillion in 2018 in nominal terms and is expected to reach $22.32 trillion in 2020.
The Kushner family (click here) is trying to cash in on the pandemic that could kill millions of us.
Oscar Health, the health insurance company co-founded by Jared Kushner's younger brother, announced Friday it has launched a testing center locator for COVID-19. It shows where more than 100 centers are in the United States. The company is also offering a risk assessment survey and means to talk to a doctor online....
That is interesting. Trump has been stating every person in the USA will not be tested.
I probably wouldn't have looked at this until closer to the elections. But, the USA has not been doing as well under Trump as previous years.
2017 - 2.4 percent
2018 - 2.9 percent
2019 - 2.3 percent
U.S. Nominal (current day value) GDP: (click here) $21.44 trillion - U.S. GDP (PPP): $21.44 trillion. The U.S. has retained its position of being the world's largest economy since 1871. The size of the U.S. economy was at $20.58 trillion in 2018 in nominal terms and is expected to reach $22.32 trillion in 2020.
U.S. Nominal GDP: $21.44 trillion
March 20, 2020
By Erik Sherman
The optimistic view (click here) from economic forecasters is that the annual GDP growth rate in the second quarter of 2020 will, at best, be -8%. Others predict as bad as -15%. Combined with educated guesses that the first quarter will also see negative growth in retrospect, there's a good chance the country is already in a recession.
"With the big caveat that we really don't know, I think it's reasonable to look for something like 10% to 15% down," said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James.
I am not worried. The GDP record has also not counted on the increase in a "New COVID-19" economic dynamic. This is at the very least a level headed approach by Fortune. Goldman Sachs CEO is earning his new paycheck saying the loss to the USA GDP will be 24 to 25 percent. That is a lie.
IBD Stock Of The Day: Why Coronavirus Isn't Slamming This Biotech Leader (click here)
IBD Stock Of The Day: Why Coronavirus Isn't Slamming This Biotech Leader (click here)
Louisiana coronavirus cases (click here) see largest single-day spike to 1,172 with surge of test results
The more tested, the more positives are found.
Chancellor Merkel tested negative.
The United States is ten percent of the infected and three percent of the dead.
McConnell is inflammatory and needs to go.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's brother has died.
March 23, 2020
Louisville - Papa John’s (click here) announced Monday the company is hiring up to 20,000 new restaurant team members.
“For anyone looking for immediate ways to earn an income, we’re making it quick and simple to apply, interview and be hired at Papa John’s,” said Marvin Boakye, Papa John’s chief people and diversity officer.
The pizza company is committed to the communities it serves by delivering meals and offering carryout, meeting a valuable need during these challenging times.
“We want to add talented team members to our Papa John’s family across the country to deliver food safely to our customers’ doorsteps. We are in the unique position – as a restaurant that specializes in delivery and carryout – to help our communities through this crisis," he said.
The company is focused on protecting its team members and customers, implementing additional health and safety precautions, like enhanced restaurant sanitation measures and No Contact Delivery. No Contact Delivery provides a limited interaction food drop-off experience and online payment.
McConnell is inflammatory and needs to go.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's brother has died.
March 23, 2020
Louisville - Papa John’s (click here) announced Monday the company is hiring up to 20,000 new restaurant team members.
“For anyone looking for immediate ways to earn an income, we’re making it quick and simple to apply, interview and be hired at Papa John’s,” said Marvin Boakye, Papa John’s chief people and diversity officer.
The pizza company is committed to the communities it serves by delivering meals and offering carryout, meeting a valuable need during these challenging times.
“We want to add talented team members to our Papa John’s family across the country to deliver food safely to our customers’ doorsteps. We are in the unique position – as a restaurant that specializes in delivery and carryout – to help our communities through this crisis," he said.
The company is focused on protecting its team members and customers, implementing additional health and safety precautions, like enhanced restaurant sanitation measures and No Contact Delivery. No Contact Delivery provides a limited interaction food drop-off experience and online payment.
There is no such thing as an "economic patient." It is disgusting and offensive. Next thing people will be asking which patient the real ones or the economy.
Italy's statistics are very scary. Their health care personnel are dying. The country will have people taking care of people and trying to intubate those that need it. The country of Italy needs to take this time to talk to the people not just about staying home and away from infection but to the falling numbers of nurses and doctors.
Intubating a person is not easy and is achieved with an unconscious patient, either through anesthesia or patient condition. It is going to be difficult for average people to intubate, BUT, there are different intubation methods that is far less invasive than an endotracheal tube.
Average people can do this if they are visually trained. It takes skill and nerve to practice and master, but, this is the best option for people needing intubation without enough professional staff.
Laryngeal Mask Airway (click here)
The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a supraglottic airway device developed by British Anesthesiologist Dr. Archi Brain. It has been in use since 1988. Initially designed for use in the operating room as a method of elective ventilation, it is a good alternative to bag-valve-mask ventilation, freeing the hands of the provider with the benefit of less gastric distention. [1] Initially used primarily in the operating room setting, the LMA has more recently come into use in the emergency setting as an important accessory device for management of the difficult airway. [2, 3]...
I will place a picture here to know the difference.
This is the laryngeal mask airway (LMA). It goes into the mouth and down the throat to where the lungs receive air to the lungs, the larynx. The field for insertion should be sterile when at all possible, but, the patient only has to be intubated long enough to recover from the virus. If the field is not sterile the patient will probably need antibiotics following recovery to prevent any other kind of pneumonia from taking hold and making the patient sick again and quite possibly needing the ventilator again. The supplies and instructions should come from Italy's government that knows how to talk to the people to quickly instruct them.
This is an endotracheal tube and all the materials needed to insert it safely. It is highly invasive and the method above is not. This method needs a good deal of training and experience, the method above does not.
The TRICK to endotracheal tubes is KEEPING THEM IN PLACE once inserted. The above method tends to be more unstable in the hands of the naive. But it can be secured to stay in place with regular checking and reinforced taping. The method above is usually surgical and not applied to the long term. The endotracheal tubes are used for extended periods of time.
This is a method that can work for those that can save lives and monitor the patient and maintain tube placement.
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Italy's statistics are very scary. Their health care personnel are dying. The country will have people taking care of people and trying to intubate those that need it. The country of Italy needs to take this time to talk to the people not just about staying home and away from infection but to the falling numbers of nurses and doctors.
Intubating a person is not easy and is achieved with an unconscious patient, either through anesthesia or patient condition. It is going to be difficult for average people to intubate, BUT, there are different intubation methods that is far less invasive than an endotracheal tube.
Average people can do this if they are visually trained. It takes skill and nerve to practice and master, but, this is the best option for people needing intubation without enough professional staff.
Laryngeal Mask Airway (click here)
The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is a supraglottic airway device developed by British Anesthesiologist Dr. Archi Brain. It has been in use since 1988. Initially designed for use in the operating room as a method of elective ventilation, it is a good alternative to bag-valve-mask ventilation, freeing the hands of the provider with the benefit of less gastric distention. [1] Initially used primarily in the operating room setting, the LMA has more recently come into use in the emergency setting as an important accessory device for management of the difficult airway. [2, 3]...
I will place a picture here to know the difference.
The TRICK to endotracheal tubes is KEEPING THEM IN PLACE once inserted. The above method tends to be more unstable in the hands of the naive. But it can be secured to stay in place with regular checking and reinforced taping. The method above is usually surgical and not applied to the long term. The endotracheal tubes are used for extended periods of time.
This is a method that can work for those that can save lives and monitor the patient and maintain tube placement.
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