Is Liberty University so backward that it doesn't have online access? A lot of schools are going cyber to maintain class schedules. This is pure laziness of Liberty University.
March 16, 2020
By Sky Palma
As most schools around the country shutter operations (click here) in response to the coronavirus outbreak and move their classes online, Liberty University will continue as usual, and the decision by the evangelical college has some students angry, according to a report from WDBJ.
Speaking to WDBJ, freshman Alexis Valle thinks the decision is a bad idea.
“I’m from the area and I have a lot of family that have cancer or lung problems in general,” she said. “I don’t want to risk taking it home and spreading it to my family because with the cancer they have, that could potentially really hurt them and potentially even result in death.”...
The number of cases has increased as has the number of deaths in the USA and will increase even while Americans are working to flatten the curve.
March 16, 2020
March 12, 2020
By Dawn Gilbertson
An American Airlines pilot (click here) based in Dallas has tested positive for coronavirus.
American spokesman Curtis Blessing said the airline's chief medical officer and leaders in its pilots' office are in touch with the the pilot, who is based at the airline's hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
There have not been other publicized cases of U.S. airline pilots testing positive, though there have been reports of others in the travel industry testing positive, including airport medical screeners and TSA officers.
"We are in close contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health officials and are coordinating with them on all required health and safety measures,'' Blessing said....
Everyone in the airline industry needs to go home and all fleets sanitized for when the flights begin again.
The pilots, flight attendants, ground crew and baggage handlers should all be on leave until this crisis is over.
Airplanes/Jets can be breeding grounds for COVID-19. I read an article whereby all disembarking passengers were held in lines until they were tested. I don't know what good that is going to do, it isn't going stop anything. This test is not an INSTANT STREP (click here). It is a false sense of safety. It is simpleton logic.
Commercial airliners have pressurized cabins. Those cabins are closed to outside air. In other words, while the air in the plane seems fine and healthy it may contain serious contagions. The longer a person is exposed to contaminated air or surfaces the more chance they have in contracting an illness. THEREFORE. Taking planes for lengthy flights is hideous. And to hold people in lines at the airports is stupid. It only prolongs exposure of the same population of people in the plane.
The tests being required of people entering the country won't be known to positive or negative until 48 hours later.
...Later that evening, (click here) a nurse took two specimens from me—a throat swap and a nasal swab, the latter shoved so far up my nose it felt like I had just snorted wasabi. She informed me they would send the two specimens to Maryland’s public health department for COVID-19 testing, which could take as much as 48 hours. I was then told to go home and await the results. Back at home, I noticed the paperwork did not supply me with a way to track my testing, nor did it provide me with a point of contact for my results—just the usual boilerplate text on how to telephone the ER if I had any general questions....
The idea behind flattening the curve is to keep people moving at a distance from others. An airport does not allow for social distancing. As a matter of fact airports will increase the odds of contracting the virus.
It is best for everyone if they wear face masks in airports. The testing can occur at the time of reservation demanding results at the time of check-in or as the passenger enters the plane and handed a face mask in order to fly. Do away with food and water telling passengers as they make their reservations to bring their own. The bottle size restriction must be observed so the containers from home have to meet current regulations.
The federal government is very weak. It has lost it's expertise and opened the country up to a very dangerous virus. Below is a story from Reddit of stupidity and a perfect example of simpleton logic from. This is also a very small population of people, even below that of the restriction of a 50 person gathering.
March 16, 2020
South Korean church sprayed (click here) salt water inside followers' mouths, believing it would prevent coronavirus. 46 people got infected because they used the same nozzle
The number of cases has increased as has the number of deaths in the USA and will increase even while Americans are working to flatten the curve.
March 16, 2020
The latest on the pandemic (click here)
- The U.S. death toll has climbed to more than 60. Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans will "have to hunker down significantly more."
- According to Johns Hopkins University data, COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have surpassed 3,000 and there are more than 6,000 deaths worldwide.
- A number of U.S. states and cities have announced the closures of bars and restaurants for dine-in service, allowing only takeout and delivery to avoid crowds. The Center for Disease Control recommended no gatherings of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks....
The circumstances at the Today Show is very worrisome. I think Roker and Melvin are correct in staying at home.
March 16, 2020
By Yohana Desta
The novel coronavirus has hit the Today show. (click here) On Monday, anchor Savannah Guthrie announced that a staffer on the third hour of the morning show had contracted the disease, prompting anchors Al Roker and Craig Melvin to take the day off and trace their contacts. Both, Guthrie added, are not ill, but rather taking all necessary precautions in this period of uncertainty....
March 16, 2020
By Yohana Desta
The novel coronavirus has hit the Today show. (click here) On Monday, anchor Savannah Guthrie announced that a staffer on the third hour of the morning show had contracted the disease, prompting anchors Al Roker and Craig Melvin to take the day off and trace their contacts. Both, Guthrie added, are not ill, but rather taking all necessary precautions in this period of uncertainty....
The virus is highly contagious. That means of the staffer was in and working before diagnosed that area is contaminated and requires intense cleaning and preferably by professionals. Roker and Melvin are absolutely correct in being precautious.
The commercial passenger airlines should be shut down immediately.
By Dawn Gilbertson
An American Airlines pilot (click here) based in Dallas has tested positive for coronavirus.
American spokesman Curtis Blessing said the airline's chief medical officer and leaders in its pilots' office are in touch with the the pilot, who is based at the airline's hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
There have not been other publicized cases of U.S. airline pilots testing positive, though there have been reports of others in the travel industry testing positive, including airport medical screeners and TSA officers.
"We are in close contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health officials and are coordinating with them on all required health and safety measures,'' Blessing said....
Everyone in the airline industry needs to go home and all fleets sanitized for when the flights begin again.
The pilots, flight attendants, ground crew and baggage handlers should all be on leave until this crisis is over.
Airplanes/Jets can be breeding grounds for COVID-19. I read an article whereby all disembarking passengers were held in lines until they were tested. I don't know what good that is going to do, it isn't going stop anything. This test is not an INSTANT STREP (click here). It is a false sense of safety. It is simpleton logic.
Commercial airliners have pressurized cabins. Those cabins are closed to outside air. In other words, while the air in the plane seems fine and healthy it may contain serious contagions. The longer a person is exposed to contaminated air or surfaces the more chance they have in contracting an illness. THEREFORE. Taking planes for lengthy flights is hideous. And to hold people in lines at the airports is stupid. It only prolongs exposure of the same population of people in the plane.
The tests being required of people entering the country won't be known to positive or negative until 48 hours later.
...Later that evening, (click here) a nurse took two specimens from me—a throat swap and a nasal swab, the latter shoved so far up my nose it felt like I had just snorted wasabi. She informed me they would send the two specimens to Maryland’s public health department for COVID-19 testing, which could take as much as 48 hours. I was then told to go home and await the results. Back at home, I noticed the paperwork did not supply me with a way to track my testing, nor did it provide me with a point of contact for my results—just the usual boilerplate text on how to telephone the ER if I had any general questions....
The idea behind flattening the curve is to keep people moving at a distance from others. An airport does not allow for social distancing. As a matter of fact airports will increase the odds of contracting the virus.
It is best for everyone if they wear face masks in airports. The testing can occur at the time of reservation demanding results at the time of check-in or as the passenger enters the plane and handed a face mask in order to fly. Do away with food and water telling passengers as they make their reservations to bring their own. The bottle size restriction must be observed so the containers from home have to meet current regulations.
The federal government is very weak. It has lost it's expertise and opened the country up to a very dangerous virus. Below is a story from Reddit of stupidity and a perfect example of simpleton logic from. This is also a very small population of people, even below that of the restriction of a 50 person gathering.
March 16, 2020
South Korean church sprayed (click here) salt water inside followers' mouths, believing it would prevent coronavirus. 46 people got infected because they used the same nozzle
Currently, the Roman Catholic Church has the strictest rules of any organization. I spoke with 85 year old mother yesterday, even though she is basically housebound, she is fine, happy and catching up on reading. She is a cornerstone of her church. They have stopped masses and meetings regardless of the number of people attending. The priests are on call as always for attending to the sick and the dead.
My mother was in church yesterday when the priest was providing all the changes the congregation will experience as issued by the Pope when another priest walked into the sanctuary and onto the alter. He showed a paper to the priest carrying out the mass and suddenly the scene changed. The papers stated the church would be closed and the congregation was to go home and stay home as much as possible. They clearly got the message this was a very bad virus and they weren't to take chances.
Flattening the curve through social distancing will work, but, not if its principles aren't carried out well.
My mother was in church yesterday when the priest was providing all the changes the congregation will experience as issued by the Pope when another priest walked into the sanctuary and onto the alter. He showed a paper to the priest carrying out the mass and suddenly the scene changed. The papers stated the church would be closed and the congregation was to go home and stay home as much as possible. They clearly got the message this was a very bad virus and they weren't to take chances.
Flattening the curve through social distancing will work, but, not if its principles aren't carried out well.
