This is an article about the socio-economic problem in California. I think Mississippi is still the poorest state in the country, yes?
March 7, 2020
By John Eligon
Oakland - Several days (click here) had passed since the congestion in her chest left her feeling suffocated and racing to the emergency room. Now, Lisa McClendon, 64, was trying to level with her respiratory therapist about why her asthma had flared up again.
In recent months, she explained from her cramped studio apartment in downtown Oakland, Calif., the money from Uber driving had not been enough to buy the nutritional supplements that help to keep her asthma under control. The therapist, Rochelle Allen, heard things like this often. She mostly treats African-Americans like Ms. McClendon who struggle to make ends meet, and whose health problems can be exacerbated by social factors like a lack of insurance, healthy food options and recreational opportunities.
But Ms. Allen also saw another culprit in the asthma attack.
“You have to use your controller,” she said, waving an orange inhaler that Ms. McClendon was not using twice a day as instructed....
I am just not in the mood to be delicate, but, the cities in the country have the highest population of ill and dead. It is due to the density of the population.
I fully expect a thorough study of the socio-economic dynamics of the victims of COVID-19. Why? Because each Mississippi and Florida are known to be voter suppressors in very unethical ways.
Yes, I think these governors are that diabolical and stupid. They will be held responsible for the cruelty of their decisions to ALLOW disease to run rampant in their citizen populations AND the young visitors for Spring Break that could be said to be VECTORS to all the other states in the country.
So, with that said, I think these governors are nothing short of racists.
Alaska Airlines are canceling some of the flights (click here). I was hoping at least one of the states would be safe from the transmission, but, I guess not. There are also Native Americans in Alaska that could be suffering without saying a word. Someone in Alaska needs to throw some PPE in planes and helicopters and check the distant natives and distant citizens. I hope the digital and radio communicators are intact. Coast Guards will be helpful, but, there are people that live at a distance in the interior of Alaska, too.
There is talk on the internet about who exactly is essential and who is not. Some of the dialogues are interesting, some are silly and angry and others are downright funny and they are intended to be funny. This is a more serious article from "The Chicago Tribune." I think the author picked up on some of the dialogue in the country either by coincidence or purpose.
I haven't seen IT people as essential, but, I am not going to pretend to have seen all the lists in the country either. I think the Americans at home to prevent the spread of the virus and flatten the curve are grateful IT is at work.
March 25, 2020
By Alexia Elejandre-Ruiz
So you’re an essential worker. (click here) That means you can go to work while the rest of Illinois abides by a mandate to stay home in hopes of minimizing the spread of the coronavirus.
Some people are grateful for the continued paycheck. Others worry their own safety concerns aren’t being considered, and dispute how indispensable they really are.
“There are certainly going to be instances where employees who are deemed essential will be concerned about going to work,” said Lauren Novak, a partner in the labor and employment practice at Chicago-based Schiff Hardin. “Employers will need to be flexible but also be very clear that they have to show up. It is going to be very difficult for employers in essential industries to strike that balance.”...
"NOLA" has a story about front line workers (click here)
Evidently, golfers are good at measuring distance. Ya know. Feet from the pin and social distancing.
March 25, 2020
By Teddy Greenstein
The headline on the Chicago Tribune’s weather page (click here) Wednesday sounded more like a commandment than a prediction: “Enjoy today before a wet end to the week.”
For many Chicagoans, that meant retrieving golf clubs from the garage and ignoring the “stay at home” requests from elected officials.
For Jeff Carrier, it meant playing nine holes under a sunny sky at the Village Links of Glen Ellyn.
“This is the happiest I’ve been in 10 days,” he said. “I hate being cooped up indoors. I’m getting exercise and interacting with human beings.”
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Florida is out pacing New Jersey.
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....
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....
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.
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