Long before it was suggested, Governor Whitmer reached out to the citizens in a online town hall.

Record of COVID-19 cases (click here)

April 30, 2020

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (click here) hosted a virtual town hall meeting to answer questions from the public related to the coronavirus pandemic

There were a wide variety of questions asked during the virtual meeting, ranging from auto plant changes to when we can expect to see and play sports again.

When asked about the possible changes there will be for auto plants to practice social distancing, Governor Whitmer said, "I've been having regular conversations with Rory Gamble, the president of UAW, and they've been working closely to make sure they've got protocols to keep people safe when they return to work whether it is implementing Plexiglas dividers, not having big shift changes, or having one third of the workforce. I believe the Big 3 have a lot of great protocols."...

People are concerned whether it is safe to start reopening and some wonder what that timeline looks like. However, it seems there is no timeline according to Governor Whitmer. "What we know at this point is we are comfortable turning that dial and re-engaging our construction industry," said Governor Whitmer, "There will be additional industries that will come online in the coming days, but we are watching these numbers."...

This is a graph (click here) of the COVID-19 confirmed cases in Michigan. Wikipedia is developing graphs to track the virus. There really isn't enough testing data that provides excellent statistics right now. I think the states and federal officials are trying to find a downward trend to the virus infections, but, part of the problem is the availability of testing for more definitive statistics.

To add to the discussion, I would expect the graph of most states that reopen their economies to look similar to this. There would be a spike in the number of confirmed cases followed by a reduction before another aspect of the economy was opened. The defining factor is the ability of the health care system to respond to additional cases.

I think it is very important for Americans to understand the loosening of stay at home orders is not the end of continued vigilance. The population of people most vulnerable is still going to be vulnerable. It is the lethality of this virus and quite possibly the long-lasting effects of it that should be of most concern to Americans.

May 1, 2020

The rising number of COVID-19 deaths (click here) in Michigan has prompted the state to activate the Michigan Mortuary Response Team (MI-MORT) for the first time in its history.

MI-MORT is a collaborative effort of approximately 40 volunteers from across the state, including medical examiners and investigators, law enforcement, forensic scientists, chaplains and funeral directors....

This is from an article in the New York Times. It is called "COVID Toes."

Chilblains, (click here) the painful red inflammations that are normally associated with exposure to cold air. A similar condition has been showing up in Covid-19 patients.

There is a growing library of knowledge that points to the attack by the virus to all systems of the human body. Looking at that picture, one has to wonder if this is permanent damage to tissue that can lead to other more unfavorable outcomes, or will it heal? Whoever expected this level of disturbance of the human body by a virus?

May 1, 2020
By Roni Caryn Rabin

Before the coronavirus outbreak, Dr. Lindy Fox, a dermatologist in San Francisco, used to see four or five patients a year with chilblains — painful red or purple lesions that typically emerge on fingers or toes in the winter.

Over the past few weeks, she has seen dozens.

“All of a sudden, we are inundated with toes,” said Dr. Fox, who practices at the University of California, San Francisco. “I’ve got clinics filled with people coming in with new toe lesions. And it’s not people who had chilblains before — they’ve never had anything like this.”

It’s also not the time of year for chilblains, which are caused by inflammation in small blood vessels in reaction to cold or damp conditions. “Usually, we see it in the dead of winter,” Dr. Fox said....

The release of the first drug (click here) found to actually have an effect on SARS-CoV-2 is wonderful. I think some of the dialogue regarding this virus that is not engaged yet is the permanence of any damage the virus might have caused. This is not the flu. My concern is that Americans may come away with permanent damage and quite possibly handicapped because of their injuries from this virus. Basically, are the patients showing disorientation because of brain involvement, either cellular damage or brain swelling, continue to suffer from these deficits after they no longer test positive for the virus?

April 15, 2020
By Amy Norton

...But those severe infections (click here) are not only damaging people's lungs. Doctors are also seeing injuries to the heart -- from heart attack to inflammation of the heart muscle, to potentially fatal heart arrhythmias....

Here again, the issue is nervous system tissue. The heart has its own nervous system that innervates the heartbeat. So, we know there are red eyes, brain involvement, severe insult to the skin at the extremities, and heart impairments.

Where is this lousy virus getting a foothold? What mechanism of the cell does it find success with an invasion of it's RNA? Perhaps the first therapeutic for patients is to provide an IV of Normal Saline with potassium supplement to help the cells if they are being disturbed by the virus. It might soothe the inflammation and power the cell to mitigate any damage.

The sodium/potassium pump (click here) also known as the Na+/K+ pump or Na+/K+-ATPase, this is a protein pump found in the cell membrane of neurons (and other animal cells). It acts to transport sodium and potassium ions across the cell membrane in a ratio of 3 sodium ions out for every 2 potassium ions brought in. In the process, the pump helps to stabilize membrane potential, and thus is essential in creating the conditions necessary for the firing of action potentials.

No one should be taking the virus or the return of economic dynamics lightly. Testing is essential to avoidance of furthering it's advance through the society of the USA.

Journalism standard. Who reminds FOX News daily there is something called a journalism standard? Whatever is said today by Joe Biden will be dissected and served up very differently than any journalism standard. Where was the journalism standard when sports figures are accused of sexual assault. There are different standards for women and men.

A former Senate staffer (click here) for Joe Biden claims that he sexually assaulted her in 1993. Biden on Friday said "unequivocally, it never, never happened...

I can't' find a description of Ms. Reade's job at the Biden office? I am trying to find a reference to her job description. Besides carrying a gym bag to the place where Biden was waiting for it, what did she do? 

Joe Biden (click here) denied a former Senate staffer's allegation of sexual assault on Friday, saying “this never happened.”

Another thing I observed that occurred as Joe Biden stated his denial of any allegations is the rapid release of that by the media. The media already had their articles ready to publish as soon as he uttered his first sentence. Literally, I was looking at my phone while he spoke and as soon as the period at the end of the sentence of denial occurred NPR released the headline stating Biden denied any allegations. I thought to myself, "Gee, the media certainly types fast."

Shame on any media outlet that composed their article OF FACT before the appearance of the former Vice President.

But, what is lacking in Ms. Reade's complaint is context. She is placed on the day of her complaint carrying a gym bag to then Senator Biden. The entire complaint is sterile as to the context in which she worked including her job description. What I find offensive is that this is 1993 and women working in an office are still FETCHING things for their boss. I thought by 1993 the coffee pot was everyone's responsibility. Did Ms. Reade regularly handle menial tasks for the Senator and why? I find the idea she fetched his gym bag to his location is offensive. At the coffee pot these days, everyone gets their own. If I was asked to bring my boss a cup of coffee or his gym bag I'd tell him to get his own and firmly stand that being a handmaiden was not in the job description.

She is a pretty woman with great legs, yes?

Always believe the woman. That is the new rule. They are to be believed when they report about Trump and they are to be believed when they report about Joe Biden.

I have wanted to approach this case for about a week or so after reading Ms. Reade's accounting of a sexual assault by then Senator Joe Biden. The reason I haven't approached this up to now is that this is not a blatantly obvious case as many in the past have been. In the morning Former Vice President Joe Biden will be interviewed about this, so I wanted to put my thoughts here and now rather than to appear to be influenced otherwise. I have been giving this issue some thought and there is no real path that is straight forward. A lot of this case relies on the reporting of one woman having been sexually assaulted. I am not going to apologize for my views, which may be harsh, and I also believe Ms. Reade has the right to validate her experience.

It appears to me there is no criminal case against Joe Biden and here is why. There is no corroborating evidence. The "touching" that women state occurred was not criminal. I will get to Ms. Reade in a minute. When hearing the reporting from the women about their feelings in regard to their episodes with Joe Biden, none rose to any level of criminal. They didn't like it, but, it was not a crime. It was up to them to approach the former Vice President about the discomfort they felt at the time he touched them.

From the reporting in Fortune magazine I have included below, by several credible newspapers of Ms. Reade's claim, none have turned up any information to support Ms. Reade's reporting of sexual assault.

To begin, in this particular case, the politics of the day will not be effected by any revelations about Joe Biden. Currently, the only reason Donald John Trump is not up on charges related to "the other women" in his life is that he is in office. His payoffs of the women he was involved with is well documented.

Let's just say Ms. Meade is correct. Her reporting about Biden along with the other women reporting about Donald John Trump negates each other politically. As a matter of fact, between the two candidates, women, minorities, and the Middle Class have received more benefits from Joe Biden than they ever did Donald John Trump. So, when it comes to the politics of infidelity and the presidency, Joe Biden has proven to act in favor of women for decades and Trump has not.

The Violence Against Women Act was written and passed three years before the reported incident by Ms. Meade. So, no one can say this was done in anticipation of a woman assaulted calling him out on it. This was written and passed into law because Former Senator and Vice President Biden actually wanted to protect people that could not protect themselves. We all know the resistance this law receives from the political right in the USA.

On June 20, 1990, (click here) then-Senator Joe Biden introduced the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the United States Congress. This act was a landmark piece of legislation that changed the way our country responded to domestic violence and sexual assault. VAWA changed law enforcement practices, improved the criminal justice system, and created a network of services for victims. The bill established new federal crimes of interstate domestic violence and stalking, doubled penalties for repeat sex offenders, and sparked the passage of laws at the state level to protect victims.  Since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994, rates of domestic violence have decreased by over 50%....

Additionally, when it comes to the politics of China, if the stories of Hunter and Joe Biden are true, then Trump has nothing to point to in relation to any business with China. Trump is as guilty of patronizing China to enhance his wealth as his opponent.

But, as to Ms. Meade. She has a difficult case to prove. Other women have been seeking to prove their cases against Trump as well. They are doing it through the courts. If Ms. Meade wants to mark her experience as valid then she needs to file her case in the civil courts. She should seek proper mitigation in the way of monies for any damage to her career, embarrassment within her life, and any lingering pain over a once fond relationship with Joe Biden. She is important and her case should be pursued. These issues have been pursued before with presidential candidates even after they were elected.

Her reporting is also not the monster of Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, or Jeffery Epstein of modern times. These three men had many accusers that repeated the same stories validating common facts. That does not exist in Ms. Meade's case. The trauma she states she experienced is not repeated by other women. Her recollection is of sexual assault and she stands alone in that reality.

I am sorry she has had such a difficult time working with the former Senator Biden. I hope she can find the strength and will to find a legal path for the offenses against her conscience. I am confident she is a wonderful person that has suffered. She needs to be validated in some way and relieved of the burden all this has placed upon her. Such memories are a weight on women and do effect their best outcomes to their careers, life, and love.

Personally, I am disappointed. I always thought of Joe Biden as a person without marks against him. Ms. Meade changes the way I think about Joe Biden, but, it does not effect my political views. In all honesty, I sincerely wanted Senator Elizabeth Warren or Senator Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nomination for president. I sincerely believe for women to finally be treated as equals we need to elect a woman to the presidency. But, there have been several highly qualified women over the past half-decade and they were all pushed aside.

I look forward to Former Vice President Biden's interview and I sincerely wish Ms. Meade peace and resolution to any scars still remaining.

April 29, 2020
By Jack Brewster

April 3, 2019: Reade became one of eight women (click here) who accused Biden of inappropriate touching last year, telling her local California newspaper, The Union, that while Biden “used to put his hand on my shoulder and run his finger up my neck,” she didn’t feel she was a victim of sexualization, instead comparing it to being treated like an inanimate object, like a lamp. "It’s pretty. Set it over there," she told the paper. "Then when it’s too bright, you throw it away." Reade said her responsibilities in Biden’s office were reduced after she refused to serve drinks at an event....

What does it mean to be an essential worker? A national hero?

Any essential worker, regardless of type of employment, has to be provided N95 masks. If a worker is designated “essential” it is understood they are “essential within the context of a national emergency.”

A very deadly virus migrated to the USA and established a substantial threat to human life. Therefore, if a person is essential they must be protected from contracting this virus. Essential workers by definition have an important role in the national emergency. “Essential workers” has a specific understanding to their importance. That definition within the national emergency has to be upheld by judges to protect the essential workers and the role they play in protecting the entire country.

There is only one way to protect essential workers in the important role; N95 masks to end the spread along with testing and quarantine and healthcare for those that test positive. When a person tests positive there must be contact tracing, testing those contacted, quarantine and healthcare of all those that were contacts.

The companies involved with essential employees must work closely with local, county and state health professionals. Voluntary compliance is always nice and always welcome, but, any resistance must move immediately to court to secure appropriate measures. This is a national health emergency. It is just that important.

The lethality of SARS-CoV-2 cannot be debated. The statistics surrounding this global pandemic will change as more time passes, but, the ravaged lives it has left in it's path only reveal the danger this virus brought to every life everywhere in the world. The statistics don't lie!

April 28, 2020
By Josh Katz, Denise Lu and Margot Sanger-Katz

Total deaths in seven states (click here) that have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic are nearly 50 percent higher than normal for the five weeks from March 8 through April 11, according to new death statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is 9,000 more deaths than were reported as of April 11 in official counts of deaths from the coronavirus.

The new data is partial and most likely undercounts the recent death toll significantly. But it still illustrates how the coronavirus is causing a surge in deaths in the places it has struck, probably killing more people than the reported statistics capture. These increases belie arguments that the virus is only killing people who would have died anyway from other causes. Instead, the virus has brought a pattern of deaths unlike anything seen in recent years....

The infection rate of SARS-CoV-2 is incredible. It spreads without a hurdle and in that is THE TRUTH.

The truth is there is no taking this virus lightly or propagandizing it's impact or wishing to make it go away. This virus first made it into the USA's cities WITH EASE because of international plane travel. Once in the most densely populated cities in the country, it spread undetected from person to person because city living requires closeness of people to each other. Subways are a primary method of travel to many city dwellers and they are packed full of people going to and from home and to and from work and to and from quality of life venues such as opera houses, stage plays, theaters and sports venues. 

We value the quality of life in the USA. It is a mandate to the rewards of work. But, at every turn in densely populated cities, there was an unreported invasion of a virus no one could stop, but, only hope to live through with the help of the dearly dedicated people of the USA health care system.

The DEEP TRUTH to this entire episode in the USA is that we are missing people because of the willful neglect of the very basic knowledge needed to PREVENT the invasion of an unwanted visitor. The American people are and were COMPROMISED by a president with false and fatal values.

This virus came from China to the USA because an impeached president thought he could hide the truth and continue his "talking con game" for his political benefit.

SARS-CoV-2 made it to the USA and spread because of a single man that would not listen to his own intelligence agencies or the experts working to end the infections before it started.

That is the truth all of us have to live with now and many of us died because of it.

Every life is important. If there is a very stable genius in any of this it is Anthony Fauci.

In a short period of time, scientists have identified enzymes that SARS-CoV-2 uses to invade the body and occupy it to produce replicas of itself. It was not only discovered but, the scientists now have a method to block the use of that enzyme to hijack the human body.

The idea that every life regardless of who it is and where they are geographically on Earth is important when it comes to disease vs. wellness is the cornerstone of American wellness and longevity. It is not only the cornerstone of American health, but it is also the best method of international relations all over the world. It sets the USA apart from all others and equips allies with important information to protect them as well.

April 29, 2020
By Steven Nelson

White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci (click here) said Wednesday that research finding the drug remdesivir reduces coronavirus recovery times is a “highly significant” breakthrough that will improve COVID-19 treatment.

Fauci told reporters in the Oval Office that a study finding that the drug reduced hospitalization times was akin to an early breakthrough in treating HIV.

“Although a 31 percent improvement doesn’t seem like a knockout hundred percent, it’s a very important proof of concept. Because what it has proven is that a drug can block this virus,” Fauci said.

“It was reminiscent of 34 years ago, in 1986, when we were struggling for drugs for HIV, and we had nothing,” Fauci said. “We did the first randomized placebo-controlled trial with ACT, which turned out to give an effect that was modest. But that was not the endgame because of building on that every year after we did better and better. We had better drugs of the same type.”...

This discovery is important and as Dr. Fauci stated it will be built on by others with a perhaps slightly different focus. This is the beginning of the end of the rampage of SARS-CoV-2. It has come remarkably quickly.

What difference does it make? What is Trump going to do, start WWIII?

There are two issues within this pandemic in regard to it's origins and spread. The origins are one issue and the spread is the second. Trump failed to stop the spread and instead leaned into propaganda and wishful thinking the statistics from SARS-CoV-2 would melt into the flu statistics. Trump plotted against the American people for his politics.

April 30, 2020
By Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Adam Goldman

Washington - Senior Trump administration officials (click here) have pushed American spy agencies to hunt for evidence to support an unsubstantiated theory that a government laboratory in Wuhan, China, was the origin of the coronavirus outbreak, according to current and former American officials. The effort comes as President Trump escalates a public campaign to blame China for the pandemic.

Some intelligence analysts are concerned that the pressure from administration officials will distort assessments about the virus and that they could be used as a political weapon in an intensifying battle with China over a disease that has infected more than three million people across the globe.

Most intelligence agencies remain skeptical that conclusive evidence of a link to a lab can be found, and scientists who have studied the genetics of the coronavirus say that the overwhelming probability is that it leapt from animal to human in a nonlaboratory setting, as was the case with H.I.V., Ebola and SARS....

SARS, MERS and Ebola all were stopped before a global pandemic occurred. It was done with ease. The difference between these outbreaks is the leadership of the USA and it's role in international relations. All three of those were stopped successfully and without a great deal of debt. There is nothing that different about this virus. 

Trump did not have good relations with China, he removed scientists from the payroll of the federal government and the very stable genius believed he knew more than anyone else and could outfox a virus. That is what occurred in the USA.

It not only occurred in the USA but, the entire world BECAUSE the USA didn't act to end the pandemic before it started. Up to this administration in the White House, the entire world counted on the benevolent nature of the USA. Greed never came before the well being of people. That is not so with some entities of Wall Street, but, it is true of the USA in stopping tragedy.

April 24, 2020
By Neel V. Patel

Coronavirus testing (click here) in the US is nowhere near where it should be. A recent road map suggested we need to test upwards of 20 million people every day in order to safely reopen the economy (we’re currently running around 150,000 a day). To scale up, we need to move beyond conventional methods—and that might require an entirely different type of test.

The gold standard for covid-19 testing is the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. In a PCR test, genetic material collected in a nasal swab is copied millions or billions of times over so that markers for covid-19 infection can be identified (the virus’s RNA is too tiny to identify on its own, but making more copies makes it easier to find). PCR testing isn’t perfect, but it’s seen as the most accurate form of testing available for viruses. Unfortunately, it takes time, energy, and trained personnel to run these tests. That makes PCR testing too hard to scale up to the numbers we really need....

Antigen testing has begun in the USA. It is proving to reveal the underbelly of COVID-19. Many more Americans have been exposed to the virus than previously believed. The current statistics reveal that if the virus went unchecked in the USA that 1 million people would have died rather than 2.2 million. That is still five times more lethal than the annual flu. It was right to stop the virus in it's spread. It is still right to stop the virus in it's spread. It is right to care about the lives of Americans over profits.

The antigen testing needs to go forward with vigor and REVEAL how and when the American workforce can SAFELY return to their jobs.

April 26, 2020
By Charles Davis

Back in March, (click here) US President Donald Trump promised that "anybody that wants a test can get a test." That was not true then — but, eight weeks later, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says it is now the case in his city, making it the first in the nation to achieve the milestone.

"We know that coronavirus is a silent killer that moves quietly through the population," Garcetti said at an April 29 press conference, announcing the move. As of Wednesday night, Los Angeles had over 1,000 deaths from the virus and 22,485 cases.

"Many people who transmit the disease — this is why it is so deadly — don't know that they have it," the mayor noted. "And this illustrates why making testing available to anyone who wants it is essential. We heard national leaders talk about that in early March, but it's difficult for folks to scale that ."...

I wish American workers would know their rights and respect there own sense of safety AND VALUE!

March 9, 2020

Question 1. May an employer (click here) send home an employee involuntarily who has or is exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19?

Answer 1. Yes. In response to the current COVID-19 outbreak, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has cited its 2009 pandemic H1N1 flu guidance, which states that advising workers with symptoms to go home either (a) is not a disability-related action if the illness is akin to seasonal influenza or (b) is permitted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if the illness is serious enough to pose a direct threat to the employee or coworkers.  Further, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidance advises that employees with symptoms of acute respiratory illness and a fever (greater than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 37.8 degrees Celsius, using an oral thermometer) should stay home. Of course, employers should apply this type of policy uniformly and in a manner that does not discriminate based on any protected characteristic (e.g., national origin, gender, race, etc.)....

The only people Donald John Trump or any other of his morons can demand to accept life-threatening danger in their jobs is the USA military.

...Q4. When may an employee who was sent home for exhibiting symptoms (subjective or measured fever, cough, difficulty breathing) return to work?

A4. The CDC has indicated that in general business settings (i.e., non-healthcare settings where individuals in the workplace are not at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19), employees may return to work at least 24 hours after no longer having or exhibiting (a) a fever (defined by the CDC as a temperature greater than 100.4º F or 37.8º C), (b) signs of a fever [what the CDC means is unclear], and (c) any other symptoms, without the aid of fever-reducing medicines (e.g., anything containing ibuprofen or acetaminophen) or other symptom-masking medicines (e.g., cough suppressants).

The return-to-work standards and time periods may be different for an individual with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. Employers should consult the CDC’s and other public health authorities’ guidance.

Employers considering implementation of policies beyond the CDC’s guidance (e.g., a longer “return to work” time period) should consider the basis for those and consult with legal counsel.

An employer may want to meet with any returning employees to remind them to practice good respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene, avoid close contact with individuals who appear to be sick, and stay home if they begin to feel sick, for the health and safety of those employees and their coworkers, as well as the continued operations of the employer....

Any person being threatened by their governor to report to work or else is violating the law. The law they are violating is harassment. There are also issues of terroristic threats when anyone is threatening another USA citizen with harm in any manner.

Harassment (click here) is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA).

Harassment is unwelcome conduct that is based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. Harassment becomes unlawful where 1) enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment, or 2) the conduct is severe or pervasive enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive....

Run, do not walk, to the nearest attorneys that can uphold the integrity of a person to a right to work IN SAFETY and NOT IN DANGER of contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus!

Many people believe (click here) that because Iowa is an at-will state, employees have no rights and can be terminated for any reason at all. Luckily, this is not true. With experience handling all types of employment law cases, we at Higgins Law Firm, PLLC, understand that it’s essential to combine education with strong representation....

My understanding of the meat processing plants that Trump is using to carry out his ego-driven dictatorship is not providing N-95 masks, a separate residence for their employees from their family to ensure they are not bringing SARS-CoV-2 virus to their spouses, roommates or children.

There is an order Trump used to compel the meat processing plants to produce meat regardless of the dangers of the virus and/or orders of the CDC. That does not mean the employees are compelled to compromise their safety or that of their families to carry out the employer's responsibility. This is a virus that has already killed workers in meat processing plants.

Meat Processing Plants may have to purchase meat from other countries to fulfill Trump's demand.

While Trump is compelling the meat processing plants to provide food to the American people, there is no clear definition that employees under threat by dangerous working conditions have to meet the need of their employers.

Rosie the Riveter never faced death on the job.

If Pence can't even take care of himself, he will never take care of Americans.

Vice President Mike Pence (click here) visits the molecular testing lab at Mayo Clinic Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Rochester, Minn., where he toured the facilities supporting COVID-19 research and treatment.

It is gross neglect and abuse of power exhibited by the Vice President. Trump stated some time ago that Pence had to conduct himself as Trump would. We already know Trump refuses to wear masks. This is nothing short of a political stunt setting the absolutely worst example possible to the country and international community. The Trump administration is a disgrace.

A lot of news about COVID-19 today.

The most urgent is the strokes our young people are experiencing in regard to COVID-19. We know young adults went to Florida beaches, contracted SARS-CoV-2 and then carried it back into the country. We also know will these young people sustain well against the virus and my only feel like the flue, this is NOT the flu and the myths need to end.

We also know the virus itself is very, very dangerous, and causes blood clots. As a result of these clots, there are strokes in young adults and quite possibly heart attacks in middle age and older adults.

Deaths have occurred across the spectrum of age and no one is exempt from a dangerous pathology.

Young adults need to call 911 immediately as soon as their symptom of strokes begins. If there is someone to drive them and traffic is not usually heavy, then they can drive to the ER. Kindly remember EMTs have a direct link to an ER doctor and treatment begins when they arrive. There are many reasons to call 911 and sit tight but if it is more prudent to be driven to the ER then do so safely.

BUT, the important issue is that strokes are recognized at all ages and require a hospital and doctor to adequately address this type of emergency. With that, what then are the symptoms of a stroke?

This is an interesting icon to begin to understand the signs of a stroke. This is from a health care system (click here).
The word FAST is used by the American Stroke Association (click here).

But, basically, a stroke attacks everything that makes us human.

B - Our ability to walk and run is effected with a loss or impairment of balance. 

E -When it comes to the eyes, the question is What are you seeing?" But perhaps the person is also being affected in their speech. When look at the eyes to determine if the pupils are equal. If they are not there is something seriously wrong going on with the person.

F - Facial droop is a cardinal sign of a stroke. If there is any facial drooping call 911 immediately. 

A - Any changes in arms or legs in the way a person would normally control them. If for any reason the arms or legs are not NORMAL then an emergency is occurring, especially if the limb has become weak or flaccid.

S - I mentioned speech difficulty. It can occur in that the person is not able to speak or speak well, but, also if their statements are estranged from the person's normal. If for whatever reason an answer to a question is not forthcoming or not cohesive to the moment in time and the subject at hand, they are most likely struggling with their cognition and need to go to the hospital.

T - The last element is TIME. Take action quickly. Do not doubt your decision. If a person has any of the signs of a stroke, immediately act to assist. There is NO SHAME in being helpful. Call 911 immediately and let the EMTs do their job.

As mentioned blood clots can cause heart attacks. They can also what is called "thrombosis." Some of the most dangerous are those in the lungs that effect breathing and cause chest pain. Lung thrombosis (blood clot) can also travel to the heart. Other thromboses are those found in the leg, they are frequently called "Deep Vein Thrombosis." They are as equally dangerous as a lung thrombosis.

It can be difficult to decide (click here) when you should go to the emergency department. By knowing the signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, you can empower yourself to make the best healthcare decisions for you.

Signs of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) include:

- Swelling of the legs, ankles, or feet
- Discomfort, heaviness, pain, aching, throbbing, itching, or warmth in the legs
- Skin changes in the leg such as discoloration, thickening, or ulceration

Signs of pulmonary thrombosis:

- Sudden shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Coughing up blood
- Rapid or irregular heart rate

Blood clots are very abnormal occurrences in the human body. They are very dangerous to the people experiencing them. It is important to recognize the signs of a blood clot and act to help and end the danger.

Depending on where the blood clot is found the emergency room doctors will know how to proceed. There are anti-thrombolytics that work immediately and end the threat of the blood clot, but, sometimes surgery is needed to remove the clot and possibly close a leaking blood vessel. Any of these treatments are important and saves lives. Frequently when these therapeutic measures are applied there will be no lingering effects of the blood clot or stroke and life can return to normal. The medicines that treat these clots are amazing. But, they can only be given in the ER under the observation of health care professionals.

Every life is important.

Now it is obvious. Trump is not interested in solving the problems, but, only to cause them.

No one is dying on my behalf. I am home and will not eat meat coming from "hotspots."

April 28, 2020
By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez

President Donald Trump (click here) is expected to sign a five-page executive order under the Defense Production Act to compel meat processing plants to remain open amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump had highlighted the order during an Oval Office meeting with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that was opened up to reporters.

"We're going to sign an executive order today, I believe, and that'll solve any liability problems," Trump said on Tuesday.

The President is expected to sign the order after some companies, such as Tyson Foods, were considering only keeping 20% of their facilities open. The vast majority of processing plants could have shut down -- which would have reduced processing capacity in the country by as much as 80%, an official familiar with the order told CNN....

The USA food supply has become less safe under Trump and now Americans are dying because of the Trump administration's disastrous deregulation. Deregulation and denial causes a far greater problem and does not solve them. The USA needs to go on a diet of healthy foods, not contaminated food.

20 April 2020
By BiBi van der Zee, Tom Levitt and Andrew Wasley

The US government (click here) is accelerating controversial regulatory rollbacks to speed up production at meat plants, as companies express growing alarm at the impact of Covid-19 on their operations.

Last week Smithfield shut down one of the largest pork plants in the country after hundreds of employees contracted the coronavirus. The plant in South Dakota – whose output represents 4–5% of US pork production – is reported to be the largest single-source coronavirus hotspot in the US, with more than 600 cases. In response, the company said it was “critical” for the meat industry to “continue to operate unabated”.

Now it has emerged that as a wave of plants announces closures, US meat plants are being granted permission to increase the speed of their production lines. This comes despite warnings that the waivers for higher speeds on slaughter and processing lines will compromise food safety....

Food workers state: "If one gets sick, we all get  sick." (click here)

NASA has a sterilization unit. The White Room was a sterile room so germs didn’t go into space. This is not new technology. The implications of that is huge. The only thing it can’t sterilize is a person that is a a carrier. For that reason the testing and mitigation still has to go forward.

COVID-19 test needs to be required for a marriage license.

Attorney General Barr is propagating SARS-CoV-2 by restricting states and cities from protecting their citizens. Currently, Greensboro, North Carolina is providing free masks to use by their citizens. Greensboro is doing it in expectations of their use. Wearing a mask in public is illegal in N.C. The state legislators only convene twice a year. They are expected to change that regulation to accommodate the current virus emergency. North Carolina is not enforcing the very silly law at this time. I don’t know a wintertime that doesn’t demand a scarf or face covering with cold temperatures. It is a silly law.

Bill Barr does not have jurisdiction over a national HEALTH emergency. He is trying to assault the states with basically quarantine orders entitled “Stay at Home.” Any state or local health department is operating within their authority to carry out quarantines no matter what they are called.

BEST PRACTICES are required by state or city governments. Barr is CYAing his with Trump. If he wants to enforce a parking ticket, Barr can still do that as a hero among the streets and people in quarantine.

People could be making decisions about the future in the state of depression and/or in expectations of defeat of control of the future due to SARS-CoV-2. Both are unhealthy ways of thinking about the future. It has been months and not years the USA has been coping with this virus. Everyday there is more and more hope that the future is being returned to the people. We now have NASA’s sterilization unit and Rutgers’ RELIABLE testing. Those are huge. Tomorrow is still ours.

March 18, 2020 the New York Times, Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal was banished by China.

It is a little terrifying to run out of oxygen tubing.

April 27, 2020
By Meghan Bartels

NASA engineer (click here) Mike Buttigieg works on the Aerospace Valley Positive Pressure Helmet, a device that was successfully tested by doctors at Antelope Valley Hospital in California....

Bridenstein had brought with him three examples of technology (click here) that agency employees have been developing in the six weeks or so since the pandemic entered the U.S. in earnest and the four weeks since the agency launched the NASA @ WORK program to crowdsource its pandemic response activities.

Typically, engineers at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California work on technologies related to aircraft; lately, some have instead developed an oxygen hood in partnership with commercial suborbital spaceflight company Virgin Galactic. The new device provides the oxygen pressure COVID-19 patients require while protecting healthcare workers from infection, Bridenstine said.

Another technology on display builds on NASA's dedication to spacecraft sterilization and planetary protection, preventing contamination of other worlds. "We took that technology to sterilize a spacecraft and we said how do we use that to sterilize the inside of a room, and that's what this device is," Bridenstine said. "It will fog the room and every surface in the room will then be sterilized. No coronavirus."...