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That stupid idiot! And just in case you don't know what nhplowboi is refering to...

Trump says he wants the country 'opened up and just raring to go by Easter,' despite health experts' warnings.

Olympics
 

Japan has "decided" (because of all the pressure) to postpone the Olympics for one year.

Spain is euthanasing people over 65,so they don't suffer,in order to save the younger folk,if this is not a reality check I don't know what is.
Friends in Florence Italy in lockdown now around 30 days.

Are you suggesting that this is some sort of official policy in Spain?

I believe Spain is trying to pass a euthanasia bill that will allow people who are suffering to _request_ euthanasia. I don't think they've passed it yet.

Government of Canada
Department of Justice

"On February 24, 2020, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada introduced a bill, which proposes changes to the Criminal Code’s provisions on medical assistance in dying (MAID). .....

This Bill would amend the Criminal Code to allow MAID for eligible persons who wish to pursue a medically assisted death, whether their natural death is reasonably foreseeable or not. The proposed changes will reduce unnecessary suffering in Canada. They will also support greater autonomy and freedom of choice for eligible persons, and provide safeguards to protect those who may be vulnerable."

But that's a lot different than saying " Canada is euthanising people over 65 so they won't suffer ".

"oy oy oy oy oyyyyyyy " crazy stuff to even have to consider ~ our lives should be in our hands. People can't nor should play GOD as to when our demise is due. It seems barbaric.

Pluto's Perspective on the Coronavirus
 

I saw a neat YouTube video from Pluto:



or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=5bwLxHm9GB0

enjoy :)

Sounds like the religious hustlers are pushing Trump to get the country back up and running because Easter is one of the biggest money making holidays for Christians. They can’t make money if the church doors aren’t open.

Asymptomatic Carriers of Covid-19
 

"Iceland, which says it’s tested a higher proportion of inhabitants than any other country, found that about half those who tested positive have no symptoms of Covid-19, Thorolfur Gudnason, the nation’s chief epidemiologist, told BuzzFeed News. As many as a third of the people who test positive show delayed symptoms or none at all, the South China Morning Post reported Sunday, citing classified data from the Chinese government."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...m-scmp-reports

This is why there should be more testing, even of those who show no symptoms, and why there is so much more community spread. Please note that from what I have read online and seen on the news, the asymptomatic carrier is contagious .... to others. Hence, the need for social distancing.

My heart is full of sorrow for the millions who will be hurt by this virus, and when I think of them, my eyes tear up, as they are doing now.

Trigger Warning!
 

Have any of you noticed how Covid-19 is kind of a game-changer, so to speak?

I never once thought about the stair railing in my building, but I got to thinking about surfaces I touch on a routine basis and awhile back, at the beginning of this epidemic, I had a huge container of Lysol wipes, which I have in my work bag, and I took a couple of them, one for each hand, and went up the rails on both sides and each cloth was horribly dirty. I nearly wretched, after I saw what came off the stair rails. So now, since a few weeks ago, when I go down the stairs as I leave for work, the rails get cleaned. When I get home, I do it again. Each time, the Lysol wipes look horrid. Omg, who knew, right?

So I was already in the habit of carrying nitrile gloves while on duty at work and now I carry a box of them in the car and when I can't keep them clean by washing them up between use, I toss them and start with a fresh pair.

I also wear scarves, pretty ones and they're useful because not only do they look pretty with my work clothes, but if I need to cover my face in a hurry, I've got a scarf to wrap quickly around my face to protect me from breathing anything that might make me sick. I'm going to be 61 in a couple of months and I still have health fragility, so I am super careful more than ever now, in light of how this virus can morph into a killing machine.

Also, has anybody else noticed a pattern for those who have been exposed to it and test positive? It's like they die from it with in a day or two. I read today that one person tested positive and the next day they were dead.

I'm glad my primary doctor's clinic closed until further notice. I'm glad my special health tests were cancelled until further notice. I probably have "underlying" health conditions that would hasten an early death for me, if I were exposed to anyone who unwittingly was exposed and exposing other human beings in their ordinary daily activities.

It's scary that policing agencies are adopting a new rule that if a person who is sick and test positive and makes others sick, you could be charged as a 'terrorist'??? That is super scarey, since most people don't even know they have it until it's too late. Yanno? Wow. So very concerning and super scarey. For everybody in the world.

I was just visiting with a neighbor outside and they asked if I had heard about some basketball star who tested positive and that they didn't even know they had been exposed to it. They could die, too. I was like, "whaaaattt???"

When it comes to going grocery shopping, I haven't been since a week ago or so. I only recently stopped buying fresh produce that is not pre-packaged and prewashed and dried. I won't buy produce that everybody else has touched now because of this virus epidemic. I've always washed my fruits and vegetables, but now? I'm too panicked to even buy fresh, unpackaged and unwashed, vegetables and fruits. It has to be certified clean and fresh and pre-packaged for me to even buy it and only if it's not too expensive, too.

Back when I used to take the bus or train in town, I signed up online for updates riders can get. Just today, our metro transit service provider emailed every subscriber to tell us the latest way they are sanitizing buses and trains. They're using UV technology wands. Apparently high dose UV light kills the virus? I don't know, but at least they are trying to do something about sanitizing the train cars and buses. How often they do it, I don't know, but even when or if I ride the train or bus, I always wear gloves because not everybody washes their hands or uses good hygiene practices.

Oh my goodness, I do think the covid-19 virus is changing life in very radical ways, or so it seems. I've always had good hygiene practices but this epidemic has really made me see how surfaces we never question as to whether they're clean or not or even the air we breathe is not as clean as we think it is and how airborne microbes can be agents of change and not in a good way at all.

Did I share already that I saw a person driving in their car the other day, and they were wearing an air mask, like they do in the military? It scared me to see them driving with that thing on. And yet they had their windows rolled down.


This is beyond worrisome and it's downright scarey and my heart goes out to us all as we go about our daily lives in the midst of this horrifying situation that is affecting us all: Covid-19.

Super serious hard times are coming faster than one might ordinarily expect. If you ask me, that stimulus package for everybody is probably not going to help at all. I agree with Governor Cuomo (D-NY).

When will that horrid person in the WH be booted to another galaxy?

I worry that our democracy will lie in tatters and be shredded beyond recognition. I worry that that lunatic and his thieving political party of conspirators will take over our country and ruin everyone's lives in ways being ruined has never been experienced before and steal the election process and turn our country into a full-fledged fascist state.

I'm so worried and scared. (w) (w) (w)

C-19
 

You can bet your sweet bippy on that. There will be a lot more changes coming too. Crime will be committed not for money but for drugs and food. People are getting more scared every day but the majority should have kept aware of how nature is getting more angry at what we are doing to the earth. Losing the ozone a bit at a time didn't get much attention but C-19 is hitting home daily. We are not as much in control as we like to think.

Talk about something perfect, this is perfect!

Trump Campaign Threatens Legal Action Of this Coronavirus Ad

Trump campaign issues cease-and-desist letters over ad highlighting Trump's coronavirus response
 

President Trump's re-election campaign sent cease-and-desist letters to local television stations on Wednesday, threatening them with legal action and potentially their broadcast licenses if they continue to air an ad from a Democratic group, Priorities USA. The ad plays audio of Trump downplaying the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic over a chart of the mounting number of cases in the U.S. — now at more than 69,000 — but the Trump campaign objected only to one clip, of Trump saying "this is their new hoax."
That quote comes from a Feb. 28 rally at which Trump repeatedly called his handling of the epidemic "one of the great jobs" and compared the Democrats "politicizing" of the coronavirus to the Russia investigation and Ukraine scandal. As The Washington Post noted in a fact-check cited by the Trump campaign, Trump said this:

They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything ... And this is their new hoax. But you know we did something that’s been pretty amazing. We have 15 people in this massive country and because of the fact that we went early, we went early, we could have had a lot more than that. [Trump, Feb. 28 rally]

Canadians returning home
 

Mandatory Isolation = rules to be enforced by Quarantine Act of Canada.

Must self-isolate, not to go to stores, there will be people they can contact (phone #) to get supplies.

(essential workers exempt)

“Maximum penalties include a fine of up to $750,000 and/or imprisonment for six months. Further, a person who causes a risk of imminent death or serious bodily harm to another person while wilfully or recklessly contravening this Act or the regulations could be liable for a fine of up to $1,000,000 or to imprisonment of up to three years, or to both.”

There have been people who are have been flown home and have symptoms and have lied about it. People are desperate.

There have been people who have come across the border in RVs who have parked in the parking areas of supermarkets and are leaving their RVs to buy stuff in stores, flouting rules to self-isolate.

Streets are fairly empty, it is becoming like a war zone. It is kinda scary. I really need to go out (antsy), just to the corner or so just to get fresh air.

Social Distancing
 

Went for a little much needed walkabout and some fresh air. Checked out the little supermarket and brought my buggy and bought some supplies (the prices there are 20-30% higher than where I usually shop at), but they had a nice selection of just about everything I wanted. At the cash, they had taped the floor with duct tape (6' apart - social distancing). I saw on the news that provinces and many cities have introduced mandatory legislation where people must stay (2 metres) 6' apart - at the risk of getting a $1,000 fine. The cashier was not allowed to put my supplies into the bag that I provided, I had to do that myself. Not many people around, less traffic on the streets.

I am avoiding public transport, and on my way home, I saw a bus stop, it had a sign on the front door and they only opened the back door. People just got on through the back door and, of course, didn't have to pay or have to show their pass. From what I understand, if someone has symptoms of covid-19, they are not allowed on public transport.

I feel much better and have a good smile on my face with that little walk. :)

The only thing I have to do now is take everything out of my buggy and wash everything, and throw out any wrapping paper, etc. :(

Still working from home

Still doing what i have to do for the family

...and in Canada:

" The federal Department of Global Affairs is facing criticism after it shipped 16 tonnes of personal protective equipment to China to help Beijing fight the coronavirus last month. The government says the shipment was an effort to collaborate with China in the fight against COVID-19. "

The U.S. is now the epicenter of the COVID-19 virus. It has overtaken China and Italy as the country with the most cases of COVID-19. This is per the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 web site.

I heard about this on the BBC World Service News.

Now I have to wonder why we didn't send all that stuff to the U.S.

I went on a grocery run for my parents yesterday. The store was scary. Lots of people silent shopping wearing face masks and lots of empty shelves. I could tell my parents haven't been to the store in a while because they list they wrote me still specified things like... this brand dish soap with this scent... those days are over.

I have to file some missing persons reports today for residents who have not checked in and are not answering their phones.

Work is like... an anxious calm now. We have a rainbow initiative in our area- everyone is encouraged to put rainbows in their windows to encourage positivity. I cut a thousand strips of construction paper yesterday to give to residents to make rainbow paper chains. Now we have rainbows hanging everywhere.

My mom is making face masks but now the world is out of the elastic for the ear cuffs on them. She is making one for every staff still working with me and every resident living with us so like... 150 face masks.

I mostly stay calm during the day. I'm busy at work and then stay busy at home but I wake up with my heart just pounding from all of the anxiety I absorb and produce during the day. It sneaks in during my sleep.

We went out for groceries and meds yesterday. Not too many people shopping and everyone was polite and kept their distance. We even found some tp. Now the shelves were picked through pretty good. Pasta and mac & cheese were scarce but not non existent. Soaps and sanitizers are still empty. Cleaning wipes are empty. We are making do. I'm glad we have each other to be in lock down with as well. All I can really do in all this is hope for the best......but my gut is telling me that this is a while off.

Perhaps they tried but our delicate genius of a president declined!

Here's a good tip I've heard about:

Seems we touch our faces 20+ times a day without being aware and this contributes to risk of virus...

So: put a magic marker dot or X on the back of your hand ... you will prob see it every time your hands starts heading up to your face and then change course if you can.

During the White House's Thursday coronavirus task force briefing, President Trump boasted about a "terrific meeting" he had with state governors about coordinating a response to the outbreak. "We had a great meeting," Trump said. "It was no contention. I would say virtually none." But according to multiple reports, drama-free is not the apt summary of the conversation.It might have been more accurate to say the call at times veered into testy territory.

For instance, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee urged Trump to use his authority to mandate the production of medical supplies. The action is something the president can do under the Defense Production Act, a Korean War-era law that gives the president powers to force businesses to make goods when there is national demand. In response, Trump said the federal government serves as the "backup." That comment apparently set off Inslee."I don't want you to be the backup quarterback; we need you to be Tom Brady here," an angry Inslee shot back at Trump, referencing the football star and friend of the president, according to the Associated Press, which obtained a recording of the call.

Washington is among the states rushing to secure hospitals beds, masks, ventilators and other critical supplies as the number of those infected with the coronavirus starts to overwhelm hospitals.

During the White House briefing, Trump did obliquely reference his clash with Inslee, but downplayed it, saying: "Maybe one person was a little tiny bit of a raising of a voice, a little wise guy." On the Brady comparison, Trump said Inslee was not criticizing Trump's ability to quarterback a nation during a global pandemic. Instead, Trump heard the Brady comment as flattering. "Yeah, he meant that in a positive way. We need Tom Brady," Trump said. "We're gonna do great. He meant it very positively."

I have no doubts whatsoever he was criticizing not flattering!

I would like to thank all the people who are keeping this country running. Obviously the healthcare workers but also all the food service people, grocery store workers, and the truckers who are driving down highways where rest areas are closed, restaurants are closed. Thanks to the people who are FOLLOWING the protocol to slow the spread of this virus. You are the ones saving lives!! This virus doesn't have legs, it can't walk, it only moves if you move it.

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(((((((((( bucky )))))))))) thank you for your courageous job in health care , at this very critical time ~ :)

So, my sister calls me from the small town in Illinois where she lives, to tell me that the state of Illinois is willing to offer me 3-4 times my "usual" pay rate (about $150/hr) to come out of my retirement and work up there. :twitch:

If I were physically and medically able to, I would do it, but it'd be a literal death sentence for me, so.......no.

If I were possibly able, I'd do it for less money, and only because being a Respiratory Therapist is just a part of who I am, and I got into this profession out of a desire to help others and not profit from the misery/misfortune/suffering of others. To me, medicine and health care should be a right and not the providence of only those who are able to pay for it. I miss working in my profession and I miss the good people I worked with, over the 30 years I spent in it. I really enjoyed it. It wasn't always easy, by far, but I always felt that what I did mattered and that I was blessed with the opportunity to help others to live a better life.

Standing aside during this crisis has been harder for me than any of the "bad" days I ever had at work.

~Theo~ :bouquet:

Just got home, and I filed my claim for unemployment (what a fiasco, the state phone number they tell you to call is out of order, it's blown to smithereens).

I guess it's just a matter of time now before I learn if they give me temporary unemployment or if I'm on my own financially. It worries me because technically I am furloughed, until we get news if we go back to work, which could be two months from now or maybe we won't go back to work until after summer, early fall. Not sure what will happen.

So far, I am safe.

While filing for unemployment online, I got a call from my dental office. Wow, they are sending someone by my house with a food box donation and other goodies I might need. I cried, because I didn't expect anything like that and I feel so fortunate to have an amazing dental office that cares about me. :bigcry:


I'm frazzled, tired, emotionally spent and weary. The past two weeks at work has been very trying, dealing with people as they try to figure out what they do next. Heck, I'm in that same proverbial boat. So much stress.

I'm just holding positive space in my life for good news for anybody and everybody and to include good news for me too.

That's all I got tonight. Sending safety wishes and recovery JuJu to all of us. :vigil: :vigil: :vigil: :bunchflowers: :bunchflowers: :bunchflowers:

Trump Considering Quarantine Of New York And Surrounding Areas..
 

President Donald Trump is considering an “enforceable quarantine” of New York and the surrounding areas as part of a short-term plan to combat the coronavirus. Trump told reporters at the White House on Saturday that he was considering implementing the measure in New York because of the extreme number of cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in the state. He said surrounding states could be quarantined too.

“We’d like to see New York quarantined because it’s a hotspot — New York, New Jersey, maybe one or two other places, certain parts of Connecticut,” Trump told reporters outside the White House. “We might not have to do it but there’s a possibility that sometime today we’ll do a quarantine — short-term, two weeks for New York, probably New Jersey and parts of Connecticut,” he added.

The plan would restrict people in New York and other federally quarantined states from traveling to other parts of the country. “They’re having problems down in Florida. A lot of New Yorkers are going down. We don’t want that. Heavily infected,” Trump told reporters.

Trump clarified that the potential measures wouldn’t impact truckers or trade. “This does not apply to people such as truckers from outside the New York area who are making deliveries or simply transiting through,” he said. “It won’t affect trade in any way.” Shortly after he announced plans for the quarantine, Trump tweeted that a decision about whether to quarantine the region would be made shortly.

Why is Trump so worried about Florida when the Governor didn't seem to be all that concerned when allowing the "spring breakers" free access to roam around?

Oh right that's where Mar-a-Lago is!

Today I went to do my weekly laundry and thank heavens, the owner has posted notices on all doors and is supervising and enforcing a 6 person limit in the washeteria (you can load up your laundry, but ya gotta leave and wait for it to finish, same with drying, no folding up laundry, you gotta take it home).

As I was leaving, the owner came by like she does frequently and I asked how my favorite butch worker was doing. Apparently she's not doing well. I have no idea if she was exposed to the virus, but the owner demonstrated genuine care and concern over her long-time worker's health.

I went shopping for groceries while my laundry was washing and when I got ready to go through the check out, I had to ask the person who wouldn't wait their turn to back up and give me room, per state law mandate (6 ft). I was gloved and masked, for my own safety, but that person was so effin inconsiderate. Everyone turned to give them the evil eye but it didn't faze them in the least. I repeated my request to back away from me, but they were still unfazed and kept encroaching upon my space. Luckily, I bought enough groceries to last a couple of months, so I won't have to go grocery shopping for a good long while.

I actually found a FedEx store open near me, and I got lots of 'proof' type documents printed off for a variety of reasons, anticipating that I'd need proof of being furloughed for unemployment purposes and other things like if I have to miss a rental payment if this economic crisis doesn't lead to being back on the job by early May. It was kind of spendy to get all that printed off, but it's better to be prepared than to not be able to go get things like this printed off in case of the ultimate social lockdown where you can't even go anywhere, period. So I'm prepared with documents and prepared with a new round of buying a supply of postage stamps.

I even stopped by my internet provider's office and made a last minute payment to bide time until the end of summer. So at least if we are forced into staying home at all costs, then I will have internet access.

I'm sad for my butch friend who works at the washeteria. So sad. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her that she'll pull toward the safe side of health soon.

The number of confirmed cases in our area doubled overnight and I woke to news of another death. The health department has an alert notice letting visitors to the site know their updates won't be as timely, and might not even happen at all over the weekend.

Our mission had to cut the number of beds by just over half due to social distancing restrictions. Food hoarding is making it difficult to provide meals because much of the food the shelter receives is from grocery stores donating what they aren't able to sell, and there are problems finding to go containers to serve the meals because restaurants are purchasing more due to the increase in food sales.

Residents at the shelter are only being allowed to leave for work or doctor appointments. The mission has stopped using volunteers. Staff have been serving meals to people outside the building and having fewer people sit at each table during meals. Residents have stepped up to help with cooking and cleaning but food donations are dramatically down.

It pisses me off to hear Trump is saying states need to do more to help themselves. Easy for him to say when his net worth is around three billion dollars and still he felt a need to dabble in charity fraud. But hey cheer up everybody - The Trump children had to undergo compulsory training to ensure this type of illegal activity never takes place again!

Yeah that ought to teach them.

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awww Ketzchen (((((( your friend )))))) God Bless her ~ so many people are being arrogant about the virus.

I had a Corona break down today ~ I hid in my room and cried my eyes out over a baby infant that had recently died ~ I had heard it on the news passing threw the kitchen ~ the feeling of helplessness and despair overwhelmed me. Normally I'm a pretty strong and hopefully logical person ~ but today logic turned into anger at the Lord ( that I am ashamed to admit ) what test of faith constitutes death ? this virus is ruining doctors forever ~ having to make a decision of someone else's time of demise ~ their soul is exposed ~ so vulnerable I just want to hold them. ((((((( the whole dam world )))))))

Wow I got a letter from management letting us know the front office is now closed and how to handle rent payments for those who usually pay in person. At the end it says -

We understand this pandemic has potentially impacted you financially and as our valued resident we wanted to alleviate some of the financial burdens you may be experiencing. As a way of showing our gratitude and appreciation, we are offering the following incentive: During the months of April and May, we will deduct $50 from your rent if you pay your rent in full on or before 9am on the 4th of each month. We understand your home is critically important to you during this time of uncertainty and hope this incentive allows you to feel a little more comfortable in that home. We are in this together and together we will get through this! Sincerely the team at …

It's good news but at the same time it isn't. Anytime there's a bit of financial reprieve that's a happy thing, but knowing the economy is getting bad enough they're fearing they might lose tenants so are are throwing money our way, as an incentive to get us to stay and cough up the rent in a timely fashion, well that isn't very comforting, any kind of reassuring at all.