Coronavirus

[CELLFISH]

and this all has to do with Coronavirus in what way?

they were requesting people bring coins in for some type of CV shortage back in May... cellie...

 

[CELLFISH]

 

[wader]

California becomes ground zero for holiday COVID-19 surge

California has borne the brunt of COVID-19’s deadly holiday surge. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged that the Golden State had recorded 525,000 coronavirus cases in the previous two weeks alone, with daily increases of more than 40,000 cases suddenly becoming the new norm.

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As the nation grapples with the latest wave of coronavirus cases, California has borne the brunt of COVID-19’s deadly holiday surge. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged that the Golden State had recorded an astonishing 525,000 coronavirus cases in the previous two weeks alone, with daily increases of more than 40,000 cases suddenly becoming the new norm.

“We’re experiencing an explosive and very deadly surge,” Los Angeles County health official Dr. Barbara Ferrer said, adding that two people are dying of COVID-19 every hour in the county.

“Over 8,000 people, who were beloved members of their families, are not coming back,” Ferrer said as she fought back tears. “And their deaths are an incalculable loss to their friends and their family, as well as our community.”

But as bad as things have become in California, health officials are also warning that the worst is yet to come.

On Friday, hospitals reached a critical point that the state had worked to thwart with a stay-at-home order earlier this month, with ICU bed capacity falling to zero percent in the 11-county southern region. This encompasses Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Imperial, Inyo, Orange, Riverside and Mono counties.

Cassandra Craig, a registered nurse for 10 years who works in an intensive care unit in Southern California, explained the “feeling of dread and doom” that each day on the job now brings.

“We’ve altered rooms to accommodate ICU COVID-positive patients. We’re utilizing space in units that are not typically used for ICU. They’re used for patients who are close to going home,” Craig explained. “When you are in a space that’s not designed for critically ill COVID patients, you are limited on space, limited on materials and limited on what you can and can’t do in that room.”

Craig said that nurses are typically not allowed to have more than two patients because of a California mandate. But because of the staffing crisis, California’s medical systems have had to modify that regulation.

Craig, a mother and wife, laments the strain that the surge in cases has put on the staff. “We are working overtime. We are away from our families,” she said. “People are coming in extra. Some people are coming in on their days off. Some people are coming in for 16 hours. We are stretched thin.”

To help alleviate some of the burden, Newsom on Monday announced that the state had deployed 607 state staff, including the California National Guard, medical assistance teams, the California Health Corps, contract staff and others, in 75 facilities in 24 counties. The state has also opened alternate care sites.

According to an Associated Press report, places like Los Angeles County are also drafting emergency plans in case they have to ration lifesaving care. On Dec. 15, Newsom ordered 5,000 body bags for Southern California in preparation for what many public health experts have predicted will be a marked spike in COVID-19 deaths.

Mortality from the disease caused by exposure to the coronavirus can come quickly. Last week, Craig had a female patient in her 70s who, while not on a ventilator, was being treated with oxygen.

“Up until the end of my shift at 7:30 that night, she was awake and talking. … Very sweet lady. She died a few hours later,” Craig said, adding, “It just broke my heart that she passed away. We are sad. We are tired.”

 

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Elliot wrote a poem, “journey of the Magi”. About the wise men following the star for Jesus’s birth. Beautiful poem and this picture is it.

my father gave me this. Book is paperback probably 60-70 years old, no cover, binder glue is gone and the pages just barely stay together.

 

[CELLFISH]

the MAGI were believed to be by some as Astronomers...

 

[BennyV]

Elliot wrote a poem, “journey of the Magi”. About the wise men following the star for Jesus’s birth. Beautiful poem and this picture is it.

my father gave me this. Book is paperback probably 60-70 years old, no cover, binder glue is gone and the pages just barely stay together.
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They spelled Maggie wrong

 

[dsedy]

Pronounced “ma -ji “

 

[dsedy]

The g is silent and sounds like a j

 

[wader]

Hospital Workers Start to 'Turn Against Each Other' to Get Vaccine

NEW YORK -- At NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, one of the most highly regarded hospitals in New York City, a rumor spread last week that the line for the coronavirus vaccine on the ninth floor was unguarded and anyone could stealthily join and receive the shot.Under the...

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[pequa1]

not the least bit surprised, given that this occurred in Newyorkistan, the "me first" state.

 

[TonySmjc]

Ppl fight over play stations and dolls
All across the country
You would expect less after the fear and hysteria
The Media and folks on this very site have stirred up

last week sadly I lost a 90 year old aunt to the China virus she had advances Alzheimer’s and wasn’t in good health
Her

My uncle her 94 year old husband also not in great health also contracted it in their nursing facility and is doing well after plasma treatment

please stop the hysteria it’s doing more harm than good

 

[pequa1]

The beatings will stop when morale improves

 

[TonySmjc]

The beatings will continue until moral improves
Is the saying

Moral will only improve when we force it to improve

always been that way always will

 

[BennyV]

The g is silent and sounds like a j

 

[pequa1]

The beatings will continue until moral improves
Is the saying

Moral will only improve when we force it to improve

always been that way always will

Morale ? Regardless, did you miss the metaphor ?

The "hysteria" will stop when hundreds stop dying every day.

 

[Rick67]

Death toll looks to be in between Heart Disease and Cancer in NY. Still don’t get the hype and fear.

 

[TonySmjc]

100s and thousand die every day
From a host of things
Death never takes a holiday
I suggest learning to deal with it

 

[wader]

Despite what the article says - would think not.
I'm making the assumption that if it mutated there from the original strain - logic would dictate that is also going to mute here on its own accord - travel ban or not.

Or am I incorrect in my assumption?

Are travel bans effective against the coronavirus variant?

A newly identified variant of the coronavirus has led over 40 countries to impose travel restrictions against the United Kingdom, which registered a record number of daily cases on Tuesday.

us.yahoo.com

 

[Roccus7]

Despite what the article says - would think not.
I'm making the assumption that if it mutated there from the original strain - logic would dictate that is also going to mute here on its own accord - travel ban or not.

Or am I incorrect in my assumption?

Are travel bans effective against the coronavirus variant?

A newly identified variant of the coronavirus has led over 40 countries to impose travel restrictions against the United Kingdom, which registered a record number of daily cases on Tuesday.

us.yahoo.com

Yes it mutates on its own. However chances are infinitesimally small that the same mutation would occur here. I read the other day that there are already thousands of mutated strains out there, which is par for the course for a highly infectious virus.

The reason for the travel band against the UK is that the specific mutation is more contagious than all the other strains

 

[wader]

Yes it mutates on its own. However chances are infinitesimally small that the same mutation would occur here. I read the other day that there are already thousands of mutated strains out there, which is par for the course for a highly infectious virus.

The reason for the travel band against the UK is that the specific mutation is more contagious than all the other strains

Knew the new mutation was more contagious (about 70% more from what I'm reading. If I get you correctly - a mutation in area doesn't necessarily mean it will mutate in the same way elsewhere?

We seem to be a peaking here on the Shore...