Covid-19 (not gnr related)

[pilferk]

STIMULUS JUST PASSED BY HOUSE - HEADING TO TRUMP'S DESK NOW - JUST AN FYI

They "overruled" the parliamentary objection.   LOL! That's awesome!

[COMAMOTIVE]

STIMULUS JUST PASSED BY HOUSE - HEADING TO TRUMP'S DESK NOW - JUST AN FYI

They "overruled" the parliamentary objection.   LOL! That's awesome!

Yep - what a giant pile of heartless humanity you must be to get in the way of this after it already stalled for so long

[AxlsMainMan]

Well said by The Guardian, as per usual:

Trump's narcissism has taken a new twist. And now he has American blood on his hands
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/27/trump-narcissism-american-blood-coronavirus

[tim_m]

FDA has fast tracked a new test to get results in 15 minutes allowing for 50k tests a day aimed for hotspots. It will be used in New York starting today i believe. I think they shipped 1 million? There is still a shortage of the swabs but this is huge news.

[COMAMOTIVE]

FDA has fast tracked a new test to get results in 15 minutes allowing for 50k tests a day aimed for hotspots. It will be used in New York starting today i believe. I think they shipped 1 million? There is still a shortage of the swabs but this is huge news.

As usual - America may be a little slow to start - but once the full power is unleashed it can be a sight to behold

[tim_m]

FDA has fast tracked a new test to get results in 15 minutes allowing for 50k tests a day aimed for hotspots. It will be used in New York starting today i believe. I think they shipped 1 million? There is still a shortage of the swabs but this is huge news.

As usual - America may be a little slow to start - but once the full power is unleashed it can be a sight to behold

Yep and they will be able to ship 50k of these a day. so they will be able to test 5 million a month. The best thing is this is a small 7 pound test kit that can be used in urgent care and doctors office in addition to the ER. This has the potential to be a game changer. We still have a part shortage like swabs to solve but i believe we can do it. If we can legit test 5 million a month we can identify hotspots and quarantining where we need it.


https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/489959-fda-authorizes-15-minute-coronavirus-test info on the test.

[jarmo]

Meanwhile in Brazil the governors are shutting places down and telling people to stay home. The president is basically saying this is all hysteria and business is more important than people staying healthy.

If you think Trump is doing a bad job, it could be worse. At least he woke up to reality unlike Bolsonaro in Brazil who's still denying it and attacking those who oppose his views.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/mar/27/jair-bolsonaro-claims-brazilians-never-catch-anything-as-covid-19-cases-rise





/jarmo

[westcoast_junkie]

Let's hope he'll step it up a notch reagarding that. Sets thing in perspective when reading about Brazil, Africa and this starting to spread in refugee camps around the world.

In developed countries, we're lucky if the health care system can handle this. It's a shame when some are qualified for help and some ain't.

This boy was not it seems:
"The family told Parris the teen was complaining of respiratory distress when he first went to an HMO facility, but officials there declined to treat him. The family does not have health insurance. A few days later, the boy was taken to Antelope Valley Regional Medical Center, he said." - LA Times https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-25/a-search-for-answers-in-teens-death-that-may-be-linked-to-coronavirus%3f_amp=true

That's f*cked....

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Don't think things will be back to normal by Easter. Unfortunately this may need to happen.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/28/trump-considers-enforceable-quarantine-in-new-york-new-jersey-and-parts-of-connecticut.html

Trump considers ‘enforceable’ quarantine in New York, New Jersey and parts of Connecticut

[tim_m]

Don't think things will be back to normal by Easter. Unfortunately this may need to happen.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/28/trump-considers-enforceable-quarantine-in-new-york-new-jersey-and-parts-of-connecticut.html

Trump considers ‘enforceable’ quarantine in New York, New Jersey and parts of Connecticut

Terrible idea doctors are saying because people will flee these areas before it happens and just spread this more and exacerbate the problem. There's major question if he even has the legal authority to do this.

[LunsJail]

Don't think things will be back to normal by Easter. Unfortunately this may need to happen.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/28/trump-considers-enforceable-quarantine-in-new-york-new-jersey-and-parts-of-connecticut.html

Trump considers ‘enforceable’ quarantine in New York, New Jersey and parts of Connecticut

Terrible idea doctors are saying because people will flee these areas before it happens and just spread this more and exacerbate the problem. There's major question if he even has the legal authority to do this.

I question where they would go though. Most people don’t have the means to just pick up and leave for weeks.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

They seem to be making their way already to Rhode Island and Florida.

Our Gov in FL is failing miserably in enforcing the w week self quarantine for new arrivals from hot spots.

[tim_m]

Don't think things will be back to normal by Easter. Unfortunately this may need to happen.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/28/trump-considers-enforceable-quarantine-in-new-york-new-jersey-and-parts-of-connecticut.html

Trump considers ‘enforceable’ quarantine in New York, New Jersey and parts of Connecticut

Terrible idea doctors are saying because people will flee these areas before it happens and just spread this more and exacerbate the problem. There's major question if he even has the legal authority to do this.

I question where they would go though. Most people don’t have the means to just pick up and leave for weeks.

Florida, many New Yorkers have summer homes there.

[tim_m]

Now we have the president on Twitter boasting his daily briefing got better ratings then the bachelorette? You literally couldn't make this shit up.

[jarmo]

Now we have the president on Twitter boasting his daily briefing got better ratings then the bachelorette? You literally couldn't this shit up.

Nobody should be surprised after the inauguration hullabaloo. 



/jarmo

[tim_m]

Now we have the president on Twitter boasting his daily briefing got better ratings then the bachelorette? You literally couldn't this shit up.

Nobody should be surprised after the inauguration hullabaloo. 



/jarmo

Indeed.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Social distancing guidelines new extended to April 30th. We got another month at least of this. More than likely we have 2 months till life returns to normal. 

[tim_m]

Social distancing guidelines new extended to April 30th. We got another month at least of this. More than likely we have 2 months till life returns to normal. 

Not surprised in the least. I knew from the start it was gonna be 2 months minimum. It's gonna take the rapid point of care tests that can get results in real time like Dr Fauci said yesterday on CNN before we can really start to relax restrictions. He says that is at least a few more weeks out.

[COMAMOTIVE]

Now we have the president on Twitter boasting his daily briefing got better ratings then the bachelorette? You literally couldn't this shit up.

Nobody should be surprised after the inauguration hullabaloo. 



/jarmo

Narcissism has no boundaries
Such a horrible human being

[cineater]

Social distancing guidelines new extended to April 30th. We got another month at least of this. More than likely we have 2 months till life returns to normal.  

Don't think that will happen.  China is on a full 3 months and just coming down.  Then there's the risk of it going back up when we do loosen things back up.  Make yourself at home, you're going to be there a while.

That's only my opinion.