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CORONAVIRUS:
U.S. service members set up a mobile hospital in Seattle, as part of an effort to relieve local medical facilities overwhelmed by COVID-19, Thursday. The U.S. has so far reported 240,395 COVID-19 cases and 5,808 deaths
https://twitter.com/VOANews/status/1245832791494930434
The CDC now lists “new confusion or inability to arouse” among the COVID-19 warning signs that should prompt action. You should contact your doctor if you or someone in your care is experiencing abnormal confusion and seizures. “You don’t feel your best when you have a fever, but you should be able to interact normally,” Dr. Frontera told The Times, warning people not to call 911 just because they’re concerned. “You should be able to answer questions and converse in a normal fashion.”
Physicians treating new neurological cases should also take into account the possibility that the symptoms may have been caused by COVID-19 and take measures to protect themselves. As telling as these symptoms may be though, they do not appear in all COVID-19 patients, which means the disease can only be diagnosed correctly with a test.
April 2
https://bgr.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-symptoms-covid-19-can-spread-before-onset-of-signs/
From my little corner in my large hospital- nearly all administrative staff along with most non-clinical support staff are now working from home. Housekeeping, labs, cafeterias etc.are still on site. We are pared down to basics. Very little outpatient care- only urgent imaging tests being done.
No visitors allowed. Exceptions are one person can wait in waiting room if family member is having emergency surgery. Post op they must leave. Anyone entering hospital is asked a series of questions and temp is taken. Security at every door- most locked but still have security guard.
Our mask policy changes with availability. All clinical staff have enough for a week- obviously we’re hoping to have more by then.The rest are asked to use one and make it last for days.
LOUISIANA AND NATIONWIDE
David Joseph, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, announced Tuesday the formation of a task force designed to investigate and prosecute fraud and hoarding related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Through the formation of this Task Force, federal prosecutors from my office will collaborate on a daily basis with investigators to identify, investigate, and aggressively prosecute those attempting to profit from this emergency,” Joseph said in a press release.
The press release included examples of scams that may arise from the pandemic: [examples at link]