Posted on 04/25/2020 4:04:53 AM PDT by RaceBannon
New Thrtead, starting 4/25/2020
IMPORTANT: California Doctors Erickson and Massihi Press Conference
if you can get it to play
otherwise, use a youtube downloader like UMMY DOWNLOADER, it is actually faster
“The Pandemic Brings Out Americans’ Inner Snitches”
- see https://reason.com/2020/04/15/the-pandemic-brings-out-americans-inner-snitches/#comments
https://wgntv.com/news/medical-watch/from-cancer-research-comes-a-potential-treatment-for-covid-19/
Second article on using an aptamer to beat viruses, including covid.
Very intriguing.
Was developed for cancer treatment.
“… They say while a “controlled adaptation” strategy could see widespread easing of restrictions by mid-May, delaying until June and eliminating virus transmission on a state-by-state basis would minimise risks, ultimately allow for stronger relaxation and generate a sense of safety and confidence among the Australian public...”
Australia’s academics’ plan.
PANTYHOSE - not just for hunters
Upgrade your homemade coronavirus face mask by adding this basic clothing item
Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston determined that wearing pantyhose over a mask could help to filter out more airborne particles when compared to wearing a mask alone...
... homemade fabric masks, when worn with pantyhose, performance increased between 15 and 50 percent, the researchers found. When worn alone, these masks blocked 30 percent or less of particles.
FOX News
Seriously, Houston?
A Houston restaurant owner said he received a warning from the fire department last week for refusing to order police officers eating in an outdoor area to leave.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/houston-restaurant-reportedly-violating-stay-at-home-order
Belgium faces massive potato surplus; trade association asks citizens to eat more fries
Your country needs you, Belgium.
Belgapom, a trade association for Belgium’s potato industry, is asking the country’s residents to double their tater intake to help make use of a massive potato surplus that has only been building up since restaurants began closing, or limiting service to takeout, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/belgium-potato-surplus-asking-citizens-eat-fries-coronavirus
Trump invokes Defense Production Act to keep meat-processing plants open amid fears of supply shortage
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to ensure meat processing plants stay open during the coronavirus pandemic.
The order invoked the Defense Production Act, deeming the facilities a part of the country’s critical infrastructure as concerns mounted that the U.S. food supply chain will be disrupted because of the contagion. The federal government also is supplying additional personal protective gear to plant employees.
look who’s throwing another temper tantrum - again
China lashes out at US, claims country is ‘lying through their teeth’ on coronavirus; threatens Australia
China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday accused the United States of “lying through their teeth” and suggested the country mind its own business as the war of words between the world’s two biggest economic powers escalated.
“We advise American politicians to reflect on their own problems and try their best to control the [coronavirus] epidemic as soon as possible instead of continuing to play tricks to deflect blame,” spokesman Geng Shuang said.
Australia has also been on the receiving end of Beijing’s spiral. China’s ambassador to Australia warned on Monday that the government’s call for an independent international inquiry into the origins of the pandemic could lead to a Chinese boycott of Australian products.
Australian’s foreign minister Marise Payne hit back, dismissing China’s attempt at “economic coercion.”
https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-lashes-out-us-australia-coronavirus
anyone else think Xi is losing control?
QUIET HEROS
WWII veteran who raised more than $30 million for health care workers receives over 125,000 birthday cards
WWII veteran Captain Tom Moore became one of Britain’s most beloved residents earlier this month when he raised millions for the nation’s health care workers. The 99-year-old has now received more than 125,000 birthday cards from fans, according to BBC News.
Earlier this month, Moore vowed to walk 100 laps of his garden — 10 each day — in time for his 100th birthday. Moore said he hoped his walking mission would raise £1,000 (about $1,200) in pledges to thank Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) for his new hip. Moore far exceeded his monetary goal — according to BBC News, donations have now topped £29 million — and has gained more attention than he likely expected.
“The Pandemic Brings Out Americans’ Inner Snitches”
That may be the case but some people in my HOA have gotten a head start a long time ago.
RUSSIA
Coronavirus: Putin admits PPE shortage as lockdown extended
This was despite a big increase in production and imports, he said.
Mr Putin warned that the peak of the coronavirus infection rate had not yet been reached in the country, and the population must remain vigilant.
Russia’s lockdown aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19 was extended until 11 May.
It has more than 93,000 coronavirus cases, with 867 recorded deaths.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52461431
MedCram Lecture
April 28, 2020
Dr. Roger Seheult
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 62: Treatment with Famotidine (Pepcid)?
Interesting preliminary data and 3-D analysis of the common heartburn medication famotidine (Pepcid) shows a possible coronavirus treatment benefit and is being utilized in a clinical trial. Dr. Seheult illustrates a process of how this medication and others may work for COVID-19 treatment and continues his discussion of oxidative stress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtPwfihjyrY
MedCram Lecture
April 27, 2020
Dr. Roger Seheult
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 61: Blood Clots & Strokes in COVID-19; ACE-2 Receptor; Oxidative Stress
Thrombosis (blood clots), strokes, and myocardial infarctions are mysterious complications for some patients with COVID-19. Dr. Seheult discusses a recent case study involving a 72-year-old with elevated d-dimer and plasma Von Willebrand factor, and goes on to illustrate a hypothesis for how downregulation of ACE-2 may result in oxidative stress. This process may put patients with underlying elevated levels of oxidative stress (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, etc.) at the greatest risk for severe COVID-19 infection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Bn8jsGI54
LONDON
Coronavirus death toll in London now worse than at height of the Blitz in World War Two
Twenty more people officially died from the killer bug in London up to April 17 than in 1940, with fatalities expected to further surpass those killed by Hitler’s Luftwaffe when more figures are released next week
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-death-toll-london-now-21943264
LONDON
Mums describe symptoms of ‘measles-like’ illness affecting children with coronavirus
Doctors around the world are urgently investigating the concerning reports of inflammatory symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease affecting children in countries with severe Covid-19 outbreaks, including the UK
...On Monday, doctors were issued an alert about a sharp rise of infants being admitted to intensive care with a Kawasaki-like disease in Britain and Italy. The illness is generally more common in parts of Asia.
Kawasaki disease primarily affects children under five years of age, with symptoms including a rash; swollen glands in the neck; dry, cracked lips; red fingers or toes and red eyes.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mums-describe-symptoms-measles-like-21942852
GERMANY:
Germans urged to stay at home amid fears Covid-19 infection rate is rising again
Germans have been advised to stay at home as much as possible and continue to apply physical distancing as official data appeared to indicate the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic was once again accelerating...
...Lothar Wieler, the RKI’s president, later specified that the reproduction rate for Monday was 0.96, and therefore technically still below one....
...For its own estimate of the reproduction number, the RKI attempts to take into account the time lag by ignoring data from the last three days and back-dating known cases to their likely day of infection around a week earlier.
The reproduction number announced on Tuesday can therefore only give an indication of the pandemic’s development at a point about a week and a half ago, when a relaxation of social distancing measures had been announced by Angela Merkel but not yet come into effect.
RUSSIA
The head of Russia’s state-run nuclear corporation has expressed concern about the spread of the new coronavirus to three “nuclear cities”...closely linked to Russia’s nuclear industry, which is managed by the Rosatom corporation.
...Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev said special deliveries of ventilators and personal protection equipment (PPE) were being sent to the closed town of Sarov, east of Moscow, and other towns where dozens of cases of the virus have been registered.
I always keep a few months’ store of famotadine in case my Omeprazole becomes unavailable so am in pretty good shape there.
SPAIN - envirowackos upset
Spanish official apologises for spraying beach with bleach
An official in southern Spain has apologised for spraying the local beach with diluted bleach in an attempt to protect residents from Covid-19.
The picturesque fishing village of Zahara de los Atunes sent tractors equipped with sprayers along part of its beach last week as officials readied for the release of the country’s children after six weeks of confinement.
“With humans barred from the beach for the past six weeks, she had hoped the number of nests in the area would double this year. “Now I’m worried that the tractors crushed the eggs,” she said.”
I think the Enviros are mostly upset humans will be using the beaches again. Chlorine only lasts about 2 hours in sunlight. Probably a lot less if it’s sprayed thinly.
Battelle runs the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL — one of 17 national labs) where I worked for many years.
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