Posted on 04/30/2020 3:05:32 PM PDT by RaceBannon
Corona Virus Daily Thread #49 COVID-19 4/30/2020
FIRST RESPONDERS
U.S. court dismisses New York nurses case against Montefiore for COVID-19 protection
(Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge on Friday dismissed a nurse association’s lawsuit against a New York City hospital for allegedly failing to provide safety equipment and adopt measures to stop the spread of COVID-19....
...U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan on Friday granted Montefiore’s motion to dismiss the case, saying he lacked authority to address the nurses’ concerns.
...The judge said the parties were “in a better position than either the Court or an arbitrator to find the best ways to achieve that goal despite limited resources and ever-changing circumstances.”
“Both sides presumably share the ultimate goal of maximizing protections...
the most important part of the below article is the message conveyed by the first four words of the title:
Imported by the rich, coronavirus now devastating Brazil’s poor
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Imported by the Brazilian elite vacationing in Europe, the new coronavirus is now ravaging the country’s poor, ripping through tightly-packed neighborhoods where the disease is harder to control. …
[however, over behind the curtain..]
Residents in Brasilandia, a poor district at the north end of Sao Paulo with the highest coronavirus death toll in the city, told Reuters that bars were still crowded and open-air dance parties attracted thousands of revelers on the weekends. …
...William de Oliveira, a community leader in Rio’s poor hillside neighborhood of Rocinha, can rattle off the names of several friends killed by the virus. Yet it was clear on Wednesday that life continued more or less as usual, with shops and bars bustling,
Thank you.
Well North Korea just shot up a guard post. So attacking the South seems next. Why not. His malnourished people are dying by the 10,000’s no doubt.
Noone is saying stay locked down forever. It appears we have to only stay locked down until the flu bros pull their heads out of their....whatevers.... and put on masks.
So they failed to keep Corona virus out of the plant and failed to keep it from spreading to over 100 of their employees. Sure am glad they dont do anything dangerous there. /sarc.
The only reason they are saying it can reside in your body for months, is due to the fact that we have only seen infections for months. Lol.
Yeah. Those are steps in the right direction. But worse case is we have an airborne and partially aerosolized disease that enters the lungs, presents as pneumonia, then enters the blood stream to infect the inner blood vessels causing clotting. The old ways wont work anymore. This was never supposed to happen, just like an entire reactor core would never melt down and the Titanic was unsinkable. No intervention from God was required. Only the hubris of man as he ate the forbidden apples.
LONDON
UK could allow primary schools to reopen as soon as June 1: Telegraph
Johnson is expected to unveil the government’s “roadmap” out of the coronavirus lockdown in an address to the nation next Sunday, the newspaper said
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The Sunday Times said that the government will only tweak the lockdown this week, encouraging building sites to reopen, relaxing rules on outdoor activities and urging people to cover their faces on public transport.
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IRELAND
Factbox: Ireland’s plan to gradually ease coronavirus lockdown
Phase One - elderly can poke their heads out their windows for some fresh air. Open-air occupations may return to work
Phase two - open small businesses w/social distancing. Open libraries. Elderly can poke their heads out their windows.
Phase three - Open non-essential businesses/restaurants w/social distancing. Return to work. Elderly can still poke their heads out their windows.
Phase four - sports, motels, daycares, museums. No mention of elderly people. Did anyone ask about them?
Phase five - close contact sports/ international vacations, return to work and back to school all levels. Did anyone feed the elderly people?
Just relax, stay in your house with the windows shut and the AC on and let Darwin be Darwin out there.
A surgeons mask in a Bio Level 3 facility. Guess they did not want to contaminate their viruses. Lol.
Good to know. Mostly construction workers at the two new units. No need to panic. Have they tested anyone at the operational plant yet ?
From experience the other day, I can only say to try to tie both ties round your head, if you already don’t know. Tying the lower one round my neck seemed to leave it just a bit loose.
Funny, in a dark way. But it might be a very long time before those at the highest risk can get back to normal. Nursing homes are already “a place to die”, but assisted living and senior living apartments, where everyone is in their 70’s or 80’s and beyond, but still active both socially and physically, will be quarantined until the threat is minimized. Many will go bankrupt as no one wants to live that way.
Would like to see that documentary with English subtitles of course.
Ruh-roh. There must be weird shenanigans going on in NK, with Kim’s disappearance and all. I was expecting a little longer time frame between the pains. But Wow, they’re really getting closer now, if this turns into something serious. Maybe it’s just minor border incident. Thanks for the heads up!
Evolving picture of COVID-19 doesn’t mean virus itself is changing, says doctor
The shifting picture of how COVID-19 affects the body doesn’t necessarily mean the disease itself is changing, according to an infectious disease specialist.
Dr. Matthew Oughton said it’s more likely that a “massive surge of cases” is highlighting a wide range of health impacts...
...Oughton said it’s not unusual for doctors to deal with evolving information, and learn on the job like this.
“If you’re doing this job correctly and doing this job well, you’re always learning as you go, refining your personal data set, using that to become a better clinician, a better diagnostician,” he said...
...”We’re learning more about this, we’re constantly refining,” he told Galloway. He added that he hasn’t seen such a global level of co-operation before.
That’s why we get back to normal gradually, as I have said on here consistently.
OKLAHOMA - seriously?
INTIMIDATION’ Mayor scraps rule that shoppers must wear a virus masks in stores after employees were verbally abused and threatened
“Many of those with objections cite the mistaken belief the requirement is unconstitutional, and under their theory, one cannot be forced to wear a mask.
“No law or court supports this view. In fact, a recent Federal lawsuit against Guthrie’s face covering order was fully dismissed by the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.”
The emergency order was revised less than 24 hours after being initiated.
“The City of Stillwater has attempted to keep people safe by the simple requirement to wear a face covering to protect others,” he added.
“It is unfortunate and distressing that those who refuse and threaten violence are so self-absorbed as to not follow what is a simple show of respect and kindness to others.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11536941/oklahoma-mayor-scraps-coronavirus-face-mask-rule/
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