All things Corona Virus

[Dashinka 24,514]

22 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

No signs of the virus slowing down in MD.

 

• Hundreds of cases in my town. 
• Even far more rural areas beginning to see clusters of outbreaks in particular around major poultry plants.
• About 46% of cases in MD have all been individuals residing in nursing homes
• Of the 1000+ that have died, 400+ have all been those same residents
• Nursing homes have not been compliant with the military teams sent to assist.. some horrible stories similar to NY and NJ. With bodies being left in closets.
• Governor just ordered all residents and staff must be tested. I think this was a no brainer and should have been done sooner.
• Rest of the deaths have all been younger to middle aged persons. Some kids too. 
• Doctors still continuing to run scared of seeing patients that need being seen to.
• Offices that do remain open to provide care including veterinary services are running very low on PPE and cleaning supplies. If an office must remain open they are mandated to constantly clean surfaces with what little they have.
• DE also still seeing major outbreak clusters with no evidence of slowing compared to other states. They've been increasing testing and finding more positives. Some of those traveled for care over the state line. In fact the Governor admitted they were doing worse compared to their original modeling and were set to surpass federal estimates.
• We do keep a list of negative tests. However people who had actual negatives, repeat tests to be sure, people who needed a test to prove they were recovered (negative), or those that had some other illness other than COVID are all lumped in. I really wish we could get a breakdown of these numbers.
• After a brief return of meat, once again the panic is back and supplies are low. Local butchers have been doing a hell of a business but have had to increase prices.
• All of the other items still remain in very short supply. A new oddity seems to be tampons and pads. My husband speculated maybe people were using them as filter material on their faces. Had a bit of a laugh about that.
• Leaked report last night about Phase 1, 2 and 3 of MD's recovery plan. 1 would start middle of next month and revert to current conditions at any time. Phase 2 likely would start in September for the rest of the year and likelihood of reverting is high during a relapse phase expected. Phase 3 not even being considered. This means for the rest of the year businesses would still not be allowed to operate as normal. Schools aren't even on the table.

As you know so well, this is leading to a lot of unforeseen consequences.

[Dashinka 24,514]

Ok, just received a news alert from WSJ saying that NYC will now be closing its subways from 1am to 5am for cleaning.  Isn’t that something that should have been done a month or so ago?

[Villanelle 4,122]

3 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Ok, just received a news alert from WSJ saying that NYC will now be closing its subways from 1am to 5am for cleaning.  Isn’t that something that should have been done a month or so ago?

LOL have you ever been on the NYC subways? Thats something that should have been done decades ago! 

[Dashinka 24,514]

1 minute ago, Villanelle said:

LOL have you ever been on the NYC subways? Thats something that should have been done decades ago! 

No, never actually been to NYC other than to transit through JFK, I did get to ride in a pretty dirty cab).   I have experienced subways in Korea and Russia.  Korean cars are very clean, and the Russian ones were acceptable at least in Moscow"

Edited April 30, 2020 by Dashinka

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

3 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

No, never actually been to NYC other than to transit through JFK, I did get to ride in a pretty dirty cab).   I have experienced subways in Korea and Russia.  Korean cars are very clean, and the Russian ones were acceptable at least in Moscow"

Picture a restroom in an off-brand gas station

[Dashinka 24,514]

Just now, Randyandyuni said:

Picture a restroom in an off-brand gas station

 Yes, I can related to that.

[Sonotony 82]

2 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

Picture a restroom in an off-brand gas station

Even the trains in Paris are nicer...  the graffiti is cuter too!

[yuna628 9,677]

45 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Ok, just received a news alert from WSJ saying that NYC will now be closing its subways from 1am to 5am for cleaning.  Isn’t that something that should have been done a month or so ago?

Cleaning a NYC subway? Never heard of such a thing. 

[millefleur 5,046]

16 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

Cleaning a NYC subway? Never heard of such a thing. 

More like "hazardous waste removal" rather than cleaning....I swear, some of those NYC stations literally have not been cleaned for decades. It's appalling. The only decent NYC stations I've seen is are new 2nd Avenue subway stations, which are pretty clean....for now.

 

56 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

No, never actually been to NYC other than to transit through JFK, I did get to ride in a pretty dirty cab).   I have experienced subways in Korea and Russia.  Korean cars are very clean, and the Russian ones were acceptable at least in Moscow"

Saint Petersburg's subways are even cleaner than Moscow's. They regularly sweep the stairs with these little wood shavings - I have no idea what it is doing and it looks like an ancient practice from the Middle Ages, but it seems to work because the stations are pristine. 

[Rosalind F 178]

7 hours ago, millefleur said:

Saint Petersburg's subways are even cleaner than Moscow's. They regularly sweep the stairs with these little wood shavings - I have no idea what it is doing and it looks like an ancient practice from the Middle Ages, but it seems to work because the stations are pristine. 

They do it in Moscow too  

[Villanelle 4,122]

Has anyone ever done New Years eve in times square? Confetti everywhere. Tons of it. More then you think would be possible. And yet somehow Jan 1 by noon there is not a single piece of confetti anywhere to be found! Not sure what kind of witchcraft they use on that but it proves that when they want to clean they can do it very efficiently and very quickly. 

[Boiler 45,541]

There was a Ginger Rodgers film that included New Year in Times Square, she played a shop assistant who ended up marrying the boss. Well the son.

[TBoneTX 45,324]

46 minutes ago, Villanelle said:

not a single piece of confetti

The NYPD arrested all the fetti as repeat offenders and reimprisoned it.  They like profetti only.

[Villanelle 4,122]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8274671/Man-21-shot-postal-worker-45-dead-refused-deliver-mail-dog.html

Man, 21, 'shot and killed postal worker, 45, when she refused to deliver his COVID-19 stimulus check in the mail because of his aggressive chihuahua'  

Unbelievable! Story says the post office told them on April 12-13 that they wouldnt be delivering them mail until the vicious animal situation is resolved so the guy confronts the postlady demanding she deliver him his stimulus check and shoots her dead. 

 

[Dashinka 24,514]

39 minutes ago, Villanelle said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8274671/Man-21-shot-postal-worker-45-dead-refused-deliver-mail-dog.html

Man, 21, 'shot and killed postal worker, 45, when she refused to deliver his COVID-19 stimulus check in the mail because of his aggressive chihuahua'  

Unbelievable! Story says the post office told them on April 12-13 that they wouldnt be delivering them mail until the vicious animal situation is resolved so the guy confronts the postlady demanding she deliver him his stimulus check and shoots her dead. 

 

Just wow.