COVID-19 Information updates

[Debi]

Millions of kids told full return to school in fall unlikely

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions more children in the U.S. learned Friday that they're unlikely to return to classrooms full time in the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic as death...

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Virus prompts drastic measures as death tolls set records

HOUSTON (AP) — The coronavirus kept surging in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in...

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[garnetsilver]

If my daughter was still in school, I would not send her until things were under control. I wouldn't care what anyone said to do. Those who are urging kids back to school seem oblivious to the fact that these children will be coming and going every day, possibly infecting themselves and carrying infection back to their homes.

 

[Debi]

I can verify this is from a real person who is known to me. I have removed the last name. He is in his mid thirties:

I wil not go into a lot of details on here, but please keep my husband in your thoughts prayers. COVID IS REAL. COVID is real and it is BAD. I’ve contemplated making this public, but please. If it’s not for yourself, be cautious in public for others. For those, like my husband who have weakened immune systems, and those that it hits harder than the average healthy young person. Wear your mask. Wash your hands. Because COVID IS REAL. ‼ we are in the middle of day 7, and Luke has made no progress in recovery. Day 7 of feeling miserable, having an uncontrollable fever, body aches, headache, not sleeping, not tasting or smelling anything. Day 7 of no relief, and losing a lot of positivity. I’m not telling you what to believe, but COVID IS REAL. We are living this nightmare and praying for a break any day now. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. ❤ and please pray for our little 1 year old boy who is so confused as to why he can’t be with momma or dada. We haven’t seen him in 7 days and we aren’t sure when we will be able to see him again. As of this morning, I have also tested positive for COVID, but thankfully I’ve shown minor to no symptoms at all . If you pray, please pray for our family ❤

 

[Debi]

Even mild coronavirus cases can cause lasting cardiovascular damage, study shows

If you needed another reason to avoid coronavirus at all costs, here's one. Skeptics of the disease and the necessity of shutting down the economy to stop its spread have focused on the fact that most coronavirus cases have been mild or even asymptomatic, mistakenly comparing COVID-19 to 'just...

theweek.com

 

[Debi]

Please keep the families of the 850 healthcare workers in the US who have died fighting Covid in your prayers.

Coronavirus kills hospital ICU chief who 'selflessly' cared for patients during pandemic

"This is real," a medical school classmate said of Dr. Joseph Costa. "This was a 56-year-old healthy man. He knew how to be careful ... and he still passed away from this disease.”

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Duke]

Herman Cain Dies After Month-Long Battle With Coronavirus

The businessman and one-time Republican presidential candidate was hospitalized a month ago, days after attending President Trump’s indoor campaign rally in Tulsa.

smartnews.link

Interesting discussion late in the article about Cain attending a Trump political rally in Tulsa ten days before being diagnosed. I remember seeing video of that rally and masks were noticeably absent.

 

[Debi]

Herman Cain Dies After Month-Long Battle With Coronavirus

The businessman and one-time Republican presidential candidate was hospitalized a month ago, days after attending President Trump’s indoor campaign rally in Tulsa.

smartnews.link

Interesting discussion late in the article about Cain attending a Trump political rally in Tulsa ten days before being diagnosed. I remember seeing video of that rally and masks were noticeably absent.

I just read that and I recall when he first came down with it the rally was mentioned as the presumed source of infection. He seemed to be a very nice man from what I have read.

 

[Duke]

These 13 states need to lock down now, according to Harvard coronavirus experts

A report released by the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force warns that 21 states are now in the “red zone” and need to take aggressive steps to slow the spread of COVID-19. But new guidelines from Harvard University show the task force's recommendations may be too weak to suppress the

news.yahoo.com

Can't get much more plain than that.

 

[Debi]

Miami-Dade ICUs at 146% capacity with coronavirus patients, according to federal document

Hospitals in the Miami area have been so overwhelmed by coronavirus patients that intensive care units are now operating well beyond full capacity, according to a federal pandemic update obtained by Yahoo News.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Debi]

COVID-19 survivors could lose hearing along with sense of smell, taste

It has already been established that some coronavirus survivors lose their sense of smell and taste — but doctors in Britain now warn that they can also lose their hearing, according to a report. E…

nypost.com

We continue to learn more as we go.