- Sorry friends, I don’t have it in me today. I stayed offline for a lot of the day and when trying to catch up, became very overwhelmed and anxious. So here’s a quick round up of articles and news for you for the day. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day.
What a joke.
Erie County’s shortage of diagnostic kits underlines need for individual vigilance
Following the guidance of health experts and public officials is more critical than ever. People with a fever, cough or shortness of breath should take their temperature, twice a day or more if symptoms persist. A temperature of 100.4 or greater means self-isolation is in order.
Be careful. Be thoughtful. That’s urgent as this pandemic spreads, but especially so while Erie County is flying blind.
Remember when the correct answer would be CALL YOUR DOCTOR for an appointment and get tested?
What to do if you feel sick and think it’s Covid-19
Self-observation. Self-monitoring. Self-monitoring with delegated supervision.
Distressing is a word.
Poloncarz calls shortage of Covid-19 test kits ‘very, very distressing‘
As of midday Thursday, the county had collected a total of 523 specimens. Of that number, 29 were positive, 179 were negative and another 315 were pending.
“The federal government hopes to open 47 drive-through sites in 12 states soon.”
What are we waiting for? Why is California the only state doing this right now?
As the novel coronavirus continued to spread globally Thursday, in the United States the number of confirmed cases doubled. The dramatic increase stems in part from more testing, but also indicates how much the virus has spread. On Tuesday, there were just more than 5,700 confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States. That number climbed above 11,500 on Thursday, and officials indicated the number will continue to rise sharply as more test results become available.
We don’t know, but we know that we don’t know…
As confirmed coronavirus cases increase, remember what we don’t know
But it also serves as a reminder that we don’t actually know the number of infections in the United States — and we may not for some time to come.
The pattern in the confirmed cases is clear: Growth has been exponential. Two weeks ago, there were 221 confirmed cases. One week ago, the total was 1,697. Now, the number is more than 11,000.
Can we live up to the challenge? Of course we can. Will we?
Coronavirus will radically alter the U.S.
Success means a longer — though less catastrophic — fight against the coronavirus. And it is unclear whether Americans — who built this country on ideals of independence and individual rights — would be willing to endure such harsh restrictions on their lives for months, let alone for a year or more.
This is so America I don’t even know why we bother reporting it.
VIPs go to the head of the line for coronavirus tests
Joshua Sharfstein, a public health expert at Johns Hopkins and former FDA official under President Barack Obama, said that widespread testing for the general public is at least “a couple weeks away.”
TIP OF THE ICEBERG. ALSO CHILLING.
I’m so incredibly thankful I live in a rural area that has a local hospital. So many communities do not.
Rural areas may be the most vulnerable during the coronavirus outbreak
Very rural areas have a 60 percent higher death rate from flu than the big metro areas, according to analysis of CDC death records.
The higher rates in remote areas may be due to difficulty getting health care. Rural residents have greater travel distances for more limited resources. And that was before the pandemic raised the threat of overwhelming even the nation’s most advanced hospitals.
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