The Covid-19 Thread: News, Preparation Tips, Etc

naturalgyrl5199

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Hmmmmm so not one HBCU feels the need to shut down? Curiouser & curiouser

Anyway my Chinese coworker is looking for sympathy or empathy whichever but I ain't got none to give!! Shes talmbout bout the idiots spraying obvious Asians with FEBREEZE & LYSOL. They gone be aiite...they dont need me to raise my pressure but this.
FAMU is considering telework and online course options now.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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A moment of levity ladies..
My Black coworkers and I have been playfully saying we cant get the 'rona cause #melanin. Well dwights are bigly mad at our joke! ROTFLMBAO!! I think its hilarious because this far it's been ASIANS & CAUCASIANS seemingly baring the brunt of this new virus.
This chick told them her y/t Jewish doc told her Black folks have a higher immunity...I wish yall could have seen all the Jewish faces fall at the lunch table!
I have another theory too...they just nastier than us! Ever been bopped on the head cause you didnt cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing? Ever been sent back into the bathroom after you got out cause your Mama just knew you didnt wash your hands? Yeah we've got checks and balances and they been out here all willy nilly and nasty they whole time.
Adriene Balon (LIVE, ON TV) had the nerve to say she don't wash her hands after using the restroom in HER HOME. If that's not a home habit--you better believe she don't wash her hands OR FORGETS OFTEN in public.

They always take up your personal space. Look how Biden used to crowd Obama and look how President Cheeto always crowding other folk.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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I do think this is purposely being downplayed by trump and the Gov. But I do think people are overreacting and stockpiling and making food and supplies scarce when we havent even been hit hard with the virus. What's going to happen when we are really hit hard? We cant even get vit c online so what are people going to do when we do get the virus. That is when we are going to see people die.
Truthfully,
A positive test in a younger healthy person may not = Death.

The problem is the spread....If you were to test positive, you'd recover with meds at home. Or no meds. Honestly.

The problem with you testing positive is WHO did you spread it to...how long have you had it...and hopefully you didn't spread it to your granny or someone vulnerable---did you visit a nursing home? A friend who was in the hospital who had a baby? Did you have a celebration at a restaraunt. Bc that's who's suffering. So you do have the idea of it not being a horrible thing to have if you're healthy, but you don't want it spread to someone vulnerable enough not to recover.

"Getting hit hard" looks and feels like a total city shut down, stores closing, and it being hard to get goods for weeks, and not being able to get mobile for weeks...This is whats going on in Wuhan.... Food delivery will look different if not a new job career because that's the only way to get Food in situations like that.... We WILL have some economic issues. In Public Health, we are trained to think like this. Floridians are HORRIBLE because we are always storm-ready and can mobilize into hibernation-like status within a few days. In Wuhan, they literally tackle you if you don't have on a mask, and will yell it over a loudspeaker. They will provide you with one, and if you refuse, arrest you.
And the number of new cases are slowing down there.

Getting hit hard means that hospitals are now out of beds, (which is why Wuhan threw together a 1000-bed hospital in 1 week), and mothers can deliver in ORs vs L&D rooms. People with Heart Attacks or needing acute care will have to be sent elsewhere....So the prevention of spread is trying to keep the hospitals from being overwhelmed. In Lombardy, Italy, the RICH part of Italy, the hospitals are overwhelmed, doctors are deciding who to save and who to "let go." its bad, but being in Public Health, we are made aware. The stockpiling is annoying, but can be done better.
Panic is kneejerk but I recommend everyone gather a little here and there. AND see what you can do without.
 

qchelle

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I scrolled through so sorry if posted...saw this from a doctor in Italy...View attachment 456445View attachment 456447 View attachment 456449 View attachment 456451

This is my fear. The overwhelming of the healthcare system once more people need hospital care. Even if someone needs a simple hospital intervention, there may be no space. Their symptoms worsen due to lack of the simple intervention. More, unnecessary deaths.

Or, if all the hospital beds/care is going to 90%+ covid19 cases, very limited resources for other, life threatening issues. Even non-life threatening ones that require simple intervention, but all the local hospitals turn you away. More deaths.

Honestly, I'm thinking it may be better to contract the virus now, before, inevitablely, more immunocomprimsed people start to test positive for it. So at least, if you do require hospitalization, there are resources available to you right now.

This is a very real possibility if a vaccine isn't made soon. Or it doesn't magically disappear.
 

qchelle

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Truthfully,
A positive test in a younger healthy person may not = Death.

The problem is the spread....If you were to test positive, you'd recover with meds at home. Or no meds. Honestly.

The problem with you testing positive is WHO did you spread it to...how long have you had it...and hopefully you didn't spread it to your granny or someone vulnerable---did you visit a nursing home? A friend who was in the hospital who had a baby? Did you have a celebration at a restaraunt. Bc that's who's suffering. So you do have the idea of it not being a horrible thing to have if you're healthy, but you don't want it spread to someone vulnerable enough not to recover.

"Getting hit hard" looks and feels like a total city shut down, stores closing, and it being hard to get goods for weeks, and not being able to get mobile for weeks...This is whats going on in Wuhan.... Food delivery will look different if not a new job career because that's the only way to get Food in situations like that.... We WILL have some economic issues. In Public Health, we are trained to think like this. Floridians are HORRIBLE because we are always storm-ready and can mobilize into hibernation-like status within a few days. In Wuhan, they literally tackle you if you don't have on a mask, and will yell it over a loudspeaker. They will provide you with one, and if you refuse, arrest you.
And the number of new cases are slowing down there.

Getting hit hard means that hospitals are now out of beds, (which is why Wuhan threw together a 1000-bed hospital in 1 week), and mothers can deliver in ORs vs L&D rooms. People with Heart Attacks or needing acute care will have to be sent elsewhere....So the prevention of spread is trying to keep the hospitals from being overwhelmed. In Lombardy, Italy, the RICH part of Italy, the hospitals are overwhelmed, doctors are deciding who to save and who to "let go." its bad, but being in Public Health, we are made aware. The stockpiling is annoying, but can be done better.
Panic is kneejerk but I recommend everyone gather a little here and there. AND see what you can do without.

You beat me to it. My thoughts exactly.
 

SoniT

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My cousin is hosting a baby shower on 3/22 and is trying to get an idea from the guests if they should postpone. People are going to be coming to DC from other areas such as NY and NJ. Some of the guests will be older with underlying conditions. I'm a germaphobe so if I do go I'll keep my distance from people and wash my hands. I might show up with gloves and a mask.
 

Dellas

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cocosweet

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A former coworker of dh's moved to Italy just in time for this. :nono:

My girl scout troop is traveling to the founder's house in Savannah next week. We gone be wiping down everything in sight on the train.
 

Lute

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My cousin is hosting a baby shower on 3/22 and is trying to get an idea from the guests if they should postpone. People are going to be coming to DC from other areas such as NY and NJ. Some of the guests will be older with underlying conditions. I'm a germaphobe so if I do go I'll keep my distance from people and wash my hands. I might show up with gloves and a mask.

I would post pone it. It's better to be safe than sorry. If something pops off the blame will be on her.
 

Ms. Tarabotti

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Truthfully,
A positive test in a younger healthy person may not = Death.

The problem is the spread....If you were to test positive, you'd recover with meds at home. Or no meds. Honestly.

The problem with you testing positive is WHO did you spread it to...how long have you had it...and hopefully you didn't spread it to your granny or someone vulnerable---did you visit a nursing home? A friend who was in the hospital who had a baby? Did you have a celebration at a restaraunt. Bc that's who's suffering. So you do have the idea of it not being a horrible thing to have if you're healthy, but you don't want it spread to someone vulnerable enough not to recover.

"Getting hit hard" looks and feels like a total city shut down, stores closing, and it being hard to get goods for weeks, and not being able to get mobile for weeks...This is whats going on in Wuhan.... Food delivery will look different if not a new job career because that's the only way to get Food in situations like that.... We WILL have some economic issues. In Public Health, we are trained to think like this. Floridians are HORRIBLE because we are always storm-ready and can mobilize into hibernation-like status within a few days. In Wuhan, they literally tackle you if you don't have on a mask, and will yell it over a loudspeaker. They will provide you with one, and if you refuse, arrest you.
And the number of new cases are slowing down there.

Getting hit hard means that hospitals are now out of beds, (which is why Wuhan threw together a 1000-bed hospital in 1 week), and mothers can deliver in ORs vs L&D rooms. People with Heart Attacks or needing acute care will have to be sent elsewhere....So the prevention of spread is trying to keep the hospitals from being overwhelmed. In Lombardy, Italy, the RICH part of Italy, the hospitals are overwhelmed, doctors are deciding who to save and who to "let go." its bad, but being in Public Health, we are made aware. The stockpiling is annoying, but can be done better.
Panic is kneejerk but I recommend everyone gather a little here and there. AND see what you can do without.

The minute people are told not to do something is when they want to do it. I remember during one of the really bad snow storms NYC had, the local government told people to stay at home and off the roads. What did people do- come into Manhattan for an event and complained when they got stuck on a train. Cried to a reporter that they were stuck in a traffic jam and didn't have their medicine with them. Even before Super Storm Sandy, Gov. Cuomo told people to either evacuate before hand or prepare to shelter in place. After the storm, I spent days watching people whine on tv that no one was helping them (uh yeah people, learn to heed warnings).


I think that making preparations now while there is a window of opportunity is a wise choice. Each person/family might be on their own for a while without too much government aid. Get your food stuffs together. If anyone in your household has medical issues, make sure that they have a good supply of their medicines and that you have some minor knowledge about their health care- the hospitals might be over run with virus victims. Make sure that your children and pets have had their shots and know what to do in case of emergencies. Medical care might not be readily available. Have a plan of action in place before you have to use it.


It’s getting serious out there but now is not the time to panic. There are steps that can be taken to lessen the likelihood of catching this illness. As the Girl Scouts motto says- Be Prepared.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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The minute people are told not to do something is when they want to do it. I remember during one of the really bad snow storms NYC had, the local government told people to stay at home and off the roads. What did people do- come into Manhattan for an event and complained when they got stuck on a train. Cried to a reporter that they were stuck in a traffic jam and didn't have their medicine with them. Even before Super Storm Sandy, Gov. Cuomo told people to either evacuate before hand or prepare to shelter in place. After the storm, I spent days watching people whine on tv that no one was helping them (uh yeah people, learn to heed warnings).


I think that making preparations now while there is a window of opportunity is a wise choice. Each person/family might be on their own for a while without too much government aid. Get your food stuffs together. If anyone in your household has medical issues, make sure that they have a good supply of their medicines and that you have some minor knowledge about their health care- the hospitals might be over run with virus victims. Make sure that your children and pets have had their shots and know what to do in case of emergencies. Medical care might not be readily available. Have a plan of action in place before you have to use it.


It’s getting serious out there but now is not the time to panic. There are steps that can be taken to lessen the likelihood of catching this illness. As the Girl Scouts motto says- Be Prepared.
Thank you!
The warnings are for a reason.
During really bad storms...Tropical Depressions, etc, its routine to tell people to come off the street, put in curfews, and stay/shelter at home...or evacuate. It never fails that people (especially in low lying areas in my state of FL) just ignore recommendations, or even mandatory evacs. I try to remind them when we are ramping up---you WILL NOT BE RESCUED during the worst of the storm. The Governor and Emergency Manager mandates EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement be pulled....they coming off the street because winds over a certain MPH is dangerous for them. Same for when parents whine about schools closing in certain categories of just "bad storms" and I tell them--so you want school buses riding in these 35-40 MPH winds? Your kid can be killed. Like really.
 

Kalia1

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My soon to be 94 year old Grandmother lives in New Rochelle, NY and although she’s not in the “containment zone” I told her to stay in the house. I was in NY on Monday to attend a cousins funeral yet that’s the last group event I’ll be attending until they get this Coronavirus under control.
 

washyohandslildirty

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One of my friends asked me “why would they want pictures of your documents though?”

I told her that FEMA would want documents to verify your household size, income, health insurance, etc. in the situation where they will have to provide food and medication to neighborhoods places under quarantine or people are placed in quarantine camps run by the government.

I wasn’t believed.

Now New Rochelle is under “containment” and has the National Guard there to deliver food. While Washington state is building quarantine camps or “sites” in far remote areas of the state that will be fenced in.

A lot of people under 60 aren’t too concerned but aren’t thinking of putting their mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts/uncles, coworkers at risk. It’s just all so selfish!

Also, those at higher risk include diabetics, smokers and vapers, and the obese and overweight. That minus well be 90% of the Black community.
 
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naturalgyrl5199

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I was telling my friends and family to stock up WEEKS ago and warned that schools may be closing. Then I was driving in NW DC and saw this at a bus stop:

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I went to the website advertised and it is a Department of Homeland Security site telling you to have more than 2 weeks of food and water in a pandemic.

I jumped out of my car, took this picture, and sent it to friends and family like
“WHY WOULD FEMA HAVE A BUSSTOP ADVERTISEMENT TELLING YOU TO TAKE PICTURES OF IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS IF THEY DIDNT ANTICIPATE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMING?!?”

That picture was taken on March 3rd.
They all that I was crazy.
I quietly prepped and now they all are realizing something is happening...smh.
We preach this in Public Health in Florida every April/May before Hurricane season starts in June. I've gone 3 years back to back 2016,2017, 2018 without power for about a week. We pros. We even practice these PODS (point of dispension set-ups) every year....we look so funny. But its basically a drive through vaccination or medication dispensary practice we do in case we have an outbreak of something. People can drive through in their cars, we get them triaged, and depending on the situation they get certain versions of the vaccine or medication...like for a child or adult....We have a place for FEMA to drop the meds in case our Stockpile runs low. We have a whole schematic and written plans and path on the time it takes to get meds from our local stockpile and how long it takes to get a helicopter in from the regional secret stockpile (I cant share where it is) of meds. People who are hard core public health folk have goods for months. We stay ready. I'm a retired couponer as of last summer so I'm good for another 6 months on stuff. However I do need bleach so I'll be grabbing some in the morning. It will stretch way longer than Lysol/Clorox wipes. We cray. But no one is laughing at us now.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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One of my friends asked me “why would they want pictures of your documents though?”

I told her that FEMA would want documents to verify your household size, income, health insurance, etc. in the situation where they will have to provide food and medication to neighborhoods places under quarantine or people are placed in quarantine camps run by the government.

I wasn’t believed.

Now New Rochelle is under “containment” and has the National Guard there to deliver food. While Washington state is building quarantine camps or “sites” in far remote areas of the state that will be fenced in.

A lot of people under 60 aren’t too concerned but aren’t thinking of putting their mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts/uncles, coworkers at risk. It’s just all so selfish!

Also, those at higher risk include diabetics, smokers and vapers, and the obese and overweight. That minus well be 90% of the Black community.
Oh heck yeah. Pics of Documents help. My last post said my area was it by hurricanes back to back from 2016-2018. Three of my neighbors on my street FINALLY got their house rebuilt by FEMA from the 2018 storm, and the other one's house was basically totaled out, the land cleared and a new house built in its place. Brand new. FEMA Does what its supposed to when you have your ish together. He finally moved that old Bronco in right before Christmas.
 

rayne

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Ummmm :look:...

https://hellobeautiful.com/3083756/...2020-03-11&utm_term=HB M-F Daily (Smart List)

Bundles Bind: Is Coronavirus Causing A Weave Import Shortage From China?
While vendors may be unable to fill orders, the CDC says it's unlikely that packaged products can carry the virus to others.

From China to Italy to the United States, the coronavirus is affections millions around the globe, with more than 115,000 infected and an estimated 3,000 dead worldwide.



It’s also impacting our economy, closing down festivals such as SXSW, canceling flights, postponing Coachella and even causing college students to stay home in their dorms and finish their semesters online. Now, the virus has its sights on the billion-dollar hair industry.

Recently reporters from WUSA9 talked to several D.C. and Maryland stylists and business owners who claim that it’s been difficult to have their bulk order demands met by vendors importing hair from China. One Black woman, Shannel Wallace, who runs District Cheveux, stressed that it’s become “harder” to get the hair she needs to meet her clients’ needs. She’s been waiting since January.

“I just never imagined coronavirus would affect me, being in the states,” she said. “Not directly as far as being sick, but my business.”




Another, Stephanie Nolan, owner of XOXO Virgin Hair, is experiencing similar obstacles, but due to labor issues.

“Due to the coronavirus, and the measures taken to cut down on the virus in China, people aren’t allowed to go to, or really return to, work,” she said.







There have also been some questions about whether or not the hair from China is safe with Wallace telling WUS9 that her clients are afraid.”When they get their hair, [they question] is it going to be contaminated?” she said.

When you think about it, it’s a warranted question. Right now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have stated that it’s unlikely that the hair is can carry the virus.

“There is likely very low risk of spread from products or packaging that are shipped over a period of days or weeks at ambient temperatures,” the CDC says on its website, adding, “Coronaviruses are generally thought to be spread most often by respiratory droplets.”

As The Root’s Maiysha Kai pointed out, that while some may look at this development as shallow and frivolous given how serious coronavirus is, “it’s worth acknowledging that in the United States alone, hair imports from are an over-$1.5 billion hair industry” and that “Black women are both the industry’s primary clientele and increasingly its purveyors.”

Just something to think about.
 

awhyley

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And now apparently, there's a second. Waiting on confirmation from the Gleaner though.

Link: http://www.loopcayman.com/content/jamaica-confirms-second-coronavirus-case-1

Here it is, a link from the Jamaica Observer.

Link: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/BREAKING:_2nd_case_of_COVID-19_confirmed?profile=1605

They tested someone here (Bahamas) this afternoon, and the test came back negative. (Apparently) :ohwell:
 

Queenie

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Someone from dhs job tested positive. Dh didn't have direct contact with the person. But he's teleworking the rest of the week. So me, dh, and dd are all home this week. (My job is only telework)

And another person from his job is currently undergoing testing.

His job is in VA, near the Pentagon. We live in MD.
Oh no. :( I live near the Pentagon. And I work downtown.
 
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