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

FemmeCreole said:

They contracted it in Australia. The felt sick and got tested quickly. They’re in isolation for as long as necessary.

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winterinatl said:

I no longer feel so silly for going shopping and panic buying. I bought food for a true emergency plus I have water and a box of emergency rations. I have an extra freezer with meat and frozen veggies. Big bag of rice n dried beans too. Bleach toilet paper, and a big bag of dry cat food for the boys.

so I am prepped for a disaster but not really just boring days stuck at home. I’ll have lots of cooking. And gardening. Lol.

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awhyley said:

Hi Aggie, good to see you!

Nothing yet, but my fear is that the gov't is holding back so that they get the maximum in Spring Break numbers. I'm watching them super close. To me, the number infected has been at zero abnormally long for the high traffic tourist numbers we're reporting.

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vevster said:

I heard in the US it is difficult to get tested..... lack of tests....

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almond eyes said:

Corona is spreading steadily, two Nigerians have it and Cameroonian student caught Corona in China and is recovering. So it's not true that black people can't get it. I've lived in places where they have had major pandemics, I think this has the potential to rage for a more than a year getting really bad then diminishing and going up again until it disappears or a vaccine is found. Black people DO NOT get lax. The last thing you want is to be in this health care system that doesn't give a hoot about black women. All we can do is remain calm, keep our immune systems up, eat healthy, do not smoke, stay out of too many crowds, do your spiritual work to keep grounded and wash your hands.

Best,
Almond Eyes

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vevster said:

I heard in the US it is difficult to get tested..... lack of tests....

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Aggie said:

Agreed @almond eyes,

We are hearing about how many people are contracting and dying from the disease but not enough about the recovery statistics. I believe it far exceeds that of the amount dying from it but we are not hearing anything about it...I wonder why....

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vevster said:

I heard in the US it is difficult to get tested..... lack of tests....

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FemmeCreole said:

Yes that’s true. Tests are not readily available here. South Korea is testing 10k people a day, but the US is barely testing anybody. Hospitals can’t get test kits but according to agent orange we have the best healthcare system in the world right.

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vevster said:

Sources say Gobert is feeling good, strong and stable — and was feeling strong enough to play tonight.

Why would anyone play with someone testing positive for this?

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Aggie said:

Agreed @almond eyes,

We are hearing about how many people are contracting and dying from the disease but not enough about the recovery statistics. I believe it far exceeds that of the amount dying from it but we are not hearing anything about it...I wonder why....

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Peppermynt said:

DH hit Trader Joe's when they opened this morning to stock up and I simultaneously had an Instacart shopper going at Wegmans for the stuff Trader's doesn't have. I'm in Northern VA and our Instacart shopper had to WAIT IN A LINE to get a cart. She also sent a pic of the empty shelves. Y'all this is Wegmans. The store is huge and never has bare shelves. She said it was packed and far worse than its been around Thanksgiving. Plus the schools have shut down here (Loudoun county) so there were tons of folks with their kids. It's basically a madhouse.

I have no plans to leave this house for several weeks. I am a full time telecommuter but my company has also said we all should all work from home if we don't normally. Travel is also disallowed. We actually had an employee from India who was in Austin TX for a few days test positive when he returned home. So that whole office is shut down. This is going to get worse before it gets better.

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discodumpling said:

There is something different and sinister about this virus. I try to reason with myself and not panic because it has happened before...maybe not during my lifetime but the world has been here before.
45's address to the nation last night gave me much food for thought. Dude looked super uncomfortable...but maybe that's because he had to read and not make up stuff off the cuff as is his usual MO.
Besides the 'rona it's also time for seasonal allergies...its difficult to know just when one should seek medical help.
DH and I decided to prep in such a way as to not alarm the children. Picking up necessary items as we go about our day. Water, Dettol (everyone else is reaching for Lysol!) my allergy meds, cold meds for the kids and anything else we may need for an at least 2 week sequester.
How are yall prepping for this pandemic? Praying for us all.

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Ganjababy said:

Selenium is AMAZING. I managed a study on selenium administration during and after heart cardiac surgery and the results showed that selenium had protective benefits. Reduced stay in icu after surgery. Reduced infections. Earlier discharge. If I remember correctly. During the study we recruited a 80 year old man who owned and was still running a huge working farm. He had been taking selenium since the 70’s and was sooo excited to be in the study and told us we were way behind because he knew the benefits decades ago. He has a charity that sends selenium to Some African communities that had aids/hiv. He also gave his animals selenium. Some of the benefits below.



Selenium is used by people in the prevention and/or treatment of different disorders including cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, hypothyroidism, stroke, atherosclerosis, cancer susceptibility and treatment, HIV, AIDS, neuronal diseases such as Alzheimer or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, pancreatitis, depression, and diabetes amongst others. Several mechanisms have been suggested to mediate the biological effects of Se and these include antioxidant defence systems, synthesis and stability of metabolites that act as intermediates implicated in diverse selenoproteins expression pathways oxidative metabolism, immune system modulation, DNA intercalators, kinase regulation, enzymatic cofactor, and gene expression. A number of clinical trials in recent years have provided convincing evidence of the central role of this element, either alone or in combination with other micronutrients or antioxidants, in the prevention and treatment of multiple diseases.
https://www.researchgate.net/public...ew_Therapeutic_Evidence_for_Multiple_Diseases







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Aggie said:

Hi @awhyley
God is greater than any disease and He is able to protect us.

I decided to speak faith filled words over my family and my nation.

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rayne said:

A few days ago I got an email from Citi about offering assistance for people with the virus. With people being quarantined for 2 weeks+ I can understand where Citi is coming from. But today, I just got this email from Best Buy. With all of the other epidemics that we’ve had over the years, I don’t recall any companies sending out something like this….to their internal employees maybe, but not to external customers. Between this thread, the email from DD’s school, and now this, I’m starting to get paranoid. I already feel like this is worse than officials are letting on. Is it just me or does this seem weird to y'all?


To our customers,

Like so many of you, we have spent the last several days and weeks learning about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and how it is impacting our world. For Best Buy, that means understanding how it affects our employees, customers and communities, and then making the necessary adjustments to our work and operations.

We have one simple objective that guides us: keeping you and our employees safe. This has been at the center of our conversations every step of the way. With that in mind, we have made several moves in our business in response to the threat of the coronavirus.

We have ramped up cleaning services at our stores and are adding hand sanitizer at the front entrances and at all cash registers. Sanitizing wipes are near workstations and counters so that employees can keep them continuously cleaned.

We are closely following the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) guidelines and recommendations on the steps we can take to help prevent the spread of the virus. We have shared specific instructions with our employees on the importance of washing their hands and staying home if they feel sick or are returning from an area of the world identified as posing a coronavirus-related risk. Per CDC recommendations, we will ask employees who have traveled to such locations or have been exposed to others who have traveled to such locations to self-quarantine for 14 days.

A strict travel policy for our employees is in place, and we have canceled meetings with large gatherings, again to do what we can to help prevent the spread of the illness.

If you don't feel well, or choose not to visit one of our stores, of course we are ready to serve you at BestBuy.com or through the Best Buy app.

We know that many of you have scheduled in-home consultations, deliveries, installations or repairs with us. If you have any concerns, we will be happy to partner with you to reschedule your appointment at no additional cost. Simply call 1‑888‑BEST‑BUY, and we will take care of it. For in-home consultations, we offer options for phone or video conversations with our experts if you so choose.

We will continue to closely monitor the situation and do all we can to protect you and our employees.

Thank you

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rayne said:

A few days ago I got an email from Citi about offering assistance for people with the virus. With people being quarantined for 2 weeks+ I can understand where Citi is coming from. But today, I just got this email from Best Buy. With all of the other epidemics that we’ve had over the years, I don’t recall any companies sending out something like this….to their internal employees maybe, but not to external customers. Between this thread, the email from DD’s school, and now this, I’m starting to get paranoid. I already feel like this is worse than officials are letting on. Is it just me or does this seem weird to y'all?


To our customers,

Like so many of you, we have spent the last several days and weeks learning about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and how it is impacting our world. For Best Buy, that means understanding how it affects our employees, customers and communities, and then making the necessary adjustments to our work and operations.

We have one simple objective that guides us: keeping you and our employees safe. This has been at the center of our conversations every step of the way. With that in mind, we have made several moves in our business in response to the threat of the coronavirus.

We have ramped up cleaning services at our stores and are adding hand sanitizer at the front entrances and at all cash registers. Sanitizing wipes are near workstations and counters so that employees can keep them continuously cleaned.

We are closely following the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) guidelines and recommendations on the steps we can take to help prevent the spread of the virus. We have shared specific instructions with our employees on the importance of washing their hands and staying home if they feel sick or are returning from an area of the world identified as posing a coronavirus-related risk. Per CDC recommendations, we will ask employees who have traveled to such locations or have been exposed to others who have traveled to such locations to self-quarantine for 14 days.

A strict travel policy for our employees is in place, and we have canceled meetings with large gatherings, again to do what we can to help prevent the spread of the illness.

If you don't feel well, or choose not to visit one of our stores, of course we are ready to serve you at BestBuy.com or through the Best Buy app.

We know that many of you have scheduled in-home consultations, deliveries, installations or repairs with us. If you have any concerns, we will be happy to partner with you to reschedule your appointment at no additional cost. Simply call 1‑888‑BEST‑BUY, and we will take care of it. For in-home consultations, we offer options for phone or video conversations with our experts if you so choose.

We will continue to closely monitor the situation and do all we can to protect you and our employees.

Thank you

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brg240 said:

No, not at all.

People should be more concerned about the flu.

*I am concerned about the people in Wuhan, China

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Donovan Mitchell tests positive for coronavirus
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Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for the coronavirus, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Mitchell becomes the second Jazz player to contract the virus, along with Rudy Gobert, sources told Wojnarowski. Gobert's diagnosis led to the postponement of Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Jazz announced Thursday that a second player has tested positive but did not identify Mitchell.

"We are working closely with the CDC, Oklahoma and Utah state officials, and the NBA to monitor their health and determine the best path moving forward," the Jazz said in a statement.

Jazz players are privately saying that Gobert showed a cavalier attitude toward the virus with his teammates in the locker room, touching them and their belongings.

Another example of Gobert's attitude stems from Monday's media availability, when he was seen touching every reporters' microphone at the end of his session.

Players the Jazz have faced within the past 10 days are being told to self-quarantine, a source told ESPN's Brian Windhorst. During that time period, Utah has played the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors.

The Raptors announced Thursday that members of the team's traveling party have been tested for coronavirus and that they are awaiting the results.

The NBA announced Wednesday night that it was suspending the season following the Jazz's announcement of a positive coronavirus test.

"The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic," the league said in a statement.

The league is expected to address next steps with teams when it conducts a call with the board of governors at 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, sources told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne.

There are 259 games, roughly 21% of the schedule, left to play this season.

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awhyley said:

It doesn't look good for our German friends . . .

Angela Merkel warns 70 percent of Germany could get coronavirus

German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a stark warning Wednesday, citing expert estimates that up to 60 to 70 percent of the population could be infected by the coronavirus.

Speaking at a news conference in Berlin alongside Jens Spahn, German's health minister, Merkel said there was no known cure and the focus would be on slowing the spread of the virus.

“When the virus is out there, the population has no immunity and no therapy exists, then 60 to 70 percent of the population will be infected,” she said. The population of Germany is about 58 million people.

“The process has to be focused on not overburdening the health system by slowing the virus’ spread … It’s about winning time,” she added, according to Reuters.

As of Wednesday, Germany had almost 1,300 cases of the virus, according to the Robert Koch Institute for disease control, and three deaths.

Comparatively, Italy has been the worst-hit European nation, with more than 10,000 cases and 631 deaths, according to the Civil Protection Agency.

David Jacobson, a professor of global business strategy at SMU's Cox School of Business and a visiting professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, told Fox News earlier this month that Germany had "taken this disease seriously since December."

They are committed to transparency, testing and have devoted a huge amount of resources to track sources of what appears to be community spread so that the root cause of each chain can be found and those connected in any way can be warned, isolated, tested, etc.," he said. "On March 3, the Italian government was still deciding if this was an Asian problem or something different. When an Italian senator wore a face mask to the senate chambers, he was ridiculed."

Nonetheless, Merkel had yet to address the situation publicly and had been criticized in the media for her failure of leadership.

“No appearances, no speech, no leadership in the crisis,” the German daily Bild wrote.

Both Merkel and Spahn, who is leading his country's response to the virus, have ruled out sealing Germany's borders to prevent the virus spreading, rejecting calls to follow neighbor Austria's lead.

"This is a test for our solidarity, our common sense and care for each other. And I hope we pass the test," Merkel said during the press conference.

But the chancellor also said she would not rule out suspending a so-called "black zero" budget – keeping the books balance – to help fight the virus.

Germany’s federal system of government has come under the spotlight as the response to the virus comes to the forefront. Under the system, power is devolved to the 16 states and regional authorities to decide whether to take up Spahn’s advice to cancel events with over 1,000 participants.

Earlier Wednesday, Spahn said it was “astonishing” that no decision was taken to call off a soccer match between Union Berlin and Bayern Munich scheduled in Berlin on Saturday. There has since been an announcement that the game would take place behind closed doors.

Link: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/europe/eu...virus/ar-BB112TUB?li=BBJDXDP&ocid=mailsignout

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naturalgyrl5199 said:

I went and replenished some bleach and cleaning products I had been completely out of. I did my shopping early after I dropped the kids off and was done by 8:15 AM and at the office. I plan to continue to gather a little here and there bc in June we already have to gear up for Hurricane season here anyways. So I always keep rations. I like to be prepared and I'm a retired couponer so I have a lot of cleaning items otherwise. I fussed at hubby for giving the girls their coronavirus snacks too early (applesauce), but they hadn't had it in a while because we were eating a lot of fresh foods. SInce many things are limited to 2-3 items pp at the store, I plan to make a few more runs every morning I have to drop the kids off as long as school is open. But we are pretty much set. Looking forward to organizing and cleaning everything since this is the time of year I do that. I don't expect to be let off from work however. My husband works at the University so he'll be teleworking starting the 23rd. I'm jealous. But he'll have a Honey Do list for sure.
Ooh--let me stock up on the girls allergy meds as well. I stocked up 6 months ago and need more. The weather has been bi-polar here and pollen is everywhere for weeks at a time...its washed away only to come back again....smh.

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Chicoro said:

Thank you so much for posting this. This was extremely helpful!
I took this and modified it for my boss here in France. She translated it and used the information to communicate to our customers and the employees. This was so helpful because I know it is PC, being from the US and because it comes from a large US organization.

I believe France may shutting down schools in th next 7 to 14 days. University teachers have been asked to sign an agreement that they will have their classes in online form in seven (7) days.

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Aggie said:

Hi @awhyley
Yes I usnderstand fully what you're saying but I'm not one to panic anyway. I believe in preparation, but prevent panicking while I'm preparing. There are some of us that are praying non-stop for the protection of the Bahamas and simply don't ever cave into the fear. When that happens, the enemy wins. God is greater than any disease and He is able to protect us.

This may seem irresponsible of me to many but without faith, it is impossible to please God. This virus is bigger than we are, so we need God who is bigger than this to fight it for us. And if God be for us, none can be against us. Sorry, I really didn't want to get preachy but out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. I decided to speak faith filled words over my family and my nation.

Stay strong my sister and it's so good to hear from you. Much love .

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rayne said:

My sister works in a casino and my mom works at a post office and neither places are taking any type of precautions. I know people posted some supplements in this thread, so I'm going to make a list and get them for my peeps.

I also told DH to get refills for his prescriptions. I'm going to do the same. I'm also going to take pics of important documents .

Thank you ladies for all of your info!! I probably wouldn't have thought to do any of those things this soon if it hadn't been for you.

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Iwanthealthyhair67 said:

this is good to know, I wonder how much selenium I can give my small dogs, need to research

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