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

Jmartjrmd

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Some stories of recovery including an 87 yo with comorbidities.

Coronavirus patients describe recovering and being able to breathe again: "It hits you like a hammer"


MARCH 25, 2020 / 9:07 AM / CBS NEWS


People who have gotten the coronavirus have described debilitating symptoms like not being able to catch their breath. But many have also recovered and shared what it felt like to breathe normally again.

Clay Bentley is now quarantined in his bedroom after spending 12 days in a Georgia hospital. During his fight against coronavirus, he described not being able to move or catch his breath. At one point, doctors told him there wasn't much more they could do.


"They say, you know, we put these antibiotics through your system, and they said, 'You're in worse shape today than you were when you came into the hospital,'" he told CBS News correspondent David Begnaud. "It's like 10 times stronger than the flu. When it hits, it hits you like a hammer."
Just as doctors were considering putting him on a ventilator, there were signs of improvement. He said faith was key to his recovery.

"I couldn't breathe at all, and then all of a sudden, I felt the Lord. I mean, his presence was there, and I felt him blow air in my lungs," he said.

Aviva Williamson, who was diagnosed with the virus four days ago, she said she had tightness in her chest and felt like she couldn't catch her breath. The 36-year-old mother of four from Shreveport, Louisiana, said she's still dealing with dizziness and fatigue.

"I try to keep a mindset that I'm just going to get through it and nothing else bad is going to happen," she said.

Frank Eller, an 87-year-old retired Marine, has also been released from the hospital. He was in critical condition when he was evacuated from a cruise ship and airlifted to a hospital in Puerto Rico two weeks ago.


He arrived with pneumonia and five underlying health conditions, including a leaky heart valve and emphysema in one lung.

Asked when he started to feel relief, he said, "Once they got me in this isolation room and started getting the antibiotics in me, and the oxygen, almost immediately."

"We could not have done it without the hospital's outstanding effort, and finally the grace of God," he added. "That's why I'm here."

Early data from the World Health Organization show that if you have a mild case of coronavirus, the recovery time is about two weeks. For patients with severe or critical cases, it can take up to six weeks.
 

Jmartjrmd

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This was sweet

This Is Why We Do It’: NJ Nurse Shares Photo of Man Thanking ER Staff for Saving Wife
Published March 26, 2020• Updated on March 26, 2020 at 9:29 am


Allison Swendson
New Jersey nurse Allison Swendson took this photo of a grateful man outside the Morristown Medical Center.

A New Jersey nurse had her day brightened after she heard a knock on the window of the emergency room and saw a tearful man standing outside with a kind message.

The unknown man's cardboard sign simply read, "Thank you all in emergency for saving my wife's life. I love you all." Allison Swendsen said the man knew he couldn't come inside the ER Morristown Medical Center but he wanted to show gratitude.

Swendsen then asked the man through the window if she could take a photo and he nodded. "He had tears pouring down his face," she wrote on her Instagram.

She asked her man how his wife was doing and he replied that she was doing great, that she was being released from the hospital that day.

The heartwarming photo was even shared by "ER" actress Kellie Martin on Twitter. Martin thanked Swendsen for her work and for sharing a photo that "took my breath away."
 

Crackers Phinn

Either A Blessing Or A Lesson.
They don't have too many out here like the East Coast, so it's easy. I'm putting them on the same cancelled list as Susie Cakes for how they treat employees.
Let me go look up what Susie Cakes done did. That's another place I always drive by different locations but never go in. IONO, I kinda expect Susie's Cake to taste like Karen's potato salad. :look:
 

naturalgyrl5199

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I don’t think they are mandated to lift anything inside buildings or to help you guys lift ( I will ask my hubby) It’s a slippery slope calling in the truck numbers with them. They can be petty.. and trust me they communicate with each other about drop areas that are difficult. This is a difficult situation for everyone. Your right.. They probably want to just do their job and leave.

I highly recommend finding an area for them to drop and not escalate. Just my opinion.
I learned from the company we order from that we pay for inside delivery (its special formula for little kiddies, and a fee they pass along to us) at the cost of $1000 to the taxpayers per delivery of goods or more. We have had formula stolen before and the formula company we order from are investigating but insisted want it delivered inside. I get it too because you don't want shipments in the rain or elements as it could be damaging to the children and babies who have to drink this formula to live). I spoke to people from other parts of the building and they want him off the route. He left the stuff outside this morning and said my co-worker received it (used her name--no signature) and she didn't. my assistant called the dispatch who emailed her (30 mins after he left) that it was delivered inside, and that xyz received it---again, that person did not. The investigation so far found that 1/2 the deliveries were often forged with misspelled names of my staff members, no signature or a forged one...And today, it was left outside with someone who doesn't work in the building. He just said "Its for ABC dept." and walked away (the pettiness has entered). The State officials want people screened before coming into state buildings and that includes temperatures. Since he doesn't want his temperature taken in order to do the job they are paying him for, they want him off the route and I agree. The issue with this particular driver started months ago, and when we get a substitute driver, its always someone who is so sweet. He treats everyone the same--and that's like trash. I don't think this is a UPS thing but this particular guy.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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Thanks @naturalgyrl5199

I love stuff like that.

Also, for whoever needs to complain about a specific UPS driver, if you know the location of the building you don't need the car number. The PDS or even one of the clerks can pull who and which driver by address. Also, center manager and on road sups know too. The best time to call and ask for a center manager or on road supervisor is after 430 when the drivers are getting back or before 730 for a more direct solution. Even if you get the Customer Center for the building, ask for which center services your address. They should put you right through an office. Don't let them tell you to call the 800 number, demand a center manager or on road supervisor. If I still had friends there, I could atleast find names of numbers of who you can call but I've been gone nearly 10 years and most of my peeps left not too long after me.

Another backdoor option is to ask to be transferred to the IE or PE office and then from there find out which center and find numbers. Most of the time, they'll transfer you and/or give you the number to get you to leave them alone. Lol.
Thanks for this. My next step was to show up at the dispatch or distribution center. There is only 1 in our little town. But an investigation is underway.
 

MomofThreeBoys

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The Weather Channel app says in Queens alone 7000 cases almost 500 deaths. I don’t think this virus is natural. I got an email from a health practitioner, asian, that says COVID-19 is a weaponized coronavirus out of a bio lab in Wuhan, China.

Elmhurst Hospital is a 15 minute drive from me :(
I need proof. Pandemics are not new (lots in history that are even more fatal) and they spread faster now because of air travel.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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Given this outbreak, how do y"all feel about no fathers allowed in the delivery room?
what about also restricting them from visiting baby until baby goes home? Appropriate or going to far?
Absolutely inhumane.
Our hospital allows 1. Those with a spouse or a doula. Humans are social creatures and have babies in group settings. They are not animals who deliver alone. Its horrible about what I'm hearing. I'm glad its not happening in FL.
 

naturalgyrl5199

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I've been boycotting them since their birth control stance. Michael's is right down the street
I was already boycotting Michaels because they fired a friend of mine and accused him of reverse racism...a BUNCH of BS cause his wife is white and they were trying to kowtow to a "Karen" who they ended up later banning from the store. That's been about 6 years. I'll be shopping at JoAnn's Fabric from now on.
 

Dposh167

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My 65 year old father w/ diabetes works at a local library in his area right outside nyc. They are secretly trying to open up on April 1st. I told him don't go. And if they open, I'm reporting them. Gov. Cuomo did not give the ok to open non essential places yet and these folks wanna open for what?
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Don't have any wipes?

An option you may not have thought about: Benzalkonium chloride
Usually comes in a 50% solution. You must dilute it down 150 fold! Please do your own research.



The active ingredient in clorox wipes is something called benzalkonium chloride. It is called a mercury free murcurochrome replacement on my bottle, pictured below. I bought this in the United States from Walgreens. It's only a 0.13% solution so technically, it is not a 50% solution. My bottle is for minor wounds and cuts.

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This is my actual bottle I have at home. It is a diluted solution that I bought. My understanding is you can order it, too.

You may be able to find it on the ground your area.


If in the US you can order here when they re-open 2 weeks from now:
96 dollars. Perhaps you can share cost with others, maybe
https://www.laballey.com/collection...ation-aqueous-solution-usp-nf-grade-bac-500ml



Wipes on Amazon (expensive)


@10:00 minute mark he talks about it.

If may be expensive and impractical. But, it is an option of which you may not have been aware. I was not aware of it until I came across this video and noticed the same name of the bottle in my First Aid Kit.
 
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gn1g

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The Weather Channel app says in Queens alone 7000 cases almost 500 deaths. I don’t think this virus is natural. I got an email from a health practitioner, asian, that says COVID-19 is a weaponized coronavirus out of a bio lab in Wuhan, China.

Elmhurst Hospital is a 15 minute drive from me :(

those numbers! Trump better get his head out of the sand
 

brg240

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I need proof. Pandemics are not new (lots in history that are even more fatal) and they spread faster now because of air travel.
Yep.

Also something to keep in the back of your mind for later.

There are diseases hidden in ice, and they are waking up

Long-dormant bacteria and viruses, trapped in ice and permafrost for centuries, are reviving as Earth's climate warms

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170504-there-are-diseases-hidden-in-ice-and-they-are-waking-up

I feel in the future we'll see more disease outbreaks even if not full pandemics
 
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Chromia

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I wandered into one of there stores maybe 10 years ago to look around because I didn't know what it was and haven't been back since so I only get to protest them in my head. :darkcloud:
That's when I went in Hobby Lobby, about 10 years ago, looking for a gift. I couldn't believe all the chipped and cracked items they were selling. I haven't been back since.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
LA Purchases 20K Coronavirus Test Kits From South Korean Company
March 24, 2020 at 11:10 am


LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Los Angeles city and county leaders announced Monday they have purchased 20,000 coronavirus testing kits from a South Korean biotech company.

The L.A. City Council and the L.A. Board of Supervisors jointly spent $1.25 million to immediately purchase 20,000 tests from Seegene Technologies, the two agencies said in a news release.

A larger contract is in the process of being negotiated to have Seegene deliver more tests. The company has committed to providing 100,000 tests per week to L.A. County, officials said. Seegene is the primary test kit manufacturer in South Korea, producing about one million test kits weekly, according to local officials.

The first 20,000 tests will be going to first responders and medical professionals.

There has been a major shortage across the nation as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scrambles to get its own kits manufactured and distributed.

As of March 20, only 2,400 people in L.A. County had been tested. The county reported Monday it had a total of 536 coronavirus cases and seven deaths.

Testing for COVID-19 became available Monday through an online portal on the city of L.A.’s website. It’s unclear how many tests the city has on hand, however.

The city said people who currently qualify for testing are seniors 65 years and older who have symptoms, those with symptoms and underlying chronic health conditions and those who are under quarantine becuse they were exposed to a COVID-19 patient.

People can schedule a test by visiting the following city website and answering a questionnaire. The testing is conducted at four sites.

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/202...onavirus-test-kits-from-south-korean-company/
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
The American people are generous, giving, kind, innovative and and incredibly talented. We are the first to give other countries help, aid and money in their time of need. I think it will be paid forward to us, in our time of need. Do not lose hope. Don't let fear get in your way.

Gentle reminder for those who come from outside to inside:
  1. Wipe down your locks.
  2. Clean your keys.
  3. Wipe down your debit cards, wallet and purse.
  4. Clean your shoes.
  5. Clean your outer wear. Remove it and place it in a sack if you can.
  6. Wash your hands from fingertips to wrist.
  7. Wash your face.
  8. Rinse your eyes.
  9. Rinse your nose.
  10. Cleanse ears.
  11. Wash hands again.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Dr. Fauci Answers Trevor’s Questions About Coronavirus | The Daily Social Distancing Show
1,114,621 views
•Mar 27, 2020

This video breaks things down simple and easy. It is a good summary video.

 
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