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

sunshinebeautiful

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Make sure you know the dwell times for the disinfectants you are using. Or else you are just sanitizing.

Dwell time means once you apply the product -- how long it has to sit to thoroughly kill pathogens.... to disinfect status.

Yup. One of my FBFs mentioned this and I was shocked to find out that the 'dwell time' for most of the products in my home is 10 minutes.
 

discodumpling

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So we in here sharing ways to avoid the Rona right? We're working on our fitness our nutrition and trying to stay healthy. Why come my coworker posted in the STAFF CHAT that her and her husband tested negative and she was SAD about that??? The sheer caucasity made me mute the chat. Her reasoning is she hoped to have been exposed so that she may POSSIBLY have antibodies and POSSIBLY be immune.
We dont have the luxury for this crap!
Chick subjected herself to a stick up the nose HOPING she had the Rona. I just cant even deal with these folks. We. Are. Not. The. Same. At. All.
Thanks for the space and freedom to rant! Lemme go curate my liquor store order for later...
 

almond eyes

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So we in here sharing ways to avoid the Rona right? We're working on our fitness our nutrition and trying to stay healthy. Why come my coworker posted in the STAFF CHAT that her and her husband tested negative and she was SAD about that??? The sheer caucasity made me mute the chat. Her reasoning is she hoped to have been exposed so that she may POSSIBLY have antibodies and POSSIBLY be immune.
We dont have the luxury for this crap!
Chick subjected herself to a stick up the nose HOPING she had the Rona. I just cant even deal with these folks. We. Are. Not. The. Same. At. All.
Thanks for the space and freedom to rant! Lemme go curate my liquor store order for later...

Yes I also took the test recently and found out I was negative. I was also shocked because I was literally all over NYC and did a lot of group activities from January to March including an international yoga class that was packed and sweaty. My Dad said that he thought that most people had been exposed so said I probably had antibodies. So my results were a surprise which means I must keep up with my hygienic practices and being mindful. Honestly, since my mother passed away at the end of 2017 in a horrific fashion that still scars me til today, my health is my everything. As a black woman, my mother didn't have the best medical treatment which opened my eyes.

I don't think she meant harm.

Best,
Almond Eyes
 
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vevster

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Yup. One of my FBFs mentioned this and I was shocked to find out that the 'dwell time' for most of the products in my home is 10 minutes.
I forgot to add before you disinfect you must clean the surface....... so clean then spray for the dwell time.

Most of my disinfectants serve the both purposes so I don't need 2 different products.
 
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ThirdEyeBeauty

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Has anyone seen this NYC nurse says black people are being treated poorly?
It's known in some parts of U.S., especially NYC, for people who are opened to know. Not saying all, everyone, or even most are mismanaging of treatment is going on but there is definitely no doubt a significant amount going on. My belief about it: staff are afraid of the unknown and providing the minimum as a result and others are not sure what they are doing. I just hope people are not frightened enough to take the vaccine that is coming out. That's almost all the hope I have about the C19 crisis. You can provide the seeds...
 

shelli4018

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Make sure you know the dwell times for the disinfectants you are using. Or else you are just sanitizing.

Dwell time means once you apply the product -- how long it has to sit to thoroughly kill pathogens.... to disinfect status.
Just had this conversation with my mom. We were discussing a woman who’s currently in hospital with Covid. She’d been isolated in her home for some time. Doesn’t know how she became infected. I’ve heard this a few times. It leads me to consider (again) groceries and mail. Those are the only things coming into an isolated home. I’m also wondering about meat processing facilities. They’re bursting with infection. We really have to be mindful while handling/seasoning meat prior to cooking. And sanitizing EVERYTHING afterward.
 

awhyley

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Now Pence. Guess he'll get the daily tests as well for sure now.

  • An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for coronavirus.
  • The confirmation came one day after news that President Donald Trump’s personal valet had also tested positive.

WASHINGTON — An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for coronavirus, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday.

On Thursday, news broke that President Donald Trump’s personal valet has also tested positive. A spokeswoman for Pence did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.


Pence was scheduled to travel to Des Moines, Iowa, in the morning, but his departure from Andrews Air Force Base was delayed by nearly an hour as staff dealt with news of the diagnosis. Reporters traveling with Pence said several staffers disembarked from Air Force Two just before takeoff.

Those staffers left the plane because they had been in contact with the staffer who tested positive, NBC News reported. In response to the positive test, the White House medical office has embarked on a program of contact tracing for the individual, an official told NBC. Some of these staffers have already been retested.

As of Friday, more than 75,000 Americans have died of Covid-19, and more than 1.2 million have tested positive.

Yet Pence and Trump by and large refuse to wear masks, despite a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that face coverings be used to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Trump has never been inclined to wear a mask. Moments after the CDC issued its initial guidance on masks in April, the president said, “I don’t think that I’m going to be doing it.”


This has not changed, even with news of his valet’s positive test. On Friday Trump attended an event to mark the anniversary of VE Day, and neither he nor first lady Melania Trump wore a mask.

Pence drew widespread criticism late last month for not wearing a mask during a visit to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Pence later said he should have worn one there, but that he didn’t think it was necessary because he is tested frequently for the coronavirus.

The president said Thursday that he and Pence would begin taking daily coronavirus tests, an increase from the weekly tests that had been White House protocol.

There was no word on whether staffers would also be given daily tests. Currently, the White House tests visitors who will come into close contact with the president before they meet with him, checks temperatures for press, and provides weekly testing for staffers.

On Friday, Trump held a meeting with Republican lawmakers at the White House where neither he nor anyone else wore a mask. During the meeting, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said they had all been tested before the meeting. “Nobody in here has the coronavirus, unless it’s the media,” he added.

Trump’s valet, a member of the military, reportedly had very close contact with the president, including serving meals and helping him with his clothes and other personal needs.

Trump, however, denied having close contact with the sick valet. “I’ve had very little personal contact with this gentleman,” Trump told reporters Thursday in the Oval Office. “I know who he is, good person, but I’ve had very little contact.”


U.S. Vice President Mike Pence stands among television soundmen, radio reporters and other media personnel all wearing protective masks because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as he listens to Donald Trump speak during an event in honor of National Nurses Day in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 6, 2020.
Tom Brenner | Reuters

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/08/vic...e-staffer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus.html

Trump knows that the others don't like him. He won't be sharing anything helpful voluntarily. Now, one of Trump's milatary aides is sick too.
Result: Trump will now be tested daily.
 

ThirdEyeBeauty

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Just had this conversation with my mom. We were discussing a woman who’s currently in hospital with Covid. She’d been isolated in her home for some time. Doesn’t know how she became infected. I’ve heard this a few times. It leads me to consider (again) groceries and mail. Those are the only things coming into an isolated home. I’m also wondering about meat processing facilities. They’re bursting with infection. We really have to be mindful while handling/seasoning meat prior to cooking. And sanitizing EVERYTHING afterward.
That's very interesting. That reminds me of a post who is not sure how she got it after taking several recommended precautions.
 

discodumpling

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I am perplexed. What is the purpose of testing daily or even without cause. So you got it. Now what? So you dont have it now what? ...you might have it in 2-10 days then what?
I'm really trying to understand.
A couple years ago I had a never ending nosebleed that landed me in the ER with a handsome African Doctor forcing a tampon up my nose. Ya feel me? No way I'm volunteering to ever go through that willingly in life again.
 

discodumpling

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A tampon up your nose? I didn’t see that coming. Lol!

Apparently Trump has accidentally named the Pence staffer who tested positive for Covid.
...and they're saying he tested negative yesterday. Now what?

Dump is so uncouth. Why did he put poor Katie out there like that!
 

Jmartjrmd

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NYC Nurse Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Credit Card Off Dying Coronavirus Patient
The nurse allegedly took the patient's card while he was being treated at Staten Island University Hospital and used it on groceries and gas
Published May 7, 2020 • Updated on May 7, 2020 at 6:32
A nurse for a New York City hospital was arrested Thursday after allegedly stealing a dying coronavirus patient’s credit card and using it for gas and groceries.

Danielle Conti, 43, is facing charges of grand larceny, petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property in connection with the case. Conti allegedly took the credit card from a patient while he was being treated during her work at Staten Island University Hospital, according to the NYPD.

NBC News was unable to reach Conti on Thursday using public records. She was issued an appearance ticket Thursday by police and released.

Anthony Catapano, 70, died of COVID-19, the disease associated with the coronavirus, on April 12 after a week of treatment at the Staten Island University Hospital, according to a Facebook post in April by his daughter.
 

Jmartjrmd

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Has anyone seen this NYC nurse says black people are being treated poorly?


I feel for her but the mismanagement of black people in medicine is well documented and studied. Its not even just patients either that includes staff. Nobody wanted to do anything about it before so they sure aren't doing it for this crisis. She sounds like a temporary staff member otherwise she shouldn't be surprised.

The other issue is the staff they brought in they know nothing about. There is no way they will all work up to a set standard. No way you can verify credentials on everyone coming in. As I mentioned in a previous post all you do is self report your skills and you're in. So she mentioned the nurse trying to "figure out" the CRRT..no ma'am. Usually only a small number of nurses are trained on that machine so just assigning any ole ICU nurse isn't going to cut it.



She might as well pack up and find a new job because when they find this video she will be axed. plus because she is not a doctor some of her comments could put her license on the line depending on if they can match what she is saying to a patient record. It's not right but that's what they do when you bring things to the attention of those in charge.
Bottom line the US was not prepared. I forget his name but one of the experts that resigned basically said the US foolishly thought they could isolate and contain the cases here so we did no prep work.

I'm not upset these videos exist I'm quite sad for a profession I love and am a part of. I think though that when these come out the general public lumps all hospitals and providers in this incompetent category and I believe there are a lot of HCPs doing amazing work.

Just my $.02
 

Jmartjrmd

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A 5-year-old boy in New York has become the first child in the United States to die from a condition called pediatric multisymptom inflammatory syndrome that is believed to be linked to COVID-19.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a briefing Friday that the state department of health is investigating several related cases in children.

“This would be really painful news and would open an entirely different chapter,” Cuomo said.

Full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak

"This is an extremely rare and previously unknown presentation of COVID-19 in children," the Mount Sinai Health System said in a statement. "We extend our deepest condolences to the family in the wake of this tragedy."

Nationwide, nearly 100 children have been diagnosed with the newly identified syndrome. At least eight states — California, Delaware, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington — as well as Washington, D.C., have reported cases.

Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome can mirror symptoms of other inflammatory illnesses, such as Kawasaki disease and toxic shock-like syndrome.

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New York health officials urged parents to seek immediate care if a child has:

  • Prolonged fever (more than five days)

  • Difficulty feeding (infants) or is too sick to drink fluids

  • Severe abdominal pain, diarrhea or vomiting

  • Change in skin color - becoming pale, patchy and/or blue

  • Trouble breathing or is breathing very quickly

  • Racing heart or chest pain

  • Decreased amount of frequency in urine

  • Lethargy, irritability or confusion
Most concerning is that children can develop problems with heart function. The heart doesn't pump as efficiently as it should. The problem appears to be the result of a child's immune system going into overdrive after a COVID-19 infection.

Many, but not all, children with the condition have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. At a news conference with Westchester County, New York, officials on Friday, doctors said some children don't develop symptoms until a month after exposure to the virus.

A 14-year-old boy in the U.K. has also died from the inflammatory syndrome. His and other such cases in Europe were detailed in a report published this week in The Lancet.
 

Lylddlebit

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Has anyone seen this NYC nurse says black people are being treated poorly?

***I wanted to add the video of the nurse who broke down also but this thread is loooooooooooong now.

That's horrible and I believe every word. It's hard because I know exactly how groups across situations will act like the only worth a darn person involved in in a scenario is crazy for offering competence, intelligence or the "right thing" when they challenge the status quo to be and do better. Just heartbreaking these videos of nurses, and people in general who are at their breaking point for legitimate reason.
 
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Black Ambrosia

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I have a PEMF device
Oooooh, tell me how you use it!
I've used it more in the last month than I have in the past few years. I was introduced to it years ago when a friend bought one. I didn't expect much but I had an open mind. I noticed immediately that I felt powered up. I imagine it's how a battery "feels" after charging. I didn't notice it until the next day but I had a cut on my hand that hadn't healed and it was almost fully healed after. It's a small thing but IMO it was nothing short of miraculous. The cut looked how I'd expect it to look after 1-2 weeks not days. Anyway, with the coronavirus I became more intentional with it's use. I felt a cough coming on awhile back and used it multiple times a week. Each time the cough lessened until it stopped completely. I'm trying to figure out how to convince my mom to give it a try. She's not into holistic or alternative therapies so I'm expecting skepticism.

It's the kind of thing you either have to experience for yourself or you buy out of desperation after traditional medicine has failed you. Once you've tried it you don't care about how it works because you already know that it does. But if you haven't tried it, it sounds weird and unbelievable.
 

vevster

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I've used it more in the last month than I have in the past few years. I was introduced to it years ago when a friend bought one. I didn't expect much but I had an open mind. I noticed immediately that I felt powered up. I imagine it's how a battery "feels" after charging. I didn't notice it until the next day but I had a cut on my hand that hadn't healed and it was almost fully healed after. It's a small thing but IMO it was nothing short of miraculous. The cut looked how I'd expect it to look after 1-2 weeks not days. Anyway, with the coronavirus I became more intentional with it's use. I felt a cough coming on awhile back and used it multiple times a week. Each time the cough lessened until it stopped completely. I'm trying to figure out how to convince my mom to give it a try. She's not into holistic or alternative therapies so I'm expecting skepticism.

It's the kind of thing you either have to experience for yourself or you buy out of desperation after traditional medicine has failed you. Once you've tried it you don't care about how it works because you already know that it does. But if you haven't tried it, it sounds weird and unbelievable.
Can you share when you got it? I may want one!!!! We must do what ever is necessary to stay out of a hospital.
 
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