Really positive numbers in BC. Numbers of tested infected way down (only 26 since yesterday... the highest we ever had I think was 90-something?), number of people in hospital dropping. 3 new deaths. Our province has definitely succeeded so far in flattening the curve big time. Thousands of empty hospital beds are available and currently on standby, but hopefully they won't be necessary. At this rate they won't be! Just as long as everyone keeps up with the self-isolation and physical distancing.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Really positive numbers in BC. Numbers of tested infected way down (only 26 since yesterday... the highest we ever had I think was 90-something?), number of people in hospital dropping. 3 new deaths. Our province has definitely succeeded so far in flattening the curve big time. Thousands of empty hospital beds are available and currently on standby, but hopefully they won't be necessary. At this rate they won't be! Just as long as everyone keeps up with the self-isolation and physical distancing.
Really positive numbers in BC. Numbers of tested infected way down (only 26 since yesterday... the highest we ever had I think was 90-something?), number of people in hospital dropping. 3 new deaths. Our province has definitely succeeded so far in flattening the curve big time. Thousands of empty hospital beds are available and currently on standby, but hopefully they won't be necessary. At this rate they won't be! Just as long as everyone keeps up with the self-isolation and physical distancing.
Well done, B.C.! Stay safe.
Ya!
Things are looking a bit gnarly in Ontario and Quebec though. I hope things start improving over there soon.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
No he’s not. This is ridiculous. Not just him, but anyone doing this right now. And to post a “look at me!” pic of it? Jeez If I was so irresponsible, I’d keep it to myself (keep it to myself...keep it to myself...)
*Listened to Stupid Mop for the first time in a while yesterday.
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Some rather disturbing facts from the Washington Post's coronavirus updates (you can get these sent free to your email from Washington Post) about our current admins failure to respond well to COVID-19:
This newsletter usually opens with the U.S. death toll, but today let's spend a moment on the day toll: The
early days of the spread of the coronavirus in which crucial
opportunities to respond were squandered by systemic federal government
failures, as chronicled in several new stories.
Seventy days elapsedfrom the first time the White House was formally notified of the outbreak in China
on Jan. 3 until President Trump began to treat the virus “as a lethal
force that had outflanked America’s defenses and was poised to kill tens
of thousands of citizens,” according to Washington Post reporting based
on 47 interviews with administration officials, public health experts,
intelligence officers and others.
Twenty-one days in February were lost as the administration relied on a coronavirus test known to be flawed and prevented private labs from deploying better ones, blinding doctors and scientists as the virus spread across the country. Read our deep dive into scientists' alarm and exasperation during that period.
Eighteen months ago — longbefore
the outbreak — “the Trump administration received detailed plans for a
new machine designed to churn out millions of protective respirator
masks at high speed during a pandemic,” we report in another story. It was never built, and the U.S. government is now so desperate for masks it has asked 3M to stop sending them to Canada and other countries,
prompting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to warn the United
States would be “hurting itself as much as Canada” because essential
goods and services flow both ways.
Eleven days from now, the country will need 32,000 ventilators,
far more than are in the government stockpile, according to an estimate
by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation. Because U.S. officials played down the virus for so long,
Ford and General Motors only recently overhauled their factories to make
the machines, and the bulk of their production won't come on line until
May. Read more here.
These
cumulative problems mean “the United States will likely go down as the
country that was supposedly best prepared to fight a pandemic but ended
up catastrophically overmatched by the novel coronavirus, sustaining heavier casualties than any other nation,” we write in our story on the 70 lost days.
And new signs of dysfunction:
After a behind-the-scenes debate between officials at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and White House officials, Trump
unenthusiastically announced the agency's recommendation that Americans
start wearing face coverings in public. Even as he shared the guidance,
Trump said he would not follow it himself.
Some rather disturbing facts from the Washington Post's coronavirus updates (you can get these sent free to your email from Washington Post) about our current admins failure to respond well to COVID-19:
This newsletter usually opens with the U.S. death toll, but today let's spend a moment on the day toll: The
early days of the spread of the coronavirus in which crucial
opportunities to respond were squandered by systemic federal government
failures, as chronicled in several new stories.
Seventy days elapsedfrom the first time the White House was formally notified of the outbreak in China
on Jan. 3 until President Trump began to treat the virus “as a lethal
force that had outflanked America’s defenses and was poised to kill tens
of thousands of citizens,” according to Washington Post reporting based
on 47 interviews with administration officials, public health experts,
intelligence officers and others.
Twenty-one days in February were lost as the administration relied on a coronavirus test known to be flawed and prevented private labs from deploying better ones, blinding doctors and scientists as the virus spread across the country. Read our deep dive into scientists' alarm and exasperation during that period.
Eighteen months ago — longbefore
the outbreak — “the Trump administration received detailed plans for a
new machine designed to churn out millions of protective respirator
masks at high speed during a pandemic,” we report in another story. It was never built, and the U.S. government is now so desperate for masks it has asked 3M to stop sending them to Canada and other countries,
prompting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to warn the United
States would be “hurting itself as much as Canada” because essential
goods and services flow both ways.
Eleven days from now, the country will need 32,000 ventilators,
far more than are in the government stockpile, according to an estimate
by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation. Because U.S. officials played down the virus for so long,
Ford and General Motors only recently overhauled their factories to make
the machines, and the bulk of their production won't come on line until
May. Read more here.
These
cumulative problems mean “the United States will likely go down as the
country that was supposedly best prepared to fight a pandemic but ended
up catastrophically overmatched by the novel coronavirus, sustaining heavier casualties than any other nation,” we write in our story on the 70 lost days.
And new signs of dysfunction:
After a behind-the-scenes debate between officials at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and White House officials, Trump
unenthusiastically announced the agency's recommendation that Americans
start wearing face coverings in public. Even as he shared the guidance,
Trump said he would not follow it himself.
Brilliant brilliance in all its brilliancy. “A very stable genius.”
No he’s not. This is ridiculous. Not just him, but anyone doing this right now. And to post a “look at me!” pic of it? Jeez If I was so irresponsible, I’d keep it to myself (keep it to myself...keep it to myself...)
*Listened to Stupid Mop for the first time in a while yesterday.
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Well done, B.C.! Stay safe.
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*Listened to Stupid Mop for the first time in a while yesterday.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
This newsletter usually opens with the U.S. death toll, but today let's spend a moment on the day toll: The early days of the spread of the coronavirus in which crucial opportunities to respond were squandered by systemic federal government failures, as chronicled in several new stories.
Seventy days elapsed from the first time the White House was formally notified of the outbreak in China on Jan. 3 until President Trump began to treat the virus “as a lethal force that had outflanked America’s defenses and was poised to kill tens of thousands of citizens,” according to Washington Post reporting based on 47 interviews with administration officials, public health experts, intelligence officers and others.
Twenty-one days in February were lost as the administration relied on a coronavirus test known to be flawed and prevented private labs from deploying better ones, blinding doctors and scientists as the virus spread across the country. Read our deep dive into scientists' alarm and exasperation during that period.
Eighteen months ago — long before the outbreak — “the Trump administration received detailed plans for a new machine designed to churn out millions of protective respirator masks at high speed during a pandemic,” we report in another story. It was never built, and the U.S. government is now so desperate for masks it has asked 3M to stop sending them to Canada and other countries, prompting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to warn the United States would be “hurting itself as much as Canada” because essential goods and services flow both ways.
Eleven days from now, the country will need 32,000 ventilators, far more than are in the government stockpile, according to an estimate by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Because U.S. officials played down the virus for so long, Ford and General Motors only recently overhauled their factories to make the machines, and the bulk of their production won't come on line until May. Read more here.
These cumulative problems mean “the United States will likely go down as the country that was supposedly best prepared to fight a pandemic but ended up catastrophically overmatched by the novel coronavirus, sustaining heavier casualties than any other nation,” we write in our story on the 70 lost days.
Other numbers: The U.S. has suffered more than 7,800 deaths and more than 290,000 confirmed infections from the virus. The jobless rate jumped to 4.4 percent in March, its sharpest one-month rise since 1975. Millions of Americans have been laid off or furloughed, more than 60,000 stores have shuttered, and analysts say many of them will never open again. A week after Trump signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill, key Democrats are already talking about another one.
And new signs of dysfunction: After a behind-the-scenes debate between officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and White House officials, Trump unenthusiastically announced the agency's recommendation that Americans start wearing face coverings in public. Even as he shared the guidance, Trump said he would not follow it himself.Libtardaplorable©. And proud of it.
Brilliantati©
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