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We still have 9 states to report and we already have passed both.

A good story here in Chattanooga, I won't bother posting. The Baylor School, a local high end prep school has a medical lab for interested students, run by 3 Doctors with degrees in microbiology of some sort. This is a high school I am talking about.

They have the equipment to test up to 300 swabs a day and give a 4 hour result.

They won't swab there, just test. To start they are looking at 65 a day with current staff, but by bringing in the necessary technicians that local hospitals will supply, 300 a day. Our county government has just contracted with them to provide the service.

Go Baylor School and staff. Oh, to talk a little football, people from all over the country and world are sent to Baylor. It costs about $50,000 per year for a boarding student, and there are a lot of them. John Hannah, HOF LT, played his prep ball at Baylor. He was a boarding student.

https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/3/25/406433/Baylor-School-Science-Researchers-Step.aspx

Very cool!
And much needed!!

I have four club tickets, two each, to the final two days of the US Open Golf at Winged Foot, in Mamaroneck, NY, ending in June, on Father’s Day.

Anyone interested?

I saw this today live.
These press conferences are the best thing I've seen on TV since this crisis started. Raw data, distilled into info average Joes and Janes like us can understand.

When I saw that comparison chart, my heart leaped about 3 feet.

It's a comfort to have competent leadership at the top, giving good advice and a cohesive, fact-based message. Ohio is setting the standard for all other states. Couldn't be more proud.

Clem, did you notice the part when the reporters were asking questions and the one guy asked for clarification on Dr. Acton's 6000-8000 cases comment and she said 6000-8000 new case per day and the reporter said "A DAY?!?" and there was a moment of dead silence?

This is an LA freeway during rush hour.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story...ands-new-normal

Yep. I'm no fan of republicans but Dewine has handled this as well as anybody could I think. Both him and Kasich are decent republican governors.

j/c

I was listening to an interview today of a health care professional who was part of the 2014 W.H. Pandemic counsel, and a player in the the tabletop exercises that informed the incoming Trump admin about infectious diseases.

His predix: every single one of us will lose someone we know before this pandemic has run its course.

I wondered how long it would be until my fb feed began its body count. It began today. A colleague just lost her cousin to COVID-19.

I've known Shan since college- an absolute angel.
My heart goes out to her.

Sorry Clem. I haven't lost anyone yet. This entire thing is so depressing.

Gotta find the will to fight and stay strong no matter what.

My condolences to her family and friends. Death never makes sense, at all.

Unfortunately, I agree completely.

I think we'll start seeing more of this as high anxiety and stress sets in...

Here's an article about what people working on inpatient psychiatric units are facing. It is quite the challenge...units of 10-30 patients sharing common areas with some of them coughing and unable to exercise appropriate precautions and hygiene care. It is literally impossible to maintain social spacing while treating the patients and performing therapy. I can't think of another scenario where it is acceptable for groups of people this size to assemble in close quarters during this pandemic.

Coronavirus on the Inpatient Unit: A New Challenge for Psychiatry

I'm so sorry, Clem :'(


What did Dr. Acton say in regard to the 6-8,000 cases per day?

So sorry Clem. Unfortunately, we all soon will know someone that succumbs to this.

I woke up to learn that one of my co-workers lost his FIL and has an uncle in the hospital today, they are from NJ.

No going home for them.

Then he says he was your age, a good guy full of life, sorta like you.

The rest of the day was difficult.

That's the number of cases we can expect per day in Ohio when this is expected to peak around the end of April, first part of May.

The models show we would have spiked at 40,000 cases per day without all the control measures.

She also said, 40% - 70% of Ohioans will get infected based on the data. The models will become more and more accurate as additional numbers continue to come in.

So sorry Clem

end of April early May? Thats 5-6 weeks.

If this thing incubates within 2 weeks, most people that contract can overcome it in 5-7 days, it can only live without a host on surfaces up to 7 days, then how could it still spread at that rate 4 weeks from now when the majority of us are practicing SD and good cleaning habits?

There is something they are not telling us.

They didn't spell out that idiots are being reckless and careless and endangering others. Today more people will be infected, then tomorrow, and so on. There are still plenty of people out and about. Young people thinking they are invincible, people going to church, people working, people shopping for supplies. That's how this keeps going. Unless we can somehow put everyone in there own bubble for 3 weeks it will continue until we have a herd immunity.

There are still PLENTY of vectors for it to spread... grocery stores, gas stations, liquor stores, all the people having friends over for dinners, hardware stores, etc...


In the end, there is no scenario where we get out of this without hitting herd immunity which means it's Oprah Giveaway Day with Sars-CoV-2... you get an infection, and you get an infection, and YOU get an infection!!

The only thing that matters is preventing the collapse of the healthcare system in the process. Whether that is all social distancing or a combination of that plus new treatments to mitigate the more serious effects of the COVID-19 disease.... the thing is, this virus is here to stay. There is no eradicating it. The only question is how long will it take before it is simply declared endemic; not that it matters. It already is endemic. Now we just have to ease ourselves toward that golden goblet of herd immunity.

j/c,

The virus is being discribed as having "gain of function" properties by experts in the field.

This term is only ever used for offensive bioweapons. It is basically SARS with added gain of function properties, which is basically saying that it is airborne and can be easily dispersed among the population. IE; the function.

https://youtu.be/3DAI3c9wE0Q

Sorry to hear this Clem. Sadly I think it will hit more of us on a personal level before this is all over. Stay strong and stay safe my friend.

So does this count the 100,000 that she guesstimated that was already infected in the press conference 2 weeks ago? She loves using big numbers , just sayin.

There certainly is. I know what they "tell us", but when you look at what they're not telling us it's far more troublesome.....

Diamond Princess had traces of coronavirus 17 days after ship emptied: CDC

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/diamond-pr...ory?id=69755804

j/c...

Shannon is the one who deserves the support. I will send along everyone's condolences. I'm sure she will appreciate it.

j/c...

Ok.. I'm getting prepared for this. I'm square in the middle of the high risk group. I'm 61, I had a heart attack last summer, I have 3 stents. I work at Kroger. I handle waaaay to much crap, money, credit cards etc.. It's only a matter of time before I miss the bug that does me in.

I fired up my legal program on my puter last night and wrote up my will. I've made a decision not to be scared anymore if God decides that enough for me, who am I to argue. I'm having the will notarized tmr.

If this thing kills me, I'll be pished off that I didn't see a playoff game after buying season tickets since 1999

Continue to be careful. You are among the heroes in this pandemic.

Yup... treat your workday like you're the cleanup crew at a house of ill repute. Careful what you touch, how you touch, where you touch.... always be conscientious of what you're doing; as if you were working with lots of sharp machinery.

Stay safe, man!

I am preaching my 5th funeral in 7 days and there are restrictions such as family only and the funeral director and the Pastor... Just asking those of you who believe in prayer to please pray for me and those who attend these funerals ... God bless

I thought all funerals and weddings were postponed.

Hope all goes well.... remember to keep your distance, even while trying to comfort people. No hug or friendly gesture is worth becoming infected - or becoming a carrier that infects others.




As of earlier today, the US alone is over 100,000 cases, and globally we are nearly to 600k, already (just shy of it at 590k).