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Notices tagged with coronavirus, page 13
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https://nu.federati.net/url/266255
#coronavirus disease 2019 is not the only global health challenge caused by a virus.
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https://mises.org/wire/more-half-all-us-covid-19-deaths-occur-only-four-states [mises org]
#COVID-19 | #2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus disease
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https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/3/26/21191702/coronavirus-lockdowns-stay-home-new-cases [vox]
#COVID-19 | #2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus disease
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https://nu.federati.net/url/266156 [wsbtv com]
#GA governor’s order RE restrictions to slow the spread of #COVID-19 | #2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV #coronavirus
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https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/282deef #WI governor's stay home order.
#COVID-19 | #2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
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#WHO tells staff to take precautions because study shows #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus can survive in air(borne droplets) for longer than previously thought. https://nu.federati.net/url/266153 [cmbc]
Without saying it outright, this implies that 6 feet / 2 meters apart may not be enough.
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#Italy deaths due to #COVID-19 infections pass 6,000. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3864928
#2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
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https://www.ktsm.com/news/lost-senses-of-smell-and-taste-could-be-early-symptoms-of-covid-19/ [ktsm com]
Loss of senses of taste and smell may be an early sign of #COVID-19 infection. #2019-nCoV / #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
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Cighetti says panic buying was one of the first social symptoms of the epidemic.
“It’s difficult to behave well under pressure,” he says. What stopped people hoarding food was when the supermarkets demonstrated there was no shortage - by constantly and visibly re-stocking shops.
Once people were confident there were no problems with the food supply, the “panicking behaviour” stopped.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/dj3jonuhi1/coronavirus-year-of-the-mask
#COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
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I'm still not sure where JHU is getting each nation's numbers, but today's number of infected in Germany is 27,289 vs 22,672 in the official numbers that @sismsa03@pleroma.site posted.
#COVID-19 | #2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
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Unreplicated study suggests that the #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus that causes #2019-nCoV / #COVID-19 disease may be transmitted just by breathing in the presence of an infected person without the need for coughing. http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/03/study-highlights-ease-spread-covid-19-viruses [umn edu]
In other words, wash your hands, but also stay out of crowds and crowded places.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019
This is probably a factor in #Italy’s high rate of #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV infections: “Italian regional health commissioner Giulio Gallera said that he has been informed by mobile phone operators that "40% of people are continuing to move around anyway".”
#SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
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#Louisiana Governor signs lockdown order; #LA has the fastest growth rate for #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV infections in the world. https://nu.federati.net/url/266031 [www msn com]
#SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
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Economic rationale for strong action against #COVID-19 https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/18/economic-rationale-strong-action-now-against-coronavirus/ [www statnews com]
#EconUSA #2019-nCoV #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
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New URL for the JHU #coronavirus #2019-nCoV #COVID-19 map: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
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https://nu.federati.net/url/265977 [www cdc gov]
14K of the 15K cases listed as of 16:00 EDT yesterday were “under investigation”, meaning they have not successfully tracked how the person got the disease.
#COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
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Trials begin for potential vaccines for #SARS-CoV #coronavirus. https://www.sciencealert.com/us-begins-first-human-trial-of-coronavirus-vaccine [www sciencealert com]
#COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV
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ME: Temporary disruption in supply levels, but will state and local authorities in areas where TP plants and warehouses are located consider those jobs "critical"?
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-live-updates.html [cnbc] #COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
7:03 pm: Why there will soon be tons of toilet paper, and what foods may be scarce, according to supply chain experts
Stuck rationing toilet paper because you didn't stockpile during the coronavirus panic over the last few days? Don't worry, according to supply chain experts.
"All the grocery stores are going to have pallets of toilet paper sitting in the aisles, and nobody is going to buy it, because who needs to buy toilet paper when you've got a year's worth sitting in your garage?" Daniel Stanton, a supply chain expert and author of "Supply Chain Management for Dummies," tells CNBC Make It. —Jade Scipioni
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ME: Now, you suddenly think of such issues? What about all the other government (or government sponsored / government contracted) sites with security and privacy issues?
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-live-updates.html [cnbc] #COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
6:45 pm: Senate Democrats raise alarms over the security of Google's coronavirus screening site
Five Democratic senators raised alarms about potential privacy and cybersecurity issues related to Google's efforts to help the White House manage the COVID-19 pandemic.
The group of senators, Bob Menendez and Cory Booker of New Jersey, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Kamala Harris of California, signed letters addressed to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Vice President Mike Pence.
In the letter to Pichai, the senators said they "appreciate the Administration's efforts to utilize Google's technology to disseminate up-to-date information about COVID-19" but feared neither had assessed all the implications of such a system. —Lauren Feiner
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ME: State Dept suspending visa services in multiple overseas locations
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-live-updates.html [cnbc] #COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
3:58 pm: US suspending visa services worldwide
The United States is suspending all routine immigrant and non-immigrant visa services in most countries worldwide due to coronavirus outbreak, a spokeswoman for the State Department said.
The spokeswoman did not mention which or how many countries are halting services. She said U.S. missions abroad will continue to provide emergency visa services "as resources allow," and that the services to U.S. citizens will remain available.
Missions will resume routine visa services as soon as possible, the spokeswoman said, without giving a date. —Reuters