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ME: Good, but I still say it allows the largest and most financially-strong corporations to do less for their employees than every other business.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-live-updates.html [cnbc] #COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
3:55 pm: Senate passes relief plan to expand paid leave
The Senate has the votes to pass a bill expanding paid leave and unemployment benefits in response to the coronavirus pandemic, part of a staggering response expected in the coming weeks to avoid economic calamity.
The bill provides enhanced unemployment insurance, ensures that businesses that have fewer than 500 employees offer two weeks of paid sick leave to their workers, and includes increased funding for food assistance programs and guarantees free testing for the coronavirus. —Jacob Pramuk
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ME: I wondered whether field work with the Census Bureau was going to continue during this outbreak.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-live-updates.html [cnbc] #COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
3:19 pm: Census Bureau suspends 2020 census field operations for two weeks
The U.S. Census Bureau is suspending all 2020 census field operations for two weeks starting on Wednesday until April 1, Steven Dillingham, the bureau's director, said in a statement
"Beginning today, in support of guidance on what we can all do to help slow the spread of coronavirus, 2020 Census field operations will be suspended for two weeks until April 1, 2020," Dillingham said. —Reuters
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ME: This is surprising. I had seen something to the effect that there were no known deaths of children under 10.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-live-updates.html [cnbc] #COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
2:05 pm: WHO warns some children develop 'severe disease and critical disease'
The World Health Organization said parents need to prepare their kids to guard against COVID-19 after a new study showed that babies and very young children can sometimes develop severe symptoms.
A recent study showed that a number of children in China have developed severe and critical disease, including one death, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO's emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, told reporters during a news conference. "What we need to prepare for is the possibility that children can also experience severe disease."
The new study, which was published online in the journal Pediatrics, looked at 2,143 cases of children with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 that were reported to the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between Jan. 16 and Feb. 8. More than 90% of the cases were asymptomatic, mild, or moderate cases. However, nearly 6% of the children's cases were severe or critical, compared with 18.5% for adults. —Berkeley Lovelace
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https://news.yahoo.com/more-half-californians-could-become-220056523.html [news yahoo com]
#California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all Californians to stay at home.
#COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus
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I didn’t dig deeper, so maybe his model includes such factors as a lifelong weakened state for some #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV survivors. https://jameshfisher.com/2020/03/14/time-is-running-out-to-catch-covid19/ [jamesfisher com] ... time is running out on it being “rational” to intentionally catch #coronavirus.
I suppose he’s not being serious, as even he notes that he should avoid the disease for the sake of his personal contacts. #SARS-CoV-2
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Six countries ( #China, #Italy, #Iran, #Spain, #Germany, #USA ) have had 10K or more confirmed #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV / #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus cases, according to JHU.
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Seen in the forest:
https://nitter.net/ValerioCapraro/status/1240414156815245312
Military in #Italy arrives to take the coffins of #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV / #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus victims.
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New analysis: People aged 20-44 are not immune from the effects of #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV / #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus but still far less susceptible than their elders.
https://nu.federati.net/url/265798 [www statnews com]
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https://metro.newschannelnebraska.com/story/41906023/health-officials-playdates-are-a-bad-idea
https://nu.federati.net/url/265792
Reading NCN’s reporting on the #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV / #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus situation in #NE
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Confirmed #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV / #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus cases:
Worldwide: 207,615
China: 81,102
Italy: 31,506
Iran: 17,361
Spain: 13,910
Germany: 11,302
South Korea: 8,413
France: 7,661
United States: 7,324 [1]
Switzerland: 3,028
United Kingdom: 2,642
Netherlands: 2,056
Austria: 1,646
Norway: 1,550
Belgium: 1,486
Sweden: 1,212 [2]
Denmark: 1,115
Japan: 889 [3]
Malaysia 790
Cruise Ship: 712 [3]
Canada: 598
Australia: 568
Czechia: 464
Portugal: 448
Qatar: 442
Israel: 433
Greece: 418
Brazil: 350
Finland: 336
Singapore: 313
Ireland: 292
Slovenia: 275
Romania: 260
Estonia: 258
Bahrain: 256
Pakistan: 256
Poland: 251
Iceland: 250
[1] The US had (and may still have) a shortage of working test kits and a relatively narrow standard for who is tested.
[2] Sweden was only testing "high risk" individuals, not every sick person.
[3] Technically, the cruise ship's illnesses mostly occurred in Japanese waters, but the numbers are rightly separated.
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https://nu.federati.net/url/265692 [www msn com]
President Trump and Congress working on another Paid Sick Leave bill for the #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV / #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus outbreak ... this one sounds like it may pass. But it doesn't require large companies (the ones with the most resources) to match the requirements it places on smaller and medium size businesses. (Tax credits for smaller businesses) ... I'd also prefer to see them just send small and medium sized businesses #SMBs a check (or send it directly to the affected employees) instead of putting even more complexity in the tax code.
!econusa
!smallbiz
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I think sites like http://theinfectiousmyth.com/book/CoronavirusPanic.pdf are not helpful right now. It is very likely that there are a number of people who were misdiagnosed (false positives or false negatives), but to say that the disease (and the virus that causes it) does not exist is to play “see no evil” and “hear no evil” with the evidence.
#COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2
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Don't know where I found this, but https://nu.federati.net/url/265688 [medium com] is important reading.
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#COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2
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5:15 pm: Fed cuts rates to zero and launches a massive $700 billion quantitative easing program
The Federal Reserve, saying "the coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries, including the United States," cut interest rates to near-zero on Sunday and launched a massive $700 billion quantitative easing program to shelter the economy from the effects of the virus.
Facing highly disrupted financial markets, the Fed also slashed the rate of emergency lending at the discount window for banks by 125 bps to 0.25%, and lengthened the term of loans to 90 days.
The new fed funds rate, used as a benchmark both for short-term lending for financial institutions and as a peg to many consume rates, will now be targeted at 0%-0.25%. —Steve Liesman
https://nu.federati.net/url/265649 [cnbc]
#COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2 !econusa
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Why are so many Baby Boomers in denial over #coronavirus?
https://www.vogue.com/article/coronavirus-baby-boomers-at-risk [www vogue com]
I don't know, but the oldest Boomers are turning 74 this year. A (real) Baby Boomer is a person born between 1946 (turns 74 in 2020) and 1964 (turns 56 in 2020). Some of the people mentioned in the article are older than 74, so they are not Boomers.
I'm having some frustrating conversations right now with thirty-somethings over self-isolation. "It's not any worse than the flu. 50,000 people have died of flu in the US this year versus 6,000 globally for coronavirus." That 50K is out of 50M that were infected. #COVID-19 has only infected about 1/8 of a million that we know of, so 1/400 the infections, 1/9 the deaths. What's that, about 44 times more deadly than the flu?
"I'm only in my thirties. I have nothing to worry about." I'm not saying to worry. I'm saying to take some precautions, so they have time to develop working vaccines before you get sick and spread it to someone else. Look: do you have asthma? Diabetes? High blood pressure or heart disease? Have you already had pneumonia in the past? Are you a current or former smoker? Maybe you need to pay attention.
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7:54 pm: Georgia becomes second state to delay presidential primary
Georgia will delay its presidential primary scheduled for next week over concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Democratic Committee confirmed to CNBC.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday said he was declaring a public health state of emergency in response to a growing number of coronavirus cases. He also encouraged faith-based organizations and similar entities to consider canceling public events and services
The state will now hold its presidential primary on May 19 instead of March 24.
Georgia's decision follows a similar move by Louisiana, which announced Friday it will push back its presidential nominating contests planned for April 4 to June 20.
https://nu.federati.net/url/265614
#GA #LA #COVID-19 #2019-nCoV Wuhan #coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2 #US_Pol #Election_2020
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Me: This is idiotic. If you're dealing with an outbreak that affects a specific group more than others and you have the chance to issue advice that will help save people's lives, DO IT!
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4:36 pm: White House overruled CDC, official says, did not warn older Americans against flying
The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention submitted the plan as a way of trying to control the virus, but White House officials ordered the air travel recommendation be removed, said the official who had direct knowledge of the plan. Trump administration officials have since suggested certain people should consider not traveling, but have stopped short of the stronger guidance sought by the CDC.
The person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity did not have authorization to talk about the matter. The person did not have direct knowledge about why the decision to kill the language was made or who made the call. —Associated Press
https://nu.federati.net/url/265333 [cnbc]
#COVID-19 #2019-nCoV Wuhan #coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2
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This interview was in 2014, but it is relevant today. https://mashable.com/2014/10/12/david-quammen-ebola-pattern/ [mashable com]
Questions about the potential for various animal-crossover viruses to inflict deadly epidemics on humans. Lists #MERS-CoV as an example of how dangerous the #coronavirus family can be.
#SARS-CoV #SARS-CoV-2 #COVID-19 #2019-nCoV #influenza #ebola
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WHO: #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV mortality rate higher than previously estimated. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/coronavirus-latest-updates-outbreak.html [cnbc com]
"The mortality rate of COVID-19 is significantly higher than previous estimates, world health officials said. Globally, about 3.4% of confirmed patients have died, said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization. In comparison, the seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected. The WHO officials said last week that the mortality rate of COVID-19 can differ, ranging from 0.7% to up to 4%, depending on the quality of the health-care system where it's treated. Early in the outbreak, scientists had concluded the death rate was around 2.3%. —Lovelace, Higgins-Dunn"
#coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2
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#CDC information about #COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV (caused by the Wuhan #coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
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