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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
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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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Sneezing and coughing today. AFAIK, I haven't been exposed to #COVID-19, but the daily quest to find supplies (we had no money, so we could not have stocked up even if that was planned) does put me in public congregating places a lot more frequently than normal for me.
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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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#COVID-19 / #2019-nCoV and serious illnesses for ages 20-44
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/19/health/coronavirus-age-victims/index.html
Remember, even some who survive have serious lung damage that leaves them vulnerable to other respiratory ailments for life.
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Will warmer temperatures stop #COVID-19? https://ccdd.hsph.harvard.edu/will-covid-19-go-away-on-its-own-in-warmer-weather/ [harvard edu]
Also discusses schools as a transmission mechanism. CC @clacke
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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://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2020/03/16/emergency-declaration
“HHS on Friday announced that it will help fund and provide advanced development support for two new COVID-19 diagnostic tests that may detect the disease within an hour of being administered (Facher, STAT News, 3/13; Cohrs, Modern Healthcare, 3/13; Stein, Inside Health Policy, 3/13 [subscription required]; New York Times, 3/15; Luthi, Politico, 3/14; AHA News, 3/13; Smith et al., New York Times, 3/16; CMS fact sheet, 3/13).”
#COVID-19
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https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2020/03/16/soap Why soap is the best defense against #COVID-19
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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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