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newyorkvol said:
Two things:
1) the trucks are because these bodies can’t be just taken to the funeral home as per normal. And the morgue isn’t set up to hold for prolonged periods significant numbers because they are typically moved on to funeral homes quickly.

2) This quote bothers me: “If we are covid positive, we are expected to work for as long as we are asymptomatic. However we cannot get tested unless we are symptomatic,” he said. “They don’t want to test us because, at the rates we are exposed, we are likely all sick and we don’t know it.”

So, how do you know that you’re Covid positive and asymptomatic without a test? And if you’re asymptomatic, are you sick??
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Here's a simple question: How many of those on here that work in patient care have been tested for the virus?

And a followup: How many would be told to stay home if they had a positive test?

And one more: Are CDC guidelines being followed as far as EPP, in your facility?
 
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newyorkvol said:
Two things:
1) the trucks are because these bodies can’t be just taken to the funeral home as per normal. And the morgue isn’t set up to hold for prolonged periods significant numbers because they are typically moved on to funeral homes quickly.

2) This quote bothers me: “If we are covid positive, we are expected to work for as long as we are asymptomatic. However we cannot get tested unless we are symptomatic,” he said. “They don’t want to test us because, at the rates we are exposed, we are likely all sick and we don’t know it.”

So, how do you know that you’re Covid positive and asymptomatic without a test? And if you’re asymptomatic, are you sick??
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My friend I mentioned earlier in this thread was not sick nor do he show any symptoms. He got a test because he had a fainting spell while giving a sermon and they took him to the hospital. He had gone on a mission to Africa in mid-February. His son and my son are in the same class and they made apple pies together at school on Friday before Pi day. None of his family had any symptoms nor did my son or my family.

Since he had to stay at home he did say he got a lot of cleaning and chores done.
 
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Stew Cook said:
Here's a simple question: How many of those on here that work in patient care have been tested for the virus?

And a followup: How many would be told to stay home if they had a positive test?

And one more: Are CDC guidelines being followed as far as EPP, in your facility?
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No test, no offer to test from doctor, no offer to test from work.
Told to stay at home anyway because of symptoms.
If I told you how stupid they got before I left on 3-14 you'd be surprised.
 
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Stew Cook said:
Here's a simple question: How many of those on here that work in patient care have been tested for the virus?

And a followup: How many would be told to stay home if they had a positive test?

And one more: Are CDC guidelines being followed as far as EPP, in your facility?
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Stew Cook said:
Here's a simple question: How many of those on here that work in patient care have been tested for the virus?

And a followup: How many would be told to stay home if they had a positive test?

And one more: Are CDC guidelines being followed as far as EPP, in your facility?
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I don’t work at a hospital but do work with patient care.... we screen every employee before their shift starts for temperature and any symptoms.... any symptoms and they have to stay home and quarantine and contact the covid hotline...... no tests being done...... I’m assuming you mean PPE..... we don’t have any N95 respiratories but no confirmed cases either.... we are now required to wear a mask at all times.... the same mask all day long unless it becomes soiled or contaminated.
 
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0nelilreb said:
Hardly , Yuengling Lager . When I drink beer , but why drink beer relaxing , when you can have bourbon ?
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Ok... sometimes I actually wonder who actually drinks that stuff, is all.

Full disclosure, though, I do favor Natural Light when I want to combine chasing a buzz, with hydration.

I prefer gin or rum, never did care for the bourbon hangover.
 
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volbeast33 said:
I don’t work at a hospital but do work with patient care.... we screen every employee before their shift starts for temperature and any symptoms.... any symptoms and they have to stay home and quarantine and contact the covid hotline...... no tests being done...... I’m assuming you mean PPE..... we don’t have any N95 respiratories but no confirmed cases either.... weare now required to wear a mask at all times.... the same mask all day long unless it becomes soiled or contaminated.
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Yeah, PPE... I have multiple Nurse and Nurse Practitioner/PA family members. From the accounts that I am receiving, your facility is doing it right.
 
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hog88 said:
Per state stats an average of 42,000 people die per year in Louisiana, that’s 115 people per day and since NO is the largest metropolitan area in the state you would have to assume the majority is in NO. So say they should be able to handle 40-50 per day (and remember not every dead body goes to the morgue) they should be able to handle just in NO 137 over 3 weeks.

Your turn.
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I don’t know what the truth is. But are funerals taking place right now? Are they having to store bodies longer than normal?
 
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newyorkvol said:
Two things:
1) the trucks are because these bodies can’t be just taken to the funeral home as per normal. And the morgue isn’t set up to hold for prolonged periods significant numbers because they are typically moved on to funeral homes quickly.

2) This quote bothers me: “If we are covid positive, we are expected to work for as long as we are asymptomatic. However we cannot get tested unless we are symptomatic,” he said. “They don’t want to test us because, at the rates we are exposed, we are likely all sick and we don’t know it.”

So, how do you know that you’re Covid positive and asymptomatic without a test? And if you’re asymptomatic, are you sick??
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How are they sick and don't know it? I knew when I felt unwell, my vision got swimmy and I had no energy. After ruling out causes I hydrated and ate, i knew it was other because it persisted. That makes zero sense.
 
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Stew Cook said:
Yeah, PPE... I have multiple Nurse and Nurse Practitioner/PA family members. From the accounts that I am receiving, your facility is doing it right.
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I am part of a big hospital system and they appear to be trying to handle it the best they can.
 
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#24,094
My tracking of actual daily new COVID-19 cases in U.S. and projections.
3/1 = 7
3/5 = 63
3/10 = 290
3/15 = 737
3/20 = 5,594
3/25 = 13,335
3/26 = 17,244 (16,650 median predicted)
3/27 = 18691 (19,625 median)
3/28 = 19452 (23,250 median)

Coronavirus Update (Live): 702,368 Cases and 33,178 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Outbreak - Worldometer

Predicted New Case Ranges Today

3/29 22,000 - 26,900
3/30 24,800 - 30,300
3/31 29,100 - 35,600
4/1 33,000 - 40,300

4/2 37,500 - 45,900

Predicted new Case Ranges 3/26

3/29 24,900 - 30,500
3/30 29,200 - 35,700
3/31 34,300 - 42,000
4/1 40,000 - 49,000

Transmission rate still dropping, and if yesterday's number starts a trend, perhaps the drop in rate is accelerating.

A key factor is testing availability, and that will need to be watched to see if newly developed testing capacity can keep up if the numbers of new cases.

Testing data resource: The COVID Tracking Project

They track 122,157 positive out of 766,761 tests so far.

I'm also tracking growth of state cases per 10k population. This tracks the rise of cases, but once active cases in New York start to decline, I'll switch this to active cases only and track the decline in cases.

statebystatecoronaviruscases.jpg
 
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Stew Cook said:
Ok... sometimes I actually wonder who actually drinks that stuff, is all.

Full disclosure, though, I do favor Natural Light when I want to combine chasing a buzz, with hydration.

I prefer gin or rum, never did care for the bourbon hangover.
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I don’t get a bourbon hangover . We are bourbon purest. ( straight -only we do like it cold ) You can have all that dry gin in the world , I do like rum and coke .
 
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NurseGoodVol said:
How are they sick and don't know it? I knew when I felt unwell, my vision got swimmy and I had no energy. After ruling out causes I hydrated and ate, i knew it was other because it persisted. That makes zero sense.
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If the article is accurate.... the news found someone freaking out and wrote an article about her.
 
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rjd970 said:
It’s about 11:30am where I am. Since the whole state has been shutdown for non-essential services (Alabama) I’m considering just calling it a day and start drinking and don’t stop until I go to bed. I literally have nothing else to do.
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Isn’t it wonderful the government can now tell us everything we can and can’t do?
 
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Stew Cook said:
Ok... sometimes I actually wonder who actually drinks that stuff, is all.

Full disclosure, though, I do favor Natural Light when I want to combine chasing a buzz, with hydration.

I prefer gin or rum, never did care for the bourbon hangover.
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I'm a white liquor guy too (In before racist). Have you ever tried Hendricks Gin? Expensive but good.
 
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