Subj : Re: fever! in the morning, fever all through the night To : Maurice Kinal From : Nancy Backus Date : Tue Apr 07 2020 16:36:42 -=> Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 01-Apr-2020 16:10 <=- NB>> We've had some deaths in our county MK> As far as I know, which isn't much, there haven't been any in this MK> neck of the woods. At least one of the neighbours has heard otherwise MK> but they have an inside source and I certainly am not going out on a MK> limb over it. We've also had numerous other cases that people survived from... MK> Another neighbour is in self imposed lockdown but doesn't believe he MK> actually has the virus and is just being cautious given that he works MK> with troubled youth. We have a friend that is likewise in self imposed lockdown, but in her case she's just paranoid about getting the virus... alternating with thinking she's already infected and might be a carrier.... MK> Also there are now restrictions as to visitors being allowed into the MK> area as well as closing down schools, public parks, etc. I don't think there are restrictions locally as to people being allowed into the area, but there are state-wide against coming or going, as there are in a number of other states.... Schools, colleges, restaurants and bars, concerts, plays, churches (any place where there would be any sort of gatherings) and non-essential business are all closed down.... churches are livestreaming services, schools and colleges are doing distance learning via the computers, restaurants are allowed to do take away and delivery only... Not sure about our public parks, but any collections of people would be frowned upon... But grocery stores and pharmacies are deemed essential still, so we've been able to get food and meds... :) NB>> I did get that impression of your neighborhood... MK> :-) Yes it hasn't been too much of a lifestyle change here ... as MK> long as you don't go anywhere. Just as well our next cybertoast isn't for quite a while... you'd not be able to get out to get yours... NB>> I'm hoping that perhaps the pencil-pushers that keep telling the NB>> hospitals that they had too many beds will have a wake-up call NB>> with this MK> I am not sure that will solve this particular problem and perhaps MK> setting up temporary hospitals in parks and the such is a better MK> strategy. Also there has been talk of using cruise ships for MK> temporary hospitals if needed. Down in NYC, they've got a Navy medical ship and have opened up a convention center to be temporary hospitals... they've needed the extra space, and even now are at capacity... but at least it's workable MK> Things like this might be the way to MK> go instead of building more infrastructure that nobody can afford MK> given that these types of catastrophes are temporary. Also there is a MK> critical shortage of trained medical people to staff existing hospitals MK> wo building bigger isn't going to make anything better methinks. Agreed on the scope of what we are facing right now, that we don't need that sort of capacity long-term.... But what had happened here was that needed beds and staffing had been cut to non-flu season levels, so that even during flu season there's been a severe shortage for our hospitals... I just think that they should be able to get back to that level of preparedness.... MK> Also, most of the deaths I've heard about are in senior's care homes MK> which are also short staffed. Not so much anymore... that is, the deaths are happening within the general population as well now.... I do agree that senior care homes are short staffed, though.... NB>> Probably if there was rounding, they'd round up... except that NB>> that loses the psychological advantage of staying below that next NB>> dollar.... so maybe it would be rounded down here, too... MK> I would guess that they would round down especially given the latest MK> economic crisis due to covid-19. Meanwhile, much is in short supply anyway.... and we aren't likely to be losing our pennies anytime soon.... ;) MK> Stay well. And you, too, my friend.... :) ttyl neb .... The abnormal fear of giants is Fee-fie-fo-bia --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - telnet://tinysbbs.com:3023 (1:229/452) .