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I just hope for everyone's sake that they're not making a huge mistake.I watch the news reports from
Gov. Mike Dewine every afternoon.


COVID-19 threat remains, Ohioans encouraged to take preventative measures as state reopens
CORONAVIRUS
by: Natasha Anderson

Posted: Apr 23, 2020 / 02:01 PM EDT / Updated: Apr 23, 2020 / 04:06 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — Ohio’s leaders are reminding residents to take preventative measures as the state prepares to begin its gradual reopening.

As of Thursday, there were 14,694 confirmed and probable cases of the virus in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health said 656 people have died from COVID-19 in the state.

During a Thursday afternoon news briefing, Governor Mike DeWine shared more details on how the state plans to proceed by elaborating on the end to Ohio’s elective surgery ban.

He said the biggest concern is for those who had surgeries postponed and have been waiting. He has encouraged health care providers to reach out to their patients and assess how to proceed moving forward.

The Governor says Ohio will begin the process of opening dentist offices and other medical facilities in the near future.

“Our healthcare facilities across the state are doing a great job at implementing infection control practices within their environment to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19,” said DeWine. “They are making it as safe as possible to be in a healthcare environment by wearing of masks; practicing good hand hygiene; screening staff, patients, and visitors for symptoms of COVID-19, and many other measures. But, with all that being said, we are not ready for the entire healthcare system to turn back on again. We’re working on our plan to identify the steps we must take to move forward with healthcare.”

Meanwhile, Lt. Governor Jon Husted addressed the state’s rising unemployment. He said 5.6 million people were working in Ohio at the beginning of March.

Husted reminds Ohioans that currently 866 companies are looking to hire in Ohio. He says there are over 50,000 jobs posted right now on the government’s website. Click here for job postings.

The Lt. Governor also reiterated that just because businesses are beginning to reopen doesn’t mean the coronavirus is no longer a threat. Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton said earlier this week that Ohioans could be living with coronavirus over the next 18 months.

Ohioans were encouraged by public health experts to wear masks and to take as many steps as possible to protect yourself and others. These steps include practicing social distancing, regularly cleaning and practicing good hygeine.

Click here for information regarding the use of multiple protective barriers.

Ohio will start its gradual reopening on May 1. Reopening will begin with businesses that can create a safe environment. Employers were instructed to utilize masks, sanitizer, soap and 6 feet of safety.

Officials say they know these strategies will work and additional guidance would be coming in the days ahead.

WoW...Not only have I seen so much info. but TRump seems to inject his feelings, repeats everything he says. & twists the facts to "as he sees" them. He has no concern for what the experts say.... but show some class & be more accurate with his speeches, & be much more, considerate.

I came across a website that gets masks directly to healthcare workers 'on the front lines' where they don't have any. It sppears to be If you have masks (N95, surgical, etc.) and want to donate, they can arrange pickup to your door via the USPS. Since it's donation and volunteer you have to pay shipping. Need masks? The same site can find a match for you.

Their website now claims to have already delivered over 300,000 masks.

Today from Bloomberg;



Deaths are a lot easier to determine than infections, especially since adequate testing is unavailable and most people have not been tested. Indeed, some tests have proven to be faulty. While some areas have seen a reduction in deaths recently, other areas have seen an increase and the net this week was an increase.

It would be prudent to not ease back on social distancing for the near future, especially since we do not yet know who is infected.

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Obviously, the people in Florida are not paying attention. Every day I check the numbers for new cases of COVID-19 and the numbers were dropping. Social distancing was actually working. Was is the operative.
The numbers are on the rise. We've lost a month now. Yesterday on local news they were talking about reopening some businesses. Not if this is what is happening. On a chart by county, I look at the age groups who are most affected.

The blue and dark blue areas in the bottom (east coast) is significant to me.
Dade County (Miami area) 45-54
Broward County (Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale area) 45-64
Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, Boca Raton area) 55-74

There are many 55 and over communities in Palm Beach County where I now live. There was a spike last Saturday, dropped for a dew days and nearly doubled at the end of the week. This is raising the overall state numbers, but the activity is concentrated in these 3 counties.

Shi (that woman) may turn out to be the st up idist woman since Pandora. It is possible she may have created a human ELE. In a few thousand years at most someone will know.

What am I talking about?

Let's start with this reporter's question to US President Trump on 4/15/2020.


No what Dr. Shi did was a little worse than that. Watch the first half hour of this to learn about the most stupid thing any human has ever done.


monkeys, cats, dogs, cattle, humans, nothing is immune. And as South Korea has reported it mutates too. South Korea advised a day ago that they now have 116 people who were infected with Covid19 in January and were cured and released, but now they are back in the hospital infected again with a new variant of the Covid19 virus.



ELE = Extinction Level Event.
Thank you Dr. Chi

Most of us were inoculated against TB at birth - the BCG shot gave us a very mild and modified version of tuberculosis which our immune systems cured pretty promptly, leaving us with up to 15 years of protection.

In some countries TB remains a recurring problem and booster shots are required to top up that immunity. Africa, very much so, where it remains the leading cause of death. Countries like India, China, Portugal, Greenland, have higher incidences of it. Because BCG is a deliberate infection, it carries a slight risk in itself and also quite a painful jab to have, so since the 70s most countries have chosen only the birth shot, to protect children. The US, at very low risk of TB, chose a good while back to not inoculate at all.

The WHO is currently investigating the link between inoculation and the spread of the virus. It looks as though BCG - an inoculation which is cheap, plentiful and has been in use for 100 years - may be a key player in this war. Look at their TB map compared to the virus map I downloaded yesterday. You can see why they'd be interested.





Fingers crossed.

in this lock down in my country we hope to survive by the power of GOD AMEN

Last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci said people who recover from the coronavirus will likely be immune should a second wave of infection spread in the early fall. The statement was based on a belief the virus has not mutated much and that people who develop immunity will likely maintain it at least for the next few months.

That was last week. News is out this week that some coronavirus patients who recovered have tested positive again. One story I read called it reactivation and not reinfection saying remnants of the virus could still be in the patients system, but they are not infectious or a host to infect others.

This something to consider especially for workers who are returning to their jobs weeks later and infecting others.