TradeTheBeal! Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Are they getting enough Zinc, tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 "Can we get a list of how many ventilators the federal government has sent to the US? And to who?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 "Little Chef' charms Myanmar with lockdown cooking classes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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No Excuses Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) The healthcare system in this country is one big joke, where a $30 test gets billed for $20,000 and then insurance companies tell you, “WOW!!! We save you so much money!” The amount of predatory rent seeking happening here is just breathtaking. Edited June 1, 2020 by No Excuses 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 41 minutes ago, No Excuses said: The healthcare system in this country is one big joke, where a $30 test gets billed for $20,000 and then insurance companies tell you, “WOW!!! We save you so much money!” The amount of predatory rent seeking happening here is just breathtaking. I saw another one like that this morning, and it made me so irate. Still fuming a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Protests could cause catastrophic setback for controlling coronavirus, experts say Within the last few days, careful social distancing has been overturned by demonstrations against social injustice — as thousands of Americans congregate in cities across the country protesting the death of George Floyd. The large gatherings, infectious disease experts said, could cause a catastrophic setback for controlling COVID-19 in the U.S. as cities and states try to reopen. "It makes me cringe on a number of levels," said Dr. Katie Passaretti, medical director for infection prevention at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina. "It's a setup for further spread of COVID," Passaretti added. "It's heartbreaking." The national unrest comes amid a global pandemic, which has already sickened more than 1.7 million people in the U.S., killing nearly 105,000. COVID-19 spreads mainly through close contact, particularly large respiratory droplets from sneezes, coughs — as well as shouting and yelling. "If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week," said Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms at a news briefing Sunday, "because there's still a pandemic in America that's killing black and brown people at higher numbers." Indeed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said African Americans are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyJ Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Prediction: "Pizza deliveries" are going to be through the roof in the UK. They are also going to be embracing our great American standard of tipping employees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Quote From tomorrow sex between two (or more) people in a private place who do not live in the same household is a "gathering" between 2 or more people and is therefore illegal. Observing that the author, upon reading that a law now bans two non-cohabitant people from being in the same room, immediately thinks about sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TradeTheBeal! Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 St Mary’s, a large hospital in Henrico just west of Richmond, had 8 COVID cases on May 20. As of this afternoon, it has 30 cases. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbunny Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 7 hours ago, No Excuses said: The healthcare system in this country is one big joke, where a $30 test gets billed for $20,000 and then insurance companies tell you, “WOW!!! We save you so much money!” The amount of predatory rent seeking happening here is just breathtaking. So if I read the tweet correctly, it's a $30 test that the healthcare worker will pay $100. Which will happen three times. Not bad. $210 bonus for the insurance. I should have worked in insurances company. Maybe should I start one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Renegade7 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) Probably another week before we see effect protests have on confirmed cases and new hotspots, right? Edited June 2, 2020 by Renegade7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 41 minutes ago, Renegade7 said: Probably another week before we see effect protests have on confirmed cases and new hotspots, right? I think it's gonna end up worse than the initial outbreak. 😰 Got a Bam Fam Telegram from work: the face shields we're provided have been deemed insufficient by DeKalb county and everyone has to wear masks now. I'm fine with that, but I really feel for the cooks...our pizza ovens (3 of them) are 500 degrees & the melter is 450...that kitchen is straight up FIRE in the summer. 😡💥 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 ICUs become a 'delirium factory' for Covid-19 patients Doctors are fighting not only to save lives from Covid-19, but also to protect patients' brains. Although Covid-19 is best known for damaging the lungs, it also increases the risk of life-threatening brain injuries — from mental confusion to hallucinations, seizures, coma, stroke and paralysis. The virus may invade the brain, and it can starve the brain of oxygen by damaging the lungs. To fight the infection, the immune system sometimes overreacts, battering the brain and other organs it normally protects. Yet the pandemic has severely limited the ability of doctors and nurses to prevent and treat neurological complications. The severity of the disease and the heightened risk of infection have forced medical teams to abandon many of the practices that help them protect patients from delirium, a common side effect of mechanical ventilators and intensive care. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbunny Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 What's not affected by this thing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Renegade7 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, skinsmarydu said: I think it's gonna end up worse than the initial outbreak. 😰 Got a Bam Fam Telegram from work: the face shields we're provided have been deemed insufficient by DeKalb county and everyone has to wear masks now. I'm fine with that, but I really feel for the cooks...our pizza ovens (3 of them) are 500 degrees & the melter is 450...that kitchen is straight up FIRE in the summer. 😡💥 I feel you, 110. Once upon a time as a dishwasher during summer on oceanfront, saw the cook from the downstairs tiki bar kitchen came upstairs with his fan. He had a dual fryer and dual oven down there and weak ass AC with ocean humidity taking over , so it got so hot the plastic blades on his fan melted off the fan motor. Saw it with my own two eyes, he brought upstairs with him. Chefs response: "Get him another fan." Edited June 2, 2020 by Renegade7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I just tore up my stimulus check today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: I just tore up my stimulus check today. You packin' poker chips instead? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, skinsmarydu said: You packin' poker chips instead? Seriously, though, the damn envelope was so brittle that when I tried to tear it open at the flap, it tore all the way down the side orthoganal to the flap where one hand was, and diagonally from the top middle towards the far corner almost all the way across. It's in nearly three pieces. And worst of all, the tear JUST missed the part that says "President Donald J. Trump". Come on, couldn't you at least take the P away so I could pretend he's only a resident? Edited June 2, 2020 by PokerPacker 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Wildbunny said: What's not affected by this thing? Not much it seems. Deaths are up over 1,000 again today. Edited June 2, 2020 by mistertim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Hopefully we get a month or decent living in 2020 before the inevitable second wave, which will no doubt be much worse. Sorry, but it’s clearly better to be pessimistic and expect the worse in America in 2020. At least you can plan for it the best you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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