The only problem will be if we have enough personnel to also use all the additional gear we have.
If so we should offer our beds to EU states and EU neighbors (we already have flown around 200 french and italian patients to german hospitals).
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If so we should offer our beds to EU states and EU neighbors (we already have flown around 200 french and italian patients to german hospitals).
Disney just posted an update stating they will start doing lay offs for executive, salaried and non union on on April 19.
I just started working at Disney early December as a part timer applied to be a member of the union.
As for Universal Studios, I've been working there for almost 4 years. I don't know when they will start doing the lay offs.
I just started working at Disney early December as a part timer applied to be a member of the union.
As for Universal Studios, I've been working there for almost 4 years. I don't know when they will start doing the lay offs.
I'm in the US and my partner and I went to do curbside pickup for groceries earlier. We were wearing masks and I didn't see a single other person wearing masks, either in cars or on foot. We have a few n95 masks leftover from a home improvement project and I'm so glad we do.
Speaking of n95s, I found a 3-pack in my garage from some DIY work a while back. Is there a standard way to disinfect them after using them to make them last? Or a certain amount of time that needs to pass before any viral accumulation on it is dead?
I only go out for groceries, so I figure I'll use a mask once every 1-2 weeks.
I only go out for groceries, so I figure I'll use a mask once every 1-2 weeks.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee press conference going on now. Shelter in place order extended through at least May 4th.
The Stockholm region is activating the special crisis collective bargaining agreement
It increases standard full time working hours for hospital staff working in intensive care units to 48 hours per week (in contrast to 40 hours I think) and increases wages per hour to 220% of their normal level.
Good move imo
It increases standard full time working hours for hospital staff working in intensive care units to 48 hours per week (in contrast to 40 hours I think) and increases wages per hour to 220% of their normal level.
Good move imo
Lol, yeah we had a package of painter N95 masks in the garage.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee press conference going on now. Shelter in place order extended through at least May 4th.
That means schools get pushed back another week as well
Yeah some local hospitals are giving hazard pay to their nursing staff that deal directly with corona patients. It's good.
I'm curious about this too, my step dad and brother in law gave me a bunch since they had some leftover from a project they were working on.
The Stockholm region is getting hit hard and needs all the staff they can find. This should help with that, I hope
Yeah,there are problems in our healthcare system, but this pandemic has really shown how rock solid it actually is. Between ICU beds,ventilators but also the insane amount of testing per capita from the get go has been nothing short of amazing. While we are just at the beginning and will sure face problems it sort of was an eye opener about our healthcare capabilities.
looks like a good time to repost this - some quick facts about masks-wearing & how to make a cloth mask
https://wearafuckingmask.com/
(safe for work version) https://wearafuckingmask.com/sfw/
wash you hand, keep your social distance, wear a mask when you leave the house.
https://wearafuckingmask.com/
(safe for work version) https://wearafuckingmask.com/sfw/
wash you hand, keep your social distance, wear a mask when you leave the house.
People who have N95s. I'm begging you to donate them to healthcare workers. There are people sitting inches away from our loved ones faces, putting breathing tubes down their throats for 12 hours a day and they don't have enough masks. They are reusing the same one to the point of failure and beyond.
I have friends that are literally breaking down in tears before shifts because they don't have the right protective gear and are having to decide if they want to risk their lives and save people or refuse to work.
Please donate them and use a simpler mask for yourself. Masks do help, but the best ones should go to the people who are most at risk. Or keep one and reuse it and give the rest away. A normal mask will do almost as much for most of our lives and we owe it to them.
I have friends that are literally breaking down in tears before shifts because they don't have the right protective gear and are having to decide if they want to risk their lives and save people or refuse to work.
Please donate them and use a simpler mask for yourself. Masks do help, but the best ones should go to the people who are most at risk. Or keep one and reuse it and give the rest away. A normal mask will do almost as much for most of our lives and we owe it to them.
You can disinfect an n95 if you can bake them in the over at 153 degrees for 30 minutes. Or UV light.
I love how Inslee just telling it like it is..."We can't rely on the federal government for anything"
Good advice, and I agree health care workers need them way more than any of us do. That said I know the local health care system here in saskatchewan announced here that they will refuse any PPE donations that are not sealed. so check with your local hospital and if they will take before taking a trip to them.
If not, I know there are medical professionals here on Resetera that would likely take them personally if you mailed them to them.
Information and FAQs - charged filtration material performance after various sterilization techniques. - University of Tennessee Research Foundation
Dr. Peter P. Tsai, inventor of the electrostatic charging technology that makes the filter media of medical face masks and N95 respirators, answers FAQs and provides information on performance and protection of masks against COVID-19.
utrf.tennessee.edu
As indicated in Figure 1, masks can be treated in hot air at 70°C for 30 minutes, and this process can be repeated multiple times without a noticeable loss in FE. But be sure to suspend the masks in the hot air without contacting or nearing a metal surface. The respirator can be hung in the oven using a wood or a plastic clip on the edge of a non-breathing zone or put on a wood grill at least 6" away from any metal surface. Hold the edge of non-breathing zone when doffing the mask, and do not touch the inside part of the mask because your hands might become contaminated at this time if the mask was. After donning the masks, wash your hands thoroughly using soap and water for at least 20 seconds according to CDC guidelines.
This is great, just great. I work in this county...
www.foxcarolina.com
NY Times report says people in Greenville County traveled the most last week nationwide, despite officials asking people to stay home
GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) – A New York Times report published on Thursday listed Greenville County as number one of a list of U.S. counties with more than 500,000 people
Yea neighbors behind our house seem to have people over consistently every night when the weather is warm.
Our local hospitals including my wife's will not take any masks donated
A good idea might be to find doctors or nurses directly (just by asking friends) and offer.
Man, some Americans are truly special:
#FakePandemic? How do people like this exist in a developed country?
No idea, but my sister's hospital is the same way. I found a box of N95's from my father-in-law's former construction business (he's retired). I tried to donate them to my sis and she said the hospital couldn't take them.
This. I know people personally and they are having people give them to them and wearing them.
Michigan officials: Follow COVID-19 social distancing orders or face fines up to $1,000
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued an Emergency Order on Thursday that sets a civil fine of up to $1,000 for violating orders related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
www.clickondetroit.com
Michigan officials: Follow COVID-19 social distancing orders or face fines up to $1,000
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued an Emergency Order on Thursday that sets a civil fine of up to $1,000 for violating orders related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
This should be put into effect every where.
Thanks for the idea / encouragement! I'll reach out to my friends.
My work is paying us 1.4x our hourly rate for anyone still able to work (Essential). Coupled with 2 weeks of paid time off if you are not comfortable working, and 10 days unpaid on top of that should you need more time. I think it's a pretty nice setup and appreciate it a lot.
I get $300 some time in May if I don't call out sick for 2 months.
Chicago nurse allegedly barred from using her own N95 mask shares how bad situation is in the US
Heartbreaking.
mothership.sg
Anyways things are looking under control here in Costa Rica... Some idiots are still thinking the government is overreacting, and going out...
It seems we met be close to the peak and things will get a little bit closer to normal by the end of April... I hope at least.
Now, Nicaragua is what I am worried about...
It seems we met be close to the peak and things will get a little bit closer to normal by the end of April... I hope at least.
Now, Nicaragua is what I am worried about...
There is a saying in Latam.. the US is s third world country who won the lottery...
Coronavirus News: NYC providing free meals to anyone who needs food
New York City will be providing free meals to anyone who needs food at public school sites on Friday.
abc7ny.com
Figure this is as good a place to post as anything:
So I'm currently on day 4 of hospitalization for my mild-until-it-wasn't infection nearly killing me, and from everything I've been able to research and talk to nurses and doctors, what nearly did me in does not seem to be a well-understood symptom (and indeed, I had to put up repeated arguments until they checked my vitals). So, posting for everyone's benefit.
My blood oxygen saturation levels cratered this weekend, talking like sub 70%. By miraculous happenstance, we had a monitor at home (this isn't a typical device to have lying around), so I was able to get checked in as soon as I suspected I was having symptoms of hypoxemia (for me it was shit like my cat being the wrong color). The problem that's arising is that for me and other similarly-presenting cases, people aren't showing the expected symptoms that they are *way* in the danger zone. At sub-70% I shouldn't have been able to string two words together without gasping, or probably been even coherent at all, but everyone I spoke to was incredulous until they took readings. My understanding was that I may actually be the first presentation of this at the hospital.
So for whatever reason, COVID-19 can potentially mask the severity of symptoms for the acute respiratory failure it's causing. If you start showing signs of hypoxemia even as you don't have trouble catching your breath or pain in your chest, get yourself checked out ASAP.
So I'm currently on day 4 of hospitalization for my mild-until-it-wasn't infection nearly killing me, and from everything I've been able to research and talk to nurses and doctors, what nearly did me in does not seem to be a well-understood symptom (and indeed, I had to put up repeated arguments until they checked my vitals). So, posting for everyone's benefit.
My blood oxygen saturation levels cratered this weekend, talking like sub 70%. By miraculous happenstance, we had a monitor at home (this isn't a typical device to have lying around), so I was able to get checked in as soon as I suspected I was having symptoms of hypoxemia (for me it was shit like my cat being the wrong color). The problem that's arising is that for me and other similarly-presenting cases, people aren't showing the expected symptoms that they are *way* in the danger zone. At sub-70% I shouldn't have been able to string two words together without gasping, or probably been even coherent at all, but everyone I spoke to was incredulous until they took readings. My understanding was that I may actually be the first presentation of this at the hospital.
So for whatever reason, COVID-19 can potentially mask the severity of symptoms for the acute respiratory failure it's causing. If you start showing signs of hypoxemia even as you don't have trouble catching your breath or pain in your chest, get yourself checked out ASAP.
So a lot of us in work were sent home last saturday, to start a one month break starting on sunday. I just received news that a coworker of us, which was in the same mess hall with many people (me included, but seated apart) that day, had a positive diagnosis this thursday, after having several symptoms.
Just checked with some co-workers who were with her in the mess hall, given that we didn't have any kind of contact other than sitting in the same room. None of us has any symptoms and it's been six days now since that happened. You're supposed to show symptoms in the first three to five days or was it until 14 days? Either we got a god roll with statistics and are asymptomatic, or should I expect coughing and headaches in the next two weeks?
Just checked with some co-workers who were with her in the mess hall, given that we didn't have any kind of contact other than sitting in the same room. None of us has any symptoms and it's been six days now since that happened. You're supposed to show symptoms in the first three to five days or was it until 14 days? Either we got a god roll with statistics and are asymptomatic, or should I expect coughing and headaches in the next two weeks?
Not sure if it's been already posted but today was revealed that the actual first death by the Coronavirus here in Brazil was in January.
Holy shit that sounds terrifying. I'm glad you're doing better!
Glad you're doing well (given the circumstances of course), Mike. Get better soon.