[COVID NEWS] CA orders 5,000 body bags amid "most intense" coronavirus surge

By artappraiser on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 8:36pm |

previous Covid News thread here, starting 12/12 - 11:06pm with "NJ HAS LOST 1 OF EVERY 500 CITIZENS TO COVID'; ending 12/15/2020 - 1:03pm

California has ordered 5,000 body bags as the state undergoes its "most intense" COVID-19 surge to date, Gov. Gavin Newsom said todayhttps://t.co/kxefgVJXxt
— Axios (@axios) December 16, 2020

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India’s train system is like the blood vessels of this nation. In an exclusive story that took months to report, we found that the government’s enormous train operation to bring home stranded migrant laborers spread Covid-19 across this country. Read here: https://t.co/VTdWHH846Z
— Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) December 16, 2020

We collected reams of data. We interviewed dozens of officials in the Modi government. We traveled across India and spoke to many families who lost loved ones to Covid-19. pic.twitter.com/LkDmjE0cJi
— Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) December 16, 2020

The trains became virus hotspots. Packed beyond capacity, they ran from India’s biggest cities, which were virus hotspots, to rural areas that had very few if any virus cases. pic.twitter.com/yhcd4fKCp6
— Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) December 16, 2020

We zeroed in on Ganjam, a beautiful coastal district in Odisha. Ganjam absorbed a deluge of trains – hundreds of them. Many migrant laborers aboard were sick with coronavirus. People started dying immediately. pic.twitter.com/KfrLbXAUt0
— Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) December 16, 2020

We tracked down Ganjam’s first death, Prafulla Behera, an impoverished textile worker who had four daughters. As his brother watched helplessly, Prafulla collapsed at a quarantine center. The men around him were terrified. And shocked. Prafulla's house: pic.twitter.com/BHZcb6yWZ2
— Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) December 16, 2020

Ganjam, like so many rural areas, had very few resources to fight against a deadly virus. Ganjam threw everything it had at the virus. It drafted 1000s of workers. It turned taxis into ambulances. Teachers taught yoga at quarantine centers. pic.twitter.com/0FPrEeJxav
— Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) December 16, 2020

We spoke to Harsh Vardhan, the health minister, and Sanjeev Sanyal, principal economic adviser; and many railways officials. All were helpful to us. They said Modi’s government was under enormous pressure to help bring migrants home. pic.twitter.com/Vjo07rFTTt
— Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) December 16, 2020

Opposition figures took responsibility for the trains as well, telling us that they had pressured Mr. Modi to bring home the millions of migrant laborers who had no work and little food, trapped in the cities under the lockdown.
— Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) December 16, 2020

The trains spread Covid-19 into the deepest corners of the country, an unintended consequence of a very tight lockdown that triggered panic, then chaos. We would love to hear your comments to the article, right here: https://t.co/VTdWHH846Z
— Jeffrey Gettleman (@gettleman) December 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 11:23pm

Mitch McConnell, retweeted by Dr. Scott Gottlieb:

As a polio survivor, I am a huge supporter of vaccinations. Whenever my turn comes, I will absolutely take the vaccine and do my part to reassure anyone who’s doubtful. It’s the right thing to do for yourself, for your family, and for the country. pic.twitter.com/xsHidTzN4s
— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) December 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 2:07am

BREAKING—Republican TN Rep. David Byrd on an ICU ventilator for COVID-19, & “needs a miracle”.

Byrd & GOP colleagues didn’t wear masks, hosted large parties, & had declared media “sensationalized” #COVID19. GOP friend w/ COVID also recently in ICU.
https://t.co/Iw0knRyrMk pic.twitter.com/Xh8XkW4xal
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 16, 2020

2) GOP Reps Bryd and Carter both had brazenly said “mainstream media has sensationalized the reporting of #COVID19 in the service of political agenda”.

Both gentlemen now have visited the ICU for COVID. Karma? pic.twitter.com/zVxYSUXN5z
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 2:25am

Election recalls are brutal

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 5:15am

U.S. SINGLE DAY RECORD FOR DEATHS today, 3,234:

Breaking: NBC News confirms 230,365 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the U.S. today for a new single-day record.

Today marked a single-day record for deaths in the U.S. with 3,234 deaths. @NBCNews
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 11:31pm

3400 https://t.co/06nxPP78ud
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 12:17am

Jesus! NYTimes has 3,607!!!

3,607 new deaths today. Yet another mortifying record for the U.S.

That is more Covid-19 deaths in one day than some countries have recorded over THE ENTIRE PANDEMIC.

Japan: 2,694 total deaths
Ethiopia: 1,818
Australia: 908
South Korea: 612https://t.co/iUjF95p8rq
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:42am

hope all the selfish that traveled for Thanksgiving really enjoyed their dinnner!

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:47am

The turkey's revenge

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:49am

FLAG: Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt has tested positive for the coronavirus. https://t.co/I0q9evgFjU
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 11:31pm

“Every time that the science clashed with the messaging, messaging won,” said the former chief of staff at @CDCgov. So much work to do to rebuild this great agency. https://t.co/V57JqUI0SB
— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:17am

This 107-year-old Minnesota woman survived Covid-19. It isn't the first pandemic she has lived through.

Born in 1913, Tillie Dybing was almost 5 years old when the 1918 flu pandemic hit her family farm in North Dakota, she said. https://t.co/2dTkpX1Rud
— CNN (@CNN) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:32am

[sorry if repeat]

oh my god https://t.co/nAVohV0zQc pic.twitter.com/eBJRauoq0p
— Chris Gayomali (@chrisgayomali) December 16, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:42am

Emmanuel Macron has coronavirus; French president to self-isolate for 7 days.

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 12:02pm

What Has Happened To The Promised Doses Of The COVID Vaccine? https://t.co/Rc3GSbMTrJ via @TPM
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:57pm

Pfizer says millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine are sitting unclaimed in warehouse coolers https://t.co/3WZLPEiusT
— reason (@reason) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 5:12pm

Breaking News: An expert panel endorsed Moderna’s vaccine, moving it closer to FDA authorization and giving Americans another tool to fight the coronavirus. https://t.co/KCBsdDkc7k
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 5:01pm

The president’s aides are a) consumed with grievance that he may not get credit for the vaccine and b) unable to get him to focus on public education on the vaccine https://t.co/TRFoiASpAC
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 5:05pm

Serious question: has the US banned flights from the UK yet in light of news about the new Covid strain?
— Tom Wright (@thomaswright08) December 21, 2020

The mutation fear is spreading fast https://t.co/VNz0tZWFYy
— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) December 20, 2020

https://t.co/L60dQKUmSp
— Tom Nuttall (@tom_nuttall) December 20, 2020

that's all I'm doing. cause I'll just get haranged for posting too much (and from Twitter yet, oh my god!)

Look the rest up yourself. The scientists are confirming.

They don't know much yet, but they do know it's also been confirmed in Italy

Complications could include: vaccines could be obsolete soon, get it? "They" don't know for sure.

Not looking good https://t.co/LtOlOS62Yb
— Jonathan Hopkin (@jrhopkin) December 20, 2020

3) To be clear, there’s actually *2* separate troubling strains. The UK one above is just one of them. The other South Africa strain is just as troubling if not worse. Catch up here. https://t.co/sNJVZG5hDv
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/20/2020 - 7:37pm

THAT DAY HAS ARRIVED—

Los Angeles County hospitals are preparing for potential *healthcare rationing* as ICUs overloaded with #COVID19. New proposed guidelines call for a shift towards maximizing saveable lives, and prioritizing care with best chance.
https://t.co/WhMfWvQUYM pic.twitter.com/x3F0RITCfs
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 21, 2020

6) “But these measures are not anticipated to be enough to meet the continuously escalating number of patients that are presenting across the county for care.”

Hence the need for the new LA county care rationing. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/gy6fnXByaJ
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 21, 2020

7) In the latest HHS report— SoCal is in one of the worst areas of concern, and dubbed a “RAPID RISER” county. https://t.co/o1Or3PdMDN
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 21, 2020

8) SoCal is a major hotspot. But so is 3/4 of the country. Anticipate HC rationing to continue. pic.twitter.com/xSo5No7cbA
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 21, 2020

9) SoCal has also has one of the highest per capita cases in the US. California is doing horrible now. But so are so many other states too. Tennessee and Indiana and... it’s endless. pic.twitter.com/zKMEiwRLdy
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/20/2020 - 11:19pm

shit, THE MUTATION THING IS LOOKING MORE SERIOUS ALL THE TIME! Everybody in the world needs to cross their fingers that it doesn't throw a wrench into the works for the hopes that the vaccines can get us back to something like "old normal". And for chrissake everyone has to stop traveling NOW.

Mutation “feat never seen before”...

UPDATE on UK strain of #SARSCoV2 & how it evolved so fast:

Variant B.1.1.7 (aka VUI-202012-01) has 23 mutations—but acquired suddenly 17 mutations “all at once”—which experts say is *a feat never seen before*.https://t.co/sGvGl80miZ pic.twitter.com/SJHArIM5fc
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 21, 2020

This is a monster after all modern humans, we are being tested to see if our brains are really good enough to stay on top of the evolutionary heap. Maybe all the stoopids will end up being culled if we can't figure this out. It's truly dystopian.

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 2:02am

Vitamin D until the vaccine reaches you. May not be much, but a significant reduction in infection and severity.

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 2:07am

yup more on vitamin D here:

Observational study examined 190,000+ patients from 50 states. Found higher levels of vitamin D were strongly associated with lower rates of testing positive for Covid, ”a relationship that persists across latitudes, races/ethnicities, both sexes & ages.” https://t.co/RnJrvAmN8L pic.twitter.com/txy5dUu2rR
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) December 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 2:18am

Of course I'll give my dose to trans females of color...

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 2:20am

Noah Smith thinking exactly what I was thinking, except I think "which would suck" is too mild:

Thread. If we vaccinate the world too slowly, we might get a mutant COVID that escapes the vaccine, and then we would have to tweak the vaccine and vaccinate everyone again, which would suck. https://t.co/UA6SnKgTZK
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 2:24am

“Nearly 900 out of 938 metropolitan areas and more than 2,000 out of 3,270 counties qualify as ‘sustained hotspots.’ More than a dozen metro areas and nearly 50 counties saw a 500% or greater increase in deaths from the previous week.” https://t.co/Y2kdIMhJ1Y
— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) December 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 3:02am

Allow me to add the explanatory note to this tweet that the Times (of London) prides itself on being a more serious newspaper than those in the tabloid tradition:

just 3 headlines from today’s Times pic.twitter.com/2TNaTSiuab
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) December 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 3:34am

This morning large parts of our country are under new restrictions.

Businesses have no idea if any support is coming, our ports are closed to Europe, and confidence in the economy is plummeting.

Where is the Chancellor of the Exchequer?
— Anneliese Dodds (@AnnelieseDodds) December 21, 2020

This is COVID, of course, it also smacks of Brexit. This is the first time since the pandemic began that freight has been stopped in the name of public health. This feels like a no-deal “hors d'oeuvre”, courtesy of the EU. A taster of what may lie ahead.
— Joel Hills (@ITVJoel) December 20, 2020

It’s now imperative that PM seeks an agreement to extend the Brexit transition period. The new Covid strain - & the various implications of it - means we face a profoundly serious situation, & it demands our 100% attention. It would be unconscionable to compound it with Brexit.
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) December 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 4:49am

It will take many monthts to vaccinate 70-80% of pop.

And the "virus will probably be able to generate vaccine escape mutants.” https://t.co/7iBq06GuYI

So it would be foolish beyond belief to slack off now and fail to invest more in our capacity to test. https://t.co/UzxEwlZxVE
— Paul Romer (@paulmromer) December 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 5:03am

JUST IN: India suspends flights from the United Kingdom
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) December 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 5:05am

thread

Freight crisis. France blocks lorry movements from UK for 48 hrs due to new COVID strain alarm. Government caught off guard by this. Ministers and officials just beginning to assess the situation. DFT in charge tonight but will be a Cabinet Office convened meeting tomorrow am..1/
— Simon Jack (@BBCSimonJack) December 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 5:28am

Two cases of new strain identified in Australia

Australia has detected two cases of the new coronavirus strain identified in the United Kingdom. Two travellers from the United Kingdom to Australia’s New South Wales state were found carrying the mutated variant of the virus that Britain has said could be up to 70% more infectious, Reuters reports. Both are in quarantine, and the recent spike in infections in Sydney are not linked to this, authorities said.

@ TheGuardian.com, live coverage, 31 minutes ago

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 5:35am

NYTimes has a very good roundup & splainer on the mutations:

“You have a thousand big guns pointed at the virus. No matter how the virus twists, it’s not that easy to find a genetic solution that can combat all these different antibody specificities, not to mention the other arms of the immune response.” #mutation https://t.co/EVD0GduK7O
— chris haeberlein (@HaebChris) December 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 11:50am

British Airways has agreed to allow only passengers who test negative for the novel coronavirus to fly to New York’s John F Kennedy international airport, the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, said on Monday, Reuters reported.

He said he has also asked Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic to “voluntarily agree” to screen passengers on flights to JFK.

“If they do not agree voluntarily, then New York State will pursue other options,” Cuomo said.

32m ago @ The Guardian live blog

doesn't solve Newark International, though, and viruses in general don't seem to be afraid of bridges and tunnels. I hopefully presume Cuomo and Gov. Murphy have talked about this...and hey, a negative test means zip in the scheme of things...why not just enact quarantine for a while?

Spain and Sweden were just added to the list of those deciding fuggedaboutit for now:

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 12:39pm

after all, this happened a few days ago:

POSSIBLE ✈️ COVID DEATH—LAX bound flight from Orlando diverted after death aboard. Social-media firestorm erupted after adjacent passenger reported the deceased’s wife told EMS that her husband had #COVID19 symptoms. United did NOT inform pax, now trying.https://t.co/mpfnjlj0qM pic.twitter.com/asFmAZm2mT
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 12:42pm

NEW—Trump WH/Homeland knew that the airport #COVID19 screening program was ineffective & dangerous from its earliest days. Former WH official says 3-4-dozen DHS workers infected by end of May. Yet the WH chose not to dismantle—to avoid worrying public. https://t.co/Gu46UWDz0e
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 21, 2020

see his whole thread

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 2:55pm

[COVID NEWS] CA orders 5,000 body bags amid "most intense" coronavirus surge

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