General Coronavirus chit chat thread - non-travel specific

[Pushka]

But Eve thought that she was so smart in getting through the check point.

Eve Black

Edit: And just had to it post on Facebook.

I am very grateful that the idiots these days are just very stupid and like to share every stupid moment online. We were much cleverer in our day!

 

[p--and--t]

But Eve thought that she was so smart in getting through the check point.

Eve Black

Edit: And just had to post on Facebook.

Edited

I'm not a user of Fakebook, but hoping those who are hammer her to the point she has to abandon all her accounts on all social media (after the police fine her and every person in the car for being in the wrong place and every one of them fined for not having a mask.)

She did it deliberately for attention - give her the attention she desired, maybe with not the outcome she expected.

 

[I love to travel]

I suspect her conspiracy theory friends will help her pay the fine as she will be seen as a hero.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Well Master FM has told me his wfh has been extended to June next year!! Google clearly don’t expect things to get better in a hurry in the USA

 

[tgh]

Last I heard my son in SFO expected to be working from home indefinitely, he is busy as tho…...
Imo , living with Covid in the US is not much of a life but he has no regrets about staying.. or so he says...
He was planning/expecting to move up the corporate ladder a bit more and return to Europe .. not sure how that will pan out now...

 

[Flying mermaid]

Last I heard my son in SFO expected to be working from home indefinitely, he is busy as tho…...
Imo , living with Covid in the US is not much of a life but he has no regrets about staying.. or so he says...
He was planning/expecting to move up the corporate ladder a bit more and return to Europe .. not sure how that will pan out now...

Sounds like my son - he wanted one more promotion then was planning to transfer to Europe and travel.....

it’s not too bad for him, as he lives with a partner and they both work for Google and work keeps them busy. He does worry about some of his team who are living on their own.....

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Press release
COVID-19 confirmed in pet cat in the UK


Published 27 July 2020
From:Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency

COVID-19 confirmed in pet cat in the UK

The virus responsible for COVID-19 has been detected in a pet cat in the UK.

www.gov.uk

 

[drron]

Possibly a better way to give remdesivir which has proved effective.

Welcome to Precision Vaccinations News

Precision Vaccinations News publishes vaccine news patients can trust to make informed immunization decisions in partnership with doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.

www.coronavirustoday.com

And another report where Covid gets the blame but probably not related.

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis presenting as new onset refractory status epilepticus in a COVID-19 patient

A case of new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) in a patient with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection was reported in Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy.A 50-year-old man with a medical history of mild hypertension presented on February 23 with an...

dgalerts.docguide.com

I have seen 3 cases of NMDA encephalitis in my last 3 stints in Tasmania so both before and post Covid.

This however could be true.

Loss of smell associated with less severe COVID-19 infection, high incidence of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in intubated patients

By Denise BaezNEW YORK -- July 29, 2020 -- Today’s DG Alert covers the prognostic value of smell loss in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the incidence of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis among intubated patients with severe COVID-19.According to a study published in the Annals of...

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The common aspergillus is the black mould on shower curtains.

Better news.Loss of smell may mean less severe infection.

Loss of smell associated with less severe COVID-19 infection, high incidence of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in intubated patients

By Denise BaezNEW YORK -- July 29, 2020 -- Today’s DG Alert covers the prognostic value of smell loss in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the incidence of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis among intubated patients with severe COVID-19.According to a study published in the Annals of...

dgalerts.docguide.com

And a possible reason females have a lower mortality with severe Covid infection.

Study finds menstrual status, hormones may help explain sex bias in SARS-CoV-2 infection outcomes

Researchers trying to understand why females infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have lower mortality and better outcomes than males, analysed how biological sex differences may contribute to male-biased death in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Their...

dgalerts.docguide.com

 

[VPS]

So very true

 

[lovetravellingoz]

So very true

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Well with armed Federal Officers being deployed despite the State Governor asking them not to be , is that not an invasion? Mind you that is an invasion to reinforce the tyranny rather than liberate from it.

 

[Pushka]

Well with armed Federal Officers being deployed despite the State Governor asking them not to be , is that not an invasion? Mind you that is an invasion to reinforce the tyranny rather than liberate from it.

Much of what is happening in Australia right now (eg SA residents are refused return to home if travelled from Victoria) represents everything we never wanted to see in a democratic society so Victoria just has to deal with it especially after today results.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Much of what is happening in Australia right now (eg SA residents are refused return to home if travelled from Victoria) represents everything we never wanted to see in a democratic society so Victoria just has to deal with it especially after today results.

I am not sure what you are talking about in Victoria. I was referring to POTUS in the USA with armed federal officers from various organisations being deployed against the will of the State Governor.

This quite different from past situations where a State Governor had requested assistance.

Does Trump have the right to send in federal forces?

President Trump wants the National Guard sent in to quell violence, but is that his responsibility?

www.bbc.com

Also where are these armed Federal Officers in Victoria you refer to? The ADF I have seen assist police, health officers, paramedics etc. I have not seen armed ones. I would be quite surprised if the ADF was armed for deployment in Australia

I think NT had Federal Police assisting with their borders and they probably were allowed to bear arms. I do not know if they did or not. Again the NT invited them in. ScoMo did not impose his own will on NT.


There are no Federal Officers in Vic doing this...

The unmarked federal agents arresting people in Portland, explained

"At this point, we’re already in a constitutional crisis," an Oregon attorney told Vox.

www.vox.com

 

[p--and--t]

Also where are these armed Federal Officers in Victoria you refer to? The ADF I have seen assist police, health officers, paramedics etc. I have not seen armed ones. I would be quite surprised if the ADF was armed for deployment in Australia

In the last week on morning walks I have seen maybe a total 40-50 ADF personnel tagging along in small groups with police officers around the city and parks.

The ADF personnel are not, to the naked eye, carrying anything. No guns no batons no walkie talkies. Zero.

 

[Hvr]

I think NT had Federal Police assisting with their borders and they probably were allowed to bare arms. I do not know if they did or not.

They generally roll their sleeves up to the elbow.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

They generally roll their sleeves up to the elbow.

Noted and edited.

And yes the ADF just chip in and work without fuss.

 

[Hvr]

And yes the ADF just chip in and work without fuss.

Having worked with ADF personnel (as a civilian) I can assure you they do fuss at times.

They're people with all the normal foibles.

 

[Pushka]

My nephew (Air Force Engineer) has just been advised that in 2 weeks he will be sent to somewhere in Australia for active Covid duties for 3 months. His mum is an active Registered Nurse doing Covid testing at a large Public Hospital clinic. He will know everything he needs to know but hasnt been professionally trained (yet) in infection control. He developed swine flu when that was rampant. He also doesnt develop antibodies to flu shots. Then he will be back to base for 2 weeks isolation which means he wont be back for Christmas. We just cancelled the family Christmas get together because pretty much every family member has been directly impacted by family separation caused by covid.

Sorry LTO I thought you were referencing Australia.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

My nephew (Air Force Engineer) has just been advised that in 2 weeks he will be sent to somewhere in Australia for active Covid duties for 3 months. His mum is an active Registered Nurse doing Covid testing at a large Public Hospital clinic. He will know everything he needs to know but hasnt been professionally trained (yet) in infection control. He developed swine flu when that was rampant. He also doesnt develop antibodies to flu shots. Then he will be back to base for 2 weeks isolation which means he wont be back for Christmas. We just cancelled the family Christmas get together because pretty much every family member has been directly impacted by family separation caused by covid.

Sorry LTO I thought you were referencing Australia.

No problem. Though my reply was to VPS's America post.

 

[drron]

Well with armed Federal Officers being deployed despite the State Governor asking them not to be , is that not an invasion? Mind you that is an invasion to reinforce the tyranny rather than liberate from it.

Though POTUS has the authority to send personnel to defend Federal property if in his opinion it is not being defended adequately.Seeing the Federal court in Portland Oregon is under attack every night with attempts to set it alight that condition has been met.

 

[VPS]

From the New Yorker