Coronavirus check in thread

[kani]

www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html

USA is the most top cases effective as of today

I live in Indiana state, and it's spreading fast. Very scary. I'm doing ok, im now indoors doing fine. I'm just worried it's spreading so fast.


There are some stations playing christmas music..

[bobbo428]

I hope everyone is doing well. I am in upstate NY, but I am concerned about supplies running out downstate, as well as burnout from all of the hard-working health workers. I am in good shape financially, but there are many in our area who aren't. We had a serious flood in our area in 2006, as well as a worse one five years later. As a result, the area's economy has been tenuous for much of the last 14 years.

[doofus67]

The Inland Empire of Southern California here, again.  This, thankfully, is one of the rare states where the death rate is holding steady.  Cold weather is not a factor; our high temperatures this week are still around 95 to 100, not all that unusual for mid-October.  Our state has fairly tight restrictions -- limited indoor dining, barber shops, and similar services, but very little that's non-essential.

Personally speaking, just yesterday I got tested for COVID-19 for the first time.  I still have no symptoms; it's a brand-new requirement for one of my three jobs to get the test once a week.  This particular job -- a pharmacy -- is, and has been all along, very concerned about delivery drivers like me going around to nursing homes and senior living facilities.  We have been taking adequate precautions -- wearing a mask, social distancing, using plenty of hand sanitizer -- as well as dropping off the bags in the front lobby rather than going inside.  Now they are adding this layer to the protective protocol.  It's a good thing but, to me, maybe too much of it.  Once every two weeks would suffice.

My testing site is the unused banquet hall of a golf center.  For those of you who have yet to take the plunge, the rumors are true:  They really do take a giant cotton swab and shove it all the way up your nose.  The burning sensation lasts 5-10 minutes, and then a swelling sensation takes over.  Loads of fun.  The testing company requires that, as we walk in, we put on one of their paper masks over our own, just to be absolutely sure.  The result should come either tomorrow or Friday.  I'm not worried.

Like many of you, I have a few friends and co-workers who have contracted the virus and recovered.  A high school friend's mom wasn't so fortunate; she passed away the last weekend in March.  No family members have had it.  Because I make a lot of stops in my car, I will, depending on the distance in-between, leave my mask on for convenience's sake.  In the daytime, other motorists will give me funny looks.  That's a chance worth taking.  Some folks who have been forced to shelter in place all these months tend to take their frustrations out on the road.  So we continue to deal with more than our fair share of idiots, jerks, and maniacs. 

While we're all more conscious of how clean and sanitary and considerate we need to be, I have to admit that I don't keep up with sanitizing the car.  Working 75-80 hours a week makes me, all too often, too tired to think about it, let alone make a habit of it.  It's a shame, because I have a beautiful wife and three-year-old son who share said vehicle with me from time to time. 

Other than that, I feel that they're well taken care of, at least moneywise.  In the springtime, when this whole crazy thing really blew up, more delivery work was coming in than I could handle.  This year overall, I have been incredibly fortunate to be where I am and to do what I do.  Hardly a day goes by when I don't remind myself of that.  Friends and family even call me one of those frontline hero types.  Essential worker, yes; hero, hell no.

Everybody please take care and stay safe!

(Wow.  I got through this post without making any political comments...)

[djjoe1960]

I just returned from my first vacation in over two years up in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains, about 70 miles from where I live in the Metro Atlanta area. The leaves are actually changing early (by Georgia standards) due to the fact that the temps have been a little cooler than usual.

One of my nieces, in her mid 20's, contracted Covid-19 during the summer but thankfully has recovered; although my brother and the rest of his household all tested negative for the virus. In addition, some co-workers at some of the Whole Foods that I service had the virus but all are back to work and doing Okay. I had a Covid-19 test in May, prior to a medical procedure, and my test was a down the throat swab--which caused me to gag--but thankfully the test came back negative.

My church has resumed in person services since July, with limited capacity and most practicing social distancing and mask wearing. I do ZOOM weekly with other church and family members and all seem to be doing well. In addition, I have attended several family events over the summer and been to a few movies trying to practice social distancing and mask wearing, when appropriate.

Let me close by sharing what I say often to others--Stay Blessed, Not Stressed.

[80sat40fan]

This has been a very interesting last seven months. I have not had COVID-19 nor have any family members. I work in a school where students have the option of in-person learning or online learning given COVID. In the last eight weeks, we have had six students test positive out of almost 1500 students. No two cases were linked, and all students have recovered.

My brother's store ended up staying open for order pick-up only for a couple of months so he was never out of work. His store is almost back to the regular hours it had before.

My church is back to its regular schedule but with 33% of seating available. Our parish had an outdoor mass a few weeks ago, and it was so great seeing people I hadn't seen since March.

The number of cases in Michigan was super high in March and April, and had dropped significantly in May and June. However, with colleges resuming in August, the spread seems to be taking off again. I wonder how soon it will be before we are moved to a phase where schools will have to close and businesses will have to cut back on hours.

I hope everyone here is doing well. I am so thankful to be gainfully employed but wow, has my schedule been altered. I feel like I have to be responsive to parents' needs at all times of the day. I now stay away from email on Sunday... if God can rest on the Sabbath, so can emails wait until Monday .  Having said that... I have sometimes gone without Casey for a weekend given my schedule.  I usually listen to the 70s show on Sirius/XM Radio.  Finding the time to listen to a 4-hour 80s show is becoming difficult... but I'll try my best to hear Casey counting down my favorite 80s tunes soon.

[Jessica]

I was just diagnosed with Covid-19. It is no joke. I’ve been pretty lucky that my symptoms have been fairly mild but others have warned me that could change pretty quickly. Please wear a mask, socially distance if you can and stay safe, I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.

[doofus67]

I'm so sorry to hear that, Jessica. Please take care and keep us posted.

[kani]

Oh no, Jessica.. How had you got diagnosed pandemic? What your symptoms now? Are you hospitalized? I hope everything goes well and soon to get better

[Jessica]

Sorry I’m late on this but thank you guys so much for the well wishes .

[doofus67]

Hey Jessica. So we assume you pulled through. Are you feeling any better?

[Jessica]

Thanks so much for asking. I’m feeling a little better although I still can’t taste or smell anything, which is very strange.

[doofus67]

California's latest stay-at-home order was loosened this week. So I'll take my wife and our son out for a healthy dinner and get that long-overdue haircut.

At the same time, the vaccine rollout unexpectedly worked its way around to one of the pharmacies I deliver for. It was, admittedly, luck and timing, not so much being an essential worker. Anyway, that's shot #1 checked off the list.

It's the Moderna version of the vaccine. It didn't really hurt, but it did make me weak and light-headed for a good couple of hours. I'm thinking it caused a combination of dehydration and a drop in my blood sugar. Once you've been "poked and prodded," it's wise to take it as easy as possible.

I was able to get my shot just an hour after going in for my latest weekly COVID test. No result yet, but so far I'm 14 for 14 in the negative column.

So, after all the shenanigans pulled by the previous administration, there is a little bit of hope that we're finally going to beat this thing.

[bobbo428]

Nov 2, 2020 22:19:36 GMT -5 Jessica said:

I was just diagnosed with Covid-19. It is no joke. I’ve been pretty lucky that my symptoms have been fairly mild but others have warned me that could change pretty quickly. Please wear a mask, socially distance if you can and stay safe, I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.

I have not been on this site much in recent months, and I am so sorry about this. I hope you are feeling better.

[darnall42]

Here in the UK there doesn't seem to be any end to the pandemic in sight. Currently we are 6 weeks into our third national lockdown with no end in sight and our government has warned us that due to the new strains that we may have to go on like this till at least the earky part of the summer ,and maybe possibly into autumn (Fall to you guys ) when the new vaccines that are effective against the South African and Brazilian strains.

[80sat40fan]

Just curious... has anyone here received their vaccine yet? As an educator in Michigan, I was able to receive my first dose last week. Mine was the Moderna vaccine. I didn't have any pain the first few hours but my arm was sore a few hours later and stayed somewhat sore for about 48 hours. I didn't experience any other side effects but I understand the second dose usually results in more side effects.

In Michigan, our daily case count has dropped from 7,500 a day in late November to 1,000 a day this week. Our governor just opened up restaurants to in-person dining after 2 1/2 months (takeout/curbside was still available). Also, high school sports just resumed this past week... apparently, Michigan and Hawaii were the only two states not permitting winter high school sports to play. Most private schools and charter schools are in person or have a hybrid model while most public schools are online but wanting to go in-person soon.