Category Archives: pandemic

Pandemic Playbook — In Saner Thought

I am weary of the total lies spread by that mental midget Donald the Orange about how this country was caught flat footed by the spread of this virus….. If he would learn to read then he would have been able to handle this disease in an effective way instead of the slap shot crap […]

via Pandemic Playbook — In Saner Thought

There was NO DAMN reason to be caught flat footed and yet Donald was totally caught with his pants down.  (A familiar position)

Nursing home workers tell their stories: ‘You don’t understand the stress we’re going through’ | World news | The Guardian

The coronavirus has devastated US senior care homes. We spoke to frontline staff about their grief and heartbreak – and how they’re trying to keep their loved ones safe
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/14/nursing-home-workers-carers-coronavirus

A disgraced scientist and a viral video: how a Covid conspiracy theory started | World news | The Guardian

In Plandemic Dr Judy Mikovits blames coronavirus outbreak on a ‘circular cabal’ led by Bill Gates and says masks ‘activate your own virus’
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/14/coronavirus-viral-video-plandemic-judy-mikovits-conspiracy-theories

“People Ain’t Gonna Come to Work if They Don’t Feel Safe” — Working-Class Perspectives

If you live in Iowa, you get to see a little bit of how the sausage is made, so to speak, especially if it’s pork. It’s a common occurrence to see long semi-truck trailers on the highways, with round pink hog noses poking out through the metal slots, three levels of about 175 hogs. You […]

via “People Ain’t Gonna Come to Work if They Don’t Feel Safe” — Working-Class Perspectives

CEOs were asked to remove masks before meeting with Mike Pence in Iowa.

Source: CEOs were asked to remove masks before meeting with Mike Pence in Iowa.

Pence didn’t wear a mask during his events in Iowa that were intended to encourage economies to start returning to normal. But throughout the day there were clear signs that everything continued to be far from normal. Before the event in which the executives were asked to remove their masks, staffers wearing gloves and masks took the temperature of people who entered the building. And even though members of the audience did appear to be staying apart from each other, video showed that few were actually wearing masks.

The events of Friday illustrate just how the question of whether to wear a mask or not has become a political statement across the United States. Even as health care officials encourage people to wear masks, those who think that the coronavirus threat is overblown are getting clear signals from some of the country’s leaders, including President Donald Trump, that it’s OK not to wear one. That tension has even led to violence in a few places as people who refuse to wear masks have confronted employees at stores that demand everyone put one on. Ultimately, “the president is not just failing to model good behavior,” writes Mackey, “he is actively discouraging it.” As of Sunday afternoon, the coronavirus had killed almost 80,000 people across the United States.

South Korea scrambles to contain new coronavirus outbreak threatening Seoul, East Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

Source: South Korea scrambles to contain new coronavirus outbreak threatening Seoul, East Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

Most of the new cases were linked to an outbreak at several Seoul nightclubs and bars. Authorities had tested 4,000 people who had patronised the night spots, but were still trying to track down around 3,000 more.

“Our top priority is to minimise the spread of the infections in the greater Seoul area,” Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a meeting with government officials on Monday.

Chung called for local governments to mobilise as many personnel as available and work with police to track down the missing patrons, some of whom authorities suspect of intentionally avoiding being tested.

Coronavirus: Hong Kong residents to begin receiving reusable masks from Monday | South China Morning Post

Scheme embroiled in controversy after the government refused to tender the contract and links later revealed between developer and manufacturers. Hongkong Post will deliver the masks to 2.78 million locals who have already signed up to the programme.
— Read on www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3083726/coronavirus-hong-kong-residents-begin-receiving

‘We can’t stay home’: how America’s poorest state is trying to reopen | World news | The Guardian

“It’s irresponsible and it’s unproductive,” she said.

Campbell is a physical therapist at a hospital, working exclusively with Covid-19 patients, some of whom are recovering from critical illness. She acknowledged the caseload had gone down in recent days, but argued that the lull should reinforce the need to keep the city closed down.

“People are making a willful decision to put other people at risk, and I have seen the consequences of doing that,” Campbell said, as a gentle breeze wafted over her garden. “If they had seen what I have, I think their behaviour would be different.”

Source: ‘We can’t stay home’: how America’s poorest state is trying to reopen | World news | The Guardian