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| Hudini...from your unique perspective, thoughts on the new Chinese corona virus (Page 95/146) |
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maryjane
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MAR 24, 12:40 PM
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Javitts Field convntion complex is getting a makeover today by FEMA, National Guard and US Corps of Engineers.
Turning it into a 2000 bed hospital complex. Supposed to be ready in 7-10 days.
| quote | The Javits Convention Center’s stunning transformation into a 2,000-bed hospital complex to treat coronavirus patients was in full swing Monday, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave a sneak peek at the facility.
“For us, a major thrust is increasing hospital capacity,” Cuomo told reporters inside the cavernous Midtown convention center. “We’re trying to reduce the rate of the spread of the virus. But at the same time, we have to get that hospital capacity up.”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is in the process of constructing four 250-bed temporary hospitals inside the venue, while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to erect a fifth, 1,000-bed facility, Cuomo said.
Cumulatively, the hospitals would add 2,000 beds to the 53,000 in the state’s hospital system, inching New York closer to the 110,000-bed threshold that the contagion’s curve is projected to demand.
The crunch comes as New York state is inundated with 20,875 cases of coronavirus, including 12,305 in the five boroughs. So far, the disease has killed 157 people across the Empire State.
The Javits Center facilities can begin admitting patients as soon as construction is completed in about seven to 10 days, according to Cuomo.
Once operational, the facilities will serve as a sort of pressure valve to take on patients overflowing from traditional hospitals, Cuomo said.
“This will be a backfill facility, where we can relieve some of the pressure and the tension from hospitals by using these beds,” he said.
Additionally, the FEMA hospitals — which will sprawl to about 40,000 square feet each — will come equipped with their own caches of sorely needed medical supplies, plus about 320 federal staffers in total.
The National Guard was also on hand at the center Monday, aiding as needed in the overhaul.
“You are going to see an overcapacity of our health system,” predicted Cuomo. “Luckily, Javits has plenty of space. |
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https://www.marketwatch.com...on-center-2020-03-23
https://www.ibtimes.com/nat...vid-19-fight-2945272
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Patrick
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MAR 24, 02:39 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by MidEngineManiac:
I have never in my life seen such weak and inept leadership. I guess that's what happens when you live in fear of offending anyone.
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If nothing else, you're consistent.
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MidEngineManiac
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MAR 24, 09:40 PM
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Cmon. Doesn't he remind you of a grade school hall monitor?
Everyone has to do what I say
You have to listen
Do what I say
(Everyone still ignore him)
Enough is enough
(Stomps feet)
I'm teeeelllliiiinnnnggggg
(Runs crying for more candy..or in this case money..to feel better)
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Wichita
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MAR 24, 10:28 PM
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US was more prepared for pandemic than any other country, Johns Hopkins study found:
The United States was ranked the best-prepared country in the world to handle a pandemic in late 2019 by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (JHCHS) -- an assessment seemingly at odds with claims by Democrats that the Trump administration left the country vulnerable to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
https://www.foxnews.com/pol...-study-found-in-2019
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rinselberg
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MAR 25, 03:52 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cvxjet:
Just wanted to say....Russia has very few cases of the virus........I wonder why? Maybe because they are the only Christian country in the world? That is what Fox always states...... |
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"Moscow's coronavirus outbreak much worse than it looks, Putin ally says"
Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth for Reuters; March 24, 20.
https://www.reuters.com/art...y-says-idUSKBN21B2F3
| quote | | Putin has previously said the situation is under control, but some doctors have questioned how far official data reflect reality, and the government on Tuesday closed nightclubs, cinemas and children’s entertainment centres to slow the spread of the virus. |
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It's a very brief report.[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 03-25-2020).]
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Wichita
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MAR 25, 05:59 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by rinselberg:
It's a very brief report.
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Russia wasn't testing. Then medical doctors and hospitals starting reporting a sharp 38% increase in pneumonia cases.
India not doing much testing either and they finally realized that something was going on. They shutdown their whole country.
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MidEngineManiac
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MAR 25, 06:59 AM
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MidEngineManiac
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MAR 25, 07:18 AM
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olejoedad
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MAR 25, 08:18 AM
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Viruses and bacteria mutate constantly.
Your point?
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maryjane
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MAR 25, 08:48 AM
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Yeah..talk about knee jerk reactions..aren't you the king of that movement?
Here's what science really says about it's mutation:
| quote | The coronavirus is not mutating significantly as it circulates through the human population, according to scientists who are closely studying the novel pathogen's genetic code. That relative stability suggests the virus is less likely to become more or less dangerous as it spreads, and represents encouraging news for researchers hoping to create a long-lasting vaccine.
All viruses evolve over time, accumulating mutations as they replicate imperfectly inside a host’s cells in tremendous numbers and then spread through a population, with some of those mutations persisting through natural selection. The new coronavirus has proofreading machinery, however, and that reduces the “error rate” and the pace of mutation. The new coronavirus looks pretty much the same everywhere it has appeared, the scientists say, and there is no evidence that some strains are deadlier than others |
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/h...-vaccine/ar-BB11EJmL
https://www.washingtonpost....e3fbd85b5_story.html
https://www.independent.co....latest-a9423301.html
https://www.dailywire.com/n...-number-of-mutations[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 03-25-2020).]
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