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Coronavirus update: Hospital CEO says face mask supplier charging $7 for 58-cent masks amid coronavirus crisis
2020-03-21


[INDEPENDENT.CO.UK] A face mask supplier began charging $7 for the medical gear that typically costs just 58-cents, according to one hospital CEO, as hospitals throughout the US began seeing an influx of Covid-19 patients this week.Scott Steiner, CEO of Phoebe Putney Health System, said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday that his staff has been forced to create additional masks made of cloth to place over their N95 masks ‐ which are typically discarded after each use ‐ to extend their usability amid a severe shortage in medical supplies.

The CEO said at least one supplier for the N95 masks "want $7 per mask" and added that "they’ve got a million of them in-hand."

"This is a mask that normally would cost us 58-cents," he added, "but, I’ll tell you, we’re probably going to take them for $7 each because we’re that desperate."

Mr Steiner also said his Georgia-based hospital saw a rise in the number of patients infected with the new coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
 last Tuesday and Wednesday, as the number of cases continued to soar nationwide amid an increase in testing for the deadly illness.


Cops investigating disturbing trend of teen jerks coughing on produce
[NYPOST] A group of teenagers filmed themselves coughing on produce at a Virginia grocery store, and then posted the sick stunt to social media — a “disturbing trend” amid the coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
 pandemic.

“We have learned that this appears to be a disturbing trend on social media across the country, and we ask for help from parents to discourage this behavior immediately,” Purcellville police said in a Facebook post Thursday.

“We are asking for parental assistance in monitoring your teenagers’ activities, as well as their social media posts to avoid the increase of any further such incidents.”

The cops didn’t cite other specific incidents but urged parents to “talk with your children and explain to them why such behavior is wrong.”

The grocery store, which was not mentioned by name, removed the befouled fruits and veggies. The teens remain at large.


NBC News Employee Dies from Coronavirus
[BREITBART] An NBC News employee has died from the Chinese coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
, according to a company memo published by the Daily Beast on Friday morning.

NBC Chairman Andy Lack told staffers that audio technician Larry Edgeworth is the first staffer to pass away from the illness, calling him "longtime member of our NBC News family." According to Lack, Edgeworth had "suffered from other health issues that led him to succumb to the illness."

"Many of you were fortunate enough to work with Larry over the years, so you know that he was the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were," wrote Lack. "Stacy Brady says he was known as the ’gentle giant who would give you the shirt off his back.’"

Edgeworth’s passing comes as some of NBC’s biggest stars, such as Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, and Craig Melvin, have been working from home after a Today show staffer working at its headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza contracted the illness.



Adults Under 45 Years Old Make Up 20% of U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations
[BREITBART] People aged 20 to 44 make up a significant portion of those hospitalized for the Chinese coronavirus in the United States, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“Among 508 (12%) patients known to have been hospitalized, 9% were aged 85 years, 26% were aged 65–84 years, 17% were aged 55–64 years, 18% were 45–54 years, and 20% were aged 20–44 years,” the report by the CDC said.

Since February 12, 4,226 COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States; 31% of cases, 45% of hospitalizations, 53% of ICU admissions, and 80% of deaths occurred among adults aged ≥65 years with the highest percentage of severe outcomes among persons aged ≥85 years.

These findings are similar to data from China, which indicated >80% of deaths occurred among persons aged ≥60 years (3). These preliminary data also demonstrate that severe illness leading to hospitalization, including ICU admission and death, can occur in adults of any age with COVID-19.






It's really dumb, but I like it.

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Posted by:Fred

#16  It Pays to Be Rich During a Pandemic in major population areas

1. if you insist in being in the middle of a man made Petri dish of millions of other human beings piled upon each other.

2. where most of your neighbors are not just as well armed as your body guards and likely to tolerate theft or appropriation of the commons.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-03-21 15:25  

#15  ^But the rest of the time it sucks!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-21 14:52  

#14  It Pays to Be Rich During a Pandemic
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-03-21 14:44  

#13  /\ In Communism there were "Party Member only stores" where the shelves were always full and the stores for normal people had long lines and empty shelves. Apparatchiks like Elizabeth Warren would always get hers first.
Posted by: magpie   2020-03-21 13:14  

#12  ^ Yes. Elizabeth Warren would have a trans child decide if you could have a mask.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-03-21 12:50  

#11  This is how markets work. The alternatives are worse.
Posted by: Iblis   2020-03-21 11:51  

#10  #9 Nope ????
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-21 10:53  

#9  Nope. Site updated:

Out of stock online
Not sold in stores
Posted by: Bobby   2020-03-21 10:49  

#8  Now, I didn't actually try to order any

Wanna bet they're out?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-21 09:27  

#7  Same page Skid linked:

3M N95 Sanding Painted Surfaces Respirator Dust Masks ((20-Pack) (Case of 4))
Model# 8110PB1-A (64)
$79.88 /case Limit 10 per order

That's a buck each, if you buy 80. Now, I didn't actually try to order any...
Posted by: Bobby   2020-03-21 09:22  

#6  Brazil's health system will collapse by April: Health minister

Brazil: 210 million people, 977 cases, 11 deaths. I can see why their health system will 'collapse next month'. [sarc]
Posted by: Bobby   2020-03-21 09:18  

#5  18% were 45–54 years, and 20% were aged 20–44 years,” the report by the CDC said.

The Dallas Morning News headline on the front page a few days ago read 'Corona Virus Significantly Affects Young People.'

Later on, they clarified they meant "under 55".

Under 55: The New Young.
Posted by: Bobby   2020-03-21 09:11  

#4  CEO going public might be the only price gouging disinfectant.
Posted by: Woodrow   2020-03-21 07:48  

#3  Irritating, isn't it?
Posted by: gorb   2020-03-21 02:48  

#2  Sort of like those $18.00 aspirin and $22.00 band aids at the hospital. Pot, meet kettle.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-03-21 00:31  

#1  Yeah, and Home Depot is sold out of dust masks.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-03-21 00:24  

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