LA Mayor Garcetti encourages residents to report violators of stay-at-home order: 'Snitches get rewards'
Nikki Haley accuses WHO of taking 'China's word' on coronavirus transmission
New York trains packed with mask-wearing passengers despite strict social distancing instructions – essential workers continue to commute amid rising coronavirus toll in NYC
New York's death rate new high: Cuomo reveals 23 people died every hour over last 24hrs - 562 in a day - bringing the total to 2,935 with more than 100,000 infections
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
- Travel data shows 3.4 million travelers from countries that would become hardest-hit by the coronavirus entered the U.S. as the pandemic was starting
- The figures are from December, January and February, which were critical early months in the spread of the deadly pandemic
- According to the numbers, 759,493 people entered the U.S. from China, where the outbreak originated
- Another 343,402 travelers arrived from Italy, 418,848 from Spain and about 1.9 million more came from Britain, during the same period
- Medical experts say it cannot be known how many travelers may have been infected, but it's highly likely some were not exhibiting symptoms.
NYC medical staff wait until nightfall to bring out the dead as city hospitals report bodies flowing through like a 'conveyor belt' while 130 more mobile morgues are on their way with experts predicting citywide death toll to soar past 16,000
Coronavirus Strikes 66 of 84 Residents of San Antonio Nursing Home
[BREITBART] San Antonio, Texas, officials report that 66 of 84 residents of a local nursing home are infected with the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...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...(COVID-19). On Wednesday, the total in the facility sat at 14. One elderly man died earlier this week.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg broke the news on Thursday that 66 residents of the Southeast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center tested positive for COVID-19. He said the infection spread rapidly through the facility after 14 people tested positive only the day before, the San Antonio Express-News reported.
In addition to the 66 infected patients, 11 others received negative test results and two tests were inconclusive. One man in his 80s died earlier this week.
Officials reported that at least six employees also tested positive.
Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said, "That’s an incredibly high number" in response to the news.
The San Antonio newspaper reported the nursing home "has fallen short of federal standards on staffing levels and health inspections." The facility was reportedly cited recently for "failing to adhere to proper infection protocols and medically neglecting a resident."
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India: Mob of 100 Throws Stones at Doctors Treating Coronavirus
[BREITBART] A mob of at least 100 locals threw stones at doctors sent to screen people for the Chinese coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...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...in central India on Wednesday.
Two female doctors were maimed in the stoning and had to be rescued by police. The incident occurred in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, a large state in central India.
As seen in a video of the attack, the mob chased the healthcare workers and civic officials down an alley, throwing stones and other objects at them, while also spitting on the workers and shouting abuse.
"We were given a list of contacts of Covid-19 [Chinese coronavirus] patients and were screening them when suddenly some of them started pelting us with stones. We ran to save our lives," said one doctor.
On Thursday, seven men were arrested for the attack. The local superintendent of police DK Tiwari said that the accused were identified based on area CCTV footage. On Thursday, police were still working to identify more people suspected of participating in the assault.
President Moreno says Ecuador is building a 'coronavirus camp for the fallen' as the country struggles to deal with dead bodies lying in homes for days amid the coronavirus pandemic
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US scientists: Coronavirus may spread through normal breathing
So mask up, guys.
[IsraelTimes] The new coronavirus might spread through the air via normal breathing and speaking, a top US scientist says as the government was poised to recommend the use of face masks for everyone.Anthony Fauci, head of infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health, told Fox News the guidance on masks would be changed “because of some recent information that the virus can actually be spread even when people just speak, as opposed to coughing and sneezing.”
As it stands, the official advice is that only sick people need to cover their faces, as well as those caring for them at home.
Fauci’s comments come after the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) sent a letter to the White House on April 1 that summarized recent research on the subject. It said that though the research isn’t yet conclusive, “the results of available studies are consistent with aerosolization of virus from normal breathing.”
Until now, US health agencies have said that the primary pathway of transmission is respiratory droplets, about one millimeter in diameter, expelled by sick people when they sneeze or cough. These quickly fall to the ground around a meter away.
But if the virus can be suspended in the ultra-fine mist we expel when we exhale, in other words an aerosol, it becomes much harder to prevent its spread, which in turn is an argument in favor of everyone covering their faces.
So far, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been more cautious on the airborne threat. In an analysis published on March 29, it wrote that aerosol transmission was only known to occur during particular medical treatments that required assisted breathing.
Thousands of Canadian health care workers cross border daily to help in coronavirus battle
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll falls for first time since March 26
[Jpost] Spain's coronavirus death toll rose to a total of 10,935 from 10,003 on the previous day, the Health Ministry said on Friday, but showed the first fall in a daily death toll since March 26.
A total of 932 people died from the disease in 24 hours, down from 950 people in the previous daily toll, the figures showed.The number of registered cases rose to 117,710 on Friday up from 110,238 on Thursday, the ministry said.
Mosques stay open in Pakistan even as virus death toll rises
[AlAhram] Pakistan, with 2,450 confirmed cases and 36 deaths, has been sharply criticized for moving too slow to curb large gatherings, including a gathering of tens of thousands of Muslims from several Islamic countries in March. The gathering of Tableeghi Jamaat missionaries is blamed for several outbreaks of the new virus elsewhere in the world. The first confirmed cases that emerged in Gaza were traced to the gathering.
Despite this, some religious leaders in Pakistan still urge the faithful to defy restrictions and gather at mosques. Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, head of a committee tasked with spotting the new moon in Pakistan marking the beginning of holy months such as Ramadan, went on television telling people their faith would protect them and they should attend the mosque.