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Post by twothousandonemark on Sept 28, 2020 16:04:22 GMT
Ontario today 700 new cases. Highest number all year.
Good news though, Doug Ford is opening casinos this morning.
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Post by mecano04 on Sept 28, 2020 16:20:47 GMT
Yesterday evening the minister of Health & Social services of Québec was on a talk show and said that we crossed the point where the Montréal and Québec (city) areas will turn to "red", from orange. I doubt there will be a generalized lockdown this time but the goal is to stop the second wave before it really gets out of control. The official announcement will happen later today. Damn it, I hope it won't be too bad. Did you see the story about the 80-year old woman who was tested positive but who simply refused to stay in her room? She went out in the common areas of the residence as usual, met people without wearing a mask or keeping distance, and ended up contaminating who knows how many other residents (at least one of whom died). Management hadn't been informed that she had tested positive, so they didn't know. When they found out, they had to put a security guard in front of her door to stop her from going out. And apparently she is not senile, she is perfectly lucid - she probably just didn't believe that she was sick and could contaminate others. I didn't see/hear about that specific story and I have seen and lived similar experiences.
Two of my coworkers, one with whom I have been working with for about 10 years now, lied, to everybody else on the "team" about their activities and symptoms. It's only when one couldn't hide/ignore the severity of the symptoms (throwing up multiple times at work) that she admitted it and while it's only when the pneumonia set in the other, and he had to leave work, that it was "revealed". Now keep in mind that we're talking about people working in relations with elderly people in long term care homes.
Even if that was back a few months ago it sets the tone and the trust is gone. Right now I have more than enough with my ten fingers to count the number of coworkers that I trust in doing things properly or the "right thing". It's an open secret that in the public (government-run) and unionized world, the majority of people just want to stay on cruise control until they retire. So even if there is an issue, as long as it doesn't compromise someone's paycheck, nothing is gonne be done about a situation.
So, even if we (other coworkers and me) have been telling others to adress the way they work, they won't change unless the boss comes in and the boss won't do shit until his boss comes in to tell him it's a problem.
That means, you have people who have been working in a way that allowed cross contamination for their whole career but it was never adressed because we didn't face a virus/pandemic/issue like we have now and somehow it never became problematic to the point were it compromised someone's paycheck. Old habits die hard, even if they're bad habits.
One thing you probably heard (or still hear) on the street, on the news, or at the grocery store and even at work (like I do), is how people are complaining about being told how to wash their hands because they all "know" how to do it. A few years ago, I had a day of training which was used to refresh my knowledge and practices about infection control (basic MAPAQ procedures, since CHSLD do fall under those rules just like the restaurants world). There was an exercise about hand washing in which the instructor would sprinkle a (light reactive) powder over our hands as we rubebd them together then asked us to go wash them and come back. Upon our return, the instructor would use a flashlight to light up our extended hands and every spot we neglected, we would see the luminous powder.
Just like we have been told in that training, at home, with your own health, you do whatever the hell you want. You want to act stupid? Go ahead! But at work, there are things you can't neglect and despite what many will say, no you can't propely wash your wands in 3-5 or 10 seconds. It takes more than that to cover all the areas (this clip is a great example of how it works, even if it takes more tiem for demonstration purproses):
Then you have to remember that you take the paper to dry your hand and you use the paper to turn off the water, because you had brought the "contaminant" to that surface when you opened the water before washing your hands. Other wise, you're back to square one. But still, many health care workers don't get it and don't do that, despite the formations and desptie all the posters and notes in place.
One again, the challenges and weaknesses vary from one place to another, and from private to public sector, but don't expect much different numebrs overall if the virus was to find its way into the CHSLDs again.
P.S. Last week we had a guy who asked to be trained at my center, to have more hours, yet despite working in the dommain for over 5 years now and everything that we wen't through this year, he wasn't aware of all the proper procedures and even what IPE (EPI) meant...
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Sept 28, 2020 16:41:11 GMT
I live in a city with about 112.000 people
273 people have been confirmed to be infected with Covid-19, but since 30 April 16 people have been confirmed infected with Covid-19. and 8 people last death was in the middle of April.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Sept 29, 2020 14:06:54 GMT
Infections rates are climbing so the Quebec government is closing restaurants, bars, movie theatres, libraries, museums, and is telling people not to invite any friends or family into their homes, for the entire month of October.
Stores and businesses are still open.
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Post by staggerstag on Oct 2, 2020 17:12:22 GMT
There's another Scottish game called off, with Kilmarnock's entire squad advised to isolate instead of playing Motherwell in an already skinny SPL card tonight.
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 3, 2020 5:29:50 GMT
There's another Scottish game called off, with Kilmarnock's entire squad advised to isolate instead of playing Motherwell in an already skinny SPL card tonight. May be some hopeful news...
Virus has also disrupted at least one game of NFL this week.
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 6, 2020 18:37:54 GMT
Not basing solely on response to Coronavirus but in general I tend to divide citizens of various countries in terms of how responsible they are: 1. Most responsible citizens - I think Japan and Korea would be in this category 2. Responsible citizens - Germany, Canada, Australia type countries will fit in here. 3. Average responsible citizens - Most European countries. 4. Less Responsible citizens - UK, USA 5. Lawless country/idiots - India, Mexico etc This is a video of 2015 and shows just how awesome is Japan. I'd have the UK right at the bottom.  20% of the population are Orcs. 14,000+ new cases in the UK. Yesterday there were 12,000+ cases. So it seems like the thing is in full force in UK. Death lags by about 10 days so we will probably know in 10 days time if the second wave is damaging or not. Spain reported 261 deaths today but it might consist of previous weeks numbers too. I think India saw its peak and slow decline has started. Daily new cases have been steadily decreasing.
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 9, 2020 19:29:08 GMT
It seems like France and UK are the virus centres of this world now. 20,000 new cases in France. Just to understand what that number represents - If India had new infections at the same rate then we would have 430,888 new cases a day. UK not much behind. Unless the government is intentionally looking at herd immunity (which I don't think they are) this is a poor job by Europeans. And I think death lags behind so Europe and particularly UK might see quite a lot of causalities in the coming week.
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Post by sdm3 on Oct 9, 2020 19:31:03 GMT
It seems like France and UK are the virus centres of this world now. 20,000 new cases in France. Just to understand what that number represents - If India had new infections at the same rate then we would have 430,888 new cases a day. UK not much behind. Unless government is intentionally looking at herd immunity (which I don't think they are) this is a poor job by Europeans. And I think death lags behind so Europe and particularly UK might see quite a lot causalities in the coming week. The situation is well in hand. They are carefully monitoring pub closing times and will adjust them as needed. |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 9, 2020 19:38:02 GMT
Finally policing it if you're not wearing a mask here.
Governor mandated it months ago that masks need to be worn in public.
Now a couple of counties over from me in the Burbs - town is fining people $300 if they're caught outside without a mask (if they have a medical condition they get a pass)
Bravo
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Post by millar70 on Oct 9, 2020 19:47:21 GMT
Finally policing it if you're not wearing a mask here. Governor mandated it months ago that masks need to be worn in public. Now a couple of counties over from me in the Burbs - town is fining people $300 if they're caught outside without a mask (if they have a medical condition they get a pass) Bravo Define outside. If someone is walking outside where no one else is near them, should they be forced to wear a mask? Should they be fined for not wearing one? Do you guys light up all the torches at once when you go out to expose and ridicule your neighbors and friends, or does one guy just light up his torch and then pass it around to the other incensed townsfolk? Once again, 99.95% rate of survival if you get this, unless you're over 70 or are a 350lb diabetic. |
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 9, 2020 19:49:23 GMT
Finally policing it if you're not wearing a mask here. Governor mandated it months ago that masks need to be worn in public. Now a couple of counties over from me in the Burbs - town is fining people $300 if they're caught outside without a mask (if they have a medical condition they get a pass) Bravo The most hilarious thing is that some people (more often right wing although even some leftists) have spread misinformation that masks don't help at all. Masks help a lot in slowing spread of infection especially combined with other preventive measures. I have no idea why one wouldn't wear it if it can possibly help others live longer (especially the elderly and vulnerable). And I certainly have no idea how wearing a mask means you lost your freedom. I have no idea about stupid conspiracy theories and how there are takers for them.
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Post by sdm3 on Oct 9, 2020 19:52:40 GMT
If I hit myself in the kneecaps with a hammer, will it kill me? That’s all the information I need.
Breaking my kneecaps = not fatal. Therefore, nothing to worry about.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 9, 2020 19:56:07 GMT
Finally policing it if you're not wearing a mask here. Governor mandated it months ago that masks need to be worn in public. Now a couple of counties over from me in the Burbs - town is fining people $300 if they're caught outside without a mask (if they have a medical condition they get a pass) Bravo The most hilarious thing is that some people (more often right wing although even some leftists) have spread misinformation that masks don't help at all. Masks help a lot in slowing spread of infection especially combined with other preventive measures. I have no idea why one wouldn't wear it if it can possibly help others live longer (especially the elderly and vulnerable). And I certainly have no idea how wearing a mask means you lost your freedom. I have no idea about stupid conspiracy theories and how there are takers for them. I work with a demented selfish dope just like this.
Always crying about his freedom - complaining when he goes through the Starbucks drive thru that they ask you to put a mask on when you pull up to the window.
What it comes down to is people who wear masks care about the health and wellbeing of their neighbor, community, brother and sister.
People who piss and moan about losing their freedom by simply putting a mask on only care about themselves.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 9, 2020 19:59:31 GMT
 there's a ton of these on Youtube - they're terrific  |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 9, 2020 20:03:22 GMT
a lot of these people are just mentally ill -
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Post by millar70 on Oct 9, 2020 20:15:48 GMT
If I hit myself in the kneecaps with a hammer, will it kill me? That’s all the information I need. Breaking my kneecaps = not fatal. Therefore, nothing to worry about. Should society be completely shut down because of something that has a 99.95% rate of survival? When I talk about the incredibly low rate of deaths due to this virus, it's not meant to downplay the virus. It is real, and I would imagine not much fun if you get it. However, the actual numbers are the actual numbers, like it or not. And when you think about what other problems can occur as you force people to never leave their homes, does a disease with a 99.95% survival rate warrant this kind of reaction? |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 9, 2020 20:22:17 GMT
Finally policing it if you're not wearing a mask here. Governor mandated it months ago that masks need to be worn in public. Now a couple of counties over from me in the Burbs - town is fining people $300 if they're caught outside without a mask (if they have a medical condition they get a pass) Bravo Define outside. If someone is walking outside where no one else is near them, should they be forced to wear a mask? Should they be fined for not wearing one? Do you guys light up all the torches at once when you go out to expose and ridicule your neighbors and friends, or does one guy just light up his torch and then pass it around to the other incensed townsfolk? Once again, 99.95% rate of survival if you get this, unless you're over 70 or are a 350lb diabetic. 1. Yes (you never know when that jogger/biker/pedestrian is coming around the corner)
2. Yes - they've been given notice and warning
3. No - I just give them a look of complete disgust like this -
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Post by millar70 on Oct 9, 2020 20:31:58 GMT
Define outside. If someone is walking outside where no one else is near them, should they be forced to wear a mask? Should they be fined for not wearing one? Do you guys light up all the torches at once when you go out to expose and ridicule your neighbors and friends, or does one guy just light up his torch and then pass it around to the other incensed townsfolk? Once again, 99.95% rate of survival if you get this, unless you're over 70 or are a 350lb diabetic. 1. Yes (you never know when that jogger/biker/pedestrian is coming around the corner)
2. Yes - they've been given notice and warning
3. No - I just give them a look of complete disgust like this -
Well, that seems a bit harsh, but I appreciate the answer. So if I'm walking alone in a park or on a beach with no one near me, I should still have a mask on? Just in case a fellow human being might be within a quarter mile of where I'm standing? Forgive me for all the questions, but my tv keeps telling me that we are all in this together, so I want to do my part. Is it better to have your own ideas about this, or just follow the herd? |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 9, 2020 20:37:11 GMT
1. Yes (you never know when that jogger/biker/pedestrian is coming around the corner)
2. Yes - they've been given notice and warning
3. No - I just give them a look of complete disgust like this -
Well, that seems a bit harsh, but I appreciate the answer. So if I'm walking alone in a park or on a beach with no one near me, I should still have a mask on? Just in case a fellow human being might be within a quarter mile of where I'm standing? Forgive me for all the questions, but my tv keeps telling me that we are all in this together, so I want to do my part. Is it better to have your own ideas about this, or just follow the herd? Yes.
Or have one prepared around your neck to pull it up when you see another human being approaching.
So sorry for the inconvenience
But it's all about you, eh?
Not that pedestrian coming that may contract something and in turn set off a domino effect where they pass it off to somebody with a weaker immune system. An essential worker who is helping us get on with our daily lives. A family member who may be elderly or may have a weak immune system.
But it's all about you and your freedom and your comfortability isn't it?
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