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Post by Pangolin on Oct 24, 2020 7:24:54 GMT
Got a negative test result yesterday.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 26, 2020 10:16:37 GMT
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Post by Zos on Oct 26, 2020 10:19:25 GMT
Got to go for a scan in hospital saturday, can't say I'm looking forward to it. At least the consultation afterwards is being done by phone the following week. Probably need another operation and Hospitals are definitely not places I feel comfortable in being "high risk".
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 26, 2020 11:38:30 GMT
Per ABC News -
In Utah (shocker) -
'Mom Code'
Utah parents are not testing their children so they can keep the schools open.
I live in such a scary world.
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Post by mecano04 on Oct 26, 2020 17:01:12 GMT
So one of my coworker has been coughing quite a bit for the last 4 days yet she denies having COVID19. When asked how she knows, it's just the silence.
Truth is we all know she only got tested once, back at the very beginning but she screamed as if she was being stabbed when the nurse inserted the stick up her nose so she avoided all other tests so far. My boss claims that for as long as her symptoms can be associated with something else (flu, col,d whatever...) they can't force her to take a test. We also know that she's not careful, often removing her mask and touching her face but they can't force her...
Feels like the system is failing big time when it can't force someone to take a test to know for sure whether or not that person has the COVID, especially when that person works in healthcare.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 26, 2020 17:04:15 GMT
So one of my coworker has been coughing quite a bit for the last 4 days yet she denies having COVID19. When asked how she knows, it's just the silence. Truth is we all know she only got tested once, back at the very beginning but she screamed as if she was being stabbed when the nurse inserted the stick up her nose so she avoided all other tests so far. My boss claims that for as long as her symptoms can be associated with something else (flu, col,d whatever...) they can't force her to take a test. We also know that she's not careful, often removing her mask and touching her face but they can't force her... Feels like the system is failing big time when it can't force someone to take a test to know for sure whether or not that person has the COVID, especially when that person works in healthcare. Have you tried pulling her aside and explaining to her that she's being selfish and endangering the health of her coworkers and their loved ones as well - which could set off a domino effect of getting others ill - all because of her ignorance?
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Oct 26, 2020 18:10:49 GMT
So one of my coworker has been coughing quite a bit for the last 4 days yet she denies having COVID19. When asked how she knows, it's just the silence. (...) Feels like the system is failing big time when it can't force someone to take a test to know for sure whether or not that person has the COVID, especially when that person works in healthcare.
That should be a no-brainer!
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Post by mecano04 on Oct 26, 2020 18:29:07 GMT
So one of my coworker has been coughing quite a bit for the last 4 days yet she denies having COVID19. When asked how she knows, it's just the silence. Truth is we all know she only got tested once, back at the very beginning but she screamed as if she was being stabbed when the nurse inserted the stick up her nose so she avoided all other tests so far. My boss claims that for as long as her symptoms can be associated with something else (flu, col,d whatever...) they can't force her to take a test. We also know that she's not careful, often removing her mask and touching her face but they can't force her... Feels like the system is failing big time when it can't force someone to take a test to know for sure whether or not that person has the COVID, especially when that person works in healthcare. Have you tried pulling her aside and explaining to her that she's being selfish and endangering the health of her coworkers and their loved ones as well - which could set off a domino effect of getting others ill - all because of her ignorance? Oh yeah, we (others and I) tried but you got to know something.
About 20 years ago, when I began working in a long-term care home (nursing home/whatever other names it may have, CHSLD being the acronym here in Québec), there where no requirements other than being 16 years old minimum and passing the medical evaluation. The high school diploma requirement came in about 6 months later and was made mandatory retroactively to the people who were hired within the last year or so.
So back to 2020 and my present coworker, she's an old-timer. She came to Canada over 40 years ago and would have been a housewife for the rest of her life had her husband not divorced her. She has no formal education whatsoever, she barely knows how to count and she's no genius by any stretch of the imagination. Thing is, she applied for work at a time when the only requirement was age and clearing the medical evaluation.
So even if she barely understands what needs to be done in these time (on top what she "understands" from her normal work), she only does things to avoid being reprimanded not because she actually understands what is being asked and why so.
That's something that I have yet to see a plan for, dealing with the old-timers who in some cases have very little education and limited understanding of what goes on. Don't get me wrong, some are not book smart at all but quite street smart but in the cases where they fall into none of the two aforementioned categories, then there is no plan to make them fall in line with the others.
For example, two weeks ago we had a meeting with a lady who was in charge of some COVID unit they set up (and doing meetings in every center/building) and she told the staff that we need to be careful and follow the rules, otherwise there could be consequences for us and the residents. She used real-life examples of employees who caught COVID19 and suffered from serious complications to try to scare people into following the rules. Problem is, there was still no demonstration on how to follow the rules (e.g. proper hand-washing procedure).
So they keep telling people to follow the rules but they don't show them "how", while they (the people at the top) know they're not dealing with NASA engineers. That's the part that doesn't make any sense.
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Post by mecano04 on Oct 26, 2020 18:30:32 GMT
So one of my coworker has been coughing quite a bit for the last 4 days yet she denies having COVID19. When asked how she knows, it's just the silence. (...) Feels like the system is failing big time when it can't force someone to take a test to know for sure whether or not that person has the COVID, especially when that person works in healthcare.
That should be a no-brainer!
Totally agree but it seems the government and the CIUSSS don't see it that way.
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 27, 2020 19:33:37 GMT
It seems to me that France might just see almost 80% of its population covid infected by the end of December because they are seeing such high daily cases. And so would its neighbour Belgium. Europe is actually bathing in the virus. Entire East Europe is seeing infections increase at a rate it never saw in the first wave.
America's 2nd wave? Some say America is having 3rd wave, some say 2nd wave and some say it is just continuation of the first. I think areas like New York, New Jersey etc are definitely seeing a new wave. Their peak was way back in may and they had seen very low levels of virus for months. But things have spiked up again in October.
Outrageous stupidity by people in India.Just because virus has been decreasing they think it's not that big issue now. But there's nothing that may stop infection rate from rising again. North can be quite cold in the winters and Indian winter starts in November. So this halt in increase of infection may just be temporary. No need to take things lightly.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 28, 2020 9:46:55 GMT
Its on the rise in Norway, 325 new cases in the last day
In the city i live in it has been 24 new cases in the last 14 days.
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Post by sjg on Oct 28, 2020 10:45:00 GMT
It seems to me that France might just see almost 80% of its population covid infected by the end of December because they are seeing such high daily cases. And so would its neighbour Belgium. Europe is actually bathing in the virus. Entire East Europe is seeing infections increase at a rate it never saw in the first wave. America's 2nd wave? Some say America is having 3rd wave, some say 2nd wave and some say it is just continuation of the first. I think areas like New York, New Jersey etc are definitely seeing a new wave. Their peak was way back in may and they had seen very low levels of virus for months. But things have spiked up again in October. Outrageous stupidity by people in India.Just because virus has been decreasing they think it's not that big issue now. But there's nothing that may stop infection rate from rising again. North can be quite cold in the winters and Indian winter starts in November. So this halt in increase of infection may just be temporary. No need to take things lightly. Yeah it's looking really grim for Europe now. Full lock downs are predicted in most countries soon so expect protests and riots galore. I've been watching the numbers still each day and for quite a while i could see India catching the US quickly. Then it slowed down fairly quickly and now the US is pulling away although I'm not sure whether cases are increasing in the US or whether it's just because India's cases are slowing. It's being reported here in the UK a vaccine will be ready in weeks so if all vulnerable and over 50's get it then the death rates should plummet and with the treatment of Covid getting better and better we should be able to let the young and fit population loose which will be the end of the nightmare.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 29, 2020 11:42:49 GMT
I love the pharmacist just standing there -
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Post by sjg on Nov 1, 2020 13:08:10 GMT
So England is going in to lock down for a month on Thursday but it's not a total lock down. For unknown reasons Boris has decided to keep school and universities open which completely defeats the rule of no house holds can mix. People are still going to be in contact with each other by proxy through their kids. This is the most pathetic action of our government so far.
If you're going to lock down it should be total or not at all. We are going to go about our business as normal until someone tells us we can't. We take all the necessary precautions still anyway so i don't think this is going to affect us much.
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Post by Aj_June on Nov 1, 2020 13:18:10 GMT
So England is going in to lock down for a month on Thursday but it's not a total lock down. For unknown reasons Boris has decided to keep school and universities open which completely defeats the rule of no house holds can mix. People are still going to be in contact with each other by proxy through their kids. This is the most pathetic action of our government so far. If you're going to lock down it should be total or not at all. We are going to go about our business as normal until someone tells us we can't. We take all the necessary precautions still anyway so i don't think this is going to affect us much. Even the first time around (March) UK was a bit hesitant and abandoned their initial strategy. It seems UK will be in trouble for quite a while. Sad. Meanwhile, Belgium is facing devastation. They are first the European country (except the very lowly populated San Marino) to reach 1000+ deaths per million and it is looking like a very grave situation. They are seeing 150 deaths a day on average. Just to put that figure in perspective. If Belgium had the same population as the US, they do be seeing 4286 deaths a day.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 1, 2020 13:27:58 GMT
My home state in front of our 'Leader'
No social distancing - you may be able to count a handful of masks
I am saddened, disheartened, embarrassed and ashamed
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Post by Aj_June on Nov 1, 2020 13:32:33 GMT
My home state in front of our 'Leader'
No social distancing - you may be able to count a handful of masks
I am saddened, disheartened, embarrassed and ashamed
US infection rate has picked up lately. So has Pennsylvania's. Pretty bad attitude to not wear mask.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Nov 1, 2020 13:36:28 GMT
US infection rate has picked up lately. So has Pennsylvania's. Pretty bad attitude to not wear mask. Our neighboring Governor in New Jersey is contemplating closing everything down again
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 1, 2020 14:13:38 GMT
Just found out that my cousin is in the hospital with Covid and a blood clot in his lungs. I love the guy, but he is a dumbass - he started feeling pain last Thursday, spent the whole weekend in severe pain, but refused to go to a hospital. Yesterday he finally relented and went, and was diagnosed. His wife doesn't have any symptoms, but is probably contaminated as well - in fact she may very well be the one who gave it to him, as she goes out much more than he does. He is the first one I know personally who contracted Covid-19. My cousin is out of the hospital, even though he still has a fever. He spent about ten days in the hospital, but he never had to go to the ICU. His wife tested negative, but now that he is back home she will have to be very careful (and lucky) not to get infected.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Nov 3, 2020 20:31:36 GMT
Restaurants opening again in Ontario hotspots, but no alcohol after 9pm + closings at 10pm is a good idea. The buzzed clientele ignoring protocols is what ppl were very wary about.
Toronto Star published a list this wkend of the biggest spreader events in Canada since day zero. Most of those were meat packing & manufacturing plants with close quarter workers, weddings with fucking moron COVIDIOTS, & long term care centres with seniors & staff - which is proving to be the real global catastrophe. Restaurants, bars, salons, haven't really seemed to been contact traced to big numbers. Gyms re-opening here also, but very strict numbers & protocols.
At least now this seems pretty doable through the winter. As for outdoor patios, now places are weighing between thousands of dollars of heating & safety measures and their potential revenues. An establishment with 4 outdoor tables might not pull the trigger for $4000 heating if they can't even see that money through next April.
As for Christmas, I'm actually already finished my shopping lols... not least of all aware of supply chain potential chaos in December, if you see what you want/need, get it now. Even a f'n vistaprint calendar I made for my work, I ordered now because that $9 thing won't be a shipping priority in a few weeks for routine eta.
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