happy, glad you're doing something!
happy, glad you're doing something!
The employee who might have been exposed is back after just a few days. His potential infector tested negative. The employee who was told not to make popcorn for customers is now spending his own money bringing in donuts for them. Lots of unwashed hands in the donut box. Another employee brought in leftover cookies from her weekend social gathering of 35 people. Let's hope the virus really does not spread readily on surfaces. I am not taking any chances and only eat what I bring in my lunchbox.
Temperature checks are back for the few of us who bother to go in for them.
https://apple.news/AtBo1PlG2Q9CieLyZFseA3Q
Interesting info re: the highest risk situations for covid spread
Interesting. I enjoyed this paragraph:Originally Posted by Tammy
Japan was expected to fail by many, as it implemented an unconventional response, bucking WHO guidelines, eschewing widespread testing, and forcing few formal lockdowns. However, Japan masked up early, focused on super-spreader events (a strategy it calls “cluster busting”), and, crucially, trained its public to focus on avoiding the three C’s—closed spaces, crowded places, and close conversations. In other words, exactly the places where airborne transmission and aerosols could pose a risk. The Japanese were advised not to talk on the subway, where windows were kept open. Oshitani said they also developed guidelines that included the importance of ventilation in many different settings, such as bars, restaurants, and gyms. Six months later, despite having some of the earliest outbreaks, ultradense cities, and one of the oldest populations in the world, Japan has had about 1,000 COVID-19 deaths total—which is how many the United States often has in a single day.
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
www.silententry.wordpress.com
Japan did adopt one very conventional technique though, they did do contract tracing. The U.S. didn't of course, only *started* here AFTER cases were surging AFTER reopening.
I suspect one reason more isn't done about aresols is it costs money. Plain and simple. Hand sanitizer is cheap even if only does so much. As always it costs too much to do the right thing, let's keep doing the wrong thing.
Trees don't grow on money
We have been Virus Free - Thank You Lord - The challenge has been that they could not have visitors, they were missing their family and friends. Since we are independent living they could go out to their families homes and to their friend's houses but we asked them that they tell us where they were going and we always asked them to use social distancing - so in a way they all knew we were concerned and we wanted them to stay safe. Most residents decided to just stay in the facility. Only a couple went out. We kept them occupied with activities and I set up a computer so they could Skype. The care givers still came in and that helped a lot. Along with two children that belong to a worker - She brings them in and the seniors enjoy them. We are now letting friends and family visit - we temp check them as they come in and we have them wear masks during the visit. Doesnt seem like this is ending any time soon.
Vermont has had contact tracing since mid-April. Here is latest data from covidactnow.org
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"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
www.silententry.wordpress.com
We have had contract tracing here in Northern Michigan since March, since we got our first case.
why did (?) does the virus rage so strongly there, then?
Contact tracing n the US is only as good as 1. the timeliness of the test results, 2. the cooperation of the people being questioned and 3. the cooperation of contacts. None of the three is very effective in the US. I also question Michigan's success: https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-he...-you-need-know
And this was telling regarding #2 and 3 above in Michigan: https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-he...er-and-silence
Note: I do not think this is any different in any other state. I only looked up info on Michigan.
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