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Post by pulmonarymd on Jul 8, 2020 20:47:32 GMT -5
Virus is spread from the respiratory system. The efficiency of spread quickly diminishes with cessation of breathing. Have seen no data to suggest it is spread by blood. So being exposed to a dead body should no be very risky if you avoid saliva/respiratory secretions. Efficiency of fecal spread is unclear, but would avoid that as well. I’m asking about a source for Texas sending people with covid home to die. Sorry.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2020 21:02:08 GMT -5
I was watching CNN this morning and one of the TX ER doctors was asked about their currently full ICU and being unable to find one elsewhere in the state.
He said his hospital has reached a point where if you are older or not likely to survive ventilation they are not giving you a room but sending people home. He said this will be the new reality for many ER physicians as this unfolds.
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Post by Opti on Jul 9, 2020 12:30:40 GMT -5
Virus is spread from the respiratory system. The efficiency of spread quickly diminishes with cessation of breathing. Have seen no data to suggest it is spread by blood. So being exposed to a dead body should no be very risky if you avoid saliva/respiratory secretions. Efficiency of fecal spread is unclear, but would avoid that as well. I’m asking about a source for Texas sending people with covid home to die. I haven't seen that, but I read an article I almost posted about the sharp increase in Houston of people dying at home and calling 911 too late. According to the article this is similar to what NYC experienced in the height of the first wave.
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Post by Opti on Jul 9, 2020 12:35:18 GMT -5
Here it is- www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-coronavirus-surges-houston-confronts-its-hidden-toll-people-dying-at-home/ar-BB16uBwH?ocid=msedgntpThe uptick in the number of people dying before they can even reach a hospital in Houston draws parallels to what happened in New York City in March and April, when there was a spike in the number of times firefighters responded to medical calls, only to discover that the person in need of help had already died. These increases also echo those reported during outbreaks in Detroit and Boston, when the number of people dying at home jumped as coronavirus cases surged.
While far more people died of COVID-19 in those cities than have died so far in Houston, researchers and paramedics say that the trend of sudden at-home deaths in Texas’ largest city is concerning because it shows that the virus's toll may be deeper than what appears in official death tallies and daily hospitalization reports.
Data from the Houston Fire Department shows a 45 percent jump since February in the number of cardiac arrest calls that ended with paramedics declaring people dead upon their arrival at the scene. In March, the department recorded about 250 dead-on-arrival calls, the most of any month in the past two years up until that point. In June, the number grew to nearly 300, more than 75 in excess of either of the previous two Junes. And on July 3, officials said the department experienced the most such calls on a single day in recent memory: 18.
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Post by formerroomate99 on Jul 9, 2020 12:52:01 GMT -5
The medical community in my area is starting to get a little nervous. The hospitals and ICU beds are only at half capacity, but the case counts have tripled in the last month and you can’t manufacture trained and willing medical staff the same way you can manufacture ventilators and hospital beds.
Looking at the data. It looks like the mask order might be working. Case counts seem to be plateauing. It’ll take a few weeks to see if it’s a real trend or just a blip.
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Post by billisonboard on Jul 9, 2020 13:12:03 GMT -5
The medical community in my area is starting to get a little nervous. The hospitals and ICU beds are only at half capacity, but the case counts have tripled in the last month and you can’t manufacture trained and willing medical staff the same way you can manufacture ventilators and hospital beds. Looking at the data. It looks like the mask order might be working. Case counts seem to be plateauing. It’ll take a few weeks to see if it’s a real trend or just a blip. Hopefully people will be willing to wear masks long past the time they are "perceived" as necessary so we don't get a teeter-totter effect.
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Post by formerroomate99 on Jul 9, 2020 14:28:11 GMT -5
The medical community in my area is starting to get a little nervous. The hospitals and ICU beds are only at half capacity, but the case counts have tripled in the last month and you can’t manufacture trained and willing medical staff the same way you can manufacture ventilators and hospital beds. Looking at the data. It looks like the mask order might be working. Case counts seem to be plateauing. It’ll take a few weeks to see if it’s a real trend or just a blip. Hopefully people will be willing to wear masks long past the time they are "perceived" as necessary so we don't get a teeter-totter effect. The authorities have been encouraging people to wear masks all along, so compliance rates were fairly high. But now that the stores can’t let anybody in without a mask, compliance rates are pretty much 100%. Probably, the main reason they were slow to mandate masks is because they didn’t want to have some crazy backlash like they did in Michigan. It’s so nice to live in an area where the politicians are sensible.
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Post by thyme4change on Jul 9, 2020 14:50:53 GMT -5
I just walked over to the sandwich shop to grab lunch. I did an online order, so just needed to pick up. I was 70% of the way there (reminder 105 outside) and realized I forgot my mask. Given it is all restaurants there, I thought maybe some people would have their masks off so they could eat. Nope. 100% of people wearing masks and carrying out. More than one person looked at me like I was a Karen who would explode in a fit of hysterics if they mentioned it. I apologized 5 times to the restaurant staff, but they went out of their way to bring me the stuff so I wouldn't have to go inside. I love that place.
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Post by movingforward on Jul 9, 2020 16:38:38 GMT -5
Here it is- www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-coronavirus-surges-houston-confronts-its-hidden-toll-people-dying-at-home/ar-BB16uBwH?ocid=msedgntpThe uptick in the number of people dying before they can even reach a hospital in Houston draws parallels to what happened in New York City in March and April, when there was a spike in the number of times firefighters responded to medical calls, only to discover that the person in need of help had already died. These increases also echo those reported during outbreaks in Detroit and Boston, when the number of people dying at home jumped as coronavirus cases surged.
While far more people died of COVID-19 in those cities than have died so far in Houston, researchers and paramedics say that the trend of sudden at-home deaths in Texas’ largest city is concerning because it shows that the virus's toll may be deeper than what appears in official death tallies and daily hospitalization reports.
Data from the Houston Fire Department shows a 45 percent jump since February in the number of cardiac arrest calls that ended with paramedics declaring people dead upon their arrival at the scene. In March, the department recorded about 250 dead-on-arrival calls, the most of any month in the past two years up until that point. In June, the number grew to nearly 300, more than 75 in excess of either of the previous two Junes. And on July 3, officials said the department experienced the most such calls on a single day in recent memory: 18.There are reports of people here not wanting to go to the hospital for fear of contracting covid. They aren't seeking medical help when necessary. This is a "side-effect" of the crisis. I am also afraid some are skipping routine care and wonder how this is going to effect the furure health of people.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 9, 2020 16:51:20 GMT -5
My county had it's highest number of positive tests today ever.
Yes it is due to more testing. But when it was hard to get tested, I am guessing there were a lot more cases than anyone knew about.
The two hospitals here have gone back to no visitors.
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Post by thyme4change on Jul 9, 2020 16:53:46 GMT -5
Here it is- www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-coronavirus-surges-houston-confronts-its-hidden-toll-people-dying-at-home/ar-BB16uBwH?ocid=msedgntpThe uptick in the number of people dying before they can even reach a hospital in Houston draws parallels to what happened in New York City in March and April, when there was a spike in the number of times firefighters responded to medical calls, only to discover that the person in need of help had already died. These increases also echo those reported during outbreaks in Detroit and Boston, when the number of people dying at home jumped as coronavirus cases surged.
While far more people died of COVID-19 in those cities than have died so far in Houston, researchers and paramedics say that the trend of sudden at-home deaths in Texas’ largest city is concerning because it shows that the virus's toll may be deeper than what appears in official death tallies and daily hospitalization reports.
Data from the Houston Fire Department shows a 45 percent jump since February in the number of cardiac arrest calls that ended with paramedics declaring people dead upon their arrival at the scene. In March, the department recorded about 250 dead-on-arrival calls, the most of any month in the past two years up until that point. In June, the number grew to nearly 300, more than 75 in excess of either of the previous two Junes. And on July 3, officials said the department experienced the most such calls on a single day in recent memory: 18.There are reports of people here not wanting to go to the hospital for fear of contracting covid. They aren't seeking medical help when necessary. This is a "side-effect" of the crisis. I am also afraid some are skipping routine care and wonder how this is going to effect the furure health of people. I tried to make a doctor's appointment for routine care, so did my hubby. My doctor wouldn't take DH because they aren't taking new patients. He got an appointment with his old doc, they were booking three and a half weeks out. I called my doc and was on hold for 45 min, and hung up because I had to get on a call for work. So someone is going to the GP.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2020 17:20:02 GMT -5
Oregon posted record numbers of cases again today.
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Post by pulmonarymd on Jul 9, 2020 17:23:59 GMT -5
Estimates are we will see 10k more cancer deaths due to postponed screenings due to the pandemic. If there are delays again, the numbers will go up further
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2020 17:32:52 GMT -5
Here it is- www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-coronavirus-surges-houston-confronts-its-hidden-toll-people-dying-at-home/ar-BB16uBwH?ocid=msedgntpThe uptick in the number of people dying before they can even reach a hospital in Houston draws parallels to what happened in New York City in March and April, when there was a spike in the number of times firefighters responded to medical calls, only to discover that the person in need of help had already died. These increases also echo those reported during outbreaks in Detroit and Boston, when the number of people dying at home jumped as coronavirus cases surged.
While far more people died of COVID-19 in those cities than have died so far in Houston, researchers and paramedics say that the trend of sudden at-home deaths in Texas’ largest city is concerning because it shows that the virus's toll may be deeper than what appears in official death tallies and daily hospitalization reports.
Data from the Houston Fire Department shows a 45 percent jump since February in the number of cardiac arrest calls that ended with paramedics declaring people dead upon their arrival at the scene. In March, the department recorded about 250 dead-on-arrival calls, the most of any month in the past two years up until that point. In June, the number grew to nearly 300, more than 75 in excess of either of the previous two Junes. And on July 3, officials said the department experienced the most such calls on a single day in recent memory: 18.There are reports of people here not wanting to go to the hospital for fear of contracting covid. They aren't seeking medical help when necessary. This is a "side-effect" of the crisis. I am also afraid some are skipping routine care and wonder how this is going to effect the furure health of people. Yes, and two other factors are at play in Houston. One is the simple fear of any contact with anything official because of immigration status. Second is the lack of English language skills. I sat in a meeting yesterday (Zoom of course) where a representative of a VERY large local hospital said that they had experienced a disturbingly high number of Spanish-speaking patients arriving at the ER who literally had no clue about Covid-19. Hard as it is for most of us to believe, the immigrant community don't always have phones, TV, or access to any literature in their language. The hospital group, along with community partners like my civic association, is launching a multi-lingual campaign focusing on banners on local streets, at ethnic groceries, laundromats, apartment complexes, etc. Here in Houston, the Hispanic population experiences the highest number of cases, even though the African-American community is having the highest death rate among minorities. And one of the two zip codes in my residential area is the highest number of cases in our county. Not surprising because it has the densest population too.
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Post by movingforward on Jul 9, 2020 18:19:43 GMT -5
There are reports of people here not wanting to go to the hospital for fear of contracting covid. They aren't seeking medical help when necessary. This is a "side-effect" of the crisis. I am also afraid some are skipping routine care and wonder how this is going to effect the furure health of people. I tried to make a doctor's appointment for routine care, so did my hubby. My doctor wouldn't take DH because they aren't taking new patients. He got an appointment with his old doc, they were booking three and a half weeks out. I called my doc and was on hold for 45 min, and hung up because I had to get on a call for work. So someone is going to the GP. My company is related to what is currently considered "non-essential" Healthcare. Yes, there are "some" people going; however, the reason why people are having to wait longer is because of all the added protocols now happening to see GP's, dentist, optometrists, etc. The cleaning and distancing protocols are only allowing them to see a 1/3 - 1/2 the number of patients they would generally see.
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Post by movingforward on Jul 9, 2020 18:25:21 GMT -5
There are reports of people here not wanting to go to the hospital for fear of contracting covid. They aren't seeking medical help when necessary. This is a "side-effect" of the crisis. I am also afraid some are skipping routine care and wonder how this is going to effect the furure health of people. Yes, and two other factors are at play in Houston. One is the simple fear of any contact with anything official because of immigration status. Second is the lack of English language skills. I sat in a meeting yesterday (Zoom of course) where a representative of a VERY large local hospital said that they had experienced a disturbingly high number of Spanish-speaking patients arriving at the ER who literally had no clue about Covid-19. Hard as it is for most of us to believe, the immigrant community don't always have phones, TV, or access to any literature in their language. The hospital group, along with community partners like my civic association, is launching a multi-lingual campaign focusing on banners on local streets, at ethnic groceries, laundromats, apartment complexes, etc. Here in Houston, the Hispanic population experiences the highest number of cases, even though the African-American community is having the highest death rate among minorities. And one of the two zip codes in my residential area is the highest number of cases in our county. Not surprising because it has the densest population too. Hispanics account for 60% of our hospitalizations. Yes, there is definitely something going on here... There is now a $2,000 fine for not wearing a face mask where i live. We actually got the support of Governor abbott but I am sure Dan Patrick's head is about to pop off.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2020 19:08:53 GMT -5
Yes, and two other factors are at play in Houston. One is the simple fear of any contact with anything official because of immigration status. Second is the lack of English language skills. I sat in a meeting yesterday (Zoom of course) where a representative of a VERY large local hospital said that they had experienced a disturbingly high number of Spanish-speaking patients arriving at the ER who literally had no clue about Covid-19. Hard as it is for most of us to believe, the immigrant community don't always have phones, TV, or access to any literature in their language. The hospital group, along with community partners like my civic association, is launching a multi-lingual campaign focusing on banners on local streets, at ethnic groceries, laundromats, apartment complexes, etc. Here in Houston, the Hispanic population experiences the highest number of cases, even though the African-American community is having the highest death rate among minorities. And one of the two zip codes in my residential area is the highest number of cases in our county. Not surprising because it has the densest population too. Hispanics account for 60% of our hospitalizations. Yes, there is definitely something going on here... There is now a $2,000 fine for not wearing a face mask where i live. We actually got the support of Governor abbott but I am sure Dan Patrick's head is about to pop off. Yes, I hear that Patrick is setting up for a run against Abbott in the next cycle. Locally, our mayor has been sued by two different groups for cancelling the in-person GOP convention scheduled for next week.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 10, 2020 6:39:15 GMT -5
@donethat What you wrote about Spanish speaking people is part of what happened here.
We have a large population of Marshellese, from the Marshall Islands. Many do not speak English and they live in multi-generational households. When it hit that community, it hit them hard and many died.
The United States wreaked havoc on the Marshall Islands with nuclear bombs and testing. That has caused many health issues for the Marshallese. They are allowed to live in the US, but do not qualify for Medicaid. Most don't earn enough money to pay for health insurance.
That meant that they were very sick before seeking treatment and they have underlying health issues.
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Post by resolution on Jul 10, 2020 6:45:55 GMT -5
I tried to make a doctor's appointment for routine care, so did my hubby. My doctor wouldn't take DH because they aren't taking new patients. He got an appointment with his old doc, they were booking three and a half weeks out. I called my doc and was on hold for 45 min, and hung up because I had to get on a call for work. So someone is going to the GP. My company is related to what is currently considered "non-essential" Healthcare. Yes, there are "some" people going; however, the reason why people are having to wait longer is because of all the added protocols now happening to see GP's, dentist, optometrists, etc. The cleaning and distancing protocols are only allowing them to see a 1/3 - 1/2 the number of patients they would generally see. I had a dental cleaning scheduled for next Tuesday and they called me yesterday and asked if I could reschedule to October. My hygienist is out for two weeks and if I want to get worked in sooner they won't have a dentist to do an exam, since the dentists can no longer pop in for a quick exam during cleaning. My friend that works for an eye clinic is home on quarantine waiting for test results along with all his coworkers, and one of the optometrists has had a positive COVID test. I dont know if the whole clinic is shut down or if they brought in people from another clinic to cover.
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Post by teen persuasion on Jul 10, 2020 7:16:15 GMT -5
Mostly I've been WFH, but this week was my turn to man the office solo. We are trying to get planned renovations done while we are still closed to patrons (no one could work while we were completely closed, unfortunately), so the carpet guys finally made an appearance Tuesday. No masks! The UPS driver, also no mask! Seriously, UPS?
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 10, 2020 8:22:04 GMT -5
Mostly I've been WFH, but this week was my turn to man the office solo.We are trying to get planned renovations done while we are still closed to patrons (no one could work while we were completely closed, unfortunately), so the carpet guys finally made an appearance Tuesday. No masks! The UPS driver, also no mask! Seriously, UPS? I am not a big fan of anyone working alone at a business location. Safety issue. Is your employer the only business in your building or are you in a building with multiple businesses. If you or anyone else who works in your office/business yelled for help would someone outside your office hear you? Off my soap box now.
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Post by oped on Jul 10, 2020 8:33:14 GMT -5
Mostly I've been WFH, but this week was my turn to man the office solo. We are trying to get planned renovations done while we are still closed to patrons (no one could work while we were completely closed, unfortunately), so the carpet guys finally made an appearance Tuesday. No masks! The UPS driver, also no mask! Seriously, UPS? My neighbor works the warehouse at UPS... no masks in there after the first few weeks either.
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Post by billisonboard on Jul 10, 2020 8:44:51 GMT -5
Mostly I've been WFH, but this week was my turn to man the office solo.We are trying to get planned renovations done while we are still closed to patrons (no one could work while we were completely closed, unfortunately), so the carpet guys finally made an appearance Tuesday. No masks! The UPS driver, also no mask! Seriously, UPS? I am not a big fan of anyone working alone at a business location. Safety issue. Is your employer the only business in your building or are you in a building with multiple businesses. If you or anyone else who works in your office/business yelled for help would someone outside your office hear you? Off my soap box now. Thanks for stepping down. I will step up on it. Offered: I am not a big fan of anyone living alone in a house. ... If you yelled for help would someone outside your house hear you? I frequently am alone both at work and at home. I used to do multiple day backpacking trips in remote areas with only a golden retriever as a companion. I have been out in my flatwater kayak on long day trips alone. I understand risk and do arrange to have someone around if engaging in what I see as dangerous activity but I don't see simply "alone" as a serious risk. Stepping off.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 10, 2020 9:10:38 GMT -5
I am not a big fan of anyone working alone at a business location. Safety issue. Is your employer the only business in your building or are you in a building with multiple businesses. If you or anyone else who works in your office/business yelled for help would someone outside your office hear you? Off my soap box now. Thanks for stepping down. I will step up on it. Offered: I am not a big fan of anyone living alone in a house. ... If you yelled for help would someone outside your house hear you? I frequently am alone both at work and at home. I used to do multiple day backpacking trips in remote areas with only a golden retriever as a companion. I have been out in my flatwater kayak on long day trips alone. I understand risk and do arrange to have someone around if engaging in what I see as dangerous activity but I don't see simply "alone" as a serious risk. Stepping off. An employee of ours was murdered as she worked alone in one of our buildings. Crushed her head and robbed the money. ETA: Company policy changed after the murder to no one works alone in any of our offices or other buildings.
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Post by bean29 on Jul 10, 2020 9:36:27 GMT -5
There are reports of people here not wanting to go to the hospital for fear of contracting covid. They aren't seeking medical help when necessary. This is a "side-effect" of the crisis. I am also afraid some are skipping routine care and wonder how this is going to effect the furure health of people. Yes, and two other factors are at play in Houston. One is the simple fear of any contact with anything official because of immigration status. Second is the lack of English language skills. I sat in a meeting yesterday (Zoom of course) where a representative of a VERY large local hospital said that they had experienced a disturbingly high number of Spanish-speaking patients arriving at the ER who literally had no clue about Covid-19. Hard as it is for most of us to believe, the immigrant community don't always have phones, TV, or access to any literature in their language. The hospital group, along with community partners like my civic association, is launching a multi-lingual campaign focusing on banners on local streets, at ethnic groceries, Laundromats, apartment complexes, etc. Here in Houston, the Hispanic population experiences the highest number of cases, even though the African-American community is having the highest death rate among minorities. And one of the two zip codes in my residential area is the highest number of cases in our county. Not surprising because it has the densest population too. I find it hard to believe that that Spanish speaking people don't have access to news programs that explain Covid-19 to them. There is a lot of Spanish speaking TV and Radio programs out there. My DH has his Radio tuned to Spanish talk radio all the time, and my in-laws watch the news in Spanish daily.
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Post by billisonboard on Jul 10, 2020 9:40:58 GMT -5
Thanks for stepping down. I will step up on it. Offered: I am not a big fan of anyone living alone in a house. ... If you yelled for help would someone outside your house hear you? I frequently am alone both at work and at home. I used to do multiple day backpacking trips in remote areas with only a golden retriever as a companion. I have been out in my flatwater kayak on long day trips alone. I understand risk and do arrange to have someone around if engaging in what I see as dangerous activity but I don't see simply "alone" as a serious risk. Stepping off. An employee of ours was murdered as she worked alone in one of our buildings. Crushed her head and robbed the money. ETA: Company policy changed after the murder to no one works alone in any of our offices or other buildings. Being near to such an event does influence thought process. Would the presence of a second person saved one life or caused a second death? Impossible to know for sure.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jul 10, 2020 9:51:12 GMT -5
Yes, and two other factors are at play in Houston. One is the simple fear of any contact with anything official because of immigration status. Second is the lack of English language skills. I sat in a meeting yesterday (Zoom of course) where a representative of a VERY large local hospital said that they had experienced a disturbingly high number of Spanish-speaking patients arriving at the ER who literally had no clue about Covid-19. Hard as it is for most of us to believe, the immigrant community don't always have phones, TV, or access to any literature in their language. The hospital group, along with community partners like my civic association, is launching a multi-lingual campaign focusing on banners on local streets, at ethnic groceries, Laundromats, apartment complexes, etc. Here in Houston, the Hispanic population experiences the highest number of cases, even though the African-American community is having the highest death rate among minorities. And one of the two zip codes in my residential area is the highest number of cases in our county. Not surprising because it has the densest population too. I find it hard to believe that that Spanish speaking people don't have access to news programs that explain Covid-19 to them. There is a lot of Spanish speaking TV and Radio programs out there. My DH has his Radio tuned to Spanish talk radio all the time, and my in-laws watch the news in Spanish daily. Especially in Texas.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 10, 2020 10:01:39 GMT -5
An employee of ours was murdered as she worked alone in one of our buildings. Crushed her head and robbed the money. ETA: Company policy changed after the murder to no one works alone in any of our offices or other buildings. I had a job in a not so nice area of Denver. I got there first. My boss had me turn off the security system for the building when I entered and lock up behind me and turn the security system back on. Security was not turned off until the others arrived at work. I felt safe.
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Post by thyme4change on Jul 10, 2020 10:12:20 GMT -5
Yes, and two other factors are at play in Houston. One is the simple fear of any contact with anything official because of immigration status. Second is the lack of English language skills. I sat in a meeting yesterday (Zoom of course) where a representative of a VERY large local hospital said that they had experienced a disturbingly high number of Spanish-speaking patients arriving at the ER who literally had no clue about Covid-19. Hard as it is for most of us to believe, the immigrant community don't always have phones, TV, or access to any literature in their language. The hospital group, along with community partners like my civic association, is launching a multi-lingual campaign focusing on banners on local streets, at ethnic groceries, laundromats, apartment complexes, etc. Here in Houston, the Hispanic population experiences the highest number of cases, even though the African-American community is having the highest death rate among minorities. And one of the two zip codes in my residential area is the highest number of cases in our county. Not surprising because it has the densest population too. Hispanics account for 60% of our hospitalizations. Yes, there is definitely something going on here... There is now a $2,000 fine for not wearing a face mask where i live. We actually got the support of Governor abbott but I am sure Dan Patrick's head is about to pop off. After listening to stupid deep state conspiracy theories fo 12 years, maybe we use that playbook. This virus is disproportionately effecting POC. The current GOP is reveling in racism right now. Maybe they created and planted the virus to reduce the number of non-whites in our country. They probably thought it would be a lot quieter, just hitting marginalized communities, and they could control the narrative like they did for AIDS. And then Tom Hanks and a few other reasonable white people got hit and the totally lost control of the situation. #Genocide
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teen persuasion
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Post by teen persuasion on Jul 10, 2020 11:47:39 GMT -5
Mostly I've been WFH, but this week was my turn to man the office solo.We are trying to get planned renovations done while we are still closed to patrons (no one could work while we were completely closed, unfortunately), so the carpet guys finally made an appearance Tuesday. No masks! The UPS driver, also no mask! Seriously, UPS? I am not a big fan of anyone working alone at a business location. Safety issue. Is your employer the only business in your building or are you in a building with multiple businesses. If you or anyone else who works in your office/business yelled for help would someone outside your office hear you? Off my soap box now. Public library, in a teeny-tiny building of its own, on a residential street. So, next door neighbors are only feet away. Not sure if they'd hear me, locked in by myself (no patrons allowed in rn). Working for a whole week by myself isn't quite usual, but I probably work alone more than with another staffer. Saturdays are solo, evenings are solo, if director has anything off-site, I'm solo. But in normal times, there are patrons around, too. Yeah, they might be the threat, too. IDK, small rural village library. Budgets are tight. But, we are all also on a first name basis with the Chief of police, not a block away, so
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