Coronavirus

[Zaeballo]

It is very heartening to hear from the posters above that NY City and areas nearby are essentially virus-free now, thanks to the excellent job done by the governor. It is a little less heartening though to learn that the said governor is so clueless about that achievement that he has decided to reimpose lockdown restrictions in a large part of the state.

The restrictions will affect large swaths of New York City, as well as nearby Rockland and Orange counties, with closures of nonessential businesses and limits on mass gatherings in certain hot spots.

New York Sets New Lockdown Restrictions Where Coronavirus Has Resurged

New York will reimpose lockdown restrictions in parts of the state that have seen recent surges in coronavirus cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, and warned of wider limitations if infection rates continued to rise.

www.wsj.com

 

[The Nature Boy]

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It’s not an entire city lockdown. The amount of new virus cases in NYC is still well below 10%. These interventions are taking place to keep it that way. I’m not a Cuomo fan, by no means.

 

[IamNY]

It is very heartening to hear from the posters above that NY City and areas nearby are essentially virus-free now, thanks to the excellent job done by the governor. It is a little less heartening though to learn that the said governor is so clueless about that achievement that he has decided to reimpose lockdown restrictions in a large part of the state.

The restrictions will affect large swaths of New York City, as well as nearby Rockland and Orange counties, with closures of nonessential businesses and limits on mass gatherings in certain hot spots.

New York Sets New Lockdown Restrictions Where Coronavirus Has Resurged

New York will reimpose lockdown restrictions in parts of the state that have seen recent surges in coronavirus cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, and warned of wider limitations if infection rates continued to rise.

www.wsj.com

What's interesting about the new lockdown areas or "clusters" as they are now called is that they are primarily in Orthodox Jewish communities. This is a very religious group of people. The new lockdowns are limiting attendance to their synagogues at 25% and/or only 10 people. This is causing a major problem their community. Especially with holidays coming up:

Members of Orthodox Jewish community protest for a second night in Brooklyn over new Covid-19 restrictions | CNN

Members of New York City's Orthodox Jewish community protested for a second night in Borough Park, Brooklyn, on Wednesday in response to strict new coronavirus-related restrictions.

www.cnn.com

 

[The Nature Boy]

Babes please, it’s TG weekend

 

[cloudsurf]

It is good news that overweight Chris Christie has survived.

Chris Christie released from hospital after Covid-19 treatment

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he was released from the hospital Saturday morning following treatment for the coronavirus.

www.cnn.com

Do we know what type of treatment he got ? Was it the same as Trump?

 

[Zaeballo]

“Doctors gave Christie the anti-viral drug remdesivir, according to CNN, the same treatment that President Donald Trump was provided when hospitalized with Covid-19 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.”

In addition to remdesivir, Trump was treated with Regeneron's experimental antibody cocktail. No word if Christie got the same.

 

[IamNY]

It is good news that overweight Chris Christie has survived.

Chris Christie released from hospital after Covid-19 treatment

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he was released from the hospital Saturday morning following treatment for the coronavirus.

www.cnn.com

CNN doesn't use the word "overweight" anymore, it's been replaced with the overused phrase "morbidly obese". It scares people more efficiently.

 

[EagerBeaver]

CNN doesn't use the word "overweight" anymore, it's been replaced with the overused phrase "morbidly obese". It scares people more efficiently.

I have noticed that as well, also used for Trump. I read medical records for a living and it is the correct medical term that is used for persons who are a certain amount over the weight for persons of their height, age and sex. The term is used frequently in medical records because a significant percentage of Americans are morbidly obese. I think Christie's weight may be more concerning than Trump's based on my subjective visuals of the 2. This being said, I have clients who are much more morbidly obese than either of these 2. I have a client, ex college football defensive end, who carries over 400 pounds on a 6'4" frame. He is in his 40s and has had so many knee operations I have lost count- at least 12. Persons with chronic morbid obesity that is severe usually develop knee problems from the heavy load. He also had gastric bypass surgery but cannot keep the weight off. I am guessing his diet is not great (cheeseburgers, cheese doodles and lots of fried chicken is my guess), but I think he also battles genetics. He also has type 2 diabetes. Wonderful upbeat guy, but I worry about his health down the road.

 

[The Nature Boy]

Both trump and Christie are obese, Christie more so. He’s the prototypical guy u would think would be needing oxygen and working harder to breathe if he got covid. Both got remdesivir started waaaaaay earlier than any average person who gets covid. An average person who gets covid gets remdesivir started not when they are hours after diagnosis by a positive test or hours after mild symptoms start (remember Christie drove himself to hospital) but the average person gets it started after they are admitted in hospital, which has a different set of criteria for admission unless ur governor or president. Both trump and Christie were out in a matter of days, did fine. Kinda makes you wonder if remdesivir was able to be started earlier on others how much it would help, like if you could take it in oral form kinda like a tamiflu within 48 hours of start of symptoms or positive test result

 

[The Nature Boy]

Interesting compare and contrast from two blokes DJT’s age

Trump-aged Covid survivors

Two Republicans with very different recovery stories to the president's - and differing views on him too.

www.bbc.com

 

[The Nature Boy]

Lol, totally makes the SNL depictions of him seem quite legit

Eric Trump falsely calls president’s coronavirus treatment a vaccine

President Trump’s son Eric Trump on Sunday called his father’s treatment for COVID-19 a vaccine that he further claimed the president helped create from “day one.”“My father literally started day o…

www.google.com

 

[EagerBeaver]

If the FDA approves, and fast-tracks, will Trump get a piece of the profits for marketing and fast tracking it? Can Regeneron kick him back around 10% for touting and marketing the cocktail?

 

[The Nature Boy]

U don’t even know if it’s the regeneron that worked, the fact that he got remdesivir before anyone else can get it started on them, or a combo? Or the guy just got better on his own. This “vaccine” treatment as Eric Trump called it is a miracle cure, lol.

 

[IamNY]

The fake news has been saying there’s a connection between the president and Regeneron:

Trump has ties to drugmaker Regeneron -- and now its stock is surging

President Trump received a high dose of an experimental antibody cocktail from Regeneron as part of his Covid-19 treatment. Now the drugmaker's stock is up sharply -- and questions are swirling about the president's ties to Regeneron's billionaire CEO.

www.cnn.com

 

[EagerBeaver]

Is the Regeneron CEO gonna throw Trump a few bucks for continually mentioning that the drug is a cure? Is it OK for him to do so? Is it any different than Nike throwing money at LeBron James to hawk their sneakers?

 

[sene5hos]

One thought: COVID dead can no longer spend.

 

[EagerBeaver]

I don't know if Covid has brought out bickering between the Montreal Mayor and the Quebec Governor on the same level as the battle of the "biggest political dick" in New York:

De Blasio Calls Cuomo's Threat to Pull Funding 'Bluster'

De Blasio said he's "very used to bluster."

www.ny1.com

 

[Sol Tee Nutz]

To those who laughed at Sweden, I mention in the beginning, give it 6 month to a year and see the difference. All surrounding areas will catch up or even pass Sweden and the Swedes will still have an OK economy.

Sweden and Denmark have taken two very different approaches to COVID-19. What's working?

Sweden and Denmark are only a few miles apart, but the two countries have handled COVID-19 very differently.

www.pri.org

 

[The Nature Boy]

Saul,

I think one day when this is all over I’d wanna have a drink with you and go cherry pickin. We should scope out the joints starting now since DJT says we are rounding the corner. We could end it with a MFM threesome. What a toot that would be?

The Swedish COVID-19 Response Is a Disaster. It Shouldn’t Be A Model for the Rest of the World

Sweden's unique approach to the pandemic has drawn interest from other countries. But the data are clear: it's largely been a failure.

time.com

 

[Sol Tee Nutz]

^^^^^^ MFM will never happen, not my thing.

Another article not to be ignored.

MALCOLM: Let’s put these COVID-19 numbers into perspective

We need a reality check when it comes to the so-called “second wave” of COVID-19.

torontosun.com