Cal84 said:
No, those who oppose wearing masks will dig in further after Trump's defeat. Moreover, with Trump gone, his minions will then also oppose taking a vaccine which should be available in the first quarter of 2021.
bearister said:Cal84 said:
No, those who oppose wearing masks will dig in further after Trump's defeat. Moreover, with Trump gone, his minions will then also oppose taking a vaccine which should be available in the first quarter of 2021.
Good. It will trim the Republican electorate for 2024.
blungld said:
Gee. The 4th came and COVID didn't disappear? How is that possible? Oh my, it's the highest ever. What? You liars said another one of your made up BS never stand behind it spewforths that this was all fake news just to take down Trump. Care to admit you were wrong?
Turn on CNN today. Did you hear anything about COVID?blungld said:
Gee. The 4th came and COVID didn't disappear? How is that possible? Oh my, it's the highest ever. What? You liars said another one of your made up BS never stand behind it spewforths that this was all fake news just to take down Trump. Care to admit you were wrong?
Congratulations on extending your record losing streak.hanky1 said:Turn on CNN today. Did you hear anything about COVID?blungld said:
Gee. The 4th came and COVID didn't disappear? How is that possible? Oh my, it's the highest ever. What? You liars said another one of your made up BS never stand behind it spewforths that this was all fake news just to take down Trump. Care to admit you were wrong?
Nope. It disappeared.
Quote:
(CNN) Despite President Donald Trump's claims at campaign rallies that the pandemic would vanish on November 4 and members of the media would stop covering it, rising cases, hospitalizations, and deaths nationwide are causing the White House coronavirus task force to sound dire warnings in weekly reports released to states.
"There is a continued increase in cases, hospitalizations, and fatalities nationally, spreading southward from the coldest climates as the population moves indoors and cases increase exponentially," the task force said in multiple state reports dated November 1 and obtained by CNN.
Maps that show the rise in Covid-19 cases nationally over time, the reports said, "demonstrate the previous impact of comprehensive mitigation efforts when implemented effectively in many areas and that partial or incomplete mitigation leads to prolonged community spread, hospitalizations, and increased fatalities."
Those maps also show "significant deterioration in the Sunbelt as mitigation efforts were decreased over the past 5 weeks," the reports said.
Apparently setting records for positive COVID cases at +100,000 means it didn't magically disappear like the Moron in Chief said it would. What's is he going to do about the increases in infections? NOTHING! More people will be hospitalized putting more pressure on rural hospitals and their staff causing doctors and hospitals to make decisions on treatment and admissions. More hospitalizations mean more deaths. How many more people will die before he is out of office?smh said:
title "U.S. Records 100,000 Cases in a Day for the First Time"
Last Updated Nov. 5, 2020, 1:56 a.m. ET 5 minutes ago
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/04/world/covid-19-coronavirus-updates
I hope we weren't too hasty about cremating my cousin.chazzed said:
*whew*
We can relax social distancing efforts and take off the masks now. I can also tell my friend that he and his parents did not truly just get infected with COVID-19.
Thanks. I did lose a cousin to COVID-19 about 6 weeks ago. We weren't close and I hadn't seen her in 15 or 20 years, but it was still a shock to get the news.chazzed said:
I hope you're joking. If not, may your cousin rest in peace.
Actually I saw on CNN that cases reached an all time high.hanky1 said:Turn on CNN today. Did you hear anything about COVID?blungld said:
Gee. The 4th came and COVID didn't disappear? How is that possible? Oh my, it's the highest ever. What? You liars said another one of your made up BS never stand behind it spewforths that this was all fake news just to take down Trump. Care to admit you were wrong?
Nope. It disappeared.
Eastern Oregon Bear said:Thanks. I did lose a cousin to COVID-19 about 6 weeks ago. We weren't close and I hadn't seen her in 15 or 20 years, but it was still a shock to get the news.chazzed said:
I hope you're joking. If not, may your cousin rest in peace.
chazzed said:
I understand. That is a tough way to go.
I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am for your loss. The evil part of COVID is that it doesn't just affect the patients and families who have to deal with a positive COVID diagnosis, it affects all hospital operations from the top to the bottom. More COVID admits means that there are fewer beds available in a given area and fewer surgeries performed. This means that hospitals have to scramble to find beds for non-COVID patients at other hospitals. This can mean long trips to other hospitals and that affects patient health.sp4149 said:
I lost my step brother last June.
His death was directly related to Covid.
He went to the hospital complaining of abdominal pain.
They were fully impacted with Covid cases, since he had a
bout with kidney stones a few months earlier; they gave him some pain pills
and sent him home. A week later he was worse and was taken to the hospital
in an ambulance. This time they found a perforated intestine and a massive
infection. They drained a liter of pus from his intestines. Because the University of
Virginia hospital had no ICU space available they had to take him to Richmond Virginia for emergency surgery.
They called an air ambulance but bad weather grounded it before it could take off.
So he was transferred to an ambulance, the journey took six hours in the middle of the night.
He had emergency surgery in the early morning, but never recovered and died two days later.
A sad addendum; he had worked his entire career as a medical researcher at the University of Virginia;
but at the hour of his greatest need, they couldn't help him.
No one is counting Covid related deaths, but they are just as tragic. As we enter the massive second wave,
denial of service due to the massive increase in Covid cases will result in more Covid related deaths.
