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economic viability.
Oviedo couple, married 46 years, die of coronavirus one week apart
The Oviedo couple, who loved cooking together and holding large family gatherings, died this month exactly one week apart from COVID-19.
Their son was also hospitalized on April 1 with COVID-19 in serious condition. At one point, he was breathing through a ventilator.
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Ralph is angry that federal and state officials didnt act sooner against the spread of the coronavirus. If the state of Florida had ordered a statewide lock down or stay-at-home order weeks earlier, its likely that her aunt, uncle and cousin would not have contracted the virus, she said.
Folks that are sitting at home and think that their life has been interrupted by economic shutdown have no clue at how quickly their life can change by this virus, Ralph said. This was preventable, if we had had stronger leadership at both the federal and state levels.
People who were sitting ducks for this, would have had a better chance.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-ne-coronavirus-death-sonia-goveo-20200425-ekdswyt24zgo5pfaetdxlenfum-story.html?fbclid=IwAR3qoVwcxJFzj7vNFy0fbYNSTPMi4Lz4clXk1Yy6aY4IwFZmp2t-4ZWJ1Ys
SlimJimmy
(3,180 posts)Seeing this type of OP on DU is embarrassing.
Baitball Blogger
(46,698 posts)It's a post of utter disgust. We should never forget that it's the economy that they value more than human life.
Eugene
(61,859 posts)The Fox Noise propaganda machine does call COVID-19 deaths acceptable losses and calls the lockdown a cure worse than the disease. Some Repugs have gone as far as saying old people should willing to sacrifice themselves for the greater society.
GOP callousness should not need an explanation.
Baitball Blogger
(46,698 posts)marybourg
(12,610 posts)or use the smilie
Baitball Blogger
(46,698 posts)Exaggeration, sarcasm and satire will never be the same. It's like Babylon. Because of the way Trump confuses us by switching streams, even when we pick up the correct nuances, we'll never really know for sure. Gaslight Nation.
madeup64
(257 posts)Mocking Republicans saying its ok some die.
Baitball Blogger
(46,698 posts)lostnfound
(16,170 posts)Not that theres anything wrong with your title. On first read the headline can be interpreted as if Republican deaths are acceptable.
Imagine being quoted like this
Another acceptable Republican casualty, wrote Baitball Blogger, a Democratic Underground regular....
It caused me to do a double take but I quickly realized your sarcasm.
America has traveled so far down the mean path that the obvious message of empathy and humanity in your thread gets run through altered filters.
Baitball Blogger
(46,698 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)tRump isn't capable of doing what's right. His mindset is vindication always. Get even is where he starts with any decision.