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April 28, 2020
Dr. Lorna Breen's father told the New York Times his daughter was 'in the trenches of the front line' and he wanted to make sure she was remembered as a hero.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A top New York City doctor who treated many COVID-19 patients died by suicide over the weekend, authorities and her father said.
Dr. Lorna Breen, the medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, was visiting family in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the time of her death, her father told The New York Times.
More at link.
New York ER doctor on front line of coronavirus pandemic dies by suicide Dr. Lorna
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/new-york-er-doctor-on-front-line-of-coronavirus-pandemic-dies-by-suicide/522-bb8ee4b1-add9-4f98-bb88-57454ce6bd28Dr. Lorna Breen's father told the New York Times his daughter was 'in the trenches of the front line' and he wanted to make sure she was remembered as a hero.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A top New York City doctor who treated many COVID-19 patients died by suicide over the weekend, authorities and her father said.
Dr. Lorna Breen, the medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, was visiting family in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the time of her death, her father told The New York Times.
More at link.
April 28, 2020
WASHINGTON — As companies start planning their reopenings, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus.
They appear to have the White House's ear.
President Donald Trump has floated shielding businesses from lawsuits. His top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on CNBC last week that businesses shouldn't be held liable to trial lawyers “putting on false lawsuits that will probably be thrown out of court." He said the issue could require legislation, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that the issue would be a priority when lawmakers return.
More at link.
Companies look to limit legal liability for coronavirus infections
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/companies-look-to-limit-legal-liability-for-coronavirus-infections/522-ea0d2a6f-291c-4d7f-bd2c-25a5ff699028WASHINGTON — As companies start planning their reopenings, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers and customers infected by the coronavirus.
They appear to have the White House's ear.
President Donald Trump has floated shielding businesses from lawsuits. His top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on CNBC last week that businesses shouldn't be held liable to trial lawyers “putting on false lawsuits that will probably be thrown out of court." He said the issue could require legislation, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that the issue would be a priority when lawmakers return.
More at link.
April 26, 2020
Gov. Bill Lee visits COVID-19 testing site, alternate care facility in Memphis
He toured the furious work underway to prepare the building to host 400 hospital beds for recovering COVID-19 patients who can leave the hospital but still require oxygen.
“One of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. Colonial Miller and his team with the Army Corps of Engineers have essentially committed to do a year or more of work in 28 days," said Richard Walker, chairman of Emergency Medicine.
Officials say they have plans to keep this alternate care facility ready for COVID-19 patients for up to two years if needed.
The article reports that the 490 bed hospiral treatment facility is scheduled to be ready MID-MAY.
And the purpose / intended use of facility is for
"recovering covid patients who still require oxygen."
snip
Speaks volumes about untold long-term lung damage, imo!
"Tennesseans are going to have to stay committed to this concept of social distancing," said Lee. "We’ve only just begun.”
So Dem leaders are preparing because they are listening to scientists and LEE KNOWS! 🤬
Yet, instead of being responsible, he is ending the isolation order. 🤬
Note: Bolding & underlined emphasis is mine. There is more info at link.
2 takeaways RE Memphis alt hospital site, considering gov's reopening
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/04/25/gov-bill-lee-visits-covid-testing-site-alternate-care-facility-memphis/Gov. Bill Lee visits COVID-19 testing site, alternate care facility in Memphis
He toured the furious work underway to prepare the building to host 400 hospital beds for recovering COVID-19 patients who can leave the hospital but still require oxygen.
“One of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. Colonial Miller and his team with the Army Corps of Engineers have essentially committed to do a year or more of work in 28 days," said Richard Walker, chairman of Emergency Medicine.
Officials say they have plans to keep this alternate care facility ready for COVID-19 patients for up to two years if needed.
The article reports that the 490 bed hospiral treatment facility is scheduled to be ready MID-MAY.
And the purpose / intended use of facility is for
"recovering covid patients who still require oxygen."
snip
Speaks volumes about untold long-term lung damage, imo!
"Tennesseans are going to have to stay committed to this concept of social distancing," said Lee. "We’ve only just begun.”
So Dem leaders are preparing because they are listening to scientists and LEE KNOWS! 🤬
Yet, instead of being responsible, he is ending the isolation order. 🤬
Note: Bolding & underlined emphasis is mine. There is more info at link.
April 25, 2020
Trump’s ‘disinfectant injection’ claim has actually caused people to poison themselves
Published 1 min ago on April 25, 2020By New Civil Rights Movement- Commentary
Although President Donald Trump said that he was only being “sarcastic” when he mused on April 23 that injecting household disinfectants could possibly cure coronavirus, poison control centers have since reported spikes in people ingesting bleach and other disinfectants.
Barely 18 hours after Trump’s public statement, the New York City Poison Control Center received more than double its usual amount of calls including nine people who had Lysol exposure, 10 who had bleach exposure, and 11 who had exposure to other household cleaners. “Exposure” in this case means a dangerous contact that potentially threatens a person’s health or well being.
More at link.
WTF???
Trump's 'disinfectant injection' claim has actually caused people to poison themselves
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/trumps-disinfectant-injection-claim-has-actually-caused-people-to-poison-themselves/Trump’s ‘disinfectant injection’ claim has actually caused people to poison themselves
Published 1 min ago on April 25, 2020By New Civil Rights Movement- Commentary
Although President Donald Trump said that he was only being “sarcastic” when he mused on April 23 that injecting household disinfectants could possibly cure coronavirus, poison control centers have since reported spikes in people ingesting bleach and other disinfectants.
Barely 18 hours after Trump’s public statement, the New York City Poison Control Center received more than double its usual amount of calls including nine people who had Lysol exposure, 10 who had bleach exposure, and 11 who had exposure to other household cleaners. “Exposure” in this case means a dangerous contact that potentially threatens a person’s health or well being.
More at link.
WTF???
April 25, 2020
According to Cleveland.com, President Donald Trump asked NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine if an experimental disinfectant fog in development at the Glenn Research Center could be used to sterilize the inside of people’s lungs to treat coronavirus.
“Cleveland’s NASA Glenn Research Center is collaborating with a Kent-based company called Emergency Products + Research (EP+R) to develop a fogging system that can be used to decontaminate rooms and ambulances for coronavirus,” reported Sabrina Eaton. “Bridenstine displayed the devices for President Donald Trump during a Friday meeting at the White House.”
“After Bridenstine explained how AMBUStat’s device fogs rooms, leaving every surface in the room sterilized, Trump asked whether people could breathe it in,” continued the report. “Bridenstine clarified the cleansing occurs without people in the room.”
This line of questioning occurred just a day after Trump caused a stir by asking his scientists at Thursday’s press conference to look into the possibility of injecting people with household cleaner to get rid of the virus.
Nothing more at link.
WTH? 😳
Trump asked NASA if their technology could sterilize the inside of people's lungs to kill coronaviru
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/trump-asked-nasa-if-their-technology-could-sterilize-the-inside-of-peoples-lungs-to-kill-coronavirus/According to Cleveland.com, President Donald Trump asked NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine if an experimental disinfectant fog in development at the Glenn Research Center could be used to sterilize the inside of people’s lungs to treat coronavirus.
“Cleveland’s NASA Glenn Research Center is collaborating with a Kent-based company called Emergency Products + Research (EP+R) to develop a fogging system that can be used to decontaminate rooms and ambulances for coronavirus,” reported Sabrina Eaton. “Bridenstine displayed the devices for President Donald Trump during a Friday meeting at the White House.”
“After Bridenstine explained how AMBUStat’s device fogs rooms, leaving every surface in the room sterilized, Trump asked whether people could breathe it in,” continued the report. “Bridenstine clarified the cleansing occurs without people in the room.”
This line of questioning occurred just a day after Trump caused a stir by asking his scientists at Thursday’s press conference to look into the possibility of injecting people with household cleaner to get rid of the virus.
Nothing more at link.
WTH? 😳
April 25, 2020
By Jane Roberts
Updated: April 24, 2020 6:03 PM CT | Published: April 24, 2020 12:50 PM CT
Contractors are clearing space and adding shower and toilet facilities to accommodate COVID-19 patients at the former site of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. (Courtesy of Corps of Engineers)
On May 14, when the former site of The Commercial Appeal opens as an alternate-care facility for COVID-19 patients, those who require intensive care will be housed on the third floor, in what used to be the sunlit newsroom.
An army of people – some 500 – are working in shifts around the clock to turn the old newspaper building into a hospital large enough to accommodate 400 patients.
“The project is about 26% finished,” said Jim Pogue, spokesman for the Corps’ Memphis district. “A tremendous amount of drywall is going up. It’s a beehive of activity. It is really something to see.”
Obviously, this is not being built on a whim. And Gov Lee is reopening the state??. 🤬🤬🤬
More at link.
Memphis - COVID-19 field hospital conversion underway on Union Avenue
https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/13321/covid19-field-hospital-memphis-commercial-appealBy Jane Roberts
Updated: April 24, 2020 6:03 PM CT | Published: April 24, 2020 12:50 PM CT
Contractors are clearing space and adding shower and toilet facilities to accommodate COVID-19 patients at the former site of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. (Courtesy of Corps of Engineers)
On May 14, when the former site of The Commercial Appeal opens as an alternate-care facility for COVID-19 patients, those who require intensive care will be housed on the third floor, in what used to be the sunlit newsroom.
An army of people – some 500 – are working in shifts around the clock to turn the old newspaper building into a hospital large enough to accommodate 400 patients.
“The project is about 26% finished,” said Jim Pogue, spokesman for the Corps’ Memphis district. “A tremendous amount of drywall is going up. It’s a beehive of activity. It is really something to see.”
Obviously, this is not being built on a whim. And Gov Lee is reopening the state??. 🤬🤬🤬
More at link.
April 25, 2020
By Jane Roberts
Updated: April 24, 2020 6:03 PM CT | Published: April 24, 2020 12:50 PM CT
Contractors are clearing space and adding shower and toilet facilities to accommodate COVID-19 patients at the former site of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. (Courtesy of Corps of Engineers)
On May 14, when the former site of The Commercial Appeal opens as an alternate-care facility for COVID-19 patients, those who require intensive care will be housed on the third floor, in what used to be the sunlit newsroom.
An army of people – some 500 – are working in shifts around the clock to turn the old newspaper building into a hospital large enough to accommodate 400 patients.
“The project is about 26% finished,” said Jim Pogue, spokesman for the Corps’ Memphis district. “A tremendous amount of drywall is going up. It’s a beehive of activity. It is really something to see.”
Obviously, this is not being built on a whim. And Gov Lee is reopening the state??. 🤬🤬🤬
More at link.
COVID-19 field hospital conversion underway on Union Avenue
https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/13321/covid19-field-hospital-memphis-commercial-appealBy Jane Roberts
Updated: April 24, 2020 6:03 PM CT | Published: April 24, 2020 12:50 PM CT
Contractors are clearing space and adding shower and toilet facilities to accommodate COVID-19 patients at the former site of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. (Courtesy of Corps of Engineers)
On May 14, when the former site of The Commercial Appeal opens as an alternate-care facility for COVID-19 patients, those who require intensive care will be housed on the third floor, in what used to be the sunlit newsroom.
An army of people – some 500 – are working in shifts around the clock to turn the old newspaper building into a hospital large enough to accommodate 400 patients.
“The project is about 26% finished,” said Jim Pogue, spokesman for the Corps’ Memphis district. “A tremendous amount of drywall is going up. It’s a beehive of activity. It is really something to see.”
Obviously, this is not being built on a whim. And Gov Lee is reopening the state??. 🤬🤬🤬
More at link.
April 25, 2020
GOP donors pay to bus protesters to cities to demand governors ease restrictions: report
Published 1 hour ago on April 24, 2020By Igor Derysh, Salon
Major Republican donors are paying staffers to organize anti-lockdown protests, with plans to bus demonstrators to big cities to demand governors to let their businesses re-open and send their employees back to work.
President Donald Trump has so far praised protesters, saying the demonstrations show Americans want to go back to work.
"Look, people – they want to get back to work,” Trump said Tuesday. “They got to make a living. They have to take care of their family."
More at link.
GOP donors pay to bus protesters to cities to demand governors ease restrictions: report
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/gop-donors-pay-to-bus-protesters-to-cities-to-demand-governors-ease-restrictions-report/GOP donors pay to bus protesters to cities to demand governors ease restrictions: report
Published 1 hour ago on April 24, 2020By Igor Derysh, Salon
Major Republican donors are paying staffers to organize anti-lockdown protests, with plans to bus demonstrators to big cities to demand governors to let their businesses re-open and send their employees back to work.
President Donald Trump has so far praised protesters, saying the demonstrations show Americans want to go back to work.
"Look, people – they want to get back to work,” Trump said Tuesday. “They got to make a living. They have to take care of their family."
More at link.
April 25, 2020
A talk radio caller suggested vaping bleach as a possible treatment for coronavirus, and conservative host Jeff Kuhner assured him the recommendation wasn’t crazy.
The caller, who identified himself as Zack from Stoughton, called into Boston’s WRKO-AM on Friday morning to talk about President Donald Trump’s dangerous suggestion to use disinfectants or powerful light internally to treat COVID-19.
More at link.
Conservative radio host agrees with caller that vaping bleach might cure COVID-19: 'You're not crazy
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/conservative-radio-host-agrees-with-caller-that-vaping-bleach-might-cure-covid-19-youre-not-crazy/A talk radio caller suggested vaping bleach as a possible treatment for coronavirus, and conservative host Jeff Kuhner assured him the recommendation wasn’t crazy.
The caller, who identified himself as Zack from Stoughton, called into Boston’s WRKO-AM on Friday morning to talk about President Donald Trump’s dangerous suggestion to use disinfectants or powerful light internally to treat COVID-19.
More at link.
April 25, 2020
Tennessee has added 460 confirmed coronavirus cases, the largest daily increase to date, according to Tennessee Department of Health data.
Case counts have increased by 400 or more for the last three days.
The number of tests administered increased by 8,198.
Tennessee has 8,726 confirmed coronavirus cases and 168 deaths.
More than 800 people --808-- have been hospitalized; 4,370 are considered officially recovered from the disease.
More at link.
Good time to reopen state?!?!?
Xpost from GD.
Coronavirus live blog: Tenn. adds 460 cases, largest daily increase so far
https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/13306/coronavirus-live-blog-memphis-april-24Tennessee has added 460 confirmed coronavirus cases, the largest daily increase to date, according to Tennessee Department of Health data.
Case counts have increased by 400 or more for the last three days.
The number of tests administered increased by 8,198.
Tennessee has 8,726 confirmed coronavirus cases and 168 deaths.
More than 800 people --808-- have been hospitalized; 4,370 are considered officially recovered from the disease.
More at link.
Good time to reopen state?!?!?
Xpost from GD.
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