A Corona Virus Blog
The question is how am I only on Day 38. The reason, I started My Day count when my kids and spouse were officially ordered to Stay at Home! But I’ve been at home for more like 50 Days, but its sort of too late to change the count for me!
New York reported another decrease in deaths to 478, bringing the total number of deaths to 14,347. New Jersey’s deaths increased to 4,202. Connecticut reported nearly 1,130 deaths.
Yes, I have been living in a bubble. The last week has been filled by calls to remove stay at home orders around the country. It seems that no one knows when it will be safe to leave our homes to resume “normal” life. But that has not deterred the President or some Governors from arbitrarily selecting dates out of a bingo machine.
So, if you’re more adventurous than I am, here is what the CDC is saying this hour.
New York reported that the city’s coronavirus death toll climbed to 722 new COVID-19 fatalities over 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 12,199 by Friday afternoon.
I am 34 Days into my quarantine, and I am doing well, at least mentally. Watching the news is a necessity, but its bringing me down.
In NJ, 17 bodies were found in a tiny morgue at nursing home. Sixty-eight people linked to a nursing home in Andover Township have died in recent weeks, including two staff members. Then watching people in Michigan and Ohio protest stay at home measures, endanger their lives and the lives of others.
I keep hearing that the Covid-19 pandemic will change the rest of our lives and to a certain extent I believe that it is true. Small business owners like me, have suffered irreparable financial damage and surviving looks unlikely. Future entrepreneurs may be unwillingly to launch new businesses because of the unpredictable impact of pandemics. Only large corporations will be financially supported. Right now, I am watching a farmer on TV destroy his crop because he can’t harvest it. Many businesses will disappear, along with the entrepreneurial spirit that inspired generations of Americans.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that NYC schools will be closed until the fall. Later, Governor Cuomo said that the power to open or close the schools rests with the governor, which started a new war of world and two different points of view. Exactly what is NOT needed right now.
Millions of people in Italy have been placed on lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of the new coronavirus amid the global outbreak of COVID-19. If this serves as a warning, will the US experience the rapid spread of this disease.
The global death toll passed the 4,000 mark and the spread is not slowing in the US. Washington state has now at least 22 deaths linked to the coronavirus.
Florida: 2 Dead, 12 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
New York: 89 confirmed cases
Italy: death toll reaches 233
Mass: 15 cases
The CDC now recommends that travelers “defer all cruise ship travel worldwide.”
