Looking at June...
Today I watched President Trump talk about his childhood neighborhood of Queens, New York. He said he knows the neighborhood so well, he could tell you about the color and shape of the windows of Elmhearst Hospital, the center of the New York outbreak that is raging out of control. He described the refrigerated trucks "as long as the Rose Garden" being filled with black body bags. I think he finally gets the seriousness of the situation. His hope for an Easter back-to-normal is now moved out until June.
Dr. Tony Fauci is saying to expect 100,000 to 200,000 deaths in the U.S.
Italy had 1000 deaths over 24 hours on Friday night.
I am annoyed by the numbers that the County of Los Angeles reporting of "confirmed" cases. They are acting like it's a surprise to find so many cases. They only just started seriously testing five days ago and the website where you can answer questions to determine if you need a test is so slammed, the news radio said to just keep trying. Too little, too late.
I'm extremely pleasantly surprised by California Governor Gavin Newsom's proactive approach to protect our cities. He called for the Stay At Home order two weeks ago. He demanded testing kits from the Federal government, and asked for US Navy hospital ships to come for support. Today he broadcasted from a private company that is taking old ventilators and refurbishing them for use as early as Monday - tomorrow!
On a happy note, I finally got to Facetime with my dear friend Claira. She works at the local Trader Joe's and I have been worried for her, not just for the exposure to the virus, but just being overworked and overwhelmed. Things are finally normalizing at the store (still no TP or paper towels unless you get there first thing in the morning) but they aren't allowed to wear gloves or masks. I'm going to send her a picture of the masks I've been sewing and she can tell her boss that I am happy to make some from their Hawaiian shirts, if image is the issue. Other major grocery stores are doing masks, gloves and even installing plastic shields between the checker and customer. It's so important to keep these workers safe!!! If nothing else comes from this historic challenge, I hope people appreciate the worker bees of our communities!
Dr. Tony Fauci is saying to expect 100,000 to 200,000 deaths in the U.S.
Italy had 1000 deaths over 24 hours on Friday night.
I am annoyed by the numbers that the County of Los Angeles reporting of "confirmed" cases. They are acting like it's a surprise to find so many cases. They only just started seriously testing five days ago and the website where you can answer questions to determine if you need a test is so slammed, the news radio said to just keep trying. Too little, too late.
I'm extremely pleasantly surprised by California Governor Gavin Newsom's proactive approach to protect our cities. He called for the Stay At Home order two weeks ago. He demanded testing kits from the Federal government, and asked for US Navy hospital ships to come for support. Today he broadcasted from a private company that is taking old ventilators and refurbishing them for use as early as Monday - tomorrow!
On a happy note, I finally got to Facetime with my dear friend Claira. She works at the local Trader Joe's and I have been worried for her, not just for the exposure to the virus, but just being overworked and overwhelmed. Things are finally normalizing at the store (still no TP or paper towels unless you get there first thing in the morning) but they aren't allowed to wear gloves or masks. I'm going to send her a picture of the masks I've been sewing and she can tell her boss that I am happy to make some from their Hawaiian shirts, if image is the issue. Other major grocery stores are doing masks, gloves and even installing plastic shields between the checker and customer. It's so important to keep these workers safe!!! If nothing else comes from this historic challenge, I hope people appreciate the worker bees of our communities!
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