#covid 19 outbreak

[tomorrowusa]

Four years ago today (March 13th), then President Donald Trump got around to declaring a national state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic. The administration had been downplaying the danger to the United States for 51 days since the first US infection was confirmed on January 22nd.

From an ABC News article dated 25 February 2020...

CDC warns Americans of 'significant disruption' from coronavirus

Until now, health officials said they'd hoped to prevent community spread in the United States. But following community transmissions in Italy, Iran and South Korea, health officials believe the virus may not be able to be contained at the border and that Americans should prepare for a "significant disruption." This comes in contrast to statements from the Trump administration. Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Tuesday the threat to the United States from coronavirus "remains low," despite the White House seeking $1.25 billion in emergency funding to combat the virus. Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, told CNBC’s Kelly Evans on “The Exchange” Tuesday evening, "We have contained the virus very well here in the U.S." [ ... ] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the request "long overdue and completely inadequate to the scale of this emergency." She also accused President Trump of leaving "critical positions in charge of managing pandemics at the National Security Council and the Department of Homeland Security vacant." "The president's most recent budget called for slashing funding for the Centers for Disease Control, which is on the front lines of this emergency. And now, he is compounding our vulnerabilities by seeking to ransack funds still needed to keep Ebola in check," Pelosi said in a statement Tuesday morning. "Our state and local governments need serious funding to be ready to respond effectively to any outbreak in the United States. The president should not be raiding money that Congress has appropriated for other life-or-death public health priorities." She added that lawmakers in the House of Representatives "will swiftly advance a strong, strategic funding package that fully addresses the scale and seriousness of this public health crisis." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also called the Trump administration's request "too little too late." "That President Trump is trying to steal funds dedicated to fight Ebola -- which is still considered an epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- is indicative of his towering incompetence and further proof that he and his administration aren't taking the coronavirus crisis as seriously as they need to be," Schumer said in a statement.

A reminder that Trump had been leaving many positions vacant – part of a Republican strategy to undermine the federal government.

Here's a picture from that ABC piece from a nearly empty restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown. The screen displays a Trump tweet still downplaying COVID-19 with him seeming more concerned about the effect of the Dow Jones on his re-election bid.

People were not buying Trump's claims but they were buying PPE.

I took this picture at CVS on February 26th that year.

The stock market which Trump in his February tweet claimed looked "very good" was tanking on March 12th – the day before his state of emergency declaration.

Trump succeeded in sending the US economy into recession much faster than George W. Bush did at the end of his term – quite a feat!. (As an aside, every recession in the US since 1981 has been triggered by Republican presidents.)

Of course Trump never stopped trying to downplay the pandemic nor did he ever take responsibility for it. The US ended up with the highest per capita death rate of any technologically advanced country.

Precious time was lost while Trump dawdled. Orange on this map indicates COVID infections while red indicates COVID deaths. At the time Trump declared a state of emergency, the virus had already spread to 49 states.

The United States could have done far better and it certainly had the tools to do so.

The Obama administration had limited the number of US cases of Ebola to under one dozen during that pandemic in the 2010s. Based on their success, they compiled a guide on how the federal government could limit future pandemics.

Obama team left pandemic playbook for Trump administration, officials confirm

Of course Trump ignored it.

Unlike those boxes of nuclear secrets in Trump's bathroom, the Obama pandemic limitation document is not classified. Anybody can read it – even if Trump didn't. This copy comes from the Stanford University Libraries.

TOWARDS EPIDEMIC PREDICTION: FEDERAL EFFORTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN OUTBREAK MODELING

Feel free to share this post with anybody who still feels nostalgic about the Trump White House years!

[i-amusemyself]

so they've now found the New Improved monkeypox that WHO has declared a public health emergency outside of Africa- in Sweden and the US so far

heres me thinking we're facing down the next pandemic as This Current Covid Mess vs bird flu but now here comes fucking monkey pox with the steel chair

[suara-rakyat-blog]

The truth about mRNA vaccines, 5G towers and the global depopulation agenda they don’t want you to know. Be sure to share this short video clip with family, friends and loved ones.

[nknews]

🚨 Alert: hMPV Virus Cases Rising in China

🦠 Respiratory virus hMPV targets kids under 14. Symptoms: Cough, fever, fatigue—sounds like a cold but needs attention. 🌐 WHO says it’s seasonal, not alarming, but hygiene is key!

Stay safe, stay informed. 💪 #hMPV #ChinaNews #VirusUpdate

Virus Details: Click Hare

[neosciencehub]

Is HMPV similar to Covid-19?

Is HMPV similar to Covid-19? @neosciencehub #HMPV #Covid19 #Pandemic #Scienceupdates #neosciencehub #Sciencenews

Concerns about world health have been raised by the Human Metapneumovirus outbreak in China. In India, three instances were reported today: two in Bengaluru and one in Ahmedabad. However, there is no recent travel history of the afflicted newborns and families, excluding exposure from China or other nations. Chinese social media images depict hospitals that are overcrowded. Serious worries of a…

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[imdnews1]

HMPV Virus : नवीन संकट की अफवा?

HMPV Virus : आजच्या घडीला चीनमध्ये ह्यूमन मेटा न्यूमोव्हायरस (एचएमपीव्ही) विषाणूच्या संभाव्य प्रादुर्भावामुळे जगभरात चिंता पसरली आहे. कोविड-19 महामारीच्या आठवणी अजूनही ताज्या असताना, या नव्या विषाणूबाबत जागतिक आरोग्य समुदाय सज्ज झाला आहे. चला या व्हायरसची माहिती, त्याचे परिणाम आणि प्रतिबंधात्मक उपाय यावर सविस्तर चर्चा करू.

[nationnow]

China mystery disease outbreak leads to surging cases five years after Covid

The global community is on edge as unverified reports emerge of a mysterious illness sweeping through China, leading to hospitals being overcrowded, which is very similar to an outbreak in China last winter and the hospitals not being ready for such an influx of people. China has been pinpointed as the origin of the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, which triggered a worldwide pandemic after the…

[truthwars]

Calls for Fauci’s Arrest Over Gain-of-Function Research and COVID Deaths

Calls for Fauci’s Arrest Over Gain-of-Function Research have been increasing this with as Dr. Anthony Fauci is under scrutiny for approving U.S. funding for gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Critics argue this funding may have contributed to the global COVID-19 outbreak. While Fauci has not been arrested, the push for accountability is intensifying. Fauci’s Role in…

[creativemedianews]

‘Don't sit' on mpox vaccines and maintain surveillance, urges WHO's Europe chief

‘Don't sit' on mpox vaccines and maintain surveillance, urges WHO's Europe chief #Africa #COVID-19lessons

[tomorrowusa]

Donald Trump has never had a high regard for the health or even the lives of his supporters. We recall how he told them to take quack medicines during the pandemic emergency and retweeted anti-mask conspiracy freaks after he horrifically mismanaged the early response to COVID-19 in the US.

To Trump, nothing counts except Trump. His supporters are just disposable pawns in his political, legal, and business struggles.

He demonstrated this again by telling Iowa caucus goers that it's okay if they die — as long as they caucus for him first.

Donald Trump urged voters to get out to the Iowa caucuses even if they are “sick as a dog” in a defiant rally on the eve of his first major election test. The former president said that even if people “passed away” shortly after voting it would be “worth it”, and once again launched attacks on the New York judge who had denied him a delay in his civil trial so that he could attend his mother-in-law’s funeral. His remarks came during an in-person rally in Indianola on Sunday afternoon. Mr Trump was previously forced to swap out other planned events in Iowa with tele-rallies due to severe bad weather conditions in the state. “You can’t stay at home,” he told those gathered. “[Even} if you’re sick as a dog and you say ‘darling I can’t make it…’ “Even if you vote and then pass away it’s worth it.”

It wouldn't be surprising if somebody DID die because they were sick and were told by Trump to caucus for him in sub-zero weather. In Des Moines, not the coldest city in the state, the temperature at 7 PM CST is predicted by the NWS to be -7°F/-22°C. It may be even colder when people are returning home from caucus locations. If you're not in good health, you shouldn't be outside in such conditions.

Despite being a lying gluttonous adulterer who hasn't been to church in decades except for weddings, funerals, and political events, Trump is treated as a god by many nominal Christian fundamentalists. Trump is their Baal.

The only way to counter such irrational fanatics is to outorganize and outvote them. Despite their willingness to die for Trump, they are still a minority. If we remain focused, determined, and (most of all) united, we will fend off the threat to democracy in 2024.

[adastra-sf]

from the WHO article:

Marburg virus disease (MVD) is caused by the same virus family that causes Ebola disease. MVD is an epidemic-prone disease with high case fatality rate (24% - 88%).

There is a risk of this outbreak spreading to neighbouring countries, with cases reported in districts located at the borders. Further risk of international spread is also high as confirmed cases have been reported in the capital city with an international airport and road networks to several cities in East Africa. A contact is known to have travelled internationally, to Belgium, and appropriate response measures have been implemented.

The World Health Organization assesses the risk of this outbreak as very high at the national level, high at the regional level, and low at the global level.  Investigations are ongoing to determine the full extent of the outbreak. 

Seeing a marburg virus outbreak in 2024 on the heels of a global coronavirus pandemic reminds me of reading a seanan mcguire interview in 2012ish where she discussed how our societal approach to quarantine is a joke & the individual desire for freedom & autonomy over safety gets people killed. I have to wonder what going through the early '20s as someone well educated in viral mutations and infection vectors must've been like. Prophets screaming from a crumbling parapet

[suara-rakyat-blog]

Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia KKM hanya ikut arahan yang diberikan ketuanya. Rakyat seluruh dunia dan di Malaysia hanya perlu patuh ikut arahan KKM Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia.

Kalau tak ikut Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia KKM akan gunakan Akta 342 untuk memaksa rakyat Malaysia amik racun yang dipanggil ubat contohnya Vaksin.

Ini undang-undang zalim. Semua orang tahu Vaksin tu racun yang dah terbukti membunuh lebih dari 200 ribu orang di Malaysia. Cuma belum ada orang yang buka cerita ini sebab KKM sendiri pun belum dapat membuktikan adanya Virus Covid-19

Jadi selama ini kita dibohongi oleh Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia yang pada masa itu diketuai oleh Khairy Jamaluddin dan Muhyiddin Yassin Perdana Menteri ke 8.

Tapi hari ini bila dah tukan menteri baru. Nampaknya Menteri Kesihatan yang Baru lebih kurang sama macam Khairy Jamaluddin. Setakan ini belum ada apa-apa lagi paksaan.

Tetapi kita jangan leka. Mereka ada strategi baru dan sedang merancang agenda yang lebih jahat lagi. Mereka mungkin menggunakan Akta 342 yang mungkin akan dilulusakan tak lama lagi.

Kalau ini berlaku. Tidak ada sesiapa yang boleh menolak dan orang ramai akan dipaksa mengambil Vaksin. Walaupun Vaksin itu beracun, suka atau tidak Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia boleh memaksa semua orang mengambil Vaksin.

Tak apa kita tunggu sikit hari lagi. Apa yang mereka nak buat dekat kita rakyat Malaysia.

[rikaklassen]

Airborne Risk Indoor Online Calculator (ARIA)

A team of international experts under the World Health Organization (WHO) developed an Airborne Risk Indoor Online Calculator.

ARIA is an online tool that enables users and building managers to assess the risk of SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) airborne transmission in residential, public, and healthcare settings. The aim is to inform decisions that can significantly reduce the risk of transmission.

A 66-pages document [5.757 MB, English, archived] is available.

[nonstoparticle]

generally puts a full stop in our busy lives. While health is at risk, there is no job security for those working with private firms. If data is to be believed, many people will lose their jobs. If your job does not give security, think differently, and come up with a new idea for your living.