This week, Popular Information has reported how two major grocery chains — Kroger and Whole Foods — have expanded paid sick leave only to two very narrowly defined groups.
Honestly, I think the only good move these corporations can make is to shrug their shoulders, sacrifice their perks, and make life livable for their employees. Their customers are watching them and will remember.
The Democrats better step their game up on the COVID-19 response. Trump and other Republicans are starting to look competent by comparison (even if that is illusory and follows an initial denial of the seriousness of the issue). The types of interventions Maxine Waters recommends are a good framework, or at least a good start.
you obvi haven't been following NY Gov Andrew Cuomo. He does DAILY briefings - livestreamed, then posted to his website. Most accurate CV news you'll get all day.
As I'm sure you have heard, Governor Walz of Minnesota designated all grocery workers as "emergency personnel" which makes them eligible for free child care. It doesn't help with the sick leave issue but it's something...
A friend of mine who tracks issues related to first responders noted that the new emergency relief package passed by Congress and signed by Trump leaves out many (all?) of first responders, including health care workers. Is this something you could dig into?
Good reporting. But the groceries are only symptoms of the larger corporate greed. Read to follow: JCrew, Lynchburg, VA
The number of cases continues to increase with Seattle and NYC areas leading the way. So under control we are not.
Meanwhile our large health care provider in SW VA notified the public in a press conference Wed, they have tested over 160 people for Covid-19 and are awaiting test results😮
59 miles away at JCrew just down the road in Lynchburg, a worker has tested positive. I guess they didn't offer paid time off. He exposed a lot of people when he came to work sick and they are now closed.
Interestingly, Liberty University is very near by JCrew.
I do not know if Falwell ever closed the University. As of last Friday, he had not.
As for Congress. Why should we bail out the airlines. Delta had 5billion profit last year? Help the small . Sen. Cornyn made a very racially concerning statement to the food choices of the Chinese.
I go on record here that I love bacon.
The 1918, 2009 swine flu H1N1 epidemics were animal hop just like Covid-19. According to Smithsonian magazine the 1918 epidemic started in the midwest and our soldiers going to WWI, took it to Europe. Spain was particularly hard hit. Thus it became known as the Spanish Flu.
So Cornyn. Condemn me, too. Pass the bacon, anyone?
NY cases are up because our testing capacity is UP. Plz understand right now: CV is EVERYWHERE. It's been here. We've been taking precautions for 3 weeks. Our testing capacity went up to something like 7,000 last night (automated); results in 3-4 hours. Our Gov has told us ALL WEEK this was going to happen. So there is no cause for alarm; it's just more ACCURATE. Which now allows us to better protect each other and ourselves, and the gov to better address any cluster situations or hot spots. Which I haven't seen today (Gov Cuomo briefs us DAILY - livestream, then posts to his website. I highly recommend you watch; he is likely the most accurate news you will watch all day. I also advise you go back and watch a couple of briefings from last week. He teaches as he goes. States facts. Tells us what is in progress, what has been decided.)
Advise you press your VA gov for same as NY Gov Cuomo is doing (see my other reply here). 160 tests in VA is disastrously LOW testing, not even rough estimate. Keep us posted. Push back hard. Let us know how we can support you online.
You misread this. It says my area. SWVA the fact they just did 160 tests HERE. We have no confirmed cases because the turn around on test results is 7 days here. Ridiculous.
The Gov of VA has been proactive even if I am not a fan. He is a doctor by trade. The world here is different than NY but I am aware of NY and feel for all of you. Some of my family lives in Beacon.
Does 7-day turnaround mean you all are still sending tests to CDC/Atlanta for results? Their sluggish processing/backlog is insane; NY Gov Cuomo petitioned feds to go private/local here for testing/test results 2'ish weeks ago - which is how we got up
& running automated last night. Surely VA can do the same?
Our first case just confirmed a few minutes ago. She has been in Carilion RMH since Monday. That explains the press conference. So now it starts to see how many others of the 160 are positive.
Oh Eastern and Central VA have 2-3 day turn around. The critical part of the testing here is not available.
So Carilion did a press conference on how they are preparing. One of the lead doctors said right now they have a 7day turn around. My fear is we will have a huge amount of positives out of the 160. Meaning many more have been exposed.
re that missing critical piece of testing - our kits (from CDC) didn't have it either. That's another reason NY went in-state, via private companies.
As for a huge amount of positives from the 160 - maybe, maybe not. The key is simply testing as many people as possible so that you get the greatest sampling every time. Some people don't show symptoms, but have it anyway. They probably won't be tested, but they're still shedding virus. The there's a mild version of cv (like Tom Hanks' wife, Rita Wilson has/had). Those people may not see a dr, thus not be tested. So the percentage of positives in the 160 depends on WHO they tested - if everybody was in the ICU, you'll see a much greater percentage. If they all just came into a clinic, it'll be less. So you use the numbers as a tracking device geographically and day-to-day.
Locally, just assume everybody's got it. Seriously. That way everybody takes precautions. And remember 80% of cases self-resolve. But it's the "higher risk" groups that need the most protection. Be well.
In town. As for wiping down, thankfully I had picked up about 6 commercial sized Clorox wipes at Sam’s before this crap hit so there’s a can in my car, at the back door along with 3 in the house. I carry one or two with mE whenever I know I’ll have to touch stuff. Short of wearing a gown, mask, shoe covers, hair covers and gloves, I’m doing all I can to keep us saf
I am jelly re those clorox wipes!! BUT I did grab a big box of disposable gloves last time I was at Walgreens (seems like forever ago), so I do the glove thing now when I go out to walk (in city). I'm so curious now to hear stories from different parts of US, so ty for sharing.
LOL. I hear you. Rural still gets spread. (mailman, trucks to grocery store, etc.) Curbside is great. Don't forget to sanitize the door handle or trunk handle after. Be well.
In regard to my comment on JCrew in Lynchburg, VA. They announced last night on local news that first reported this... It was all a misunderstanding. The company notice to employees was not a Covid-19 case after all.
Meanwhile in Spartanburg SC the police arrested a fella for falsely saying he had Covid-19 and his factory was shut down.
Anyone know if Kroger and Whole Food are owned by Christian families? Hardly Christian behaviour! I believe Spain was only country reporting the flu as was not in WW1. Hence called Spanish flu. But of course the Ugly American is right again. Covid 19 is a Chinese virus spread by non Americans.
Proud to work for Publix
Publix is about the only thing I miss from Florida. :)
Honestly, I think the only good move these corporations can make is to shrug their shoulders, sacrifice their perks, and make life livable for their employees. Their customers are watching them and will remember.
The Democrats better step their game up on the COVID-19 response. Trump and other Republicans are starting to look competent by comparison (even if that is illusory and follows an initial denial of the seriousness of the issue). The types of interventions Maxine Waters recommends are a good framework, or at least a good start.
you obvi haven't been following NY Gov Andrew Cuomo. He does DAILY briefings - livestreamed, then posted to his website. Most accurate CV news you'll get all day.
As I'm sure you have heard, Governor Walz of Minnesota designated all grocery workers as "emergency personnel" which makes them eligible for free child care. It doesn't help with the sick leave issue but it's something...
A friend of mine who tracks issues related to first responders noted that the new emergency relief package passed by Congress and signed by Trump leaves out many (all?) of first responders, including health care workers. Is this something you could dig into?
Good reporting. But the groceries are only symptoms of the larger corporate greed. Read to follow: JCrew, Lynchburg, VA
The number of cases continues to increase with Seattle and NYC areas leading the way. So under control we are not.
Meanwhile our large health care provider in SW VA notified the public in a press conference Wed, they have tested over 160 people for Covid-19 and are awaiting test results😮
59 miles away at JCrew just down the road in Lynchburg, a worker has tested positive. I guess they didn't offer paid time off. He exposed a lot of people when he came to work sick and they are now closed.
Interestingly, Liberty University is very near by JCrew.
I do not know if Falwell ever closed the University. As of last Friday, he had not.
As for Congress. Why should we bail out the airlines. Delta had 5billion profit last year? Help the small . Sen. Cornyn made a very racially concerning statement to the food choices of the Chinese.
I go on record here that I love bacon.
The 1918, 2009 swine flu H1N1 epidemics were animal hop just like Covid-19. According to Smithsonian magazine the 1918 epidemic started in the midwest and our soldiers going to WWI, took it to Europe. Spain was particularly hard hit. Thus it became known as the Spanish Flu.
So Cornyn. Condemn me, too. Pass the bacon, anyone?
NY cases are up because our testing capacity is UP. Plz understand right now: CV is EVERYWHERE. It's been here. We've been taking precautions for 3 weeks. Our testing capacity went up to something like 7,000 last night (automated); results in 3-4 hours. Our Gov has told us ALL WEEK this was going to happen. So there is no cause for alarm; it's just more ACCURATE. Which now allows us to better protect each other and ourselves, and the gov to better address any cluster situations or hot spots. Which I haven't seen today (Gov Cuomo briefs us DAILY - livestream, then posts to his website. I highly recommend you watch; he is likely the most accurate news you will watch all day. I also advise you go back and watch a couple of briefings from last week. He teaches as he goes. States facts. Tells us what is in progress, what has been decided.)
Advise you press your VA gov for same as NY Gov Cuomo is doing (see my other reply here). 160 tests in VA is disastrously LOW testing, not even rough estimate. Keep us posted. Push back hard. Let us know how we can support you online.
You misread this. It says my area. SWVA the fact they just did 160 tests HERE. We have no confirmed cases because the turn around on test results is 7 days here. Ridiculous.
The Gov of VA has been proactive even if I am not a fan. He is a doctor by trade. The world here is different than NY but I am aware of NY and feel for all of you. Some of my family lives in Beacon.
Does 7-day turnaround mean you all are still sending tests to CDC/Atlanta for results? Their sluggish processing/backlog is insane; NY Gov Cuomo petitioned feds to go private/local here for testing/test results 2'ish weeks ago - which is how we got up
& running automated last night. Surely VA can do the same?
Our first case just confirmed a few minutes ago. She has been in Carilion RMH since Monday. That explains the press conference. So now it starts to see how many others of the 160 are positive.
Oh Eastern and Central VA have 2-3 day turn around. The critical part of the testing here is not available.
So Carilion did a press conference on how they are preparing. One of the lead doctors said right now they have a 7day turn around. My fear is we will have a huge amount of positives out of the 160. Meaning many more have been exposed.
re that missing critical piece of testing - our kits (from CDC) didn't have it either. That's another reason NY went in-state, via private companies.
As for a huge amount of positives from the 160 - maybe, maybe not. The key is simply testing as many people as possible so that you get the greatest sampling every time. Some people don't show symptoms, but have it anyway. They probably won't be tested, but they're still shedding virus. The there's a mild version of cv (like Tom Hanks' wife, Rita Wilson has/had). Those people may not see a dr, thus not be tested. So the percentage of positives in the 160 depends on WHO they tested - if everybody was in the ICU, you'll see a much greater percentage. If they all just came into a clinic, it'll be less. So you use the numbers as a tracking device geographically and day-to-day.
Locally, just assume everybody's got it. Seriously. That way everybody takes precautions. And remember 80% of cases self-resolve. But it's the "higher risk" groups that need the most protection. Be well.
Thanks for this. I’ll be passing it on as well as going to Publix as well until I hear something from my neighborhood store.
Sarah, time to stop "going" and start getting groceries delivered. Be safe. Stop the spread. Be well.
I’m rural. Do you mind if I pick up curbside?
wait a minute! already replied below, but... you're rural AND have a Publix?
In town. As for wiping down, thankfully I had picked up about 6 commercial sized Clorox wipes at Sam’s before this crap hit so there’s a can in my car, at the back door along with 3 in the house. I carry one or two with mE whenever I know I’ll have to touch stuff. Short of wearing a gown, mask, shoe covers, hair covers and gloves, I’m doing all I can to keep us saf
I am jelly re those clorox wipes!! BUT I did grab a big box of disposable gloves last time I was at Walgreens (seems like forever ago), so I do the glove thing now when I go out to walk (in city). I'm so curious now to hear stories from different parts of US, so ty for sharing.
LOL. I hear you. Rural still gets spread. (mailman, trucks to grocery store, etc.) Curbside is great. Don't forget to sanitize the door handle or trunk handle after. Be well.
In regard to my comment on JCrew in Lynchburg, VA. They announced last night on local news that first reported this... It was all a misunderstanding. The company notice to employees was not a Covid-19 case after all.
Meanwhile in Spartanburg SC the police arrested a fella for falsely saying he had Covid-19 and his factory was shut down.
Only in America...
Anyone know if Kroger and Whole Food are owned by Christian families? Hardly Christian behaviour! I believe Spain was only country reporting the flu as was not in WW1. Hence called Spanish flu. But of course the Ugly American is right again. Covid 19 is a Chinese virus spread by non Americans.