Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 11:00:49 -0400From: Brian Tarkowski Subject: Re: Masking stupidity 1st off, the chance of catching Covid19 when outside is not zero and there is debate over the efficacy of wearing a mask. But that misses the bigger point. These are difficult times. People are trying toContinue Reading
Leda Hartman gives “Kind thanks to John Lowe and Anne Flannery for discrediting Elliott Cramer’s claim that only .67% of Chatham residents have Covid.” In fact Anne Flannery wrote me saying “I for one appreciate all the effort you are putting into trying to enlighten all of us.” Date: Wed,Continue Reading
The University of Maryland has COVID-19 Impact Analysis Platform page at https://data.covid.umd.edu For the period between April 1 – 24The stats show the Chatham County Social index is 4325% of Chatham County residents are staying at homeTRips per person – 2.7% out-of-county trips – 39%Miles traveled per person – 27.3New COVID-19Continue Reading
All workers at the Laurels of Chatham (LoC) have been trained to treat each resident/patient as if they carry a blood-borne illness. Care givers are trained to wash hands, wear gloves, clean surfaces and touch points. A doctor is available 23 hours per day. (Actually, 24 hours per day butContinue Reading
Here is part of what the CDC says regarding their recommendation TO USE a facemask. Entire statement is at the link below. CDC is additionally advising the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and doContinue Reading
We all appreciate the wisdom of learned folks who advise that we should wear face masks when in possible contact with others. What’s puzzling is the number of fully isolated folks who are wearing protection with NO ONE AROUND THEM. Alone in their cars, alone in jogging or a stroll,Continue Reading
At this age, 79, I am often thought of and often think of myself in terms of a cliché, “Set in his ways”. It is as though my brain is locked in concrete paths of thought and doesn’t experience each day as it is – the changing world and, GodContinue Reading
Unacast has apparently created this interactive Scoreboard, updated daily, to empower organizations to measure and understand the efficacy of social distancing initiatives at the local level. This allows you to compare your community’s social distancing activity to its activity prior to COVID-19 You can see how Chatham County stacks upContinue Reading
*COVID-19 and Domestic Violence* Even with the North Carolina Stay at Home order you can leave your home to access safety resources. Your safety is essential and there are resources available to help. *Safety Tips* Have a plan before the crisis. Know what public places are open in your area.Continue Reading
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:11:38 -0400From: “Chatham Arts Council (Hello)”Subject: ClydeFEST-to-Go is Here! *Chatham Arts Council’s 18th Annual ClydeFEST Turned Virtual with ClydeFEST-to-Go!* ClydeFEST 2020, sponsored by The Jester Group at Baird, is taking a creative spin this year amid COVID-19 stay at home orders with #ClydeFestToGo! In aContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 15:45:43 -0400From: “John Dykers M.D.”Subject: Re: info about virus not enough tests. CDC Actually limited testing to the very sick to conserve supply. There were still a lot of tests done with a surprisingly small proportion REPORTED as POS. The reports did not SAY theContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 22:20:09 -0400From: “John Dykers M.D.”Subject: Sunshine and COVID19 -RickJoy’s post Thank you for your link; I checked it. The weatherman explained about the atmosphere filtering out 95% of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. If it did not, we would all be toast! Rick is certainly correctContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:10:04 -0400 From: Nikolai Mather Subject: COVID-19 grocery help Hey y’all! If you are elderly, disabled, immunocompromised, or having a hard time getting out to get groceries at this time, shoot me an email at . I’d be happy to pick up whatever I can stillContinue Reading