Is anyone here in one of the states affected by coronavirus shutdowns?

Book,

Yes, only take out food here too. No dining in.

Oh yes, the holy water that we use for blessings was removed from all churches.

Yes, initially awhile ago before our quarantine officially started, changes were incorporated such as, no sharing from the same cup of wine, so no wine for communion. Priests, deacons and lay people who dispense the hosts (bread) must sanitize hands before giving out the hosts.

No shaking of hands, no hugs or kisses during offering the ‘sign of peace’ to one another.

But now, there is no Mass. The archbishop has postponed all services in order to comply with the governor’s regulations.

We only have Mass online now or television. That’s it.

The entire state of California has just been ordered to stay home by Governor Newsome. My county is up to 4 confirmed COVID cases. 2 men in their 60s died in 2 neighboring counties, both had underlying health issues.

We have a shortage of blood here. My husband always donates at work but he’s working at home now. As soon as he can donate again, he will.

I am always told that I am too thin to donate. I get tired of being told that I need to gain weight.

Please donate blood when you are able to. There is a big shortage everywhere now.

The news just reported that Lambeth House (independent, ASL, MC facility) has over 20 cases of the virus at the facility. 5 have died at Lambeth. Sad. The older population is at a higher risk.

Plumbers are warning to stop flushing ‘flushable’ wipes down the toilet. Plumbing issues are being reported in our area.

The fishing along coastal Louisiana has increased! They fishermen are saying, “The only Corona on our boat is the good kind, the kind we have in our ice chest!”

So strange watching the local news. The Fairgrounds just showed the horse racing with no spectators in the stands! Weird! We have a very old race track. Lots of people love the track.

Anyone getting emails enticing to buy online? Department stores are closed. Malls are closed. So, emails are flooding my mailbox with advertisements to shop online.

I haven’t looked at the ads. Just where am I going to wear these new clothes, shoes and purses? Hahaha We are quarantined!

MALARIA VACCINE is not too expensive, and has some high hope in fighting coronavirus.. heard that on a radio station...

MALARIA VACCINE already invented and may help in the coronavirus?

I don't know... but someone may know something...it's a vaccine, and may help.. and if you are thinking you may be vulnerable... ask your doctor for a shot.
I hate shots and got my first flu vaccine last year....

There is a new sign by front door: No visitors allowed.. I peeked in and said hi to my aunt in her bed.. It's a 6 pack,, 2 caretakers and 6 "residents."

The do not need to be exposed too long to anyone who steps outside that home..
I work, and I do step in the the grocery store if needed.

So we have bad plumbing... my mom told me years ago...::: Scott tissues... one ply...

1: one ply tissue

2: wipe all dishes down into trash can before putting them into dishwasher

3: Hair drains.. especially with people who have hair.. t's a little plastic drain n holder.. IT'S A HAIR TRAP...( Not a Hare trap... that would be too weird)

4. Throw away /wipe away the trash... DO NOT THROW DOWN GARBAGE DISPOSALS.. Garbage disposals are for little things that my be accidentally stuck on your fork or spoon.. Not the stuffing from the turkey that was too dried out to eat...OLD HOMES HAVE OLD PIPES... THINK ABOUT IT....
BABY WIPES ARE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE TRAPS TO EASILY...Gosh 2 plys don't go down easily.. Use SEPTIC TANK SAFE TOILET PAPER... USUALLY 1 PLY, BUT YOU WON'T BE PAYING A PLUMBER too many times.. Think about it while you are on your throne.
Some people say to clean all your drains with bleach once a month..or was it once a week?

This is why everyone needs to do their homework... I heard a snip of it on the news... So everyone... do your homework before you jump in.. Glad you know knew about this... Vaccines are nothing to sneeze at.. I delayed my kid in getting vaccines.. I waited as long as I could..
Plumbing? house plumbing.. yes, I know a smidgen of it... Too much can clog the drains... 1 ply works for us... The rest goes in trash... To keep it a bit fresher, put the wipes in your doggy bags that you use for your dog walks... Tie em up and toss em out...You have a dog, you know what to do.

Yes, I am in the Northeast. My state is in tandem with NY, NJ. MIL In NH, 30 day lockdown. It was leaked in a document to NYT about an 18 month stint of control measures. I am not a conspiracy freak, but sometimes things in your gut don't always feel coincidental anymore. Interesting NPR had a 2017 article, CDC was trying to get quarantine laws changed that could impede on our civil rights. I did not know they were involved, but remember in patriot act? Or someplace we can be held indef without due process.
Search Npr, CDC seeks controversial new quarantine powers..dated Feb 2, 2017
CDC is not a Fed agency

Want to share some of the good and the heartache in New Orleans right now.

We have had deaths in Lambeth House, which is independent, AL and MC. It’s a lovely facility. Well, earlier today they showed on the news that an extraordinary opera singer stood outside in the street to serenade the elderly residents. Some stepped out into their balconies to listen to him. So sweet.

Our mayor recently made the tough decision to do a total lockdown until further notice. Stores will remain open to serve us. She asked people to stop hoarding and only buy for one or two weeks.

Death toll went up to 14 and she is trying to prevent as much as possible.

Good news, no cases of the virus has been found in Children’s Hospital. Hallelujah!

Tons of food has been donated to our food bank 😊.

isthisrealyreal, Exactly what I have been thinking.

So my city police made a statement about 4 or 5 days ago that they Will Not be stopping anybody for traffic violations and not answering any minor calls. So people are speeding, running red lights, running stop signs and drinking and driving. Just yesterday, I went to the store to pick up a few things for my mother and I parked next to a truck who had a can of Bush beer in their cup holder. I have also seen people drinking beer while driving down the road!

Moreover, last night the Ring that I have on my front door to catch my brother; instead it cought some guy walking up my walk on to my front porch. He stood there looking around my front door then he walked away. This happened at 4 a.m.. The video is creepy! I just can't believe some guy was on my porch in the middle of the night! I hope he saw the Ring and won't come back!!

Is this the new world?

I was told not to take ibuprofen for covid-19. That ibuprofen made it worse. That Tylenol (acetaminophen) was the proper fever reducer to use.
You may have heard that also. I found this article on NPR that explains the origin of that story and that their is no proof beyond anecdotal that it is true.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/18/818026613/advice-from-france-to-avoid-ibuprofen-for-covid-19-leaves-experts-baffled

97yroldmom, all my reading on ibuprofen has been it's just an observation too; however, I willing to take acetaminophen for fevers since I don't see much difference where there's no inflammation. Ibuprofen is a low level NSAID and several unintended side effects in those medications did show up after some years of long term wide spread use. I guess that makes me more willing to believe some new side effect may be in play too.

After only having a couple of cases related to international travel in our area, we have two clusters from out of state travel by the younger folks. First is a chef who traveled to NYC last week, didn't feel well on the trip to the airport but still flew home and worked the next day (Sunday), then went to a doctor and got tested on Tuesday, confirmed covid-19 late Wednesday; by this time two of the restaurant co-workers were ill and waiting on their test results. Second is a group of 8 college students from the only college in the area that didn't switch to online only. It's small and private and may not have had the resources to quickly make the change. The kids traveled together to the beach during spring break last week and then came back to the dorms this week. Three are positive and all 8 lived in the dorms until Thursday. College is now dismissing and closing the dorms and sending all those kids back to their home communities to self isolate.

In TN, we have almost as many cases under 21 as over 70 with just over half of the confirmed cases aged between 21 and 40. Distancing seems to be working, at least so far, but it seems we older folks need to distance the most from the younger crowd members who don't seem to get it yet. Fortunately, we have have only a couple of first responders and health care workers infected.
Cases in Tennessee by age group
0-10: 3
11-20: 12
21-30: 72
31-40: 47
41-50: 35
51-60: 26
61-70: 16
71-80: 13
80+: 4

I'm baking bread again today since it cannot be found on grocery shelves and with 2 teens and 1 pre-teen boys eating 2-6 sandwiches each a day, we need it. I'm making a double batch of yeast rolls and just making each roll larger, basically sandwich sized.

I did see on CNN news that Florida beaches were full of people. When the news report asked young college kids "why they were on the beach and not at home" most answer that "they could not get Coronavirus" and went on to say, "they felt the virus only attacks older adults and besides it was their spring break and that they deserve it."

They don't get it!

We're in NC. My mother's ALF went into lock down about a week ago. At the moment, we have 185 cases, some of which from community spread.

We have several confirmed community spread cases......and the county is STILL refusing to test anyone unless they’ve traveled out of the country. We’ve got first responders showing serious symptoms and they can’t even get tested! This county is failing us. These first responders are obviously quarantined at home but have been exposed to a lot of people who STILL have to go to work and deal with the public.

We are up to 11 confirmed cases here. And just had our first death-the person also had underlying health issues. The county is being tight lipped. They will not release anything but the numbers. They will not release what city the infected people live in. They even planned to release the numbers on a WEEKLY basis but the local media banded together and pushed back and they are now giving daily updates. At least 2 of the cases were acquired in the community.

and I want to rant for a moment. My
mothers friend who is retired and has adult children, grandchildren and a great grandchild....none of whom live with her.....just posted a meme on Facebook of a health care worker crouched in a hallway and it says “please stop complaining about being home with your children while I’m praying I don’t bring this virus home to mine”. Sorry not sorry but if I want to complain, I gosh darn will. Some of us, who are under statewide order to stay home, are home with our children while our spouses are at work & at risk for bringing home the virus too. As I said below my husband, a first responder, has workers who are symptomatic but have been denied testing. So not only I am stuck at home with my kids but I am also praying my husband doesn’t bring the virus home too!!! The last thing parents need is to be told to stop complaining. I know people just want to put things in to perspective, but if you aren’t stuck at home with your kids, please don’t tell parents not to complain. If you feel you need to say something, say something supportive or offer up ideas to keep the kids entertained and the parents sane.

and the same people who are telling parents not to complain are the same ones complaining when they see kids playing outside! I am just beyond over it now. Everyone is allowed outside. We must practice social distancing and most people are. Yet people are losing their minds because people are still out walking their dogs and letting their kids play in the yard. Basically....you’re telling me I should keep my kids inside and NOT complain about them? Please, I beg you, please, just give me whatever it is you are smoking because I can’t keep my kids inside and NOT complain about them unless I’m high as a kite. Or drunker than 50 Indians.

and where are the memes telling the kids not to complain? Kids all over the world are complaining because they are bored and there’s nothing to eat and nothing to do.....I have yet to see a single meme addressed to the kids!

Shell, I suspected that at some time thieves are going to feel more enabled and burglaries will increase.    I don't know if I can get a good system in given the business shutdowns in this area, but what I can do is make first alerts of the garden kind.    I should be able to find in the house enough metal to make wind chimes, then attach the chimes by string or chain to a base, then hang it in front in front of the door side and front doors.

If the thieves attempt or manage to break in through the door, the chimes should alert me, as I'm a light sleeper.    And if they get any farther, they'll either get a whack on the head with the cast iron pan I'm moving next to my bed, or they'll get a broken knee if I whack him/them/her with the cast iron pan.   Hopefully they won't be armed, but I'll have both a knife and a pistol by the bed.

I suspect there will be some looting as well, especially at night at smaller stores that don't have lighting or security.

Worried, just some thoughts on the back yard... with all those chopped up trees, you could make a small stockade, and grow morning glories around it.  It would add regular color and spruce up the yard for the time being.

Your kids could make a project out of it, winding the morning glory vines in and out of the "stockade", creating patterns in between the sticks and eventually covering them as the vines reach up to 10' or more.  

Or you could grow anything with vines, including peas and beans, and save some money on food.    If the ground's not friable now, with vining plants you can get by with just loosening the soil in the area of the stems, before you plant.  That's one of the great things about vines; there's so much more above the ground than there is in the ground.

Pumpkins are another option; the kids could grow their own Halloween pumpkins.   That kind of children's garden helps them learn more about plants and gardening, as well as look forward to the time when they harvest the pumpkins for Halloween.   And they may develop a gardener's habit of checking the plants every day to see how much they've grown. 

You could also make a children's garden.  Use the tree stakes to make a teepee, and wind beans or peas up over the stakes.

Now, if you tell me the soil's not good, I've got suggestions for that as well!

I was talking to nephew #1 last night and he feels we should either go totally into a strict shut down or just go back to carring on as usual, all these half measures aren't solving it and the financial effects will bankrupt us for no good reason. I think I have enough of a cash cushion to get me over the worst of this but there are many who do not, and while my gov't is telling people they will expand employment insurance and not allow any evictions for the duration the small business owners and landlords as well as pensioners living off their investments have no safety net at all.

Just received news update. 27 confirmed, 1 death. Small island, very strong family ties, etc... Teacher niece couldn't take being 2 weeks homebound. She visited this afternoon her parents/siblings home next door. I haven't seen fave sis in exactly 1 week. She called today. Trying to persuade me to pack up, move in with her and hubby, do a 14-day quarantine in her spare bedroom with attached bathroom. Uhm… No, because I don't feel comfortable leaving oldest sis alone in this house, by herself at this uncertain time period.

I am primary caregiver for my mom who lives with me.   Historically, both of my siblings visit me once a month, so I get every other weekend relief.  I don't know how much longer they can do this.  My brother could drive (6 hours v a 1 hour flight, but when you add in all the time getting to and from airport, going through security, more like 4 hours), but not my sister.  She is very worried that they will shut down domestic flights.  The last time she flew, the plane was half empty and everyone wiped down tray tables, etc.   The passengers joked it was the cleanest the plane would ever be.

Health care workers here have started receiving letters from their employers that allows them to travel.

Well, non-essential offices are to try to reduce the person to person workforce by 50%. Powers that be will meet in the morning to discuss what to do with me since I may have been exposed and of course my office in its entirety.

My hubby is a Doctor. He's been off for several days. So far we only have one case in our little town, but we all know there are many more to follow.
I am worried for him. His Clinic has limited resources and the appropriate protective gear is at a premium.
People in our town are literally camping out in the grocery store parking lots the night before the trucks are due to arrive.
This is starting to feel like a freaking scifi movie!
Stay safe everyone.
God bless!

Here in Louisiana we are up to 837 confirmed cases of the virus and 20 deaths. Mayor of New Orleans is reporting it will become worse. It’s upsetting. New Orleans has the majority of cases.

Praying for everyone. Please pray for us too.

I have asthma so I am not taking any unnecessary risk. My husband is a sweetheart and has been doing the shopping for us.

Unfortunately, this is just the beginning.  It's going to continue to get worse until it reaches its peak.  If everyone can just pitch in and do their part from spreading it... It's sad when I see numbers of deaths. 20 deaths is a lot. I hope I don't become immune or numb to the numbers. This morning in my calendar, I started noting down the events as it occurs here on island... Our national guard has been activated....

A few minutes ago, I saw comments from those working the suicide prevention and other hotlines. They're receiving so many calls of people wanting to kill themselves because they were laid off or just plain panicking... If you can't find strengths or encouragements from friends and family, at least you will find it here in AC.

Denver under shelter in place until April 10 at least.