"The food supply chain is breaking," wrote board chairman John Tyson in a full-page advertisement published Sunday in The New York Times,
US farmers don't have anywhere to sell their livestock, he said, adding that "millions of animals — chickens, pigs and cattle — will be depopulated because of the closure of our processing facilities."

Depopulated? Really?

Why do the "under 65 w/no pre-existing conditions" crowd make up a six times larger percentage of COVID deaths in the US than in the Netherlands?

I find that fairly unnerving.

federal report out speculating that the counts are WAY low. they compared the death rates with the expected death rates (without covid) and there's apparently a huge gap. i just read the headline, so i don't know the numbers.

https://s2.washingtonpost.com/28d134d/5 ... 61020fa827

Warszawa wrote:

"The food supply chain is breaking," wrote board chairman John Tyson in a full-page advertisement published Sunday in The New York Times,
US farmers don't have anywhere to sell their livestock, he said, adding that "millions of animals — chickens, pigs and cattle — will be depopulated because of the closure of our processing facilities."

Depopulated? Really?

It's a familiar word to rural and farming communities.

Bucky wrote:federal report out speculating that the counts are WAY low. they compared the death rates with the expected death rates (without covid) and there's apparently a huge gap. i just read the headline, so i don't know the numbers.

https://s2.washingtonpost.com/28d134d/5 ... 61020fa827

Saw something similar on twitter illustrating the same thing in other countries.

Disturbing when you think our 3rd leading cause of death (accidents) must be down significantly.

stocking up on kombucha and cliff bars. it's all you really need.

Pretty good numbers day for PA. 800 some new cases and fewer deaths than recently.

Its Monday

jamiethekiller wrote:Its Monday

Yup, there is always an undercount on Mondays.

for reference, monday was 300 lower than the 'average' for the rest of last week(all over 1200)

I posted in the work thread for god knows what reason, but NJ today 'only' had 106 deaths vs. 175 last Monday. Yesterday's deaths were also much lower than the previous Sunday. So either tomorrow is going to be awful, or things are improving more rapidly than I would've expected.

06hawkalum wrote:Why do the "under 65 w/no pre-existing conditions" crowd make up a six times larger percentage of COVID deaths in the US than in the Netherlands?

I find that fairly unnerving.

My rough guess would be because we're fat and unhealthy. You're right, that is unnerving.

my coworkers company in south jersey had two people pass away from covid in the past week

has there been anything out there about WHO is contracting it and HOW they're contracting it?

is it all just lumped in the amalgous blob of 'community spread?"

Is it supply chain workers? Is it Health Care workers? Is it just elderly in facilities?

My wife and I are arguing right now bc she wants to go see her stepmother who is really close to passing away. She wants to wear a mask our neighbor made, like go right there right now and just put it on and go see her stepmother. She's at home but has had nurses and aides in and out 24/7 and we have no idea if anyone has been exposed. It's not a heated argument but we are going back and forth

jamiethekiller wrote:has there been anything out there about WHO is contracting it and HOW they're contracting it?

is it all just lumped in the amalgous blob of 'community spread?"

Is it supply chain workers? Is it Health Care workers? Is it just elderly in facilities?

anecdotal evidence suggest lots of assisted living/rehab facilities/senior living has been hit along with rural states big supply chain type jobs (tyson for example).

jerseyhoya wrote:I posted in the work thread for god knows what reason, but NJ today 'only' had 106 deaths vs. 175 last Monday. Yesterday's deaths were also much lower than the previous Sunday. So either tomorrow is going to be awful, or things are improving more rapidly than I would've expected.

It will be interesting to see. Clearly the number of cases detected running up to this date haven't really declined much, but that could be more due to expanded testing detecting less severely infected people. Or, not. Could be that death doesn't schedule great, along with the usual bureaucratic idiosyncrasies of the weekend. Certainly hoping it's a trend.

Gov. Wolf says starting May 1, PA golf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned campgrounds may reopen statewide, using "life-sustaining business" guidance supplied by Wolf administration to help them operate safely.

The Dude wrote:My wife and I are arguing right now bc she wants to go see her stepmother who is really close to passing away. She wants to wear a mask our neighbor made, like go right there right now and just put it on and go see her stepmother. She's at home but has had nurses and aides in and out 24/7 and we have no idea if anyone has been exposed. It's not a heated argument but we are going back and forth

can you possibly find an N95 mask anywhere? Put it out on your nextdoor and describe the circumstances and see if any neighbors might have one??

Bucky wrote:

The Dude wrote:My wife and I are arguing right now bc she wants to go see her stepmother who is really close to passing away. She wants to wear a mask our neighbor made, like go right there right now and just put it on and go see her stepmother. She's at home but has had nurses and aides in and out 24/7 and we have no idea if anyone has been exposed. It's not a heated argument but we are going back and forth

can you possibly find an N95 mask anywhere? Put it out on your nextdoor and describe the circumstances and see if any neighbors might have one??

she just left