Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

The "friendly" touching happens to me everytime by Brasileiras. With COVID-19 that has become dangerous.

robal wrote:

Just to go back to the topic, an infectious disease expert is saying we´re only in the second inning of this pandemic:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/opinions … index.html

robal

Wow, the "Virus Relapses"???

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/17/heal … _expansion

Alascana wrote:

robal wrote:

Just to go back to the topic, an infectious disease expert is saying we´re only in the second inning of this pandemic:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/opinions … index.html

robal

Wow, the "Virus Relapses"???

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/17/heal … _expansion

Addendum. .....

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ … f-us-cases

Its "Alive".....

robal wrote:

The "friendly" touching happens to me everytime by Brasileiras. With COVID-19 that has become dangerous.

I noticed the same. Whether it is just a habit or they just forget, who knows? I continue noticing my wife forgetting and reach out to shake a hand to the point I ask her to step back and hand her gel....Many get the point (although I get stupid looks from the people) but I do take it personally and do not care!
Yesterday Foz partially open some stores (still no one over 60 or under 20 allowed) with the restriction of only 30% capacity. It appeared traffic was increasing and I notice Caxias had lines with no spacing.
They have road blocks into and from Foz taking temperatures.
Bars cannot open, but the malls could. Even with 30% capacity malls, in my opinion, is a high risk, since many want to see others and the "distancing " is not really enforced!
With NO VACCINE we are not going to stop people being infected!

We're seeing a pickup in traffic too, even though most stores are still closed, and the desperate situation in Manaus is making international headlines.

Stay safe my friends 

I am finding myself being the "Rude Gringo" for I am sure all have seen the "WARNINGS"  of "Handshaking the Touching "and the distancing. I have had to tell people about distance  and the shaking of hands is out and the shoe 5 is in...lol....
This will change greetings forever and one must realize it's "Not Personal" just being cautious...The Traffic here is the same as usual, we also have the temp check point and the big box is checking temperature as one enters..We have not been Restricted by Age as of this note,.
People hack and sneeze in the open and I guess they just love attention or just like being stoopid...

Nobody in this country Washes there GD Hands....They Shower maybe 3 times a day or more and Think there Hands are Clean All Day..l...Rant#26....

Be Safe all, this reminds me of the  1st Rule of Driving "Look Out For The Other Guy"...my driving is good and my Sanitation is King....

Agree. You would think we would learn from history. "Spanish Flu" killed millions. BR had cholera in late 1800's. No clean water, blaming it on the poor and slaves bringing it in. Again million of people gone.
When a city as SP is looking for land for additional grave yards........there is a problem!!

Due to the overcrowded public health system, many people will just end up dying at home and not know what they had. This happens in NY already.

People are hoping for medications or vaccines but this is a virus that can mutate just like flu and hiv where medications can only suppress it, not cure it.

Here they relaxed some "stay at home". Now I noticed many are not abiding by the 3 meter rule and just wondering about.
Last week 2 new case from one family We now have a 10% increase in confirmed cases in just over a week.
"Be careful following the masses, sometimes the "m" is silent!"

Haha that IS correct hahaha

COVID "toes" - reddish-purple or bluish lesions on toes of COVID-19 patients is now another observed symptom of the disease.

https://br.yahoo.com/financas/noticias/ … 19525.html

robal

A quick update on COVID-19 in Brazil:

1. Total of 4,016 dead on record; 346 alone in 24hrs.
2. 58,509 confirmed cases.

In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, 1,096 confirmed cases, 34 dead.

Here´s the number of cases by state:

https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/casos-cor … 45910.html

robal

robal wrote:

Here´s the number of cases by state:

https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/casos-cor … 45910.html

robal

Here We Go☆☆☆☆☆☆

https://nypost.com/2020/04/27/brazil-is … ronavirus/

BUCKLE UP...THE "Tide is Rolling IN"....

Yes, it´s just warming up. Santa Catarina reopened shopping centers and cases rapidly went up. And we have borders with the state and can easily contaminate Parana and Rio
Grande do Sul.

robal

There is an impeachment process against Bolsonaro percolating in Congress due to his handling of COVID-19; also obstruction of justice with the Policia Federal regarding his sons. If he also fires Guedes then the necessary economic reforms won´t be done and there would be flight of capital causing a stock market crash and the dollar´s rapid rise.

A real estate investor´s dream!

robal

There were 407 dead last Thursday alone with COVID-19 and 300 deaths each for last
Friday and Saturday.

Friday and Saturday hurt us here. We reported the first death. Also and father and son were confirmed with the father in ICU.
Itaipu gave 1.7 million for equipment and 70 beds. Unfortunately it is a private hospital and the SUS hospitals and overwhelmed.   
99% of confirmed are under the SUS system.
All started with a tourist being stricken and rush to SUS, but the ambulance continued in service w/o sanitation.
Now other than those that went to SP and returned, we are beginning reporting community transfers.
They have started opening some businesses with some restrictions. We will see.......IMO too soon. BR loves hugging.........
Oh yeah they are thinking of opening the Paraguay border!

Do the Paraguayans get a vote on that?   

abthree wrote:

Do the Paraguayans get a vote on that?   

Probably in some way. Last week BR finally let in 300 Brazilian's stuck in CdE PY . (Isolated for 14 days in a hotel) . Also there has be 200 PY citizen's stuck on the BR side.
Some are trying crossing the rivers. The rivers are so low it is easy. (Any one need a car or boat? They found many)

Texanbrazil wrote:

Friday and Saturday hurt us here. We reported the first death. Also and father and son were confirmed with the father in ICU.
Itaipu gave 1.7 million for equipment and 70 beds. Unfortunately it is a private hospital and the SUS hospitals and overwhelmed.   
99% of confirmed are under the SUS system.
All started with a tourist being stricken and rush to SUS, but the ambulance continued in service w/o sanitation.
Now other than those that went to SP and returned, we are beginning reporting community transfers.
They have started opening some businesses with some restrictions. We will see.......IMO too soon. BR loves hugging.........
Oh yeah they are thinking of opening the Paraguay border!

Oh no! Bad news...

Yup, the Opposite of Pretty is Ugly...I will shop today and prepare for the long Haul and it's gonna be a Long One....picked up Tylenol today to beat the rush...I am masking it in tight areas and staying home...

Warning People about "Distance" went to the Bank today , What a Cluster Hunch on Distance...Got away ASAP.....I move fast ...I think I may go buy a Cake and Ice Cream and some Beers.....I am good ...

I´m still in isolation. I have food for months...

robal wrote:

There is an impeachment process against Bolsonaro percolating in Congress due to his handling of COVID-19;

Using the Alfred E Neuman approach "What, me worry?"  Does he not realize MAD Magazine is closed down?

Stay safe and at home. There are going to separate vilas around Foz to give 800 tests. To see where community spread  may be happening

As of yesterday April 30:

1. 5,017 dead, an increase of 10.43% in 2 days from 28Apr2020
2. 71,886 confirmed cases, an increase of 8.09% in 2 days from 28Apr2020.

It´s only warming up. Some states opened for business so expect escalation in cases and deaths. Sorry to say...

robal

Meanwhile  the pres claims WHO promotes masturbation and homosexuality among the children of the world.  He might like WHO less than Trump, and his policies are going to cause many deaths, good idea to be stocked up with supplies, gonna be a long, hot summer.

Fall and winter here which helps the COVID-19...

Pres Trump is now drawing plans on how to hit back on China on accounct of COVID-19.
From levying more taxes on their exports to the US to making their treasury notes investments in the US as reparations for damages caused by COVID-19.

robal wrote:

Fall and winter here which helps the COVID-19...

Look at Alaska and then one has the idea, we stay in the 80-90 degrees here in the Northeast...I am thinking it no matter where your at, it's how one handles "Their" situation.

I am looking at all and any information and the #1 is "Keeping a Healthy Immune System"
Seeing much information on Vitamin A,D,C....pharmacy today buy a few , I smoke, I drink and run with many women...Life is Gucci...lol...

Stay Healthy All and Stock what you can ...."Toilet Paper is No Good, if One has No Food"

....Shop Wisely...

mugtech wrote:

Meanwhile  the pres claims WHO promotes masturbation and homosexuality among the children of the world.  He might like WHO less than Trump, and his policies are going to cause many deaths, good idea to be stocked up with supplies, gonna be a long, hot summer.

I read something interesting " The Criminals have had their chance, So Now it's the "Loonies Time"...it's all designed to take one's mind off the current "Criminal Activities of the Family"...

It's like "Say Something Really Stoopid and the :Criminal Acts: mysteriously dissappear. ...

As a guest I remain Neutral on my Host Country Political Problems....yet there is a Relationship to Creepy Uncle Joe....

Ventiltors,Vaccine,Vitamins....the 2 forementioned I am "Out" the Vitamins I am All in" and I fold like a Card Table....Keep your Spirits up and Make Some Entertainment.....

Here's a""Durty Joke" I use to tell my kids ....." A Pig Rolling in Mud"....keeping it light...

Alascana wrote:

robal wrote:

Fall and winter here which helps the COVID-19...

Look at Alaska and then one has the idea, we stay in the 80-90 degrees here in the Northeast...I am thinking it no matter where your at, it's how one handles "Their" situation.

I am looking at all and any information and the #1 is "Keeping a Healthy Immune System"
Seeing much information on Vitamin A,D,C....pharmacy today buy a few , I smoke, I drink and run with many women...Life is Gucci...lol...

Stay Healthy All and Stock what you can ...."Toilet Paper is No Good, if One has No Food"

....Shop Wisely...

yea im kinda glad im in the northeast. meanwhile here in PE we are having alot of cases ,and many more to come. 

wont stop me from bbq / being the hermit i am with my family, they got used to it because i work from home lol

Mikeflanagan wrote:

Alascana wrote:

robal wrote:

Fall and winter here which helps the COVID-19...

Look at Alaska and then one has the idea, we stay in the 80-90 degrees here in the Northeast...I am thinking it no matter where your at, it's how one handles "Their" situation.

I am looking at all and any information and the #1 is "Keeping a Healthy Immune System"
Seeing much information on Vitamin A,D,C....pharmacy today buy a few , I smoke, I drink and run with many women...Life is Gucci...lol...

Stay Healthy All and Stock what you can ...."Toilet Paper is No Good, if One has No Food"

....Shop Wisely...

yea im kinda glad im in the northeast. meanwhile here in PE we are having alot of cases ,and many more to come. 

wont stop me from bbq / being the hermit i am with my family, they got used to it because i work from home lol

I know the feeling, before moving to BA, I hermited in Anchorage for 3 years, the store maybe once a week, used the car maybe once a week. With days below freezing of more than 6 months one finds entertainment and the internet was my best friend, being house bound was a way of life, the kids had a hard time being indoors and then when spring hit there injuries were great from lack of being outside...lol.. I am with two others now, and there family may stop by and I cook all the time and relax and try to keep away from myself for the warning is stay away from old people and young people. Just doing my thing, I still am the rude gringo about distance as I read today one stays away from people with the flu...so I treat everyone like I have the flu...lol..not sure how many cases here on the border of PE and BA...we are ,maybe opening May 2, as for me I am open everyday as long as there selling groceries I am shopping.. Only mask up in crowds and call it a day..shook hands with my mail carrier I had hand sanitizer.. The good thing is I do not know people to be near..it is nice the Lady and I no have to practice social distancing... Kkk

Update for between canada / brazil from the embassy ,


⚠️🦠 COVID-19. IMPORTANT! WARNING TO BRAZILIAN TRAVELERS IN CANADA ⚠️🦠

The Embassy and the Consulates-General of Brazil continue to follow the situation of Brazilians who are in Canada and face difficulties to return to Brazil.
We inform you that there are some options of commercial flights available at the moment between Brazil and Canada.

Air Canada announced the suspension of commercial flights between Canada and the United States from 26/04 until 22/05. The decision affects passengers who intended to fly in this period from Canada to Brazil with a scale in the USA, on flights with the first stretch operated by Air Canada. The airline also announced that it wants to resume the direct route to-São Paulo in June.

American Airlines and Delta continue to operate regular flights from Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to different cities in the United States.

- In May, flights from the USA to Brazil: Blue (weekly), Latam (3 flights per week, from 8/5), American Airlines (from 8/5) and United (daily).

- Aeromexico is planning to resume flights from Mexico City to São Paulo on June 1th. The Copa Airlines also announced that it would be postponed to June 1th of the resumption of the scheduled flights between Canada-Panama and Panama-Brazil.
Brazilians with a valid American visa are allowed to make connections in the United States.

To travel in May without scales in the USA, there are also longer and more expensive flight options across Europe.

The information on the airlines, compiled above for simple reference, is the responsibility of the airlines and are subject to sudden changes and / or cancellations. It is recommended to check updates on the company's websites before the purchase of tickets. At this time, the risk of aggravating restrictions on international air traffic, so that, as they have been doing since mid-March, the Embassy and Consulates of Brazil recommend to Brazilian travellers to return to Brazil, unless they can remain in Canada in the medium term.

Remdesivir produced by Gilead Sciences is now approved by FDA for emergency use to treat COVID-19. Perhaps a Brazilian doctor can import that, also for emergency use.

robal wrote:

Remdesevir produced by Gilead Sciences is now approved by FDA for emergency use to treat COVID-19. Perhaps a Brazilian doctor can import that, also for emergency use.

I am Out...I will not be a Lab-Rat or Teddy Bear !

....No Vaccine.......

and does Fauci and Gates have there hands in Gilead???

Did you know Billy Gates owns the patent on "Covid-19 Virus" ???

Microsoft can't keep your Computer from a Virus, yet the Owner can...Billy Gates Foundation...Slime Ball....

Food Safety....for those Stocking and Buying...it's gonna get tight.....

expiration dates until "and sale until" are not strictly "expiration dates"
  First, most foods do not include difficult and quick expiration dates.  Instead, you'll see terms like "best for" and "sell for" before your dates.  In most cases, these terms have little to do with security standards.

  "The terms" best for "," sell for "or" use for "are linked to quality standards set by the manufacturer," "said Gary Weber, senior director of food safety and contamination prevention at risk management company WorldAware  "They are not linked to food safety, with the notable exception of the infant formula - and even in this case, the concern is with nutritional quality and palatability."

  Expiration dates indicate when a product is at its best quality - not an indication of safety.
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  Expiration dates indicate when a product is at its best quality - not an indication of safety.
  Others agree.  "Many consumers are unaware that food labels are used by manufacturers to indicate when the product is at its peak for the best taste," said Jory Lange, a lawyer specializing in food poisoning.

  A "sale by" date tells the retailer how long to display a product for, and a "use by" date is the final date on which a consumer must use the item while it is of the highest quality, Lange told HuffPost.  "This is also not a safety date, unless it is an infant formula," he added.

Blumenau in SC opened business last April 13 and 15 days later, COVID-19 statistics increased to 160%! Phew! What a contagious little devil!

robal wrote:

Blumenau in SC opened business last April 13 and 15 days later, COVID-19 statistics increased to 160%! Phew! What a contagious little devil!

Its getting cold down there....WTFace......wow....We were suppose to open today and guess what we didnt.....maybe May 11......just know the cupboards look good and thinking about plugging back in the freezer...'
What is the most tender cut of beef, I keep getting shoe leather????.....the File is tuff as Liquid Nails...lol..

Gonna throw a Brisket Tip on the Barbie and call it a day...