No one would STOP anyway......................I'll believe these restrictions are about saving lives the day I see a STOP sign posted at every intersection in this country.
No one would STOP anyway......................I'll believe these restrictions are about saving lives the day I see a STOP sign posted at every intersection in this country.
And yet reported US Flu Cases are almost non-existent so far this winter.
The U.S. was not alone in suffering a resurgence this fall. Much of the world did. But many other countries responded to that surge with targeted new restrictions and, in a few cases, with an increase in rapid-result testing.
Those measures seem to be working. Worldwide, the number of new cases has fallen over the past week.
In some countries, the declines are large: more than 50 percent over the past month in Belgium, France, Italy, Kenya and Saudi Arabia; more than 40 percent in Argentina and Morocco; more than 30 percent in India and Norway.
And in the U.S.? The number of new cases has risen 51 percent over the past month.
The causes are not a mystery. The U.S. still lacks a coherent testing strategy, and large parts of the country continue to defy basic health advice. One example is Mitchell, a small South Dakota city, where deaths have spiked recently — including the loss of a beloved high school coach. Yet anti-mask protesters continue to undermine the local response.
Among their messages at a recent City Council meeting, as Annie Gowen of The Washington Post reported: “Positivity defeats the virus.”
Boom goes the dynamite.I'll believe these restrictions are about saving lives the day I see a STOP sign posted at every intersection in this country.
And yet reported US Flu Cases are almost non-existent so far this winter.
Because every virus has somehow morphed into Covid.
Had the CARES ACT ( there's an oxymoron) not allowed the hospitals to be paid an extra 20% for LTCH (Long Term Care in Hospital) then the numbers would not have morphed. Not only that but they changes the rules to now allow hospitals to retroactively bill cases to January 27, 2020 - so the hospitals are busy searching any viral patients to see what else they can screw Medicare out of.
And to top it off they are waving the 3 days hospital stay to qualify for LTCH. And to top off the insantoy the hospitals do not need to present a positive Covid test. It can be "assumed" to be the result of Covid. So if you had trouble breathing from say COPD, or Hantavirus - then call it Covid, some of the treatments are the same and collect the money as you pass "Go".
If you provide an incentive to cheat the government - people & companies will do it almost every time.
Covid exits but way too many deaths were attributed to it.
Had the incentives been to pay extra for hospital stays involving broken ankles I think we would have seen alot of people dying with broken ankles.
I know 3 or 4 cases here in DR of people posting they had Covid and looking for the 'requisite sympathy wishes' and the 'you-fight-it-attaboys', when in fact they had nothing of the sort.
Like a dud firecracker their victim hood was exposed, and they look stupid.
For sure it was if you had trouble breathing.Now wait just a second there!!! Last month I fell and bruised my sternum. I know that was covid related.
Whaaaat ? ! I shouldn't believe everything I hear, told to me? I should do independent research and come to my own conclusions, not a set of facts I selectively gather by confirming my own personal bias?And yet reported US Flu Cases are almost non-existent so far this winter.
Because every virus has somehow morphed into Covid.
Had the CARES ACT ( there's an oxymoron) not allowed the hospitals to be paid an extra 20% for LTCH (Long Term Care in Hospital) then the numbers would not have morphed. Not only that but they changes the rules to now allow hospitals to retroactively bill cases to January 27, 2020 - so the hospitals are busy searching any viral patients to see what else they can screw Medicare out of.
And to top it off they are waving the 3 days hospital stay to qualify for LTCH. And to top off the insantoy the hospitals do not need to present a positive Covid test. It can be "assumed" to be the result of Covid. So if you had trouble breathing from say COPD, or Hantavirus - then call it Covid, some of the treatments are the same and collect the money as you pass "Go".
If you provide an incentive to cheat the government - people & companies will do it almost every time.
Covid exits but way too many deaths were attributed to it.
Had the incentives been to pay extra for hospital stays involving broken ankles I think we would have seen alot of people dying with broken ankles.
I know 3 or 4 cases here in DR of people posting they had Covid and looking for the 'requisite sympathy wishes' and the 'you-fight-it-attaboys', when in fact they had nothing of the sort.
Like a dud firecracker their victim hood was exposed, and they look stupid.
If you had died as a result of your fall?Now wait just a second there!!! Last month I fell and bruised my sternum. I know that was covid related.
You're right. Let's get together when I arrive, you can put reality at the forefront of our conversation.No - never recalled 125 days to flatten the curve
You really need to get here -- boots on the ground
Bit out of touch with reality......
Life's easy here..... you don't feel anything
You won't need a guided tour.....You're right. Let's get together when I arrive, you can put reality at the forefront of our conversation.
Life may be easy but is always about feel.
Well, the bug, and science in general, doesn't really care about what you "think." We have folks on this board who have almost died from this thing. I have a family member who DID die from it.There are no covid deniers. There are those of us that think the alleged cure is worse than the disease. Sorry if we offend you....ah, not really!
Speak of the Devil.....Well, the bug, and science in general, doesn't really care about what you "think." We have folks on this board who have almost died from this thing. I have a family member who DID die from it.
So, you can prognosticate all you want about levels of severity. In the US, 300k people are dead from this thing, millions more have been stricken. Some people are asymptomatic, others will have permanent organ damage. Much of this can be avoided by wearing your damn mask and observing social distancing.
In the DR, the curfew has just been shortened because of well-grounded concerns about the bug spreading. Until there's a readily-available vaccine, we all need to exercise caution for ourselves, and for each other.
Well, the bug, and science in general, doesn't really care about what you "think." We have folks on this board who have almost died from this thing. I have a family member who DID die from it.
So, you can prognosticate all you want about levels of severity. In the US, 300k people are dead from this thing, millions more have been stricken. Some people are asymptomatic, others will have permanent organ damage. Much of this can be avoided by wearing your damn mask and observing social distancing.
In the DR, the curfew has just been shortened because of well-grounded concerns about the bug spreading. Until there's a readily-available vaccine, we all need to exercise caution for ourselves, and for each other.
The restrictions are the curfew. Either 9PM or 7PM. If that interferes too much is your decision to make. Anything you want to do during the day pretty much is the same.Im going to Puerto Plata and santo domingo from dec. 25 to mid January.
I can still cancel my trip with no penalty. Should i do it???
Wondering if its really worth going to DR with all these new restrictions. I don't fear covid, i just dont like vacation killing restrictions.
308k deaths, and counting.Speak of the Devil.....
Thanks for keeping us up to date with
what's happening up there in the US.
300K? I thought it was closer to a million? I might have it confused with them folks marching...
Either way, I do appreciate it.
Some are facing CV19 fatigue, I see.I guess the governments of the world want all businesses to fail and we all eat grass. I just contacted a friend who was coming with two others on the 20th, told them this BS and they are canceling their trip which was for a month. Cancel the villa they were to rent in Hispanola and the $150 a day each approx they spend per day and rebt-a-car
Screw this nonsense. Time to defy the orders.
Tourism is officially ended for DR.
Im going to Puerto Plata and santo domingo from dec. 25 to mid January.
I can still cancel my trip with no penalty. Should i do it???
Wondering if its really worth going to DR with all these new restrictions. I don't fear covid, i just dont like vacation killing restrictions.
Hunger cause fatigueSome are facing CV19 fatigue, I see.
I do understand.
Did you plan on evenings out with friends ? Or just days at the beach during the day or shopping for trinkets and playing solitaire in the hotel all night.Im going to Puerto Plata and santo domingo from dec. 25 to mid January.
I can still cancel my trip with no penalty. Should i do it???
Wondering if its really worth going to DR with all these new restrictions. I don't fear covid, i just dont like vacation killing restrictions.