Local Changes Due to Coronavirus.

Finally.... our Prime minister has buckled under overwhelming pressure..a little bit...

Schools will still not be closed but as from next weekend, all large gatherings will be cancelled...

All mass gatherings and sports events are set to be banned from next weekend, it can be revealed.

In a major escalation of the coronavirus crisis, ministers are preparing to introduce emergency legislation early next week to allow this.

The unprecedented move puts key summer events such as the Glastonbury Festival, VE Day commemorations, Chelsea Flower Show, Wimbledon tennis championships, the Grand National and Royal Ascot under threat.

It comes after sports bodies confirmed the postponement of the London Marathon, the suspension of Premier League football matches and the cancellation of the England cricket team's Sri Lanka tour.


As the number of coronavirus cases in the UK neared 800 and the death toll hit 11, it also emerged that officials are talking to businesses about ways to help millions work from home.

The cranking up of the government's response is also understood to hand police the powers to detain suspected virus victims 'for a limited period' if necessary stop them spreading the infection.

Council care homes will also be given the legal wriggle room to pare back their services if staff shortages makes it impossible to continue providing their current levels of support for their elderly residents.

Boris Johnson's U-turn on stronger action similar to that taken in other countries came after mounting criticism from public health experts and politicians that Britain was not doing enough to keep the public safe.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...anned-weekend-dramatic-government-U-turn.html
 
A newborn baby in England has become the world's youngest victim to test positive for coronavirus.

The child's mother was rushed to hospital days ago with suspected pneumonia but her positive result was only known after the birth.

The pair are being treated at separate hospitals with the baby being treated at North Middlesex Hospital where it was born, and the mother being moved to a specialist infections hospital. ( that's North London for anyone who doesn't know )

After doctors learned of the mother's positive result, the baby was tested very soon after its arrival

Doctors are trying to establish how the newborn contracted the virus, either through the womb or during birth.
 

Jim W. said:
THEY CLOSED DISNEY WORLD!!!!! šŸ˜± šŸ˜­
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And Disney Land and then Disney World in Florida. And Broadway is closed down, and all the sports. People didn't believe me when I said more than a week ago that this "ish" is real and they downplayed the seriousness of it. Many schools and universities have suspended classes and our governor (N.J.) is considering closing schools in the entire state. We are no where near the peak of this. I saw that Italy's peak is still probably a couple of weeks away. Life as we've known it has changed.
 
They have canceled all large gatherings and asked local restaurants to reduce seating capacity by fifty percent to help with social distancing.

The surrounding counties have closed schools until the middle of April but talks are still taking place in my city. The city is concerned about closing schools because such a large number of students rely on the schools for free breakfast and lunch each day, very sad choices.
 
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Got a notice from my church St Thomas that services to be cancelled for the next 2 Sundays. We can get them online which I do anyway. They are asking anyone that feels bad to avoid services. Also got emails from KFC, WALMART, KROGER and others that I frequent. I am ordering from HEB now to be delivered.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I received a jury summons that required me to call this afternoon to find out if I had to report on Monday as planned.

The recorded message said that all juror selection was being postponed until further notice due to the threat of Coronavirus.

A new summons will be issued at a later date.
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I bet the prisoner who is on remand or in custody is furious they'll have to be incarcerated for longer before their case comes to trial. Wonder what they'll do if a case of the virus breaks out in the prisons ..
 
hollydolly said:
I bet the prisoner who is on remand or in custody is furious they'll have to be incarcerated for longer before their case comes to trial. Wonder what they'll do if a case of the virus breaks out in the prisons ..
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Not many people in jail since the governor's bail reform law went into effect.

Under the new law, judges will no longer be able to set bail for a long list of misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies, including stalking, assault without serious injury, burglary, many drug offenses, and even some kinds of arson and robbery.

Thousands of people currently in jail awaiting trial across the state will be automatically released, and about 90 percent of new defendants each year in New York will remain free as their cases move through the courts. Most cities and counties will rely on supervised release programs ā€” in which officials stay in touch with defendants through phone calls or meetings ā€” to ensure people show up to court.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/nyregion/cash-bail-reform-new-york.html
 
They will spray disinfectant in the prisons, just like in any city or school that have closed.

The Gov of NY has prisoners making a hand sanitizer that is better than Purell, he says. It's called NYS Clean, but I don't know how it's being marketed
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ALBANY ā€“ New York is making its own hand sanitizer to distribute to schools, governments, prisons and some communities affected by the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

With a shortage of hand sanitizer due to the illness and the growing cost of buying it, New York is turning to its state-owned business run in its prison system to produce more than 100,000 gallons of week of hand sanitizer, called NYS Clean.

"Itā€™s much cheaper for us to make it ourselves than for us to buy it on the open market," Cuomo said at a press briefing Monday
 
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RadishRose said:
They will spray disinfectant in the prisons, just like in any city or school that have closed.

The Gov of NY has prisoners making a hand sanitizer that is better than Purell, he says. It's called NY Clean, but I don't know how it's being marketed.
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yes but unlike the schools the prisons won't be empty... ...here they\'re not closing schools....

In Spain they've closed everything, including the right to travel unless for business or doctors appointments, manned checkpoints have been set up. All schools, restaurants and bars have been closed. Holidaymakers (thousands) on the paseo having lunch and dinner were told to leave in beach areas.. . All beaches closed...
They closed all the children playgrounds and public parks and I've seen the video today of them spraying the kids slides and things with disinfectants.. All bar and restaurant staff have been laid off pro tem unpaid .. but with only a days notice they wouldn't have had any warning to be able to have a chance to save some money to see them through the period until everything re-opens and my daughters says this looks like it could possibly not be until Easter

Thousands , nay hundreds of thousands of people are on holiday (vacation) there at the moment arriving before the movement ban .
Can you imagine being on holiday in a country where you may have just arrived a day or 2 ago, and now there's nowhere to go, no restaurants, bars, or even parks,, and no driving to scenic areas for a picnic even... ? However they're doing what they hope is the right thing to stop the spread of it... unlike this country....
 
Aunt Bea said:
They have canceled all large gatherings and asked local restaurants to reduce seating capacity by fifty percent to help with social distancing.

The surrounding counties have closed schools until the middle of April but talks are still taking place in my city. The city is concerned about closing schools because such a large number of students rely on the schools for free breakfast and lunch each day, very sad choices.
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The decision was finally made to close all of our schools from 3/20/20 through mid-April.

They are still working on plans/ideas for feeding stations with limited contact, meals for small groups, grab 'n go sack lunches, 3-day meal kits, etc...
 
I have gotten some emails from companies like my bank telling me on how they plan on staying safe...I guess we all are! šŸ˜‚ šŸ’—(y)

Heck, no one wants to get deathly ill but then 80% who get it don't get extremely ill so that's something I hold on to.
 
I live 30 minutes from Disney World and just received an email from them that because of the parks closing, they are donating a great deal of fresh food to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Disney donates regularly to the food bank, but this is going to be one huge haul.
 
TRENTON, NJ- Three regional governors have announced an approach to combat the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. NJ Governor Murphy, NY Governor Cuomo, and CT Governor Lamont announced that the three states will limit crowd capacity for recreational and social gatherings to 50 people - effective by 8 PM tonight.


Restaurants and bars will close for on premise service and move to take-out and delivery only effective 8 PM tonight while movie theaters, gyms and casinos will also temporarily close effective 8 PM tonight.


The three governors also announced restaurants and bars will close for on premise service and move to take-out and delivery services only but may be provided a waiver for carry-out alcohol.

Some states, I think one is NY, are arranging for the Army Corp of Engineers to build temporary hospital units.
 
This afternoon, schools all over central Missouri announced they are closing, starting tomorrow, and lasting through April 3rd. They are closing to sanitize the schools, and allow all the schools, doctors/hospitals, etc., to prepare in case this virus finds its way into this area. As a result, our nearby Granddaughter will be bringing her two daughters here early in the morning before she and her husband head for work. At this point, we are unsure if the little ones will be staying with us throughout the weekdays, or if the parents will be coming back and forth every morning and evening. The practical solution would be to let them stay here on weekdays, for the next 3 weeks, and just take them home on weekends.

The remainder of the month should be quite interesting for us, and my wife will probably really have her hands full as we get used to having a couple of active young girls here for hours/days at a time.

Some of the news reports are saying that schools are closing all over the country, and millions of kids and parents are going to have to find ways to balance family and work. The problems this virus is causing just seem to get more complex with every passing day.
 
The supermarket in the next town that is usually open 24 hours, is now closing between 1 and 6 am.

The local Dollar General is devoting its first hour of business (8 to 9 am) exclusively to seniors. (I wonder if you have to show proof?)

The church I attend is finally postponing all activities until further notice.

The only thing that hasn't changed so far is home delivered meals (see green letters in this online notice):

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Our community center is feeding kids who would have been getting meals at schools. :)

I'm starting to get positive feedback from people I urged to stock up a few weeks ago ...older than me who have chronic illnesses. I had my mom calling people as well. Some listened and are thankful!
 
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As many places in the U.S., our mayor has declared all eating establishments closed to the public. Take-out food only.

Our daughter has offered to drop off any groceries, etc. However, we're okay for now. They order through Insta-Cart.

Have received emails from the CEO of our supermarket and pharmacy, bank, as to what precautions are being taken to ensure the cleanliness of their premises. Our PM's wife has the virus and he is self-quarantined.
 
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debodun said:
A woman to whom I deliver meals gets her groceries delivered and they have cancelled twice on her. She is getting desperate. She needs meds, too.
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Does she have any family/friends/neighbours who can help in any way at all? Will the pharmacy deliver her meds?
 
hollydolly said:
I presume the areas at the top of your list Marlene, are your most populated areas in the USA ?

Oddly , it's not quite the same here.. London has the highest amount .. followed by Devon which is a much less populated area , a county way down on the coast in the west country...

Total confirmed cases for the whole of the UK as from an hour ago... is 590

England - 491
Scotland - 60
Wales- 19
Northern Ireland -20...
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Might I be so bold as to post information from Canada. We have 320 confirmed cases. 4 have died. However, no one panics as the conservative people of Canada. I know this for a fact. All libraries closed, schools closed, senior Happy Hours not allowed. Man, them's fightin' words. I love books & I really like Happy Hour. I am fighting to have tomorrow's coffee time at 10 am to stay open. Darn it all!
 
Pinky said:
Does she have any family/friends/neighbours who can help in any way at all? Will the pharmacy deliver her meds?
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I think she was hinting around for my help, but the meal program dictates that we cannot intervene with anything (unless it is, of course, a life threatening situation) and then we can only report it - no direct intervention. We can't even bring their mail from the mailbox to them or take mail to post for them. These people have case workers or they wouldn't be in the meals program. Their helpers should be making those arrangements.
 

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