Hi Nancy!
NB>> States where things opened too fast and people were being sloppy are
NB>> indeed having spikes again in their Covid counts.... So far NY is
NB>> staying the course, and almost fully reopened again.... but there is a
NB>> fairly good compliance with the safety guidelines that accompany each
NB>> phase of the openings... Some of it might be overkill, and there is
NB>> some laxity in total implementation, but overall, most are being
NB>> careful for themselves and for others' sakes... :)
BM>> Good! There have been slight spikes regionally -- zero deaths in Iowa
BM>> reported over the weekend and then three reported yesterday (Monday)
BM>> -- possibly the weekend had something to do with the numbers reporting?
NB>> Possible.... those are still decent numbers though....
BM> Unfortunately since then a bit of spike on both sides of the River.
NB> So far ours are continuing to go down, and no deaths for a
NB> while... hopefully yours are leveling off again...
Both sides of the River still increasing in cases and deaths; the good
news is not as fast, so leveling off some. And now with schools
starting shortly there is concern of another spike. At this point
Autumn will be staying home, being schooled virtually, at least until
October.
BM>> And bet there will be a spike in Rock Island County (IL) as they
BM>> opened a drive-through COVID-19 test clinic yesterday -- where up to
BM>> 500 people can be tested per day; those people might not have been
BM>> tested otherwise and I'd bet a few are going to test positive, so
BM>> spike!
NB>> As long as they don't need hospitalization, it's more a getting a
NB>> better picture of the situation, so not really a spike... :)
BM> The news had an interview with a higher-level official at the Genesis
BM> Healthcare System (the one predominating on the Iowa side) and he indicated
BM> there were enough beds available as nothing major happened
BM> to the COVID-19 numbers (obviously wasn't phrased that way), and if
BM> need be would be postponing elective surgeries to open up beds.
NB> Pretty much standard.... As far as I know, procedures and
NB> surgeries here are getting back to normal....
Right, and I haven't heard of anything being postponed or delayed; might
be slightly longer to get scheduled because of extra distancing, etc.,
but not like before.
BM> ...There's still a chocolate rabbit from Easter -- he was placed in
BM> the refrigerator when the weather started getting hot.
NB> Wise... else you'd have a brown puddle.... ;)
<chuckle> And now he's not: got eaten over a couple day period.
BM>>> The hug does a lot of good! As long as both healthy and agree to it.
NB>>> Exactly... and that factored in... both of us quite well, both kinda
NB>>> ready to take the chance... :)
BM>> I think the mentally healthier idea is to consider the people one
BM>> knows as healthy unless know they are/have been recently sick.
BM>> Strangers -- well "stranger danger" applies!
NB>> Of course... :) And I don't generally go out hugging strangers
NB>> anyway, even in "normal" times... :)
BM> No, normally not.
NB> Mostly depends on the situation.... Something like Daryl's
NB> squaredance club, people aren't considered strangers for long...
NB> Out on the street would be a different situation.... ;)
True: thinking club dancefloor and may be dancing together but no real
interaction. Square dancing, OTOH, lots of interaction: following the caller's
instructions, dancers need to align with others.
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