Tuesday 24 March 2020

N.B. COVID-19 roundup: People entering province must self-isolate as total cases reach 18

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Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Mary Ann Hennen



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Anyone leaving New York must self-isolate or risk spreading COVID-19, health officials say

State has around half of the infections in the U.S.

The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 24, 2020 4:48 PM ET


New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the COVID-19 infection rate in New York is accelerating, and the state could be as close as two weeks away from a crisis that projects 40,000 people in intensive care. (John Minchillo/The Associated Press)

With around half of the country's infections, New York state is the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, prompting a special warning from public health authorities Tuesday.

There were more than 25,000 positive cases in New York state and at least 210 deaths, according to state figures. Most of the cases and deaths have been in New York City.

Dr. Deborah Birx, from the White House's coronavirus task force, said at a briefing Tuesday that about 56 per cent of all cases in the U.S. are coming out of New York City and the New York metropolitan area, and about 31 per cent of patients are succumbing to the disease.



That's why it was "critical" that anyone who has left New York in the past few days to quarantine themselves for 14 days when they reached their destination.

WATCH | Officials warn all people leaving New York must self-isolate or risk spreading COVID-19:



"You may have been exposed before you left New York City" 1:43

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said about one per 1,000 people leaving New York are infected — about eight to 10 times more than in other areas. And that posed a danger of infected people "seeding" the rest of the country wherever they went.

He said pointedly at the briefing: "No one is going to want to tone down anything when you see what is going on in a place like New York City," referring to President Donald Trump's call to loosen COVID-19 restrictions, like social distancing, and get people back to work and everyday activities soon — possibly in a few weeks.

"I would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter," Trump said from the Rose Garden earlier Tuesday. Easter falls on April 12 this year.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo balked at the president's suggestion and said the American people would choose public health over the economy.



WATCH / Cuomo angry at Trump's call to ease COVID-19 restrictions:
 

'No American is going to say accelerate the economy at the cost of human life,' says Cuomo, whose state is hardest-hit 1:53

"No American is going to say accelerate the economy at the cost of human life," he said.

"My mother is not expendable. Your mother is not expendable," he added on Twitter. "We can have a public health strategy that is consistent with an economic one."

Cuomo has also called on the administration to nationalize the medical supply chain and use the Defense Production Act to force private companies to produce needed supplies.

Earlier in the day he sounded his most dire warning yet about the coronavirus pandemic, saying the infection rate in his state is accelerating and the state could be as close as two weeks away from a crisis that sees 40,000 people in intensive care.

The rate of new infections, Cuomo said, is doubling about every three days. While officials once projected the peak in New York would come in early May, they now say it could come in two to three weeks.



"We are not slowing it. And it is accelerating on its own," he said, during a briefing at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. "One of the forecasters said to me we were looking at a freight train coming across the country. We're now looking at a bullet train."
Such a surge would overwhelm hospitals, which now have just 3,000 intensive care unit beds statewide.

New York officials have been racing to essentially double their hospital capacity to up to 110,000 beds. Cuomo now said there could be a peak need of 140,000 beds.
 

Cages of ventilators, part of a shipment of 400, arrived Tuesday at the New York City Emergency Management Warehouse. (Mark Lennihan/The Associated Press)
 

'Nowhere near' enough beds

New York officials are planning to add at least 1,000 temporary hospital beds at the Javits Center for non-COVID-19 patients and thousands of beds elsewhere. But Cuomo said "they're nowhere near" the number that will be needed. The state also faces shortages of ventilators and protective equipment for medical workers.
New York has 7,000 ventilators. Cuomo called for a national push to send ventilators to New York now, saying the city alone needs 20,000 of them in a matter of weeks. He said the equipment could then be redeployed to different areas once the peak passes in New York.


A view of a nearly empty Times Square, which is usually very crowded on a weekday morning, on Monday. (Mark Lennihan/The Associated Press)

"I will take personal responsibility for transporting the 20,000 ventilators anywhere in this country that they want, once we are passed our apex," Cuomo said. "But don't leave them sitting in a stockpile."

Cuomo was referring to the Strategic National Stockpile — a repository of billions of dollars worth of medical supplies overseen by the federal government, to assist states in the event of a mass public health emergency. The Trump administration has been doling out some supplies, but states including New York have complained the shipments have fallen far short of the need.
Peter Pitts, a former associate commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and president of the New York-based Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, said that ventilators — about the size of two old VCR machines — are certainly portable. But he said there would need to be a regional or national co-ordinator of medical products "to make sure that the goods needed are where they need to be."

The U.S. national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that more than 44,000 Americans have the virus, according to figures as of late Tuesday afternoon, with 544 deaths.

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David Amos
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Methinks Folks should check out the "Most Liked" threads before some comments go "Poof" N'esy Pas? 














 




Albert Calleros
it is extremely unconscionable for the unhinged President to attack the level-headed leadership of NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo amidst the burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic, particularly over ventilators.



David Amos
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Reply to @Albert Calleros: Methinks many Yankees would agree that they are both crooks Everybody knows why I have empathy for the ordinary folks they purportedly serve and protect because two of them are my children N'esy Pas?
 
 
David Amos
Reply to @Albert Calleros: Methinks folks should not be surprised that all replies to you go "Poof" N'esy Pas?

David Amos
Reply to @Albert Calleros: Methinks many Canadian Feds still remember why the Yankee Mary Ann Hennen came to New Brunswick for my assistance in her legal matters in 2009 when Andrew Cuomo was the Attorney General of New York N'esy Pas?

David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: Methinks Trump's minions have already Googled the following perhaps curious Canadian folks should too N'esy Pas?

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Mary Ann Hennen






















































Lou Walker
The President of the United States is now saying he’s okay with the people he has sworn to protect being sacrificed for the 1% and their wallets? I sincerely hope Governor Cuomo gets a miracle because the President isn’t fit to serve.


Billie-Bob Brown
Reply to @Lou Walker:
Trump's claim to not want the cure to be worse than the disease has been irrationally based on claims like 'more people will die if the economy is not back-in-action than will die if COVID-19 spreads faster'. The error is the claim that people will not die if the economy is roaring. The growth of the USA economy has been far faster than the population growth yet many Americans got poorer and died from their desperation. That is a real problem. And it has real potential solutions that have nothing to do with a Roaring Economy. And the likes of Team Trump have no interest in being helpful. They actually like to make things worse for their benefit, that incorrect belief that there are Winners in a War. 

Michal Scur
Reply to @Lou Walker: Trump has no legacy so theyre desperate to at least try and save the tanking, pretend economy fueled by by his unnecessary tax cut and stock market speculation. if that means trying to put people to work before it is safe so be it. americans should be considering a general strike once their lockout period ends. this lockout already shows the power of labour as the investors are left scrambling since noone is getting paid or buying anything.

Lou Walker
Reply to @Michal Scur:
His legacy?
“I take no responsibility.”
I’m okay with people dying as long as Wall Street survives.
Most inhumane President ever.
He gets 10/10 for incompetence.

David Amos
Reply to @Lou Walker: Methinks Trump met his Katrina and is now heading for his Waterloo N'esy Pas?


























Marguerite Deschamps
It's so painful to see their hero, The Donald "try" to speak to the nation. He sounds and looks like a grade three kid trying to give a book report on a book he has never even read. He's the laughing stock of the rest of the world, a major embarrassment for the US of A!


Cleve Gallant
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps: To me he reminds me of my friends droopy faced dog that is totally confused and lost at times,

John Mestills 
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps:
Obama should grab a mic and show him how it's done.

Clifton Tremblay
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps: I resent you insulting my Grade 2 niece

Sarah Longstaff 
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps: I really don't think it is any longer a laughing matter. He is too dangerous.

sanch sanchez 
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps: ans Trudeau?

Marguerite Deschamps
Reply to @Clifton Tremblay: So sorry! My apologies to your niece!

David Amos
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps: Methinks you are well aware of why my Yankee children do not like you either N'esy Pas?



























Joe Cando
Hey trumpers do you want a real blast ................ google "Trumps COVID quote timeline"

If you still want to follow him after you read that ........... I'll walk you all to the cliff and wave goodbye as you follow him over


Jason Reeves
Reply to @Joe Cando: Its a shame they seem to lack object permanence

Samuel Goulet
Reply to @Joe Cando:
I think most of the ones that show up here (in clusters) are paid to stir it up.

Madeleine Norris 
Reply to @Joe Cando:
Those are just some of them:
-----------------------
Feb. 7 (tweet): ”… as the weather starts to warm & the virus hopefully becomes weaker, and then gone.”
Feb. 14: “We have a very small number of people in the country, right now, with it. It’s like around 12. Many of them are getting better. Some are fully recovered already. So we’re in very good shape.”
Feb. 24 (tweet): “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. … Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”
Feb. 26: “Because of all we’ve done, the risk to the American people remains very low. … When you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero. That’s a pretty good job we’ve done.”
Feb. 28: “I think it’s really going well. … We’re prepared for the worst, but we think we’re going to be very fortunate.”
Feb. 28: “It’s going to disappear. One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.”
March 15: “This is a very contagious virus. It’s incredible. But it’s something that we have tremendous control over.”
March 17: “I’ve always known this is a, this is a real, this is a pandemic … I’ve felt that it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.”

John Smith 
Reply to @Joe Cando: This pandemic is China's fault, not JT's or Trumps.

Michal Scur 
Reply to @John Smith: it may be someone elses fault, but how we deal with the fallout is on us. that is no excuse for the pathetic response and the complete lack of leadership from the deranged man in the white house.

David Amos
Reply to @Joe Cando: Methinks somebody should inform you that you are posting on a Canadian domain N'esy Pas? 

























Dave S. McKenzie
The contrast between Cuomo and Trump could not be more pronounced or more tragic.
   
David Amos
Reply to @Dave S. McKenzie : Methinks they are birds of a feather and many Yankees agree N'esy Pas? 
 

























Samuel Goulet
It’s nice to check in and not see online Trump ‘supporters’ clogging the board. Alas, they’ll eventually turn up, deflect to Trudeau, and act aghast when you tell them they’re troals.


Averill Abernathy
Reply to @Samuel Goulet:
They really don’t like to be ignored.
Oh, dear!
 
David Amos
Reply to @Averill Abernathy: Nor do SANB/liberals
















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 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/roundup-covid-19-coronavirus-1.5507804


N.B. COVID-19 roundup: People entering province must self-isolate as total cases reach 18

Newest confirmed case is a woman in her 20s in southeastern New Brunswick, bringing total up to 18 cases



Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon, Elizabeth Fraser · CBC News · Posted: Mar 24, 2020 12:32 PM AT




Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health, said Tuesday there has been another confirmed case of COVID-19 in the province. (CBC)

People entering New Brunswick from another province must now self-isolate for 14 days, the chief medical officer announced Tuesday, as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased to 18, and two patients have required hospitalization.

The province is also ramping up testing to include anyone exhibiting symptoms of the virus, even if they have no connection to recent travel, said Dr. Jennifer Russell.

Premier Blaine Higgs continued to call Tuesday for a "national plan" to deal with the pandemic, including interprovincial travel, but was outnumbered by his provincial and territorial counterparts during a call Monday night.





A sign in Keswick Ridge, a small community west of Fredericton, advising people to stay home. (Photo: David Coburn/Submitted)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said most don't think it's necessary to invoke the federal Emergencies Act to deal with the pandemic "at this time."

Higgs maintained enacting a national state of emergency is the "best tool to ensure consistency across our country in the level of health care, safeguarding our supply chain, and mitigating the economic impact."
But he also announced provincial aid for workers or self-employed people in New Brunswick who have lost their job because of the state of emergency.
 

Grocery stores like Sobeys are scrambling to keep shopping carts clean to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Maria José Burgos/CBC)

This one-time $900 income benefit will be administered through the Red Cross and will help to bridge the time between when people lose their employment or close their business and when they receive their federal benefit, he told reporters during the daily update in Fredericton.

Further details on how to apply will follow in coming days, he said.

Here is a roundup of other developments.


New case confirmed


The newest confirmed case in New Brunswick is a woman in her 20s in southeastern New Brunswick who recently returned from international travel, said Russell.

The two people who have required hospitalization include someone in the south, who was hospitalized "briefly" and has since been discharged, and someone in the central part of the province, whose condition is being evaluated, she said.
 

There are 18 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick after a new case was announced on Tuesday in Zone 1, the southeastern part of the province. (CBC)

All of New Brunswick's cases to date are related to international travel or close contacts to a confirmed case that has travelled outside the province.

But "we expect to see community transmission very soon," she said.
 

Premier Blaine Higgs announced Tuesday that Opportunities New Brunswick has put in place new measures to help small businesses during the pandemic. 2:20

"We are working to increase the number of COVID-19 tests to effectively capture those who may have the disease, those who have been in contact with cases, and those who are most vulnerable to its effects," she said.

As of Monday, New Brunswick's reported total test results for COVID-19 were the lowest number per person of any province.


There have now been 1,237 tests that had negative results. The province has eliminated any presumptive cases on its website because it is now able to confirm test results locally.

Sweeping powers


On Monday, Higgs said he favoured the federal government invoking the Emergencies Act in response to COVID-19 to provide a consistent, national approach to stopping the spread of the virus.
 

A shopper washes their hands at a supermarket in Fredericton, N.B., on March 24, 2020. (Maria José Burgos/CBC)

Triggering the act would give the federal government sweeping powers to regulate or prohibit travel, requisition and use property, order qualified people to provide essential services, regulate the distribution of goods, resources and services and establish emergency shelters and hospitals. 


Chief Medical Officer of Health Jennifer Russell said Tuesday more testing will be done in the province. For now, health officials will keep testing people who have travelled internationally or have come into contact with any cases of COVID-19. 2:03

The Emergencies Act, which came into effect in 1988, replacing the War Measures Act, has never been invoked by the federal government.

You're in isolation. What do you have to do?


If you're self-isolating, chief medical health officer Jennifer Russell says you should stay in a separate room from family. If possible, you should also use a separate bathroom. They should stay two metres apart from family and keep interactions brief.

If self-isolation, you should also:




  • Avoid sharing personal items like toothbrushes, towels, bed linen and electronic devices.
  • Ask others to get groceries and supplies.
  • Go outside for fresh air without putting anyone in danger. This can include standing outside on your deck.
  • Clean and disinfect surfaces that are frequently used, like telephones, bedside tables, remotes, toilets, sinks, doorknobs, counters.
  • Avoid contact with people with chronic conditions, compromised immune systems and older adults.

Not staying home? You could be charged


The government has set up a toll-free information line and email address to answer non-health related questions, including questions about non-compliance with the state of emergency.



Premier Blaine Higgs says a lot of people called the line, and he was concerned about some of the reports, which were investigated.

Some businesses have continued to operate without ensuring social distancing practices, he told the daily briefing.

"That's a serious problem, and a violation of the emergency declaration," he said. "Additionally, it puts us all at risk."

The province has found a 94 per cent compliance rate from businesses required to close, he said.
 

Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin is representing the Green caucus in the House of Commons today. (Jean-Francois Benoit/CBC News)

"Not being in compliance will either result in penalties related to fines or a shut down of the facility."

The province also received reports of travellers returning to New Brunswick and refusing to self-isolate. Some of those people have returned to work or headed to social gatherings like parties.



"This shows incredibly poor judgment and disregard for your fellow citizens and neighbours," he said.

Officers will follow up on every complaint that has been emailed or called in. Anyone who is in violation of the emergency declaration risks being charged.

Some of those fines could range up to $10,000.

Flooding and COVID-19


Premier Blaine Higgs the Emergency Measures Organization is closely monitoring water levels, and he'll take flooding. action "as required" during the coronavirus outbreak. Right now, melting conditions are typical for the month of March.
 

The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse Moncton is closed to the public. (Photo: Shane Magee/CBC News)

But the province is prepared "to do what's necessary to protect citizens."

The province has seen severe flooding over the past two years.


Higgs hopes the province won't need to call in the military to help with flooding, but "it's nice to know they're there when we need them."

Atwin in Ottawa


Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin is representing the Green caucus in the emergency session of the House of Commons today.

The MPs are returning to vote on measures to spend billions on aid for families and businesses struggling to cope as the coronavirus outbreak hammers the economy.
 

If the St. John River sees major flooding, the premier said the military will be called in. (Corporal Brett White-Finkle/5th Canadian Division Headquarters/Reuters)

"The most important thing we can do today is enable the government to get money flowing to Canadians," Atwin said in a news release.

Atwin is one 32 debating the bill being brought forward by the Liberal government. She drove from Fredericton to Ottawa on Sunday, which is about 1,000 kilometres.

Elsipogtog sets up checkpoints


A First Nations community is taking action to protect residents against the COVID-19 outbreak.



The Elsipogtog council says checkpoints will be established at the edges of the community about 90 kilometres north of Moncton. Only community members and essential staff are allowed to enter the Elsipogtog territory.

Gaming centres and other establishments are closed, and if they open or if people continue to gather at those locations, they could be reprimanded.
The checkpoints are for monitoring only. Searches will not occur.

If residents don't follow the new measures, a curfew could be implemented.

The Trudeau government announced last week it's spending $305 million to help Indigenous communities deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Indigenous communities can draw from a $100 million set aside to help them build stocks medical supplies and develop a response plan.

Indigenous people are believed to face a higher risk because of health inequities and higher rates of underlying conditions. A lack of clean drinking water is one of the factors that makes Indigenous communities disproportionately vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks.



What about breakfast and lunch programs?


School districts and community organizations have been working to get things in place so students and families that relied on school breakfast and lunch programs will receive help.

In Moncton, Anglophone East School District has partnered with a number of non-profit organizations.
The first lunches were handed out Tuesday at three locations in the city at different times and will continue each weekday.

The lunches can be picked up at:
  • The Westbrook Circle Park at 11:45 a.m.
  • White Frost Village Park at 12:15 p.m.
  • Marsh Street Park at 12:45 p.m.
Officials are asking that only one person should pick up the lunches for elementary, middle school and high school students.

Last week, the Fredericton Community Kitchen began its first pantry delivery system to get emergency food boxes to students and families of the School Hunger Program.



They've partnered with 10 schools in Fredericton.

The Saint John Youth Ministry began distributing bagged lunches to children in need last week.

Snowmobile season closed 


The New Brunswick Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Inc., has cancelled the snowmobiling season as of Sunday at midnight. The announcement was made in a Facebook post over the weekend.

The season legally ends in New Brunswick on April. 15.

Ross Antworth, general manager of the New Brunswick Federation of Snowmobile Clubs, said the season has never closed this early.

"It's unprecedented."



But the federation wanted to align itself with the provincial government and support its state of emergency.

He said it's the right thing to do.
 

Snowmobile trails across the province are now closed. Typically, the season ends the middle of April. (Photo: Elizabeth Fraser/CBC News)

"When you step back and be an adult about it, you understand it had to happen."

When government announced earlier this month, that residents need to stay home and avoid social gatherings, he said snowmobilers were still gathering in warming huts along the trails.

"It was a problem," he said. "We knew people were [congregating] in the warming huts … putting us all at risk."

There are at least 150 warming huts along the 8,303 kilometres of trails across New Brunswick.


Hotels almost empty


Gerald Normandeau, president of the Moncton Hotel Association, expects the hotel industry will lose millions of dollars because of COVID-19.

"In the last two weeks we've basically had no reservations," Normandeau said.
 

An empty parking lot outside the Chateau Moncton hotel on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: Shane Magee/CBC News)

Some hotels in the Moncton area only have three rooms occupied each night, and many have already cancelled bookings for July and August.

Normandeau, who's also the general manager at the Crowne Plaza Moncton, said he's been forced to lay off 60 to 70 per cent of staff.

"It's hard times ahead," Normandeau said. "I've been in this business for quite a few years and worked through SARS and 9/11 and all those other disasters that have happened and nothing comes close to this."

President Cup playoffs cancelled


The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League officially cancelled the 2020 President Cup playoffs on Monday.



The league has three New Brunswick teams: the Saint John Sea Dogs, Acadie-Bathurst Titans and Moncton Wildcats.
The QMJHL had already cancelled all remaining regular season games.
 

Shoppers are still coming in and out of the NB Liquor store in Moncton. (Photo: Shane Magee/CBC News)

The Canadian Hockey League, a governing body made up of three regional leagues including the QMJHL, has also cancelled the Memorial Cup, which would've crowned an overall champion between the three leagues.

Saint John helps customers with water bills 


Saint John Water announced Tuesday that it has set up a payment deferral program for customers who need it.

The program has immediately gone into effect, where residents and businesses experiencing financial hardship can defer water and sewer payments for two months.
There will be no late payment charges or interest charges applied.

Ratepayers now have until May 31 to make their payments to avoid interest payments.

Saint John Water has also suspended any disconnection of water service for non-payment until further notice.

What to do if you have any symptoms?


Symptoms of coronavirus include fever, cough or breathlessness. In this case, residents should:
  • Stay at home.
  • Immediately call Tele-Care 811.
  • Describe symptoms and travel history.
  • Follow instructions carefully.

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Greg Miller
International travel: hindsight is a great telling view but it's next to useless. However, I wish people took this threat more seriously 6 weeks ago and I wish the Federal Government had come down hard on international travel earlier.


Brian Robertson 
Reply to @Greg Miller:
Yes, the Feds should have. But, you know how Justin hates to offend any of his international elites. How can he rub shoulders with the globalists if he's ticked them off.
So what's a few thousand Canadians thrown under the bus for a good cause.


Marguerite Deschamps
Reply to @Brian Robertson: All the while the elusive Higgs Bozon is sitting on his posterior doing nothing.


Bob Smith
Reply to @Greg Miller: Remember when the Sussex schoolers were going to head off to Italy and their parents supported the trip? Yeah, that was the pov of far too many in the public.


David Amos
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps: Methinks its rather obvious that you SANB dudes enjoy Higgy's circus as much a I N'esy Pas?


Greg Miller
Reply to @Greg Miller: Now they are telling us that the Federal Government has no testing available for people who are coming home on flights from heavily infected areas. Some of these air travelers are getting on these planes with corona virus symptoms. Totally irresponsible of the Federal Government to allow these "Trojan Horses" land in Canada.












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