Thought for the day :"Nothing starts with an N and ends with a G …"
LINK JOHNS HOPKINS
Office of National Statistics
We may have some levels of confusion in this country but most of it is around to what extent we prefer to stay at home and protect ourselves and mixed messages ..
But the basics - England is beginning to open up - though in fairness all he has said is that we can start going out as long as the Social Distancing is followed ...
Scotland Wales and NI disagree - it is not time to do this yet and in fairness we do not have the number of hospitals that there are in England - and we still have no idea how many cases there are (but they do not know that in England either !)
But it is clear that Wales is shut... An MP in Shropshire has called upon the Wales Assembly to be abolished for stopping English visiting their "local" beaches in Wales, and the meme brigade are at it!!
Live Photos from the Severn Bridge... waiting for the English to arrive..
And when they get here - a clear message from Nessa !
and so...
and..
Meanwhile, in Castle Rock - (USA)
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The Mother's Day crowd at C&C Coffee and Kitchen in Castle Rock, on May 10, 2020.
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C&C Coffee and Kitchen, a breakfast and Korean kitchen at 4284 Trail Boss Drive, had a line out the door about 10 a.m. Mother's Day. Families of all sizes filed in past a “bouncer” with a visible sidearm. Every seat was taken as folks dined in. The floor was packed with people standing, waiting for coffee or take-out orders. One person could be seen wearing a mask inside the building.
“I expected it to be busy. I never expected this," owner April Arellano said. "I'm so happy so many people came out to support the Constitution and stand up for what is right. We did our time. We did our two weeks. We did more than two weeks…and we were failing. We had to do something.”
Arellano posted on Facebook stating the Castle Rock Police Department notified the Tri-County Health Department of the violation of Colorado Order 20-24, stating all restaurants must cease dine-in service until at least May 31.
“No mask no problem btw,” the Facebook post reads.
Arellano said she was not concerned at all by the fact no customers wore masks or chose to social distance themselves. Arellano said she did not believe the crowd of people in her business was a public health hazard.
“We in the service industry have been taking precautions for years… We wash and sanitize everything anyway...
"People are piling into (retailers). So right now, I don't really see the difference. And we're human… I know a lot of things are ran by fear. I don't have that fear."
Arellano is the latest restaurateur to reopen her doors to dine-in service against statewide public health orders. A Centennial business, Waters Edge Winery and Bistro, reopened May 1. The Tri-County Health Department ordered Waters Edge to close before the restaurant agreed to abide by the order a week later.
Tri-County Health stated it has received four complaints regarding C&C's reopening May 10. Spokesperson Becky O'Guin released a statement on behalf of the health department:
"We are disappointed that C&C Breakfast & Korean Kitchen, a Cookies and Crema Company in Castle Rock, has decided to ignore the Governor’s Safer at Home order and open up today with no attention to social distancing. This decision runs the risk of undermining the impact that other Douglas County businesses and residents have achieved over the last seven weeks by taking various social distancing measures. As the entity charged with enforcing the Governor’s statewide Safer at Home Public Health Order, we will follow up with this restaurant to ensure that they, like other restaurants in the county, take appropriate steps to protect the public health, by limiting service to curbside and take-out service."
Those patronizing the restaurant May 10, for the most part, did not feel concerned with wearing a mask or social distancing. Many came out to support Arellano specifically, believing she is taking a stand for what they believe is right.
“(My husband) had asked what I wanted to do for Mother's Day. Since everything is closed down, I said `Well, I really don't know,'” said Hannah Nunn. “Then when (Arellano) posted she was opening for dine-in, I said `That's what I want to do.' We're ready to get back to normal and not being forced to stay home. And take-out does not taste as good.”
Linda Schattilly visited C&C May 10 because she felt she needed to support a business defiantly opening.
“I'm not afraid to be out. I'm not going to wear a mask. I'm healthy. I'm in good shape, and I don't think it's as serious as they say,” Schattilly said. “The communities are being devastated. People are losing everything... They should have never shut anybody down. They should've told all the old ones (people) and all the ones that don't have the right immune systems to stay home and let people do their jobs. People are being devastated.”
The crowds at the cafe drew the attention of Gov. Jared Polis' office on May 10.
“These restaurants are not only breaking the law, they are endangering the lives of their staff, customers, and community," a statement from a spokesperson for the governor said."
Reminder - as of today :
USA is not going to keep its percentage v population lower than the rest of the world soon ..
By my calculation - if they rise to the same level as the UK (percentage by population) they will have over 158,000 deaths.
Meanwhile - the concern of the Nursing staff was shown today by a demonstration in front of the White House...
Washington Post
7th May it is reported that nurses gathered (safely) and placed 80 pairs of white shoes on the ground to represent the number of nursing staff lost - apparently 2 weeks ago there were 45 on the list - almost doubling in that time ..
"Before they read the names, before they addressed a small gaggle of news reporters who had gathered to hear them speak, the nurses lined the red brick walkway that runs through Lafayette Square with empty white shoes. Nurses’ shoes.
“We ask you to imagine the nurse who would have walked in these shoes,” said Stephanie Sims, a registered nurse from the District. “Know that these shoes stand for someone who woke up in the morning — or maybe in the afternoon or the middle of the night — who pulled on their scrubs, kissed their children or other loved ones goodbye and headed to work, knowing they were walking into danger.
"More than 9,000 health-care workers in the United States have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those numbers are believed to be an undercount of infections because of a lack of tests or barriers to getting tested in many areas.
"For weeks, health-care providers in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and rehabilitation centers have begged government agencies to provide them with protective gear — including N95 respirator masks, face shields and gowns. The nurses said this equipment can make the difference between life and death for health-care providers, as well as their vulnerable patients.
“How many of these nurses were failed by chaotic and haphazard protocols which left them vulnerable to exposure and illness? How many of these nurses died because this administration, this Congress, our elected officials, our government agencies failed to act, to lead and to protect them?”
"A different group of nurses had gathered at the White House the day before at the invitation of President Trump. Nurses in white lab coats gathered for photos with the president and described conditions at the facilities where they work.
“So, PPE has been sporadic,” said Sophia L. Thomas, a nurse from New Orleans and president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. “But it’s been manageable, and we do what we have to do. We’re nurses, and we learn to adapt."
Trump interjected: “Sporadic for you, but not sporadic for a lot of other folks,” he said
Well done Mr President for getting the last word....
In other news...Well done Mr President for getting the last word....
So - sunny day again - best get to the warehouse - been lazy the last few days - well there was a Bank Holiday and a weekend but it is difficult to remember. Yesterday, I managed to get mum's car running after being parked up for three weeks and bought some starw, and chicken pellets, because it gave the car a good run down to Pembrey, and walked the dog.
There were a lot more people on the path sop took a different route over the "Shell" a man-made mound - earth sculpture which I have mentioned before, and as I strolled on realised that 'Thena was not with me...
Wind against me (and quite a blow actually) so no chance of shouting - I ran up the hill!!! Yup - Ran !! as I was not sure if she would follow the way I was walking or would head off in some other direction. From the top of the mound I saw her in the distance devouring a dog-fish - bleahh!
So, my daily exercise took me to a new level!!
Cheers !
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