40,000 retired medical workers have volunteered to help New Yorkers
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the number of volunteers during the coronavirus crisis has been “inspiring.”
Cuomo said 40,000 retired medical staff volunteered, with 12,000 more people in one day volunteering to help work at health care facilities.
There have also been 8,600 mental health professionals volunteering.
“Easy times don’t forge character. It’s the tough times that forge character,” he said.
More than 37,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus in New York
So far, at least 37,258 people have tested positive for coronavirus across the state of New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
Additionally:
- 5,327 people are currently hospitalized
- 1,290 patients are in intensive care
- 1,517 patients have been discharged after being hospitalized
Quote: @purplefaithful said:
@ MaroonBells said:
@ Vikergirl said:
https://twitter.com/USDOL/status/1243153...14178?s=19
The unemployment scares the shit out of me. In a recession, companies shed jobs here and there. And typically its only within a few sectors. Sometimes it's even regional. With this, every single bar, restaurant, barber, hotel, airline, specialty shop, auto parts, retail store in every single state will be laying off not just some, but likely most of their staff. Sure, it's temporary, but the list is endless.
Again, the unemployed is where this stimulus should be directed. Not only are those people easy to identify since they have to apply for it, but you could feasibly mitigate a big part of the looming economic crisis. It is absolutely ABSURD that the bulk of 2 TRILLION dollars is just going to disappear like a fart in the wind when we start sending out those stupid checks to people who don't need them.
OTOH, this is also a stimulus package with the hope the broader population will spend - including above avg income hh's.
That's the idea. But you know what they won't be spending it on? All those businesses above...It's like a double whammy to those hit the hardest.
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A grocery store threw out $35,000 in food that a woman intentionally coughed on, sparking coronavirus fears, police said(CNN) — A woman purposely coughed on $35,000 worth of food at a Pennsylvania grocery store, police said. She likely faces criminal charges for coughing, one of the primary ways the novel coronavirus spreads.
The unnamed woman entered small grocery chain Gerrity's Supermarket in Hanover Township and started coughing on produce, bakery items, meat and other merchandise, chain co-owner Joe Fasula wrote on Facebook. Staff quickly removed her from the store and called Hanover Township Police, who found her a few hours later and took her into custody, Police Chief Albert Walker told CNN.
Hanover Township police said the woman "intentionally contaminated" the food, and they plan to file criminal charges against her once her mental health treatment concludes. Officials don't believe she's infected with coronavirus but "will make every effort to see that she is tested," Fasula wrote.
Employees at Gerrity's Supermarket in Hanover Township disposed of $35,000 worth of produce that the woman had contact with and disinfected the areas where she coughed.
Despite considering what she did a "very twisted prank," Fasula said the store threw out every item she came into contact with and worked with a local health inspector to identify and disinfect areas she entered.
Ultimately, he said, the store disposed of $35,000 worth of food.
"I am absolutely sick to my stomach about the loss of food," Fasula said. "While it is always a shame when food is wasted, in these times when so many people are worried about the security of our food supply, it is even more disturbing."
This is one of those cases, where you just know in the back of your mind, when the video comes out, it will be your estranged sister Judy, or your crazy aunt Donna!
Occasionally need a little humor in threads like this.
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@ purplefaithful said:
A grocery store threw out $35,000 in food that a woman intentionally coughed on, sparking coronavirus fears, police said (CNN) — A woman purposely coughed on $35,000 worth of food at a Pennsylvania grocery store, police said. She likely faces criminal charges for coughing, one of the primary ways the novel coronavirus spreads.
The unnamed woman entered small grocery chain Gerrity's Supermarket in Hanover Township and started coughing on produce, bakery items, meat and other merchandise, chain co-owner Joe Fasula =68.ARA3DTc-f-TSSWqcicJn4Oxib9q7EuJ4IS54lwQE5231BlXoGNfhQcoQirkOOXZ3aSnipH6bnU978hHxJKBawE8DnUzGOGNKImeQtsUP1WRKNhLxy6abq7PXIX7GVbsUuKL45s0WwnGRxP15b8iYvRTPi6jny2hSe7Yh9dpF2wfrLsJ6mX_v1rvBOeVFzli0fWUebjmmTGNPGPciWsYPhApBFfajc9NETHZEIP7oKSFvizY_PE0eTl0tgP2sblvKwHrDRn2iqW8Jqm5DpND3WveIJbdsjS_5RK4q_JJ4gmSFw1wgRS7YijDOIRqvuOiE64hAZEfPDltfitubMXYppWQETg&__tn__=-R]wrote on Facebook. Staff quickly removed her from the store and called Hanover Township Police, who found her a few hours later and took her into custody, Police Chief Albert Walker told CNN.
=68.ARD2LC6hcsQL87gDHOs3SDR9UELyFHL0Y0gRG02N2J8O7nFISNOj75HLd80HRy4GLuE68TGrsNh4IgXpRpZk6rqfTI2mGhaASYfj1bAJWFD9BZGl9Zn7_ngZ6aPiO39FQun4OLVKoFtmrnnIre4mWf9DP1dnL2MixXtQWvlA6Eu1hLENXFeqmP3Z5tzKhqneEzk1j_a7W0TqqjXVr1TXg7cJKwr1sYeK93-06n7K1FK24UYK_ktAYLIu_Z97eTuQKGJTCO-N1EudEhimzOkyR4EGdt-pjLwmve3qdBqjmsDqLG9XQYlFgcreGTDzotrQN_sH_OVoHf69JDbx37c&__tn__=-R]Hanover Township police said the woman "intentionally contaminated" the food, and they plan to file criminal charges against her once her mental health treatment concludes. Officials don't believe she's infected with coronavirus but "will make every effort to see that she is tested," Fasula wrote.
Employees at Gerrity's Supermarket in Hanover Township disposed of $35,000 worth of produce that the woman had contact with and disinfected the areas where she coughed.
Despite considering what she did a "very twisted prank," Fasula said the store threw out every item she came into contact with and worked with a local health inspector to identify and disinfect areas she entered.
Ultimately, he said, the store disposed of $35,000 worth of food.
"I am absolutely sick to my stomach about the loss of food," Fasula said. "While it is always a shame when food is wasted, in these times when so many people are worried about the security of our food supply, it is even more disturbing."
This is one of those cases, where you just know in the back of your mind, when the video comes out, it will be your estranged sister Judy, or your crazy aunt Donna!
Occasionally need a little humor in threads like this. Quote: @MaroonBells said:
@ purplefaithful said:
@ MaroonBells said:
@ Vikergirl said:
https://twitter.com/USDOL/status/1243153...14178?s=19
The unemployment scares the shit out of me. In a recession, companies shed jobs here and there. And typically its only within a few sectors. Sometimes it's even regional. With this, every single bar, restaurant, barber, hotel, airline, specialty shop, auto parts, retail store in every single state will be laying off not just some, but likely most of their staff. Sure, it's temporary, but the list is endless.
Again, the unemployed is where this stimulus should be directed. Not only are those people easy to identify since they have to apply for it, but you could feasibly mitigate a big part of the looming economic crisis. It is absolutely ABSURD that the bulk of 2 TRILLION dollars is just going to disappear like a fart in the wind when we start sending out those stupid checks to people who don't need them.
OTOH, this is also a stimulus package with the hope the broader population will spend - including above avg income hh's.
That's the idea. But you know what they won't be spending it on? All those businesses above...It's like a double whammy to those hit the hardest.
I know this above average income family will be spending any money I get right towards my kids college. So not really stimulating the economy. That said I doubt I get any money anyway which I have no problem with.
But I did lose over 30% of my 401K (I guess I had more in risky stocks) so I will be working much longer and pumping in my share of taxes plus some.
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