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'That's when all hell broke loose': Coronavirus patients start to overwhelm US hospitals

March 26, 2020, 4:43 am
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By Michael Nedelman, CNN

 (CNN)"We ended up getting our first positive patients -- and that's when all hell broke loose," said one New York City doctor.

The doctor, who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity out of concern for his job, described a hospital that was woefully unprepared for an influx of Covid-19 patients that started roughly two weeks ago -- which has already stretched the hospital's resources thin and led to severely ill patients outnumbering ventilators.

"We don't have the machines, we don't have the beds," the doctor said.

"To think that we're in New York City and this is happening," he added. "It's like a third-world country type of scenario. It's mind-blowing."  Read more >>
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People intentionally spreading coronavirus could be charged with terrorism, DOJ says

March 26, 2020, 4:46 am
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN

Washington (CNN)Individuals who intentionally spread the novel coronavirus could be charged with terrorism for the "purposeful exposure and infection of others," a Justice Department memo says.

Writing that the virus "appears to meet the statutory definition of a 'biological agent,'" Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said in the memo to federal law enforcement agencies and US attorneys Tuesday that "such acts potentially could implicate the Nation's terrorism-related statutes."

"Threats or attempts to use COVID-19 as a weapon against Americans will not be tolerated," Rosen said.  Read more >>
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This terrifying video shows how much damage coronavirus does to your lungs

March 26, 2020, 4:53 am
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 By Andy Meek @aemeek

If you needed extra incentive to take heed of any order mandating a shelter-in-place in your city or state right now as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, perhaps a 360-degree video showing how much damage the virus can do to your lungs will make you understand.

After doctors at George Washington University Hospital encountered their first patient with the novel coronavirus earlier this month, they used VR cameras to map the patient’s lungs — with a resulting 360-degree video they’ve since posted to YouTube as an educational tool. In the video, which you can watch below, the camera pans in and around an infected patient’s lungs, with the normal tissue shown in blue and the parts damaged by the virus shown in yellow.  Read more >>
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This could be another symptom of the Coronavirus

March 26, 2020, 4:56 am
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By Kyle Schnitzer

There could be another symptom of possible coronavirus infection, according to health officials.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology published an updated alert Tuesday warning that pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, could be a symptom of the coronavirus, which health officials believe pink eye develops in 1-3% of patients with COVID-19.

“If you see someone with pink eye, don’t panic. It doesn’t mean that person is infected with coronavirus,” the organization wrote in a post on March 10.  Read more >>
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Can You Become Immune to the Coronavirus?

March 26, 2020, 5:01 am
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A recovered coronavirus patient donated plasma at the Hainan Blood Center in Haikou, China, in February.Credit...Xinhua/Alamy Live News

By Apoorva Mandavilli

As the number of people infected with the coronavirus surpasses 450,000 worldwide, and more than one billion are locked in their homes, scientists are wrestling with one of the most pressing questions of the pandemic: Do people who survive the infection become immune to the virus?

The answer is a qualified yes, with some significant unknowns. That’s important for several reasons.  Read more >>
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Great Barrier Reef suffers third mass bleaching in five years

March 26, 2020, 5:05 am
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The world's largest reef system has suffered another mass bleaching event.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered another mass bleaching event - the third in just five years.

Warmer sea temperatures - particularly in February - are feared to have caused huge coral loss across the world's largest reef system.

Scientists say they have detected widespread bleaching, including extensive patches of severe damage. But they have also found healthy pockets.  Read more >>
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BPC pushes back offshore Bahamas well to late-2020

March 26, 2020, 5:14 am
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Bahamas Petroleum Co. is re-scheduling drilling of its first exploration well (Perseverance #1) off The Bahamas to mid-October onwards.

By Offsure

NASSAU, The Bahamas – Bahamas Petroleum Co. (BPC) is re-scheduling drilling of its first exploration well (Perseverance #1) off The Bahamas to mid-October onwards.

Due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, safe and responsible operations for the 45-60-day program in the planned May/June timeframe can no longer be assured, the company said.

The impact of the virus, both globally and in The Bahamas, also constitutes a force majeure event under the terms of the company’s licenses. It has accordingly notified the Bahamian government and anticipates securing an extension to the licence terms.  Read more >>
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The Bahamas: Employer Obligations During COVID-19

March 26, 2020, 5:19 am
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On Wednesday, 11th March 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) a pandemic. In making its determination to declare covid-19 a pandemic, the WHO has cited the wide spread of Covid-19 (more than 10-fold in worldwide cases outside China) and the tripling in the number of covid-19 affected countries in recent times. Although, this is the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus, the WHO highlights that this is also the first pandemic that can be controlled and one that requires a whole-of-society approach to prevent infections, save lives and minimize impact. Key among measures being promoted to assist the prevention of the further spread of covid-19, is the adherence to social distancing. Inevitably, the means by which employers may wish to implement social distancing in the work place and reduce exposure to covid-19 (e.g. reducing hours, revocation/imposition of approved vacation, laying off personnel, closing stores/businesses outright, etc.) have legal implications under Bahamian law. This bulletin is geared towards addressing the same and providing guidance to employers as to their obligations during this current global pandemic.

Duties of Employers:  Read more >>
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Bahamas, US looking at digital fiat for payments in light of COVID-19

March 26, 2020, 5:28 am
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By Namrata Shukla

COVID-19 panic was felt even in the digital asset market; despite its fall, the market bounced back and has been recovering faster than the traditional market. This pandemic shed light on the risk paper money has posed in terms of carrying the virus. In the light of such risks, the Central Bank of Bahamas [CBOB] anticipated designing changes to its Sand Dollar digital currency.

According to reports, Governor of CBOB John Rolle expected these changes to assist with the country’s payment needs arising due to the onset of Coronavirus. He also noted that it had no intention of moving the project forward faster due to the pandemic as it would be “intolerably risky”.

The governor noted that they were considering the touchless nature of the digital payments system and its ability to reduce human contact. However, its use will be restricted on pilot projects like Exuma and Abaco for the time being.  Read more >>
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Sands: “Every man for himself” as Dorian NGOs return home to fight COVID-19

March 26, 2020, 5:32 am
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Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands

By Sloan Smith

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands has confirmed that several NGOs who were providing aid in The Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian have had to return to their home county.

This comes as countries around the world work to tackle the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Nearly six months ago Hurricane Dorian, the strongest storm to hit the Northwest Bahamas, devastated both Grand Bahama and Abaco, debilitating the government’s ability to deliver health care services.

In the aftermath of the storm, several international organizations, including Samaritan’s Purse, sent volunteers to assist with the delivery of health care.

Additionally, organizations like World Central Kitchen and the World Food Pragramme were helping with food distribution.  Read more >>
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‘A Screeching Halt’ for Tourism

March 26, 2020, 5:39 am
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Nassau Port - PhotoⒸDerek Catalano

Laurencia I.A. Smith, Journal Staff Writer

The Bahamas tourism workforce has been brought to its knees due the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar.

“So tourism is 48 percent of our direct employment, 40 percent of our GDP. It’s huge. Tourism has come to a screeching halt across the planet,” he said, ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

Recently, Atlantis, Sandals, Baha Mar and Melia resorts all announced plans to temporarily suspend operations, leaving many Bahamians from the hotel industry unemployed.

The harsh reality is that The Bahamas’ tourism product has taken a hit despite having record breaking numbers in visitor arrivals last year.  Read more >>
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Sprinter Tynia Gaither Thrilled Olympic Games Not Cancelled

March 26, 2020, 5:45 am
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Tynia Gaither

By Brent Stubbs
Senior Sports Reporter
bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

TYNIA Gaither, one of the leading ladies in the Bahamian short sprints, was hoping that the 2020 Olympic Games would have still taken place in Tokyo, Japan, in July. But she’s thrilled to know that it’s just being postponed until 2021 and not cancelled.

This would have been Gaither’s second appearance at the greatest four-yearly multiple games, but the International Olympic Committee and the Japan Organising Committee jointly agreed yesterday to postpone the games due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

“This is scary, but I’m still in shock about everything that is happening because everything is happening so fast,” said Gaither of the virus that now has her confined to home in Houston, Texas, as of Tuesday night. “I know decisions have to be made that is in the best interest of everybody.”

Like some of the athletes, the biggest decision that Gaither had to endure is the announcement that the 2020 Olympics have been postponed to the summer of 2021.  Read more >>
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AccuWeather predicts above-normal Atlantic hurricane season

March 26, 2020, 5:50 am
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Meteorologists with AccuWeather are predicting an above-normal hurricane season for the Atlantic basin in 2020.

The AccuWeather hurricane team, led by meteorologist Dan Kottlowksi, said 14 to 18 tropical storms are expected during the 2020 season, which starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30.

Seven to nine of those storms are expected to become hurricanes, and two to four could strengthen into major hurricanes.  Read more >>
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Rebel-held Syria braces for coronavirus 'tsunami' -- without soap, running water or the prospect of social distancing

March 26, 2020, 12:56 pm
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By Gul Tuysuz, Arwa Damon, Zaher Jaber and Eyad Kourdi, CNN

Idlib, Syria (CNN)Everything Fatima Um Ali needs to protect herself and her family from the novel coronavirus is out of reach. There is no running water, soap is expensive and hand sanitizer is an unaffordable luxury. She cannot even imagine what social distancing for her family of 16 would look like in the three tents they share in a makeshift camp near the Turkish-Syrian border.

"We try with our limited capabilities to keep clean. All those sanitizers, cleaning materials that you are talking about, we can't get," Um Ali tells CNN.

She lives in one of the many camps that have cropped up in the fields, olive groves, and rolling hills of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province. Most of the children have runny noses from exposure to harsh living conditions.  Read more >>
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A grocery store threw out $35,000 in food that a woman intentionally coughed on, sparking coronavirus fears, police said

March 26, 2020, 1:01 pm
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By Scottie Andrew and Anna Sturla, CNN

 (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.  Read more >>
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McDonald's and other brands are making 'social distancing' logos

March 26, 2020, 1:05 pm
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

New York (CNN Business)It's not just people that are social distancing. Brands are doing it too.
McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Audi and Volkswagen are just a few of the corporate conglomerates that are interpreting "social distancing" with logo redesigns.

The term has become popular recently because of the spread of the novel coronavirus. Social distancing means standing 6 feet apart from others in an effort to lower the risk of contracting the illness.

The messages and logos created to promote social distancing have pros and cons, according to two experts in the design field.  Read more >>
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Wells: Govt. will be guided by health experts on lockdown

March 26, 2020, 1:22 pm
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Renward Wells, Minister of Transport and Local Government.

Party whip knocks leak of draft resolution, still under consideration.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells yesterday decried the leak of a draft resolution that speaks to the possible extension of the 24-hour curfew, telling constituents the release of information that has not yet been agreed causes “problems in the society” during an already challenging time.

On Monday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced a 24-hour curfew, border shutdown, and a ‘shelter in place’ order, among additional measures that expand emergency powers regulations introduced last week to prevent the local spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

The measures remain in effect until March 31.

A draft proclamation order, regulations and resolution, which Eyewitness News published last week, made the rounds on social media today.

That document indicated the regulations would be extended for a period ending April 30.  Read more >>
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Fears Spread In Abaco After Fifth Case Confirmed

March 26, 2020, 1:30 pm
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James Albury - Central and South Abaco MP

By LEANDRA ROLLE
Tribune Staff Reporter
lrolle@tribunemedia.net

RESIDENTS in Abaco are concerned about COVID-19 reaching their communities after a case was confirmed in Grand Bahama on Tuesday.

“I’d say there’s absolutely a concern,” Central and South Abaco MP James Albury told The Tribune yesterday.

“There’s been a concern since we confirmed the first case in the country. Grand Bahama is a little closer to Abaco than Nassau, but I believe that everyone’s still concerned you know as we see it start to spread.

“It’s that much more important that we practice distancing and stay in line with the curfew and adhere to all of the advice of the medical professionals because as we know about COVID now, the ones who many have it or carry it, they may have very mild symptoms or present very little symptoms at all.”  Read more >>
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Bahamas has 60 ventilators, Sands says

March 26, 2020, 1:38 pm
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Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands

Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said 68 ventilators are expected to be available for COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization.

Sands said 60 ventilators are already in the country, and the other eight are on the way.

COVID-19, which is caused by the novel coronavirus, can cause respiratory failure in some cases.

In countries with widespread outbreaks, public health systems have been overwhelmed by the virus due to shortages of hospital beds and ventilators.

Attorney General Carl Bethel told The Nassau Guardian that The Bahamas’ “fragile” health care system has been a factor in the decision of the government to implement stringent prevention measures, including a 24-hour curfew that came into effect earlier this week.

Sands, however, has assured that he does not foresee a ventilator shortage becoming an issue.  Read more >>
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Nine cases of COVID-19 in The Bahamas

March 26, 2020, 4:39 pm
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Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands

By Krystel Brown

An additional four people have tested positive for COVID-19 in The Bahamas, Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands announced today.

The Bahamas now has nine confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Sands said the latest cases were confirmed On New Providence. Only one of the latest patients has a recent history of travel.

He said aggressive contact tracing is underway.

All of the patients are at home in isolation.

A total of 175 people have been tested for COVID-19 in The Bahamas, according to the minister.

Sands said there are 2,300 test kits in The Bahamas and more than 60 ventilators.  (source)
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