Emergence of a Deadly Coronavirus

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/india-newborn-twins-named-corona-covid-virus-200404093616017.html

To be fair Covid is an Indian name, I think it's pronouced Covith in hindi, he'll have a memorable 19th birthday

In my experience with Indian coworkers, even if it was spelled Covith, it would be pronounced Cowid. Most of the names I recall that were spelled with a 't' or a 'th' were pronounced like 'd'. Nitha being the one I remember best, cuz she was really pretty.

Yep, d is pronouced as "th" in hindi

Hope you were able to kindle something with Nitha before the lockdown?

No, I haven't even seen the woman in 10 years.

traces of Tracey on my mind...

Bet Sonic is doing a good business
right now.

An outbreak of coronavirus disease at the New Jersey Veterans Home in Paramus has killed at least 10 residents and likely contributed to the deaths of some 27 more over the past two weeks. Six residents have been hospitalized, 70 are ill and dozens of staff members have been diagnosed or are awaiting test results, according to official and inside sources.

To cope with the crisis, a team of 36 medics from the Army National Guard is to be deployed to the facility this week for assistance with nursing duties, said a spokesman for the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The Bergen County veterans’ home, with 336 beds, is one of three such facilities operated by the state.

More than half of the nursing homes in New Jersey have reported that their residents have coronavirus disease. An emergency plan to separate sick residents at certain designated homes in order to protect others from exposure was announced Tuesday by the state health commissioner.

Sources within the Paramus facility said the number of residents dying began to increase precipitously on April 1. About three residents die each week when there is no pandemic, but 30 have died since April 1, including three on Wednesday, one source said.

Ten of the residents who died tested positive for the virus, Westhoven said. But he did not know how many others had been tested.

“Our population is old. Many have respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” he said. “There could be many reasons they died.”

Of the home’s 394 staff members, 17 have tested positive and 20 are awaiting test results, documents show.

“Everyone has been exposed to this virus,” said a worker, who said she feared for her job if she identified herself. No in-service training was held in preparation for the pandemic, and workers initially were told not to wear masks, gowns or gloves because it would scare the residents. Some brought their own protective gear, she said.

“I see people crying,” she said of the staff. “We go to the side and we cry with each other. Who do we have to talk to? We are afraid we’re going to die with the residents.”