7 Major Coronavirus Developments — Childcare Reopening in Next 10 Days — May 20, 2020
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7 Major Coronavirus Developments — Childcare Reopening in Next 10 Days — May 20, 2020
Moreover, Raimondo said that the state is working to help the nearly 900 childcare centers in the state with PPE.
"We’re supporting childcare centers with 50,000 surgical masks," said Raimondo.
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"Most child care providers are currently at home, wishing they could be at their place of employment, fulfilling their calling of caring for children. But without additional support, child care programs cannot reopen. In order to restart the economy, we must come together with resources for these crucial workers, so they can care for our children. Only then, can our economy get back on track," wrote Diaz.
And she warns that the job will be much more difficult in the coronavirus crisis.
She writes, "The early childhood education workforce is severely underpaid for their expertise. The average early educator earns $12.12 per hour — one of the lowest paid jobs in the U.S., even though many educators have college degrees. For years, I have advocated for quality child care and early learning. And the impact these educators have on our youngest citizens is one that will follow them throughout their lives. As the COVID-19 crisis bears down hard on our state — harder than any hurricane ever has — the decisions we make about our early learners will have ramifications for generations."
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7 Major Coronavirus Developments — May 20, 2020
Raimondo Launches CRUSH COVID App
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced the launch of CRUSH COVID RI, the state's pandemic response mobile app.
According to the state, "CRUSH COVID RI provides Rhode Islanders with easy access to all of the resources required during the public health crisis, including a location diary that helps users identify the people and places they are in contact with and a symptom checking survey."
The ACLU has raised privacy concerns about the app.
Raimondo has encouraged all Rhode Islanders to use the CRUSH COVID RI app and take an active role in slowing the spread of COVID-19 in Rhode Island. CRUSH COVID RI app is available for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Visit health.ri.gov/crushcovid to learn more.
Target Wins
Walmart and CVS are not the only retailers winning during the pandemic.
Target also reported a huge growth quarter.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
Target said sales surged in the most recent quarter, driven initially by online shoppers who stockpiled food and other essentials to brace for coronavirus lockdowns and more recently by rising demand for items like electronics and makeup as states have begun to lift stay-at-home orders.
Comparable sales, those that come through stores or digital channels operating for at least 12 months, rose 10.8% for the quarter ended May 2. Digital sales rose 141%, growing each month during the quarter, while comparable-store sales increased less than 1% in the period.
“Last quarter was unlike anything I’ve ever seen,” Target Chief Executive Brian Cornell said on a call with reporters. “It was intense. It was volatile. It was stressful for our guests and for the country.”
New Study Confirms Research on Death Rate for Older Patients on Ventilators
A new and broader study published in The Lancet reports 80 percent of people over 80 who went on a ventilator did not survive.
Over 40 000 patients with COVID-19 have been hospitalized in New York City (NY, USA) as of April 28, 2020. Data on the epidemiology, clinical course, and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in this setting are needed.
Methods
This prospective observational cohort study took place at two NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals affiliated with Columbia University Irving Medical Center in northern Manhattan.
We prospectively identified adult patients (aged ≥18 years) admitted to both hospitals from March 2 to April 1, 2020, who were diagnosed with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and were critically ill with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, and collected clinical, biomarker, and treatment data. The primary outcome was the rate of in-hospital death. Secondary outcomes included frequency and duration of invasive mechanical ventilation, frequency of vasopressor use and renal replacement therapy, and time to in-hospital clinical deterioration following admission.
The relation between clinical risk factors, biomarkers, and in-hospital mortality was modelled using Cox proportional hazards regression. Follow-up time was right-censored on April 28, 2020 so that each patient had at least 28 days of observation.
After All States Announce Reopening Plans, CDC Issues Guide to States
After all 50 states announced initial reopening plans, on Tuesday the CDC finally released its guidance documents.
Brazil's Death Rate Jumps
The number of people in Brazil who died on Tuesday with COVID-19 jumped by 1,179 - a daily record.
The number of cases has jumped to 271,885 and the deaths are now 17,983 - 4th highest in the world.
Numbers
12,951 Cases in Rhode Island
87,925 Cases in Massachusetts
532 Deaths in RI
5,938 Deaths in Massachusetts
1,571,131 Cases in the United States
93,558 Deaths in the United States
5,010,113 Global Cases
325,332 Global Deaths
1,975,978 Global Recoveries
GoLocal LIVE -- Wednesday 20, 2020
10:15 AM - Zach Levesque, Northpointe Bank -- Impact of coronavirus of the real estate market
12:00 PM - Dr. Michael Fine, Former RI Director of Health -- Coronavirus update
1:00 PM - Dennis DeJesus, Special Olympics RI -- Virtual Summer Games
2:30 PM - Governor Gina Raimondo Briefing
EDITOR'S NOTE: Gov. Raimondo has reversed her policy and is now allowing reporters to attend press conferences and directly ask questions. For more than 6 weeks she had blocked reporters from directly asking questions for the public to hear.
