Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Last Comprehensive COVID Update....

From Now On The Updates on COVID19

Will be Weekly 

June 30, 2020

I may still post intermittent posts about various things. Things that catch my attention, or that I think is important or of interest to others, and also a weekly COVID19 update. That update though will mostly be about Canadian concerns, with the main focus on Quebec, unless there's a major development or incident relating to COVID19 elsewhere in the world. 

I am doing this, because Canada is slowly starting to reopen society and at one point the Quebec government themselves only wanted to release the COVID data once a week, but there was an outcry about that and so they reversed their decision and said they'll continue giving daily data updates to the public.  

As for me and my reasons why is because life is slowly returning to normal for most of us and that means me as well, so I don't have the same amount of time I had before to work on this. As most of the vital information (like government sites, help lines, etc) is already posted here which you can find by clicking on the appropriate labels in the right hand column and all newer vital information being released for Canadians and in particular Quebecers, I will continue to post here. But up until now, as far as I know it's all already here and available for those who need it.

If things should change here in Quebec, like it seems to be doing elsewhere particularly in the United States, lockdown or not, I will resume the comprehensive daily coverage, because quite honestly lockdown or not, I won't want to venture out in public more than I have to. Even now it seems rather risky.  

If things continue to improve though, I may wind up fazing the COVID coverage out altogether and maybe just post other things of interest to myself and maybe others,  in order to keep this blog active - in case.

Now for the final comprehensive coverage posting.....

5 ways to virtually celebrate Canada Day 2020 online  There's even a pet parade as one of the 5 events shown here.

Spice Island Cultural Day  The annual Spice Island Cultural Day has been postponed until 2021 in the meantime you can enjoy this year's virtual festivities at this link.



As Quebec reopens, small towns and provincial parks brace for larger crowds  Well if we're not left with anywhere to go other than to explore our own province, I guess we should expect that.

Ontario reports 178 new cases, six new deaths related to COVID-19

Coronavirus rekindles global trade disputes

Summer will be a lot different this year. Here's how you can make sure your kids still have fun  I don't know when I was a kid we didn't go to day camp and very often we didn't go swimming at the pool or anywhere else either because we had to go with a parent, and they were usually too busy, but yet we had fun. I hung out with my friends either at our place or theirs or at the local park. On rainy days we stayed inside and played or did art projects etc.  We still had fun, even without the fancy electronic gizmos all the kids have today. Card games, board games and puzzles were just as much fun with the actual physical objects as they are on the tablets, and smart phones. Only then we played against each other rather than a machine. So give them a few board games, decks of cards, puzzles and colouring books and they'll be able to have fun inside with their friends rather than by themselves on a stupid electronic device. Give them things to do outside (if you don't have your own backyard - then things they can use in a park to have fun on their own - like balls and skipping ropes etc...). If you have your own backyard, well the sky is the limit. There's tennis/badminton nets you can set up, maybe a swing set, sandbox (for the younger ones) with a pool (wading pool if that's all you can do to keep the little ones cool and the preteens having fun in cold water), balls, croquet sets, skipping ropes, chalk for drawing hopscotch squares etc... Let their friends come over and join them if their friends don't have a place to play outside and cool down.  If you have a paved driveway, even skateboards might be a little bit of fun there, otherwise take them to a park where there is a half pipe for them to use. Buy them bicycles to ride and go places by themselves or with friends. There's tons of ways to make sure your kids have fun this summer without relying on summer camps of any kind or public swimming area. I mean don't get stuck, it's not the first time kids had fewer options. Stop acting like it's the end of civilization as we know it.

Nova Scotia wedding planners toast eased COVID-19 restrictions 
Well see!?! There's hope after all! Weddings are continuing to be planned somewhere in this great country of ours and wedding planners are happy they're able to get back to planning them! Life goes on. So enjoy it, while you can!

New camp aims to get youth excited about farming  Now that would be good. Something that might not only benefit them personally but society in general, if they use some or all of what they learn there in later life to at least supplement their own food supply (as we do here with our gardens - when the seeds planted in them grow that is - this year it doesn't look like any of the seeds I planted are growing at all, only the little seedling plants I bought). It's always good to know something that can help you be self-sufficient if you need to be (like in times we find ourselves in now with all the food insecurity out there and the dubious economic climate we're in). I'm sure the animals will be entice them into it. Most kids like animals and want to be near them and learn about them, so that will be a big help at piquing their interest in the field, because honestly weed pulling isn't all that much fun, nor is harvesting stuff we don't like to eat raw.

The House of Commons just had one of its slowest years in a century, thanks to the pandemic

Student stashes time capsule for future kids to learn about life during a pandemic  That's a neat idea, but I think there'll be enough written about this particular pandemic that everyone who wants to know anything about it in years to come, will have endless sources of information in order to find out.

How COVID-19 is impacting the mental health of Indigenous people

Penticton community groups rally to create art supply care packages for people in need   I think this is a really cool idea. There's lots of people who use hobbies and the like to distract themselves from problems, until they're better able to cope with them.

Calgary scientists hope to find early warning signs of pandemic's 2nd wave — in po  This is a pretty old method of tracking contagious diseases. It was used in back in the early 1900s to track contagions, by a biologist who got the idea that in order to find hot spots in the city (which was Boston) he would take feces samples from various locations around the city to see the prevalence of certain biological markers for the various diseases he was tracking and then they could concentrate on that area of the city to try to lessen the incidents of that disease before it spread too far and wide to contain.

Japan's retail sales extend slump as coronavirus curbs keep shoppers away

How Japan kept COVID-19 outbreaks under control

Coronavirus: Ghana 'quack doctors' selling 'cure'  There's always bound to be a quack or two selling cures for all ills, whenever they think they can find a way to make some money, they will.

A wife gets answers from a nurse who saw her husband die at Detroit hospital during coronavirus pandemic

Pandemic 'is not even close to being over', WHO chief says Just going by what's happening in the US, I'd say that's pretty obvious.

Nearly one-third of ICU coronavirus patients in a Houston hospital system are reportedly under 50

Covid-19 Drug Remdesivir to Cost $3,120 for Typical Patient  Can you imagine how much a vaccine maker would make if they charge this much per vaccine for the entire population on earth?

Food Bank Lines Reemerge As COVID Paralyzes Households That's why I think being able to grow at least a bit of your own food is so important.

Terror groups aiming to deploy 'coronavirus spreaders' for new Jihad attacks Well it was only a matter of time for the "religion of pieces" to come up with another sick idea like this.

Coronavirus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why.

Coronavirus: Fiji tries to attract billionaires as nation's PM says 'escape the pandemic in paradise'   Geez it must be so nice to have money and just be able to pick up and move at the drop of a pin to any location on earth that suits your fancy at the time.

Pope Francis Decries Discarding the Elderly Like ‘Waste Material’  Once upon a time, the elderly were the repositories of wisdom, knowledge, and history and also made great baby sitters while the parents were out working the fields or doing whatever the parents did. Now a days though elders aren't needed as repositories of anything as everything is recorded in every conceivable media type there is from books & records/CDs to videos and even in binary fashion on computers in one format or another and on the internet where you can learn practically anything you want to learn. And as for baby sitters well there's government subsidized daycares now, so who needs grandmas and grandpas to look after the kids? So now the elderly are basically seen as obsolete and useless, by the rest of society I guess. Wait'll there's a societal breakdown and all the forms of mass media is destroyed or no longer functions because of lack of electricity or whatever ( you know the post apocalyptic society the millennials keeps envisioning). Then they'll need someone who remembers and knows things that they don't. Just wait...

A cash cliff spells trouble for U.S. unemployed, and everyone else

COVID-19 in Canada: Toronto moves motion to make masks mandatory in city, but Ontario-wide rule yet to come

He quit his job to take a new position — but the job offer was a scam  It's not enough having to contend with the virus, being out of work or on CERB, worrying about financial woes etc, now you have to worry about scams like this as well.

Coronavirus: could it be burning out after 20% of a population is infected?

Mexico Is Reopening Because It Has To. Should You Go? Personally I don't think  any Canadians should be allowed to leave the country for any reason and if they do go anyhow, they shouldn't be allowed back in until the damned disease has been eradicated globally.

Mississippi Mayor Has A Blunt Message For Coronavirus Conspiracy Theorists

Economic warning signs emerge where COVID-19 cases spike: Morning Brief

'Absolute nightmare': Boris Johnson admits coronavirus has been a disaster for the country

GAO Can’t Solve the $2.7 Trillion Mystery of Covid-19 Aid   Someone had their hand in the cookie jar maybe? Transferring money to off-shore accounts? After all they did say they found 11 Trillion dollars in off shore accounts recently.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

Can Background Actors Still Find Work in Pandemic-Era Hollywood? Another group being adversely affected by the virus.

The Pandemic Could Become a Debt Crisis, Too Really? I wonder which rocket scientist masquerading as a journalist came up with this one? And what took them so long!?!

Covid Makes Health Care an Even Bigger Nightmare for Trump

Court rules New York leaders wrong to limit worship

Coronavirus: EU to allow in visitors from 15 'safe' countries  But as I said above, I don't think Canadians should be allowed to leave the country under any circumstances and if they do then the border is closed to them so they won't be allowed to return until the virus is eradicated.

Covid-19: China pushes traditional remedies amid outbreak

Coronavirus: Where are global cases rising and falling?

'We will err on the side of freedom': Arizona mayor says he won't cancel events, nor require masks  Oh you gotta love the yanks and their ideas about freedom. Here they won't give up their freedoms even if it winds up killing them (when all that means is wearing a mask or postponing concerts and the like - trivial stuff you know). But yet, they were all cowering under their beds every Thursday when their bogus "terror warnings" were issued in order to get them to give up their rights and freedoms. They didn't mind giving up their rights to check library books of their choosing out of their libraries, or to buy certain things (that the gov't didn't approve of) or wear shirts with certain slogans on them, or to line up like good little ducks at a shooting gallery for the gov't to take psy-ops pot shots at and kowtowed to every gov't demand made of them back then after 9/11. Whereas this disease that's taken out multiple times the amount of American people that died in those 2 towers on that fateful day in NY and the only "freedoms" they're being asked to give up are trivial ones in order to prevent more dying and they decide they're going to "err on the side of freedom".... That tells me all I need to know both about the average intellect and their priorities.  Not very bright at all, and very very very superficial.

'This is hell': Parents and kids hate online learning, but they could face more of it

People are defecating outside the Queen's vacation home Well hey.... You want to close down all public washrooms, but the unfortunate fact about beings that eat in order to live, need to defecate once in awhile and if you take away all the places where they can safely and privately go to do such business, you're going to get things like this happening. That's just the way it is. When nature calls you've got to and there's not usually any 2 ways about it.

COVID Outbreaks Are Being Traced Back To Parties — Not Protests  The protests came after the lockdown was let up and people went out and started celebrating that together. So the protest outbreaks are coming soon.

Think You Won't Get Coronavirus Outside? Think Again.  Well then if we all get it, problem solved. We won't have to worry about a vaccine as everyone will have had it and developed antibodies against it.

Alberta Safeway workers vote in favour of strike Support your local grocery store workers. They're doing the best they can to serve us. They deserve our thanks and respect.

B.C. says show us evidence safe to fly if airlines drop in-flight distancing  I think that's something they should show everyone and not just the BC gov't officials that requested that info.

Japan's fussy food shoppers finally go online amid pandemic

Coronavirus: UK economy suffered biggest fall since 1979 as pandemic struck

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Casino workers in Vegas sue over coronavirus safety concerns

Coronavirus: Trudeau confident Canada prepared for a possible 2nd wave of COVID-19

Facing crisis, Cuba calls on citizens to grow more of their own food  Personally, I think everyone should grow as much of their own food as possible.

Nearly half the U.S. population is without a job, showing how far the labor recovery has to go

How Covid-19 will change our shopping habits

Coronavirus: Worst could be yet to come, WHO warns The way it's running rampant in the US now, I'd say that's pretty much a given already.

San Quentin State Prison is 'deep area of focus and concern' in California: Nearly one-third of inmates have coronavirus  

With bankruptcies surging, 2020 may become one of the busiest years for Chapter 11 filings since the Great Recession  I'd say this article is pretty optimistic considering most articles I've read says that this will be as bad or worse than the Great Depression.  I prefer the optimistic scenario because as far as I'm concerned that wasn't too bad and we were able to manage fine. Though I'm not sure about the Great Depression how we'd be able to manage through anything like that if it does get to be that bad.

There's no stopping COVID-19, JPMorgan's top investment guru thinks

As coronavirus lockdown eases, U.K. domestic abuse charity sees huge surge in calls for help

Tracking coronavirus cases proves difficult amid new surge

‘It’s frightening’: Doctors say half of ‘cured’ COVID patients still suffer It seems a lot of people have lingering problems from it.

Serious coronavirus-linked condition hit 285 US children

No singing allowed and faces must be covered as places of worship reopen in Quebec

Spike in Cleveland coronavirus cases rooted in days immediately after May 30 protest and a rise in social activity

Keep Your Eyes On The Skies: City-Sanctioned Fireworks Displays Begin Across The 5 Boroughs  At least they're getting fireworks for their national holiday whereas all we're getting is an online concert like all the other online concerts.

Fauci warns U.S. could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases per day  That's easy to believe, the way they're going.

 HoustonChronicle.com Need To Know Americans are living in a big 'anger incubator.' Experts have tips for regulating our rage.

In Midst of Covid Chaos, One Latin American Nation Gets It Right

As virus roars back, so do signs of a new round of layoffs That's got to be devastating not only to the economy but to the people and their morale.

Packed country concerts roil Nashville's ravaged music industry Yup the lyrics to that guy's song just about describes it - what I said above.

Government plans to extend quarantine rules requiring self-isolation for travellers: federal official  I certainly hope so, otherwise what was the point of all those measures and the lockdowns etc, if we're just going to let anyone and everyone who might be a carrier waltz in here without even so much as spending time in self quarantine after arriving? This time though make it a mandatory quarantine & not just voluntary! Otherwise we're going to have the same problems we had before.

Donald Trump Willing To Sacrifice ‘Greatest Generation’ To COVID-19 In GOP Group Ad  I don't think he's the only leader willing to sacrifice the seniors, for whatever reason that suits them, because a lot seem to be doing it.

I have to leave it there for now as I'm falling asleep on the keyboard here. I think though that by the end of July 1 (my target date) I should be finished with the comprehensive postings though.

Happy Canada Day! Here's hoping you have fun festivities despite the government grinches that stole them on us!

















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