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Hide Ya Wives, Hide Ya Kids: Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic!
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Home lenders brace for up to 15 million mortgage defaults
Mortgage lenders are preparing for the biggest wave of delinquencies in history.
www.latimes.com
Home lenders brace for up to 15 million mortgage defaults
As many as 30% of Americans with home loans — about 15 million households — could stop paying if the U.S. economy remains closed through the summer or beyond, according to an estimate by Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Analytics.
“This is an unprecedented event,” said Susan Wachter, professor of real estate and finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. “The great financial crisis happened over a number of years. This is happening in a matter of months — a matter of weeks.”
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New York City crematories work overtime as coronavirus brings backlog of bodies
New York City crematories are extending their hours, burning bodies into the night. The state has started a running tally of all cremations and burials. City officials are surveying upstate cemeteries for temporary interment sites.
www.reuters.com
New York City crematories work overtime as coronavirus brings backlog of bodies
calibeebee
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Crazy how I was here March 8-13th and there was only 1 or 2 cases in the country. From an Italian tourist coming off a cruise ship. This is now
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******LONG READ*******
Be careful out there. I too contracted COVID as a result of not taking it serious. Not blaming anyone, that was my own fault.
I showed no symptoms whatsoever. I had a a cold, but I chalked that up to a post performance syndrome from a play I did. Usually when you're in rehearsal for a play, you're working late into the night to put together a show. You're not resting and in my case, you're also not going to the gym as much. So your immune system gets weak. When the run of the play starts, your stage health kicks in. It's basically adrenaline that carries you through the run. However, when you take that final bow on final curtain, your body is like "Alright brother, time to face the music." So that's what I thought that was. So for two weeks I'm fighting this cold and it starts to go away. Cool. My fiancé however, she's feeling sick. She's goes to the ER twice. Then one night I take my temp and I'm at 102.00. I lost smell and taste. Like whenever we sprayed disinfectant, I couldn't smell the fragrance, I could only smell what I could only describe as a hospital smell. My taste palettes were so OFF. I could only taste the bitters and the salts, and they were very offensive. Because of that I only drank protein shakes which resulted in me losing 24lbs in one week (not complaining on that one). Not to get too personal, I also lost all sexual desires. I dunno why. Like nothing turned me on. An erection was not happening. My lung capacity dropped. I would say about 5-10%.
So we both decide to go to City MD. We get there, we're placed in separate rooms. They swab my nose for a flu test, negative, but my blood pressure is through the roof. So they call an ambulance. They take my pressure again, but it's normal. Turns out City MD's machine's were off. So my fiancé and I both go to the ER, she's following the ambulance in her car. We get there, immediately seen. The PA asks us some questions. He's wearing some Outbreak Area 51 suit. Unbeknownst to me they gave my fiancé a COVID test at City MD. The give us both a chest X-rays. One of the doctors comes out and he basically tells us that he knows we have COVID and the rule is they don't want to administer a test when they it's clear that the person has it. He also informed us based on our X-rays, we have pneumonia, which is a result of COVID. We get sent home, my fiancé gets antibiotics and pills for nausea, I get an inhaler. I don't have insurance, so at this point I'm like "let it go to creditors and figure it out." The woman at registration tells me that since this is a COVID related issue, the government will cover it. THEY'D BETTER!
Next day, my stomach is killing me. Like something is in there. I try drinking tea to induce vomiting. I'm also camping out on the toilet to see if I could get out the other way. No dice. Then I thought to myself, that I may have an ulcer. So I go back to the ER. They take my vitals and have me wait. They finally call my name. They put me on a bed. They hook me up to a machine. They're going crazy because, my blood pressure is giving off two different readings on the machines. Also my oxygen intake is a bit low. They hook me up to an IV with saline and antibiotics, they take my blood and then they finally do a COVID test. For those who have never had a flu swab before, what they do is they take a long Q-tip and stick up your nasal cavity. Stick your pinky in your nose up until your finger nail is completely in your nose, and then some. That's how far they go in. With a COVID test, they go FURTHER up and its like this small metal apparatus. Not comfortable. At this time, the antibiotics are working and my stomach pains have resolved. They have me drink this dye (taste horrible even with the crystal light) so they can get a better look at my stomach when they run the CAT Scan. They found nothing, great!
They send me home, this time with a prescription for antibiotics and nausea pills. Again, I don't have insurance, so 6 antibiotic bills and 12 nausea pills, $138.00. I get home, the ER calls me and tells me that I have a bill for $14K. I told them it's COVID related, "it's not my fault, talk to your president." I'm not paying that bill.
So for a week and change, my fiancé and I quarantined within the quarantine. She got the bedroom and I slept in the living room and we made sure to disinfect the common areas. As of now, I'm doing better than she is, however I'm not getting gassed. We don't know how this virus works, so I don't consider myself out of the woods just yet, but I'm doing better. I can smell again, food taste awesome and erections are back.
My advice to you all is, IF........... YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE, wear a mask. When you've returned home, disinfect your phone and WASH YOUR HANDS. Wash them for 20 seconds. Place your outside clothes in a pile in a corner. For example, I have a designated COVID outfit. That's what I'm going to wear until this thing goes away. Every time I come home from a grocery run, I go into the second bedroom and remove those clothes and keep them in a corner, wash my hands and then put on my house clothes. Hope this helps. Thank you for the read.
Be careful out there. I too contracted COVID as a result of not taking it serious. Not blaming anyone, that was my own fault.
I showed no symptoms whatsoever. I had a a cold, but I chalked that up to a post performance syndrome from a play I did. Usually when you're in rehearsal for a play, you're working late into the night to put together a show. You're not resting and in my case, you're also not going to the gym as much. So your immune system gets weak. When the run of the play starts, your stage health kicks in. It's basically adrenaline that carries you through the run. However, when you take that final bow on final curtain, your body is like "Alright brother, time to face the music." So that's what I thought that was. So for two weeks I'm fighting this cold and it starts to go away. Cool. My fiancé however, she's feeling sick. She's goes to the ER twice. Then one night I take my temp and I'm at 102.00. I lost smell and taste. Like whenever we sprayed disinfectant, I couldn't smell the fragrance, I could only smell what I could only describe as a hospital smell. My taste palettes were so OFF. I could only taste the bitters and the salts, and they were very offensive. Because of that I only drank protein shakes which resulted in me losing 24lbs in one week (not complaining on that one). Not to get too personal, I also lost all sexual desires. I dunno why. Like nothing turned me on. An erection was not happening. My lung capacity dropped. I would say about 5-10%.
So we both decide to go to City MD. We get there, we're placed in separate rooms. They swab my nose for a flu test, negative, but my blood pressure is through the roof. So they call an ambulance. They take my pressure again, but it's normal. Turns out City MD's machine's were off. So my fiancé and I both go to the ER, she's following the ambulance in her car. We get there, immediately seen. The PA asks us some questions. He's wearing some Outbreak Area 51 suit. Unbeknownst to me they gave my fiancé a COVID test at City MD. The give us both a chest X-rays. One of the doctors comes out and he basically tells us that he knows we have COVID and the rule is they don't want to administer a test when they it's clear that the person has it. He also informed us based on our X-rays, we have pneumonia, which is a result of COVID. We get sent home, my fiancé gets antibiotics and pills for nausea, I get an inhaler. I don't have insurance, so at this point I'm like "let it go to creditors and figure it out." The woman at registration tells me that since this is a COVID related issue, the government will cover it. THEY'D BETTER!
Next day, my stomach is killing me. Like something is in there. I try drinking tea to induce vomiting. I'm also camping out on the toilet to see if I could get out the other way. No dice. Then I thought to myself, that I may have an ulcer. So I go back to the ER. They take my vitals and have me wait. They finally call my name. They put me on a bed. They hook me up to a machine. They're going crazy because, my blood pressure is giving off two different readings on the machines. Also my oxygen intake is a bit low. They hook me up to an IV with saline and antibiotics, they take my blood and then they finally do a COVID test. For those who have never had a flu swab before, what they do is they take a long Q-tip and stick up your nasal cavity. Stick your pinky in your nose up until your finger nail is completely in your nose, and then some. That's how far they go in. With a COVID test, they go FURTHER up and its like this small metal apparatus. Not comfortable. At this time, the antibiotics are working and my stomach pains have resolved. They have me drink this dye (taste horrible even with the crystal light) so they can get a better look at my stomach when they run the CAT Scan. They found nothing, great!
They send me home, this time with a prescription for antibiotics and nausea pills. Again, I don't have insurance, so 6 antibiotic bills and 12 nausea pills, $138.00. I get home, the ER calls me and tells me that I have a bill for $14K. I told them it's COVID related, "it's not my fault, talk to your president." I'm not paying that bill.
So for a week and change, my fiancé and I quarantined within the quarantine. She got the bedroom and I slept in the living room and we made sure to disinfect the common areas. As of now, I'm doing better than she is, however I'm not getting gassed. We don't know how this virus works, so I don't consider myself out of the woods just yet, but I'm doing better. I can smell again, food taste awesome and erections are back.
My advice to you all is, IF........... YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE, wear a mask. When you've returned home, disinfect your phone and WASH YOUR HANDS. Wash them for 20 seconds. Place your outside clothes in a pile in a corner. For example, I have a designated COVID outfit. That's what I'm going to wear until this thing goes away. Every time I come home from a grocery run, I go into the second bedroom and remove those clothes and keep them in a corner, wash my hands and then put on my house clothes. Hope this helps. Thank you for the read.
- Feb 3, 2015
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I might've had Corona too srs
Bosa
formerly hhaze
- Feb 19, 2016
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Wonder how long this corona really been spreading and we never knew we had it. Dec. flu was killing me. But I usually get a flu around xmas time
Mister Meaner
formerly super producer j
- Mar 24, 2007
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All bills & collection payments should be put on hold for the rest of the year. The govt always finds money to bail out corporations. The people need it now.
- Oct 7, 2007
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the clappping for health workers thing is cool and all, but some of those people clapping are the same ones who think nurses who get paid peanuts deserve their low wages. Swear some people do these nice things to feel good about themselves, like they’re contributing in some way.
Nurses, doctors, teachers, police etc should be some of the most coveted and highly respected jobs
Nurses, doctors, teachers, police etc should be some of the most coveted and highly respected jobs
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Capricor Initiates Compassionate Use Program for Severe COVID-19 Patients using CAP-1002, its Novel Cell Therapy
Aytu BioScience Announces First Commercial Shipment of its 2-10 Minute COVID-19 IgG/IgM Point-of-Care Rapid Test
I-Mab Biopharma | Bringing Transformational Medicines to Patients Through Innovation
I-Mab is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class and best-in-class biologics to treat cancers and autoimmune diseases.
www.i-mabbiopharma.com
- Jul 18, 2012
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Travel nurses are cashing out. My sister is a. Nurse practitioner so she alrdy makes six figs plus but shes been offered a half dozen short term contracts to go to NY/CA. 12k for 2 weeks plus daily stipends and provided lodging and meals
- Oct 28, 2013
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- Feb 5, 2003
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I agree with you. Yes these people are heroes and they're coming through in the clutch right now. However, I do get tired of the social media posts of the pictures of Superman handing a nurse his cape, first responders raising the flag at Iwo Jima etc. We live in a world where people only thank you when you do something big, rather than thanking you for just being (if that makes sense). These first responders work all year round saving lives and sadly only get props when there is a pandemic.
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NY Times has a website with obituaries for people who passed due to COVID-19:
www.nytimes.com
Those We’ve Lost
The coronavirus pandemic has taken an incalculable death toll. This series is designed to put names and faces to the numbers.
- Mar 24, 2018
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Mobile 1's the best oil out there. Its the only oil I trust. Almost every mechanic I've worked with uses mobile 1 on their cars. Pretty much the gold standard. But regardless of what oil you use, you should always change it frequently. Don't extend the change beacause it's synthetic.
- Apr 28, 2009
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I’ve never in my entire 30 years of life heard someone say that “nurses deserve low wages” 
what the **** is this dude in here even talking about
what the **** is this dude in here even talking about
- Oct 7, 2007
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Compare what they do in times like these (risking their own lives to save others) and what someone like me does for a living. He/Her pay should be exponentially higher than mine in a just world
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Atlanta people:
Drive thru Covid-19 testing is being performed by AllCare Family medical in Buckhead. Must undergo a teleconference meeting with their doctors first. By appointment only.
Follow the link below.
And keep practicing social distancing, covering your coughs or sneezes, and washing your hands.
I just had mine done in Buckhead...
www.allcarefamilymed.com
Of course they would put it in a predominant wealthy and majority white area...
Don’t know if they have one on the southside
Drive thru Covid-19 testing is being performed by AllCare Family medical in Buckhead. Must undergo a teleconference meeting with their doctors first. By appointment only.
Follow the link below.
And keep practicing social distancing, covering your coughs or sneezes, and washing your hands.
I just had mine done in Buckhead...
Urgent Care Atlanta, GA | Family Primary Care in Buckhead
Looking for a new primary care doctor in Atlanta or urgent care services for your immediate needs in Buckhead? AllCare walk-in clinics can help.
www.allcarefamilymed.com
Of course they would put it in a predominant wealthy and majority white area...
Don’t know if they have one on the southside
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God help you bro, stay safe and healthy.
