China has 324 cases of Corona and hardly any deaths. It flattened its curve since March and has hardly exceeded more than 20 daily cases since then. The United States is one of the few countries in the world that never flattened its Corona curve and both its numbers of new cases and deaths continue to skyrocket. Mercilessly.. And while The Bahamas has flattened its curve for the second time, data clearly shows its increases in new cases is directly linked to travel to the United States, which the PM has described as ‘a coliseum of Corona.. the fact is America lacked leadership when it came to battling the Corona virus . In fact it can be said, with little contradiction that the embattled and outgoing president is responsible for most of the new surge in Corona cases and deaths. Just match the areas of the greatest surges with his super spreader , non social distancing, no mask wearing political rallies. And if America had followed the actions of most of the rest of the world and locked down its population for just a short while and enforced other safety measures, not only would the world been much more successful in battling this virus, but the death rate would be much lower. But instead the US is now seeing a threefold increase in new cases snd a tragic unprecedented 40 percent increase in deaths. And now to try enforce lockdown s and curfews and closing of risky, non essential businesses will be even more painful as these businesses have already suffered and many are now shuttered and employees have exhausted all their savings and unemployment benefits. Can this country allow itself to become reinfected?

Who needs a fridge and stove that will be repossessed after Elections?

I don’t even try to decipher what Tal Russel writes because his posts are definitely not for people who only speak English so it is always Greek to me. But Donald Trump rallies have obviously been super spreader events and now his efforts to delay or block Joe Biden’s team from gaining access and putting plans in place to combat the virus demonstrates this man never took the virus seriously or apparently cared about the people who got sick or even die from it. The irony of it all is Bahamians who complain about being locked down, having to social distance or wear masks, and they travel abroad into areas that have surging case numbers. And all their wisdom and common sense is apparently left at the airport. With the US seeing over 1 Million new Corona cases in less than a week it is almost impossible to go places Bahamians go in Florida or Atlanta or Texas or New York and not be exposed to this deadly virus.

Since The Bahamas is now treating each. Island as a separate territory and no longer using. ‘One size fits all’ approach, there are fluctuations and variances on each island . And most can be traced back to a ‘super spreader’ source such as an unauthorized wedding or social gatherings, even funerals that exceed the number of authorized attendees. And in some instances, new cases of Corona are generated in the workplace or some public facility, including clinics or hospitals. But with not having the entire country on complete lockdown for extended periods, allows some economic activity to occur rather than the entire country and economy being at a standstill. Surely this will have some impact on easing the economic burdens of government and businesses and even households and individuals. BUT it should also drive home reality to those people who still going out partying and not social distancing and not wearing masks, you are directly responsible for the increasing numbers in your zone and can also be responsible for yourself, a friend or family member contracting the virus or even dying from it.

The type of viruses start of as a weak strain, but they mutate quickly and become more contagious and more deadly. This can be evidenced in the United States and in the UK and now even Russia where the numbers of new cases are skyrocketing. Also the number of hospitalizations and deaths are increasing correspondingly. And now that more is known if the virus, social distancing, the wearing of masks and frequent hand washing and effective tools to combat the virus. It has also been confirmed that large gatherings, when many are not wearing masks but are talking and interacting are super spreader events and many who attend will not only contract the virus, but pass it on. China has managed to contain the corona virus and manage its cases better than probably every other country because of its strict control of its borders and its strict enforcement of its corona control procedures, especially quarantine and rapid response to any outbreak that involves contact tracing and enforced quarantine of anyone who has been exposed. Because if his lack of cooperation so far, Donald Trump is preventing the implementation of new strategies in the US to control the virus, so it may be another few months before and visible signs of enacting new policies to fight corona, that are not politically driven are seen.

After reviewing medical files and Xrays of dozens of patients, health officials in Germany have concluded that the Corona Virus has been in Europe, at least since September of 2019. This then debunks the idea that the virus originated in China sometime in December. It also tends to support the idea and reports of some doctors here that the Covid-19 virus was in this country since September of 2019, but was not being diagnosed as such. So if this virus was around some seven months before it was recognized, does it mean that the world, and this country may be experiencing at least the third wave of the virus?

It’s not for the lack of effort with this government, but for being a victim of circumstance.

The US contemplates a full lockdown as Corona cases in that country surge unrelentingly. Florida, Texas and New York are among states that see cases double. Bars, spas and restaurants are being closed nationwide and families are urged to cancel or scale back thanksgiving gatherings. A cruise ship initiating a voyage out of the US had to return to port due to a corona outbreak on the ship. How safe is this country’s travel policy for persons entering this country from the US and the UK and other highly infected countries? What about Bahamians who visit hotspots like Florida, Texas and Zeneca York and even Canada and return home? Can The Bahamas afford another wave of Corona? What about the herd effect?

The headline on this story is misleading and the details are wrong. The patient was not admitted to Sandilands. She was still under observation at PMH when the unfortunate incident occurred. And to chastise and slander all nurses in the country for this tragedy is outrageous and wrong. Mental patients or persons under stress can change personalities in the spur of a moment and in the absence of details, no one should cast aspersions.

BPL must be patient (but not stupid). More people are starting to go back to work and, hopefully, they have listed payment if their BPL bills and other utilities, among their priorities. And full and complete payment will not be instantaneous as many people and families will be digging themselves out of a deep financial hole of which they had little or no involvement in digging. So BPL must allow another six to nine months for consumers to catch up. Nothing like starting to work and starting to pay and coming home from work and meeting your house in darkness. But yes, it is also the consumers responsibility to go in and tell BPL what the situation is and also what their plans are to pay their bills.