The great irony here is that this was preventable to a great extent IF they had simply treated every patient as though they had the infection and taken the necessary precautions! Hospital visits should have been stopped from the very first COVID case was diagnosed in the country. How could you have potentially infected persons with no symptoms walking onto the hospital as visitors anyway? Sad and careless!
… medical statistics in this country are unreliable because of undertesting (which we are also seeing in this crisis as well) and underreporting. I would bet that public and private clinics in Nassau or GB or Acklins, San Salvador or Eleuthera do not test or report flu cases and any deaths would be classified as something else.
...ummm, the climate was changing, is changing and will continue to change (cyclically) as it has for eons. Man may pollute the earth and its atmosphere, but he cannot change the climate!
If the W.H.O had made a policy of containing emerging viral threats within a country's borders, thereby minimizing the potential for spread, the global impact of the same would diminish overnight. This should have been a first step from the SARS pandemic, but sadly it is a reflection of that organizations limp wristed inclinations to do what is politically and economically expedient for countries like China instead of doing what is best for the global economy!
Many beneficial points made here have nothing to do with 'climate change' and more to do with poor strategic planning by governments who fritter away borrowed funds on wants and never consider long term needs.
Apart from the infection it would be nice to know if all these deaths had anything else in common or what happened between the time they were diagnosed and died!
… with all due respect it appears you have not been following this as closely as you should have. Both Sands and Minnis have done a bum job managing this crisis.
In early January Sands said we have more dangerous viruses in this country than coronavirus and they were ordering tests (yet we still have a problem with tests). http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/jan…
They set up a "Rapid Response Team" in February but failed to have a plan to ensure positive patients did not move around the community to continue spreading. http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/feb…
Despite us being a tourist destination they refused to consider closing the borders to tourists in early March and continued to allow flights from countries where it was known that the virus was spreading! http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/mar…
I could go on and on, but why? The information has been there all along for others to objectively assess.
Between the line up for union vouchers, lines at other places other than grocery stores (thank God) and this, expect another COVID-19 surge within 5-14 days!
… the idea is to provide a physical barrier between the user and the person they are face to face with to reduce the amount of droplets or even blood they are exposed to. In every instance the wearer will have on a face mask and usually goggles. Can you imagine a dentist doing a procedure on a person with COVID-19 who has no symptoms while not wearing one?
This is an excellent lateral move for a Bahamian business. I wish them success!
He is right, no tax increases will come "amid" the coronavirus crisis, but expect them immediately after the crisis is over along with massive borrowing and continued government waste and social welfare entitlements.
Those persons standing in line to get a voucher after not working for one month are a true representation of our country that also lives hand to mouth, begging and borrowing just to survive!
joeblow says...
The great irony here is that this was preventable to a great extent IF they had simply treated every patient as though they had the infection and taken the necessary precautions! Hospital visits should have been stopped from the very first COVID case was diagnosed in the country.
How could you have potentially infected persons with no symptoms walking onto the hospital as visitors anyway? Sad and careless!
On Two patients die: 200 medics quarantined
Posted 24 April 2020, 8:27 a.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
… medical statistics in this country are unreliable because of undertesting (which we are also seeing in this crisis as well) and underreporting. I would bet that public and private clinics in Nassau or GB or Acklins, San Salvador or Eleuthera do not test or report flu cases and any deaths would be classified as something else.
On COVID-19: Two more deaths announced
Posted 23 April 2020, 8:30 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
...ummm, the climate was changing, is changing and will continue to change (cyclically) as it has for eons. Man may pollute the earth and its atmosphere, but he cannot change the climate!
If the W.H.O had made a policy of containing emerging viral threats within a country's borders, thereby minimizing the potential for spread, the global impact of the same would diminish overnight. This should have been a first step from the SARS pandemic, but sadly it is a reflection of that organizations limp wristed inclinations to do what is politically and economically expedient for countries like China instead of doing what is best for the global economy!
Many beneficial points made here have nothing to do with 'climate change' and more to do with poor strategic planning by governments who fritter away borrowed funds on wants and never consider long term needs.
On Fighting climate change the key
Posted 23 April 2020, 8:24 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
Apart from the infection it would be nice to know if all these deaths had anything else in common or what happened between the time they were diagnosed and died!
On COVID-19: Two more deaths announced
Posted 23 April 2020, 8:04 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
… are we using Monopoly money here Doc?
On Escape virus crisis through 'currency swap'
Posted 23 April 2020, 8:02 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
… with all due respect it appears you have not been following this as closely as you should have. Both Sands and Minnis have done a bum job managing this crisis.
In early January Sands said we have more dangerous viruses in this country than coronavirus and they were ordering tests (yet we still have a problem with tests).
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/jan…
They set up a "Rapid Response Team" in February but failed to have a plan to ensure positive patients did not move around the community to continue spreading.
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/feb…
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/apr…
Despite us being a tourist destination they refused to consider closing the borders to tourists in early March and continued to allow flights from countries where it was known that the virus was spreading!
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/mar…
I could go on and on, but why? The information has been there all along for others to objectively assess.
https://thenassauguardian.com/2020/04/0…
On Ward infection ‘massive blow’ to health teams
Posted 22 April 2020, 8:35 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
Between the line up for union vouchers, lines at other places other than grocery stores (thank God) and this, expect another COVID-19 surge within 5-14 days!
Bahamians are too daft!
On Queues as businesses allowed to reopen
Posted 22 April 2020, 8:12 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
… the idea is to provide a physical barrier between the user and the person they are face to face with to reduce the amount of droplets or even blood they are exposed to. In every instance the wearer will have on a face mask and usually goggles.
Can you imagine a dentist doing a procedure on a person with COVID-19 who has no symptoms while not wearing one?
This is an excellent lateral move for a Bahamian business. I wish them success!
On Plastic shields to help in fight against virus
Posted 22 April 2020, 8:06 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
Test again using a test kit NOT made in China!
On Airlifted Bimini patient tests negative for COVID-19
Posted 22 April 2020, 6:09 p.m. Suggest removal
joeblow says...
He is right, no tax increases will come "amid" the coronavirus crisis, but expect them immediately after the crisis is over along with massive borrowing and continued government waste and social welfare entitlements.
Those persons standing in line to get a voucher after not working for one month are a true representation of our country that also lives hand to mouth, begging and borrowing just to survive!
On We've no plans to increase taxes, says Turnquest
Posted 22 April 2020, 6:01 p.m. Suggest removal