Clinical trials begin in Canada https://www.theglobeandmail.com/can...ial-of-experimental-covid-19-treatment-using/
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Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (nCoV-2019)
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Videodrome
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My wife was just laid off, though temporarily. Her job is there when the daycare is open again. I already put in her application for EI.
Jonny5
Senior Member
Ontario allows pot stores to deliver, offer pickup
People looking to get weed from their local pot shops may be in luck a little while longer.
www.cp24.com
I expect that this will continue post-crisis, just like the delivery of alcohol by restaurants.
AlbertC
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Why B.C. is flattening the COVID-19 curve while numbers in central Canada surge
Luck and timing are part of the equation — but leadership at the top could also play a role
Justin McElroy · CBC News · Posted: Apr 06, 2020 6:05 PM PT
Luck and timing are part of the equation — but leadership at the top could also play a role
Justin McElroy · CBC News · Posted: Apr 06, 2020 6:05 PM PT
W. K. Lis
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Plasma from coronavirus survivors found to help severely ill patients
Ian Sample Science editor
Tue 7 Apr 2020 14.22 BST
Doctors have found tentative evidence that seriously ill coronavirus patients can benefit from infusions of blood plasma collected from people who have recovered from the disease.
Two teams of medics working at separate hospitals in China gave antibody-rich plasma to 15 severely ill patients and recorded striking improvements in many of them.
In one pilot study, doctors in Wuhan gave “convalescent plasma” to 10 severely ill patients and found that virus levels in their bodies dropped rapidly. Within three days, the doctors saw improvements in the patients’ symptoms, ranging from shortness of breath and chest pains to fever and coughs.
Xiaoming Yang, from the National Engineering Technology Research Center for Combined Vaccines in Wuhan, described the treatment as a “promising rescue option” for severely ill patients, but cautioned that a larger randomised trial was needed to confirm the findings. Details of the pilot study are reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Another team of doctors led by Lei Liu, from Shenzhen Third People’s hospital, gave convalescent plasma to five critically ill patients. All showed improved symptoms after the infusions and within 10 days, three patients were able to come off the ventilators that had been keeping them alive, according to a preliminary report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Hints that the therapy may help have prompted US doctors to trial infusions in the outbreak in New York and similar studies are expected to start in the UK in the coming weeks. Britain’s national blood service has begun screening blood from patients to find plasma rich in antibodies to use in those trials.
Plasma from coronavirus survivors found to help severely ill patients
Blood transfusion studies by teams in China report striking improvementswww.theguardian.com
Of course there are people who have a religious or personal aversion to blood or blood products. Better for others who don't have such an aversion.
Northern Light
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Today's numbers are in.
Modest increase in ICU (233 to 246) 5.6% growth
Modest increase in number of people on Vents. (187 to 195) 4.3% growth
Decline in total number of people in hospital with Covid. (614 to 605) 1.4% decline
Deaths up by 19 (down from 21 yesterday)
Cases up 11.6%
Summation, most of this is good news with the exception of the case growth rate which remains stubbornly high.
The decline in total hospitalization is a first in awhile and good to see.
The resolved rate is also creeping towards 40%
Modest increase in ICU (233 to 246) 5.6% growth
Modest increase in number of people on Vents. (187 to 195) 4.3% growth
Decline in total number of people in hospital with Covid. (614 to 605) 1.4% decline
Deaths up by 19 (down from 21 yesterday)
Cases up 11.6%
Summation, most of this is good news with the exception of the case growth rate which remains stubbornly high.
The decline in total hospitalization is a first in awhile and good to see.
The resolved rate is also creeping towards 40%
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AlbertC
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Maple Leaf Foods plant shuts down after three employees test positive for COVID-19
Published Wednesday, April 8, 2020 11:16AM EDT
TORONTO - A major poultry plant in Brampton, Ont. has suspended operations after three people working at the facility tested positive for COVID-19.
In a statement issued late Wednesday morning, Maple Leaf Foods said that the decision to shut down the facility was made “out of an abundance of caution.”
"As a major food company in an essential industry, Maple Leaf Foods is doing everything possible to protect the health of our 13,000 team members while producing the food our customers in North America and Asia need now more than ever,” the company said.
Published Wednesday, April 8, 2020 11:16AM EDT
TORONTO - A major poultry plant in Brampton, Ont. has suspended operations after three people working at the facility tested positive for COVID-19.
In a statement issued late Wednesday morning, Maple Leaf Foods said that the decision to shut down the facility was made “out of an abundance of caution.”
"As a major food company in an essential industry, Maple Leaf Foods is doing everything possible to protect the health of our 13,000 team members while producing the food our customers in North America and Asia need now more than ever,” the company said.
Maple Leaf Foods plant shuts down after three employees test positive for COVID-19
A major poultry plant in Brampton, Ont. has suspended operations after three people working at the facility tested positive for COVID-19.
toronto.ctvnews.ca
Jonny5
Senior Member
Ford just now ordered grocery stores to close for this Sunday. You can expect Saturday shopping will be a madhouse. Better get out now to get anything you need for the next five days.
I thought most of them were because it's a retail holiday, although I guess this extends to those in designated tourist areas that were able to stay open. (I used to own a grocery store -- this Saturday was always the busiest day, people don't prep for Easter like they do for Christmas)
Fresco
Active Member
Its to prevent hoarding
Jonny5
Senior Member
My experience in downtown Toronto is that most were open on Sunday, albeit some with reduced hours, but they still did open.
Interesting. Ford had originally asked grocery stores to remain open on Sunday. However, after hearing from them, he's now saying they have to close (which is normally the case with some exemptions). https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-...friday-and-sunday-this-long-weekend-1.4888385
W. K. Lis
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COVID-19: How does coronavirus compare to other outbreaks?
Explore how COVID-19 compares to previous global pandemics in terms of infection numbers, fatalities, geographical reach and more.
See link.
Explore how COVID-19 compares to previous global pandemics in terms of infection numbers, fatalities, geographical reach and more.
See link.
That's a month old, so the numbers are way out of date
AlbertC
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I've been working from home for almost a month now, so my strategy is to do groceries right at 8 am before work on weekdays. I'm within walking distance to 2 grocery stores nearby, Freshco and Food Basics. Dollarama and Shoppers are also right there. I get in, grab what I need, and get out. Certain things may be hit or miss depending on the day, but I've stocked up enough for a while so I'm comfortable.
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