COVID-19

You have to wonder about leaving open childcare facilities. If schools are at risk, how much more so childcare.  The City of Moscow has clarified its emergency order banning gatherings in the city of more than 10 people. The order doesn’t apply to childcare services which keeps them open.  The order also excludes churches, but

The Whitman County Health Department has received a positive test result for COVID-19 in a Whitman County resident, according to a press release this morning from the Whitman County Emergency Operations Center. According to the release, the patient is female between the age of 20–29.  The patient has recovered and is self-isolating at home. Health

Bank of America recently said that higher demand for cannabis had been seen in the US as tens of millions of people are confined to their homes as the government limits mass gatherings and shutters businesses.  “Our checks across North America were consistent: regardless of region, cannabis purchases have accelerated,” BofA analyst Christopher Carey said

Some have asked me where I get most of my COVID-19 data.  Worldmeters:  Worldwide: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ US: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ Italy: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/ Statistics & Research: https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus Graphically comparing countries: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-confirmed-cases-since-100th-case Situation Report: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd CDC Outcomes: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e2.htm?s_cid=mm6912e2_w Those sites provide most of the data that I’m tracking.  As a math nerd, I’ve been following the “logistic curve” that virologists

A hospital in London has declared a “critical incident” after it has run out of hospital beds, reported SKY News. The “critical incident” was declared at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, where it appears a surge in COVID-19 patients has used up all hospital beds and ICU-level treatment at the facility. This means that the most vulnerable might

Gritman Medical Center in Moscow has established a community hotline to answer questions about the new coronavirus. The phone number is (208) 883-4109. The Gritman COVID-19 Hotline can help answer basic questions regarding COVID-19 symptoms, home treatment and testing guidelines, according to press release delivered this morning from the hospital. High call volumes may be

A couple things to learn here.  First, Communist China is communist. That goes with all of the evils associated with that system.  Second, even the Communists couldn’t suppress the truth forever. Better come clean.  The Chinese government has issued a “solemn apology” to the family of a doctor who sounded the alarm on the coronavirus

And why shouldn’t they?  This is going to put the educational-industrial complex into even a worse bind.  College students and their families are pressing the question of whether they will receive a refund after schools shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to the reports, several schools are partially reimbursing room and board fees. For example, Stanford University will

Look at the change in just 4 days. SEATTLE — The death toll in Washington from the coronavirus increased to 74 on Thursday, and the number of cases topped 1,300, according to state health officials. King County reported four new deaths — bringing its total to 60 — while Snohomish, Benton and Island counties each

Ask the question: why is it safe for the dorms to have dining facilities open, but it’s not safe for restaurants? UI cancels commencement ceremonies Also school’s courses will be delivered remotely for the remainder of semester The University of Idaho has canceled its spring commencement ceremonies for its Moscow, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Falls and

This is Boise.  New coronavirus cases jump to 17 in southern Idaho county; still no confirmed cases locally Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued an isolation order for Blaine County residents as the number of COVID-19 cases there soared to 17 on Thursday and the Department of Health and Welfare confirmed community spread. There has yet

Letter requests help from state amid COVID-19 concerns About 100 food and beverage businesses, including about 20 in Moscow, signed a letter to Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little, asking him to require all nonessential social gathering places to cease operations immediately and to implement increased emergency state unemployment benefits for the duration of the closures

More damage to our local businesses. The University of Idaho and Washington State University are urging students to stay home rather than return from spring break in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. In its message, the UI also said its previously announced “indefinite” move to online instruction will remain in

Three more Latah County school districts have announced they will close temporarily to help limit the local spread of the new coronavirus. Citing increasingly grave recommendations from the state, local health authorities and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Potlatch, Kendrick and Genesee school districts have announced they will close until at

Thank a trucker! As the coronavirus continues to spread, a growing number of Americans have crowded grocery stores to buy everything from toilet paper to food and bottled water. The crucial role of getting supplies on the shelves falls to the American trucker. “If we don’t roll, then y’all don’t eat,” stated one trucker. “No

From the UK’s Guardian: The coronavirus epidemic in the UK will last until next spring and could lead to 7.9 million people being hospitalised, a secret Public Health England (PHE) briefing for senior NHS officials reveals. The document, seen by the Guardian, is the first time health chiefs tackling the virus have admitted that they expect it

This is out of control.  As the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of abating, parents and students are beginning to wonder: School’s out for how long, exactly? In Washington, the plan is to reopen on April 27. But what if the coronavirus crisis isn’t under control by then? And while some states have yet to