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Coronavirus Update – Today, May 11, 2020
Photo: Crosstown Printing building, Cranston. The crane is a symbol of joy and prosperity
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
Dr. Fauci will be self-quarantining as well as several other members of the White House team. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control, and Stephen Hahn, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, have already gone into quarantine. VP Pence will work remotely though he tests negative.
New antigen test has been approved for distribution
Shanghai Disneyland reopens after three-month closure
Amtrak to require face coverings
0.7% of Major League Baseball employees tested positive for antibodies to COVID-19 – however, that testing was over a month ago.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte declared that all masks must be sold for a maximum price of .54 cents [in U.S. dollars] and no government taxes are to be added
Just days after Italy’s Phase 2 re-openings, numbers of COVID-19 cases and victims are moving ominously upward.
Baseball in a pandemic: 90 feet between bases, 6 feet between players
Hong Kong’s nightlife gets back to normal as lockdown on bars ends
A nursing home in Austin, Texas has half its population testing positive, with an average of 2 deaths a week and two dozen staff testing positive. 15 residents have died as the virus is spreading rapidly.
Shaquille O’Neil suggests the NBA “scrap the whole season” rather than play with no fans at the games.
70,000 cruise ship crew members remain aboard over 100 cruise ships docked idle in US waters.
Spain to relax restrictions on Monday, reports lowest daily death rate since March
Pope Francis is calling on leaders of European Union countries to work together to deal with the social and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
Churches in Lebanon welcome worshippers again
Japan looks to lift state of emergency in some areas
China reports first double-digit rise in new cases in 10 days
U.K. commuters urged to cycle or walk to work once lockdown is eased
French Open may go on late September with social distancing guidelines
Seoul, South Korea shut down all bars and nightclubs indefinitely after at least 27 new coronavirus infections were traced to a single nightlife district.
NY – hospitals cannot discharge patient to a nursing home without a negative covid19 test; all staff must be tested twice a week – swab test.
3K California Churches Plan To Reopen In Defiance of the Governor’s restriction
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY
RI Data – 5-9-2020:
Brookline, MA will conduct antibody tests for 600 people in an effort to gauge impact into community of the coronavirus
Newman Congregational Church in East Providence announced it will remain closed for a year, or until a virus is discovered. Until then they will video stream services.
Connecticut is distributing iPads to nursing homes with instructions for staff to help residents connect with family members using the devices.
Some AAA offices will reopen today in Massachusetts
The town of Burrillville is planning a series of concerts on May 16th with 5 foot squares marked for people to stay in, and other social distancing cues.
RI sport fishing groups send letter to Governor asking to allow out of state fishing clients, without having to quarantine, which represents 85% of their business.
A moderated virtual panel discussion planned by Bryant University for Monday, May 11, entitled “Pandemic Economics: What does it mean for Rhode Island?” will talk about the shape of the future world to come and “how the state can move forward toward recovery and growth for all.”
There was no address on the pandemic crisis by the Governor – who left a recorded Mother’s Day message instead – today the 1pm events begin again and will run Monday through Friday, with none planned for the weekend.