OurPlanetCBD = OurPlanet Community Beating Disease
“OurPlanetCBD.com” was \meant as our website to sell CBD products through charity groups such as “Heal the Bay”, Women’s Clubs and other helpful groups. But then Coronavirus happened. So, we decided to continue our path toward helping Our Planet. In this case, information about Coronavirus with helpful links. So..Stay Informed, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy.
And down below is my own blog with my own Questions.
- Coronavirus Links
- Food Hints
- Medical & Health Hints
- Pandemic Productivity
- Mental Self-Defense
- Coronavirus Testing
CDC – What is the Coronavirus? – probably the best starting point.
CDC – Coronavirus Prevention – Basic Understanding of Preventive Measures-Tell Friends & Family
- Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or clean them with alcohol-based hand rub.
- Maintain at least 1 metre distance between you and people coughing or sneezing.
- Avoid touching your face.
- Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
- Stay home if you feel unwell.
- Refrain from smoking and other activities that weaken the lungs.
- Practice physical distancing by avoiding unnecessary travel and staying away from large groups of people.
Symptons:
Coronavirus Symptons – patients describe their ordeal. Read with caution.
Symptoms:
CDC – Symptoms – A definitive guide from an authoritative source on Coronavirus Symptoms.
Coronavirus v. Season Flu – What are the Differences and Similarities? Why is COVID-19 more dangerous?
Coronavirus v. Flu – Johns Hopkins Medicine – good quick link from respected medical institution
Is Coronavirus Like the Seasonal Flu? A comparison – Health.com
Hand Sanitzer
How To Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer – Healthline
Why You Should Not Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer – CNET
Face Masks:
Homemade Facemasks – what you need to know – CNET
CDC and Personal Protective Equipment – CDC
Making a Face Mask with a 3D Printer – Wirecutter
Pets:
Coronavirus and Pets: FAQ for Owners – College of Veterinary Medicine – University of Illinois
COVID-19: Coronavirus & Pets FAQ – Oregon Veterinary Medical Association.
Mail:
Should I be disinfecting my Mail or Deliveries?
CDC – Guidance Documents for HealthCare Professionals – This section contains a plethora of resources for professionals. But there are good articles for people dealing with the N95 Respirators and People with Disabilities and more.
Self-Improvement
If you have a long list of “To Do’s” about fixing up your house, then you have the time. You might also have the time and desire for Self-Improvement. Language Learning. Computer Coding. Yoga. Become Mr. FixIt and more.
StudyFinds – Many Adults Will Focus on Self-Improvement During Quarantine
Use 3D Printing Skills for Creating Face Masks – BBC Article. I have been interested in 3D printing because
Time Techniques:
Pomodoro Technique– To prevent myself from falling into bad habits, I use the Pomodoro Technique. Yes it is named after a tomato. Essentially, you use a timer set for 25 to 50 minutes (your choice) and focus intently on a single task. Then a short break, let’s say 5 minutes. There are dozens of iphone and Android apps for this method. After four tasks, then you get a longer break like 30 minutes.
Privacy in the Age of Zoom:
Zoom and Security – Zoom has come under a lot of fire recently about its lack of encryption, easy hacks and more. In this Wired article, you can read about how to keep Zoom chats private.
Psychological Self-Defense
CDC – Center for Disease Control – Daily Life and Coping – Planning, preparing and coping with stress before and during a COVID-19 outbreak.
11 Best Ways to Entertain Yourself in Quarantine – CNET
Google Chrome – Netflix Party extension – FREE CNET
Dealing with Boredom – A good article on fighting bordedom from PsychCentral.com. Written pre-pandemic so a more neutral tone.
Self-Improvement During Coronavirus Lockdown -article from StudyFinds on what people are doing during the Lockdown.
What is Boredom? – An article on boredom from Healthline.com which about knowing the symptons too and what can be done about boredom.
I found these sources for Drive-Through Testing
Drive Through Testing – Tomsguide.com – This lengthy article lists every state with some locations for drive-through testing
Where Can I Get a Drive-Thru Coronavirus Test Near Me? – a list of drive through test facilities by state.
Online Coronavirus (COVID-19) Screening and Triage – online Assessment (not a test) based on CDC Guidelines
A section for significant medical resources on the Coronavirus
CDC (Center for Disease Control) Situation Summary – Presented and Updated Daily
CDC – Coronavirus Explained – COVID19
•Symptons •Self-Checker •What To Do If Sick
•Update of Cases in the U.S with
California Department of Health
•COVID-19 Updates •California State Alerts
World Health Organization – Main Page (English)
World Health Organization – Coronavirus Dashboard (English)
Corona – Scam Alerts. Yes, criminals will attempt to defraud people, hurt the community and more during this pandemic. Be aware – Beware! – of scams.
World Health Organization (WHO) – Criminals Pretending to be WHO
- Key Sectors-General
- Police-Fire-Public Safety-Medical Workers-Supply Chain Heroes
- Food Production
- Food Security
Everyday Heroes emerge clearly in the Coronavirus Situation. They are not non-essential narcissist Celebrity fools but every day hard-working people who do an Essential job.
Police/Fire:
PoliceOne.com – Website dealing with Coronavirus Special Coverage for Law Enforcement
Police Get Creative to Stay Safe and Keep Order as Coronavirus spread – how the police are altering their own behavior to keep order and still work in a changed world.
Police Departments Grapple with COVID-19’s Impact on Public Safety-And Their Own – The police are trying to figure out how you police from a distance. Criminals have to be caught after all. And criminals know that. Time.com
Health Care Workers:
CDC – Guidance Documents for HealthCare Professionals – This section contains a plethora of resources for professionals. But there are good articles for people dealing with the N95 Respirators and People with Disabilities and more.
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators
- Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators
- Use Personal Protective Equipment when caring for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected COVIDicon
- People with Disabilities
Economic issues facing the nation in this pandemic crisis.
Commerce & Communications:
People have to earn a living and how that changes impacts virtually everyone in a society.
Coronavirus Will Require Us to Completely Reshape the Economy – an opinion article with a focus on the shifting economic sands beneath our feet.
Florence Hit by the Coronavirus: The Curse of Hyperspecialization – a woman who loves the famed Italian city discusses “enhancing feedback” in the loss of an element of the network can destroy the whole [economic] system.
Coronavirus, synchronous failure and the global phase-shift – Systems analysis and a light at the end of the tunnel?
Economic Impact – Coronavirus:
Coronavirus: A Visual Guide to the Economic Impact – How has the coronavirus affected the stock markets, travel and – strangely – Frozen orange juice as a barometer of economics. BBC.
The Coronavirus War Economy Will Change the World – Societies that shift to a pressing, urgent ‘war’ economy are altered permanently in many cases.
Coronavirus Stimulus Checks – who gets paid and what. Business Insider. Quick explanation
- News Points - US
- News Points - China
- News Points - Europe
- News Points - South America
- News Points - General
News points here in the United States. Not all the news but select news.
News points here in China. Not all the news but select news.
Worldometers.info/Coronavirus/ – An indicator on the current status of the Coronavirus in China
News points here in Europe. Not all the news but select news.
News points here in South America. Not all the news but select news.
Worldometers.info/Coronavirus/ – An indicator on the current status of the Coronavirus around the world
- Precautions - People & Pets
- Medical Outreach
- Health Helpful Hints
- Quarantine Procedures
- Social Behavior Changes
What type of Precautions can I take against the Coronavirus?
CDC (Center for Disease Control) Situation Summary – Presented and Updated Daily
WHO-Coronavirus-Poster – A poster from the World Health Organization on Symptons, Protection and more. Downloadable.
Coronavirus and Pets: FAQ for Owners – College of Veterinary Medicine – University of Illinois
COVID-19: Coronavirus & Pets FAQ – Oregon Veterinary Medical Association.
How a Single Cough spreads the Coronavirus Across a Market – This article details how a cough spreads. Not a topic we are normally hyperfocused on. Very informative and (choosing words carefully here) highly cautionary.
The cures and medical efforts made to combat Coronavirus
CDC – Center for Disease Control – Testing in the U.S. – Updated Daily
Health Helpful Hints
WHO-Coronavirus-Poster – A poster from the World Health Organization on Symptons, Protection and more. Downloadable.
CDC – Center for Disease Control – Daily Life and Coping – Planning, preparing and coping with stress before and during a COVID-19 outbreak.
Pets and Coronavirus – The CDC has some explanations about pets and the virus.
Coronavirus compared to the Seasonal Flu – a good article on Health.com. very insightful.
CDC (Center for Disease Control) Situation Summary – Presented and Updated Daily
WHO-Coronavirus-Poster – A poster from the World Health Organization on Symptons, Protection and more. Downloadable.
Our Social Behavior has shifted with new terms: “Social Distancing”, “Flatten the Curve” and more. People interact for many reasons: Social. Commerce. Experiences like sports and events, etc., A lot of that will change in the future, especially if Dr. Anthony Fauci is correct that the Coronavirus will become cyclical.
Social Distancing:
“We’re Not Going Back to Normal” – MIT Tech Review. This article discusses the ebb and flow between Intensive Care Unit (ICU) spikes and Social Distancing because ‘the Coronavirus is here to stay.”
Commerce & Communications:
People have to earn a living and how that changes impacts virtually everyone in a society.
Coronavirus Will Require Us to Completely Reshape the Economy – an opinion article with a focus on the shifting economic sands beneath our feet.
Florence Hit by the Coronavirus: The Curse of Hyperspecialization – a woman who loves the famed Italian city discusses “enhancing feedback” in the loss of an element of the network can destroy the whole [economic] system.
Coronavirus, synchronous failure and the global phase-shift – Systems analysis and a light at the end of the tunnel?
Positive ways people are coping with the isolation and Coronavirus
Positive Stories – Resources
GoodNewsNetwork.org – Positive stories instead of the negative Mainstream news
Positive Stories – Articles
Wildlife Returning to Cities – With people on Lockdown, animals are curious travelers.
Tired of the Coronavirus – 10 Good Stories
DJ Uplifting Spirits from His Driveway – BBC News
If the Coronavirus is like the Seasonal Flu, then why are Governments issuing such strict Quarantine and Shelter-In-Place Orders?
That’s one issue that I had to ask myself because I was hearing a huge spectrum of responses, concerns and opinions. On one side was sheer panic about the Coronavirus like it is the Black Death revisited. On the other side was that it was a Media clickbait wave and completely overblown.
But then I ask myself about the Fatality Rate from other illnesses and afflictions. The actual statistics for the flu this year won’t be known until much later. But I found that…
- Flu season in the US, which runs from October through May, claims tens of thousands of lives every year. This season CDC estimates that, as of mid-March, between 29,000 and 59,000 have died due to influenza illnesses. Add to that the misery of hundreds of thousands of flu-related hospitalizations and millions of medical visits for flu symptoms this season. Link here
In which case, when I think that there is an overreaction about the Coronavirus, my head goes to multiplying a low of 29,0000 cases x 12 months = 360,000 deaths in one year. Sad and unfortunate but apparently a low in the range of medical opinion. But then the article goes on to make this note from medical expert Dr. Anthony Fauci:
- Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, put it plainly: “The seasonal flu that we deal with every year has a mortality of 0.1%,” he told the congressional panel, whereas coronavirus is “10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu,” Link here
So the fatality rate is ten times higher.
The other issues is that the Coronavirus seems unlike the Seasonal Flu in its symptoms. With ventilator usage, the Wuhan situation whereby bodies are overwhelming morgues and crematories, and the onslaught against traditional Emergency Rooms, the media is certainly broadcasting more and more tragedy. So, in some part, I have to wonder if the media is overreacting. But the manner in which a Coronavirus sadly succumbs has been written up in the news as if they were ‘drowning, dying and more’. One patient who is 25 years old said:
- Just 25 years old, Reed told Sky News he lost his voice from an incessant cough. He was unable to make any sounds, he added. “It was a case of going to bed, waking up and not being able to breathe,” Reed said. “It scared me because breathing is a necessity of life. If you have the flu, you feel like you’re going to die but you’re really not. But when your lungs get affected, that’s when it really scared me.” Link here.
So part is the effect of the Coronavirus seems a lot more grievous than the Seasonal Flu.
Worse yet is that Dr. Fauci has said that the Coronavirus could become a cyclical event much like the Seasonal Flu. I would than that is particularly true unless this virus, like diseases such as polio, is not completely eradicated.
6 Apr ,2020 Lance Gooden: American Lives in Danger Because of Chinese ‘Inaction and Dishonesty’
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) told Breitbart News Saturday that his legislation would investigate and hold China accountable for spreading the novel coronavirus.
6 Apr ,2020 Coronavirus-Related Spike in Highway Robberies Expected in Mexican Border State
Government officials in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon announced a new series of operations aimed at curving an expected spike in highway robberies targeting commercial vehicles and possible looting. The expected crime wave comes at a time when highway travel has greatly diminished following the arrival of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mexico.
6 Apr ,2020 McCarthy on China Reopening Wet Markets: ‘Have Enough People Died for Them to Understand?’
Saturday on Fox News Channel's "Justice," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed Mainland China's for its handling of the outbreak of the coronavirus and allowing wet markets to be reopened.
6 Apr ,2020 Mark Wahlberg’s Palm Sunday Message: ‘We Still Have Faith and We Have Each Other’
Actor Mark Wahlberg delivered an emotional Palm Sunday message in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, reminding his fans that "we still have faith and we have each other."
6 Apr ,2020 Report: Fired Commander of Aircraft Carrier Captain Crozier Tested Positive for Coronavirus
The ex-commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Navy Capt. Brett Crozier tested positive for coronavirus before he had been removed from control.
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“OurPlanetCBD.com” was \meant as our website to sell CBD products through charity groups such as “Heal the Bay”, Women's Clubs and other helpful groups. But then Coronavirus happened. So, we decided to continue our path toward helping Our Planet. In this case, information about Coronavirus with helpful links. So..Stay Informed, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy.