Thursday, March 12, 2020

Coronavirus Presser

Health Department's Coronavirus press conference is about to start. This post will be updated during the presser.  Word is state will go to a Level 1 of Concern.


* MSDH has tests.  Physician can submit to department's lab. Tests can be performed at commercial labs.

* Recommending limiting visitors to state Capitol.  Speaker Phillip Gunn did not say what the new policy would be.

* All long term care facilities should restrict social activities and visitation. Postpone group visits.

* Department recommends anyone over 65 or w complicated medical conditions avoid gatherings over 250 people. Organizations should cancel all events over 250 people.  Same goes for schools.

* MDOC: All visitation is suspended.

* MEMA activating ops center at Level 1. Not done since Katrina. It means all 15 emergency support functions are manned.

* Governor Tate Reeves and his family return tomorrow afternoon from Spain.

* It is not known if essential oils will stop the virus.











29 comments:

Anonymous said...

Chick-Fil-A in Byram had its employees working outside yesterday morning taking drive-through orders. All were wearing gloves. Someone told me that they were not allowing customers to eat inside the restaurant but I haven't found confirmation of that anywhere.

Anonymous said...

Dr. Dobbs (state health officer) was rubbing his face/mouth/nose during the presser, after resting his hands on the table surface.

This is how viruses are spread, doc.

Nice going, doc!

Got Meat? said...

These crowd size swags relative to the Chinese virus are absolutely hilarious. 250? Too many. 249? Okay.

Anonymous said...

Any word on what directives are being given to churches? Most metro churches have well over 250 people during Sunday services.

Anonymous said...

I haven’t eaten Chinese food in many weeks. I can see it financially affecting them very seriously. And I can assure you I won’t be eating any Mexican/ Hispanic/ LAtino TexMex anytime in the foreseeable future. I’m cranking up the grill

Anonymous said...

More people and businesses will go broke or belly up in the US than people die from this flu.

Anonymous said...

11:27 What do you suggest genius? I know. You prefer to sit around bitching about things rather than accomplishing something.

Anonymous said...

@12:21
So you are still open to Thai and Vietnamese? Also, there is a great new Korean BBQ place in Flowood.

Anonymous said...

So is the Governor and his family going to self-quarantine for 14 days as the CDC recommends? What about all these other folks on Spring Break traveling all over Europe?

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/coronavirus-europe

Anonymous said...

@12:21 I bet you're only eating white meat chicken from here on out.

Anonymous said...

From the Presidency on down this is the "Perfect" Storm of, lack of leadership, ignorance, incompetence, anti-science situation that we could possibly face.

Unknown said...

I'm waiting on the guy to comment that always complains about hand talkers. LOL

Kingfish said...

Really? How so, girlfriend? Tell us.

Anonymous said...

Tater is not going to be allowed back in the US, and Delbert is staging a Coup d' Tate. Ha!!!!

Anonymous said...

2:20
How many infected and dead so far in the USA? Now let's compare it to #44's response to H1N1 a decade ago. Looks like the Builder from Brooklyn is Trumping the Organizer from Oahu.

Anonymous said...

Handtalker is not wearing gloves!!!! Cover your "mouth," handtalker!!!!

Anonymous said...

I bet there is Covid 19 in that signers greasy hair. For gods sake man please get a wash and cut.

Anonymous said...

Patience, 3:19, patience.

Anonymous said...

Thanks to Covid 19 401k gone. All my wife has left is my life insurance. I’m sleeping with one eye open.

Anonymous said...

And in other sheeple news.....

Anonymous said...

1:11: yeah, someone should follow this....

Anonymous said...

Glad we have a competent sensible President, who acted early in shutting down travel from China, all while the fascists were embroiled their impeachment scam.

Anonymous said...

@4:51
That's why you should diversify. I'm still expecting my tenants pay their rent or JPD will be evicting their asses in maskes.

Anonymous said...

They recommend not having large gatherings. What do people think schools are? Children and families have been traveling all over the country and now we will plop our kids in a classroom with their traveling neighbors. My boss is even talking about us working from home, but they want us to send our kids out in large gatherings? I totally understand it is not affecting children like seniors. However that does not mean they cannot carry it to them.

Anonymous said...

5:53 The thing to which you refer has made this worse. Do you want to know why the US can’t test? It’s all about his numbers. Pay attention to Italy because they basically did the same thing America has been doing. Life goes on....ya da ya da ya da.
Do you want to know why they want us to quarantine? It has more to do with not overloading the healthcare system than it does not spreading the virus. Think about that for a second. We are going to have to transcend the narcissist, partisan politics, and our way of life to stay alive. Tate gets back tomorrow.
I am no fan of the republican regime in this state, but I feel a hell of a lot better with him at the helm rather than the thing in the Whitehouse.

I have read autopsy reports of what it did to someones lungs if it in fact kills you. It is not pretty, if true. At all.

Anonymous said...

Knee jerk reactions get worse by the hour.

I will now eat at only local Chinese/Mexican joints . . . and buy my beer from Pakistani convenience stores
on Northside Drive and all points South down to the Savannah Street exit.

If anyone contradicts me:
(In the name of Donna Ladd . . I declare them as racists. They are against our immigrant communities ! )

Anonymous said...

Looks like China accomplished what they set out to do. To Damage our economy and spread fear the communist way. Just remember, it started in China.

Screw the Chicoms said...

@5:01 AM - True, and the Chicoms have started an aggressive PR campaign to blame the U.S.

We need to return all manufacturing to the U.S., starting with Wally World!

Anonymous said...

@8:10am - If there was ever a reason to bring a significant amount of manufacturing back to the US, this is it.


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