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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Coronavirus Roundup: Pastor who decried 'hysteria' dies after attending Mardi Gras

2020-04-08

[NEWS.YAHOO] Pastor Landon Spradlin wasn't worried about coronavirus (aka COVID19 or coronavirusChinese Plague)
coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
when he went to New Orleans to preach during Mardi Gras. A month later he was dead.

"He loved to laugh. He loved to play guitar. He played guitar even when he wasn't supposed to," says Jesse Spradlin of her father, Landon.

"He was just the best man in the world."

One day when this is all over, the wife and five children of Pastor Landon Spradlin hope to hold a large celebratory memorial for him.

For now they have had to make do with a funeral at which there were just a handful in attendance, including the blues guitarist who played at the graveside.

A little over a month ago, Pastor Spradlin, who was 66, drove with his wife Jean the 900 miles (1500 km) from their home in Virginia to Louisiana for Mardi Gras.

He viewed the festivities as an opportunity, through music, to save the souls of some of the hundreds of thousands of people that would attend.

He was joined by two of his daughters who came over from Texas.

'A lot of pain.'NY has biggest 1-day jump in virus deaths
[APNEWS] New York state reported 731 new COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, its biggest jump since the start of the outbreak, dampening some of the cautious optimism officials have expressed about efforts to stop the spread of the virus.

The state’s corpse count grew to 5,489.

The alarming surge in deaths comes as new hospital admissions have dropped on average over several days, a possible harbinger of the outbreak finally leveling off. Gov. Andrew Cuomo

said the death tally is a "lagging indicator" that reflects the loss of critically ill people hospitalized earlier.

VA and Bureau of Prisons are buying hydroxychloroquine
[NEWS.YAHOO] Two major federal agencies are stocking up on hydroxychloroquine, a longtime anti-malarial medication touted by President Trump as a potential "game changer" in the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

New York coronavirus deaths: Most had these underlying illnesses
[USATODAY] The majority of New York’s more than 4,700 deaths due to coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
were among men, and 86% of all deaths were among people who had underlying illnesses, such as hypertension and diabetes, new state data shows.

The statistics released late Monday offered the latest glimpse into how the rapidly spreading virus has impacted New York and made it the epicenter for COVID-19 in the nation.

Of the 4,758 deaths in New York since the first on March 14, 61% were men and 39% were women, the state Department of Health reported on its new data portal.

In addition, 63% of the deaths were among those age 70 and older, while 7% of the cases were those 49 and younger.

And 4,089 of those who died had at least one other chronic disease, the records showed:

The leading underlying illness was hypertension, which showed up in 55% of the deaths.

Next was diabetes, which was diagnosed in 1,755 deaths, or about 37% of the cases.

Other top illnesses found in those who died from coronavirus were hyperlipidemia; coronary artery disease; renal disease and dementia.

Sweden Paves Way For Potential Lockdown As Deaths Approach 500
[BREITBART] Sweden, which has some of the lightest anti-coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
restrictions in Europe, is paving the way for new laws that could lead to a nationwide lockdown, as the number of deaths approaches 500.

Authorities announced that as of Monday, Sweden, which has a population of 10.2 million and has pursued a light-touch approach to lockdown so far, has a total of 7,206 confirmed coronavirus cases and 477 deaths. As a result, the government is preparing to increase its own power to potentially lock down the country later this month.

Social Minister Lena Hallengren of the Social Democrats stated that the current legislation under the Infection Protection Act does not give the government sufficient power to order lockdown measures similar to those already in place in countries like La Belle France or the UK, Aftonbladet reports. In comparison to the United Kingdom or Germany where public gatherings of more than two are banned, in Sweden groups of up to 50 are allowed to congregate presently.

Prime Minister's spokesman says Boris Johnson is receiving standard oxygen treatment and is breathing without other assistance
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) April 7, 2020

Pentagon: Animal testing started today for Covid-19 vaccine, but final product still “months away”
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) April 6, 2020

#France register more than 10000 deaths of Coronavirus#BaghdadPost #CoronavirusPandemic #Coronafighters #COVIDー19 #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/QyJ2L6928A
— The Baghdad Post (@BaghdadPostPlus) April 7, 2020

#Vietnam comes to the aid of #Europe, donates 550,000 masks https://t.co/AT0niX2aNr
— Al-Masdar News (@TheArabSource) April 7, 2020

Pentagon: Nearly 27,000 National Guard troops now mobilized across the U.S.
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) April 7, 2020

600 people have been killed and 3,000 left in hospital in Iran after they drank neat alcohol in the mistaken belief it cures coronavirus

Two courtesy of g(r)omgoru:

Trump says 110,000 ventilators will be added in coming weeks
New York City stockpiled ventilators for a pandemic, only to later auction them off

Really? How utterly fascinating. Under which mayor did this happen to happen?

Courtesy of Skidmark:

Appeals court allows Texas to ban most abortions during coronavirus pandemic

US Department of Defense give 1 million masks to IDF for coronavirus use
[Jpost] The masks were procured from China and shipped to Israel in order that the IDF can begin using them within days.

I’m not sure why this is our job...

Trump threatens to defund WHO as US coronavirus deaths surge past 12,800
[IsraelTimes] New York City records over 4,000 total fatalities, surpassing toll on 9/11; UK’s Johnson in stable condition in 2nd night in ICU; 65,000 flee Wuhan as China lifts 11-week lockdown.

Land border between China and Russia closing after new virus cases found
[IsraelTimes] China and Russia are closing their land border and river port near Vladivostok following the discovery of 59 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus among Chinese citizens returning home via the crossing.

Posted by:Fred

#16 My preference would be something reproductive.

Posted by: gorb 2020-04-08 13:41

#15 This just in: we're all going to die of something.

I'd prefer that we do so while being productive.

Posted by: Crusader 2020-04-08 12:48

#14 If wearing a mask and staying 6' apart makes grocery shopping safe, then why not other businesses too?

The difference between avoidable & unavoidable risks?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-08 12:34

#13 If wearing a mask and staying 6' apart makes grocery shopping safe, then why not other businesses too?

Posted by: Iblis 2020-04-08 12:32

#12 Let the young and the healthy go back to work and restart the economy. This is all bullshit.

Posted by: Crusader 2020-04-08 10:05

#11 Lex, you really have to look at the graphs I'm talking about. Once you in the site look also at, say, Italy & Spain & Germany. A picture is worth a 1000 words.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-08 09:49

#10 The Swedish curve has flattened. See official Swedish data site's graphs and scroll to the right until you see graphs for "Sjukdomsfall per dag" (daily infections) and "Avlidna per dag" (daily deaths). The new infections curve is actually falling after a spike.

Again, the recent spike in Swedish infections and deaths is concentrated in Stockholm. Not verified yet but the best explanation is that this spike was largely driven by very non-Swedish social and other practices of those living in Jarva and other Stockholm neighborhoods populated disproportionately by recent immigrants. A targeted and reasonable approach is warranted.

Posted by: Lex 2020-04-08 08:12

#9 you'll have to conclude that Sweden is a third world country.
Nahhhh they imported it

Posted by: Frank G 2020-04-08 06:47

#8 Dep defense, masks, IDF

According to Arutz 7 it's Israeli dept def.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB 2020-04-08 05:33

#7 Incidentally, if you go to worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/
and look at the graph of death vs. recovery for Sweden, you'll have to conclude that Sweden is a third world country.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-08 01:32

#6 He's right about the hysteria part, though - no question about that.

Posted by: Raj 2020-04-08 00:44

#5 I guess we'll be going through this every flu season, or?

Posted by: Clem 2020-04-08 00:43

#4 #2 It's always deadly - the problem: a lot of time it's deadly to other people (like a reckless driver who causes a car pile-up behind him).

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-08 00:39

#3 Sweden Paves Way For Potential Lockdown As Deaths Approach 500

But, but, but, weren't we told (by National Review no less)
If the COVID-19 pandemic tails off in a few weeks, months before the alarmists claim it will, they will probably pivot immediately and pat themselves on the back for the brilliant social-distancing controls that they imposed on the world. They will claim that their heroic recommendations averted total calamity. Unfortunately, they will be wrong; and Sweden, which has done almost no mandated social distancing, will probably prove them wrong.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-08 00:26

#2 There was a time when stupidity wasn’t deadly.

Posted by: trailing wife 2020-04-08 00:24

#1 Pastor who decried 'hysteria' dies after attending Mardi Gras

"Stupidity is not a crime. But it is a capital offense." - Old Russian saying.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-08 00:18

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