Well, still a little weary but it is amazing what a good night's sleep and a long walk in the sun can do. I noticed a few things as I walked. Everything spring is just about to bolt out. Little bits of evidence that nature carries on regardless of our human woes.
It's kind of cool, this evidence of new life and renewal just under the surface, barely visible. If you search, you'll see it:
It's kind of cool, this evidence of new life and renewal just under the surface, barely visible. If you search, you'll see it:
B.C. health officials believe physical distancing restrictions are successfully beginning to slow the number of new cases of COVID-19 in the province by half. Read that again!
The Ontario Medical Association has been advocating daily on behalf of your doctors for PPEs ( Personal Protective Equipment). Today, we were informed that in the last 72 hours the supply chain has opened up and is moving quickly around N95 masks, rapid test kits, gloves, gowns and ventilators.
The government of Ontario is expecting delivery of an additional 1,000 ventilators and 6 million N95 masks by next week.
And in our community alone, I am getting a little choked up as I write this, the University of Guelph has donated 10,000 N95 masks to Public Health, sourced from labs across campus.
The Ontario Veterinary College is donating ventilator equipment and, get this, Guelph based Canadian Solar company imported 60,000 medical masks for health professionals in Ontario. The masks were donated from facilities in China. They came in numerous boxes that read ‘we shall overcome,’ in both English and Mandarin.
The Ontario Veterinary College is donating ventilator equipment and, get this, Guelph based Canadian Solar company imported 60,000 medical masks for health professionals in Ontario. The masks were donated from facilities in China. They came in numerous boxes that read ‘we shall overcome,’ in both English and Mandarin.
Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.
That N95 mask, it will save my life and the lives of all of your front-line healthcare workers. And those ventilators, they will save yours.....IF IT NEEDS SAVING.
That is so much good news. So much evidence that we shall overcome. BUT, the global coronavirus death toll passed 25,000 today with Italy and Spain announcing almost 2,000 fatalities in just 24 hours. And New York? God, please bless New York.
The weaponry we need to fight this war is arriving now. We will now stand on the front lines of that war, protected and confident. But this is an ugly disease. It kills both young and old. Please don't be lulled into anything close to complacency. Stop all socializing, even the teenagers and twenty somethings who seem to believe they are impenetrable. You are not.
Our weapons: ventilators and personal protective equipment.
Your weapons: social distancing. Stay home. Stay safe. Stay apart!
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