
- Changes in the numbers, local regulations, severity, etc. will continue to occur daily here at home and the rest of the world.
- The epicenter of the pandemic has shifted from China and South Korea to Europe. Italy is currently hardest hit; other European countries are bracing for drastic increases.
- The US is experiencing rapid increases in numbers of cases and deaths in every state, influenced by the fact that equipment like test kits, N95 masks, gowns, gloves, ventilators, and additional hospital beds, are still not getting into the hands of first responders and medical facilities who desperately need them.
- A number of laboratories around the world are working round the clock to develop vaccines for clinical trials against the virus in record time.
- Was highest in persons over the age of 85, ranging from 10 percent to 27 percent,
- Three to 11 percent among persons between the ages of 65–84 years,
- One to three percent fatality among those who are between the ages of 55-64,
- Less than one percent for those younger than 54,
- No fatalities having been reported for anyone younger than 19.
- Please take care of yourselves and practice social distancing.
- Self-isolation may be psychologically difficult for many: talk regularly with family and friends via phone, Skype, Instagram, Facetime or other platforms. Other people are lonely, too.
- Ask for help if you need assistance with shopping and other essential activities.
- Offer help to others if you are able to and if helping does not put them and you in jeopardy.
- Keep physically active; take yourself and your dog, if you have one, on long walks, weather permitting.
- Keep mentally active: read, do puzzles, crafts, cook, start a diary, write letters or emails to friends and family, even clean the house, if all else fails---anything to enrich your days and pass the time.
- Get up and dressed every day—do not sit around in pajamas.
- Consult reliable sources for information about CVOID-19: CDC, State and Local Health Departments, your own medical provider etc.
- Beware of misinformation and disinformation on social media—do not believe anything you read on social media without fact checking it with reliable sources.
- We are all interdependent and so we are all in this together.