Coping with the coronavirus in a shuttered DC

U.S. Capitol. Photo by Louis Velazquez As the reality of Covid-19 sets in, things have begun to feel a bit surreal. Cities closed for business, entire States locked down, and grocery store shelves emptied – this is life during a pandemic. Suddenly self-isolating and social distancing are defacto bylaws and every company that has my …

Stay Home, Safer at Home, Stop the Spread and Together we are strong!

Two weeks feels like a lifetime as everything, everyone slows-down. We want you to stay safe, stay healthy and stay home. Lindsey, Brunella and myself are reporting on this worldwide Covid-19 epidemic. Lindsey will have the latest on how to cope with isolation. He should have that up soon. Brunella is in Italy and will …

Global Emergency: The question I have asked myself is how not to lose my balance & my sanity of mind…

In Italy we are reaching the limit of an unsustainable situation, in which our freedom as citizens is limited as if we were under house arrest: soldiers patrol the streets to control who and why people move, there are drones that guard from above a city now ghostly. In a video shot by a drone …

A Glimpse of Spring From the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

From filmmaker Maaike Middleton Nature Moment: Bear with us (Part 1): What’s that…smell? All bears have a fantastic sense of smell. The area inside a black bear's nose, called the nasal mucosa, is 100 times greater than ours. This young black bear (Ursus americanus) smelled something’s not right and had to go sniff it out. …

Dunn County Health Department’s Update on (Covid-19) Live Via Facebook

Dunn County, Wisconsin March 20, 2020 #CoronaVirus A Dunn county resident was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 after traveling outside of Wisconsin in areas that have community spread. The individual is in self quarantine. Update by KT Gallagher, MPA, Dunn County Health Department Director. Live Update Via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dunncountywi/videos/228811155178349/?vh=e&d=n Dunn County Health Department March …

Where community spread is occurring are in an acceleration phase in the United States

Situation in U.S. http://www.cdc.gov Thursday March 19, 2020 Different parts of the country are seeing different levels of COVID-19 activity. The United States nationally is currently in the initiation phases, but states where community spread is occurring are in the acceleration phase. The duration and severity of each phase can vary depending on the characteristics …

Coronavirus Epidemic: How does an optimistic Italian citizen survive daily life on lockdown?

Brunella Pernigotti shares a glimpse of her daily life from Turin, Italy. Photo by Brunella Pernigotti: the empty arcades in the Turin center. Tuesday, March 17, 2020In the world we Italians are known for our rowdy cheerfulness, exuberant creativity and also for the tendency not to respect laws and rules. We love being together and …

CoronaVirus Update: A country on lockdown demonstrates solidarity!

At noon every church bell in Italy rang out. https://youtu.be/saJB62Sgbn0 CoronaVirus update: in Italy there are 21,157 infected 1,441 deaths. In the US 2,866 infected 48 deaths. The following link will take you to a live dashboard of the CoronaVirus worldwide pandemic numbers https://ncov2019.live https://ncov2019.live http://www.cdc.gov recommends: Wash your hands with soap and water for …

CoronaVirus hit Italy like an avalanche.

...we are simply one animal species among many and we are now the preferred prey of an unknown virus, in front of which we are defenseless. By Brunella Pernigotti in Turin, Italy March 14, 2020 – It’s a strange Saturday afternoon. The streets in the center of Turin, where I live, are empty and an …

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