Coronavirus: New Death At Orinda Nursing Home; Outbreak Worsens At Pleasant Hill Senior Center

[BenIndy Editor: I can find no reports of coronavirus infections in Solano County senior facilities.  Hope and pray for our elders in this pandemic!  – R.S.] .      . KPIX5 CBS SF Bay Area, April 10, 2020 PLEASANT HILL (CBS SF) — Contra Costa health officials reported Friday another resident death amid a growing outbreak of coronavirus … Continue reading Coronavirus: New Death At Orinda Nursing Home; Outbreak Worsens At Pleasant Hill Senior Center

Testing chaos undermines California coronavirus response

San Francisco Chronicle Editorial Board, April 7, 2020 California has so far escaped an exponential coronavirus outbreak on the order of New York’s thanks to nation-leading social-distancing measures, particularly in the Bay Area. But the state has lagged in testing for the virus, undermining a relatively encouraging trajectory and threatening its ability to combat the … Continue reading Testing chaos undermines California coronavirus response

When you drown the government in the bathtub, people die

Washington Post, by Dana Milbank, April 10, 2020 I had been expecting this for 21 years. “It’s not a matter of ‘if,’ but ‘when,’” the legendary epidemiologist D.A. Henderson told me in 1999 when we discussed the likelihood of a biological event causing mass destruction. In 2001, I wrote about experts urging a “medical Manhattan Project” for … Continue reading When you drown the government in the bathtub, people die

Coronavirus in Solano County – 6 new cases reported on April 10

UPDATE: See today’s latest information Friday, April 10: six new cases no new deaths, total now 121 cases, 2 deaths: Source: Solano County Coronavirus Information & Resources Last report (Thursday, April 9): Summary: Solano County reported 6 NEW POSITIVE CASES today – total is now 121.  No new deaths in Solano County – total of 2. … Continue reading Coronavirus in Solano County – 6 new cases reported on April 10