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Siri 47a: COVID-19 & LOCKDOWN @ SEATTLE

By March 10th we in Seattle knew the isolated case of the one man returning here from Wuhan, China with the COVID-19 virus would not be isolated and our governor quickly shut down the city with everyone told to stay in place; no one was on the roads, no one went to work, no restaurants, churches, mosques, or schools were open – everything was locked down with the hope the virus would not spread.

President Trump closed off travel to and from China thinking he had stopped the spread and he took no further action. We now know that had the federal government put the whole country on lock down in the beginning, it is possible 30,000 people who died from the virus in those early days could have been spared and maybe the 117,000 deaths, as of June 19, may have been cut to 0. Instead the virus spread so quickly that even by most governors closing down all activities across most of the 50 states, it was too late.

On May 31, in an attempt to restart the economy, most of the country, opened back up. Across the US we are now having a serious increase of COVID-19 cases with over 1000 deaths each day. We have a shortage of masks, gowns and ventilators with no end in sight for stopping the virus. Many are refusing to wear masks. Those in my age group, over 60, and especially with compromised immune systems, (I have had breast cancer twice), remain indoors waiting for a vaccine. We are not hopeful!

To get a factual look at the virus, I would suggest this website: CDC.gov/COVID-19

Professor Sandra Ratcliff

Western Washington University / KanWork Associate Member

KanWork Stay @Home: Cerita Kami (Our Story) -Siri 47b

Siri 47b: COVID-19 & LOCKDOWN @ SEATTLE

VERSI BAHASA (TERJEMAHAN)

Menjelang 10 Mac 2020, kami di Seattle tahu mengenai kes terpencil seorang lelaki yang pulang ke sini dari Wuhan, China dengan virus COVID-19 itu tidak diasingkan (kuarantin). Gabenor kami (Washington State) dengan segera menutup bandaraya dengan semua orang diberitahu untuk duduk di rumah (stay at home): tiada siapa yang berada di jalan raya, tiada siapa yang pergi ke tempat kerja, tiada restoran, gereja, masjid, atau sekolah dibuka – 

semuanya di “locked down” dengan harapan virus tidak akan merebak.

Dengan mengarahkan perjalanan ke China dan dari China ditutup, Presiden Trump beranggapan bahawa beliau telah dapat menyekat penularan wabak dan tidak mengambil apa-apa tindakan selanjutnya. Kami kini tahu bahawa jika Kerajaan Persekutuan dari mulanya meletakkan seluruh negara untuk lock down (PKP), kemungkinan 30,000 orang yang mati diperingkat awal akibat virus COVID-19 dapat diselamatkan dan 117,000 kematian sehingga 19 Jun, mungkin dapat dikurangkan kepada 0. Sebaliknya virus merebak begitu cepat. Walaupun kebanyakan Gabenor telah menutup semua aktiviti di seluruh 50 Negeri, semuanya sudah terlambat.

Pada 31 Mei, dalam usaha untuk memulakan semula ekonomi, kebanyakan negara, telah pun membuka semula aktiviti ekonomi mereka. Di Amerika Syarikat kami kini mengalami peningkatan serius kes COVID-19 dengan lebih 1000 kematian setiap hari. Kami berhadapan dengan kekurangan pelitup muka, gaun (PPE) serta 'ventilators' dan tiada tanda kelihatan untuk wabak virus akan berakhir. Ramai yang enggan memakai pelitup muka. Mereka yang dalam kumpulan umur saya, 60 tahun ke atas, dan terutamanya mereka yang mempunyai sistem imun yang terjejas, (saya survivor kanser payudara sebanyak dua kali), kekal stay @home, menunggu vaksin. Kami merasa tiada harapan! 

Untuk mendapatkan fakta mengenai virus, saya cadangkan Laman web ini: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/

Professor Sandra Ratcliff

Western Washington University

KanWork Associate Member