Coronavirus:

[HONDO74]

Virus impact on economy worse than predicted - IMF
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-53160298

The IMF says economic activity in 2020 is likely to decline by almost 5% - almost double the April prediction
The UK economy may contract by 10% - but Italy, France and Spain will be worse off
Globally there are now 9.2 million cases and almost 477,000 deaths
More than 100,000 people have now died in Latin America
Health experts are saying infection rates still have not peaked in many countries
About half of US states are seeing a surge in new cases

[Rufus T. Firefly]

About half of US states are seeing a surge in new cases

TX and AZ are looking particularly bad; Fl is not far behind.

[chuck]

Murph, any chance that the church would print out the passages that everyone is to read from? You can still carry the book in at the beginning/ end of service but cut down on the number of hands it passes through. The virus doesn't do well on paper but it's hard to sanitize. That or have a pump bottle of sanitizer for everyone to use before/after their readings.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Murph, any chance that the church would print out the passages that everyone is to read from?

They need to get an electronic billboard!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Murph, any chance that the church would print out the passages that everyone is to read from? You can still carry the book in at the beginning/ end of service but cut down on the number of hands it passes through. The virus doesn't do well on paper but it's hard to sanitize. That or have a pump bottle of sanitizer for everyone to use before/after their readings.

Hundreds of missalettes , dispersed throughout all the pews, had always been available, containing copies of the Old Testament and New Testament readings, and the Responsorial Psalms, for every congregant to be able to follow the Mass individually . All have been removed, as of our re-opening two Sundays ago . Prayer cards were removed and discarded, too.

Regarding the principal Missal (approx. the size of one of the old phone books ), kept on the ambo, we now handle it wearing surgical gloves, only.

A large dispenser bottle of hand sanitizer is secured inside the ambo for use.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

One of the really odd , quirky things involved in wearing a mask befuddles me. That is, when I am greeted by folks in church, after Mass, or out in the community, for a little typical schmoozing , I have to stop myself from accepting their outreach by giving them my usual hug or at least a touch of the arm or shoulder. However, the really odd part of the "new normal" is realizing nobody can see my facial expression, and certainly not my smiling in return at them, which is a significant part of social communication , it seems to me. Much is lost under those masks.

[chuck]

Much is lost under those masks.

Yes and no. If they are really observant they should be able to pick up the smile from the corners of your eye's and the rise of your cheeks/mask.

Physicians/health care workers were using masks printed with the lower potion of their faces to help with chronically ill patients with advanced immune disorders. This was also helpful for the other staff members who could recognize their full face an no need to go searching for their id badges.

Not sure about the availability given the COVID 19 crisis on mask shortages.

e.g.

https://faceidmasks.com/

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Much is lost under those masks.

Your voice, its tonality, and your body language convey quite a lot of information. I've worn a mask at work on/off since the late 70's. I and those about me were never at a lost to fully communicate.

[robert.]

Here is some propaganda they are passing around Doylestown.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Here is some propaganda they are passing around Doylestown.

Amazing; Doylestown used to be populated with actual intelligent humans.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Here is some propaganda they are passing around Doylestown.

Amazing; Doylestown used to be populated with actual intelligent humans.

Does that mean you are rejecting what is stated in that notice posted by Robert?

[Neil]

Total and complete rubbish, very much like the anti-vaccination evil that some ignorant people believe. Facts are totally made up, with no scientific basis for any of these claims, which are contrary to what is known about breathing, immunity and the particle size of infectious droplets. These viruses are not free in the air, they are part of big droplets of mucus, saliva, plain old water. Wearing a mask has exactly zero affect on blood pH, toxins, retorviruses and immunity. Complete fabrication, like most extremist propaganda. Totally ignorant of the science and medicine involved.

Unfortunately for these poor souls, natural selection will be at work for them and their children and grandchildren. Very sad. Only wish they could keep their dumbass, dangerously misinformed opinions to themselves instead of needlessly frightening others to do harmful things. Perhaps they'd like to bail out without parachutes since there are no peer reviewed studies of parachute effectiveness?

[Neil]

Public health officials who are tracking infection outbreaks in Washington State claim they have evidence that outdoor wearing of masks has been associated with zero outbreaks during demonstrations compared with multiple outbreaks indoors at parties with no masks. Not exactly surprising and our idiot President will no doubt claim these findings are fake news to make him look bad. He needs no help at that, of course. It's like we're living in the middle ages before the discovery of the germ theory. So much stupidity and ideology and so little science and common sense.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Here is some propaganda they are passing around Doylestown.

Amazing; Doylestown used to be populated with actual intelligent humans.

Does that mean you are rejecting what is stated in that notice posted by Robert?

Rejecting and ridiculing in the extreme - it's nonsensical twaddle at best.

[robert.]

what if i told you that was passed along by a republican based group? They don't want to be submissive to a democrat governor. Just as many people believe in the mask. It really comes across as democrats believe mask work and republicans hate masks. I had a lady tell me "she is an RN". She claimed "doctors pass out in the or from wearing mask." I told her to mail me a report from the hospital about that. I gave her my address and she crumpled it up. It has move way passed crazy here with mask fights.