200 nurses furloughed in New York, Connecticut over coronavirus exposure

Two hundred nurses employed by an interstate health system in New York and Connecticut have been out of work since potentially being exposed to coronavirus patients, a report said.

The health care workers from Nuvance Health will remain sidelined until they can obtain coronavirus tests to determine if they were infected, according to the Hartford Courant, citing Gov. Ned Lamont.

Lamont was discussing the dire situation at Danbury Hospital, which he said was “at capacity,” on MSNBC’s “All In With Chris Hayes” when he made the shocking revelation.

“Well I can tell you, Danbury Hospital is already at capacity. And they have 200 nurses on furlough because they were in contact,” Lamont told host Chris Hayes.

The hospital is treating the state’s first coronavirus patient. A staffer there, who resides in New York, had also tested positive for the virus last week.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/16/200-nurses-furloughed-in-new-york-and-connecticut-over-coronavirus-exposure/

Steve Forbes calls for 9/11 Commission-like panel to find out why CDC 'botched' virus prep

"[I]n terms of the future, we need a commission like we did after Pearl Harbor – like after 9/11: Why did the CDC really botch this thing up? We weren't prepared with tests," Forbes said.

"They knew back in November [and] December that a bad thing was coming our way and they responded like a bureaucracy more interested in bureaucratic rules rather than mobilizing the private sector."

He said that in contrast, South Korea has acted more effectively – claiming the medical professionals there have done more tests in one day than have been done domestically overall.

"That's an outrage and we have to avoid that again," he said.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/steve-forbes-calls-for-9-11-commission-like-panel-to-find-out-why-cdc-botched-virus-prep

California legislature suspends meeting for first time in 158 years

The California Legislature approved up to $1 billion in new spending on Monday to combat the coronavirus outbreak, then suspended their work for the next month to try and contain the illness.

It is believed to be the first unexpected work stoppage in the California Legislature in 158 years, according to Alex Vassar, an unofficial legislative historian at the California State Library. And it came on the heels of extraordinary bipartisanship, as Republicans and Democrats alike voted overwhelmingly to give Gov. Gavin Newsom broad authority to spend during the crisis without their oversight.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-legislature-suspends-meeting-for-first-time-in-158-years

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Raley’s, Safeway each ‘mass hiring’ in California amid coronavirus crisis

Northern California supermarket chain Raley’s is mass hiring for personal shoppers at many of its locations, as millions of Californians are limiting exposure to the public due to the rapidly developing coronavirus crisis.

Safeway also announced a surge of hiring for in-store employees and delivery drivers at its Northern California, Nevada and Hawaii stores. The supermarket chain, a subsidiary of Albertsons, in a news release Monday said it has more than 2,000 immediate openings across more than 280 Safeway, Adronico’s, Vons and Pak ‘N Save locations in those three states. Those interested can apply online or in person at their local store, the news release said.

In postings to the Raley’s website and on LinkedIn, the company says it is looking to quickly hire members to its “eCart” teams at 18 locations in California and two in Reno, Nevada. Raley’s intends to fill the positions within a week or less, the job listings say.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article241226811.html#storylink=cpy

New York’s unemployment system overwhelmed as coronavirus pandemic shutters businesses across the state

New York’s unemployment website was overwhelmed Monday as the coronavirus pandemic put tens of thousands of people across the state out of work.

A drastic move by Gov. Cuomo to close all of the state’s restaurants, bars, movie theaters, gyms and casinos by 8 p.m. Monday to contain the outbreak had suddenly jobless workers flooding the Department of Labor with applications for unemployment benefits.

https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-state-unemployment-website-crashes-20200316-ccc6fqalgrf3ree3o5zvi54ite-story.html

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So many people tried to apply that the website crashed several times throughout the day — while the DOL’s hotline was so jammed up that callers seeking aid could not get through to someone who could handle their claim.

“I’m completely unable to log in and apply (for unemployment),” said Gabe Friedman, 26, a drag queen who performs under the name Kiki Ball-Change. “Me and so many other drag queens are completely out of work for at least two months. If I pay rent at the end of April, I would be broke.”