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My Coronavirus Test: 5 Days, a Dozen Calls, Hours of Confusion

Almost a dozen calls with five health care providers over five hours. Two hours of hold music. Two hours in a hospital. Four days of anxiously checking an online portal for results. And lots of confusion.

That’s the winding path through bureaucracy that took me from placing my first phone call last Wednesday to getting my positive coronavirus test results Monday night. Five days in limbo.

I’m 33 years old and healthy without any existing respiratory conditions, so the illness itself is perfectly manageable. It feels like a medium-grade flu, with some extra coughing and chest pain.

But the process to get me here was a maze of inefficiency, and I’m one of the fortunate ones.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-test-5-days-dozen-123837980.html

What COVID-19 symptoms look like, day by day

After being exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, it can take as few as two and as many as 14 days for symptoms to develop. Cases range from mild to critical. The average timeline from the first symptom to recovery is about 17 days, but some cases are fatal. Here's what it looks like to develop COVID-19, day by day.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/covid-19-symptoms-look-day-143000334.html

US starts to release inmates due to coronavirus outbreak

At least four states in the U.S. have started to release inmates from their jails to protect vulnerable inmates as coronavirus infections have begun to appear from within.

New York City will be releasing "vulnerable" inmates who have underlying health conditions, including those who were arrested for minor crimes, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday.

His decision comes as an inmate at Rikers Island in the city tested positive for the virus and eight others are showing symptoms.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/us-starts-release-inmates-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR1CMayuRtceXBT9gO1XYLPP5AAIQ5BqTvEjM4fBxbji9YPDCDVBEsd66Ts

Demands for Resignations as More GOP Senators Accused of 'Smash and Grab' Stock Dumps Ahead of Coronavirus Crash

After news of Republican Sen. Richard Burr's stock sell-off ahead of the coronavirus-induced market crash prompted more digging into financial disclosure documents Thursday night, at least three additional GOP senators and one Democrat were found to have unloaded holdings just before the pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a tailspin.

Some of the sales that were highlighted on social media, such as those by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), appeared to be unconnected to the coronavirus crisis, analysts pointed out—while also urging that the transactions be closely examined.

But others looked far more suspicious on their face, sparking accusations of insider trading and demands for resignations. The Daily Beast reported late Thursday that Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), the newest member of the Senate, sold off millions of dollars worth of stock holdings following a private Jan. 24 Senate Health Committee meeting on the coronavirus threat.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/20/demands-resignations-more-gop-senators-accused-smash-and-grab-stock-dumps-ahead

Why Marsha Blackburn Voted Against The Coronavirus Relief Bill

Congressional leaders are working quickly to address the sweeping, and potentially devastating, social and economic impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic, On Wednesday, the Senate passed an emergency relief package that would specifically help with people suffering from the cost of coronavirus.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act was first passed in the House over the weekend with a 363-40 vote after President Donald Trump endorsed the package on Friday. It was then approved in the Senate without changes on Wednesday with a 90-8 vote. Among the eight who opposed the sweeping plan was Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who voted against the legislation along with seven other Republicans: Sens. Jim Inhofe, James Lankford, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Ben Sasse, Tim Scott, and Ron Johnson.

Despite their protest, Trump signed the $100 billion emergency relief package into law late Wednesday. The package will provide free coronavirus testing, including for those without insurance; two weeks of paid sick and family leave; food assistance; protections for health care workers; and an expansion of Medicaid and unemployment benefits.

Some senators who objected to the bill said it does not go far enough to protect small businesses and industries most affected by the spread of the virus, Axios reported. But for Blackburn, she called the legislation a “one-size-fits-all government mandate,” and said it was “irresponsible” to require all employers to provide paid sick leave.

“Tennessee workers and small business owners do not want unfunded federal mandates placed on them while they are struggling to keep their doors open and meet payroll,” Blackburn said in a statement released Wednesday. “Our Tennessee hospitals and our TennCare program have serious concerns with the Medicaid provisions and we are continuing to work with them to meet the needs in our communities. I look forward to working to pass legislation that will properly address these concerns.”

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-marsha-blackburn-voted-against-142802763.html