Internal memos call into question VA’s still-rising coronavirus count

(Get it together VA edition)

The official tally of coronavirus cases in the Veterans Affairs’ health system topped 4,200 on Tuesday, but internal VA documents obtained by Military Times call into question how reliable that figure is.

On March 14, only 30 coronavirus cases were confirmed at a handful of VA medical centers. Today, VA reported 4,261 at 118 department sites.

That includes 37 inpatient and outpatient cases at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. But internal hospital memos sent Monday and obtained by Military Times listed 66 already-confirmed cases of the illness among its patients. Local hospital officials could not be reached for comment on the discrepancy.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/04/14/internal-memos-call-into-question-vas-still-rising-coronavirus-count/

Deaths from cardiac arrests have surged in New York City

ya think?

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/04/13/deaths-from-cardiac-arrests-have-surged-in-new-york-city

>>8794407

Agree, but think about not using the word stimulus as this is not a correct term. There is no "stimulating" an economy that has been put on hold. There is only "relief" and that comes at great cost as we all know.

I just spent 1hour+ on wait for a call with the SBA to find out the status of a disaster assistance claim I made on March 31. There were 2108 people on hold ahead of me. I was told my application had been submitted, my credit was checked, and I should have an update by next Tuesday via email.

There is no way to check the status of a claim online. Apparently I applied for both the $10K forgivable grant and a regular SBA loan, which will be at 3.75% with a term of up to 30 years. Was told to call back if no email comes.