‘You’re not stuck at home. You’re safe at home.’ The Woman’s Club Times of Danbury/New Fairfield Volume 1, Issue 9 May 29, 2020

Covid-19 News

Time Magazine—Artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada works on a 20,000 square feet mural of a healthcare worker near the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, back center, in Queens, New York, on May 27. The mural is to honor those who lost their lives during the pandemic, especially minority healthcare workers. The portrait was inspired by Dr. Ydelfon- so Decoo, an immigrant doctor who died from the coronavirus complications while serving hard-hit communities of color

1 Experts Say That Six Feet is Not Far Enough to Stop Covid-19 From Spreading

Health experts are warning people that the World Health Organization's social distancing guide- lines might not be enough to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The WHO recommends that people maintain a social distance of six feet to reduce the chance they will catch COVID-19.

Dr. Robert Schooley and Kimberly Prather from the University of California, San Diego, and Chia Wang of National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan, published a perspective article in the journal Science that said they found that aerosol particles remain infectious for hours ini ndoor air.

Those particles can accumulate and spread throughout the building, traveling much further than the recommended six feet.

https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-05-28-experts-say-that-six-feet-is-not-far-enough-to- stop-covid-19-from-spreading/

2 Up to 80% of COVID-19 Infections Are Asymptomatic, a New Case Report Says

In one cruise-ship coronavirus outbreak, more than 80% of people who tested positive for COVID-19 did not show any symptoms of the disease, according to a new paper published in the journal Thorax.

© Liu Guanguan/China News Service via Getty Im- ages An aerial view of people lying in social distancing circles at San Francisco's Dolores Park amid the coro- navirus outbreak on May 24, 2020. The research shows just how prevalent asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 may be—a reality that both suggests official case counts are drastic underestimates, and emphasizes the importance of practicing social distancing even if you feel healthy. Researchers have known for months that asymp- tomatic transmission of COVID-19 is possible and common, but without population-wide testing, it’s been difficult to estimate how many people get infected without showing symptoms. The new paper provides ple—81% of those who tested positive—had not expe- an example of how widespread asymptomatic trans- rienced any symptoms, the researchers report. mission can be, at least in a contained environment. The (unnamed) cruise ship in the new paper left There were also 10 instances of people testing nega- Argentina in mid-March, with plans to travel around tive even when their cabin mate tested positive, which the Antarctic Peninsula and over to South Georgia the authors say suggests there were some false-nega- Island in the south Atlantic Ocean. All passengers tive test results. were checked for coronavirus symptoms before depar- t’s difficult to extrapolate the results to larger popu- ture, and people who had traveled through COVID-19 lations, since the people on board the ship were living hotspots were not allowed on board. in close quarters while entirely isolated from outside Even still, a passenger developed a fever eight days life for about a month. Even still, the results are a stark into the trip, triggering a ship-wide lockdown. Crew reminder of how likely COVID-19 is to spread within members and additional passengers began to develop communities, and how difficult it can be to tell when it coronavirus symptoms over the next few days. does. The ship was not allowed to re-dock in Argentina That’s a particularly important lesson to consider after the country closed its borders, so it continued on as states reopen and nice weather eats away at many to Uruguay, where eight people were evacuated to a people’s resolve to stay home. The virus can and does hospital. Uruguayan officials eventually arranged for spread undetected—and an asymptomatic case can everyone remaining on board to get tested before the still cause serious illness if it spreads to someone else. boat docked. Until a vaccine is available, the safest way to keep coro- Out of 217 people on board, 128 tested positive navirus from spreading is to keep your distance from for COVID-19—but only 24 of those people showed others, whether you’re sick or not. End. symptoms prior to testing. The remaining 104 peo- https://time.com/5842669/coronavirus-asymptomatic-transmission/

3 Why Days 5 to 10 Are So Important When You Have Coronavirus

Tracking your daily symptoms can help you and your doctors make better decisions about whether a hospi- tal visit is needed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/well/live/ coronavirus-days-5-through-10.html

Virtual Visits via Nuvance Health

This website has videos to show how Virtual Visits work (using an Apple or Android App). There is a list of the medical conditions commonly treated in a Virtual Call and all the Nu- vance-affiliated doctor’s offices that participate

For further Information: https://www.nuvancehealth.org/virtualvisits/

4 Activities at Home

Read: Surviving it all

Delve into another’s life. She’s 92, made it through the Holocaust, and set off for a cruise around the world this past February.

In early February, Marga Griesbach took a fall as she was packing for a cruise. In her home in Silverdale, Wash- ington, across the sound from Seattle and the Kirkland nursing home in which COVID-19 was then silently spreading, the 92-year-old twisted too quickly while reaching for some T-shirts. As she fell, she felt her ribs crack and, for a split second, could not breathe. Though the pain was tremendous, Marga was determined not to let anything keep her from the cruise that was to take her, along with her longtime German companion, Dieter, and next-door neighbor Selma, around south- ern Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii through early May. So she just kept filling her suitcase

Read the whole story

https://www.thecut.com/article/marga-griesbach- profile.html

5 Good News! Another Children’s book by J.K. Rowling

(Note: it isn’t a Spin-off

May 26, 2020—The idea for The Ickabog came to me while I was still writing Harry Potter. I wrote most of a first draft in fits and starts between Potter books, intending to publish it after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. However, after the last Potter book I wanted to take a break from publishing, which ended up lasting five years. In that time I wrote and Robert Galbraith wrote The Cuckoo’s Calling. After some dithering (and also after my long-suffering agent had trademarked The Ickabog – sorry, Neil) I decided I wanted to step away from children’s books for a while. At that point, the first draft of The Ickabog went up into the attic, where it’s remained for nearly a decade. Over time I came to think of it as a story that belonged to my two younger children, because I’d read it to them in the evenings when they were little, which has always been a happy family memory.

A few weeks ago at dinner, I tentatively mooted the idea of getting The Ickabog down from the attic and publish- ing it for free, for children in lockdown. My now teenagers were touchingly enthusiastic, so downstairs came the very dusty box, and for the last few weeks I’ve been immersed in a fictional world I thought I’d never enter again. As I worked to finish the book, I started reading chapters nightly to the family again. This was one of the most extraordinary experiences of my writing life, as The Ickabog’s first two readers told me what they remember from when they were tiny, and demanded the reinstatement of bits they’d particularly liked (I obeyed).

I think The Ickabog lends itself well to serialisation because it was written as a read-aloud book (unconsciously shaped, I think, by the way I read it to my own children), but it’s suitable for 7-9 year olds to read to themselves.

I’ll be posting a chapter (or two, or three) every weekday between 26th May and 10th July on The Ickabog web- site. We plan to publish some translations soon and will post further details on that website when they’re avail- able.

More about the book (to be published in its entirety next November), the royalties going to Covid-19 relief and a children’s illustration competition for the book are to be found at:

Access the chapters at: https://www.jkrowling.com/j-k-rowling- introduces-the-ickabog/ https://www.theickabog.com/home/

6 25 Best Romantic Comedies to Watch Now—New York Magazine

By now, you might want a break from baking bread or doing puzzles. So why not attempt a few hours of escap- ism by throwing on a cozy pair of sweatpants and cueing up a rom-com instead? Wheth- er you want to cry your way through a box of Kleenex or take comfort in your favorite love stories, you’ll find some- thing worth watching on the list of our favorite romantic comedies, below. https://www.thecut.com/article/best-romantic-comedies-rom-com.html

Member to Member

From Janet Junz-Memorial Day 2020

I saw this “poppy” display at NM Town Hall today. Janet

7 Also from Janet Junz - Granddaughter Kayleigh Junz Graduates! Remember the movie “Love in Time of Cholera?” This is “Graduation in the Time of COVID”.

From Nancy Coraggio

This is just a nice memory - but I am a firm believer of aprons.

The History of 'APRONS'

I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the had fallen from the trees. dress underneath because she only had a few. It was When unexpected company drove up the road, it also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses was surprising how much furniture that old apron and aprons used less material. But along with that, it could dust in a matter of seconds. served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto oven. the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it t was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on was time to come in from the fields to dinner. occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. It will be a long time before someone invents some- From the chicken coop, the apron was used for car- thing that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served rying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched so many purposes. eggs to be finished in the warming oven. Send this to those who would know (and love) the When company came, those aprons were ideal hid- story about Grandma's aprons. ing places for shy kids. And when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped Remember: it around her arms. Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on bent over the hot wood stove. the window sill to thaw. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the They would go crazy now trying to figure out how kitchen in that apron. many germs were on that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron - After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. but love... ♥️

8 From Louise Maynard

In quarantine with my Ferret…we’re good!

Just for Fun

From Suzanne Wilcox

From Phyllis Kenes: Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community.

The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast half-baked schemes. infection and trauma, complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71. Doughboy was buried Despite being a little flaky at times, he still was a crusty in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned old man and was considered a positive roll model out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, for millions. Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Dough, three children; John Dough, Jane Dough and Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The gravesite Dosey Dough, plus they had one in the oven! He is was piled high with flours. also survived by his very elderly father, Pop Tart.

Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly de- The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes. scribed Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Born and bread in Minnesota, If you smiled while reading this, please rise to the oc- Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later casion and pass it on to someone having a crumby day life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered and kneading a lift. a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on 9 10 Come again?

So this old man goes to the doctor and the doctor says, “You’re test results came back and I’m afraid I have some bad news. You have cancer and you have Alzheimer’s”. The old man says, “That ain’t so bad, at least I don’t have cancer!”

“Answers to “Do you know these rock bands?” from Last week’s newsletter

1. Pearl Jam 2. Guns & Roses 3. Stone Temple Pilots 4. Queen 5. The Doors 6. Led Zeppelin 7. Radiohead 8. Smashing Pumpkins 9. Alice in Chains 10. Def Leppard 11. Blind Melon 12. Rolling Stones 13. Sex Pistols 14. Police 15. The Beetles

From Kate Henriques

11 12 The Speeding Ticket So Sick!

So there was this female business executive who was My four year old daughter had a terrible case of the late for a meeting. She is going 65 on a street where the flu, she was achy, had a high fever, and was terribly speed limit is 40. hoarse. After sitting in the waiting room at the doc- tor’s office for over an hour we were finally admitted A cop pulls her over and says “ma’am, can I please see to see the doctor. After the usual routine of listening your license?” She says “I’m sorry, officer, but I got it to her breathing and checking her ears, the doctor revoked two years ago for drunk driving.” looked my daughter in the eye and said, “So, what would you say is bothering you the most?” Without His brow furrows and he straightens up. “Well, can skipping a beat my daughter promptly answered, “Bil- I please see the registration of your car?” She says “I ly, he always breaks my toys!” stole the car and I killed the driver; he’s in the trunk.” “Ma’am, DON’T MOVE, I’m calling for backup.” He mutters furiously into his walkie-talkie… The Teacher Five minutes later, half the squad pulls up, the Chief of There were four teenagers who played hooky one Police walks over to the woman’s window. “Ma’am, can morning. Upon coming to class in the afternoon, they I see your license?” he asks sternly. reported that their lateness was because their car got a flat tire. “That’s fine”, the teacher said much to the “Of course, officer,” she smiles demurely and pulls out students relief. But there was an oral test this morning a license from her purse. He squints warily at it. “This which you boys have to make up, so please have a seat looks legitimate,” he mumbles. and take out a piece of paper. “Now for the first ques- tion, which tire was flat?” “Can I see the registration to this car?” She pulls it out of the glove compartment and hands it to him.

“Ma’am, stand back!” He bangs open the trunk of the “I have a fear of speed bumps, but I’m slowly getting car and flinches: but it was completely empty… over it.”

The woman brandishes a finger at the first cop and says accusingly, “And I’ll bet that liar told you I was speed- ing too!!

The Lawyer said the lawyer after a few seconds of anxious waiting. A fellow’s wife went missing and since everyone “To be honest with you, nobody is going to be walking knew that he and his wife were in a big fight he was through the door. However, from the fact that your accused of murdering her and disposing of the body. eyes all turned towards the door, it is quite obvious that When witness after witness came to the stand testify- you are not sure beyond the shadow of a doubt about ing to all sorts of horrible threats that the accused had my client’s guilt.” To the lawyer’s great surprise, the jury made to his wife, things were looking quite dim for the later decided that the man was guilty. “But how could fellow. Then, the man’s lawyer stood up. “Ladies and you say that he is guilty? Didn’t I prove it to you?” Gentleman of the jury, I have something quite exciting questioned the lawyer. to tell you. If you would all please direct your atten- “It is true that we all turned towards the door,” one tion towards the door behind me on my left you will lady explained, “but there was one person who didn’t.” see the supposedly dead women walk in on her own two feet.” “Who was that?” questioned the indignant lawyer. There was a loud murmuring in the courtroom as all eyes turned towards the door. “Ladies and Gentleman” “Your client” came the reply. 13 14 Kindergarten class of 2025

https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=sQCfZcx7FnI&t=34s

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