NYC nursing home leaves dead residents in beds amid coronavirus crisis
About 90 residents have died amid the coronavirus crisis at just two Brooklyn nursing homes — and the situation is so dire at one that victims’ bodies are being left in their beds, The Post has learned.
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Hard-hit Queens led the list with 193 fatalities, followed by 158 in The Bronx and 136 in Brooklyn, while Suffolk, Nassau and Westchester had 116, 115 and 113, respectively.
Another 915 nursing-home residents were killed by the coronavirus in hospitals across the state, the DOH said.
Notre Dame expert: South Dakota pork plant closure will reduce nation’s meat supply, impact entire supply chain
13-Apr-2020 5:05 PM EDT
, by University of Notre Dame
....”Just as we have seen the effects of coronavirus within other industries, these plant closures will disrupt the entire pork supply chain—from the livestock farmers to the consumers who purchase pork products,” Foster said....
“Meat products are perishable and because they require cold storage, there’s also limited storage capacity,” Foster explained, “making it difficult to carry a large amount of inventory. Once the existing inventory is used up, consumers can expect to see smaller quantities of pork products in stores due to processing plant closures.
At one nursing home, the staff moved in to care for the residents. Moved in and aren’t going home. That’s dedication and the right thing to do.