Louisville metro area (healthcare update):
Cases and deaths are rising pretty quickly. Hospitals are talking about going back to elective surgeries only and the number of workers on furlough is increasing. No fatalities in my dept, but so far we've had a few people lose family members. Being dominated by women, some are taking leaves of absence for childcare due to the school/ daycare situation. Supply chain is mostly good so far with about a week delay on some common high-use items despite ;ower overall volumes of surgeries. We aren't seeing the extreme rationing of PPE we saw in the Spring, but the quality of PPE remains sketchy (cheaper, thinner shoe covers/ head covers, non 3M N95s, etc). Haven't heard anyone say they've been turned down for testing in a while. Local talk is all about the upcoming vaccine and who will be the first to get it. Vaccine is still voluntary at this time.
Non-Healthcare:
Stores are beginning to limit capacity. Mask use in stores is really high, probably over 80%. Like everywhere else, more restaurants and bars are closing up for good. Stores are well-stocked for the most part with some interesting exceptions (difficult to find salami for whatever reason, common dog foods) but restocking times seem to be getting longer.
USPS has really slowed down in the region, probably due to both abnormally high volume and the combination of quarantine measures. A two day priority package I shipped to another INGO member sat in the post office for nearly a week before being finally being sent to the distribution hub, where it still is. Gun prices seem to somewhere between pre-panic retail and the prices we are seeing online. Ammo is scarce as can be expected.
Cases and deaths are rising pretty quickly. Hospitals are talking about going back to elective surgeries only and the number of workers on furlough is increasing. No fatalities in my dept, but so far we've had a few people lose family members. Being dominated by women, some are taking leaves of absence for childcare due to the school/ daycare situation. Supply chain is mostly good so far with about a week delay on some common high-use items despite ;ower overall volumes of surgeries. We aren't seeing the extreme rationing of PPE we saw in the Spring, but the quality of PPE remains sketchy (cheaper, thinner shoe covers/ head covers, non 3M N95s, etc). Haven't heard anyone say they've been turned down for testing in a while. Local talk is all about the upcoming vaccine and who will be the first to get it. Vaccine is still voluntary at this time.
Non-Healthcare:
Stores are beginning to limit capacity. Mask use in stores is really high, probably over 80%. Like everywhere else, more restaurants and bars are closing up for good. Stores are well-stocked for the most part with some interesting exceptions (difficult to find salami for whatever reason, common dog foods) but restocking times seem to be getting longer.
USPS has really slowed down in the region, probably due to both abnormally high volume and the combination of quarantine measures. A two day priority package I shipped to another INGO member sat in the post office for nearly a week before being finally being sent to the distribution hub, where it still is. Gun prices seem to somewhere between pre-panic retail and the prices we are seeing online. Ammo is scarce as can be expected.
less for the next 2-4 years...
