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The New Jersey Outdoor Alliance on Thursday released a statement urging Governor Murphy and the State of New Jersey to support sportsmen and outdoor sports during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Lets face it fishing is and always will be the ultimate in “social distancing” and frankly that’s the whole point of being an outdoor sportsman .
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MIDLAND PARK NJ, In light of a business survey that found 45 percent of employers would close within three weeks, and over 83 percent within 11 weeks, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips said he will work on providing state-level relief for businesses. He says the best way to start is ensuring current-year income will last beyond the pandemic.
Continue reading Urgent business, employee relief package Needed for New Jersey
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security following recent announcements that the US CDC is considering recommendations for the general public to wear masks or face coverings, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) published a commentary written by two doctors from the University of Illinois at Chicago that discourages universal mask use for the general public. The authors identify several potential pitfalls for such a policy without sufficient benefit. They argue that there is insufficient evidence these masks reduce transmission among the general public, that such recommendations could reduce healthcare worker access to surgical masks, and that wider use of masks could lead the general public to relax social distancing measures unnecessarily due to a false sense of security from the masks. The article comes amid media reports that some hospitals are discouraging or prohibiting personnel from wearing masks and other PPE when not treating patients, due in part to ongoing supply shortages. These policies have received pushback from some clinicians who feel they require the additional protection while at work, and other hospitals have implemented mandatory universal mask policies.
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Ridgewood NJ, a reminder of a little “stay home” etiquette for those making trips to grocery stores, drug stores and takeout restaurants :
from Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi :
Over the past week I have read numerous posts about people going to grocery stores, drug stores and takeout restaurants and behaving incredibly poorly. A couple of tips. 1. If you are going to the store this shouldn’t be a family field trip. Only one of you should be the designated person going in and out. The less touching, interaction, etc. the better for your family, other shoppers and the workers.
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Hackensack NJ, The increasing amount of information that is being made public about warehouse workers at large e-commerce companies testing positive for COVID-19 is unnerving. In addition to those working in the warehouses, you are left to wonder about the delivery workers who are physically bringing your packages to your doorstep.
Continue reading Hackensack Meridian Health : Can You Get Coronavirus From Packages and Mail?
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Paramus NJ, Gov. Phil Murphy announced at his daily COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday afternoon that Bergen County will be the site for a new rapid test from Abbott Laboratories. The Ridgewood previously reported about the on the The Abbott ID NOW™ COVID-19 https://theridgewoodblog.net/abbott-launches-molecular-point-of-care-test-to-detect-novel-coronavirus-in-as-little-as-five-minutes/
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use to Abbott Laboratories for the point-of-care COVID-19 test. The Illinois-based company said the test can give positive results in as little as five minutes, and negative results in about 13 minutes.
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Hackensack NJ, As of 6:30 PM Monday, March 30, 2020, Bergen County has 2,607 total “presumptive positive” cases of COVID-19 identified; impacting 69 municipalities.
As of today, we have sadly lost 41 residents and the County of Bergen mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones. Please keep them in your thoughts.
The county had 2,281 COVID-19 cases on Sunday.
Continue reading Bergen County: 2,607 COVID-19 Cases, 41 Fatalities as of Monday
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Hackensack NJ, Gannett announced Monday it is cutting pay and furloughing ” journalists” at its newspapers across the country as ad revenue plunges during the coronavirus pandemic.
Gannett is the publisher of more than 100 newspapers, including ,North Jersey Media Group, USA Today, the Detroit Free Press, The Columbus Dispatch and The Arizona Republic, is reportedly furloughing workers who make more than $38,000. Those employees will be subject to furloughs of one week per month in April, May and June, according to a tweet from investigative reporter Gregory Holman of the Springfield News-Leader in Missouri, a Gannett-owned paper.
Modern companies, especially law firms are consistently looking for new ways to increase their work efficiency and employee productivity. However, only less than 30% have enabled technological innovation for their employees. The rest still follows traditional means of running a law firm and thus, face many challenges in today’s world of technological advancement. Nevertheless, those companies that have implemented innovative software for workflow management in their firms are now delivering good efficiency and workflow.
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Washington DC,The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to BARDA to allow hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate products donated to the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to be distributed and prescribed by doctors to hospitalized teen and adult patients with COVID-19, as appropriate, when a clinical trial is not available or feasible.
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Waldwick NJ, Waldwick Police, Waldwick EMS, Waldwick Fire Department, and hospital based ALS & BLS units responded to aid the victims of a Saturday evening, 03/28, single vehicle crash on Route 17 southbound at Summit Avenue, Waldwick. At least three (3) victims were transported to area hospitals; one (1) victim reportedly sustained critical injuries. Traffic on Route 17 southbound was restricted while emergency crews worked at the scene. The 4-door sedan involved in the crash apparently spun out on the wet roadway surface and crashed into a retaining wall of a nearby single family home. Firefighters had to extricate one (1) victim from the wrecked vehicle. A tow truck removed the heavily damaged sedan from the scene.
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Hackensack NJ, As of 6:00 PM Saturday, March 28, 2020, Bergen County has 1,832 total “presumptive positive” cases of COVID-19 identified; impacting 68 municipalities.
As of today, we have sadly lost 31 residents and the County of Bergen mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones
Continue reading Bergen County: 1832 COVID-19 Cases Impacting 68 of 70 Towns as of Saturday
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One of the most pressing shortages facing hospitals during the Covid-19 emergency is a lack of ventilators. These machines can keep patients breathing when they no longer can on their own, and they can cost around $30,000 each. Now, a rapidly assembled volunteer team of engineers, physicians, computer scientists, and others, centered at MIT, is working to implement a safe, inexpensive alternative for emergency use, which could be built quickly around the world.
Continue reading MIT Researchers Publish Design for $100 Ventilator
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Hackensack NJ, As of 6:00 PM Friday, March 27th, Bergen County has 1505 total presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 identified, impacting 67 municipalities. We have sadly lost 25 of those residents and the County of Bergen mourns their loss and offers condolences to their loved ones.
Continue reading Bergen County Reports Total of 1505 COVID-19 Cases as of Friday
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Oakland NJ, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Sue Fulton announced today that the closure of all New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission agency, road testing, and inspections facilities will be extended past this Monday, through April 12, as a measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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