TENDING THEIR FLOCKS Protect Over-60 Members Who Are At Highest Risk By JOHN A. MACHOLZ • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In Luke, Jesus calls his followers to be as innocent as doves and as wise as serpents. It is now time for us to be wise as we follow the One who brings hope and healing to our lives and world. I am announcing the cessation of “in person” worship in this synod beginning March 15 and continuing for at least…
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LETTER from GERRY WELCH Let’s Focus On Most Vulnerable To the Editor: In the case of the Coronavirus, governments are opening a multi-front war by initiating massive quarantines that are inadvertently weakening the entire system. Suggestion: Governments focus attention on protecting the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. Do not, however, defeat the economic support system that feeds and supports us by not allowing life to continue as close to normal as possible. Other than the aforementioned resolve, treat…
SOUTH KOREA DID IT: WE CAN TOO Rah, Team! Beat Coronavirus! There’s been a lot of great reporting, nationally, regionally and from local newspapers and TV, but this one was particularly helpful in helping we Otsego County folks sort out the crisis we find ourselves in. The Wall Street Journal over the weekend contrasted how South Korea and Italy responded to the corona-virus arrival “South Korea’s known infections are now stabilizing at about 8,000, whereas Italy’s are rising relentlessly past…
Your Favorite Business Needs YOU To Survive Sure, local governments and school districts can close their doors and send thousands of employees home Friday, March 13 – tax revenues will ensure they get paid. Private enterprise is different. Your favorite diner or restaurant. That lively boutique or gift shop. They need your continuing support – in many cases, to simply survive. Same goes for local institutions we rely on. The Catskill Symphony Orchestra had to cancel its Cabaret Concert Saturday,…
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER This Is What ‘Worst’ May Look Like By LARRY BENNETT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com According to the CDC, from Oct. 1, 2019, through March 7, 2020, an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 Americans died from seasonal flu-related illnesses. That’s out of 36 million to 51 million total flu illnesses. It appears that seasonal flu vaccines have mitigated the numbers, as have some people’s immunity, as well as having fully staffed and equipped medical facilities at the…
TENDING THEIR FLOCKS Catholics Should Pitch In To Flatten Disease’s Curve By EDWARD B. SCHARFENBERGER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Due to growing concerns and medical advice related to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in social settings, Bishop Scharfenberger has announced that all regularly scheduled public Masses in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany – except weddings and funerals – will be canceled until further notice. Churches will, however, remain open for private prayer, pending further regulations. In addition, all Confirmations…
FEEL IFFY? CALL (607) 547-5555 TESTING TALLY 500+ YESTERDAY By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – More than 500 people experiencing cold- or flu-like symptoms called Bassett Healthcare Network’s Coronavirus Hotline yesterday, spokesman Karen Huxtable-Hooker reports. With 200 each calling Saturday and Sunday and people continuing to call today, that likely pushes the number over 1,000. The spokesman didn’t immediately have numbers on how many of those people were then referred to testing.…
FoxCare Fitness Gym Closed As Bassett Suspends Visits COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare has suspended visitations to all hospital and long-term care visitors at Bassett, Fox Hospital and all other hospitals in the network, as well as Fox Nursing Home. Additionally, access to clinic buildings and outpatient services areas in all Bassett Healthcare Network facilities, including clinic buildings and outpatient services, is being limited to only patients with scheduled appointments or required business, such as prescription pickup.…
One Non-Local Patient Treated At Bassett 400 Called Hotline Over Weekend, 200+ More Connect Today Many Just Have Colds, Others Directed To Visit Testing Tents By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Hundreds of people had called Bassett Healthcare Network’s coronavirus hotline by this evening, according to hospital spokeswoman Karen Huxtable-Hooker. Four hundred called over the weekend after a 24-hour hotline, 607-547-5555, was announced Friday. And more 200 called today, Huxtable-Hooker said. One out-of-county patient infected with…
HERZIG ISSUES STATEMENT City Hall Now Closed; 50% Of Staff Sent Home ONEONTA – City Hall won’t open tomorrow, and will remain closed “until further notice,” Mayor Gary Herzig said in a statement issued a few minutes ago. The lobby of the Oneonta Police Department on Main at Market will remain open for emergencies. “We will continue to provide essential services,” Herzig said. Pursuant to Governor Cuomo’s request, half the city workforce will be sent home, and “non-essential services and…