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Coronavirus Diary 45 was originally a memorial post about Dave Jarvis, a cook in the cafeteria at Felician University. When his death was mentioned at a faculty meeting several weeks ago, we were told that it was due to “COVID-related complications” or something of that nature. I just got a message from a member of…

In reply to mlyoung57. No, dude, my dentist is primo. I didn’t have dental insurance for years, and he worked with me. There is goodness in humanity. You won’t hear me saying stuff like that very often. Here’s my Yelp review. I was th…

In reply to Denny Esposito. You mean I should change it from “Dave” to “David”? I didn’t know which one he preferred. LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. ugh LikeLike

In reply to mlyoung57. I can’t believe I lost my dental insurance. That was like the best part of the job. LikeLike

I just went to the dentist today — cleaning, x-ray, gum and general oral examination. Signed some stuff (indicating awareness of risk, but not explicitly releasing anyone from liability). Masks mandatory except while being examined. Dentist super…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Imagine that you’re a contact tracer, and you show up to this scene. Now what? https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/05/gym-to-reopen-in-defiance-of-nj-coronavirus-lockdown-with-crowd-of-supporters-waving-flags-police-nea…

In reply to sean samis. I just applied for a job with the State of New Jersey to be a contact tracer. We’ll see how long the hiring process takes, but consider how late in the day it is to be just starting to hire 1,000 contract tracers for a sta…