HNMC: Stories from the Frontlines (Virtual Telethon) on April 29th
////Teaneck Yom Hashoa [Call-In]
//On Monday, April 20th at 7pm, the Teaneck Holocaust Commemoration program of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Teaneck will recognize Yom Hashoa – Holocaust Remembrance Day – via a town-wide conference call.
The dial in number is (563) 999-1684
The Yom Hashoa program will serve to honor the memory of the 6 Million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Shoa (1939-1945) and recognize Survivors living in the greater Teaneck community. The call will last approximately 35 minutes.
The Teaneck Holocaust Commemoration Committee thanks Deputy Mayor Elie Katz, who provided us with this opportunity to use his dedicated ‘call-in’ line and make this program available to the greater community.
Thank you very much.
Blanche Silver
Holocaust Commemoration Committee
Teaneck Saying Thank You to the Healthcare Workers at Holy Name Medical Center
//Teaneck Saying Thank You to the Healthcare Workers at Holy Name Medical Center
Have a kid stuck at home during their birthday? Teaneck wants to celebrate with them.
//NJ TRANSIT COVID-19 UPDATE: E.O. 125 POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
//NJ TRANSIT remains committed to the safety of our customers and employees and is working to ensure a safe environment by following the health standards set by the CDC through the sanitation of our facilities and vehicles and the cleanliness practices of our employees. Additionally, NJ TRANSIT remains committed to providing reliable and dependable service.
Per Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 125 requiring all personnel and customers on New Jersey Transit vehicles to wear face coverings, among other requirements, strengthening NJ TRANSIT’s efforts to protect the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, please be advised that:
NJ TRANSIT REQUIRES ALL RIDERS TO WEAR A FACE COVERING.
NJ TRANSIT WORKERS AUTHORIZED TO LIMIT PASSENGER OCCUPANCY TO 50% OF THE VEHICLE’S MAXIMUM CAPACITY ON ALL TRAINS, BUSES AND LIGHT RAIL LINES.
CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE USING NJ TRANSIT SERVICES FOR ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY. Continue reading “NJ TRANSIT COVID-19 UPDATE: E.O. 125 POLICY IMPLEMENTATION”
Information on Vote-By-Mail Teaneck Council Election
//Teaneck Small Business Assistance Call Today at 4pm
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Letter from NJ Dept of Health to Community Religious Leaders Regarding Upcoming Holidays
//April 3 COVID-19 Update from Dr. Irving
//April 3, 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians, Students and Staff,
The last three weeks have been challenging, exhausting, and extremely informative. This describes what I have heard from many parents, and how our staff – including me – have described our current reality. The good news is that a well-deserved spring break is upon us and when we “return”, we will begin a very different educational approach using Google Classroom.
In my last communication to you, I mentioned that beginning Monday, April 13, we will move to a virtual learning platform with specific class/subject schedules Monday – Thursday. Fridays will be used as a review or testing day. However, next week is also an important week because there will be some informational sessions and opportunities for you to get prepared for our new virtual learning schedule. All of the information that you will need will be posted on our COVID-19 Update section of our website (a green button on the left hand side of the homepage – https://www.teaneckschools.org/COVID-19.aspx). Please bookmark this page as it will become a very important resource for you as we move forward.
Here is our go-forward plan:
A Tale of Two Charts
//First caveat: I created the first chart (based on numbers I received from the manager), so errors are possible despite my efforts to be accurate.
Second caveat: we do not have good data sets because testing is not yet available for widespread use. The charts below are based on those tested after showing symptoms.
The data below are the same in each chart.
The first chart shows the number of cases reported as presumptive positive in Teaneck. Despite all of our efforts, cases will continue to rise.
But — the second chart shows the rate at which those presumptive positives are doubling. The second chart is on a “log vertical scale”, which provides equal intervals for doubling effects (i.e. the space between 5 to 10 is equal to the space between 50 to 100). The second chart also contains two exponential fits for the data sets.
What the graph shows
They started to double within a predicted time-frame of 2.09 days. That appears to have slowed to 5.7 days (thus far) through self-isolation measures.
Teaneck’s Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin called for self isolating ourselves on March 14th. Look at what started to happen on the chart between 3/14 and 3/21.
Bottom line: Self isolation and washing our hands WORKS.
This will provide our healthcare system time to #FlattenTheCurve…. but only if we keep it up.
