If this happen to Seattle and Bellevue?

3月

22日

City of Everett Mayor issued following directive asking people to stay home. If this was to happen to Seattle/Bellevue and King County or Statewide, we need to evaluate our operations. Do you consider Internet infrastructure to be an essential service? How do we maintain our server and network and programs if it becomes reality for PSPinc. How do we protect our customers?

There are just too many questions.

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CITY OF EVERETT
Mayoral Directive
STAY HOME, PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH

A mayoral directive directing Everett city residents and business owners to stay home and limit their interactions with others in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
To my fellow residents of Everett, our many families, friends and neighbors: As most of you are undoubtedly aware, on Jan. 21, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S. was reported right here in the city of Everett. Since then the virus has spread to multiple states around the
nation, Snohomish County has seen a significant increase in confirmed cases. As of today, there are more than 400 confirmed and probable cases in Snohomish County alone and eight deaths.

Statewide there are nearly 1,400 confirmed cases. These are unprecedented times and pose enormous risk not only to our public’s health, but also our economy and quality of life. The virus that causes COVID-19 is easily transmitted, especially in group settings. Preventing the further spread of this disease hinges on every person in Everett reducing their interactions with others, especially those beyond their immediate household. The Snohomish Health District states that “The closer the contact between people – and the more people in a group – the greater the risk of passing along viruses.” Especially at risk are those who have a compromised immune system; are pregnant; have a serious condition such as diabetes, heart disease or lung disease; or have a cough, fever, and/or difficulty breathing. People older than 60 are especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus. It is essential that the spread of the virus be slowed to protect the ability of public and private health care providers to handle the influx of new patients and safeguard public health and safety.

As a result, I am directing you to take the following precautionary actions, effective noon on Monday, March 23, 2020 and until further notice:

1. Stay home, except for certain essential activities and work to provide essential business and
government services, or perform essential public infrastructure construction. Homeless individuals are not subject to this directive, but are strongly urged to find shelter and government agencies are urged to take steps needed to provide shelter for those individuals.
Essential activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Errands to maintain health and safety, such as obtaining medicine or seeing a doctor.

Acquiring necessary services or supplies for you, your family or household members, such as getting food and supplies, pet food and supplies necessary for staying home. This can include curbside pick up, delivery, take out or drive-thru food and beverage services. Please only purchase items you immediately need and do not stockpile.

Engaging in outdoor activity, such as walking, hiking, or running, provided you keep at least 6 feet of distance between others.

Caring for a family member in another household.

Caring for elderly, minors, dependents, people with disabilities or other vulnerable persons.

Essential business and government services include, but are not limited to, the following: Health care operations, including all training and educational programs and home health workers.

Essential infrastructure, including construction of housing (residential and mixed-use), industrial and commercial projects currently underway; and operation of public transportation and utilities.

Businesses that supply products or services necessary to both maintain the functionality and/or safety of equipment, facilities, utilities, healthcare, national defense, all modes of transportation and critical supply chains used in other essential businesses.

Grocery stores, farmers markets, food banks, convenience stores.
Food and beverage providers offering curbside pick up, delivery, take out or drive-thru services.

Businesses that provide necessities of life for economically disadvantaged individuals and shelter facilities.

Pharmacies, health care supply stores and health care facilities.

Gas stations and auto repair facilities.

Banks.

Garbage collection.

Hardware stores, plumbers, electricians and other service providers necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation and essential operation of residences and other essential businesses.

Educational institutions, for the purposes of facilitating distance learning.
Laundromats, dry cleaners and laundry service providers.

Businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food and goods directly to residences.

Childcare facilities providing services that enable essential employees to go to work.

Roles required for any essential business to "maintain basic operations," which include security, payroll and similar activities.

See the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s comprehensive list of Critical Infrastructure Sectors. 2. Follow the recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention when conducting essential activities and services allowed under #1, above.
These recommendations include the following: (i) maintain at least 6 feet from other individuals, wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds as frequently as possible or use hand sanitizer, cover coughs or sneezes, and do not shake hands; and (ii) perform routine environmental cleaning.
Employers in Everett that do not provide essential businesses or government services should take all steps necessary for employees to work remotely from home to the extent possible.

These are challenging times, and I know the impact of COVID-19 is being felt in every corner of our city. I am terribly concerned for everyone in our community, especially those who are sick or at higher risk of becoming infected, as well as those who have either lost, or are at risk of losing their job or business.
The consequences of this crisis are already deep and severe, and we’re not yet through the worst. I am confident, however, that by coming together as a community and taking reasonable measures to protect one another, we will emerge from this period of time with the same resiliency and strength we have come out of in times of crisis in the past.

#Coronavirus #PSPinc #PacificSoftwarePublishing

Problem of Teleworking

3月

22日

After one week of allowing people to work from home, I have found the biggest problem with it. If your job is doing the routine work like bookkeeping, almost all work can be done by teleworking. But anything that require management, supervision, training, customer interaction cannot be fully accomplished by teleworking.

If you are an entrepreneur and make decision and change direction on a daily bases, telecommuters are very difficult control. I have to adjust not to change or delay reaction. So, it is like you are a captain of the ship and you want to change heading or change speed, you cannot just do that. Instead you need to tell people to do it but you will not know when that will take place.

Also you cannot trying anyone by teleworking. So, by moving to telework, you need to stop your training process. This does not apply only to new employee but people trying to start something new.

At the end, telework is good to just maintain what you have. Not for when you want to grow your company by trying many things. I really hope this Coronavirus Pandemic will be over soon.

#KenUchikura #KenichiUchikura #PSPinc #PacificSoftarePublishing #teleworking

Customer Support

3月

21日

Our customer support operations are full staffed at this point and operating. If you need a remote support, we will be happy to provide that.If you need an onsite support, we will make sure all our staff are free of fever and system of the virus.

#Coronavirus #Dreamersi #PSPCustomerSupport #PSPinc #PacificSoftwarePublishing #VPNSetup #WebHosting #WenDevelopment

Do what we can to help local business.

3月

21日

We had one great lunch from Ezell's.

https://ezellschicken.com/

PSPinc buys lunch for everyone who come to work at no cost to our staff. We are trying buy lunch from local restaurants.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusisNothing #KenUchikura #MODPizza #PSPinc #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

Do what we can to help local business.

3月

21日

We had one great lunch from Ezell's.

https://ezellschicken.com/

PSPinc buys lunch for everyone who come to work at no cost to our staff. We are trying buy lunch from local restaurants.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusisNothing #KenUchikura #MODPizza #PSPinc #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

I do not understand!!!

3月

21日

What is going on???

Report from China and Japan are Lies

I do not trust Coronavirus related positive reports from both China and Japan. Both countries have motivation to deceive people. China wants to give positive image to the world and Japan wants to go ahead with Olympics. Both countries are not trust worthy. They have a history of lying.

China said Tiananmen Square Incident did not happen. And Japanese Governemnt said Fukushima Daiichi did not have melt-down.

I do not trust media either. They are just reporting what governments say without verifying the report. Media is just a place to advertise. They say whatever if they can make money. Where is the true journalism. Any media reporting there is no new cases in Wuhan, that is what Chinese government want them to say. Did those media defied? Do they have a reporter in Wuhan?

That is why they are called Fake News.

Also, I do not understand why in the world most world leaders are so afraid of Coronavirus. It killed about 8,000 people world wide. 150,000 people die everyday in the world. So why are they so panicking? Do they know something we don’t. 19 million people infected with Influenza in the US and 10,000 people died. We did not lock down but 214 people dead in the US from Coronavirus and we are locking down. Are you kidding? What is going on?

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusisNothing #KenUchikura #MODPizza #PSPinc #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

I do not understand!!!

3月

21日

What is going on???

Report from China and Japan are Lies

I do not trust Coronavirus related positive reports from both China and Japan. Both countries have motivation to deceive people. China wants to give positive image to the world and Japan wants to go ahead with Olympics. Both countries are not trust worthy. They have a history of lying.

China said Tiananmen Square Incident did not happen. And Japanese Governemnt said Fukushima Daiichi did not have melt-down.

I do not trust media either. They are just reporting what governments say without verifying the report. Media is just a place to advertise. They say whatever if they can make money. Where is the true journalism. Any media reporting there is no new cases in Wuhan, that is what Chinese government want them to say. Did those media defied? Do they have a reporter in Wuhan?

That is why they are called Fake News.

Also, I do not understand why in the world most world leaders are so afraid of Coronavirus. It killed about 8,000 people world wide. 150,000 people die everyday in the world. So why are they so panicking? Do they know something we don’t. 19 million people infected with Influenza in the US and 10,000 people died. We did not lock down but 214 people dead in the US from Coronavirus and we are locking down. Are you kidding? What is going on?

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusisNothing #KenUchikura #MODPizza #PSPinc #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

What can we help you with?

3月

20日

I know many business owners including myself is under stress not knowing what is going to happen next. Today we learned we no longer travel overseas. Here are some things PSPinc can help you with at no cost.

Website Popup Message

Many retail businesses are hurting. Now travel industry is taking a big blow. If you need to modify your top page of your website to popup a message regarding what you are doing, contact me. We will help you make one for free whether you are our customer or not.

Free VPN Setup

We also help you setup VPN access to your company when you started letting your staff work from home. When you contact us, we will ask you few question and suggest what you need to buy (if you are too far away for us to dd onsite support) and setup the equipment for you to start VPN. We will not charge you
for this service.

If you are in need of anything, please call us. We are in this together.

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
ken.uchikura@pspinc.com

#Coronavirus #Dreamersi #PSPinc #PacificSoftwarePublishing #VPNSetup #WebHosting #WenDevelopment

Level 4 Travel Advisory for all International Travel

3月

20日

NO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

State Department warns Americans: Don’t travel abroad, come home if overseas

The announcement is the government’s most severe warning about international travel.

I have never seen this ever. The USA is virtually locked down. I know Coronavirus is serious, but does it grant this much? What does Governemnt know what we do not know?

PS: My friends (American) in Japan told me that they feel safer living in Japan. Japan has less Coronavirus Infection and Better health Care.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusisNothing #KenUchikura #MODPizza #PSPinc #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

Level 4 Travel Advisory for all International Travel

3月

20日

NO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

State Department warns Americans: Don’t travel abroad, come home if overseas

The announcement is the government’s most severe warning about international travel.

I have never seen this ever. The USA is virtually locked down. I know Coronavirus is serious, but does it grant this much? What does Governemnt know what we do not know?

PS: My friends (American) in Japan told me that they feel safer living in Japan. Japan has less Coronavirus Infection and Better health Care.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusisNothing #KenUchikura #MODPizza #PSPinc #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc