Joshua Moroles

On this podcast, I chat with Erasmo Castro, Citizen Journalist & Former BISD Board Member, about what is going on in Cameron County. 

He has been following as much as possible in Cameron County and across all of the Rio Grande Valley. In these uncertain times, it is imperative that we get as much information from credible sources in any way we can. 

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I chat with Geroge Rice, Veteran & Owner of 5x5 Brewing Co. in Mission Tx., about how local Businesses can apply for the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program right now.   It is uncertain times and Hidalgo just got listed on the website as being able to get approved for this loan.   Website to apply. https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/

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On this podcast, I chat with Edinburg Resident who works in McAllen as an emergency dispatcher who recently got tested for the Coronavirus.

He talks about how they administered the test, what they told him after they tested him, and has a message for people who aren’t taking this seriously.

I chat with Alex Garrido, Director of Digital Marketing & Marketing Analytics at UTRGV - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, about his encounter with the coronavirus in Spain just last week.   

"Like a scene from a movie." is how he described his visit to Spain with his family. 

After seeing his Instagram stories, I became concerned and wanted to reach out to him about his journey of living through the peak of the coronavirus in Spain.   

Other questions I ask: 

✅We just got the 2nd case of Coronavirus in Hidalgo County.  Should we be panicking at this point?   

✅His timeline on social media March 11 at 1:37 PM ·  Picture on Barcelona Beach. Trump Post about suspending travel from Europe.  March 11 at 8:52 PM ·  "Almost like a scene from a movie."  

✅People keep saying this is the least deadly virus as if it's supposed to make us think it's not deadly enough to kill our loved ones. What do you say about that?   

✅What can we learn from Spain?  

✅How did it feel when you finally got on that flight back home?   UTRGV has created an amazing centralized source of information for our community, please use it: UTHealthRGV.org

I chat with Edinburg City Attorney Omar Ochoa on this podcast.   

Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement that 334 people statewide have tested positive for the virus as of March 22nd.   

6 total confirmed cases of the Coronavirus. 5 In Cameron County and 1 in Hidalgo County in Mcallen.   

Questions I ask include:

 ✅What does social distancing really mean? 

✅I just read an article on how a New City of Austin order requires grocery stores and pharmacies to enforce social distancing. Will we be seeing any of that in our communities any time soon?  

✅Small Businesses had to close dining rooms and move to curbside and delivery options. What have you seen on your end for small business owners in our community? 

✅Do you foresee a national shutdown?  

✅Price gouging and what it means for people who are doing this?

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I chat with Psychotherapist, Dr. Elizabeth Cortez BA, MS, Ph.D., on how to cope with stress the Coronavirus Covid-19 has put on our nation and especially here in the Rio Grande Valley.    

Questions I ask her: 

How we can minimize stress during this time?  

How do we talk to our kids about this?  

How can we help them with fear and uncertainty?  

How are ways we can minimize stress?   

How does stress affect the immune system?   

What are some ways to cope with the fear of coronavirus?  

In your professional opinion? Should we be panicking?

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I chat with Chief Nursing Officer, Frank Acevedo and Director, Community & Public Relations, Tumlinson Mariana Whitley, of Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, TX and ask them if they are really prepared to take on this pandemic of the Coronavirus Covid-19.  

Other questions I ask:  

1-What is the hospital doing in preparation for if and when the coronavirus hits? 

2-What should we be doing to protect ourselves from the coronavirus? 

3-In your professional opinion, do you think there are already cases of coronavirus in the RGV? 

4-Should the RGV be in panic mode? With what we are seeing in grocery stores, is this the right behavior we should be showing at this point? 

5-Have you heard anything about a national shutdown? 

6-Any other insight you might have.   

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I chat with Chef Larry Delgado about how the Coronavirus will impact local restaurants and bars right here in the Rio Grande Valley.   

Subscribe to my channel as I will have more information coming from Mariana Whitley Tumlinson, Director, Community & Public Relations for Valley Regional Medical Center and Elizabeth Cortez who is a Psychotherapist who will share ways to minimize stress during this time.   

Other questions I ask Chef Delgado:  

1: What the Coronavirus means for local Restaurants and Bars.  

2: What local restaurants and bars can do to take extra precautions during this time.  

3: How can local restaurants and bars get through this time if there is a shutdown or limited business. 

 4: How to deal with this pandemic from a Boss’s point of view.  

5: Any other insight he can share with us.  

Curious how to start offering curbside, or just want to get better at it? Join three restaurateurs from around the state for a conversation on how they are making it work for their full-service restaurants. Registration is free for everyone, so feel free to share.  

Webinar https://www.txrestaurant.org/events/webinar-curbside-full-service-restaurants  

Date: Mar 18, 2020

 Location: Online (Use link) 

Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm

On this podcast, I chat with Dr. Alison Garza who is a member of the Texas Emergency Task Force. She is the first Medical Practice to test for the Covid-19 AKA the Coronavirus. 

I ask her what the difference is when they test for the flu vs the coronavirus, how long it takes for the results to come back once tested for the coronavirus, and in her professional opinion, does she think people here in the RGV have the coronavirus already. 

Other questions asked.

What are they looking for as far as testing for the coronavirus? 

What is the cost of a coronavirus test?

What does "Novel Virus" mean?

Do we have a treatment for this right now?

What does "Community" mean when we talk about the coronavirus?

I talk with LA residents David and Gabby about how the Coronavirus has impacted their city and what they have seen so far.   I also ask what the Rio Grande Valley can expect in the coming weeks and the best way to combat this virus.