***NON-POLITICAL COVID-19 Discussion Thread***

[JakeF]

A couple of reminders...

Originally Posted by Bwana

Once again, don't come in this thread with some kind of political agenda, or you will be shown the door. If you want to go that route, there is a thread about this in DC.

Originally Posted by Dartgod

People, there is a lot of good information in this thread, let's try to keep the petty bickering to a minimum.

We all have varying opinions about the impact of this, the numbers, etc. We will all never agree with each other. But we can all keep it civil.

Thanks!

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Spoiler!

Apparently the CoronaVirus can survive on a inanimate objects, such as door knobs, for 9 days.

California coronavirus case could be first spread within U.S. community, CDC says
By SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA, JACLYN COSGROVE
FEB. 26, 2020 8:04 PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating what could be the first case of novel coronavirus in the United States involving a patient in California who neither recently traveled out of the country nor was in contact with someone who did.

“At this time, the patient’s exposure is unknown. It’s possible this could be an instance of community spread of COVID-19, which would be the first time this has happened in the United States,” the CDC said in a statement. “Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown. It’s also possible, however, that the patient may have been exposed to a returned traveler who was infected.”

The individual is a resident of Solano County and is receiving medical care in Sacramento County, according to the state Department of Public Health.

The CDC said the “case was detected through the U.S. public health system — picked up by astute clinicians.”

Officials at UC Davis Medical Center expanded on what the federal agency might have meant by that in an email sent Wednesday, as reported by the Davis Enterprise newspaper.

The patient arrived at UC Davis Medical Center from another hospital Feb. 19 and “had already been intubated, was on a ventilator, and given droplet protection orders because of an undiagnosed and suspected viral condition,” according to an email sent by UC Davis officials that was obtained by the Davis Enterprise.

The staff at UC Davis requested COVID-19 testing by the CDC, but because the patient didn’t fit the CDC’s existing criteria for the virus, a test wasn’t immediately administered, according to the email. The CDC then ordered the test Sunday, and results were announced Wednesday. Hospital administrators reportedly said in the email that despite these issues, there has been minimal exposure at the hospital because of safety protocols they have in place.

A UC Davis Health spokesperson declined Wednesday evening to share the email with The Times.

Since Feb. 2, more than 8,400 returning travelers from China have entered California, according to the state health department. They have been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days and limit interactions with others as much as possible, officials said.

“This is a new virus, and while we are still learning about it, there is a lot we already know,” Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the California Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “We have been anticipating the potential for such a case in the U.S., and given our close familial, social and business relationships with China, it is not unexpected that the first case in the U.S. would be in California.”

It is not clear how the person became infected, but public health workers could not identify any contacts with people who had traveled to China or other areas where the virus is widespread. That raises concern that the virus is spreading in the United States, creating a challenge for public health officials, experts say.

“It’s the first signal that we could be having silent transmission in the community,” said Lawrence Gostin, director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law. “It probably means there are many more cases out there, and it probably means this individual has infected others, and now it’s a race to try to find out who that person has infected.”

On Tuesday, the CDC offered its most serious warning to date that the United States should expect and prepare for the coronavirus to become a more widespread health issue.

“Ultimately, we expect we will see coronavirus spread in this country,” said Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “It’s not so much a question of if, but a question of when.”

According to the CDC’s latest count Wednesday morning, 59 U.S. residents have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus — 42 of whom are repatriated citizens from a Diamond Princess cruise. That number has grown by two since Messonnier’s last count Tuesday, although the CDC was not immediately available to offer details on the additional cases.

More than 82,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported globally, and more than 2,700 people have died, with the majority in mainland China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

But public health leaders have repeatedly reminded residents that the health risk from the novel coronavirus to the general public remains low.

“While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate,” the state Department of Public Health said in a statement Wednesday. “From the international data we have, of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, approximately 80% do not exhibit symptoms that would require hospitalization. There have been no confirmed deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States to date.”

CDC officials have also warned that although the virus is likely to spread in U.S. communities, the flu still poses a greater risk.

Gostin said the news of potential silent transmission does not eliminate the possibility of containing the virus in the U.S. and preventing an outbreak.

“There are few enough cases that we should at least try,” he said. “Most of us are not optimistic that that will be successful, but we’re still in the position to try.”

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Hard ****ing pass

Get ready for it bro.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Do you want to contain the virus or not?

It’s always a fine line restricting constitutional guaranteed rights. Free speech but you can’t yell fire in a crowd etc.

I’m not worried about this situation compared to the precedent that would be set. We all agree that it’s at least a crisis. What about the next president? What if they say we have a “crisis” and we need to take away “X” constitional rights?

[burt]

Draconian.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Yea, people are going to need to see hard numbers before they try get their lives back to normal.

There isn't going to be any confidence in the market or economy when people are getting sick and hospitals are having issues. People not going to work because they're sick. Staying home until they know it's safe to go outside, not going to restaurants, movies, etc. Life isn't going back to normal until this thing is licked.

It sucks, but we chose this path when we decided to not get ahead of this thing. That's just how it goes.

[Halfcan]

This thing is hitting close to home. My wife's daughter has tested positive for it. She went to the hospital and then was sent home to quarantine.

I took groceries over to my 77-year-old dad today so he wouldn't have to get out. Then I took him some Taco Bell he requested. Sam's Club was stripped bare, as was Cash Savers and Save a Lot. No TP to be had at all. No peanut butter or hamburger either. Crazy days!

[SuperBowl4]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Get ready for it bro.

The implantable micro chip for your convenience. Pay with a swipe of your hand.

[ToxSocks]

There's seemingly a new super-virus every flu season.

With our newly found awareness/fear, i expect some sort of freak out every year moving forward.

So naaaah. Not willing to set some Draconian precedent for what likely will become a yearly freak out.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

This thing is hitting close to home. My wife's daughter has tested positive for it. She went to the hospital and then was sent home to quarantine.

I took groceries over to my 77-year-old dad today so he wouldn't have to get out. Then I took him some Taco Bell he requested. Sam's Club was stripped bare, as was Cash Savers and Save a Lot. No TP to be had at all. No peanut butter or hamburger either. Crazy days!

sorry to hear about the family.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by tk13

There isn't going to be any confidence in the market or economy when people are getting sick and hospitals are having issues. People not going to work because they're sick. Staying home until they know it's safe to go outside, not going to restaurants, movies, etc. Life isn't going back to normal until this thing is licked.

It sucks, but we chose this path when we decided to not get ahead of this thing. That's just how it goes.

For the majority of the "working age and younger" crowd this virus poses very little risk. And it's now sounding like an effective treatment may have been found which plunges the risk even lower. If that is the case, then we need to get people back to work and fast.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by burt

Draconian.

Unprecedented

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

There's seemingly a new super-virus every flu season.

With our newly found awareness/fear, i expect some sort of freak out every year moving forward.

So naaaah. Not willing to set some Draconian precedent for what likely will become a yearly freak out.

Come on, brother. The last pandemic we had was in 2009.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by wazu

For the majority of the "working age and younger" crowd this virus poses very little risk. And it's now sounding like an effective treatment may have been found which plunges the risk even lower. If that is the case, then we need to get people back to work and fast.

I'm as excited as anyone about the cloriquine treatment, but we need to pump the brakes.

We'll have answers soon enough.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Unprecedented

Unprecedentedly draconian.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Unprecedented

Tip of the iceberg

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Donger

Unprecedentedly draconian.

Bloody nuisance