***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.”

[Chief Roundup]

New York to build 8 temporary hospitals, braces for surge in patients, Cuomo says
The state estimates that demand for hospital capacity will peak in three weeks. | Reuters

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

I think he's implying that things the WHO puts out, like the ibuprofen thing, are not necessarily ironclad.

I wonder what they meant by "preliminary investigations..."

[FloridaMan88]

Two weeks ago this was breaking news across all of the major media outlets, "NBA players test positive for COVID-19".

Two weeks later everyone on the Utah Jazz has been medically cleared and none of the players who tested positive experienced anything more than minor symptoms (or even no symptoms at all).

Link: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2...-jazz-players/

Utah Jazz players Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, the first two NBA players to be publicly diagnosed as testing positive for COVID-19, have been medically cleared by the Utah Department of Health, the team announced Friday morning.

“The Utah Department of Health has determined that all Jazz players and staff, regardless of prior testing status, no longer pose a risk of infection to others,” the team said in a statement.

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by wazu

Are your restaurants open for dine-in?

No. Drive-thru and carry out or delivery. There were people everywhere when I came home from work about 2. We'll see what it looks like tomorrow. I stopped at the grocery store to grab some soft drinks on the way home and struggled to keep 6 feet between me and the wandering morons.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

Two weeks ago this was breaking news across all of the major media outlets, "NBA players test positive for COVID-19".

Two weeks later everyone on the Utah Jazz has been medically cleared and none of the players who tested positive experienced anything more than minor symptoms (or even no symptoms at all).

Link: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2...-jazz-players/

World class athletes.

Wow, what a shocker.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I wonder what they meant by "preliminary investigations..."

Reading comprehension is not strong with people like GoChiefs. That's why they are the way they are.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

No. Drive-thru and carry out or delivery. There were people everywhere when I came home from work about 2. We'll see what it looks like tomorrow. I stopped at the grocery store to grab some soft drinks on the way home and struggled to keep 6 feet between me and the wandering morons.

At the open stores near me they are marking six feet indicators with blue tape.

Also the Publix grocery store near me had police controlling the # of people who could enter the store at a given time.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

Two weeks ago this was breaking news across all of the major media outlets, "NBA players test positive for COVID-19".

Two weeks later everyone on the Utah Jazz has been medically cleared and none of the players who tested positive experienced anything more than minor symptoms (or even no symptoms at all).

Link: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2...-jazz-players/

Sure but they're also in better shape than 99% of the population.

[Monticore]

I love the old ladies in the grocery store wearing gloves and absolutely touching everything in site including their face without ever washing the gloves.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Sure but they're also in better shape than 99% of the population.

The way it was reported two weeks ago when Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell were initially diagnosed with COVID-19 was as if they were going to be seriously ill.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

The way it was reported two weeks ago when Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell were initially diagnosed with COVID-19 was as if they were going to be seriously ill.

I never heard 1 thing about Mitchell other than he had no symptoms.

[Hammock Parties]

Death toll already at 223 today.

Not good.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

New York to build 8 temporary hospitals, braces for surge in patients, Cuomo says
The state estimates that demand for hospital capacity will peak in three weeks. | Reuters

Meanwhile they're basically being told "business as usual!". You are also free to leave the city to spread it around as well!

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

I think he's implying that things the WHO puts out, like the ibuprofen thing, are not necessarily ironclad.

What's not ironclad about that?

[eDave]

Originally Posted by D2112

I’m going shopping every day picking up small amounts. It depends what time you go. They stock at night but by me they bus in senior citizens in the early am and it’s seniors only from 6-8am every day. By 10-11am there’s a good amount on the shelves, later in the day not so much. I picked up 40lbs of chicken and a pork loin from restaurant depot on Tuesday so I’m good for a little while.

The only frozen pizza left at my store are Hawaiian. Lie 100 of them. That's it.

Gave me a chuckle. Still haven't restocked TP, Kleenex and the like. I need Kleenex.