***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.”

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by ChiliConCarnage

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/20/coro...ted-cases.html

I just posted that.....

[ChiliConCarnage]

Originally Posted by TLO

Antibody tests I'm assuming?

What's the population of the town?

Both regular and antibody. It was a small rural town. 16000 if I remember right. Still should be interesting to see.

[ChiliConCarnage]

Originally Posted by petegz28

I just posted that.....

I'm on the ipad, takes forever lol

edit: it's still just 4.1% of population

[petegz28]

Georgia to start re-opening on Friday...gyms, hair salons and some other businesses

[TLO]

Originally Posted by ChiliConCarnage

Both regular and antibody. It was a small rural town. 16000 if I remember right. Still should be interesting to see.

Looking forward to seeing the results.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Georgia to start re-opening on Friday...gyms, hair salons and some other businesses

Gyms are the ones that surprise me. Nothing like a place where everyone's going to be secreting bodily fluids and breathing heavily to be one of the first to open up.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by TLO

This feels like a giant cluster ****. We're going to "double our testing capacity here in Mizzoura" according to the governer. At which time we're going to see a ton more positive cases, (one would assume).

But hey we're gonna open up on May 4th! Never mind the fact we're probably gonna have to close everything down again because the number of positive cases are going to skyrocket.

****

Nah, we'll be fine.

[RedRaider56]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Gyms are the ones that surprise me. Nothing like a place where everyone's going to be secreting bodily fluids and breathing heavily to be one of the first to open up.

No kidding. no way i'd go to a gym at this point in time

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by RedRaider56

No kidding. no way i'd go to a gym at this point in time

Same here, plus I don't want to be to sexy.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by RedRaider56

No kidding. no way i'd go to a gym at this point in time

Yeah that was strange to me too. I'm guessing it'll be pretty strict social distancing measures when people are in the gym and tons of sanitation going on.. Gyms def won't be like how it was preCoronaVirus for a very long time.

I wonder what's going to happen to stripclubs too.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Yeah that was strange to me too. I'm guessing it'll be pretty strict social distancing measures when people are in the gym and tons of sanitation going on.. Gyms def won't be like how it was preCoronaVirus for a very long time.

I wonder what's going to happen to stripclubs too.

Have they come up with tinder for positive COVID only singles yet?

[Discuss Thrower]

A new corona test done on blood donors in the Stockholm area shows that at least 11 out of 100 had developed antibodies. The actual figure is believed to be higher.
"It's enough information that we can't keep it," says Jan Albert, professor of clinical microbiology at Karolinska University Hospital.

Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet have collaborated to produce a new antibody test in the fight against covid-19. In recent weeks, researchers have conducted test tests in two sessions of 100 persons each. The tests used blood from blood donors. The second round, conducted last week, showed that at least 11 people out of 100 had developed antibodies to the coronavirus.

Jan Albert is a consultant in clinical microbiology at Karolinska University Hospital and has worked on the preparation of the samples. Tomorrow the tests will be put into operation on a larger scale.

*- We are happy to have a test that we know is okay. It is not 100 percent sensitive, it has sensitivity of 70-80 percent. Some will test negative even though they have had it. But no one will test false positively. Those we have tested that should be negative have been, says Jan Albert.

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[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by Monticore

Have they come up with tinder for positive COVID only singles yet?

Lol. Sounds like a Shark Tank episode.

[Spott]

Originally Posted by RedRaider56

No kidding. no way i'd go to a gym at this point in time

I’ll be back at the gym as soon as they open. The people that go to gyms are generally pretty good at spraying off the equipment when they get done, and I’m guessing they’ll be even more vigilant about it now.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Spott

I’ll be back at the gym as soon as they open. The people that go to gyms are generally pretty good at spraying off the equipment when they get done, and I’m guessing they’ll be even more vigilant about it now.

It's the airborne droplets that I'd be worried about in combination with lots of heavy breathing. And I can't imagine trying to work out with a mask on.