***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.”

[KC_Lee]

Good news, you can now bring your sex doll to diner and it won't be weird.

https://whdh.com/news/restaurant-to-...-less-awkward/

A highly-rated restaurant says it plans to fill empty tables with mannequins to make social distancing rules less awkward when customers are allowed to return.

The Inn at Little Washington in Virginia, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant, plans to open for dinner on May 29 and it could start welcoming guests for half-capacity outdoor seating as early as Friday when coronavirus restrictions are eased, according to Eater Washington DC.

When the restaurant gets the green light to start serving customers inside its dining room, chef Patrick O’Connell plans to seat empty tables with mannequins, the news outlet reported.

O’Connell says the mannequins will be decked out in vintage, 1940s-style outfits.

The eatery, which features 23 guest rooms, also has plans to capitalize on its 20-acre property by offering picnic lunch-and-garden tours.

[BigCatDaddy]

This could get interesting. Imagine the 49ers, Rams and Chargers playing home games in FL.
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id...5pD0bsl55rlvX4

[wazu]

Originally Posted by KC_Lee

Good news, you can now bring your sex doll to diner and it won't be weird.

https://whdh.com/news/restaurant-to-...-less-awkward/

That sounds terrifying.

[Graystoke]

Originally Posted by KC_Lee

Good news, you can now bring your sex doll to diner and it won't be weird.

https://whdh.com/news/restaurant-to-...-less-awkward/

Ohhh...making a date

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

This could get interesting. Imagine the 49ers, Rams and Chargers playing home games in FL.
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id...5pD0bsl55rlvX4

I heard they would put one team in Vegas. One in Arizona. I can't remember where the third would go but there wasn't much needed to play 3 of them in Vegas. Maybe one or 2 games conflict.


I've heard this is the only possible contingency plan they have been working on.

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by Monticore

I did find it weird that someone hired based on their credentials has less credibility than someone who won a popularity contest in the field of medicine.

And that right there will tell you all you need to know about poster.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by ghak99

I sit in a parking lot while waiting for someone and did some people watching earlier. I bet 90% of the people wearing masks were self contaminating. One of the most hilarious examples was a nurse in scrubs, who I know personally, just absolutely wrecking the situation. She might as well have just sniffed a line of covid off a hooker's ass.

Sorry didn’t mean to down vote this post!

[TLO]

Buchanan County is having 2000 people sign up to do drive through testing this weekend. That should be a logistical nightmare..

[eDave]

Hell yes to Phoenix hosting Charger games.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Monticore

Wasn’t any of the guys in here .

Weird.

But I get random downvotes from time to time from posts I made like 10 years ago from members I've never seen or heard from before.

But in this thread? Pretty strange indeed.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Weird.

But I get random downvotes from time to time from posts I made like 10 years ago from members I've never seen or heard from before.

But in this thread? Pretty strange indeed.

Never seen a post from the guy in any thread , it might be Fauci

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Monticore

Never seen a post from the guy in any thread , it might be Fauci

I may know who it is and that he is getting a laugh out of all this attention as a lurker this week.

[dirk digler]

National data from this past week suggest that the U.S. is starting to experience a sustained and sharper decline in new covid19 cases after a period of extended plateau. pic.twitter.com/alcFxGsrq3

— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) May 13, 2020

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

National data from this past week suggest that the U.S. is starting to experience a sustained and sharper decline in new covid19 cases after a period of extended plateau. pic.twitter.com/alcFxGsrq3

— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) May 13, 2020

Good news. Fingers crossed that we don't see the trend reverse soon.

[BleedingRed]

https://www.epicentro.iss.it/en/coro...ggio%20ENG.pdf

So below 50 its 0.49 CFR but that DOESN'T take into account people not confirmed.