***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.”

[TLO]

Discuss, I believe you owe me some casino cash.

[TLO]

A .55? Good lord...

[petegz28]

So if CO has said this person who the coroner clearly states died from alcohol poisoning actually died from Covid then how many other deaths are being listed as Covid when it wasn't? Granted this is the first time I have seen where the Coroner insists it was not Covid.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by TLO

A .55? Good lord...

Don't worry, the Rona got him. Even though the Coroner insists it didn't the state insists it did. Makes you kinda wonder about things a bit heh?

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Don't worry, the Rona got him. Even though the Coroner insists it didn't the state insists it did. Makes you kinda wonder about things a bit heh?

Guess HCQ didn't work again.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Monticore

Guess HCQ didn't work again.

If your point is HCQ doesn't work for alcohol poisoning I am thinking you might be onto something.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by petegz28

If your point is HCQ doesn't work for alcohol poisoning I am thinking you might be onto something.

I am sure i could find somebody to tweet that it does

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Monticore

I am sure i could find somebody to tweet that it does

So all fun aside, some of us have said that the numbers were possibly being inflated by Covid being assigned as the cause of death when it really may not have been. Now we have actual proof of that so it seems. I mean the Coroner is actually on record stating the State disregarded his determination of cause of death and changed it to Covid. Why? We know the answer but I am interested to hear your take.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by petegz28

So all fun aside, some of us have said that the numbers were possibly being inflated by Covid being assigned as the cause of death when it really may not have been. Now we have actual proof of that so it seems. I mean the Coroner is actually on record stating the State disregarded his determination of cause of death and changed it to Covid. Why? We know the answer but I am interested to hear your take.

I have no clue why they would do that , it is hard to figure out stuff like that without being there /access to all the info/ both sides of the story and that goes for a lot of the stories we hear. negative or positive ones.

we also hear stories out of Florida not counting COVID deaths, hard to know what to believe .

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Can someone shed some light on this one?

CO man dies from astounding 0.55 blood alcohol level, coronavirus listed as cause of death

https://disrn.com/news/co-man-dies-f...cause-of-death

Never ascribe to malice what can be explained by stupidity. People are human and are going to screw up reporting things like that, occasionally. I wouldn't tie that example into some broader conspiracy.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Monticore

I have no clue why they would do that , it is hard to figure out stuff like that without being there /access to all the info/ both sides of the story and that goes for a lot of the stories we hear. negative or positive ones.

I can make it real easy for you as to why they did it. $'s, bro. We don't want to admit it but the guy is dead so what does it matter if we make a few extra buck off his corpse, know what I mean?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Monticore

I am sure i could find somebody to tweet that it does

Metronidazole is what you want if you want to prevent alcohol poisoning.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Never ascribe to malice what can be explained by stupidity. People are human and are going to screw up reporting things like that, occasionally. I wouldn't tie that example into some broader conspiracy.

How do you screw up the Coroner telling you it was alcohol poisoning, you change it to Covid, the Coroner points out you got it wrong and you say **** off it was Covid?

That sounds rather ****ing intentional to me. Plain and simple.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by petegz28

I can make it real easy for you as to why they did it. $'s, bro. We don't want to admit it but the guy is dead so what does it matter if we make a few extra buck off his corpse, know what I mean?

It matters to the family maybe, how do they make money calling it a covid death?

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Metronidazole is what you want if you want to prevent alcohol poisoning.

Does it cure hangovers?