***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.”

[eDave]

Originally Posted by loochy

What do all of the fancy colors mean?

Red bad. Increase.
Green good. Decrease.
Black neutral. Meh.
Typically.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

We are in a new phase...Casedemic does not equal Pandemic...

[Donger]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

We are in a new phase...Casedemic does not equal Pandemic...

Someone doesn't know what a pandemic is or how it is defined.

[TLO]

Holiday reporting on Worldomoters is the best reporting.

[TLO]

Oh?

We know about T-cells. A new study detects cross-reactive #coronavirus antibodies.

“We have detected a high seroprevalence of seasonal hCoVs in up to 75% of individuals both unexposed to SARS-CoV-2 and recovered from #COVID19”

Pre-existing immunity? ��https://t.co/QncHUu5u9S

— Daniel Levitt (@daniellevitt22) September 7, 2020

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by TLO

Oh?

We know about T-cells. A new study detects cross-reactive #coronavirus antibodies.

“We have detected a high seroprevalence of seasonal hCoVs in up to 75% of individuals both unexposed to SARS-CoV-2 and recovered from #COVID19”

Pre-existing immunity? ��https://t.co/QncHUu5u9S

— Daniel Levitt (@daniellevitt22) September 7, 2020

The math keeps adding up for some reason.

[O.city]

Cohort study of 315 children with #COVID19 and 1402 with seasonal influenza (A and B) in the US

" (...), there was no difference in hospitalization rates, intensive care unit admission rates, and mechanical ventilator use between the 2 groups."https://t.co/Cx0Y84OKIq

— Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois) September 8, 2020

[suzzer99]

I'd have thought influenza would actually be worse, since COVID pretty much spares children.

[suzzer99]

A YT video has hit 2M views & is circulating the false claim that aiming a temperature gun at the forehead can damage the pineal gland. It targets parents & uses the #savethechildren hashtag

FYI infrared thermometers are passive—they just detect the infrared light we give off. pic.twitter.com/N6UwtZ4b8Z

— Davey Alba (@daveyalba) September 8, 2020

PSA for your crazy cousin who you had to unfollow on FB.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

A YT video has hit 2M views & is circulating the false claim that aiming a temperature gun at the forehead can damage the pineal gland. It targets parents & uses the #savethechildren hashtag

FYI infrared thermometers are passive—they just detect the infrared light we give off. pic.twitter.com/N6UwtZ4b8Z
— Davey Alba (@daveyalba) September 8, 2020

PSA for your crazy cousin who you had to unfollow on FB.

it's a CONSPIRACY by the GUBBERMENT to install 5G in our brains to feed the NEW WORLD ORDER SUPERCOMPUTER and usher in a NEW ICE AGE through GLOBAL WARMING

[O.city]

Yeah, thats dumb. People are dumb.

I also think we're hitting the point of apathy with this whole ordeal. People are tired and frustrated and just downright fatigued on it. It's why stretching it out longer and longer always was gonna be tough and really, not feasible.

[KCUnited]

Local news did a story this morning about colleges threatening to expel students for not distancing enough which included video of a lake party. Then they transitioned to a story on families "enjoying the last days of summer" with video of a crowded lake. Feel it summed up our current state messaging perfectly.

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by loochy

it's a CONSPIRACY by the GUBBERMENT to install 5G in our brains to feed the NEW WORLD ORDER SUPERCOMPUTER and usher in a NEW ICE AGE through GLOBAL WARMING

Mr. loochy, if you would please follow me, I'm afraid you know too much...

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by loochy

What do all of the fancy colors mean?

Whoever made that chart had one of these....

[suzzer99]

I got back from my CA-NV-UT-WY-CO-AZ road trip last night after a 12-hour apocalyptic 108 degree super-smoky hell-drive stuck in Vegas->LA holiday weekend traffic.

Mask usage was pretty high except for Utah (Moab being the 100% masks exception) and a few small towns in WY. You'd think Provo would be out in front of the mask thing since they have BYU. But no.

Mask wearing is either 100% where required, or less than 10% where not required. Humans are funny social creatures. TBF the odds of it mattering much in small town Wyoming are low. Provo OTOH - that just seems dumb.

Navajo Nation is still completely shut down - including Four Corners. You could get gas with a credit card but that's it. No stores open. They got hit hard back in May.

Everywhere else seemed about as crowded as ever - just no in-person dining or bars.