***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.”

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Can you describe the difference to someone who has only ever had Aunt Jemima?

The cheap stuff is usually corn syrup mostly, so a big difference is pretty analogous to the difference between modern Coca Cola and Kosher cane sugar Coca Cola.

Mouthfeel and complexity to the flavor are the big differences. Cheap stuff is corn syrup with chemical flavorants. Real stuff is just tree sap with the excess water slowly boiled off.

EDIT: Oh, and if you consume too much of the real stuff, young men are prone to getting 'all antsy in the pantsy.'

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by Monticore

Also depends on where you live optimal running of sap is cold nights (below freezing) sunny warm days .

So what's the average number of days you collect sap and when do you know to stop?

[2112]

Originally Posted by Monticore

Also depends on where you live optimal running of sap is cold nights (below freezing) sunny warm days .

When I used to do tree work a long time ago depending on the weather and the time of the season when we pruned maples the sap would leak out and freeze when it hit the cold air. Sapsicle stalagmites would be hanging off the fresh cuts. Tasted pretty good to me at the time

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by eDave

Way above that out here in AZ for the last couple of weeks. People keep getting infected and dying though. Somehow.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by eDave

Way above that out here in AZ for the last couple of weeks. People keep getting infected and dying though. Somehow.

lolwut

[eDave]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Originally Posted by TLO

lolwut

What do you gentlemen take issue with?

[Monticore]

[QUOTE=mlyonsd;14900317]So what's the average number of days you collect sap and when do you know to stop?[/QUOTE
Depends on weather 4-6 weeks , you stop when it stops , it does get watery near the end and the ratio may change, as far as dark or light it varies .

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by 2112

When I used to do tree work a long time ago depending on the weather and the time of the season when we pruned maples the sap would leak out and freeze when it hit the cold air. Sapsicle stalagmites would be hanging off the fresh cuts. Tasted pretty good to me at the time

Yeah you can drink it straight , just not super sweet.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by 2112

When I used to do tree work a long time ago depending on the weather and the time of the season when we pruned maples the sap would leak out and freeze when it hit the cold air. Sapsicle stalagmites would be hanging off the fresh cuts. Tasted pretty good to me at the time

How does licking a tree compare to hooker clam?

[TLO]

IHME model really went back to hating on Missouri again...

https://covid19.healthdata.org/unite...erica/missouri

[2112]

Originally Posted by Monticore

How does licking a tree compare to hooker clam?

Oh I don’t know. There was no licking. You broke the thing off from the tree

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by TLO

IHME model really went back to hating on Missouri again...

https://covid19.healthdata.org/unite...erica/missouri

Idk how they formulate all this stuff but I'm sure with it hitting the retirement home hard in Wyandotte and the person dying from it at the retirement place in Harrisonville the numbers for the metro area are going to rise.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by eDave

What do you gentlemen take issue with?

via GIPHY

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Idk how they formulate all this stuff but I'm sure with it hitting the retirement home hard in Wyandotte and the person dying from it at the retirement place in Harrisonville the numbers for the metro area are going to rise.

What I find so strange is that its confidence level the other day had Missouri projected for like 500 some deaths with a max of 1200. Now it's back to saying upwards of 2600 at max.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by Monticore

I make about 2 litres of syrup from the tree in my front yard every year.

suhweeet!