***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.”

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by IA_Chiefs_fan

I went to Clinton last weekend to buy a UTV from your local RV place. No one in that ****ing town had a mask and they looked at me like I was an alien because I had one on.

Sorry but this town is shit.

[suzzer99]

Cold weather + no masks could be even more no bueno.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Donger

Looks like it's going to be another 50,000+ new case day. Yay.

And?

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

And?

Cases go up. Hospitalizations follow. Then deaths.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by TLO

Cases go up. Hospitalizations follow. Then deaths.

Not necessarily. We saw cases hit almost 80k a day but deaths remained well below what happened in NY.

I don't disagree with your general point but cases going up = more deaths is not necessarily accurate, thankfully.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by TLO

Cases go up. Hospitalizations follow. Then deaths.

I guess some people jus refuse to acknowledge this simple fact. It happened in late March and it happened in June and July. Thankfully not as bad the second time however.

[O.city]

Deaths will hopefully continue to drop as we get more and better treatments out in the market.

My aunt isn’t going well but they aren’t gonna put her on a vent yet. She’s on remdisivir so they’re hopeful.

We had two others from the family that tested positive hospitalized today so shit just seems to keep rolling down the hill

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by O.city

Deaths will hopefully continue to drop as we get more and better treatments out in the market.

My aunt isn’t going well but they aren’t gonna put her on a vent yet. She’s on remdisivir so they’re hopeful.

We had two others from the family that tested positive hospitalized today so shit just seems to keep rolling down the hill

That's good about your Aunt anyway.

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[IA_Chiefs_fan]

Originally Posted by petegz28

It wasn't the mask...you're from Iowa....

That's fair.

[dlphg9]

I go to several different towns around me because of work and I search for sports cards and clearance at the Walmarts. Clinton, Butler, Nevada,and Harrisonville have all drastically shifted away from masks. I went in once and not one shopper had a mask on and I honestly though Walmart ditched the shopper mask rules. Everyone was doing pretty well with wearing them and Walmart was enforcing it, but now not so much.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by O.city

Deaths will hopefully continue to drop as we get more and better treatments out in the market.

My aunt isn’t going well but they aren’t gonna put her on a vent yet. She’s on remdisivir so they’re hopeful.

We had two others from the family that tested positive hospitalized today so shit just seems to keep rolling down the hill

Sorry if you said but where is all this happening (to the degree of specificity you're comfortable with)?

[O.city]

South central Missouri northern Arkansas

[suzzer99]

Got it. My family used to go canoeing on the north fork of the White River and some other rivers down there.

[Redbled]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Here in Clinton, less and less people are wearing masks and we are getting multiple cases a day for such a small area. We even had a bunch reported yesterday from school infections.

When I go up to KC I actually feel alot more safe because most people are wearing them.

My dad lives near Clinton. There all the way to the Ozarks you won’t see masks except at Walgreens.

[Redbled]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15

*ducks back in here after a month or two to catch up, Pete's still arguing about masks*

Same. It’s just wow.