***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!

Click here for the original OP:

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.”

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I don't really want to post this, but it's necessary info: lopinavir + ritonavir showed no benefit over the standard of care in a study just published in NEJM.

[Kiimo]

Here's my completely unsubstantiated opinion since everyone has one: Social distancing is NOT going to work because we aren't combining it with large scale testing like South Korea is.

We have no idea who has it and if they've been spreading it. It will take another two weeks to really see.

I mean, I'm lysoling my MAIL. Anything that comes in this house gets ****ing fumigated. I look out the window and people are hugging each other, isn't that sweet. Is it safe to do so?

I know Italy once thought it was.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by TLO

I see shit like this and I'm ready to just give up.. Like, who even cares.

I was feeling optimistic today. Now... Shit.

Nah, hang in there. No other country has seen anything like that kind of growth rate of cases.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Saphojunkie just got a Peleton.

It's no money down and 70 bucks a month.


Tempting.

Save yourself the future coat hanger and just get a set of dumbbells and a beach body subscription.

[Shiver Me Timbers]

Shit is slowing down
we good
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2178354...-biophysicist/

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Gov. Newsome just said that 56% of Californians, or 25.6 million, will be infected in the next 8 weeks.

Dumb as hell.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Here's my completely unsubstantiated opinion since everyone has one: Social distancing is NOT going to work because we aren't combining it with large scale testing like South Korea is.

Sure it will. This ****er isn't airborne, thank God. Proximity is key.

[Fish]

All Missouri public, charter schools now closed, according Missouri DESE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reported Thursday that all public schools and charter schools have closed.

Missouri has left school closings up to each district. Most school systems have closed at least through April 3.

Click here to see the full list of closed school districts.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by TLO

I see shit like this and I'm ready to just give up.. Like, who even cares.

I was feeling optimistic today. Now... Shit.

Seriously listen to The Doctor Channel on Sirius XM. They are not charging for it right now. It's Doctors and medical professionals from NYU. While they are not downplaying this they are also keeping a tempered response and I think after listening to them for a bit you will feel a bit better. These morons in the 24.7 media and social media have too many ancillary agendas they are trying to push.

[Donger]

“The rate of infection of the virus in the Hubei province increased by 30% each day – that is a scary statistic. I am not an influenza expert but I can analyse numbers and that is exponential growth,” he was quoted as saying. At this rate, the entire world should have been infected within 90 days, he added.

But then, the trend changed. When Levitt started analysing the data on February 1, Hubei had 1,800 new cases each day and within six days this number reached 4,700, he said. “And then, on February 7, the number of new infections started to drop linearly and did not stop. A week later, the same happened with the number of the deaths. This dramatic change in the curve marked the median point and enabled better prediction of when the pandemic will end. Based on that, I concluded that the situation in all of China will improve within two weeks. And, indeed, now there are very few new infection cases.”

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

You a boulder hoarder?

I have a stone business.

[Fish]

• Gov. Mike Parson said Missouri now has 28 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19. The numbers were as of 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Parson said the state's totals will be released at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. each day.
  
• RideKC announced Thursday that it has suspended fares on all of its buses until further notice. Ride KC said the KC Streetcar will temporarily operate with reduced hours because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Starting on Friday, the KC Streetcar will run from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Ride KC said the streetcar will continue to operate three streetcars during the outbreak.
  
• The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says Kansas now has 34 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19. The numbers were as of 10 a.m. Thursday. Johnson County leads the way with 16 confirmed cases, while Wyandotte County has eight, Leavenworth has two and Douglas and Franklin report one.

https://www.kmbc.com/article/more-co...eyXvq9clDQUuc#

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Seriously listen to The Doctor Channel on Sirius XM. They are not charging for it right now. It's Doctors and medical professionals from NYU. While they are not downplaying this they are also keeping a tempered response and I think after listening to them for a bit you will feel a bit better. These morons in the 24.7 media and social media have too many ancillary agendas they are trying to push.

Which channel?

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

I have a stone business.

Is it a large stone business, or a small stone business? And how do you quantify that?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

pete, you're about to go on Ignore.

Originally Posted by petegz28

Go for it....

Originally Posted by Pablo

If you do that you're never gonna know if the Chiefs will make the playoffs or not. Your choice to be a fan.

well done cross thread humor.