***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.”

[SupDock]

Please don't take hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) plus Azithromycin for #COVID19 UNLESS your doctor prescribes it. Both drugs affect the QT interval of your heart and can lead to arrhythmias and sudden death, especially if you are taking other meds or have a heart condition.

— Dr. Edsel Salvana (@EdselSalvana) March 21, 2020

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

No doubt. It might fetch a pretty good price on Ebay or Craig's List right now.

You could probably hang it on Facebook market place and get some interesting offers.

[SupDock]

Originally Posted by SupDock

Please don't take hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) plus Azithromycin for #COVID19 UNLESS your doctor prescribes it. Both drugs affect the QT interval of your heart and can lead to arrhythmias and sudden death, especially if you are taking other meds or have a heart condition.

— Dr. Edsel Salvana (@EdselSalvana) March 21, 2020

Be mindful that plaquenil is also used chronically by people who need it.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by TLO

Why though?

He really has no choice. Even if he thinks it’s promising any indication as such could lead to widespread demands that aren’t yet proven enough to meet any FDA requirements. He would then be stuck with two choices. He can either say he won’t recommend this as treatment which would be met with anger about government roadblocks or he can say everyone go for it and he approves and then if it didn’t work or had unforeseen effects they would get crushed for that.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by SupDock

Be mindful that plaquenil is also used chronically by people who need it.

thats for Lupus, right?

[srvy]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

I forgot that I had a roll of this stashed away. Something my dad found in a flea market in Phoenix a few years ago.

Somewhere stashed away are my rolls of Saddam Hussein and Bin Laden rolls I got at Spencer gifts as gags for when friends were over.

[SupDock]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

thats for Lupus, right?

Yep, some are on it for RA as well.

[FloridaMan88]

Anyone who wants to talk shit about the college students at the beaches on spring break earlier this week...

Check out another spring break photo from this week... American/Canadian spring break travelers packing the Puerto Vallarta Airport.

Looks like most of these people are old... i.e. the highest risk group for COVID-19 for which we’ve all had to sacrifice and shutdown the economy to social distance and protect.

Disgraceful.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

Anyone who wants to talk shit about the college students at the beaches on spring break earlier this week...

Check out another spring break photo from this week... American/Canadian spring break travelers packing the Puerto Vallarta Airport.

Looks like most of these people are old... i.e. the highest risk group for COVID-19 for which we’ve all had to sacrifice and shutdown the economy to social distance and protect.

Disgraceful.

This is why we're getting "shelter in place" orders and the like, isn't it?

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by TLO

This is why we're getting "shelter in place" orders and the like, isn't it?

Yep, we’ve destroyed our economy for these ungrateful old pieces of shit.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

Anyone who wants to talk shit about the college students at the beaches on spring break earlier this week...

Check out another spring break photo from this week... American/Canadian spring break travelers packing the Puerto Vallarta Airport.

Looks like most of these people are old... i.e. the highest risk group for COVID-19 for which we’ve all had to sacrifice and shutdown the economy to social distance and protect.

Disgraceful.

Yup we are going to get hit hard up here once spring breakers/snow birds get back.

[KCrockaholic]

If we're as serious as we say about this then it's time to shut down all commercial air travel

[eDave]

Originally Posted by TLO

This is why we're getting "shelter in place" orders and the like, isn't it?

Indeed. But that how it be. I'm enjoying being shut in. Got TV, got internet, got my playstation, got my computer, got food, got water, got weed, got money. It's a ****ing vacation.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...smell-11961439

New study *suggests* that an early warning sign may be losing your sense of taste and smell. Just something to keep in mind for anyone who lives with an at risk person.

A person on another forum confirmed said he knows two people who tested positive and this happened to them.

Wnat about these spontaneous erections?

[RedRaider56]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

Is that a thing???? Gross.

Yeah. There was a video on Twitter that had gone viral about it


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