***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.”

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by stevieray

rice and beans

Got plenty of rice and forgot the damn beans, Nowhere to be found now

[TLO]

Story A : 80% of cases are mild. Even 50% of cases maybe asymptomatic.
Story B : People are drowning in their own blood. I'm a doctor and I'm going to scream because I can't take it anymore.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

From a doctor in Seattle on another forum, referencing this WARNING:GRAPHIC article:

Good grief, not even gonna read that entire article

I gotta go mix with the public, jacking around in their homes and businesses -with two high risk factors of A+ blood and high blood pressure- tomorrow

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

older guy in a luxury high rise

being ordered to netflix and chill doesn't seem like a reason to suicide

losing your job and then losing a shit ton of net worth might be

maybe he got a double whammy and it was just too much

Shelby McCall took her life last week. Turns out it had nothing to do with the market.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by TLO

Story A : 80% of cases are mild. Even 50% of cases maybe asymptomatic.
Story B : People are drowning in their own blood. I'm a doctor and I'm going to scream because I can't take it anymore.

Yeah, basically you need to stop reading all this shit.

Just get drunk and watch tits bounce, this'll all blow over.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Good grief, not even gonna read that entire article

I gotta go mix with the public, jacking around in their homes and offices tomorrow

No, don't read it. It's one of those sensationalized headlines designed to frighten people.

[crayzkirk]

Emotionally, this is making me a wreck. Logically, I'm doing okay. My logical brain believes that this has been in the general population since November of last year. It's been an odd winter in the midwest; warm, cold, warm, cold. Things changing and it's a time when we get sick.

Of course, no one was testing for it so as the results come in, it's going to look bad. My opinion on this is that those who are vulnerable due to age or genetics are going to suffer. I'm adding my computer to the Folding at Home site which is being used to analyze the virus and work out a solution to the RNA that it carries.

Let's all quit blaming people for this, I understand that our frustration and anger needs a target however it's not helpful. The politicians and media players are just as scared as the rest of us. What they are doing is helpful to them.

[oaklandhater]

how has D.C not shut down yet....

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Yeah... “essential services” so far pretty much seems to mean “everyone”

I was in a bit of a panic when I read Pritzker was going to announce it, as I'm moving next weekend. Turns out I can still get an airbnb and movers and cable company to come out. All 4 vendors I contacted for blinds/tv/surround sound estimates have all contacted me to schedule an onsite consult before the shelter in place is lifted because they're construction, considered essential.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

From a doctor in Seattle on another forum, referencing this WARNING:GRAPHIC article:

that didn’t happen when I was working. It was always me and the nurse in there pulling the tube with the family there to watch them die. Doctor was no where to be found. Maybe it’s different these days.

[crayzkirk]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Yeah, basically you need to stop reading all this shit.

Just get drunk and watch tits bounce, this'll all blow over.

Okay, that sounds like fun. Where, exactly, can I watch tits bounce?

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

you read anything in this thread? This is your solution? Let’s just let everyone get it? Old people, stay home.

Pandemic or not, they should stay the **** home. Leave the roads to the people that can handle the speed limit.

[displacedinMN]

Hope this is not true

It's not that the U.S. line is now on top that's worrying; it's that it hasn't flattened at all.https://t.co/Lytl2cz0Ph pic.twitter.com/HstJRlpvCa

— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) March 22, 2020

[arrowheadnation]

At 7:59 AM on December 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake—one of the largest ever recorded—ripped through an undersea fault in the Indian Ocean, propelling a massive column of water toward unsuspecting shores of Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. The Boxing Day tsunami would be the deadliest in recorded history, taking a staggering 230,000 lives in a matter of hours.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

From a doctor in Seattle on another forum, referencing this WARNING:GRAPHIC article:

Fear mongering at its finest