***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.”

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yeah.

Emerging from economic downturns often requires a catalyst. If you're lucky it doesn't demand a war.

But what could help us out in a BIG way is turning to our own industrial base to re-establish supply chains for a great deal many items we have farmed out over the last couple of decades.

I'm not saying we need to ensure that barbies and toy cars need to be made here, but pretty much anything we have contemplated having a 'strategic reserve' of - we should really be capable of producing en mass within our shores.

It's got to be done. Even countries like India are hoarding drugs that we depend on from them.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

I never threatened you, it was a joke. Also last post was just me being humorous. Stop being so sensitive.

Yes you did and no, it wasn't.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Hey lets bring all manufacturing to USA so prices of products can triple after so many Americans lost their jobs!!!

Nice of you to go to the extreme for shock and awe affect. It didn't work though.
I think most know that we don't have to bring it all back to America. The rights to those materials and companies have to be American owned though. That was the reason behind bailing out the auto manufacturers. That way if the need or time arose America could still produce items that are vital to our survival.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by SuperBowl4

Obsessed with this actor from the office are ye?

The Office Dwight GIF from Theoffice GIFs

See what I did there?

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

It's 100k - 240k total, not 240k in the next few days. People really need to quit watching fear porn. First they compared it 1918 where 20-50M died. Currently we are under 50k in the entire world. Little difference there. Then we got the predictions that went from 3M deaths in the US and has incrementally worked it's way down. I know people who have had Corona but none of them died or had any complications. On the other hand I know a ton of people who are having their life destroyed. Lost job and income. Losing their businesses.Look around you instead of at all the fear porn on TV. Lets put this in perspective.

Deaths in the US annually

Car accidents almost 40k
Heart disease 650k
Cancer 600k
Unintentional injuries 170k
Chronic lower respiratory disease 160k
Stroke and cerebrovascular diseases 147k
Alzheimers 125k
Diabetes 84k
The flu 61k
Kidney disease 52k
Suicide 50k

The Wuhan virus is killing 10's of millions of Americans but not in the way exploited by the media with their fear porn. Millions are losing their job, their homes, businesses and life savings. We do this long enough we could have a great depression, awesome. The chance that covid 19 is what's going to take you out is slightly above zero. The death rate no matter what it is projecting at this moment is a grain of sand on the beach of what could happen to the quality of life for all of us if people keep buying into this BS.

I wonder why the predictions have gone down. Maybe, just maybe....I'm spit balling here but maybe it's because of the steps the country has taken in order to slow the spread of CV19.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yeah.

Emerging from economic downturns often requires a catalyst. If you're lucky it doesn't demand a war.

But what could help us out in a BIG way is turning to our own industrial base to re-establish supply chains for a great deal many items we have farmed out over the last couple of decades.

I'm not saying we need to ensure that barbies and toy cars need to be made here, but pretty much anything we have contemplated having a 'strategic reserve' of - we should really be capable of producing en mass within our shores.

Anything worthwhile is not easily obtained.

We got ourselves in this mess, we can struggle through..question is..do we care enough now?

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

I’m no expert but I think the Fed owns more debt than China. I think Japan does too. Doing something that creates uncertainty in the stability of the US promise to pay its debts (especially when it’s less than 5% of what’s held) probably wouldn’t work. Might make it harder and more expensive to borrow all that sweet infrastructure money.

But, again, I’m no expert.

Don't get caught up in the China-US Debt argument. That was largely debunked back when President Trump started with the tariffs. If they dumped all of our debt it would actually hurt them more than it would hurt us. But that's a discussion for elsewhere.

[jaa1025]

Went to the doc today....Sinusitis and bronchitis. Whew. I knew all along since it's a yearly thing for me but the wife has been terrified.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Nice of you to go to the extreme for shock and awe affect. It didn't work though.
I think most know that we don't have to bring it all back to America. The rights to those materials and companies have to be American owned though. That was the reason behind bailing out the auto manufacturers. That way if the need or time arose America could still produce items that are vital to our survival.

I was joking but lets be real it aint happening. Good luck convincing a company like Nike to bring their manufacturing here

Getting way too political w these posts though.. I'm done talking on this topic.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Mecca

We'd also likely have better beer.

Funny thing is that the nation that would've REALLY been hit by a swift German victory is the United States.

The transfer of wealth from traditional European powers to the US because of WWI was staggering. It fast forwarded our ascent to superpower status by probably 50 years.

And it fundamentally altered our national consciousness from 125+ years of relative isolationism to our present status as de facto world police.

I get bored by studying WWII because it's a black and white conflict. It's democracy vs. authoritarianism and good vs. evil. There are clear white/black hats there and catastrophic outcomes of the bad guys had prevailed.

But man, WWI is so fascinating in so many ways because so many of the evils that impact us to this day would've been diminished or avoided outright had things gone differently. Had all the authoritarian regimes that cropped up as a result of WWI been snuffed out in the womb, imagine how much human suffering would've been avoided.

And the most likely avenue to that would've been a swift, relatively bloodless german victory that would've given them the 'credit' they were so desperate for on the world stage. It would've just calmed them the !@#$ down and gotten that chip off their shoulder.

[R Clark]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Hey lets bring all manufacturing to USA so prices of products can triple after so many Americans lost their jobs!!!

Simple thoughts ,simple minds

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by petegz28

It's got to be done. Even countries like India are hoarding drugs that we depend on from them.

And the real problem is that you can't fault them for it.

They have 1.4 billion people - they'd be insane not to keep those drugs for themselves.

Or...I mean...we can do nothing and the next time something like this comes around we can blame the government for not being ready for it.

It's imperative that a lesson is learned from all this.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

I was joking but lets be real it aint happening. Good luck convincing a company like Nike to bring their manufacturing here

Getting way too political w these posts though.. I'm done talking on this topic.

You see a strategic reserve of tennis shoes and windbreakers lying around?

That's not what he suggested.

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by petegz28

It's got to be done. Even countries like India are hoarding drugs that we depend on from them.

I could be wrong but I'd think doing something like that will have more to do with the big pharma companies than China.
Something needs to be done about it either way.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Funny thing is that the nation that would've REALLY been hit by a swift German victory is the United States.

The transfer of wealth from traditional European powers to the US because of WWI was staggering. It fast forwarded our ascent to superpower status by probably 50 years.

And it fundamentally altered our national consciousness from 125+ years of relative isolationism to our present status as de facto world police.

I get bored by studying WWII because it's a black and white conflict. It's democracy vs. authoritarianism and good vs. evil. There are clear white/black hats there and catastrophic outcomes of the bad guys had prevailed.

But man, WWI is so fascinating in so many ways because so many of the evils that impact us to this day would've been diminished or avoided outright had things gone differently. Had all the authoritarian regimes that cropped up as a result of WWI been snuffed out in the womb, imagine how much human suffering would've been avoided.

And the most likely avenue to that would've been a swift, relatively bloodless german victory that would've given them the 'credit' they were so desperate for on the world stage. It would've just calmed them the !@#$ down and gotten that chip off their shoulder.

I think about the only thing that would have been hurt at the time would have been medicals. The Nazi's because they were well ****ed up advanced medicine a ton, basically all anatomy books and such were done by them because well they would do things to people no one else would.