***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.”

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by staylor26

You didn’t not support it, and you 100% tried to justify it.

You also pretended like half the people aren’t opportunists and everybody was doing it for the right reasons.

Your bias is clear just based on how you talk about the difference in protestors.

Some of the people protesting originally were concerned about their own and/or others livelihoods combined with the economy. The people rioting and looting don’t give a **** about social justice. The way you talk about both protests makes it sound MUCH more black and white.

So half of the protesters are looters and rioters now and I support those looters and rioters? That's the hill where you're making your stand?

We're back to where we were several posts ago: your reading comprehension. I suggest you work on it. Or you can get aggro on here, which you seem to do with everyone.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

1.88 Million new filings for unemployment. It is now going down much yet.

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5-6% lower than what the experts expected at this time. It's good news but I know you arent rooting for that.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

So half of the protesters are looters and rioters now and I support those looters and rioters? That's the hill where you're making your stand?

We're back to where we were several posts ago: your reading comprehension. I suggest you work on it. Or you can get aggro on here, which you seem to do with everyone.

I shouldn’t have used the world half because I know that’s not accurate. My apologies.

When you talked about the protests you didn’t even acknowledge that they existed. How else was I supposed to interpret it?

You clearly talked about the original protests like nobody had legitimate reasons to be there, and you talked about the current ones like everybody did. That’s my point, and it’s not from a lack of reading comprehension. It’s based on exactly what you said.

[sedated]

Originally Posted by staylor26

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pol...rotests-301534

Well that's just stupid and irresponsible of the people who said that. I'm pretty shocked.

But I'll continue to use common sense.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by staylor26

I shouldn’t have used the world half because I know that’s not accurate. My apologies.

When you talked about the protests you didn’t even acknowledge that they existed. How else was I supposed to interpret it?

You clearly talked about the original protests like nobody had legitimate reasons to be there, and you talked about the current ones like everybody did. That’s my point, and it’s not from a lack of reading comprehension. It’s based on exactly what you said.

What Planet Fitness do you attend?

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by lewdog

What Planet Fitness do you attend?

The one with the meat lovers pizza, duh

[sedated]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

5It's good news but I know you arent rooting for that.

This is the stupidest rhetoric in a new world of ridiculously stupid rhetoric. Being cautious or being on a different part of the spectrum of whether information is seen as "good" or "bad" is not rooting for bad things to happen. No one is rooting for bad things to happen. And yet this phrase is thrown around constantly in DC to anyone who looks at things from a different point of view.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by lewdog

What Planet Fitness do you attend?

The only working out I do is lifting a blunt to my mouth.

I’m tall and skinny, so until I start getting fat, no working out for me.

[srvy]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

No, you don't get it.

I said if people are out there they need to be wearing masks and distancing as much as possible because it's sound public health.

In fact, here's what I said:

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by staylor26

The only working out I do is lifting a blunt to my mouth.

I’m tall and skinny, so until I start getting fat, no working out for me.

Hit them weights bro!

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by srvy

Stop posting selfies.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

5-6% lower than what the experts expected at this time. It's good news but I know you arent rooting for that.

That is wrong. They were expecting an additional 1.75 Million and ended up with 1.88 Million.

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[staylor26]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Hit them weights bro!

I’m physically capable of handling anything without it

[limested]

Originally Posted by staylor26

I’m physically capable of handling anything without it

Seriously doubt that.

[srvy]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Stop posting selfies.

OK Captain Walmart