***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.”

[O.city]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

It sounds nice in theory, but we don't live in a lab. Many won't comply and even if everyone did it would only help some. My point is a mandate is pretty much useless.

Pulling your shirt over your nose as you run into Speedys isn't going to help a whole lot. People can bitch, white and cry about people not doing x y and z but it is what it is.

So your ok when people bitch about certain things getting shut down or events stopped because of spread and hospitals being stretched. Good to know.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by O.city

So your ok when people bitch about certain things getting shut down or events stopped because of spread and hospitals being stretched. Good to know.

Yes. I will always side on less government intrusion but that's not for this thread.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Yes. I will always side on less government intrusion but that's not for this thread.

Well like you said, I guess they can bitch about it all they want but it is waht it is.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by O.city

Well like you said, I guess they can bitch about it all they want but it is waht it is.

Yep. It's a nasty situation and I think the healing process after it will be long and difficult. I know a lot of hard feelings between "friends" and neighbors will be had for years after this has come and gone. Too many Karen's running around trying to interfere in peoples lives and lively hoods.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Yep. It's a nasty situation and I think the healing process after it will be long and difficult. I know a lot of hard feelings between "friends" and neighbors will be had for years after this has come and gone. Too many Karen's running around trying to interfere in peoples lives and lively hoods.

Yeah, especially if youre dead.

[O.city]

My uncle passed this morning, had him on the vent, never improved.

Now my other aunt is having alot of problems. ****ing 2020 sucks.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by O.city

My uncle passed this morning, had him on the vent, never improved.

Now my other aunt is having alot of problems. ****ing 2020 sucks.

I'm so sorry, brother.

[Shiver Me Timbers]

Originally Posted by O.city

My uncle passed this morning, had him on the vent, never improved.

Now my other aunt is having alot of problems. ****ing 2020 sucks.

Sorry to hear that O city.
You all are in my prayers

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by O.city

My uncle passed this morning, had him on the vent, never improved.

Now my other aunt is having alot of problems. ****ing 2020 sucks.

Damn O.City. I am so sorry man.

[petegz28]

Regeneron says its COVID-19 treatment reduces viral levels, improves symptoms

https://www.reuters.com/article/heal...-idINL1N2GQ1I1

[TLO]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Regeneron says its COVID-19 treatment reduces viral levels, improves symptoms

https://www.reuters.com/article/heal...-idINL1N2GQ1I1

I saw this earlier. I'd like to see the data on it, but sounds promising.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by O.city

My uncle passed this morning, had him on the vent, never improved.

Now my other aunt is having alot of problems. ****ing 2020 sucks.

I don't even have the words. Stay strong. Message me if you need to chat.

[dirk digler]

Low risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by fomites in real-life conditions

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l...678-2/fulltext

"We have done two sequential studies(4, 5) seeking to determine on one hand the extent, if any, of contamination of inanimate surfaces in a standard infectious disease ward of a major referral hospital in northern Italy, and on the other hand whether the risk of contamination was higher in emergency rooms and sub-intensive care wards than on ordinary wards. Cleaning procedures were standard. A number of objects and surfaces were swabbed. Remarkably, only the continuous positive airway pressure helmet of one patient was positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. More importantly, attempts to culture the positive swabs on Vero E6 cells were unsuccessful,5 suggesting that patient fomites and surfaces are not contaminated with viable virus. Our findings suggest that environmental contamination leading to SARS-CoV-2 transmission is unlikely to occur in real-life conditions, provided that standard cleaning procedures and precautions are enforced. These data would support Goldman's point that the chance of transmission through inanimate surfaces is less frequent than hitherto recognised."

[TLO]

(CNN)As 2020 slides into and probably infects 2021, try to take heart in one discomfiting fact: Things are most likely never going "back to normal."

**** you.

[O.city]

Good news on Regeneron. Hoping for the best there.