***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.”

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

It's almost like there weren't enough to go around and no one made claims of 100 percent immunity. It's harm and risk reduction, not a force field.

What do you mean. Wearing a Mets poncho wasn't adequate enough to stop the coronas???

[TLO]

Worldomoters looking good again today. (Yes it's a weekend and a holiday weekend at that)

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by TLO

Worldomoters looking good again today. (Yes it's a weekend and a holiday weekend at that)

Gonna be the same or just under last Sunday.

[mlyonsd]

Unrelated to covid but something I found interesting anyway. The last few hours I've been watching the documentary series Apocalypse:WWI on AHC.

Anyway, when poison chlorine gas started being used in the war none of the armies were prepared for troop protection. One of the first attempts by the French given to their troops consisted of cotton to shove up your nose, and a cloth pad that was to be placed over the face and tied around the back of the head. Before applying the mask troops were instructed to urinate on them with the thought it would help reduce the effects of the poison gas.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Unrelated to covid but something I found interesting anyway. The last few hours I've been watching the documentary series Apocalypse:WWI on AHC.

Anyway, when poison chlorine gas started being used in the war none of the armies were prepared for troop protection. One of the first attempts by the French given to their troops consisted of cotton to shove up your nose, and a cloth pad that was to be placed over the face and tied around the back of the head. Before applying the mask troops were instructed to urinate on them with the thought it would help reduce the effects of the poison gas.

So you not only want me to wear a mask, but piss on it first?

MUH FREEDUMS

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Unrelated to covid but something I found interesting anyway. The last few hours I've been watching the documentary series Apocalypse:WWI on AHC.

Anyway, when poison chlorine gas started being used in the war none of the armies were prepared for troop protection. One of the first attempts by the French given to their troops consisted of cotton to shove up your nose, and a cloth pad that was to be placed over the face and tied around the back of the head. Before applying the mask troops were instructed to urinate on them with the thought it would help reduce the effects of the poison gas.

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

A new study suggests the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. in March could have been 80 times greater and doubled nearly twice as fast than originally reported, amounting to more than 8.7 million coronavirus cases that went undiagnosed.

The report, led by researchers from Penn State University (PSU), analyzed surveillance data on influenza-like illnesses (ILI) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) xthat were never diagnosed as coronavirus, influenza or any other viruses over a three-week period in March, according to the study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
https://thehill.com/changing-america...-may-have-gone

Run those numbers and tell us the mortality rate. This whole thing is ridiculous.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15

So you not only want me to wear a mask, but piss on it first?

MUH FREEDUMS

YOU GOD DAMN RIGHT MUH FREEDOMS


I mean seriously, piss on that idea.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

What do you mean. Wearing a Mets poncho wasn't adequate enough to stop the coronas???

The trash bags actually worked better.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

Run those numbers and tell us the mortality rate. This whole thing is ridiculous.

Yeah, because ICUs regularly fill up for totally ridiculous things.

[suzzer99]

I've got a bit of an ear ache. Should I hit the ICU just to be safe?

[Chief Pagan]

Nah, just rinse it out with antifreeze and rub some dirt on it.

[tk13]

Bucks and now the Kings. NBA just needs to shut it down until everyone can get in the bubble and quarantine. If COVID leaks its way into that bubble their season is going to be a mess.

Source tells @TheAthletic the Kings have shut down their practice facility after receiving a positive coronavirus test within the team’s traveling party on Sunday. The facility is not expected to reopen before the team departs for Orlando on Wednesday.

— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 6, 2020

[BigCatDaddy]

4 months spring break is over! My son finally returned to school today

[MahomesMagic]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Yeah, because ICUs regularly fill up for totally ridiculous things.

ICUs in Houston were 27% Covid last I heard. Most of the hospitals were sitting half empty for the last few months and are getting filled with the "elective" procedures backlogged from people waiting to get in for other procedures delayed.

Hospitals are also creating new Covid hospitalizations by testing every patient now coming in for Covid. Did you wait on a knee surgery? Test positive for Covid and even with no symptoms you are now a Covid hospitalization. That's a great way to create a surge.