***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.”

[ThaVirus]

What happened in here? Who got the boot this time?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

For those who say it is similar to the flu
https://nj1015.com/in-9-days-covid-1...oes-in-a-year/

This is the kind of information that people need to see. It offers great perspective.

[LiveSteam]

So the same left DC trash, that is in DC, day after day.
Are calling out the right wing DC trash in this thread.

[Donger]

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

What happened in here? Who got the boot this time?

I got a few people banned. Its important we keep this thread as informational as possible without any politics or back and forth nonsense.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by LiveSteam

So the same left DC trash, that is in DC, day after day.
Are calling out the right wing DC trash in this thread.

banned

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Donger

banned

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Pants

banned

That was a draconian mod strike with a CEP of zero. But not unprecedented...

[wazu]

The Army goes home and never sees a patient in Seattle.

Either way, we should thank them for their service and responding quickly.https://t.co/AEHcov2Dml

— Aaron Ginn (@aginnt) April 9, 2020

[TLO]

Originally Posted by wazu

The Army goes home and never sees a patient in Seattle.

Either way, we should thank them for their service and responding quickly.https://t.co/AEHcov2Dml

— Aaron Ginn (@aginnt) April 9, 2020

That's pretty amazimg.

[LiveSteam]

Originally Posted by wazu

The Army goes home and never sees a patient in Seattle.

Either way, we should thank them for their service and responding quickly.https://t.co/AEHcov2Dml

— Aaron Ginn (@aginnt) April 9, 2020

That's great to hear.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Monticore

Depends on the testing philosophy being used , broader testing would yield a lower percentage vs focused testing .i think it more important finding out who is positive rather than the actual percentage if that makes sense.

I think in Missouri we're still identifying the people who are the sickest and testing them. Along with testing people who have been in contact with a confirmed case and are showing symptoms. They are still pretty strict about who they test.

But as of today

Cases in Missouri: 3,539

Total Deaths: 77

Patients tested in Missouri (by all labs): approximately 40,480

That's what, an 8.5% positive rate? (I'm doing a rough guess here, didn't actually whip out the calculator)

Didn't know if that had any significance.

[DaFace]

Stuff like this is likely happening all the time, which suggests that getting too hung up on daily reports probably isn't worth it.

6,202 cases
1,221 hospitalized
56 counties
31,180 people tested
226 deaths
54 outbreaks at residential and non-hospital health care facilities

— Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (@CDPHE) April 9, 2020

[eDave]

Couple get married and jailed on same day after flouting coronavirus lockdown rules

Mayor Ntuli said: “People should know that a national shutdown was not made for specific people, but for all of us.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-...e-day-21837654

[TLO]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Stuff like this is likely happening all the time, which suggests that getting too hung up on daily reports probably isn't worth it.

6,202 cases
1,221 hospitalized
56 counties
31,180 people tested
226 deaths
54 outbreaks at residential and non-hospital health care facilities

— Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (@CDPHE) April 9, 2020

Makes sense. I know Missouri has asked that all deaths be reported by hospitals within 24 hours, but they've also said they've had issues with that.