***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.”

[Titty Meat]

Fauci can go **** himself

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/12...219293697?s=19

[notorious]

Originally Posted by eDave

I've not had a single drink in like 3 months. Just stopped.

Oh, that's good!

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Fauci can go **** himself

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/12...219293697?s=19

just a conspiracy theory bro

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Fauci can go **** himself

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/12...219293697?s=19

Did you read the article, or just the headline?

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15

Did you read the article, or just the headline?

Both how bout you?

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Fauci can go **** himself

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/12...219293697?s=19

Dude may be smart, but he has no sense.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Both how bout you?

I did. Both.

And I see what the headline is trying to do.

Can't say anymore in this thread.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15

I did. Both.

And I see what the headline is trying to do.

Can't say anymore in this thread.

Yeah it's tough without getting into the P word. I'll copy and past the article and let folks come up with their own conclusions

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Is it possible for you to know even less about this virus and its impact?

https://abc7news.com/sports/santa-cl...iving/6090706/

Coronavirus: No sports until Thanksgiving? Santa Clara County official thinks so

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KGO) -- The 49ers Faithful is anxiously awaiting the day that they can safely pack Levi's Stadium and watch their defending NFC Champions live after the COVID-19 pandemic. But that day may not be as soon as many thought according to Santa Clara County executive officer Dr. Jeff Smith.

"Sorry to say, I don't expect that we'll have any sports games until at least Thanksgiving and we'll be lucky to have them by Thanksgiving," Dr. Smith said.

Yea the governor of Cali said 50MM people in the state were going to be infected too.

You think the NFL is going to eat an entire season? The most greedy league in existenceexistance

Yea right. The season doesn't start for almost 6 months. They will be able to regularly test player in time for training camp.

[Titty Meat]

Video:
https://twitter.com/NewDay/status/12...850539520?s=19



Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, said it's possible that in the future Americans may carry documents to prove they are immune or not infected with the coronavirus.

Fauci, who is one of the public health officials on the administration's coronavirus task force, said such a*system is one of several options they are discussing.

"That's possible,"*he said on CNN's "New Day."

"It's one of those things that we talk about when we want to make sure who the vulnerable people are and not," Fauci*added. "This is something that's being discussed, I think it might actually have some merit."


As soon as they get validated, they'll be out there for people to use," Fauci said. "It's very likely that there are a large number of people out there that have been infected, have been asymptomatic and did not know."

There are more than 475,000 cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. and nearly 18,000 deaths.

Federal officials have expressed interest in trying to reopen the American economy next month, but health experts warn that doing so too soon could result in a second surge of COVID-19.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by notorious

Dude may be smart, but he has no sense.

This has been evident from day 1. He seems socially awkward.

[eDave]

If you think it might be political, don't post it. It's what I do.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by eDave

If you think it might be political, don't post it. It's what I do.

If billay's post is political, then the only acceptable posts for this thread are specifically related to the science of the virus itself and active steps the individual person can do to mitigate the chances of infection.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Whoa man, can't you post something positive???

Let's try this instead:

Originally Posted by sedated

BRC's article made me want to jump off a bridge

Originally Posted by TLO

Yep

that was my life for 10 years. You want to know what’s happening on the front lines of this war. That’s it.

You want positive? Focus on the health care workers who are putting their lives in danger to help others. Human beings risking their lives for strangers. That’s not only positive, it’s inspirational.

[TLO]

So how many true cases do you think we've had?