***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.”

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by srvy

Oh and never mistake sorghum for pancake syrup its bitter terrible but dad loved it.

sorghum molasses is for biscuit and butter.

[BigRedChief]

Damn

Reported US coronavirus deaths via @CNN:

4 weeks ago: 49 deaths
3 weeks ago: 249 deaths
2 weeks ago: 1,588 deaths
1 week ago: 7,152 deaths
Right now: 18,693 deaths

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 11, 2020

[Fat Elvis]

[srvy]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

sorghum molasses is for biscuit and butter.

It's not fit for human consumption.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

https://www.dailywire.com/news/early...ign=benshapiro

Sounds like a good thing but somone feel free to take a shit on the article and tell me why it's not.

"A phlebotomist working at*Roseland Community Hospital*said Thursday that 30% to 50% of patients tested for the coronavirus have antibodies while only around 10% to 20% of those tested have the active virus,”*Chicago City Wirereported Thursday."

We've mentioned this before... but the only reason it's going to be a bad thing is because it seems likely that a lot of people who are going to be stuck at home and afraid to do things, even though they already had it and didn't know it. It's probably going to slow down getting things back to normal.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Damn

Reported US coronavirus deaths via @CNN:

4 weeks ago: 49 deaths
3 weeks ago: 249 deaths
2 weeks ago: 1,588 deaths
1 week ago: 7,152 deaths
Right now: 18,693 deaths

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 11, 2020

About 8% of what they said we could have seen Ill take it.

[kcxiv]

my Dr just texted me and said the next 3 weeks where i live is going to get pretty bad. We will see, we went from 1 person having it 2 weeks ago, to 50 today. Thats just from those who been tested and 3 that have gotten over it.

[Pushead2]

Lost my uncle to COVID-19 yesterday.

To everyone on this board, please stay safe and don't forget to tell your family & friends how much you love them.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Pushead2

Lost my uncle to COVID-19 yesterday.

To everyone on this board, please stay safe and don't forget to tell your family & friends how much you love them.

Sorry to hear that

[Donger]

The country likely saw a peak in its daily death toll, according to Dr. Chris Murray, the director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington -- who created the model the White House is using to gauge the peak of coronavirus cases.

"We re-run the model, basically, almost every night -- and the new returns from different states are suggesting different peaks in different states, but at the national level we seem to be pretty much close to the peak," he said.

His team's model projects about 61,500 Americans will lose their lives to the virus by August -- and that's if the country keeps social distance measures in place until the end of May. If they factor in states that may lift these rules by May 1, the numbers "don't look good,' Murray said.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Pushead2

Lost my uncle to COVID-19 yesterday.

To everyone on this board, please stay safe and don't forget to tell your family & friends how much you love them.

Sorry for your loss.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Donger

The country likely saw a peak in its daily death toll, according to Dr. Chris Murray, the director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington -- who created the model the White House is using to gauge the peak of coronavirus cases.

"We re-run the model, basically, almost every night -- and the new returns from different states are suggesting different peaks in different states, but at the national level we seem to be pretty much close to the peak," he said.

His team's model projects about 61,500 Americans will lose their lives to the virus by August -- and that's if the country keeps social distance measures in place until the end of May. If they factor in states that may lift these rules by May 1, the numbers "don't look good,' Murray said.

If we re-open too early we will lose all the pain and sacrifice, economic damage and disruption to our lives. More Americans will die that didn't have to. AND we will be right back to square one.


People are not going to cooperate anyway. They are not going to go back to restaurants, bars and travel like before. So your not even going to save the economy until people feel safe.

[KCUnited]

Feel like that's the challenge with trying to squeeze the entire nation into one model. If areas are peaking and flattening at different times, it's more difficult to circle one date on the calendar as the all encompassing end to social distancing. People nationwide aren't going to wait for Wyoming to peak and flatten before getting back out.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Feel like that's the challenge with trying to squeeze the entire nation into one model. If areas are peaking and flattening at different times, it's more difficult to circle one date on the calendar as the all encompassing end to social distancing. People aren't going to wait for Wyoming to peak before getting back out.

Exactly.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Originally Posted by Pushead2

Lost my uncle to COVID-19 yesterday.

To everyone on this board, please stay safe and don't forget to tell your family & friends how much you love them.

Sorry to hear bud.

Thoughts and prayers headed your way.