***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.”

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by tk13

And just like that. This might cause an NBA hiatus for a while.

Utah Jazz All-Star Rudy Gobert has tested positive for coronavirus, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

Sources say Gobert is feeling good, strong and stable — and was feeling strong enough to play tonight.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 12, 2020

Is that the same guy making funny of this like 3 days ago touching mics and all at press conference?

[tk13]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

holy cow

That puts Players CHamp, Masters and the beginning of baseball in jeopardy.

There's no doubt. This move isn't shocking. Everyone the Jazz have played in the last two weeks will have to go into quarantine I imagine.

[dirk digler]

Holy shit. Can’t believe they suspended the season.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP

Is that the same guy making funny of this like 3 days ago touching mics and all at press conference?

The same.

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

My skin's not thin and I actually don't care if you post your reeruned political shit, let alone 'triggered.'

You've definitely been oblivious for decades if you think I want to be shielded from political content. I've been against ghetto sequestration of certain forms of discourse here since the place began.

My point of contention isn't about you posting whatever you want, it's about the mods pretending that they have a 'no tolerance, stop the bullshit or heads will roll, really, we're really tired of it' policy about 'political content' in the lounge, . . . when what they're actually tired of is the squeaky wheels that bitch about 'certain' political content, which makes them convene and make mod decisions.

We should probably make you a mod so you could teach us how to do it the right way.

[displacedinMN]

have not seen official on the news yet about the NBA

[tk13]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

have not seen official on the news yet about the NBA

It is official. Shams and Woj are both reporting it and they're talking about it during the game on ESPN. You can tell Mark Cuban knows from how he's acting right now.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

have not seen official on the news yet about the NBA

Life is shut down next

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by tk13

There's no doubt. This move isn't shocking. Everyone the Jazz have played in the last two weeks will have to go into quarantine I imagine.

how did they test the guy tonight and get a positive test back so quick?

Did they already know the guy was positive but we’re going to let him play anyway?

[WhawhaWhat]

Several teams were willing to put the games on hiatus, but the rest wanted to move toward eliminating fans from arenas to continue playing games, sources tell ESPN. One team wanted to keep status quo until a governmental/public mandate dictated change: The New York Knicks.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 12, 2020

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

how did they test the guy tonight and get a positive test back so quick?

Did they already know the guy was positive but we’re going to let him play anyway?

Excellent question. This is ALL bullshit.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

48 hours ago Rudy Gobert jokingly touched all the mics joking about the cornavirus he now has tested positive for having the virus pic.twitter.com/bC6xH3DTIl

— MB (@babyitsmb) March 12, 2020

This idiot everyone in that room is ****ed

[Miles]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Several teams were willing to put the games on hiatus, but the rest wanted to move toward eliminating fans from arenas to continue playing games, sources tell ESPN. One team wanted to keep status quo until a governmental/public mandate dictated change: The New York Knicks.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 12, 2020

Of course it was Dolan.

[RunKC]

Have we found a bunker to put Patrick Mahomes in? We need an update Veach.

PROTECT PAT AT ALL COSTS

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Have we found a bunker to put Patrick Mahomes in? We need an update Veach.

PROTECT PAT AT ALL COSTS

HE WILL BE ****ING FINE. JFC