***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.”

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I would imagine that all of these larger companies that benefited from the SBA loans have had DBA's and shell companies on the books for years.

And companies like Ruth's Chris are international, making their loan even less important.

like OTWP58 said, I’m sure that these loopholes are not flaws in the system or faulty legal language, but a feature.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by SAUTO

Yep. Could even be up to 1500 in some instances.


Totally ridiculous IMO

Seems to me it would be really easily to put in the language that if you employ over 50 or maybe 100 you don't qualify.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by loochy

I thought the whole point of "flatten the curve" was to make the "peak" lower (like near what it is now) but drag it out over a super long period of time. It doesn't mean that any fewer total people will get infected. Doesn't that imply that we will keep what is going on now indefinitely?

It kind of implies that fewer people will be infected in the long run* and the whole purpose of flattening the curve is to reduce deaths and other undesirable impacts of overtaxing hospitals.

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* If there will be a vaccine at some specified point in the future, flattening the curve not only protects hospitals, but by deferring infections it also pushes some of them past the point of vaccine availability whent he who equation of the curve changes for the better.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Seems to me it would be really easily to put in the language that if you employ over 50 or maybe 100 you don't qualify.

And then you have millions more overloading state and federal unemployment resources than there already has been.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by petegz28

I though they said they were going to try and report them backwards to the dates they thought they happened or something? Meh, we will see how it goes tonight. Maybe they are back to 2 times a day?

Not sure. I found this which if I’m not reading it wrong says those are new numbers


On April 15, in the daily press briefing, New York Governor Cuomo said that "we will begin reporting all categories of fatalities pursuant to new CDC guidelines and are contacting facilities to get updated numbers." He also added that there may be additional people who died that have not been counted because not in a hospital. In the April 15 update, the New York State Department of Health official website had still not included (nor reported separately) the additional "probable" deaths reported by New York City the day before. On April 16, when asked about the issue, New York State officials commented on their decision to not add the New York City probable deaths in the official State count saying that probable deaths have been reported by New York City in a new and separate category, without adding the two numbers (confirmed and probable) together into a single category.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

And then you have millions more overloading state and federal unemployment resources than there already has been.

So, you really think that a company like Ruth's Chris, which has around 150 locations worldwide, is going to use that $20 million to pay their chefs, kitchen workers, bartenders and waitresses, while their employees collect unemployment?

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

So, you really think that a company like Ruth's Chris, which has around 150 locations worldwide, is going to use that $20 million to pay their chefs, kitchen workers, bartenders and waitresses, while their employees collect unemployment?

They can also pay themselves prorated up to 100k per year...

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by SAUTO

They can also pay themselves prorated up to 100k per year...

Yep, they received the loan because they could, not because it was necessary

[lewdog]

Who’s doing cocaine?!?!?!?!!

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

And then you have millions more overloading state and federal unemployment resources than there already has been.

I assume this is going off the SBA's definition of small business? If that is the case according to the SBA 99.7% of all business are small. Well no wonder it ran out of money,

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Who’s doing cocaine?!?!?!?!!

why, you buying?

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Who’s doing cocaine?!?!?!?!!

I’m always down for a party. You buying?

[Rukdafaidas]

Originally Posted by petegz28

So May 15th just seems to be the magic date.......

It is, that's George Brett's birthday!

[limested]

Real helpfull irs.gov ....

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[kgrund]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I assume this is going off the SBA's definition of small business? If that is the case according to the SBA 99.7% of all business are small. Well no wonder it ran out of money,

Of the 99.7%, 98.2% of that total have employees less than 100.