***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.”

[TLO]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Parsons said today they believe they are past the curve and are seeing stabilization throughout the state.


Also this

Parson says reopening will take place in phases. Different parts of the state will reopen at different times. He says it may take longer for harder hit areas like St. Louis and Kansas City to recover. @KOMUnews

— Daniel Perreault (@DPerreaultTV) April 16, 2020

Did he? I didn't have a chance to listen today. I only caught about 5 minutes of it.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Huge mistake on the gym part IMO

Mostly young healthy people. We will be just fine.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Mostly young healthy people. We will be just fine.

And the people which you might infect?

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Huge mistake on the gym part IMO

I'm surprised as well. I'm sure they'll be strict measures put into place though. I'm guessing they will limit how many ppl can be in a gym at a given time and you'll have to keep a lot of distance from each other and wipe down the machines after using. Def could work but seems kind of risky. Then again this is all risky there's no way around it.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Donger

And the people which you might infect?

Then stay inside until it's 100% safe to go out

[stumppy]

Damn, only outpatient elective surgery. I'm still screwed.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by TLO

Did he? I didn't have a chance to listen today. I only caught about 5 minutes of it.

Supposedly just reading what I see on twitter. St. Louis thinks they haven't hit their peak yet so who knows.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Then stay inside until it's 100% safe to go out

I'm not saying that at all. I'm just pointing out that being exceedingly selfish isn't appropriate for this.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Then stay inside until it's 100% safe to go out

No need to be a dick man. People are still dying out there you know.

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Damn, only outpatient elective surgery. I'm still screwed.

What are you having done?

[dirk digler]

Mayor Lucas thinks KC's peak is late April (probably based on IHME's model)

Lucas and Kansas City’s Health Department director, Rex Archer, stressed repeatedly in a news conference on the steps of City Hall Thursday that their May 15 extension was designed to get the city through and beyond its projected peak of coronavirus cases in late April. Reopening businesses and resuming normal life too early, they said, could result in a second wave of infections.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Donger

I'm not saying that at all. I'm just pointing out that being exceedingly selfish isn't appropriate for this.

I'm not saying I agree with it but what you view as selfish someone else may not. There are some people that are going to argue to keep things shut down until there isn't anything left to shut down.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

No need to be a dick man. People are still dying out there you know.

And people are going to keep dying, you know. If your argument is we stay locked down until no one dies from this I got bad news for you.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Mostly young healthy people. We will be just fine.

https://mobile.twitter.com/AlexBeren...88639418163205

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Donger

I'm not saying that at all. I'm just pointing out that being exceedingly selfish isn't appropriate for this.

One's personal health, physical or mental, is NOT selfish. The gym is the drug for both.