***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.”

[Pants]

Ever since the Great Leap Forward, China has been a giant boil on the world's ass.

They have zero original thought, no innovation. NONE. Their only innovation is in the field of milking a population for more cheap labor.

They do not care for intellectual property AT ALL. They steal and copy EVERYTHING.

Their scientist are widely known to plagiarize and fake studies and just be completely unethical in general.

They do not care for human lives or individual's rights.

They pollute the world with complete impunity and they release literal ****ing plagues upon the world every few years.

They are committing a genocide and crimes against humanity in ****ing 2020 (look up Uyghurs).

The country is just the worst.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by O.city

Yeah, thats gotta be a mistake. There's just no way.

Yeah, all of these "it's been around forever" things seem highly suspect to me. If it WAS around that long ago somehow, it almost has to be some related strain that has since mutated to what we know it to be today.

[Demonpenz]

China makes sure my shirts are 3 for 10 bucks at old bnavy

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

China makes sure my shirts are 3 for 10 bucks at old bnavy

Vietnam and Indonesia are ready to fill the void once we nuke the shit out of China.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Pants

Ever since the Great Leap Forward, China has been a giant boil on the world's ass.

They have zero original thought, no innovation. NONE. Their only innovation is in the field of milking a population for more cheap labor.

They do not care for intellectual property AT ALL. They steal and copy EVERYTHING.

Their scientist are widely known to plagiarize and fake studies and just be completely unethical in general.

They do not care for human lives or individual's rights.

They pollute the world with complete impunity and they release literal ****ing plagues upon the world every few years.

They are committing a genocide and crimes against humanity in ****ing 2020 (look up Uyghurs).

The country is just the worst.

And in a little over a week from now, we'll all be celebrating our nation's birthday by lighting off fireworks made in...?

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

And in a little over a week from now, we'll all be celebrating our nation's birthday by lighting off fireworks made in...?

Someone else can make our fireworks.

Nuke 'em.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Pants

Ever since the Great Leap Forward, China has been a giant boil on the world's ass.

They have zero original thought, no innovation. NONE. Their only innovation is in the field of milking a population for more cheap labor.

They do not care for intellectual property AT ALL. They steal and copy EVERYTHING.

Their scientist are widely known to plagiarize and fake studies and just be completely unethical in general.

They do not care for human lives or individual's rights.

They pollute the world with complete impunity and they release literal ****ing plagues upon the world every few years.

They are committing a genocide and crimes against humanity in ****ing 2020 (look up Uyghurs).

The country is just the worst.

Let's be honest - if we quadrupled the number of Americans in the world (i.e., matched China's population), we'd be shitting all over the place, too.

[BleedingRed]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

I just want to watch the world burn

Love the avatar

[Pants]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Let's be honest - if we quadrupled the number of Americans in the world (i.e., matched China's population), we'd be shitting all over the place, too.

nuke






them

[Discuss Thrower]

Gonna be wild if all the speculation about Three Gorges is correct and the Chinese cheapening out on dam construction winds up killing 50+ million.

[BleedingRed]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Let's be honest - if we quadrupled the number of Americans in the world (i.e., matched China's population), we'd be shitting all over the place, too.

Lol no, no we wouldn't. Not like China at least.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

And in a little over a week from now, we'll all be celebrating our nation's birthday by lighting off fireworks made in...?

It's eerily quiet this time of year, having moved from the Midwest where everyone does all they can to blow up a chunk of earth.... at this point we're usually at ~4-5 months with little to no rain and have progressed through 1 or 2 phases of fire bans.

I was playing Modern Warfare a few years ago with a friend in Omaha and could hear the fireworks coming through his headset.... it was closer to WWIII due to the fireworks than the gunfire in the game.

Not around here though.... zilch leading up to the 4th and then very few (if anything) on the 4th. Weird, yet incredibly peaceful.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

It's eerily quiet this time of year, having moved from the Midwest where everyone does all they can to blow up a chunk of earth.... at this point we're usually at ~4-5 months with little to no rain and have progressed through 1 or 2 phases of fire bans.

I was playing Modern Warfare a few years ago with a friend in Omaha and could hear the fireworks coming through his headset.... it was closer to WWIII due to the fireworks than the gunfire in the game.

Not around here though.... zilch leading up to the 4th and then very few (if anything) on the 4th. Weird, yet incredibly peaceful.

It's picking up here, but not like past years.



But I have to admit I'm conflicted, I'd love to hope it's a little bit of backlash, but there's also people like Nzoner whose livelihood depends on people buying them.

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

It's eerily quiet this time of year, having moved from the Midwest where everyone does all they can to blow up a chunk of earth.... at this point we're usually at ~4-5 months with little to no rain and have progressed through 1 or 2 phases of fire bans.

I was playing Modern Warfare a few years ago with a friend in Omaha and could hear the fireworks coming through his headset.... it was closer to WWIII due to the fireworks than the gunfire in the game.

Not around here though.... zilch leading up to the 4th and then very few (if anything) on the 4th. Weird, yet incredibly peaceful.

These avatars are getting confusing.

[KCUnited]

**puts on bob cut wig**

Nuisance fireworks calls 10x higher than this time last year in Chicago.

Double **** you China