***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.”

[Donger]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Do you have a link to this graphic on KDHE's website, or anywhere else?

[Discuss Thrower]

"Robust estimates of the true (population) infection rate for COVID-19: a backcasting approach"

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by petegz28

It's not my fault they shoved your bullshit back in your face. Just accept it and move on.

Originally Posted by petegz28

Otherwise you twats might actually read what is said and not what you want it to say.

Originally Posted by petegz28

Maybe before any of you little girls throw more temper tantrums over the article I posted

This is not DC. You don't have to use personal insults to discuss the competency of a study.

I just don't want to participate in hurling personal insults. Thats why I left DC 4 years ago. I'll not be responding to your posts anymore in this thread.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Monticore

So you doing the same thing in the opposite direction is supposed to help?

I didn't post misleading info. I am sorry if the numbers are not what you like or whatever. That doesn't mean they are wrong. Just that you don't like them, I guess.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

This is not DC. You don't have to use personal insults to discuss the competency of a study.

I just don't want to participate in hurling personal insults. Thats why I left DC 4 years ago. I'll not be responding to your posts anymore in this thread.

Maybe you should practice a bit of what you preach then??

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Donger

Do you have a link to this graphic on KDHE's website, or anywhere else?

Do I have a link to the graphic the Sentinel made using the data they clearly show you in the graphic where they got the data from for the graphic???

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

"Robust estimates of the true (population) infection rate for COVID-19: a backcasting approach"

I can't get this to open on my phone. What does it say?

[Donger]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Do I have a link to the graphic the Sentinel made using the data they clearly show you in the graphic where they got the data from for the graphic???

Yes. Or a link to the actual data. You do realize that that graphic completely contradicts the study's findings, yes?

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Donger

Yes. Or a link to the actual data. You do realize that that graphic completely contradicts the study's findings, yes?

Sure it does, Donger.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Sure it does, Donger.

Great. So, presuming the data is accurate, you think KDHE and the CDC deceptively ignored it and concluded that cases decreased in mask-mandated counties?

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Donger

Great. So, presuming the data is accurate, you think KDHE and the CDC deceptively ignored it and concluded that cases decreased in mask-mandated counties?

Poor Donger....

[Donger]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Poor Donger....

Is that a yes?

Poor me? I'm not the one swallowing data which confirms your bias that you haven't verified, and doesn't make any sense to begin with.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Of the 9054 registered users on this site, pete has more posts in this thread than 8488 of them have posts on the entire site in its history.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Donger

Is that a yes?

Poor me? I'm not the one swallowing data which confirms your bias that you haven't verified, and doesn't make any sense to begin with.

I didn't realize I had to verify it. Why don't you show us where the data is wrong?

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Of the 9054 registered users on this site, pete has more posts in this thread than 8488 of them have posts on the entire site in its history.

Oh we are back to counting my posts again???

Some of you need to find better things to do with your time if the amount of my posts concerns you.