***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.”

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by TLO

CBC (INCLUDES DIFF/PLT)
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT 6.1
3.8-10.8 Thousand/uL
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 5.51
4.20-5.80 Million/uL
HEMOGLOBIN 16.2
13.2-17.1 g/dL
HEMATOCRIT 47.5
38.5-50.0 %
MCV 86.2
80.0-100.0 fL
MCH 29.4
27.0-33.0 pg
MCHC 34.1
32.0-36.0 g/dL
RDW 12.0
11.0-15.0 %
PLATELET COUNT 311
140-400 Thousand/uL
MPV 9.6
7.5-12.5 fL
ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHILS 3001
1500-7800 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTES 2275
850-3900 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE MONOCYTES 543
200-950 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHILS 220
15-500 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE BASOPHILS 61
0-200 cells/uL
NEUTROPHILS 49.2
%
LYMPHOCYTES 37.3
%
MONOCYTES 8.9
%
EOSINOPHILS 3.6
%
BASOPHILS 1.0
%

Congratulations you’re pregnant.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Columbia, MO has Missouri's first COVID-19 death. Patient expired at University Hospital today.

https://fox4kc.com/tracking-coronavi...Y0nf0UzJU10-Ks

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by FD

Due to a shortage of tests, Ohio’s @GovMikeDeWine says coronavirus testing will be limited to healthcare workers and those ALREADY HOSPITALIZED.

Lack of tests around the country remains a huge story. We are flying blind, still.

— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) March 18, 2020

No excuse for that. None.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is the first member of Congress to announce that he has tested positive for coronavirus, saying he had been stricken with a fever and headache this past weekend. https://t.co/tB5sAF8nVv

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 18, 2020

[neech]

Originally Posted by stumppy

No excuse for that. None.

Yes there is.

[Dayze]

Wife returns from Costa Rica tomorrow. Just saw on the news KS mandating a self quarantine for 14 days if traveling internationally since March 15. But her work hasn’t shut down or anything yet. So I’m sure that’ll be two weeks off without pay, sucks but we’re prepared financially. They better not give her any shit either.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

The OKC Thunder say test results are negative for the coronavirus for players and staff.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 18, 2020

Funny the rich can get test kits

[srvy]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Yeah his work on the Thai cave rescue with his magic submarine and accusing the head of the Thai naval special forces of being a pedophile was just outstanding.

This guy doesn't look Thai.


He is a British expert cave diver that has had trouble in Thailand in the past getting a visa for things. The subs may have worked we won't know because rain upstream were raising water levels with more rains in the area expected. There was no time to do trials they had to come out now so a very risky early option was taken.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP

The OKC Thunder say test results are negative for the coronavirus for players and staff.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 18, 2020

Funny the rich can get test kits

All of of the Lakers are getting it to.

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP

The OKC Thunder say test results are negative for the coronavirus for players and staff.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 18, 2020

Funny the rich can get test kits

Money talks.

[srvy]

Originally Posted by TLO

I don't know what blood type I am.

Call your Doctor or if has a website that allows you to see your Lab tests etc. you may find it there.

[eDave]

On Tuesday, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego declared a state of emergency in the fifth largest city in the country and ordered all bars to close and all restaurants to stop dine-in service.

[zigbazah]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....act_id=3551767



Sao Paulo seems fairly temperate right now - highs in the 70s and low 80s. It could need steamier weather. We'll see.

UV rays help kill it, but that's on outdoor surfaces. I know Malaysia (equatorial climate, overhead sun angle all year) was faring pretty well until they held some sort of indoor religious gathering of 16k people, and now it's spreading like wildfire there.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP

The OKC Thunder say test results are negative for the coronavirus for players and staff.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 18, 2020

Funny the rich can get test kits

They were exposed and therefore need tested... It wasn't just for fun, anyone exposed in a chain or symptoms are first in line...

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

So, I've been working from home starting on Monday. My boss called me today to let me know that a coworker is exhibiting symptoms. Cough and sore throat. They have not been tested, just have symptoms.

They can't tell us who it is, but everyone in our department has potentially been exposed. Everyone has a pretty good idea who it is, one of our remote workers from Washington state was in the office last week for an outage weekend.

Sore throat is not a symptom...at least it wasn't. Dry cough, low grade fever, shallow breathing, fatigue