***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.”

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Two years of educational institutions operating only online if at all, no dining or drinking allowed in public places, no live sporting events and all of that on top of a ton of people without jobs.

Not saying that it would be anywhere near the number of deaths from COVID-19, but suicides would skyrocket. I'm a pretty optimistic guy, and even I've had to take specific steps to try not to go insane this week. A year of this would be brutal.

[Rain Man]

As a random thought, consider these three things:

1. Amazon is hiring 100,000 people.
2. The feds are talking about giving people a payment to handle basic expenses.
3. Potential lockdown.

Any chance that a deal has been made and everyone gets their payments as Amazon credit for home delivery?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Trump has suspended all evictions and home loan foreclosures.

So what happens if my tenant with a good government job decides not to pay her rent?

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

So what happens if my tenant with a good government job decides not to pay her rent?

Good news is you get to evict her and report her to credit bureaus once the crisis is over.

Bad news is that might be 2024, so..

[Monticore]

the divorce rate will skyrocket as well.

my tenant also works for the government I will have to look into that also.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

So what happens if my tenant with a good government job decides not to pay her rent?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Good news is you get to evict her and report her to credit bureaus once the crisis is over.

Bad news is that might be 2024, so..

Actually, now that I think about it, we do a month to month lease. I could just terminate the lease with 30 days notice. It's not an eviction.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Not saying that it would be anywhere near the number of deaths from COVID-19, but suicides would skyrocket. I'm a pretty optimistic guy, and even I've had to take specific steps to try not to go insane this week. A year of this would be brutal.

Imagine how much fun it's going to be during a summer heat wave with a lot of people living in tiny apartments with no working air conditioning.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Actually, now that I think about it, we do a month to month lease. I could just terminate the lease with 30 days notice. It's not an eviction.

Have fun getting ass blasted by everyone with a Facebook account.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Pres. Trump touts chloroquine, an old malaria drug, that doctors say may help treat novel coronavirus, claims it will be available "almost immediately."

Read more about chloroquine: https://t.co/cYt0fxdlfB pic.twitter.com/9oPsMSD3HV

— ABC News (@ABC) March 19, 2020

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I picked my girl up from the last day of school and I was more upset than she was.

"Go say goodbye to your friends - you won't see them for while..."

"Yes I will, daddy - I'll see them in first grade!!"

Guys, I'm really not about stealing my kids childhoods. So now my little girl's gonna do 1st grade from her couch as well?

FFS - no. We cannot do that.

I have no clue what the schools are going to do. Make everyone retake whatever grade they’re in? Hope that shit is back to normal by the time school starts next year?

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Dr. Birx: More 50 percent of Coronavirus cases come from three states/10 counties.

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) March 19, 2020

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Vice President Pence says that "we are encouraged to learn that we have literally identified tens of thousands of ventilators that can be converted to treat patients and we remain increasingly confident that we will have the ventilators we need..." pic.twitter.com/6wtagj39U6

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 19, 2020

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Have fun getting ass blasted by everyone with a Facebook account.

I would only do that if a tenant was screwing me over. It's kind of hypothetical since my tenant is really nice, but it just made me wonder about it. Why wouldn't every renter in America stop paying rent in such a situation?

[Donger]

There it is:

The State Department is preparing to raise its travel advisory worldwide to Level 4: Do Not Travel – the highest level — in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Four sources told CNN that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had approved a Level 4 advisory.

Late last Wednesday, the advisory was raised globally to Level 3: Reconsider Travel “due to the global impact of COVID-19.”

Politico was the first to report the heightened advisory level. CNN has reached out to the State Department for comment.

Another source told CNN that the move would be aimed at curtailing Americans’ travel abroad and to get those who are traveling to come home.