***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.”

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

I know a certain CP member who had a nasty encounter with a chainsaw last year.

Ooooooh

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

I know a certain CP member who had a nasty encounter with a chainsaw last year.

I have never had to x-ray a chainsaw so I assume the chainsaw won.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by mdchiefsfan

Chicken or the egg? Is it due to more tests performed in those states or is the area more affected?

Egg.

Chickens evolved from lizards and lizards were laying eggs WAY before chickens came on the scene.

I'm just sayin'....

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Egg.

Chickens evolved from lizards and lizards were laying eggs WAY before chickens came on the scene.

I'm just sayin'....

I once had this question on a bio test and this was my exact answer.

[Sure-Oz]

@NYGovCuomo: This virus is the great equalizer.

Stay strong little brother. You are a sweet, beautiful guy and my best friend.

If anyone is #NewYorkTough it’s you. https://twitter.com/ChrisCuomo/statu...11007711465478

[loochy]

Originally Posted by mdchiefsfan

Chicken or the egg? Is it due to more tests performed in those states or is the area more affected?

It's clearly having more of an impact there and it's easy to see why.

[DaFace]

I know this has been posted already, but I sure can't find it in scrolling back a few hundred posts. So here it is again since it's a really solid watch to help you actually understand what we'll see when the tide starts turning.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

ESPN moving up the Chicago Bulls/MJ documentary from June to April 19th... a gift to the sports-starved public.

Watch MJ score 40 by going 15 for 47 from the field and 10/14 from the FT line!

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Watch MJ score 40 by going 15 for 47 from the field and 10/14 from the FT line!

C'mon now - he's not James Harden.

Well...come to think of it, Harden would've been 7/38 from the floor and 23/27 from the stripe.

Lord James Harden is awful to watch.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I once had this question on a bio test and this was my exact answer.

It's never made sense to me that the go-to rhetorical question of our lifetimes has an obvious answer.

I mean even "if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" is better than that one. There's at least an argument that sound waves are mere vibrations in the air until such time as they are picked up by a receptor of some sort. I think it's a weak position, but it's makeable.

What the hell is anyone's argument for chickens pre-dating eggs?

Philosophy is dumb.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Watch MJ score 40 by going 15 for 47 from the field and 10/14 from the FT line!

MJ is a career 50% shooter from back when playing defense was a thing.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

MJ is a career 50% shooter from back when playing defense was a thing.

Defense is still a thing. These guys are just really damn good at shooting and the evolution of long-range gunners requires defenders cover more space than ever before.

The difference in scoring outputs in large part come from the charity stripe (and increased efficiency from 3pt range). The league has cracked down on physical play so there's a lot more FTs being shot than there used to be.

[Pablo]

The MJ series is honestly something I typically couldn't give less of a shit about but will watch in this dystopian sports hellscape we're living in.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by Monticore

I have never had to x-ray a chainsaw so I assume the chainsaw won.

It did.

[BucEyedPea]

Trying to delete above post because I thought I was in DC, and was not.It won't delete for me. Oops didn't hit refresh.