***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.”

[petegz28]

okay glass half full...while 972 people have died in the last 24 hours 1800+ have officially recovered......

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

**** you bitch. Let her come into your Mom's house where you live in her basement and touch everything there if you think you are so tough watching the video on a computer.. Dumbass.

She wasn’t in my mom’s house. She was in a store where items were sat out for customers to look at. Is nobody supposed to touch them? Did anyone force people to go to that store and hang out in the electronics department?

If people are worried about this, don’t touch shit.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Here's some hope. A possible treatment that attacks the virus is going to US military trials.

https://nypost.com/2020/04/01/doctor...onavirus-cure/

Mother of God....I hope that pans out. That would be ****ing awesome.

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Belton is and has always been a shithole. It's residents are goddam lunatics.

What is there to explain

Just curious what prompted that post at that time. Did something happen in Belton today?

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Mother of God....I hope that pans out. That would be ****ing awesome.

Two weeks ago I watched an interview he did and he claimed within 3-4 weeks he was confident they would come up with a treatment that would attack the virus in the body. Hopefully it works.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by petegz28

That is a scary situation but in the bigger picture is it any different than any other medical condition? Why did you have an aneurysm and survive but someone who had the same kind died? Why is it you had a heart attack with worse blockage and live but someone in much better health dropped dead? Why did you survive a stroke and someone else didn't? Why did your progressive cancer respond to treatment but someone else's not-so-progressive cancer kill them in a 3 weeks?

I just think that while it is something we want to understand we can ask that same question in just about every scenario when it comes to things like that.

That's very rational. I appreciate the response.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

She wasn’t in my mom’s house. She was in a store where items were sat out for customers to look at. Is nobody supposed to touch them? Did anyone force people to go to that store and hang out in the electronics department?

If people are worried about this, don’t touch shit.

Whatever you say man. Have a good day.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Here's some hope. A possible treatment that attacks the virus is going to US military trials.

https://nypost.com/2020/04/01/doctor...onavirus-cure/

That's pretty great... but a long time a way from making a difference.

I wish we had something now.

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by TLO

That's pretty great... but a long time a way from making a difference.

I wish we had something now.

We all do. If it works it won't help with the current situation but could take recurrence in the fall and after something to not be afraid of.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by petegz28

That is a scary situation but in the bigger picture is it any different than any other medical condition? Why did you have an aneurysm and survive but someone who had the same kind died? Why is it you had a heart attack with worse blockage and live but someone in much better health dropped dead? Why did you survive a stroke and someone else didn't? Why did your progressive cancer respond to treatment but someone else's not-so-progressive cancer kill them in a 3 weeks?

I just think that while it is something we want to understand we can ask that same question in just about every scenario when it comes to things like that.

Aneurysms and heart attacks aren't contagious.

[O.city]

It was always gonna be an antibody. Regeneron thinks it can have one out in the Summer.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Somehow this haughty ass-wipe has a white-knight brigade.

They just want a bottle of Pappy.

Spoiler!

via GIPHY

You sure are being an ass maybe you need the ass-wipe.

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Listen, you dumb ****, I already said it was stupid. It’s not against the law is what I said. If you’re such a scared pussy, lock yourself in your house and we’ll see you in a few months.

Just chiming in to say this is what everyone should do.

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Just curious what prompted that post at that time. Did something happen in Belton today?

The Belton sheriff said that he would not enforce anybody’s staying home because it is against their rights for the government to quarantine people in their house. It’s just tacks on to the Belton guy who tried to shoot up a hospital

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Personally someone should have just dropped the bitch cold.

This. She definitely deserves to have someone just walk up and knock her out and walk away like dropping a mic.

[DanT]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Costco has toilet paper today.

Good to hear. That's where we normally get our toilet paper and paper towels. We have enough for the next week or three, but on Saturday I ordered some toilet paper and paper towels from Amazon as backup supplies. They arrived today, 12 boxes of plushi paper (RV toilet paper) and a box with 16 packages (135 sheets each) of Tork Express Hand Towels, those multifold towels we have at work. A dispenser for the Hand Towels arrives next week. When normality returns, we'll just put the dispenser in in the laundry room or the guest bathroom and use up the towels that way. We might never use the RV toilet paper.