***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.”

[Baby Lee]

German priorities

[Donger]

[dirk digler]

NFL Free agency is supposed to start on Monday I really hope they postpone it for a few weeks.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

NFL Free agency is supposed to start on Monday I really hope they postpone it for a few weeks.

Lol let’s just stop living and stay in the house. JFC people

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

NFL Free agency is supposed to start on Monday I really hope they postpone it for a few weeks.

Do you really wanna hear another 2 weeks of where will Brady play.

[007]

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP

Lol let’s just stop living and stay in the house. JFC people

Let's put everyone under house arrest. People don't need jobs.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

NFL Free agency is supposed to start on Monday I really hope they postpone it for a few weeks.

This isn’t going to be over in a few weeks. Nobody seems to get that.

[Donger]

A study awaiting peer review from scientists at Princeton University, the University of California-Los Angeles and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted online Wednesday indicated that the COVID-19 virus could remain viable in the air "up to 3 hours post aerosolization," while remaining alive on plastic and other surfaces for up to three days.

"Our results indicate that aerosol and fomite transmission of HCoV-19 is plausible, as the virus can remain viable in aerosols for 42 multiple hours and on surfaces up to days," reads the study's abstract.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...217v1.full.pdf

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by Donger

A study awaiting peer review from scientists at Princeton University, the University of California-Los Angeles and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted online Wednesday indicated that the COVID-19 virus could remain viable in the air "up to 3 hours post aerosolization," while remaining alive on plastic and other surfaces for up to three days.

"Our results indicate that aerosol and fomite transmission of HCoV-19 is plausible, as the virus can remain viable in aerosols for 42 multiple hours and on surfaces up to days," reads the study's abstract.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...217v1.full.pdf

I read this the a day or two ago and meant to post it. Not sure how long the regular old flu stays viable but this seems like a long time.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by stumppy

I read this the a day or two ago and meant to post it. Not sure how long the regular old flu stays viable but this seems like a long time.

Airborne transmission of influenza is up in the air, it seems:

https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-...atchingtheflu/

Airborne transmission (via small particles suspended in the air for extended periods of time) also is thought to be possible, although data are limited

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by wazu

This isn’t going to be over in a few weeks. Nobody seems to get that.

We haven't even started testing beyond the handful of people tested. 330 million people and how many have been tested? 10-20 thousand? We should have already had millions tested. How can we know how far and wide its spread without testing?

[BigRedChief]

Up to 150 million Americans are expected to contract the coronavirus, congressional doctor says

• Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court, said he expects 70 million to 150 million people in the U.S. will become infected with COVID-19, NBC News reported Wednesday.
• Monahan made the comments during a closed-door meeting Tuesday that included Senate administrative office staff and personnel from both parties, but no senators, according to NBC News.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/11/up-t...ctor-says.html

[KCUnited]

Covid-19 data visualizations

https://informationisbeautiful.net/v...dtDYOhIobJ_R9g

[displacedinMN]

NBA season suspended.

Coachella delayed.

SXSW canceled.

This one chart shows why so many large group gatherings are being canceled right now.

Learn more about the importance of social distancing and how to #flattenthecurve. https://t.co/VAAqMFplSW pic.twitter.com/W6TuRjuFat

— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 12, 2020

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP

Do you really wanna hear another 2 weeks of where will Brady play.

Yes The draft isn't until April 23 so they could easily postpone FA until a couple weeks before that.

Originally Posted by wazu

This isn’t going to be over in a few weeks. Nobody seems to get that.

None of us know what will happen just trying to stay positive. Typical flu season runs through March so if we limit exposure and try to contain this we can be back to normal in a month or so hopefully.