***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.”

[notorious]

China lied their asses off. People still believe what they say?

[R Clark]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

Lying about shit also helps.

Exactly

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by notorious

China lied their asses off. People still believe what they say?

There's more to Asia than China.

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

My friends in Bama were hanging at the beach this weekend. It's go time, boys.

Your friends are ****ing stupid

[TLO]

Listened to part of the President's press conference while I was finishing up some work for the evening. He referenced a number between 50k-60k deaths overall. Are they using the IHME model too?

That seems like an underestimate. But I'll try to remain optimistic.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by DaFace

There's more to Asia than China.

True. My dislike of China has dulled my senses. Thank you.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Your friends are ****ing stupid

They are around 40.with kids. They will be just fine.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Your friends are ****ing stupid

Oh no! They're going to catch teh covid from the infected sand and ocean water!

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

They are around 40.with kids. They will be just fine.

You are also ****ing stupid

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

You are also ****ing stupid

How long do you plan on hiding? Like it or not the US has started its engine.

[Kiimo]

Read a book you moron

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Read a book you moron

Yeah. I cant ever get anyone to answer that question. They don't know when, just not now.

Wait for a vaccine?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I don't recall seeing any discussion about this recently, but apparently a group of economists from the University of Wyoming have argued that social distancing will result in economic savings of $5.2 trillion. The information was published here, and the PDF of the full study is available at that link. I'm not an economist, but if anyone wants to parse the numbers, feel free.

[Spott]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Yeah. I cant ever get anyone to answer that question. They don't know when, just not now.

Wait for a vaccine?

Who would have thought that someone from California would be so easily triggered by something as trivial as your friends going to the beach?

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by notorious

China lied their asses off. People still believe what they say?

Yes. China's official statistics aren't worth a lot.

But there are other measures. They shut their economy down. Satellites measured the drop in air pollution.

And China wasn't able to hide emergency rooms being overwhelmed.

People were under house arrest waiting for their phones to OK their one trip per week for an entire household.

They managed to get a handle on the pandemic. Hospital emergency rooms can show you that.

But like everybody else, they are still trying to figure out how to get the economy back without a second wave.