***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.”

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

This shit wasn't posted at any doctors office

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

So much truth on one white board..

I’m gonna go outside and sky scream because Trump.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Great news

Good news, but they did take quite extreme measures to stop the spread....measures that most of the rest of the world is not willing to take.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I just spoke to Rep. Gaetz, who said he was put into a "closed up room" on AF1 after he found out he might have been exposed to Covid19.

After landing, Trump "coaxed" him up front before leaving.

"He was not hyper cautious about being in the same space that I was in."

— Ben Terris (@bterris) March 9, 2020

That's the opposite of reassuring...

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by JakeF

Things are heating up in the U.S.

I would be a little hesitant to attend huge indoor events like concerts etc.

I don't think i would go out dancing at bars either. Holding hands with a bunch of chicks each night.

That's what you do when you go out to the bar? Dance and hold hands? Are you sure you're not downing shrooms and bombing a Jr. High dance?

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by TLO

This shit wasn't posted at any doctors office

Some people just like their news fake.

[IUsedToBeATightEnd]

That must be a very poorly informed doctor to post that bullshit.

Read this instead of posting fake signs. Comparison of contagion rate of Covid-19 vs Flu.
And that's exactly the problem.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...s-contain.html

Trump may still benefit of this situation if he takes action. If he dont he will have nobody else to blame but himself when things get out of hand, because they will

[Hammock Parties]

thanks for your fearmongering

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by IUsedToBeATightEnd

That must be a very poorly informed doctor to post that bullshit.

Read this instead of posting fake signs. Comparison of contagion rate of Covid-19 vs Flu.
And that's exactly the problem.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...s-contain.html

Trump may still benefit of this situation if he takes action. If he dont he will have nobody else to blame but himself when things get out of hand, because they will.

That’s exactly what the media is screaming.

[BigRedChief]

Today's total from John Hopkins:

761 cases in the US
34 states have confirmed cases
27 deaths
8 recovered

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashb...23467b48e9ecf6

[IUsedToBeATightEnd]

Its not fearmongering. Its facts. Adopting simple prevention measures it can be contained without panic. However, panic will come if things get out of hand.
Posting fake news is no rational way to face the situation IMHO.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Today's total from John Hopkins:

761 cases in the US
34 states have confirmed cases
27 deaths
8 recovered

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashb...23467b48e9ecf6

So three times as many people have died from this than recovered?

[Mecca]

Man do you think if I caught this I could actually get a day off from life? If so I might ****ing sign up.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by IUsedToBeATightEnd

Its not fearmongering. Its facts. Adopting simple prevention measures it can be contained without panic. However, panic will come if things get out of hand.
Posting fake news is no rational way to face the situation IMHO.

If you are under 60 you're gonna be fine, even if you get it.

Shut the **** up.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Man do you think if I caught this I could actually get a day off from life?

If you're a smoker over 70 you might get to take the rest off...