***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.”

[TambaBerry]

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP

Rumor going around if you make 65k or more wont get any help from government.

Is that individual or household?

[Titty Meat]

Theres some belief that the virus is evolving before it even gets to humans. That's uh very bad.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by O.city

https://twitter.com/nachristakis/sta...981002755?s=21

I do not think the CFR will be lower than 0.3% at the very lowest end, and I think many millions will be infected. Hence, there will be many deaths over the next year or two. Many of these deaths, alas, will occur in coming two months. 6/

— Nicholas A. Christakis (@NAChristakis) March 17, 2020

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

And here's what Hanwha's intrasquad game looked like today. pic.twitter.com/9DitLXaF4O

— Dan Kurtz (@MyKBO) March 17, 2020

Baseball and basketball returning to South Korea

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

When the entire economy is destroyed to supposedly combat a virus that will only infect a small % of Americans, and will only seriously sicken or kill an even smaller %, that is the ultimate definition of “extreme”.

You don't seem to either, understand or believe the information that is being presented if you truly believe your statement.

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[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

You don't seem to either, understand or believe the information that is being presented if you truly believe your statement.

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Just get your souls right.

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP

Rumor going around if you make 65k or more wont get any help from government.

Seems like a well thought out response to bring us all together in solidarity to get through this.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Went to the store early hoping some stuff might be restocked. Not. Almost no ground beef, no chicken, very little bread. Pre-cooked sausages like hot dogs were gone. Still had plenty of steaks and pork chops, but they seemed really expensive. "Limit One" signs everywhere, although that may be a day late and a dollar short. Fresh produce fairly picked over, but not as bad as the others. And zero toilet paper - didn't need any, but I checked the aisle just to see.

Still plenty of canned goods, though, and dairy products. I guess that's good.

The store wasn't too crowded, but there were still a lot of people there for 6:00 a.m. on a Wednesday.

This shit is surreal.

At least gas is cheap. Even will all the Illinois taxes, it's only around $2.15. Of course that's not really a good thing.

Hopefully people will calm down and quit panic buying. Having to go to multiple stores for essentials this past week has been frustrating as well.

[Sure-Oz]

@CodyKMBC: BREAKING: A rep from @ChildrensMercy confirms a patient seen at the Emergency Department at the Adele Hall Campus (on KC's Hospital Hill) has tested positive for COVID-19. More info coming. Stay tuned to @kmbc for the latest.

@CodyKMBC: The same rep says the patient is now "being self-quarantined at home." #developing

[stumppy]

Went to Walmart this morning and several things had been restocked. Not all, still no TP, soup, cereal, and chicken. Plenty of otc meds., all kinds of beef&pork, eggs, dairy, frozen foods.

[HayWire]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Hopefully people will calm down and quit panic buying. Having to go to multiple stores for essentials this past week has been frustrating as well.

Very much this. We've tried to stay in as much as possible but when I have to go to the store 3 days in a row because they're out of shit kind of defeats the purpose

[wazu]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Hopefully people will calm down and quit panic buying. Having to go to multiple stores for essentials this past week has been frustrating as well.

I don't think it's panic buying anymore. If it were then I'd expect to see canned goods off the shelves, not perishables. This whole thing has to be resulting in an enormous amount of overall consumption that didn't exist a few weeks ago. The exception probably being toilet paper, but even that you've got a ton more people staying at home all day.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Just got back from walmart. No bread ,no eggs no milk. LOL And no TP.

I bought the last 20 lb bag of rice. Just because. Oh and some theraflu.

They had plenty of beer though. We can survive.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

@CodyKMBC: BREAKING: A rep from @ChildrensMercy confirms a patient seen at the Emergency Department at the Adele Hall Campus (on KC's Hospital Hill) has tested positive for COVID-19. More info coming. Stay tuned to @kmbc for the latest.

@CodyKMBC: The same rep says the patient is now "being self-quarantined at home." #developing

@TVnewsSyKnese: Children’s Mercy is now implementing full visitor restrictions. That means:

-No visitors, including sibling visitors
-Parents/guardians are not considered visitors
-Parents/guardians must be free of respiratory symptoms and fever to be in the hospital https://twitter.com/ChildrensMercy/s...61913361240068

@ChildrensMercy: A patient seen in our Emergency Department at Adele Hall Campus on March 15, tested positive for #COVID19 and is being self-quarantined at home. Learn what we are doing to protect our patients, families and staff from the spread of the disease.
https://loom.ly/fW7R7Qo https://twitter.com/ChildrensMercy/s...240068/photo/1

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by wazu

I don't think it's panic buying anymore. If it were then I'd expect to see canned goods off the shelves, not perishables. This whole thing has to be resulting in an enormous amount of overall consumption that didn't exist a few weeks ago. The exception probably being toilet paper, but even that you've got a ton more people staying at home all day.

If it isn't that now then hopefully the stores get time to stock up more items. I can see people buying more than normal trying to avoid going on weekly grocery runs too.