CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEW MEGA THREAD

[Anonymous]

One of the first Americans who got the virus is now well enough to give an interview.

Mr. Thibault, one of the first Americans diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, recounted days of pain and fear in his first interview Tuesday, speaking from the intensive-care unit at the Providence hospital where he has been for 13 days, fighting the illness that attacked his lungs.

“I was one inch from death,” he said, his voice weary. “No doubt about it. No doubt about it.”

He said he has turned on the television and caught up on the news of the escalating virus. He is worried some people don’t realize how serious it can be and hopes people are taking the recommended safety steps, from washing hands frequently to staying home when sick, to avoid community spread.

“It almost killed me,” he said. “It’s alarming when I hear people minimize it as a simple cold. It was no simple cold for me.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-patient-recounts-coming-one-inch-from-death-11583866316

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this disease is just another version of the flu

you don't see people going ape s%^ over the flu

the mass hysteria is entirely the fault of the media hyping this thing

The coronavirus is deadlier than the flu and more infectious. At least 10% of those infected need to be hospitalized. If we can't stop the spread, we must slow it down so everyone doesn't get sick at once and overwhelm the hospitals. Study this and learn.

This. It's not "just like the flu" it's brand new and could overwhelm the health system with very I'll people, especially 50+ and those with underlying conditions, like diabetes, for example.

And the US started behind....

Everyone knows that. The Administration did not heed warnings from the medical professionals/experts and think after a briefing he knows more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very real question: Seattle is theoretically ~7 weeks into community spread. Coastal cities should be into their outbreaks. Shouldn't we already be seeing major increases in hospital admissions, ER visits, ICU overruns? It isn't happening at this point. The situation at the LTC facility has been an absolute nightmare - total hell. But outside of that, are we seeing the doomsday scenario? Should we take some comfort in the fact that this has not become a widespread disaster at this point? Perhaps it simply isn't spreading here the way it has in Italy, or the strain has not been as lethal?

Also agree. I've been telling myself over and over again in the past two weeks, keep an eye on Seattle and the numbers coming out of Seattle (and now New York). Outside the unfortunate nursing home, there seems to be minimal spread of the virus. Yes, numbers have gone up for positive cases, but there doesn't seem to be a rush to the hospitals for critical care. The virus exploded within that one nursing home, but outside that Seattle is not showing the Wuhan style mass explosion of infection and deaths. If anything, it's closer to South Korea, which had a lot of infected people (and high testing levels finding the infected people) but very few deaths, around 54 out of 8000 infected.

Likewise, in NYC, the virus has been spreading but the numbers of deaths is still zero and very few people have been hospitalized. I can't believe the unfortunate man was just the first man to catch the virus and there must have been others.

Apparently public health models show 2 weeks it will be really bad here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very real question: Seattle is theoretically ~7 weeks into community spread. Coastal cities should be into their outbreaks. Shouldn't we already be seeing major increases in hospital admissions, ER visits, ICU overruns? It isn't happening at this point. The situation at the LTC facility has been an absolute nightmare - total hell. But outside of that, are we seeing the doomsday scenario? Should we take some comfort in the fact that this has not become a widespread disaster at this point? Perhaps it simply isn't spreading here the way it has in Italy, or the strain has not been as lethal?

Also agree. I've been telling myself over and over again in the past two weeks, keep an eye on Seattle and the numbers coming out of Seattle (and now New York). Outside the unfortunate nursing home, there seems to be minimal spread of the virus. Yes, numbers have gone up for positive cases, but there doesn't seem to be a rush to the hospitals for critical care. The virus exploded within that one nursing home, but outside that Seattle is not showing the Wuhan style mass explosion of infection and deaths. If anything, it's closer to South Korea, which had a lot of infected people (and high testing levels finding the infected people) but very few deaths, around 54 out of 8000 infected.

Likewise, in NYC, the virus has been spreading but the numbers of deaths is still zero and very few people have been hospitalized. I can't believe the unfortunate man was just the first man to catch the virus and there must have been others.

Apparently public health models show 2 weeks it will be really bad here.

And in two weeks' time people will be saying two more weeks till it gets really bad. And then when that two weeks is up, people will still be saying just two more weeks.

[Anonymous]

For those saying it is not spreading here in the US, we are now up to 849 cases. Of course, could be because we are now testing more...


https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-10-20-intl-hnk/index.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those saying it is not spreading here in the US, we are now up to 849 cases. Of course, could be because we are now testing more...


https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-10-20-intl-hnk/index.html

No idea who is saying it's not spreading, it's a question about how widespread it is since I suspect most confirmed/presumptive cases identified so far are only of the most severe types.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those saying it is not spreading here in the US, we are now up to 849 cases. Of course, could be because we are now testing more...


https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-10-20-intl-hnk/index.html

They aren’t testing everyone. The spouse of an infected Georgetown Church patron can’t get tested. My doctor friend treated at covid-19 patient and he said the hospital is not testing doctors and nurses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very real question: Seattle is theoretically ~7 weeks into community spread. Coastal cities should be into their outbreaks. Shouldn't we already be seeing major increases in hospital admissions, ER visits, ICU overruns? It isn't happening at this point. The situation at the LTC facility has been an absolute nightmare - total hell. But outside of that, are we seeing the doomsday scenario? Should we take some comfort in the fact that this has not become a widespread disaster at this point? Perhaps it simply isn't spreading here the way it has in Italy, or the strain has not been as lethal?

Also agree. I've been telling myself over and over again in the past two weeks, keep an eye on Seattle and the numbers coming out of Seattle (and now New York). Outside the unfortunate nursing home, there seems to be minimal spread of the virus. Yes, numbers have gone up for positive cases, but there doesn't seem to be a rush to the hospitals for critical care. The virus exploded within that one nursing home, but outside that Seattle is not showing the Wuhan style mass explosion of infection and deaths. If anything, it's closer to South Korea, which had a lot of infected people (and high testing levels finding the infected people) but very few deaths, around 54 out of 8000 infected.

Likewise, in NYC, the virus has been spreading but the numbers of deaths is still zero and very few people have been hospitalized. I can't believe the unfortunate man was just the first man to catch the virus and there must have been others.

Apparently public health models show 2 weeks it will be really bad here.

And in two weeks' time people will be saying two more weeks till it gets really bad. And then when that two weeks is up, people will still be saying just two more weeks.

Nah, in two weeks we will know either way.

[Anonymous]

So, what will happen in China? They have stopped the new cases. But a huge % have not had the virus. Won’t it just start up again once they start heading back to normal life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very real question: Seattle is theoretically ~7 weeks into community spread. Coastal cities should be into their outbreaks. Shouldn't we already be seeing major increases in hospital admissions, ER visits, ICU overruns? It isn't happening at this point. The situation at the LTC facility has been an absolute nightmare - total hell. But outside of that, are we seeing the doomsday scenario? Should we take some comfort in the fact that this has not become a widespread disaster at this point? Perhaps it simply isn't spreading here the way it has in Italy, or the strain has not been as lethal?

Yep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very real question: Seattle is theoretically ~7 weeks into community spread. Coastal cities should be into their outbreaks. Shouldn't we already be seeing major increases in hospital admissions, ER visits, ICU overruns? It isn't happening at this point. The situation at the LTC facility has been an absolute nightmare - total hell. But outside of that, are we seeing the doomsday scenario? Should we take some comfort in the fact that this has not become a widespread disaster at this point? Perhaps it simply isn't spreading here the way it has in Italy, or the strain has not been as lethal?

Also agree. I've been telling myself over and over again in the past two weeks, keep an eye on Seattle and the numbers coming out of Seattle (and now New York). Outside the unfortunate nursing home, there seems to be minimal spread of the virus. Yes, numbers have gone up for positive cases, but there doesn't seem to be a rush to the hospitals for critical care. The virus exploded within that one nursing home, but outside that Seattle is not showing the Wuhan style mass explosion of infection and deaths. If anything, it's closer to South Korea, which had a lot of infected people (and high testing levels finding the infected people) but very few deaths, around 54 out of 8000 infected.

Likewise, in NYC, the virus has been spreading but the numbers of deaths is still zero and very few people have been hospitalized. I can't believe the unfortunate man was just the first man to catch the virus and there must have been others.

Apparently public health models show 2 weeks it will be really bad here.

And in two weeks' time people will be saying two more weeks till it gets really bad. And then when that two weeks is up, people will still be saying just two more weeks.

Nah, in two weeks we will know either way.

Probably.

My money is on lots of infected cases reported but low rates of hospitalization and deaths, more like South Korea than Italy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, what will happen in China? They have stopped the new cases. But a huge % have not had the virus. Won’t it just start up again once they start heading back to normal life?

They just stopped testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this disease is just another version of the flu

you don't see people going ape s%^ over the flu

the mass hysteria is entirely the fault of the media hyping this thing

Raheem Kassam said what he had was 3X worse than normal flu. He's early 30s. Was at CPAC in close contact with infected person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this disease is just another version of the flu

you don't see people going ape s%^ over the flu

the mass hysteria is entirely the fault of the media hyping this thing

Raheem Kassam said what he had was 3X worse than normal flu. He's early 30s. Was at CPAC in close contact with infected person.

Sounds like pre-existing conditions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this disease is just another version of the flu

you don't see people going ape s%^ over the flu

the mass hysteria is entirely the fault of the media hyping this thing

Raheem Kassam said what he had was 3X worse than normal flu. He's early 30s. Was at CPAC in close contact with infected person.

Sounds like pre-existing conditions.

which, technically, majority of americans have