DC: First COVID-19 Case Confirmed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it just DC that isn’t testing bc is they’re waiting for widespread community spread? Are Va and Md being more aggressive about it? I know there is a testing kit issue but it sounds like that’s being resolved w the 1.1 mil out this wk, 4 mil next wk etc but here it sounds like the DC Department of Health is the one saying no.

The entire state of Utah only has 400 test kits. How many do you think DC got?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can I edge in here to ask possibly a dumb but sincere question?

If you get diagnosed (or not but Covid-19 coronavirus) and then recover are you immune from getting it again?

So these PPs illustrated above/children. Could they now be immune? I was also very sick in Feb w a weird set of flu like symptoms, tested neg for flu, had a flu vax, spent one week in bed, weak and coughing.

Dr. Fauci said at the WH news conference that someone would have immunity after having the virus.

Q And one more technical question. Have you determined whether there are any variants of this virus so that a person who may have gotten it, and then gotten over it, could get it again?

DR. FAUCI: No, there’s no indication that that’s going on at all. If this virus acts like other viruses — which I have no reason to believe it won’t — once you’ve gotten infected and recovered, you’re not going to get infected with the same virus.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-conference-2/

But theoretically you could become infected with a different strain. Like we do with the various strains of the common cold. There are two strains so far but maybe they are close enough to provide immunity for now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most common symptoms (based on the data out of China)

Fever, fatigue, dry cough, loss of appetite, muscle aches, shortness of breath starting around day 5 and respiratory symptoms progressing fairly rapidly with presentation to hospital with respiratory concerns typically about day 7.

Least common symptoms (less than 10% of cases):
Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, headaches, diarrhea, abdominal pain, runny nose, sore throat, coughing up sputum / blood.

Sources: Wang et al ( n = 138), Chen et al ( n = 99), and Huang et al ( n = 41). All found similar symptom profiles.

I am very suspicious my DS had this in early February as did many kids at school. Lots of absences. Like events cancelled because too many participants were out sick. And email notices that kid would be absent bounced back because the person you sent it to was out sick. My DC's symptoms: out of nowhere high fever, chills, exhausted, slept for over a day, aches, dry cough, dizzy, slight soar throat. Strep and flu tests were negative. It did not progress to respiratory, though the dry cough lingered. I rarely take this kid to the doctor for a sick visit. Glad I did, as it is in the records and I'm sure every office is reviewing their cases histories.

Same here, my entire family got sick within 1 day. Fevers of kids and adults from 103-105. All of us were tested and only one adult got a positive Flu A test. I was told that this year's flu tests have a large rate of false negatives.

But what is the basis for calling it a "false negative"? Is it that the person appears to have it but tested negative? It is just as likely they had something else, right?

[Anonymous]

What are we supposed to do now? I can't believe the lack of tests and any coordinated messaging between the states, federal, and local governments.

It's here, it's spreading, and what are we doing? Supposed to be doing?

This just highlights again how third world the USis in so many ways. Other developed countries have aggressive testing and response sand it's still not enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are we supposed to do now? I can't believe the lack of tests and any coordinated messaging between the states, federal, and local governments.

It's here, it's spreading, and what are we doing? Supposed to be doing?

This just highlights again how third world the USis in so many ways. Other developed countries have aggressive testing and response sand it's still not enough.

Call your Congresspeople.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it just DC that isn’t testing bc is they’re waiting for widespread community spread? Are Va and Md being more aggressive about it? I know there is a testing kit issue but it sounds like that’s being resolved w the 1.1 mil out this wk, 4 mil next wk etc but here it sounds like the DC Department of Health is the one saying no.

The entire state of Utah only has 400 test kits. How many do you think DC got?

Mayor Bowser said they can test about 17 patients a day and are hoping to increase that. The number is not firm because different patients have different numbers of samples to test.
To say that it isn't enough is a complete understatement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most common symptoms (based on the data out of China)

Fever, fatigue, dry cough, loss of appetite, muscle aches, shortness of breath starting around day 5 and respiratory symptoms progressing fairly rapidly with presentation to hospital with respiratory concerns typically about day 7.

Least common symptoms (less than 10% of cases):
Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, headaches, diarrhea, abdominal pain, runny nose, sore throat, coughing up sputum / blood.

Sources: Wang et al ( n = 138), Chen et al ( n = 99), and Huang et al ( n = 41). All found similar symptom profiles.

I am very suspicious my DS had this in early February as did many kids at school. Lots of absences. Like events cancelled because too many participants were out sick. And email notices that kid would be absent bounced back because the person you sent it to was out sick. My DC's symptoms: out of nowhere high fever, chills, exhausted, slept for over a day, aches, dry cough, dizzy, slight soar throat. Strep and flu tests were negative. It did not progress to respiratory, though the dry cough lingered. I rarely take this kid to the doctor for a sick visit. Glad I did, as it is in the records and I'm sure every office is reviewing their cases histories.

Same here, my entire family got sick within 1 day. Fevers of kids and adults from 103-105. All of us were tested and only one adult got a positive Flu A test. I was told that this year's flu tests have a large rate of false negatives.

But what is the basis for calling it a "false negative"? Is it that the person appears to have it but tested negative? It is just as likely they had something else, right?

The basis was that we all clinically showed signs of Flu A and that one adult tested positive so it was more likely than not we all had the same thing since we all had the same symptoms at the same time. We all got tamiflu. DH and DC1 got better in 2 days, DC2 and I took a week to be better. This was mid February.

[Anonymous]

Christ Church Georgetown implicated
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rockville-senior-community-cancels-events-adds-screenings-in-response-to-possible-coronavirus-exposure/2020/03/07/e36871ec-6086-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are we supposed to do now? I can't believe the lack of tests and any coordinated messaging between the states, federal, and local governments.

It's here, it's spreading, and what are we doing? Supposed to be doing?

This just highlights again how third world the USis in so many ways. Other developed countries have aggressive testing and response sand it's still not enough.

That's not what third world means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Christ Church Georgetown implicated
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rockville-senior-community-cancels-events-adds-screenings-in-response-to-possible-coronavirus-exposure/2020/03/07/e36871ec-6086-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html

Can someone summarize this article? I don't have online subscription

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are we supposed to do now? I can't believe the lack of tests and any coordinated messaging between the states, federal, and local governments.

It's here, it's spreading, and what are we doing? Supposed to be doing?

This just highlights again how third world the USis in so many ways. Other developed countries have aggressive testing and response sand it's still not enough.

That's not what third world means.

Yes, more accurate to say: country full of corruption and incompetence. Banana Republic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Christ Church Georgetown implicated
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rockville-senior-community-cancels-events-adds-screenings-in-response-to-possible-coronavirus-exposure/2020/03/07/e36871ec-6086-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html

Can someone summarize this article? I don't have online subscription

The health department told The Washington Post in a statement early Sunday morning that it had determined that “an individual’s visitation to Christ Church Georgetown warrants precautionary measures.” The department said it recommended that the historic Episcopal church temporarily suspend services out of an abundance of caution.

“We are currently conducting an intensive investigation to identify any exposures to covid-19 that may have occurred at the church,” the department said. “DC Health will reach out to potentially impacted congregants and visitors as we continue to gather more information to ensure the health and safety of the public.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Christ Church Georgetown implicated
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rockville-senior-community-cancels-events-adds-screenings-in-response-to-possible-coronavirus-exposure/2020/03/07/e36871ec-6086-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html

Can someone summarize this article? I don't have online subscription

Pay for your own news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are we supposed to do now? I can't believe the lack of tests and any coordinated messaging between the states, federal, and local governments.

It's here, it's spreading, and what are we doing? Supposed to be doing?

This just highlights again how third world the USis in so many ways. Other developed countries have aggressive testing and response sand it's still not enough.

I'm not sure how much it really changes things.

The UK has been more proactive in testing in the last week, with 23k people already tested. So far 270 positive, but only two deaths, both very old and with preexisting health/respiratory conditions.

We already know what to do. Stay away from old people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Christ Church Georgetown implicated
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rockville-senior-community-cancels-events-adds-screenings-in-response-to-possible-coronavirus-exposure/2020/03/07/e36871ec-6086-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html

Can someone summarize this article? I don't have online subscription

the D.C. Department of Health said it was investigating whether members of Christ Church Georgetown were exposed to the deadly virus.
The health department told The Washington Post in a statement early Sunday morning that it had determined that “an individual’s visitation to Christ Church Georgetown warrants precautionary measures.” The department said it recommended that the historic Episcopal church temporarily suspend services out of an abundance of caution.

And from an email from the church:

Beginning tomorrow, Sunday, March 8, Christ Church, Georgetown, will suspend all services and meetings until further notice in response to a presumed positive case of Coronavirus in our Christ Church community. We did not make the decision to close our doors lightly, but out of an abundance of caution for the most vulnerable among us.
The person who has been diagnosed is receiving treatment and is in stable condition. As more information is gathered, we will update the community as appropriate and you can expect another email from the church tomorrow with additional details.