CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEW MEGA THREAD

[Anonymous]

https://www.propublica.org/article/senator-dumped-up-to-1-6-million-of-stock-after-reassuring-public-about-coronavirus-preparedness

Figures

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/99-25-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says/ar-BB11mr4X

Apparently in Italy 99% of those who died from the virus suffered from other illnesses. Only three deaths so far are attributed to people with no known underlying health issues.

From the article

More than 75% had high blood pressure, about 35% had diabetes and a third suffered from heart disease.

a screenshot of a cell phone: Threat to the Elderly
© Bloomberg Threat to the Elderly
The average age of those who’ve died from the virus in Italy is 79.5. As of March 17, 17 people under 50 had died from the disease. All of Italy’s victims under 40 have been males with serious existing medical conditions.

Great so only those in the US with high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease will perish. Hope you don't know anyone with any of those issues.

“It’s just like the flu” - Murdoch family’s message at Fox/WSJ

[Anonymous]

And now China and the WHO - ooops, the death rate in Wuhan is really around 1.4%, not 3.7%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/99-25-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says/ar-BB11mr4X

Apparently in Italy 99% of those who died from the virus suffered from other illnesses. Only three deaths so far are attributed to people with no known underlying health issues.

Well surprise

[Anonymous]

Coronavirus timeline:

- January 19: 100 cases
- January 24: 1,000 cases
- January 28: 5,000 cases
- February 12: 50,000 cases
- March 6: 100,000 cases
- March 14: 150,000 cases
- March 18: 200,000 cases
- March 19: 225,000 cases
- March 20: 250,000 cases

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Coronavirus timeline:

- January 19: 100 cases
- January 24: 1,000 cases
- January 28: 5,000 cases
- February 12: 50,000 cases
- March 6: 100,000 cases
- March 14: 150,000 cases
- March 18: 200,000 cases
- March 19: 225,000 cases
- March 20: 250,000 cases

Huh? It doubles every 3-6 days. Not sure where your numbers came from.

[Anonymous]

No it did not double by infection every six days. It doubled in testing every 6 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No it did not double by infection every six days. It doubled in testing every 6 days.

No, the doubling is based on the R0. The untested are also doubling every 3-6 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/99-25-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says/ar-BB11mr4X

Apparently in Italy 99% of those who died from the virus suffered from other illnesses. Only three deaths so far are attributed to people with no known underlying health issues.

From the article

More than 75% had high blood pressure, about 35% had diabetes and a third suffered from heart disease.

a screenshot of a cell phone: Threat to the Elderly
© Bloomberg Threat to the Elderly
The average age of those who’ve died from the virus in Italy is 79.5. As of March 17, 17 people under 50 had died from the disease. All of Italy’s victims under 40 have been males with serious existing medical conditions.

Great so only those in the US with high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease will perish. Hope you don't know anyone with any of those issues.

40% of the American population over the age of 50 has high blood pressure. Just fyi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/99-25-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says/ar-BB11mr4X

Apparently in Italy 99% of those who died from the virus suffered from other illnesses. Only three deaths so far are attributed to people with no known underlying health issues.

From the article

More than 75% had high blood pressure, about 35% had diabetes and a third suffered from heart disease.

a screenshot of a cell phone: Threat to the Elderly
© Bloomberg Threat to the Elderly
The average age of those who’ve died from the virus in Italy is 79.5. As of March 17, 17 people under 50 had died from the disease. All of Italy’s victims under 40 have been males with serious existing medical conditions.

Is the threat the same for people whose blood pressure is controlled with meds?
Great so only those in the US with high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease will perish. Hope you don't know anyone with any of those issues.

40% of the American population over the age of 50 has high blood pressure. Just fyi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coronavirus timeline:

- January 19: 100 cases
- January 24: 1,000 cases
- January 28: 5,000 cases
- February 12: 50,000 cases
- March 6: 100,000 cases
- March 14: 150,000 cases
- March 18: 200,000 cases
- March 19: 225,000 cases
- March 20: 250,000 cases

Huh? It doubles every 3-6 days. Not sure where your numbers came from.

BNO News Twitter has started putting out the timeline every day. They did one yesterday too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/99-25-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says/ar-BB11mr4X

Apparently in Italy 99% of those who died from the virus suffered from other illnesses. Only three deaths so far are attributed to people with no known underlying health issues.

Well surprise

A percentage of those didn’t know about a condition. Ppl may think they are fine and find out later there is some kind of condition like high blood pressure. Diabetic, etc

[Anonymous]

I know this is small (and thus not deserving of its own thread), but the pandemic has prevented my divorce from going through. It has been a multiple years long, horrible process, and I was really needing that final separation and distance from my ex for my mental well-being. Now there is again no end in sight, and we have to talk and see each other almost daily b/c of the children. It's really added a crappy load onto what we are all going through right now with the physical distancing, school closures, becoming a homeschool teacher.

Thanks for letting me vent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/99-25-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says/ar-BB11mr4X

Apparently in Italy 99% of those who died from the virus suffered from other illnesses. Only three deaths so far are attributed to people with no known underlying health issues.

From the article

More than 75% had high blood pressure, about 35% had diabetes and a third suffered from heart disease.

a screenshot of a cell phone: Threat to the Elderly
© Bloomberg Threat to the Elderly
The average age of those who’ve died from the virus in Italy is 79.5. As of March 17, 17 people under 50 had died from the disease. All of Italy’s victims under 40 have been males with serious existing medical conditions.

Thank you for sharing this. This info does not at all make me take the pandemic less seriously, because so many people in our country suffer form these problems. We're going to be in big trouble as a nation. My heart hurts for all those who will suffer, die, or lose family members. I also worry about our doctors and nurses, who are already short on protective equipment, and many of them are going to die. However, it does make me feel less anxious about my personal risk and my husband's personal risk, as we are both healthy, even though one of us is over 60. My husband has been wracked with anxiety about his personal risk. This is not good for his mental health or his physical health! But no matter what our personal risk is, we are still socially distancing because it is the responsible thing to do for our society.

It's so important that we keep these two risks separate in our minds. For many of us our personal risk is from coronavirus is low, but the risk to society is extremely high. Even if our personal risk is low, we must do what we can not to catch and spread the virus, and send a lot of people flooding into the hospitals.

[Anonymous]

Good post above on social risk vs personal risk.

One thing to add: if the hospitals fill up you will run personal risks unrelated to coronavirus, for example if you were to need a surgery or treatment in a hospital. The social risk becomes personal.