CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEW MEGA THREAD

[Anonymous]

Italy is now at 6,557 new cases and 793 new deaths. In one day. And I think they are saying Italy is still a couple weeks from its peak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Italy is now at 6,557 new cases and 793 new deaths. In one day. And I think they are saying Italy is still a couple weeks from its peak.

[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.

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.

The real risk to society is being plunged into a financial depression complete with violence and social unrest. We will look back at this time and wished we had not expected poor people to forgo work for an unsustainably long time. I am sheltering in place in comfort with lots of food. Others live on the edge of disaster in the best of times.

[Anonymous]

Army plans to turn NYC hotel, dorm rooms into coronavirus hospitals

https://nypost.com/2020/03/21/army-plans-to-turn-nyc-hotel-dorm-rooms-into-coronavirus-hospitals/?utm_source=reddit.com

[Anonymous]

Cases now exceed 300,000 and deaths now exceed 13,000.

Global cases 303,505
Global deaths 13,024

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Italy is now at 6,557 new cases and 793 new deaths. In one day. And I think they are saying Italy is still a couple weeks from its peak.

Sorry some of the places are expected to peak in a few days. Other parts of the country are still climbing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Army plans to turn NYC hotel, dorm rooms into coronavirus hospitals

https://nypost.com/2020/03/21/army-plans-to-turn-nyc-hotel-dorm-rooms-into-coronavirus-hospitals/?utm_source=reddit.com

Same in Massachusetts. Lots of empty dorms with beds and couches. Gov announced he worked with the army Corp of engineers to id all the locations. Also established 300 emergency childcare facilities to operate for necessary personnel

[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

But they are triaging now in Italy.

When there aren't enough ventilators, they are giving them first to the young and those with no comorbidities.

If they have to ration, those who are older or have high blood pressure diabetes don't get the ventilators.

So isn't that going to influence who lives and who dies of this disease?

[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.

Well surprise

But they are triaging now in Italy.

When there aren't enough ventilators, they are giving them first to the young and those with no comorbidities.

If they have to ration, those who are older or have high blood pressure diabetes don't get the ventilators.

So isn't that going to influence who lives and who dies of this disease?

There are now over 50,000 cases in Italy, nearly 3000 of whom are deemed critical. Triage has become a necessity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cases now exceed 300,000 and deaths now exceed 13,000.

Global cases 303,505
Global deaths 13,024

Can you quote the flu statistics too (for comparison)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cases now exceed 300,000 and deaths now exceed 13,000.

Global cases 303,505
Global deaths 13,024

Can you quote the flu statistics too (for comparison)?

I don't know but I just want to point out that the flu is pretty dang deadly and we really don't want another flu-like illness on top of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cases now exceed 300,000 and deaths now exceed 13,000.

Global cases 303,505
Global deaths 13,024

Can you quote the flu statistics too (for comparison)?

I don't know but I just want to point out that the flu is pretty dang deadly and we really don't want another flu-like illness on top of it.

And since we are on the topic of the flu:

https://www.propublica.org/article/a-medical-worker-describes--terrifying-lung-failure-from-covid19-even-in-his-young-patients?fbclid=IwAR1lhEBXHUiIEzBvb3KfgS0YkoXP0oPP85He33gbH1KOUe0DpCknoUo3CQc

“It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu. Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy secretions coming out of his tube.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cases now exceed 300,000 and deaths now exceed 13,000.

Global cases 303,505
Global deaths 13,024

Can you quote the flu statistics too (for comparison)?

I don't know but I just want to point out that the flu is pretty dang deadly and we really don't want another flu-like illness on top of it.

+1
"it's just like having another disease like cancer! what's the big deal"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cases now exceed 300,000 and deaths now exceed 13,000.

Global cases 303,505
Global deaths 13,024

Can you quote the flu statistics too (for comparison)?

For the 1000th time this is not the FLU. Just stop.

[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.

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.

I am on hypertension medication and my blood pressure is normal. Does that mean that I am "normal" or still considered one with high blood pressure?