CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEW MEGA THREAD

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Gov Hogan has a presser at 11am today to announce "additional measures" in slowing the virus.

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Anonymous wrote:Gov Hogan has a presser at 11am today to announce "additional measures" in slowing the virus.

Wish Northam would get off his useless a** and join him!

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Anonymous wrote:Unsure if this has already been posted, but here’s a Johns Hopkins University link to a real-time COVID-19 map of cases:
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

wow! It breaks things down by county level now.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone should read:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/opinion/sanders-biden-socialism.html

I think it’s a perspective that really needs to be heard.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/coronavirus-economy.html

Agree! “Use a two-week isolation strategy,’’ Katz answered. Tell everyone to basically stay home for two weeks, rather than indefinitely. (This includes all the reckless college students packing the beaches of Florida.) If you are infected with the coronavirus it will usually present within a two-week incubation period.

“Those who have symptomatic infection should then self-isolate — with or without testing, which is exactly what we do with the flu,’’ Katz said. “Those who don’t, if in the low-risk population, should be allowed to return to work or school, after the two weeks end.”

Effectively, we’d ‘reboot’ our society in two or perhaps more weeks from now. "

Love this idea! Finally somebody sensible

Except you need to be able to test! I’ve had a recurrent runny nose for the last five months. Is it a virus? Dry air? Something else? In order for people to isolate longer than 14 days, you need a test, otherwise people will write it off as another cold, etc.

Yeah, this strategy only works if you have an easily accessible test so you can know at the end of 2 weeks if you have the virus or not.

Since people can have the virus without symptoms, and spread it to others... a household could start with a child with the virus but no symptoms, and at the end of 14 days mom and dad could be infected but showing no symptoms yet. 2 week reboot is over -- but mom and dad now go out and spread their germs for a few days before coming down with a cough. Since there's no test .. how do you prevent that from happening over and over again?

This strategy also ignores the fact that many young people with the virus need hospitalization. It's not just the elderly who are clogging up the hospitals.

+10000! The young and healthy are not safe:

Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Cameron van der Burgh Hit Hard By Coronavirus

Despite “strong lungs” and a “healthy lifestyle,” the champion called COVID-19 “by far the worst virus I’ve ever endured.”
By Ron Dicker
03/23/2020 06:59 AM ET

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gov Hogan has a presser at 11am today to announce "additional measures" in slowing the virus.

Wish Northam would get off his useless a** and join him!

Northam has been and will be having daily briefings. FYI

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone should read:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/opinion/sanders-biden-socialism.html

I think it’s a perspective that really needs to be heard.

Sorry pasted wrong link:


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/coronavirus-economy.html

Agree! “Use a two-week isolation strategy,’’ Katz answered. Tell everyone to basically stay home for two weeks, rather than indefinitely. (This includes all the reckless college students packing the beaches of Florida.) If you are infected with the coronavirus it will usually present within a two-week incubation period.

“Those who have symptomatic infection should then self-isolate — with or without testing, which is exactly what we do with the flu,’’ Katz said. “Those who don’t, if in the low-risk population, should be allowed to return to work or school, after the two weeks end.”

Effectively, we’d ‘reboot’ our society in two or perhaps more weeks from now. "

Love this idea! Finally somebody sensible

Except you need to be able to test! I’ve had a recurrent runny nose for the last five months. Is it a virus? Dry air? Something else? In order for people to isolate longer than 14 days, you need a test, otherwise people will write it off as another cold, etc.

Yeah, this strategy only works if you have an easily accessible test so you can know at the end of 2 weeks if you have the virus or not.

Since people can have the virus without symptoms, and spread it to others... a household could start with a child with the virus but no symptoms, and at the end of 14 days mom and dad could be infected but showing no symptoms yet. 2 week reboot is over -- but mom and dad now go out and spread their germs for a few days before coming down with a cough. Since there's no test .. how do you prevent that from happening over and over again?

This strategy also ignores the fact that many young people with the virus need hospitalization. It's not just the elderly who are clogging up the hospitals.

+10000! The young and healthy are not safe:

Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Cameron van der Burgh Hit Hard By Coronavirus

Despite “strong lungs” and a “healthy lifestyle,” the champion called COVID-19 “by far the worst virus I’ve ever endured.”
By Ron Dicker
03/23/2020 06:59 AM ET

Normal, healthy and athletic people do get very sick from the flu. I had the flu once and was so sick it was pain just to lift my head. IT happens. It's never been a secret that young people can and do get sick from the virus. Why some of you are pretending it's some mass conspiracy to hide this information I don't know. What is known is that the people who die from the virus are overwhelmingly old and very sick.

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Anonymous wrote:TY for posting that letter from the doctor at NY Pres. That is extremely upsetting. And why is it that he says that the manufacturer is "beginning to accelerate" production? DCUM posters (and anyone with any sense) were talking about the mask shortage in JANUARY. I remember someone posting that 3M was ramping up production and adding production shifts in the U.S. I don't know if they were making that up or what, but the idea that they were NOT accelerating production 2+ months ago is just horrifying. Why is everyone asleep at the switch? We had some many months to prepare.

VP Pence said that in a press briefing last week. They’re just lying about everything now.

Governors are begging for feds to step in and use Defense Production Act to ramp up productions of masks, other PPE, ventilators, etc, but Trump prefers to let states bid on the open market, against each other, so private sector can maximize profits.

This is happening RIGHT NOW.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/new-york-gov-cuomo-wants-federal-government-to-command-supplies-of-ventilators-and-masks-51584915722

Cuomo said he would pay a premium in one of his press conferences. Now that NY is getting all the help the rest of the country will be left to fend for themselves. After all this is over I am sure there will be investigations into all the rotten deals going on that most of America will suffer because of. We are the United States not just NY.

We lost precious weeks in Jan and Feb because of his inaction, and we continue to lose time. We should’ve been making ventilators weeks ago. WHY ISN’T ANYONE DOING ANYTHING?!

[Anonymous]

Hogan just announced closings of non-essential business. What I did not catch was:

1) when will this start
2) for how long?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hogan just announced closings of non-essential business. What I did not catch was:

1) when will this start
2) for how long?

1) Today, at 5pm.
2) Didn't say

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gov Hogan has a presser at 11am today to announce "additional measures" in slowing the virus.

Wish Northam would get off his useless a** and join him!

Maybe you need to get more informed before you start spewing dumb posts:

https://www.nbc12.com/2020/03/22/gov-northam-confirms-coronavirus-cases-virginia-expects-number-continue-climb/

"Governor Ralph Northam will continue to update the commonwealth on the coronavirus outbreak in daily briefings, but they will now be moved to 2 p.m.

A decision on the fate of public schools for the rest of the academic year is expected to be announced Monday."

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. I am positive for COVID19 (our whole family has it) and I lost my sense of smell and taste around day 6. I’m on day 10, and it’s partially back, but not fully.

How did your family get a test to confirm?

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Anonymous wrote:Where's biden in all this? The most likely democratic nominee totally absent..

Biden is a great politician with years worth of experience but make no dougt that he will always look out for himself and his people

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone should read:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/opinion/sanders-biden-socialism.html

I think it’s a perspective that really needs to be heard.

Sorry pasted wrong link:


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/coronavirus-economy.html

Agree! “Use a two-week isolation strategy,’’ Katz answered. Tell everyone to basically stay home for two weeks, rather than indefinitely. (This includes all the reckless college students packing the beaches of Florida.) If you are infected with the coronavirus it will usually present within a two-week incubation period.

“Those who have symptomatic infection should then self-isolate — with or without testing, which is exactly what we do with the flu,’’ Katz said. “Those who don’t, if in the low-risk population, should be allowed to return to work or school, after the two weeks end.”

Effectively, we’d ‘reboot’ our society in two or perhaps more weeks from now. "

Love this idea! Finally somebody sensible

Except you need to be able to test! I’ve had a recurrent runny nose for the last five months. Is it a virus? Dry air? Something else? In order for people to isolate longer than 14 days, you need a test, otherwise people will write it off as another cold, etc.

Yeah, this strategy only works if you have an easily accessible test so you can know at the end of 2 weeks if you have the virus or not.

Since people can have the virus without symptoms, and spread it to others... a household could start with a child with the virus but no symptoms, and at the end of 14 days mom and dad could be infected but showing no symptoms yet. 2 week reboot is over -- but mom and dad now go out and spread their germs for a few days before coming down with a cough. Since there's no test .. how do you prevent that from happening over and over again?

This strategy also ignores the fact that many young people with the virus need hospitalization. It's not just the elderly who are clogging up the hospitals.

+10000! The young and healthy are not safe:

Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Cameron van der Burgh Hit Hard By Coronavirus

Despite “strong lungs” and a “healthy lifestyle,” the champion called COVID-19 “by far the worst virus I’ve ever endured.”
By Ron Dicker
03/23/2020 06:59 AM ET

Normal, healthy and athletic people do get very sick from the flu. I had the flu once and was so sick it was pain just to lift my head. IT happens. It's never been a secret that young people can and do get sick from the virus. Why some of you are pretending it's some mass conspiracy to hide this information I don't know. What is known is that the people who die from the virus are overwhelmingly old and very sick.

It’s probably because people like you keep saying it’s just like the flu.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TY for posting that letter from the doctor at NY Pres. That is extremely upsetting. And why is it that he says that the manufacturer is "beginning to accelerate" production? DCUM posters (and anyone with any sense) were talking about the mask shortage in JANUARY. I remember someone posting that 3M was ramping up production and adding production shifts in the U.S. I don't know if they were making that up or what, but the idea that they were NOT accelerating production 2+ months ago is just horrifying. Why is everyone asleep at the switch? We had some many months to prepare.

VP Pence said that in a press briefing last week. They’re just lying about everything now.

Governors are begging for feds to step in and use Defense Production Act to ramp up productions of masks, other PPE, ventilators, etc, but Trump prefers to let states bid on the open market, against each other, so private sector can maximize profits.

This is happening RIGHT NOW.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/new-york-gov-cuomo-wants-federal-government-to-command-supplies-of-ventilators-and-masks-51584915722

We lost precious weeks in Jan and Feb because of his inaction, and we continue to lose time. We should’ve been making ventilators weeks ago. WHY ISN’T ANYONE DOING ANYTHING?!

There is plenty being done. Deep breaths.

LOL you are delusional. They weren’t doing jack three weeks ago - except maybe investing in medical manufacturing while telling the rest of us all was well - and they aren’t doing jack now. What a shtshow.

What the executive branch was doing in January and February when the rest of us started buying masks at our local Walgreens was...managing their stock portfolios.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone should read:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/opinion/sanders-biden-socialism.html

I think it’s a perspective that really needs to be heard.

Sorry pasted wrong link:


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/coronavirus-economy.html

Agree! “Use a two-week isolation strategy,’’ Katz answered. Tell everyone to basically stay home for two weeks, rather than indefinitely. (This includes all the reckless college students packing the beaches of Florida.) If you are infected with the coronavirus it will usually present within a two-week incubation period.

“Those who have symptomatic infection should then self-isolate — with or without testing, which is exactly what we do with the flu,’’ Katz said. “Those who don’t, if in the low-risk population, should be allowed to return to work or school, after the two weeks end.”

Effectively, we’d ‘reboot’ our society in two or perhaps more weeks from now. "

Love this idea! Finally somebody sensible

Except you need to be able to test! I’ve had a recurrent runny nose for the last five months. Is it a virus? Dry air? Something else? In order for people to isolate longer than 14 days, you need a test, otherwise people will write it off as another cold, etc.

Yeah, this strategy only works if you have an easily accessible test so you can know at the end of 2 weeks if you have the virus or not.

Since people can have the virus without symptoms, and spread it to others... a household could start with a child with the virus but no symptoms, and at the end of 14 days mom and dad could be infected but showing no symptoms yet. 2 week reboot is over -- but mom and dad now go out and spread their germs for a few days before coming down with a cough. Since there's no test .. how do you prevent that from happening over and over again?

This strategy also ignores the fact that many young people with the virus need hospitalization. It's not just the elderly who are clogging up the hospitals.

+10000! The young and healthy are not safe:

Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Cameron van der Burgh Hit Hard By Coronavirus

Despite “strong lungs” and a “healthy lifestyle,” the champion called COVID-19 “by far the worst virus I’ve ever endured.”
By Ron Dicker
03/23/2020 06:59 AM ET

Normal, healthy and athletic people do get very sick from the flu. I had the flu once and was so sick it was pain just to lift my head. IT happens. It's never been a secret that young people can and do get sick from the virus. Why some of you are pretending it's some mass conspiracy to hide this information I don't know. What is known is that the people who die from the virus are overwhelmingly old and very sick.

It’s probably because people like you keep saying it’s just like the flu.

That is not a helpful response. It is a flu. A different kind of flu. The vast majority of people who catch the virus develop flu-like symptoms that do not require hospitalization. Going by those descriptions it is comparable to getting the actual flu for most people, which ranges from very mild symptoms to sick in bed for days/weeks but no hospitalization needed (just like the flu itself). A minority get even sicker and a minority of those die.