Coronavirus good Uplifting and hopeful news only

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s good that people in the US are starting to take this more seriously, ask questions, and prepare.

I agree. Staying informed lets you prepare, being prepared brings comfort and it’s a good feeling to know one is prepared.
Gathering extra supplies is smart thing to do. Life is funny that way, when we are prepared then nothing happens but when we are not, then things usually go wrong and we wish we could go back in time.

Who knows, maybe we can beat this thing just by getting all the supplies. Maybe then we really won’t need them. But better safe...

One ALWAYS can give extras stuff to the local charity food pantry to help people in need after all passes, and this to shell pass, because nothing in life last forever, no good times, no bad times.

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Anonymous wrote:thank you for this thread!!

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Maybe this isn’t funny to everyone but made me laugh:

https://twitter.com/NeilTheBacteria/status/1232606110894391297?s=20

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe this isn’t funny to everyone but made me laugh:

https://twitter.com/NeilTheBacteria/status/1232606110894391297?s=20

At least you see it coming.

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Aylward said that across China, about 80% of cases are mild, about 14% are severe, and about 6% become critically ill. The case fatality rate — the percentage of known infected people who die — is between 2% and 4% in Hubei province, and 0.7% in other parts of China, he said.

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Anonymous wrote:This is copied from the other thread, I brought it here because tke poster makes a valid point.

I'm saying that we brought students from Wuhan right into Fairfax County, and told them to tour. They were not quarantined. Where are all the cases in Fairfax County and DC? How about NYC given that they flew in there? The bus driver that took them to Fairfax County?

Would you please post link to this page in thread?

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This is nice and gentle guide to preparations, explained.

A Guide: How To Prepare Your Home For Coronavirus
By Goats and soda. On NPR..
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is copied from the other thread, I brought it here because tke poster makes a valid point.

I'm saying that we brought students from Wuhan right into Fairfax County, and told them to tour. They were not quarantined. Where are all the cases in Fairfax County and DC? How about NYC given that they flew in there? The bus driver that took them to Fairfax County?

Would you please post link to this page in thread?

You can always search any forum just like google, but i did it for you, here it is.. post at 17:39 on this page,,,

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/5715/852862.page#16589176

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is copied from the other thread, I brought it here because tke poster makes a valid point.

I'm saying that we brought students from Wuhan right into Fairfax County, and told them to tour. They were not quarantined. Where are all the cases in Fairfax County and DC? How about NYC given that they flew in there? The bus driver that took them to Fairfax County?

Would you please post link to this page in thread?

You can always search any forum just like google, but i did it for you, here it is.. post at 17:39 on this page,,,

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/5715/852862.page#16589176

Is thar what you needed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fatality rate at the epicenter of the pandemic is 2%. The people who are most vulnerable are very young children, very old people, and those with underlying health conditions.

I would hope the fatality rate here would be better than in Wuhan, where the health infrastructure is worse.

Thank you for join us, where have you been all the 400 pages?

PS it actually does not seen to affect kids much at any age.

[Anonymous]

This is something...

Real time counter, not the map... do this have it open somewhere and every few minutes refresh page, each time you do the recovered cases go up. This is uplifting. They grow faster then the death cases and nes cases usually...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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Anonymous wrote:They're starting a large clinical trial of an antiviral drug, Remdesivir, which has shown some promise in more serious cases. I think they used this on the first US case in Washington. This was the only drug mentioned as effective by the WHO representative in China. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/25/us-plans-trial-of-gilead-coronavirus-drug-remdesivir.html

Chloroquine is the antimalarial drug being mentioned, but be careful because its effectiveness might be overstated.
https://factcheck.afp.com/anti-malaria-drug-has-proven-effective-treating-coronavirus-has-not-cured-12552-patients

The best news about this virus for me is that children seem to handle it well. My 7 yo DD got pneumonia during the H1N1 outbreak, and that was very scary.

Ha! I’m on large doses of plaquenil/hydroxychloroquine for an immune disease/preventing full blown lupus, so I guess that’s good news. I take much more than you take for malaria prevention and have a 90 day supply.

#goodnews?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is something...

Real time counter, not the map... do this have it open somewhere and every few minutes refresh page, each time you do the recovered cases go up. This is uplifting. They grow faster then the death cases and nes cases usually...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Consider too, that the health care in a lot of the countries currently infected is not so good. Consider how crowded a lot of the Asian countries are compared to the USA. I expect cities with a lot of homeless and overcrowding will be hit harder than say, Montana. Even here in the metro area, you have more personal space then a lot of places in Asia

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is copied from the other thread, I brought it here because tke poster makes a valid point.

I'm saying that we brought students from Wuhan right into Fairfax County, and told them to tour. They were not quarantined. Where are all the cases in Fairfax County and DC? How about NYC given that they flew in there? The bus driver that took them to Fairfax County?

Would you please post link to this page in thread?

You can always search any forum just like google, but i did it for you, here it is.. post at 17:39 on this page,,,

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/5715/852862.page#16589176

Is thar what you needed?

I was the one who made that point. The colleges, with dorm living, should also be littered with cases, given that Chinese students came back mid January. They simply aren't. Consider how many people live in China and how many actually have the virus. That should help you put it into perspective. And draconian measures would only go so far to control a virulent outbreak. Think about the flu pandemic in 1916 and how fast it spread around the world WITHOUT air travel. This simply isn't that. We are also moving into March and a lot of the country is warming up fast. Weather predictions are a warmer than normal spring for a lot of the country.

Regarding how long the virus lives on surfaces, did you know that the rabies virus survives days on a surface in laboratory conditions, especially in water? Yet how many indirect contact rabies cases are there in the real world? The reason is, is that viruses are fragile and many things can affect their survivability. Even a slight breakdown makes it less virulent.

When my daughter was asthmatic, the pulmonologist told me that outdoors, a coronavirus is only about 10% transmissible. Inside can be as high as 80% but this was only because she was a child, and you know how disgusting kids are (LOL - snot everywhere, coughing in faces, etc). Adults act very differently.

Me? I plan to drive up to my kid's college and get him for spring break rather than have him fly. Might avoid crowded rest stops in favor of smaller off-exit stops, but I'd do the same during flu season regardless. If it hits here hard, I am off to the beach house with whomever wants to go with me. Divide and conquer - closer to my college kid and makes me readily available to get him at the drop of a hat.

FWIW, I keep hand sanitizer in the car and use it religiously. I always wipe carts down, etc. I haven't had a cold in ages. Our housekeeper came here sick today (grrr) so I will take down all hand towels and dish towels and into a hot wash they go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is copied from the other thread, I brought it here because tke poster makes a valid point.

I'm saying that we brought students from Wuhan right into Fairfax County, and told them to tour. They were not quarantined. Where are all the cases in Fairfax County and DC? How about NYC given that they flew in there? The bus driver that took them to Fairfax County?

Would you please post link to this page in thread?

You can always search any forum just like google, but i did it for you, here it is.. post at 17:39 on this page,,,

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/5715/852862.page#16589176

Is thar what you needed?

I was the one who made that point. The colleges, with dorm living, should also be littered with cases, given that Chinese students came back mid January. They simply aren't. Consider how many people live in China and how many actually have the virus. That should help you put it into perspective. And draconian measures would only go so far to control a virulent outbreak. Think about the flu pandemic in 1916 and how fast it spread around the world WITHOUT air travel. This simply isn't that. We are also moving into March and a lot of the country is warming up fast. Weather predictions are a warmer than normal spring for a lot of the country.

Regarding how long the virus lives on surfaces, did you know that the rabies virus survives days on a surface in laboratory conditions, especially in water? Yet how many indirect contact rabies cases are there in the real world? The reason is, is that viruses are fragile and many things can affect their survivability. Even a slight breakdown makes it less virulent.

When my daughter was asthmatic, the pulmonologist told me that outdoors, a coronavirus is only about 10% transmissible. Inside can be as high as 80% but this was only because she was a child, and you know how disgusting kids are (LOL - snot everywhere, coughing in faces, etc). Adults act very differently.

Me? I plan to drive up to my kid's college and get him for spring break rather than have him fly. Might avoid crowded rest stops in favor of smaller off-exit stops, but I'd do the same during flu season regardless. If it hits here hard, I am off to the beach house with whomever wants to go with me. Divide and conquer - closer to my college kid and makes me readily available to get him at the drop of a hat.

FWIW, I keep hand sanitizer in the car and use it religiously. I always wipe carts down, etc. I haven't had a cold in ages. Our housekeeper came here sick today (grrr) so I will take down all hand towels and dish towels and into a hot wash they go.

Thank you for sharing PP.
Your levelheaded approach is inspiring. You are informed , ready, and gat a plan A, B and C.Well done. You are living your life and you have everything organized. I give you A+++

Stay safe.