CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEW MEGA THREAD

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Guess what...

Tehran (CNN)Iran will temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons as officials struggle to contain the rapid spread of the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East.

What good will that do?

Do you think all decisions lead to the ultimate good?

I guess they like to chase bed guys and got really boarded with the lack of action? Seriously.. the prison is like cruise ship on land. It would spread like wild fire. And from there more cases..

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. How many days or weeks do you think before it is everywhere in this country in large numbers?

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It’s been here.

Yea, I predict NY is the next hotspot. There will be more cases emerging now.

My Dear.. NYC is not going to be a hot spot...hot spot does not begin to describe it
let me illustrate..

New York + Newark+ Jersey City= 21 million people+ one coronavirus=“cluster f....k “

I left out Long Island, Westchester cty. And Greenwich and such... but you know that it is all one big urban area for the most part...

Yea, I know, I’m from there. Sorry I didn’t clarify “NY metro area”. Happy now?

[Anonymous]

Testing is in..

CNN)Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday said that any American, with a doctor's order, can now be tested for coronavirus.

The move appears to expand criteria that had previously limited testing to patients who had been hospitalized, absent certain extenuating circumstances such as contact with a coronavirus patient.
Criteria set by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now called for "any American (to) be tested (for coronavirus), no restrictions, subject to doctors' orders," as Pence said when describing the new policy.
Number of coronavirus cases in Washington and California rises sharply
Number of coronavirus cases in Washington and California rises sharply
Earlier on Tuesday, the CDC suggested that has always been the case -- that who should be tested is based on doctors' discretion.
CDC officials also said this last week, when they expanded their testing criteria Thursday after the first US case of unknown origin was confirmed. That individual would otherwise not have fit earlier testing guidelines.
"As soon as that case was recognized, we met and we revised our case definition for persons under investigation," CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said Thursday.
What do you do if you need a test?
Health officials urge anyone who believes they should be tested to call ahead, rather than showing up unannounced and potentially exposing others to an infectious disease.
"Your healthcare professional will work with your state's public health department and CDC to determine if you need to be tested for COVID-19," the agency's website says.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are any school districts throughout the closing yet? And for how long? Have you read or learned first hand if employers are closing up shop or asking people to work from home? And for how long?

I feel like I'm stressing out about the logistics more than I am about catching the virus. I want to know how other states, schools, employers are handling things, if at all.

I work for state government (no cases in my state right now) and we got a very generic email today telling us the Dept of Health is monitoring things and to wash our hands. That's pretty much it. I just want the school district and my employer to tell us the plan, so I can prepare, if need be.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/heres-what-the-department-of-ed-is-telling-schools-about-coronavirus.html

[Anonymous]

This virus has probably been spreading here for a month or more. Delaying testing was probably a calculated move to keep the economy going. The officials made it sound like not to worry because only old people and people with health problems can get really sick. This makes me so angry. I know plenty of peoples with health problems or in their 70’s that don’t want to die.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This virus has probably been spreading here for a month or more. Delaying testing was probably a calculated move to keep the economy going. The officials made it sound like not to worry because only old people and people with health problems can get really sick. This makes me so angry. I know plenty of peoples with health problems or in their 70’s that don’t want to die.

Did you read the article about the problem with test kits? Why are you just making up conspiracy theories and getting mad about them?

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I’m reading that it has evolved into two forms, one more virulent (the one that hit Wuhan originally) and one less virulent - the less virulent is a bigger spreader, and less easy to contain through isolation, because it’s milder. The more virulent knocks people down and thus isolation and social distancing works.

This is as I expected: as it goes farther from the original source (Wuhan) and goes from person to person to person in less than ideal transmission circumstances (exposure to environmental influences that weaken it), it becomes less deadly.

Y’all need to factor in the way people live as well. If you think the people in Wuhan live in more or equal conditions of sanitation equal to the US and Western Europe, you’re insane. Ditto Iran. Also, Italy has a LOT of smokers!

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NEW - Italy to close all schools and universities in the country for 2 weeks to control their outbreak https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1235192322910015489?s=20

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guess what...

Tehran (CNN)Iran will temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons as officials struggle to contain the rapid spread of the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East.

I don't understand this at all. Who are these prisoners? Why are they releasing them? Why not just keep them locked up since they can isolate them easier?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guess what...

Tehran (CNN)Iran will temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons as officials struggle to contain the rapid spread of the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East.

I don't understand this at all. Who are these prisoners? Why are they releasing them? Why not just keep them locked up since they can isolate them easier?

The article explains that they are "low-level" prisoners who test negative. The idea is to keep them that way.

In the event of a fire, prisoners may all be released to save their lives (sometimes it's the other way around). This is like that. It's an interesting idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m reading that it has evolved into two forms, one more virulent (the one that hit Wuhan originally) and one less virulent - the less virulent is a bigger spreader, and less easy to contain through isolation, because it’s milder. The more virulent knocks people down and thus isolation and social distancing works.

This is as I expected: as it goes farther from the original source (Wuhan) and goes from person to person to person in less than ideal transmission circumstances (exposure to environmental influences that weaken it), it becomes less deadly.

Y’all need to factor in the way people live as well. If you think the people in Wuhan live in more or equal conditions of sanitation equal to the US and Western Europe, you’re insane. Ditto Iran. Also, Italy has a LOT of smokers!

Got link about evolving? Thnx

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, I think the numbers are worthless at this point. Wash your hands, and stay home at the first sign of illness. Nothing else to be done.

What if you are over 70 or 80 and need food? I'm traveling into a badly hit area this weekend to make sure my parents have everything they need, but I don't know how long they can really fare on their own without the woman who comes to help them. My father has dementia.

My parents will probably, or possibly, be fine. But what about the millions of older Americans? My mother is incredible - she is a very young 78 and takes care of everyone else. Her only issue? Her eyesight so she can't drive. I'm worried. We can't write off our older generation.


Why can’t they come stay with you?

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/04/italys-death-toll-from-the-coronavirus-is-now-worse-than-iran.html


Italy closes all schools and universities for two weeks as coronavirus death toll rises


I gave friends in the north who are sick. They are not testing for the virus unless you show signs of pneumonia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m reading that it has evolved into two forms, one more virulent (the one that hit Wuhan originally) and one less virulent - the less virulent is a bigger spreader, and less easy to contain through isolation, because it’s milder. The more virulent knocks people down and thus isolation and social distancing works.

This is as I expected: as it goes farther from the original source (Wuhan) and goes from person to person to person in less than ideal transmission circumstances (exposure to environmental influences that weaken it), it becomes less deadly.

Y’all need to factor in the way people live as well. If you think the people in Wuhan live in more or equal conditions of sanitation equal to the US and Western Europe, you’re insane. Ditto Iran. Also, Italy has a LOT of smokers!

Got link about evolving? Thnx

It's a preliminary paper from China - not peer-reviewed - that the media is picking up on. I'm looking forward to hearing from some experts on this. It could be a way to help China with a little CYA for the way it handled the outbreak in Wuhan.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-chinese-scientists-identify-two-types-covid-19.html

In a preliminary study published Tuesday, scientists at Peking University’s School of Life Sciences and the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai found that a more aggressive type of the new coronavirus had accounted for roughly 70% of analyzed strains, while 30% had been linked to a less aggressive type.

The more aggressive type of virus was found to be prevalent in the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan — the Chinese city where COVID-19 was first detected late last year.

But the frequency of this type of virus has since decreased from early January.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When is widespread testing supposed to be available? Does anyone know?

Is the CDC reporting testing stats anywhere?

I think US numbers are not accurate because no one is getting treated! They are testing thousands per day in South Korea. Only 500 or so are tested in us. I think many more people have corona and we do not know it yet.