CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEW MEGA THREAD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Political, prisoners perhaps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

That's great that they will allow testing now. Do we have test kits to actually do it?

[Anonymous]

Two weeks ago, We’d Feb 19th, Italy only had three confirmed positives (people returning from Wuhan)

On Thursday, February 21, they tested the 38-year-old man who was in critical condition and found him positive. That set off a bunch of testing and cases exploded. They started completely shutting off a bunch of small towns. They close the schools in three provinces in the north. They took a lot of other measures. However cases keep spreading and intensive care’s are getting full.

Today March 4 just two weeks after that 4th case was confirmed positive Italy has (as I predicted) closed all schools and universities in the country for (at least) 2 weeks.

[Anonymous]

I guess it's still a few weeks out, but anyone else wondering if Cherry Blossom Festival events will be cancelled? A couple of my family members are coming to do the 10 mile run and staying with us. Kind of glad I never got my act together to enter the lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess it's still a few weeks out, but anyone else wondering if Cherry Blossom Festival events will be cancelled? A couple of my family members are coming to do the 10 mile run and staying with us. Kind of glad I never got my act together to enter the lottery.

It just depends when the widespread community transmission happens. If it hasn't happened by then they may still have it. If the virus is all around, I think they will cancel. They are already talking about the NCAA tournament not having any live spectators, and Pence is meeting with airline and cruise CEO's tomorrow. Stay tuned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Political, prisoners perhaps?

At least some, yes.

[Anonymous]

Son of NYC patient has tested positive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Son of NYC patient has tested positive.

Here’s an article on it.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-in-ny-infected-westchester-county-mans-son-is-diagnosed-with-illness/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wash hands they say.. so did Pilat, and look what happened.. Two thousands years later, people are STILL talking about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

That's great that they will allow testing now. Do we have test kits to actually do it?

No. Pence is laying out the theory. In practice, there still aren't enough tests. Many people have asked to be tested and were not able to. This has been anecdotally recounted on these boards, and the NYT wrote an article a few days ago about doctors not being able to test suspect patients. The medical community is highly frustrated, because masks are saved (often locked up) to be used only in confirmed cases, and in the meantime the entire front line of doctors and nurses are exposed. This means they can infect any patient or staff or relative that comes into contact with them.

This is how epidemics snowball.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Son of NYC patient has tested positive.

Here’s an article on it.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-in-ny-infected-westchester-county-mans-son-is-diagnosed-with-illness/

That’s the NY Murdoch Post. It’s not trustworthy.
Murdoch has lost hundreds of millions of dollars on that paper over the decades for a reason. And it’s not because he’s donating money to us or to society.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

That's great that they will allow testing now. Do we have test kits to actually do it?

No. Pence is laying out the theory. In practice, there still aren't enough tests. Many people have asked to be tested and were not able to. This has been anecdotally recounted on these boards, and the NYT wrote an article a few days ago about doctors not being able to test suspect patients. The medical community is highly frustrated, because masks are saved (often locked up) to be used only in confirmed cases, and in the meantime the entire front line of doctors and nurses are exposed. This means they can infect any patient or staff or relative that comes into contact with them.

This is how epidemics snowball

This is a new announcement and you're talking about last week.

"On a call with reporters on Mar. 3, Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the national center for immunization and respiratory diseases, said with the test kits the shipped, she expects state and local health labs to test as many as 75,000 people by the end of the week."

https://time.com/5793605/coronavirus-testing-united-states/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Son of NYC patient has tested positive.

Here’s an article on it.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-in-ny-infected-westchester-county-mans-son-is-diagnosed-with-illness/

That’s the NY Murdoch Post. It’s not trustworthy.
Murdoch has lost hundreds of millions of dollars on that paper over the decades for a reason. And it’s not because he’s donating money to us or to society.

Omg

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/04/yeshiva-university-in-new-york-city-cancels-class-after-student-tests-positive-for-coronavirus.html

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed that a family of four and their neighbor have all tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the number of cases in the state to at least six.

March 4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Son of NYC patient has tested positive.

Here’s an article on it.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-in-ny-infected-westchester-county-mans-son-is-diagnosed-with-illness/

That’s the NY Murdoch Post. It’s not trustworthy.
Murdoch has lost hundreds of millions of dollars on that paper over the decades for a reason. And it’s not because he’s donating money to us or to society.

Omg

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/04/yeshiva-university-in-new-york-city-cancels-class-after-student-tests-positive-for-coronavirus.html

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed that a family of four and their neighbor have all tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the number of cases in the state to at least six.

March 4

This is the nightmare - the entire family sick, unclear if they are all hospitalized or if some need to fend for themselves while sick at home. The neighbor drove the dad to the hospital and caught it. So much for hoping neighbors will help out going forward...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Son of NYC patient has tested positive.

Here’s an article on it.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-in-ny-infected-westchester-county-mans-son-is-diagnosed-with-illness/

That’s the NY Murdoch Post. It’s not trustworthy.
Murdoch has lost hundreds of millions of dollars on that paper over the decades for a reason. And it’s not because he’s donating money to us or to society.

Omg

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/04/yeshiva-university-in-new-york-city-cancels-class-after-student-tests-positive-for-coronavirus.html

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed that a family of four and their neighbor have all tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the number of cases in the state to at least six.

March 4

This is the nightmare - the entire family sick, unclear if they are all hospitalized or if some need to fend for themselves while sick at home. The neighbor drove the dad to the hospital and caught it. So much for hoping neighbors will help out going forward...

NYT says the family is being quarantined at home so they must be doing OK.

Cuomo also announced that NY State Univ students returning from study abroad in affected countries would be quarantined when they returned and that the schools were readying dormitories for them.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/nyregion/coronavirus-nyc-yeshiva-university.html#click=https://t.co/E6fSttm5cg