Originally Posted by Bwana:
Once again, don't come in this thread with some kind of political agenda, or you will be shown the door. If you want to go that route, there is a thread about this in DC.
Originally Posted by Dartgod:
People, there is a lot of good information in this thread, let's try to keep the petty bickering to a minimum.
We all have varying opinions about the impact of this, the numbers, etc. We will all never agree with each other. But we can all keep it civil.
Thanks!
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Spoiler!
Apparently the CoronaVirus can survive on a inanimate objects, such as door knobs, for 9 days.
California coronavirus case could be first spread within U.S. community, CDC says
By SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA, JACLYN COSGROVE
FEB. 26, 2020 8:04 PM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating what could be the first case of novel coronavirus in the United States involving a patient in California who neither recently traveled out of the country nor was in contact with someone who did.
“At this time, the patient’s exposure is unknown. It’s possible this could be an instance of community spread of COVID-19, which would be the first time this has happened in the United States,” the CDC said in a statement. “Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown. It’s also possible, however, that the patient may have been exposed to a returned traveler who was infected.”
The individual is a resident of Solano County and is receiving medical care in Sacramento County, according to the state Department of Public Health.
The CDC said the “case was detected through the U.S. public health system — picked up by astute clinicians.”
Officials at UC Davis Medical Center expanded on what the federal agency might have meant by that in an email sent Wednesday, as reported by the Davis Enterprise newspaper.
The patient arrived at UC Davis Medical Center from another hospital Feb. 19 and “had already been intubated, was on a ventilator, and given droplet protection orders because of an undiagnosed and suspected viral condition,” according to an email sent by UC Davis officials that was obtained by the Davis Enterprise.
The staff at UC Davis requested COVID-19 testing by the CDC, but because the patient didn’t fit the CDC’s existing criteria for the virus, a test wasn’t immediately administered, according to the email. The CDC then ordered the test Sunday, and results were announced Wednesday. Hospital administrators reportedly said in the email that despite these issues, there has been minimal exposure at the hospital because of safety protocols they have in place.
A UC Davis Health spokesperson declined Wednesday evening to share the email with The Times.
Since Feb. 2, more than 8,400 returning travelers from China have entered California, according to the state health department. They have been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days and limit interactions with others as much as possible, officials said.
“This is a new virus, and while we are still learning about it, there is a lot we already know,” Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the California Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “We have been anticipating the potential for such a case in the U.S., and given our close familial, social and business relationships with China, it is not unexpected that the first case in the U.S. would be in California.”
It is not clear how the person became infected, but public health workers could not identify any contacts with people who had traveled to China or other areas where the virus is widespread. That raises concern that the virus is spreading in the United States, creating a challenge for public health officials, experts say.
“It’s the first signal that we could be having silent transmission in the community,” said Lawrence Gostin, director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law. “It probably means there are many more cases out there, and it probably means this individual has infected others, and now it’s a race to try to find out who that person has infected.”
On Tuesday, the CDC offered its most serious warning to date that the United States should expect and prepare for the coronavirus to become a more widespread health issue.
“Ultimately, we expect we will see coronavirus spread in this country,” said Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “It’s not so much a question of if, but a question of when.”
According to the CDC’s latest count Wednesday morning, 59 U.S. residents have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus — 42 of whom are repatriated citizens from a Diamond Princess cruise. That number has grown by two since Messonnier’s last count Tuesday, although the CDC was not immediately available to offer details on the additional cases.
More than 82,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported globally, and more than 2,700 people have died, with the majority in mainland China, the epicenter of the outbreak.
But public health leaders have repeatedly reminded residents that the health risk from the novel coronavirus to the general public remains low.
“While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate,” the state Department of Public Health said in a statement Wednesday. “From the international data we have, of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, approximately 80% do not exhibit symptoms that would require hospitalization. There have been no confirmed deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States to date.”
CDC officials have also warned that although the virus is likely to spread in U.S. communities, the flu still poses a greater risk.
Gostin said the news of potential silent transmission does not eliminate the possibility of containing the virus in the U.S. and preventing an outbreak.
“There are few enough cases that we should at least try,” he said. “Most of us are not optimistic that that will be successful, but we’re still in the position to try.”
At least 'unprecedented' isn't that far out of reach in some cases, and even accurate.... hoarding toilet paper at an unprecedented rate, unprecedented shutdown/mask wearing/etc...... 1 in every 400 New Yorkers dying within a few months seems pretty unprecedented for the city. [Reply]
Originally Posted by petegz28:
Why is no one talking about California? They have been racking up the cases so much that they actually passed New Jersey 3 or 4 days ago in total cases. They have over double the deaths than Texas and almost double the cases of Florida. I know the reason the media won't talk about it and I won't get into that here but why is no one in this thread talking about CA?
They locked down before and for longer than just about any other state. LA County actually passed a law forcing people to wear masks when outside regardless of where they were. While states like Texas and Florida opened up sooner and were a bit more lax in their lockdown restrictions we are seeing the same results in a state that didn't do what Texas and Florida did.
The mask requirement was like 2 days ago.
And, like most of America at this point, people didn't want to follow what they were being told/asked to do.
There is no avoidance of CA, the reason people have talked about other states is because people from those states regularly post in the thread.
But takes like that are just proof that some people can only see this as a media/political issue, rather than a health issue. [Reply]
AZ looking to activate FEMA. ICU bed capacity to be reached in a few days. Major hospitals here setting up beds for non COVID patients in hallways and lobbies.
Originally Posted by lewdog:
AZ looking to activate FEMA. ICU bed capacity to be reached in a few days. Major hospitals here setting up beds for non COVID patients in hallways and lobbies.
Deaths will rise when care is poor too.
Can't be.. According to the medical geniuses on here the virus is completely defeated and no worse than the flu. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
AZ looking to activate FEMA. ICU bed capacity to be reached in a few days. Major hospitals here setting up beds for non COVID patients in hallways and lobbies.
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Phoenix and Tucson. Basically 6 of the 7 million in state population are centered around these cities.
You think this has anything to do with the surge going on in Mexico? I mean there is a lot of natural traffic between AZ, TX, CA and Mexico. Kind of a coinkydink that Mexico is apparently getting a bad surge and now our border states are getting it as well. It could be just that too, a coinkydink. [Reply]
Originally Posted by petegz28:
You think this has anything to do with the surge going on in Mexico? I mean there is a lot of natural traffic between AZ, TX, CA and Mexico. Kind of a coinkydink that Mexico is apparently getting a bad surge and now our border states are getting it as well. It could be just that too, a coinkydink.
Mostly people not giving a fuck here. Treating it like business as normal. Bars running full, normal scene. Maybe 10% masks in public. I’m sure the protesters 3 weeks ago now didn’t help and they protested for 18 days! [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
Mostly people not giving a **** here. Treating it like business as normal. Bars running full, normal scene. Maybe 10% masks in public. I’m sure the protesters 3 weeks ago now didn’t help and they protested for 18 days!
It is a bit ironic that we are seeing this hit people in their 20's and 30's a couple weeks after all the protests.
We've been pretty lucky here. Things are opening up a lot and I want to say we are as close to normal as we have been but we aren't seeing the surge. Yet. We had a lot of protests going on as well and still do. [Reply]