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.”
Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED:
Just to be clear, you’re giving up on your original idiotic idea for everyone to have N95 masks judging by the way you’ve changed the narrative, right? Or is all of this referring to healthy people wearing N95 masks everywhere still? The hyperbole ‘Merica stuff just seems to be a smoke screen so people don’t catch on to the stupidity of that idea. You’re agreeing now that it was an overreactive idea?
No I think everyone should wear an N95 mask if possible. Unfortunately we haven't ramped up the production of those masks enough, and we focused on making masks that help, but aren't near as efficient as N95 masks. I get it, front line workers need them the most. They do. But there needs to be more focus on making N95's because they are so so much more efficient.
In a perfect world everyone would wear N95 masks. In our world, they can't currently due to supply.
If everyone wore a mask there would be 100% chance of watching Mahomes play a full season of football next year. Do you not want to see Patrick Mahomes play a full season of football next year? [Reply]
Originally Posted by JakeF:
Republicans refused to do whatever they think Democrats want them to do. It doesn't matter if it puts their lives in danger. It doesn't matter if it's a simple thing. They would rather die than to be seen 'giving in' to Democrats/Media/etc. That's just the truth.
Environment
Vaccines
Covid-19 masks
Not to get political, but there is some truth to that. The left does it too, though, with their blanket thinking that all guns are bad, abortion is the greatest thing on the planet, etc etc. [Reply]
After gradual declines, week to week cases of COVID-19 in Georgia clicked up 26% for the seven days ending Sunday, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of public health data.
Whether the increase from nearly 4,170 confirmed cases during the week of May 11 to 5,260 the week of May 18 represents a new wave in the spread of the novel coronavirus remains unclear.
Beginning in late April, Georgia rapidly ramped up the number of tests administered statewide, which means that a jump in detected cases could reflect an improved testing system able to identify a greater proportion of those sickened by the virus. The state currently has 136 sites to collect specimens, and the Georgia National Guard is helping to administer tests in nursing homes, said state Department of Public Health spokeswoman Nancy Nydam.
Uneven reporting of new cases may also be behind the increase. On Saturday, a commercial lab reported some 15,000 tests for the virus to DPH, 900 of which were positive, Nydam said.
“DPH is closely monitoring the numbers and all possible epidemiologic implications of the positive test results, including increased testing across the state, testing in long-term care facilities, workplace testing as businesses reopen, and testing among farm workers,” Nydam told the AJC in a written statement. “We know that with increased testing the number of positive cases will also increase.”
Experts also caution against drawing conclusions about virus trends using data for relatively short time periods.
Still, the increase in detected cases are a reason to pay close attention. While the number of people currently hospitalized statewide dropped during the past two weeks, deaths rose from 201 to 221 during that same period. A COVID-19 hot-spot also emerged last week in rural Hancock County.
It can take a week or more between when a person is infected to when DPH logs a test result, which means that a jump during the week of May 18 would be a reflection of what happened in early or mid May, noted Benjamin Lopman, a professor of epidemiology at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health
“We’ll need to continue to watch the data in the coming weeks, and I am worried we’ll see further increases,” Lopman said in an email.
The rise in confirmed cases places Georgia among 20 states recording increases, as reported Tuesday by Reuters news agency, which analyzed week over week data ending Saturday. They found a statewide increase of about 21%.
South Carolina had the biggest week-by-week increase at 42%. Alabama, Missouri and North Carolina also recorded big jumps. Fifteen states posted 14 days of declining cases, a benchmark set by the White House for easing social distancing requirements, the news agency reported.
Nationally, new cases declined .8% for the week ending May 24, Reuters reported, but that decline was lower than the 8% posted in the previous week.
Infectious disease experts projected that transmission of the virus would increase in Georgia after Gov. Brian Kemp ended his shelter-in-place order for most residents April 30. How much depends on how well Georgians follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations to wear masks, avoid groups and wash their hands.
If residents comply, cases will likely tick upwards slowly. If they don’t, states risk a surge in cases, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and other public health experts have said. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BleedingRed:
Lmao typically retards backing up a MULT because you know its one of them.
80% of this guys posts are in this THREAD alone. He joined after the SUPER BOWL, where was his first post? Oh in this thread?
Which one of you baby back bitches is it?
I really don't care if he's a mult or not going to the my country is better than yours when you are referencing Canada is literally stomping your feet like a child. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mac459:
I ****ing hate this thread, it’s turned into people just bitching at each other instead of news.
When numbers were compared to the flu, people screamed it’s not the flu.
Those people who screamed it’s not the flu, turn around and compare it to war. So apparently this virus is closer to war and not the flu.
Pete shows up and screams at people, Donger shows up and asks questions none stop. Takes things as literal as possible when it benefits his argument. Lew shows up and pokes at Pete to fire him up. BWillie, wants everyone, everywhere to wear masks nonstop, because people were drafted into war. So I guess I will wear my mask to protect my cows, since I never see other humans outside of my wife and kids. Hamas is somehow shocked people are ignorant, which is scary he is just now figuring this out. Tuck Daddy shows up and shows he is still unable to spell and has a stupid contribution to the thread.
If I missed your contribution to this thread, please add to it
At no point have I said what you are saying I said. I've even indicated that during the hot summer humid months mask use may not even be needed, especially outside even with other people around. There is no point to wear a mask unless you are going to be around other people that are not from your household, and within 6-10 feet of them. Hell, you could even golf with people without a mask. Play tennis with them.
I'm not a proponent at all that everything needs to be sanitized. Just masks when it makes sense, and social distancing. Keep it simple stupid works in this case. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BleedingRed:
Lmao typically retards backing up a MULT because you know its one of them.
80% of this guys posts are in this THREAD alone. He joined after the SUPER BOWL, where was his first post? Oh in this thread?
Which one of you baby back bitches is it?
my first post was the superbowl thread, incorrect again. also this thread started shortly there after on a subject I thought I contribute to , guess I was wrong. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
I really don't care if he's a mult or not going to the my country is better than yours when you are referencing Canada is literally stomping your feet like a child.
Dude no one cares..... Karen, its a joke not a dick. Dont take it so hard. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BleedingRed:
What do you do? Pull down mask, take a bite then put mask on and chew? Do you know how retarded that sounds?
Yeah, implementing masks in restaurants is almost futile. There is a strong argument these are the places that just need to remain closed for seating, because the solution is pretty easy, just get it to go. People always gonna need to eat. [Reply]