Coronavirus COVID-19 Thread
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Tei
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Update from Poland.
1st casualty, 56 year old, who had other conditions (unspecified) that required taking immunosuppressant drugs (probably transplanted organ).
Total 49 confirmed cases, 16 new just today.
Government introduced state of epidemic emergency, closing schools, sport events, churches and other public gatherings.
They are working on bill to suspend repayment of mortgages and loans for few months.
1st casualty, 56 year old, who had other conditions (unspecified) that required taking immunosuppressant drugs (probably transplanted organ).
Total 49 confirmed cases, 16 new just today.
Government introduced state of epidemic emergency, closing schools, sport events, churches and other public gatherings.
They are working on bill to suspend repayment of mortgages and loans for few months.
It is the me first mentality that exists around the globe. People who have the slightest sneeze, cough, runny nose - in the middle of a normal flu season magnified by spring with the allergies.
If you are not old and do not have confirmed exposure... you SHOULD NOT be getting a test. Let the elderly get it first... they have said a million times, kids and younger adults without other medical conditions are not at risk - if they are exposed they'll be fine.
But a healthy 20 year old should not be the first one in the doctors office, clogging up the system - overloading the labs, and preventing people from who are really at risk from getting the treatment they need.
Yup, if you are young and healthy, but feel like you got the flu, just stay home. No need to rush out and get tested if you are not an at risk demographic.
However, if you start coughing uncontrollably, or have trouble breathing, you will require medical attention, get that shit checked out!
However, if you start coughing uncontrollably, or have trouble breathing, you will require medical attention, get that shit checked out!
Good.
I suspect we will get something similar in the States soon. People live paycheck to paycheck. If you dont work, you cant pay rent, so some sort of stimulus will need to come.
I'm not even sure I'd say the elderly should be tested. I would save the tests for those who could be exposing the elderly or those in the medical community so that they know if they are infected or not and thus limit their spreading it to those who would be most impacted by it.
Knowing or not knowing doesn't have much of an impact on the vast majority of people's outcome as if its the flu or corona the actions are pretty much the same. Take time off rest and stay hydrated. Few will have complications and need medical assistance and then I'd leave it up to the doctor to use the tools they deem appropriate.
Radegast74
Space Marshal
No, they are not being manufactured fast enough in the US, for some reason. Check out the numbers of tests given:
see also:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing - Statistics and Research
No country knows the total number of people infected with COVID-19. All we know is the infection status of those who have been tested. All those who have a lab-confirmed infection are counted as confirmed cases.
ourworldindata.org
EDIT: Just saw this, seems to sum up the current lack of testing situation in the US very well:
Opinion | Why Have So Few Americans Been Tested for Coronavirus? (Published 2020)
Europe is not the problem. The small number of tests performed in the United States is.
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I'd agree with you if I hadn't found the US had 75,000 kits on the 6th of March and only 10k tests had been used since the
I went a-googling, there's some stuff about the tests needing approval and there were apparently 75k available on the 6th March which is a drop in the bucket compared to the 300+ million population of the US.No, they are not being manufactured fast enough in the US, for some reason. Check out the numbers of tests given:
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see also:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing - Statistics and Research
No country knows the total number of people infected with COVID-19. All we know is the infection status of those who have been tested. All those who have a lab-confirmed infection are counted as confirmed cases.
EDIT - Aha interesting info in that link you provided, especially on the article/s it links to, I had assumed it was a small number of tests to go round but it seems a lot more complicated than that.
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I think it is a supply chain issue with an enzyme that the need to use in the tests.
Senator Durbin on Coronavirus Test Kit Shortage
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) in a chamber floor speech talked about the shortage of coronavirus test kits in his state of Illinois.
www.c-span.org
Just to add some more infoI think it is a supply chain issue with an enzyme that the need to use in the tests.
Senator Durbin on Coronavirus Test Kit Shortage
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) in a chamber floor speech talked about the shortage of coronavirus test kits in his state of Illinois.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-11/coronavirus-testing-kits-lack-key-ingredient-causing-confusion
Disneyland closed until end of month, the happiest place on Earth just became the loneliest place on Earth!
Radegast74
Space Marshal
Here's another good source of info, the article author (who has a Ph.D. in Microbiology) compiles a daily update.
Trigger warning: Do not click link if you do not believe in experts, lol
arstechnica.com
Trigger warning: Do not click link if you do not believe in experts, lol
March | 2020 | Ars Technica
Serving the Technologist for more than a decade. IT news, reviews, and analysis.
arstechnica.com
Looks like Arizona is starting to close schools and lock down places.
FIA and F1 cancelling the race in Australia officially, the amount of hit the economy takes from this is huge. Time to follow this as F1 isn't taken lightly by many.
www.fia.com
FIA, Formula 1 and Australian Grand Prix Corporation joint statement
Cancellation of the 2020 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
Its good to see this action taking place.
They need to lock down, cancel and stop everything they can to make sure we slow down the transmission rates.
They need to lock down, cancel and stop everything they can to make sure we slow down the transmission rates.
My sons school was just closed until after spring break - Beginning of April.
My kids are on break from tomorrow.
Feels like a close call.
Feels like a close call.
Radegast74
Space Marshal
Ontario is closing all public schools after spring break (next week) for an additional two weeks. It'll be hell on parents who have to either find childcare (added expense) or stay home from work (lose of income). But at least the gov is starting to fucking do something to protect people.