Coronavirus Epidemic

[jordanmills]

Well that won't make it any better.

 

[kbaxter60]

but my contacts and family in Asia and Southern Europe tell me the news here is down playing the seriousness of this nasty little bug.

How can that even be possible? Every news program I watch has breathless warnings about how many are infected, how many countries affected, how they're running out of medical supplies to protect. It's almost always disaster 24/7.

We're getting sick of it (so to speak). It's going to take time to get it under control; we have to see how many can recover; Sorry, newspeople, but nothing has happened since your last "news-break" an hour ago.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Nobody goes to Asia for Dr’s or treatment they all come to America so we have that.

 

[Big Green]

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/aus...-sxsw-to-be-cancelled-over-coronavirus-fears/

That’s stupid. Not the worst event to cancel though.

 

[Hoji]

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/aus...-sxsw-to-be-cancelled-over-coronavirus-fears/

You have no idea how awesome this would be.

 

[WT_Foxtrot]

Haven't read the whole thread or even much of it, but color me skeptical and way overblown.

 

[Darkpriest667]

1st US death from Corona Virus in Washington state.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51692577

Officials said the patient was a man in his 50s with underlying health conditions.

Probably would have died from the flu too.

 

[SlimJim]

1st US death from Corona Virus in Washington state.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51692577

The next couple weeks will be telling to how bad the Corona Virus will be in the US. Maybe something, maybe nothing but I like to err on the side of caution. Went to WalMart earlier on the week. Wife went this morning. Both days seemed like any normal day.

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[dsgrey]

The fun begins. Japan has a run on toilet paper which leads to Hawaii having a run on toiler paper and water. Daughter-in-law just mentioned Frisco Mom's facebook saying the Kirkland's brand is sold out at Costco.

Reminds me of 9/11 where we had a run on the same due to panic buying. At least there isn't a run on gas and it hasn't shot up to $4 a gallon. Reminds me of the movies where currency becomes toilet paper, cigs and bullets.

 

[candcallen]

What will phuck up gas in already phucked west coast is the refinery fire.

 

[kbaxter60]

At least there isn't a run on gas and it hasn't shot up to $4 a gallon.

Actually, the last article I read on this thought the price would be going DOWN due to reduced travel, closed schools and business, and so forth. It might be a nice break from the usual summer price gouging, if true.

 

[Glenn B]

Maybe someone already mentioned it but if not it is worth noting that the death rate, according to the stats I have seen at several sources, has gone from just over 2% to almost 3.4%. I have not seen that reported anywhere (not saying it has not been reported) but it is easy enough to do the math with the number of dead divided by the number of infected. I hope it does not keep increasing.

 

[Dad_Roman]

Maybe someone already mentioned it....

Good point. I havent been recalculating.

Also cases just pop up this mornin in Chicago and Rhode Island???

oops....

Watchin Maria Bartiromo talk about 80% of our perscription medication comes out of China....mainly the Wuhan Province.

Thats certainly going to bite us in the ass.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

In the movie "Contagion", the virus starts from food contaminated by sick bats....

 

[kbaxter60]

 

[HKShooter65]

That whole blind hog finding an acorn thing.
It is almost never that I agree with you, but my contacts and family in Asia and Southern Europe tell me the news here is down playing the seriousness of this nasty little bug.

Am I concerned I am going to catch it and die, not really, but taking precautions is almost free so why not take them.

Indeed.
Check this:
https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2020200642

As I read that above article that references sensitivity and specificity for the COVID 19 polymerase chain reaction testing there are appearing numerous new stories about mandatory testing on arrivals by air from high-risk countries.

If I read the article correctly 39% of those with active coronavirus infection will slip right through undetected because the sensitivity is 61%
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Key Points

• ■ The positive rates of RT-PCR assay and chest CT imaging in our cohort were 59% (601/1014), and 88% (888/1014) for the diagnosis of suspected patients with COVID-19, respectively
  
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Ever piss on a big campfire as a kid?
It makes some people smile. It makes others frown.
It really doesn't do much to the fire.

 

[HKShooter65]

This viral invasion, seemingly, is mostly above the media outlet divisions and COVID19 organism really is blind to political ideologies.

Of course the media makes a feeble attempt to politicize the spread of the disease and there are a few foil-hat conspiracy theorists. No surprise there.

Our nation's reaction and preperation and management may, in some way, prove to result in a Re-Unites States of America.

 

[Kar98]

Actually, the last article I read on this thought the price would be going DOWN due to reduced travel, closed schools and business, and so forth. It might be a nice break from the usual summer price gouging, if true.

$2.29 early this week, $1.92 yesterday, same station in my hood.

 

[Kar98]

This viral invasion, seemingly, is mostly above the media outlet divisions and COVID19 organism really is blind to political ideologies.

Of course the media makes a feeble attempt to politicize the spread of the disease and there are a few foil-hat conspiracy theorists. No surprise there.

Our nation's reaction and preperation and management may, in some way, prove to result in a Re-Unites States of America.

Bringing all, or even just some manufacturing back home would be a yuge boost to the economy.

 

[HKShooter65]

Bringing all, or even just some manufacturing back home would be a yuge boost to the economy.

I don't think the Wall Street traders saw it that way last week!!!

My retirement plan is distinctly unboosted.

With an outbreak here, likely inevitable, consumers quit consuming.
Badness overwhelms any "boost".