Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) resources and discussion thread (Discussion guidelines in OP)

Piggychan · Mar 8, 2020

PlzUninstall said:
I hope this person was going to hospital for another reason because if they went out with symptoms and suspecting they had COVID-19 then that's just infuriating.

EDIT: Okay I missed the line where it said they didn't know. What a nightmare situation.

think I read somewhere last night that the patient had come into contact with someone who came back from Italy who was later tested positive. This tells me that people are still thinking that it's travellers from Asia and China that need to be avoided. They need to update it with anyone who has travelled anywhere in EU and outside to be quarantined and avoided

Dany1899 · Mar 8, 2020

xMM4nsonx said:
This is unreal, at least for a country like Italy.

Tommasi (Soccer Players Association) declared yesterday night to stop the Serie A. Now Spadafora (Minister of Sport) has asked to the FIGC (Federazione Italiana Gioco Calcio) to suspend Serie A right now, with a match (Parma - Spal) scheduled for 12:30pm. UNREAL.

Coronavirus, Spadafora: ''Lega serie A irresponsabile''. La replica: "Da Governo dichiarazioni contrastanti". Malagò: "Figc fermi il campionato"

Il Ministro dello Sport chiede di fermare la serie A, i club dicono no: "Abbiamo sempre rispettato le indicazioni governative". L'assocalciatori:…

www.repubblica.it

They are taking a final decision in these minutes, it seems. The players of Parma-Spal are still waiting to know if they must play.

Gabe · Mar 8, 2020

Crackhead_Bob said:
I'm talking about how long I should expect a lockdown to last and how many boxes of pasta, bottles of water, raisins, etc. I should start stocking up on. And if a lockdown does occur, how long can I expect it to last? I'm trying to remain level headed in regards to this mess.

Well as of now it's basically a month for us, but there are no obligations to not go to the grocery store and in-city deliveries are not forbidden.
The point of this is not "stay inside the house" in the way it'd be if this was airborne.
The goal is to not spread it around in other (less medically efficient) regions here in Italy, particularly the south.

We expect to reach a peak in infections in 2-3 weeks from now and then, hopefully, a change in the trend curve.

Herb Alpert · Mar 8, 2020

Dany1899 said:
They are taking a final decision in these minutes, it seems. The players of Parma-Spal are still waiting to know if they must play.

They just just play the match without the audience. Huit clos.
Maybe it's too late.

astroturfing · Mar 8, 2020

smileyforall220 said:
So the first patient in Nebraska is only 37 and is in critical condition right now, secondary bacterial infection in the lungs. She's so young too! Man, viral pneumonia is terrifying

shit.

im 37 now and a few years ago i had a bad upper respiratory infection (probably viral) that lead to a secondary bacterial infection, got in my blood causing septic shock. i was on a ventilator for 11 days fighting for my life.

its the most terrifying thing, it breaks your mind. i experienced the worst nightmares my brain could come up with, for days on end... i thought i was in hell and would be there for billions of years, i thought i was in WW3 and soldiers had executed my family, etc etc. all felt 100% real. just non-stop hallucinatory agony.

just fucking shoot me instead of ICU treatment thanks. never again.

SwitchedOff · Mar 8, 2020

Herb Alpert said:
Nope, I don't think so.
Fever, dry cough, soar throat are the main ones

Sore throat isn't one of the main symptoms, it occurs in relatively few people. Fever, dry cough and shortness of breath are generally the main symptoms.

Herb Alpert · Mar 8, 2020

SwitchedOff said:
Sore throat isn't one of the main symptoms, it occurs in relatively few people. Fever, dry cough and shortness of breath are generally the main symptoms.

Ho you're right, I mixed things up.

xMM4nsonx · Mar 8, 2020

Dany1899 said:
They are taking a final decision in these minutes, it seems. The players of Parma-Spal are still waiting to know if they must play.

So much confusion. Special rules for italian soccer in the last law bill and now this. What the hell is going on?

TheUnseenTheUnheard · Mar 8, 2020

Crackhead_Bob said:
How much supplies should one have to fall back on?

I thought you were joking initially because some people were mocking the original post. Sorry.

Dany1899 · Mar 8, 2020

xMM4nsonx said:
So much confusion. Special rules for italian soccer in the last law bill and now this. What the hell is going on?

I am quite sure Serie A is going to be suspended and will thus end in 15/30 minutes.

EDIT: Instead, it seems they are going to continue..

Mcfrank · Mar 8, 2020

Mingoguaya said:
How about NYC? Have plans to visit between the 22nd to the 28th of March. Debating with the wife if canceling the whole thing.

Same. I am leaving NYC now flying back to LA. Just live your life with a bit more emphasis on hand washing.

Deleted member 2254 · Mar 8, 2020

The Serie A match is happening in half an hour, 75 minutes later than originally scheduled. This match will go on, no news about the others yet.

Perzeval · Mar 8, 2020

Sweden got an import case from the US, the person has now infected 2 family members and they're also tracking down 10 people he's had close contact with.

Deleted member 2254 · Mar 8, 2020

Also, 3 regions of South Italy (Puglia, Campania and Sicilia) are putting everyone who's running away from the red zones in the North into quarantine directly. Those who put other people's lives in danger because they didn't want to mainly stay at their place for a few weeks are now gonna stay 100% alone for a couple weeks.

Karma.

.exe · Mar 8, 2020

FairyEmpire said:
Also, 3 regions of South Italy (Puglia, Campania and Sicilia) are putting everyone who's running away from the red zones in the North into quarantine directly. Those who put other people's lives in danger because they didn't want to mainly stay at their place for a few weeks are now gonna stay 100% alone for a couple weeks.

Karma.

Good.

😤

texhnolyze · Mar 8, 2020

FairyEmpire said:
Also, 3 regions of South Italy (Puglia, Campania and Sicilia) are putting everyone who's running away from the red zones in the North into quarantine directly. Those who put other people's lives in danger because they didn't want to mainly stay at their place for a few weeks are now gonna stay 100% alone for a couple weeks.

Karma.

That's the right call. But everyone regardless of they have the symptoms or not?

Deleted member 2254 · Mar 8, 2020

texhnolyze said:
That's the right call. But everyone regardless of they have the symptoms or not?

Seemingly. I suppose at least until they can't test them.

Grunty · Mar 8, 2020

One thing I've been curious about... those people who are forced quarantine and told they can't leave their homes... does the government supply them with the necessary means to live? Food, water, toilet paper, etc...

Deleted member 2254 · Mar 8, 2020

Durock said:
One thing I've been curious about... those people who are forced quarantine and told they can't leave their homes... does the government supply them with the necessary means to live? Food, water, toilet paper, etc...

It's not a curfew. People are allowed to leave their homes to go to work and buy groceries. Cops can stop you if you do unnecessary trips. Also the supply for stores will be unaffected so while a lot of people are rushing to the stores atm, there is no danger of things not getting refilled.

SofNascimento · Mar 8, 2020

iamaustrian said:
I remember total meltdowns in the "young and fit" age group (20-40 years) as the swine flu killed lots of them instead the usual risk group people.

Yeah I can see how that would make people go crazy.

Bowser · Mar 8, 2020

589 cases in Spain, 17 deaths, more than 30 recovered

Últimas noticias del coronavirus, en directo | Sanidad notifica 12.788 nuevos casos y 241 muertos, la segunda cifra de fallecidos más alta de la segunda ola

Fuertes atascos en las salidas de la capital | Illa: “La presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid ha decidido no hacer nada. La paciencia tiene un límite” | Interior despliega 7.000 agentes de Policía y Guardia Civil | Casado: “Hemos hecho todo lo posible para pactar una norma y ser leales con el...

elpais.com

Still, doesn't look like the situation is out of control and most cases are restricted to a few areas, with police presence already in one of them.

Galava · Mar 8, 2020

2 days ago Japan updated that:

The validity of single entry visa and multiple entry visa, including diplomatic and official visa of Japan, which have been issued by Embassies, ConsulatesGeneral and Consulate of Japan in the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the Republic of Korea by March 8, 2020, will be temporarily suspended.

In a week more countries might be added to the list. If you have a visa issued to go there, stay informed.

Vanillalite · Mar 8, 2020

Bosch · Mar 8, 2020

smileyforall220 said:
So the first patient in Nebraska is only 37 and is in critical condition right now, secondary bacterial infection in the lungs. She's so young too! Man, viral pneumonia is terrifying

She had any other previous condition?

ElectricBlanketFire · Mar 8, 2020

Vanillalite said:

Aldi · Mar 8, 2020

So, I see Tesco is the first of the big UK supermarkets to start rationing certain items. Good.

Analysis from Liberty Marketing has found UK own-brand hand sanitisers are being sold on eBay for huge mark ups, with Lidl 49p sanitisers selling for as much as £24.99 online.

Morrison's £2 hand sanitiser is being sold for £29.99.

The Tesco Health Antibacterial Hand Gel (50ml) is just 75p in-store and is being sold for as much as £9 on eBay.

ReactionShot · Mar 8, 2020

12 new cases in Singapore, 150 cases in total.
77 new cases + 2 deaths in Netherlands, 265 cases + 3 deaths in total.

Spookie · Mar 8, 2020

Aldi said:
So, I see Tesco is the first of the big UK supermarkets to start rationing certain items. Good.

I've got a CON to attend next week and could actually use some of that hand gel. More fool them if I bring it back with me to the local area.

iamaustrian · Mar 8, 2020

99 cases in austria. (was 104 but gov edited the number to 99 later)

Still ridiculously low compared to switzerland or germany. Weird

Deleted member 33082 · Mar 8, 2020

iamaustrian said:
99 cases in austria. (was 104 but gov edited the number to 99 later)

Still ridiculously low compared to switzerland or germany. Weird

It's actually pretty much the same as Germany considering they have 10 times as many people as Austria..

commish · Mar 8, 2020

Issun said:
It's actually pretty much the same as Germany considering they have 10 times as many people as Austria..

A lot of it comes down to how many folks are being tested.

entremet · Mar 8, 2020

So why did the idiot President refuse the WHO test kits?

LegendofJoe · Mar 8, 2020

If any of you guys have romantic partners you need to be getting it on. Sex increases your body's production of antibodies boosting your immune system. It also relieves stress and anxiety, which also boosts your immune system. So get busy Era!

Stoof · Mar 8, 2020

I wonder how many colleges in the US will extend spring break due to this

Perzeval · Mar 8, 2020

Sweden now has 203 cases, that's an increase of 42 since yesterday.

TheUnseenTheUnheard · Mar 8, 2020

Stoof said:
I wonder how many colleges in the US will extend spring break due to this

Idk. There are a lot not on the quarter system so classes could still go on, online.

Wubbles · Mar 8, 2020

entremet said:
So why did the idiot President refuse the WHO test kits?

They aren't MADE IN THE USA 😂

Garfield · Mar 8, 2020

The health care system in the Italian region of Lombardy is on the brink of collapse, the head of its crisis response unit has said.

"We're now being forced to set up intensive care treatment in corridors, in operating theatres, in recovery rooms. We've emptied entire hospital sections to make space for seriously sick people," Antonio Pesenti told the Corriere della Sera newspaper.

"One of the best health systems in the world, in Lombardy, is a step away from collapse," he said.

Saya · Mar 8, 2020

entremet said:
So why did the idiot President refuse the WHO test kits?

he can't profit off of those

Marshall · Mar 8, 2020

entremet said:
So why did the idiot President refuse the WHO test kits?

Accepting assistance from a foreigner, let alone the UN, is a slap in the face in the eyes of a right winger in the United States.

everyer · Mar 8, 2020

‪Foreigners in China can register the Anti-Virus code. ‬

Nedda on Twitter

“Foreigners in China can register the Anti-Virus code.”

twitter.com

Froli · Mar 8, 2020

Crackhead_Bob said:
How much supplies should one have to fall back on?

A month. China increased the self quarantine from 14 to 28 days.

Doogdogg · Mar 8, 2020

Russell said:

what a bunch of asswipes.

PlzUninstall · Mar 8, 2020

Aldi said:
So, I see Tesco is the first of the big UK supermarkets to start rationing certain items. Good.

This is so infuriating to see. People hoarding things and people profiting off situations like this. My general weekly grocery shop has definitely been disrupted by the panic buying even in a small town like mine.

jonamok · Mar 8, 2020

UK figures up to 273 today from 23.5k tests. That's +67 from yesterday. Biggest daily jump I think (previous day was +42).

Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public#number-of-cases

Broken Hope · Mar 8, 2020

The production of US COVID-19 testing kits was botched. The production facility was contaminated. A large batch of the vital kits was found not to be properly functional. So they had to be recalled.

Instead, local doctors have had to ship samples to the one CDC laboratory capable of testing for the disease. The Atlanta facility was soon swamped.

Exactly how many US citizens have been tested is unknown. The CDC has strangely ceased reporting such vital statistics after Vice President Pence took over as the health agency's public face. Earlier this week he promised "roughly 1.5 million tests" would be available by the end of this week. On Friday, he rolled that promise back: "We don't have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate the demand going forward," he said.

Coronavirus: Bungled COVID-19 response putting everyone at risk

Tainted test kits. Censored scientists. Mixed messages. The US health system is struggling to come to grips with COVID-19. Now, it’s reporting the highest fatality rate in the world.

www.news.com.au

Westbahnhof · Mar 8, 2020

PlzUninstall said:
This is so infuriating to see. People hoarding things and people profiting off situations like this. My general weekly grocery shop has definitely been disrupted by the panic buying even in a small town like mine.

I was shopping for normal groceries and noticed that people had bought up all the normal flour in my local little shop. Funny thing is, the non-regular flours (like spelt flour) was basically untouched. Literally full shelves next to literally empty shelves... people are weird.

squeakywheel · Mar 8, 2020

Naru said:
Black Friday? More like Plague Friday am I right?

Amazon ftw. Hopefully Battlefield will still be just a game then.

King_Britain · Mar 8, 2020

67 new cases in the UK

Department of Health and Social Care on Twitter

“UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK: As of 9am 8 March 2020, a total of 23,513 people have been tested: 23,240 negative. 273 positive. 2 patients who tested positive for coronavirus has sadly died. For latest information: https://t.co/e1hwL62CDI”

twitter.com

PlzUninstall · Mar 8, 2020

Westbahnhof said:
I was shopping for normal groceries and noticed that people had bought up all the normal flour in my local little shop. Funny thing is, the non-regular flours (like spelt flour) was basically untouched. Literally full shelves next to literally empty shelves... people are weird.

Haha. Oh yeah! I noticed people bought all the normal pasta and left the wholewheat pasta. Same for rice. No white rice, lots of brown.

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