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Nice at South Korea! They look like they've got it.
Not so nice at 2 more cases of community transmission in BC. :( I'm so scared. I wonder if I should start not visiting my parents right now since I take public transit every day. I'm being really really conscious of not touching my face, sanitizing my hands every leg of my trip (on the bus, off the bus, on the skytrain, off the skytrain), but man... :( I'm already definitely not going to visit my grandpa for the time being (retirement home in Vancouver...).
Not so nice at 2 more cases of community transmission in BC. :( I'm so scared. I wonder if I should start not visiting my parents right now since I take public transit every day. I'm being really really conscious of not touching my face, sanitizing my hands every leg of my trip (on the bus, off the bus, on the skytrain, off the skytrain), but man... :( I'm already definitely not going to visit my grandpa for the time being (retirement home in Vancouver...).
Germany reported 341 new cases, no deaths. Total = 1565, 2 deaths.
France is 372 new cases, 3 deaths. Total = 1784, 33 deaths.
Spain is 464 new cases, 6 deaths. Total = 1695, 36 deaths.
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This is my pov. These numbers are actually retarded compared to the reality on the ground. People who had a bad flu in the last few months.. possibly were passing around corona and didn't realize it. Esp gig economy stewards of flightsIf you take away the fact it is a virus, and look at this a simple math. We are dealing with exponential growth...
Which means...
. Hell lots of people..
It will be interesting one day to look back on elderly death data around this period world wide. See if there's an up tick from the original Chinese doctors finds.
I just hope is stays away from kids and teens. They are sick forever.
What's most dangerous about this virus isn't its lethality, but its r0 value.
r0 of >2.5 is ridiculous. It's essentially a super flu on steroids.
r0 of >2.5 is ridiculous. It's essentially a super flu on steroids.
My state just had it's first 5 confirmations this afternoon. With all 5 being from different towns separated by ~45 - 60 miles from one another.
If it's come to small towns in South Dakota, it's only a very small amount of time before it continues onward.
Google map tags of local positives
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First suspected case in my kids school (Montreal) from a high school kid that just came back from France, the School only canceled classes for 3 classrooms, the one the kid goes to an 2 adjacent ones.
Parents are bombarding the school now with emails to get them to cancel
all classes at least until the test results are in.
Parents are bombarding the school now with emails to get them to cancel
all classes at least until the test results are in.
So following the same exponential growth with no sign of slowing.
Shit got real here in Panama in less than 24 hours Please, be careful friend.
What is really unsettling is the school where the two professors, including the director of the school, were found positive of Coronavirus. Unfortunately, the director died due to Coronavirus.
They need to suspend the classes in the entire country, not just nearest points inside the capital. Kids were at risks, and I can't believe how clueless our goverment was, to the point where familiy members of that school had to go out and start a protest in the streets to have the matter further investigated.
That stupid fuck trump doesn't even realize how much better he would look if they made sure to get people tested as much as possible to slow it down
Puyallup school district cancelling most extra curricular activities, parent conferences
Damn. That's our local district.
Trump doesn't give a shit about people. America has the worst fucking person in the role of President at this point in time.
Went to GP yesterday (Australia) for a scheduled follow-up appointment. Made chit-chat. Doctor asked if I was afraid of covid. I said not for myself, but I am for infrastructure and at-risk people. He said he was very scared — he's been seeing people constantly who making appointments for normal cold symptoms and it's doing his head in. Poor guy is flat-out.
Think it's pretty wild that General Practitioners aren't behind a fuck-off glass wall or something for hands-off consultations. He said he wished the public health system would allow for phone consultations to be compensated like face-to-face ones are because it would save so much time and risk for everyone.
Anyway, I think the best thing we can do is be keenly aware of the actual symptoms and avoid burdening the public health system unnecessarily.
Think it's pretty wild that General Practitioners aren't behind a fuck-off glass wall or something for hands-off consultations. He said he wished the public health system would allow for phone consultations to be compensated like face-to-face ones are because it would save so much time and risk for everyone.
Anyway, I think the best thing we can do is be keenly aware of the actual symptoms and avoid burdening the public health system unnecessarily.
I ain't kidding when I said our authorities are incompetent fools. Yesterday, in the press conference, when it was revealed a Spaniard came with the virus, the stupid health ministry admitted they didn't take the precautions with people coming from Spain. And it is well know that in Spain the virus has spread pretty fast.
As for the principal of the school, they outright refuse to say where did he get the virus. Heard some people say he got it from Italy, but can't confirm it. What I can say is that in Panama subreddit, people have posted the authorities aren't taking the correct measures to check if people coming from abroad have symptoms of the virus.
What worries me is that the public healthcare system is terrible. Hospitals are dirty, don't have enough doctors and the medical equipment is old or doesn't even work. Plus they lack medicines.
Same to you. I guess universities are going to close soon.
My wife is in the medical field but on the surgery side. She isn't so much hands on and is taking it in stride, but she is getting a ton of emails each day about updates. Seems most medical people I know are taking it seriously, but not too scared yet.
It's gonna be like that here in the USA soon. Most of the providers in my area will just tell a patient to go to the ER if they can't get them in the office. There's too much liability to give recommendations to someone over the phone. So we'll be overwhelmed with people with minor symptoms.
First cases of coronavirus confirmed in Michigan; Whitmer declares state of emergency
The first cases of coronavirus and COVID-19 have been confirmed in Michigan and Gov. Whitmer has declared a state of emergency.
www.wxyz.com
It's officially in Michigan now.
My boss has gone full apocalyptic this morning.
From economy standpoint, he's afraid that 'this is it'. The one thing that would collapse the whole world.
From economy standpoint, he's afraid that 'this is it'. The one thing that would collapse the whole world.
My wife is on the surgery side as well and the arguments she has online with people comparing it to the flu. Her usual response is "you realize this doesn't replace the flu but is in addition to it?" The hospital my wife works at is already getting plans set to do what they're doing in Italy if needed (convert OR rooms to ICU).
Yah, my wife doesn't touch social media for that reason. Her hospital network has already had a COVID confirmed case, so they're aware of the situation and the plan.
You call ahead, masked people meet you and swab you in your car so you don't enter and test you. Severe symptoms if you come in late mean you go in through isolation. They are really encouraging you to call in advance. Gonna be stressful when the numbers go up though.
Latest numbers in Japan are troublesome, the highest increase in cases observed in a single day until now (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/special/coronavirus/):
Today +59
Yesterday +28
March 8th +33
March 7th +44
March 6th +56
March 5th +32
March 4th +36
March 3rd +19
March 2nd +18
March 1st +14
A cluster was found in an elderly care center and various cases originated from small scale concerts.
Today +59
Yesterday +28
March 8th +33
March 7th +44
March 6th +56
March 5th +32
March 4th +36
March 3rd +19
March 2nd +18
March 1st +14
A cluster was found in an elderly care center and various cases originated from small scale concerts.
That's how Kaiser is handling tests. It's basically a drivethru.
Nah. He is crazy. Even if 10% of world population dies and world gdps fall 30% economy will keep going.
Sounders have a game Saturday night. Empty stadium it is?
It's not about the fatality, but more about how every industry is impacted and halted due to the virus.
We need to get recovered numbers from these countries and hospitalized numbers. 50% hospitalized in Italy is crazy.
BNO Newsroom on Twitter
“BREAKING: Michigan reports first 2 cases of coronavirus - WXYZ https://t.co/eUoE2bjB9j”
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Of course, they waited until the primary was over to announce this!
Governor Whitmer is doing livestream on the confirmed Michigan cases if anyone is curious:
www.wxyz.com
Live video from 7 Action News
www.wxyz.com
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Well, that second to last sentence might be a little overkill. It's certainly much more contagious than the seasonal flu, which is why it's become a crisis, but the r0 of a disease is more complicated than being a value from which you can immediately gauge its severity. The Atlantic had a great article on what we can actually glean from the r0 number of COVID-19, I'll link it below. It's from January so obviously some of it is outdated re: the global situation, but it's still a good primer on what an r0 means.
The Deceptively Simple Number Sparking Coronavirus Fears
Here’s what the oft-cited R0 number tells us about the new outbreak—and what it doesn’t.
www.theatlantic.com
Coronavirus can cause pneumonia which will cause the tissues, small bronicals, and alveolar air sacs of the lungs to fill with fluid. It is extremely helpful if this is caught early - as you can imagine such symptoms will cause many other issues - such as limiting oxygen to the blood. It's a lot for the body to fight against when it goes too far - which is why many elderly people are dying
Well in Canada, we don't have to worry about paying to go to the doctor/hospital, which in turn makes it easier to catch illness at earlier stages.
This will burst the financial bubble for sure if it doesn't let up in the US.
Yeah, I personally know someone here in Canada whose father just got tested positive yesterday, coming from Germany. Now the whole house is quarantined. If this was in the US I doubt he would have gotten tested.
We've done a great job at totally preventing community spread, so far, even if it's inevitable.
Anyone else hearing stories about coverups in Florida? I keep seeing them on reddit anyway in r/coronovirus
Is there anything special that Germany is doing to keep the death toll down so much?
China will donate 100K face masks, 20K protective suits, and 50K test kits to Italy.
Per Italian government's request, China will prioritize the order of 1000 respirators and 2 million face masks from Italy.
Per Italian government's request, China will prioritize the order of 1000 respirators and 2 million face masks from Italy.
Odd that they didn't say anything since they've been posting the location for all others.