Corona Virus Member Discussion

[Xplantdad]

Wow...I didn't think that this would turn into a ten page thread. I posted what I did as I am concerned for my daughter who is immune compromised-and could very well end up very sick if she were to get this virus.


We're heeding what the docs and the government have said about trying to stay safe. I think it boils down to common sense....and respect and decency for your fellow citizens.


Maybe it's just me-but I think that this thread may have run it's course...

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

Over 60? Here are the 30 Worst Coronavirus Mistakes

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wel...cid=spartandhp

It's a slide show. Just let the page full load then it the FULL SCREEN button

All great suggestions Lee. Maybe except for #24.

[70 copo]

Agreed

[Lynn]

Bruce: Just me, but I think if we can continue to offer suggestions that will help minimize the impact, I am all for keeping it open.

Yes, there are issues we will just have to disagree on.

We are all still on the same side.

JMHO.

[BJCHEV396]

I'm done.Stay safe guys.All the best to you and yours.There are no borders on this.We're all in it together. Cheers,Bill.

[Lee Stewart]

NIH director: 70K coronavirus cases could be confirmed in US by end of next week

As many as 70,000 Americans could be confirmed as infected with coronavirus by the end of next week, marking a “pretty dramatic” increase in the number of confirmed cases, the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, told his employees in an agency-wide conference call on Friday.

But, Collins cautioned, “that doesn’t mean necessarily that the outbreak has exploded at an even more rapid rate.”

“It just means we’re now able to find out who’s out there, who is infected,” because “testing is now going to be much more available across the country,” he said.

As director of NIH, Collins oversees the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, whose own director, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has become a trusted authority during the coronavirus crisis.

According to Collins, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases inside the United States currently stands at about 14,000, and, “We will probably see four, five times that number of cases a week or 10 days from now."

Johns Hopkins University reports an even higher number of currently confirmed cases in the United States, nearing 17,000. An estimated 225 Americans have died.

"When will we be out the other side of this?” Collins asked rhetorically on the Friday call. “I have no crystal ball. ... Will we be back [to normal] by July or August or September? I have no idea."

Collins made clear that “social distancing” is vital to stemming the spread of the deadly disease, even as he derided the popular phrase.

“The greatest concern we should all have is for those most vulnerable, who if they get infected could be in real trouble,” he said. “The best thing we could do to prevent that is to not be a vector ourselves, and the best way to not be a vector is to get apart [from each other].”

"We are going to have to be in this for the long haul,” warned Collins, who noted that tens of thousands of NIH employees may have been joining his discussion.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ni...cid=spartandhp

[SBR]

Originally Posted by Lynn

I agree Steve; as opposed to Italy, where they apparently had a perfect storm for this.

With only about 60% as many cases as in China, the actual number of deaths EXCEED those in China by about 800. Not doing something right.

My guess is that the numbers quoted by China are no where near accurate.

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by SBR

My guess is that the numbers quoted by China are no where near accurate.

You may be right about that. Still, Italy seems to be way worse than everywhere else, at least when it comes to mortality rate.

[Lee Stewart]

Former CDC director: There's a long war ahead and our Covid-19 response must adapt

(CNN)Different times call for different measures. When Covid-19 hit China, I was concerned, as were many public health professionals, about what could happen and urged rapid action to understand more and prepare. But few of us anticipated the catastrophic impact the new virus has had in Wuhan, in Italy and may soon have in many other places.

For most people, there is simply no frame of reference for this pandemic. Never in our lifetime has there been an infectious disease threat as devastating to society. Never in our lifetime have we seen a rich country like Italy face the need to ration respirators. And never have we seen the fear that millions of health care workers around the world feel about being infected by the virus -- justified fear we must address.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/healt...sis/index.html

WARNING: This is a very "in your face" article that is not going to make you feel better. It comes from an expert.

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by Lynn

You may be right about that. Still, Italy seems to be way worse than everywhere else, at least when it comes to mortality rate.

Italy just called out the military to enforce the lockdown

EDIT: Lombardy the epicenter of the epidemic is where 100 soldiers will help enforce the lockdown, not all of Italy as my statement alludes to.