Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Covid-19

[manch]

@dioworld

Hope we can hold. Death rate is starting to jump

I think we will do well. You have successfully scared people to wear masks now.

CA curve should start showing some bend end of next week.

[dioworld]

Still we need 90% of the ppl to wear mask to be fully effective. The number is still too low

[acre]

@john

@acre

In some areas up to 30% still test positive for tuberculosis. Doesn’t mean they are sick with it;

That means NJ is in even worse shape. People who are not sick are not tested. The number of infected far exceeds the test-positive number.

Yes but again that’s because most cases are mild and do not require hospitalization.

[acre]

From my Swiss relatives -
"Thank you for your report from Arizona. For us it seems that the virus is more rampant than for you. All countries around Switzerland, especially Italy, are also very bad off. The countries wanted to keep the borders open for a long time and this is probably the result we got. Many older people in particular are required to stay at home. More than 5 people are not allowed to meet any more anyway, and this at a distance of at least 2.5 meters.

Fortunately, we can still be a bit outside when we walk alone through fields or in the forest. In Zurich it is of course much more difficult.

Now hope that the situation with you does not get worse. However, be careful and stay healthy."

[caiguycaiguy]

Boeing worker at Everett plant dies from coronavirus: Seattle Times

[Terri]

@acre

@john

@manch

State chart. WA has bent down the curve. I suspect CA will do so in the next week. NY has actually bent it the wrong way

NY is in big trouble, it hasn’t peaked yet. In NY, 1 out of every 4 tests comes back positive. In WA, it is 1 out of every 15 tests.

NJ is about to see a hockey stick takeoff: so far, 9 out of every 10 tests come back positive. The shit is about to hit the fan.

In some areas up to 30% still test positive for tuberculosis. Doesn’t mean they are sick with it; just means they have antibodies because a some point they were exposed.

These tests are generally mucus/saliva tests. If they test positive, they’re also contagious.

[manch]

NY by itself is Italy 2.0. WTF is this guy doing?

De Blasio stops short of imposing California-like restrictions on New Yorkers

[dioworld]

it’s call love and peace

[Elt1]

The snake might save you like in the Earth Abides.

[fastisslow]

Coronavirus: Here’s how it spread in Santa Clara County

a reader’s comment is interesting:
"South Korea and the US saw the first COVID-19 case on the same day, 1/20.

South Korea tested 300K people (+10K per day.) Only infected people and their contacts were isolated. No massive economic shutdown.

The US only tested 25K in the first two months. Infected people spread the virus undetected. We now have exponential growth in cases and required shutting down the country."

[Roy321]

@fastisslow

a reader’s comment is interesting:
"South Korea and the US saw the first COVID-19 case on the same day, 1/20.

South Korea tested 300K people (+10K per day.) Only infected people and their contacts were isolated. No massive economic shutdown.

The US only tested 25K in the first two months. Infected people spread the virus undetected. We now have exponential growth in cases and required shutting down the country."

[dioworld]

South Korea everyone is wearing mask. United States you’re lucky to see 30-40% wearing it

[pandeyathotmail]

@dioworld

South Korea everyone is wearing mask. United States you’re lucky to see 30-40% wearing it

Your repeated mention of the mask makes it sound like the mask is the magic bullet to kill this crisis. Mask is just one piece in a large puzzle. Yes, masks have a role to play, but let’s not overstate what they can do.

[dioworld]

You don’t care human life anyway. You can ignore all of my comments

[pandeyathotmail]

@dioworld

You don’t care human life anyway. You can ignore all of my comments

You are doing such a wonderful job of caring for human life. I do not need to duplicate this effort. Thanks.

[caiguycaiguy]

Sigh.

Moving on.

[caiguycaiguy]

It's 'premature' to say if the US has failed in its pandemic preparedness,...

[Terri]

@dioworld

South Korea everyone is wearing mask. United States you’re lucky to see 30-40% wearing it

Out of curiosity, do you think that if everyone in the US were wearing a mask that we would be able to achieve containment without the extensive testing?

[manch]

Uh oh, test capacity flatlining… not good.

[hanera]

@Terri

Out of curiosity, do you think that if everyone in the US were wearing a mask that we would be able to achieve containment without the extensive testing?

Initially all is needed is testing at airports and contact tracing of the infected.