COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US) (11 Viewers)

[DaveXA]

I see where you're coming from. I'd rather be informed closer to the "act now or suffer consequences!" point. I guess by bandwidth for concern is already full enough ... I need to be able to ignore stuff that's not a right-now emergency.

And that's all well and good. I live in the metro DC area. I commute via public transportation for work every day, and we have internationals who travel in and out of the city constantly. So the possibility of it happening here is high enough for me to want to be on top of this. Not only for myself, but my family as well.

More info is needed for some than for others.

And to be sure, this can turn into a right now sort of emergency in a very short period of time.

 

[James Spader]

I see where you're coming from. I'd rather be informed closer to the "act now or suffer consequences!" point. I guess by bandwidth for concern is already full enough ... I need to be able to ignore stuff that's not a right-now emergency.

When it’s hard my man, it will be too late. Prepare a little, I highly recommend it.

 

[Cage1]

California lab says it discovered coronavirus vaccine in 3 hours

An American biotech company says it created a coronavirus vaccine three hours after getting access to the virus' genetic sequence on Jan. 9, and now scientists are racing to get the vaccine on the market in record time.

www.yahoo.com

Some optimistic news on the vaccine development front.

 

[Cage1]

When it’s hard my man, it will be too late. Prepare a little, I highly recommend it.

Basically no one is saying do anything permanent or life changing right now. Like go out and buy up a bunch of canned food that you'd eat anyway over time, like beans and corn or whatever, but just have it around if things go south. Other than storage, you're not really out anything extra.

 

[B4YOU]

We are not like China at all. Population density, sanitation, lifestyle, culture, all are divergent factors. It's a folly to use China's timetables and say it will apply to this country.

I'm thinking some of you are as nutty as my friend who already quit his job over this. And we still don't have a case in Florida.

Let’s compare Wuhan to two east coast cities for population density:

City	Population	Pop Density
Wuhan	8.3M	1,200/km2
NY	8.3M	10,947/km2
DC	700K	3,997/km2

There are a lot of dissimilarities. But urban centers have housing situations where 5-8 are sharing a single kitchen in a rowhouse much like a multigenerational or large family in China might.

Yes, there are difference between China and the US. But this isn’t Ebola with lower transmission rates and culture/poverty being the main transmission factor or a re-emerging disease for which we have data and vaccines.

The numbers out of China were complete bull for the first six weeks. People were questioning the numbers and posting tweets about it. China’s new metrics for defining cases, admittance that the testing is showing false negatives, and sudden jump in reported case due to new reasonable metrics justifies the past skepticism.

Discussing reasonable preparations for a disease outbreak isn’t nutty. It’s reasonable to take stock of household goods and ensure basic supplies are stocked while just living everyday life as normal.

 

[James Spader]

Basically no one is saying do anything permanent or life changing right now. Like go out and buy up a bunch of canned food that you'd eat anyway over time, like beans and corn or whatever, but just have it around if things go south. Other than storage, you're not really out anything extra.

Exactly. Everything I bought I use regularly. I just bought more of it.

 

[SystemShock]

Basically no one is saying do anything permanent or life changing right now. Like go out and buy up a bunch of canned food that you'd eat anyway over time, like beans and corn or whatever, but just have it around if things go south. Other than storage, you're not really out anything extra.

Now that the bus is half way buried in my backyard, you tell me...

 

[Krodwhodat]

I shouldn’t laugh at this...

Teens Prank Riders by Spilling ‘Coronavirus' on Subway — But MTA Isn't Laughing

The pair is seen wearing hazmat suits and carrying a bucket of red liquid, then spilling the bucket onto the floor, sending some riders running.

www.nbcnewyork.com

 

[bclemms]

Coronavirus Has Reached London, and the Patient Took an Uber to Hospital

She broke almost every piece of guidance aimed at preventing the virus from spreading, reports the 'Guardian'.

www.vice.com

 

[Charlie Brizzown]

I shouldn’t laugh at this...

Teens Prank Riders by Spilling ‘Coronavirus' on Subway — But MTA Isn't Laughing

The pair is seen wearing hazmat suits and carrying a bucket of red liquid, then spilling the bucket onto the floor, sending some riders running.

www.nbcnewyork.com

It’s all fun and games until someone lights your arse up with a flame thrower.

 

[superchuck500]

Here’s a question for consideration: do you think an emergency order for a limited suspension HIPAA to allow the sharing of patient medical information (except for name and physical address) for cases of suspected or confirmed coronavirus would be appropriate?

To be clear, I don’t mean now - I mean in the event of multiple public transmission clusters developing in the US. We’re nowhere near that right now.

But Information sharing is critical in confronting an outbreak - and I have seen how insanely prudent medical providers can be about sharing info in the name of HIPAA compliance. It seems to me that getting ahead of that issue by clearing providers to be more candid about the cases would be helpful.

 

[Doug B]

Coronavirus Has Reached London, and the Patient Took an Uber to Hospital

She broke almost every piece of guidance aimed at preventing the virus from spreading, reports the 'Guardian'.

www.vice.com

Too bad it's winter in England. First thing that Uber driver could do, if weather allowed, is leave the car out in the sun and raise the interior temperature in the cabin as much as possible.

At this point, I guess wiping down all surfaces with rubbing alcohol and/or bleach solution (depending on surface) and then waiting a few days is the best can be done.

 

[Doug B]

Here’s a question for consideration: do you think an emergency order for a limited suspension HIPAA to allow the sharing of patient medical information (except for name and physical address) for cases of suspected or confirmed coronavirus would be appropriate?

Names wouldn't have to named, would they? I guess the information would have to be tied back to a name/SSN at some level ... but that underlying tie-in data need not go public, right?

Could infected persons be assigned an "infection ID number" for short-term use?

 

[Tapxe]

Too bad it's winter in England. First thing that Uber driver could do, if weather allowed, is leave the car out in the sun and raise the interior temperature in the cabin as much as possible.

At this point, I guess wiping down all surfaces with rubbing alcohol and/or bleach solution (depending on surface) and then waiting a few days is the best can be done.

It's too late for sensible measures.

 

[SystemShock]

I shouldn’t laugh at this...

Teens Prank Riders by Spilling ‘Coronavirus' on Subway — But MTA Isn't Laughing

The pair is seen wearing hazmat suits and carrying a bucket of red liquid, then spilling the bucket onto the floor, sending some riders running.

www.nbcnewyork.com

Too bad no one shot them.