COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US) (2 Viewers)

[gboudx]

Maybe more people would wear masks if they looked more fashionable and stylish. Most people are sheep and will follow whatever celebrity star-of-the-moment is doing. Get some designers to make masks then pay these celebrity types to post selfies on every social media platform. Make em red, white and blue, camo, with the swoosh, the UA, etc. Maybe it would help.

 

[DaveXA]

Maybe more people would wear masks if they looked more fashionable and stylish. Most people are sheep and will follow whatever celebrity star-of-the-moment is doing. Get some designers to make masks then pay these celebrity types to post selfies on every social media platform. Make em red, white and blue, camo, with the swoosh, the UA, etc. Maybe it would help.

They're already doing that. I've seen a few interesting looking ones. They're just not widely available yet.

 

[Dago]

Costco is doing the right thing. These selfish, uncaring jerks who refuse to wear a mask need to be put in their place. And that place is outside the store. I'm glad she won't shop at Costco any more. I'll feel safer since I won't be breathing in her droplets though my mask.

It's not political; it's a matter of public safety and order. You stop at a red light or a stop sign. That's not an impediment to your freedom. I live in a town that could renamed "Four Way Stop Town." It's annoying, but it's the law--and it's a lot more annoying than wearing a mask. We sacrifice a lot of things for the sake of order and public safety. Do these yahoos suggest that we ignore traffic restrictions?

We live in a society, and that means that my freedom to swing my arm ends with the person next to me's nose. To me, not wearing a mask in a building under these circumstances is tantamount to an assault with a microscopic weapon.

Yeah this isnt even a part of the open up or not discussion IMO

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

We should reopen when everyone who wants a test can get one.

Fair. NOLA has been there for 2 weeks or more. Other places not so much.

 

[St. Widge]

Fair. NOLA has been there for 2 weeks or more. Other places not so much.

Where are you getting this information? You may be right, but I'm not aware of this being the case.

And which test are you talking about? The antibody test or the test to see if you have the virus?

 

[Brennan77]

Fair. NOLA has been there for 2 weeks or more. Other places not so much.

Half the staff at work today received messages from Jefferson Parish inviting people to the alario center to be tested, with or without symptoms. There's no line, they said.

 

[Eeyore]

Here's a bit more about where the ppp funds went.

More than 12,000 Catholic churches in the U.S. applied for PPP loans – and 9,000 got them

More than 12,000 Catholic churches have now applied for the government's small business loans – and 75% of those applications have been approved.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Eeyore]

California identifies nail salons as source of coronavirus community spread, Gov. Newsom says

Unlike some other states that have announced reopenings, California nail salons won't be allowed to reopen until the state's phase 3.

www.cnbc.com

 

[0rion]

Yeah, I agree. We have to be smart about opening back up. If we go back to January business as usual, we're gonna be in a world of hurt. But if we're smart and slowly open things back up, I think it's doable.

Too many people still think it's no big deal and they have nothing to worry about.

My stance is we have to open up. I have zero faith that it'll be done slowly or smart. It's going to be a train wreck. People are far too ignorant and/or selfish to do what has to be done to keep this thing from blowing back up. I fully expect us to relive the last 6-8 weeks over and over through next spring.

 

[Eeyore]

I hope that we don't need ventilators if there's a second wave.

Trump says he's sending ventilators to Russia for Putin's coronavirus response, but he previously pushed back on requests from US governors

As Trump moves to send lifesaving equipment to Russia, the US remains the center of the coronavirus pandemic.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Eeyore]

Study Finds Nearly Everyone Who Recovers From COVID-19 Makes Coronavirus Antibodies

There’s been a lot of excitement about the potential of antibody-based blood tests, also known as serology tests, to help contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. There’s also an a…

directorsblog.nih.gov

 

[Eeyore]

New York was the ‘gateway’ for US virus infections

A huge percentage of the United States’ coronavirus infections can be traced back to people travelling from New York City before it went into lockdown, according to new research from the Yale School of Public Health.

www.news.com.au

 

[PurpleBlack&Gold]

Prove it

Which part? I have already posted the preprint article that states their are at least two strains with one being more infectious. I don't think its questionable at this point that there is more than one strain. As for the differing functions that was why I used the word possible because that hasn't been proven yet.

Here is a study that points out there are at least 2 strains. They name L and S type.

On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2

Abstract. The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic started in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since impacted a large portion of China and raised major global concern

academic.oup.com

Here is the preprint that claims there are different strains with one being more contagious.

Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2

We have developed an analysis pipeline to facilitate real-time mutation tracking in SARS-CoV-2, focusing initially on the Spike (S) protein because it mediates infection of human cells and is the target of most vaccine strategies and antibody-based therapeutics. To date we have identified...

www.biorxiv.org

Another preprint that suggests 30 different strains with some capable of producing higher viral loads than others (up to 270 times higher in some cases). Didn't we discuss a while back how a higher viral load leads to more severe disease? Chuck?

Patient-derived mutations impact pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2

The sudden outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread globally with more than 1,300,000 patients diagnosed and a death toll of 70,000. Current genomic survey data suggest that single nucleotide variants (SNVs) are abundant. However, no mutation has been...

www.medrxiv.org

Another paper showing 3 different strains.

Phylogenetic network analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes

This is a phylogenetic network of SARS-CoV-2 genomes sampled from across the world. These genomes are closely related and under evolutionary selection in their human hosts, sometimes with parallel evolution events, that is, the same virus mutation emerges in two different human hosts. This makes...

www.pnas.org

There are more if you feel like taking the time to search for them.

 

[Eeyore]

In 1918 College Football had to overcome the Spanish Flu and the end of World War I. But there was a season.

Despite the devastation of the Spanish Flu, college football played on in 1918.

www.si.com

 

[Dago]

Very interesting article that goes into the mutations of the virus, its affinity for high blood sugar, the differemce in severity between the east and west coast, and the specific circumstances how hydroxychloroqine may work which would show why testing was inconclusive

Maybe coronavirus's aggressiveness could be changed by adding or subtracting sugar molecules from its spike protein

Scientists have been tracking changes to the genetic makeup of the new coronavirus to better understand how best to slow its spread. My research on the link between high blood sugar in patients and severity of illness from the virus could provide insight into the nature of different possible...

www.yahoo.com