Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Emergency* #10

[californiagem]

WOW!!!!! Thank you for this interruption.

Wow!!

 

[otto]

I spent time and effort putting together the poll questions. Yes, I kept it specific and limited to the United States. I'm sorry if you feel my submission wasn't satisfactory.

Not at all. I was going to respond to the polls, but it doesn't apply to people outside the USA. It's just an observation.

 

[Henry2326]

WHOA. CDC Presser just started, the guy came online and said post phoned. No Bat date, no Bat time for the future presser. Hmmmmm

ETA: Saw above post.. no, there are not live online, just through calling in. FYI for the future @californiagem

My message said this call has been cancelled and will be rescheduled....

 

[Henry2326]

I'm hearing on the news that the containment stage is over. China did its best, but it didn't work. It has spread around the world. A pandemic is inevitable.

Whoever said that definitely didn't listen to the WHO presser this morning. They said the complete opposite....

 

[Henry2326]

"We are in uncharted territory," Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.
"We have never before seen a respiratory pathogen that is capable of community transmission, but which can also be contained with the right measures." Coronavirus live updates: WHO says containment of novel coronavirus 'is feasible' and 'top priority'
ABC News on Twitter

LATEST: WHO director-general says containment of the novel coronavirus "is feasible and must remain the top priority for all countries." https://t.co/RxtVJyhomB
ABC News on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

State health officials announced the first case of coronavirus in New Hampshire on Monday morning.

Dr. Benjamin Chan, New Hampshire state epidemiologist, said at a press conference that one of the four people being tested for coronavirus came back positive. That person had recently traveled to Italy.

Chan said the person who tested positive is an adult from Grafton County in the northwestern part of the state. They are not sick enough to be hospitalized but are on home isolation.

1st Confirmed Case of Coronavirus in New Hampshire

 

[sloane7777]

OK tiny poll : do we trust these people on home isolation?

 

[Ray_of_hope]

Pandemics are inevitable and researchers are aware of this. They've predicted this for a long time. Just didn't know when. Most thought it was going to happen with the Avian flu but we were lucky. I believe proper and quick containment actions helped with that. Believe me, I would be so happy to eat 'crow' if I'm wrong and I'm praying I am. But this has slipped through our borders...

 

[Inthedetails]

OK tiny poll : do we trust these people on home isolation?

I do....but I also suspect there are cases where people think they might have the virus and aren't telling anyone.

jmo

 

[Henry2326]

WHO chief on coronavirus: "Our message to all countries is: This is not a one-way street. We can push this virus back. Your actions now will determine the course of the outbreak in your country. There is no choice but act now."
BNO Newsroom on Twitter

 

[Ray_of_hope]

"We are in uncharted territory," Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.
"We have never before seen a respiratory pathogen that is capable of community transmission, but which can also be contained with the right measures." Coronavirus live updates: WHO says containment of novel coronavirus 'is feasible' and 'top priority'
ABC News on Twitter

LATEST: WHO director-general says containment of the novel coronavirus "is feasible and must remain the top priority for all countries." https://t.co/RxtVJyhomB
ABC News on Twitter

@Henry2326 You've been wonderful with keeping us abreast of occurrences and info. Thank you.

 

[Henry2326]

Washington state: 6 schools close Monday for cleanings over #COVID19 #coronavirus concerns 6 schools close Monday for cleanings over coronavirus concerns via @seattlepi
Crawford Kilian on Twitter

 

[Ray_of_hope]

WHO chief on coronavirus: "Our message to all countries is: This is not a one-way street. We can push this virus back. Your actions now will determine the course of the outbreak in your country. There is no choice but act now."
BNO Newsroom on Twitter

Leaders of every country must listen and act accordingly.

 

[Henry2326]

Death toll of patients who tested positive for #coronavirus in Italy rises by 18 to 52, official says, adding that total number of confirmed cases rises above 2,000 Reuters on Twitter
Reuters on Twitter

 

[Henry2326]

MORE: WHO's Ryan says in Singapore and Hong Kong, measures have not involved walling off cities, yet both countries have been very effective in suppressing and driving down virus transmission Reuters on Twitter

Reuters on Twitter

 

[Herat]

I have gloves and masks but now I'm wishing I could order hazmat suits. In all seriousness, I worry most about my son bringing it home than anything else. He's in high school and works at a large department store. I asked him last night if they had addressed it at work and to my surprise, he said no.

Google Amazon Giraffe Suit.

I'd rather wear that than a boring old white bunny suit ( that's what they are informally called in healthcare settings, esp OB)

 

[otto]

Death toll of patients who tested positive for #coronavirus in Italy rises by 18 to 52, official says, adding that total number of confirmed cases rises above 2,000 Reuters on Twitter
Reuters on Twitter

Death rate seems to be about 2.5%, same as China.

 

[JerseyGirl]

RI has administered only 4 coronavirus tests so far; 2 have come back positive

The state is currently testing a third person and has monitored at least 66 people who have recently traveled to affected areas.

 

[Herat]

MORE: WHO's Ryan says in Singapore and Hong Kong, measures have not involved walling off cities, yet both countries have been very effective in suppressing and driving down virus transmission Reuters on Twitter

I think China has to be given credit for implementing a lockdown quarantine that undoubtedly saved lives.

Obviously, we still have lots of questions about how this all started and what happened to the early alarms ( like from the late great Dr. Li who warned about the new virus and died from it).

But if China had not enforced their quarantines and stopped their flights, tourism, internal travel, etc. I believe the world would have been inundated with active cases much earlier and we would still be tracing thousands of deaths, rather than hundreds.

 

[Henry2326]

NEW: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo: "We're going to be instituting new cleaning protocols in our schools, on public transportation, etc cetera, where they will use a disinfectant, many will use bleach which is a good protocol in the flu season anyway." Coronavirus live updates: WHO says containment of novel coronavirus 'is feasible' and 'top priority' ABC News on Twitter
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