Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Emergency* #17

[Bravo]

Or, if you're feeling nostalgic. . . I bet everyone has the last Yellow Pages you ever received somewhere in the house. . . and don't forget, the Sears catalog did double duty back in the "backhouse" days of yore. IMO

LOL but I really hate paper cuts

 

[afitzy]

3 students at Brown University being tested for coronavirus

Quotes from article:

Posted at 2:27 PMUpdated Mar 9, 2020 at 8:01 PM

PROVIDENCE — Three students at Brown University are being tested for the coronavirus and are in isolation pending their test results, according to a letter to the campus community.

“The students have not tested positive for the virus but rather are isolated out of an abundance of caution because they traveled to a venue outside of Rhode Island where they were exposed to the virus,” the letter says.

Brown said it’s possible that these students do not have the coronavirus. Under guidance from the Rhode Island Department of Health, Brown has established standard protocols for testing and/or isolation based on possible exposure to the virus or evidence of potential symptoms.

In other news, Brown postponed a planned speech by former President Bill Clinton, a spokesman for the institution said.

Clinton was scheduled to speak at the university March 19. He was slated to give the Casey Shearer lecture, named after an aspiring sports broadcaster who died in 2000 from a viral infection.

 

[drama_farmer]

F.D.A. Warns 7 Companies to Stop Claiming Silver and Other Products Treat Coronavirus

From the article:
The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it had warned seven companies to stop selling products that claim to cure or prevent the coronavirus, saying such products were a threat to public health because they might prompt consumers to stop or delay appropriate medical treatment.

 

[TMAN2014]

Cardiologist from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is in critical condition with coronavirus
(Works at the King of Prussia, PA location)
Steve Lookner on Twitter

.@KYWNewsradio's @JMelwert confirms a #coronavirus patient in critical condition at Hospital of the University of Penn is a cardiologist from CHOP King of Prussia facility. Latest live: https://t.co/o1KUgqLVC
Alex Silverman on Twitter

Wow, my neck of the woods. I just heard this now. Not good.

 

[Lilibet]

Our daughter, who works for a large corporation and flies across the country about twice each month, has told me that her company put a hold on travel last Monday March 2 for three weeks minimum. Larger meetings/gatherings have been canceled and are being done by web/video conference. We are so relieved!

 

[jjenny]

Please don't drink your hand sanitizer.
"However, with the ban on alcohol in Iran, some have been poisoned by drinking industrial alcohol sold in the market for sanitizing purposes."
27 killed by alcohol poisoning in Iran trying to protect themselves from coronavirus

 

[gitana1]

While we should learn from South Korea, we should not underestimate the scale of the problem in Europe.
South Korea has reported 53 deaths so far, *in total*. Italy has reported 133 deaths yesterday *in one day*.

Marcel Salathé on Twitter

That’s why I asked if they were spitting into each other’s mouths over there. Geez. I don’t get it.

 

[Pi Thoughts]

Disturbing photos from hospitals in Italy show coronavirus victims lying facedown while being treated by doctors in hazmat suits.

Images from a hospital in Cremona, the epicentre of the outbreak in Italy’s north, show patients lying on hospital beds, being treated by medics in hazmat suits.

Some of the patients can be seen lying facedown, which researchers said may improve their survival chances in intensive care by providing more oxygen to the blood stream.
Photos show coronavirus victims in Italy on life support

 

[Hatfield]

Please don't drink your hand sanitizer.
"However, with the ban on alcohol in Iran, some have been poisoned by drinking industrial alcohol sold in the market for sanitizing purposes."
27 killed by alcohol poisoning in Iran trying to protect themselves from coronavirus

Please do be careful if anyone is making home made sanitizers. Most alcohol products are highly flammable so please stay away from any open flame or a lighter when making with any alcohol based solution.

 

[margarita25]

Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington has received new #coronavirus test results for 35 residents:
31 positive
1 negative
3 inconclusive
They are still awaiting test results for the remaining 20 Life Care residents. #COVID19 #Q13FOX
Tyler Slauson on Twitter

Sooooooo contagious.......look at those numbers.....

 

[TMAN2014]

Our healthcare institution sent out education on coronavirus, and banned all travel. But yeah, CHOP is a top children's hospital. A lot of those Philly hospitals branched to the suburbs, like where that doctor was located. That is all we need as that stuff spreading in a heavily populated area, like the big city. Once you let that genie out of the bottle, you can't send it back.

 

[Inthedetails]

@Inthedetails This is maybe the one I saw interview on tv this evening. Not sure now.

This is a case of a young person:

A New Jersey medical worker who was the Garden State’s first coronavirus patient says every day his health is “getting worse” — and warned others to take the bug more seriously, especially since he has none of the underlying conditions that officials have warned about.

James Cai, a 32-year-old physician’s assistant, said he thinks he caught the bug while attending a medical conference last weekend at a Times Square hotel, news station WCBS reported.

“It happened so quick,” Cai told the outlet. “The virus is everything. Diarrhea, watery eyes, shortness of breath, chest pain, you name it. High fever. … Every day is getting worse.”

Cai said he first visited an urgent-care clinic, then went to the emergency room at Hackensack University Medical Center, where he’s remained since Tuesday, according to the outlet.

Yes, @zecats I agree and think these are two different people (but both young rather than old).

Thanks for looking that up.

 

[Henry2326]

Vanderbilt Uni cancels in-person classes. #COVID19 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

 

[jjenny]

That’s why I asked if they were spitting into each other’s mouths over there. Geez. I don’t get it.

My understanding Italy has older population, and they are also hugging and kissing as a form of greeting? Whereas Koreans are wearing masks (which supposedly don't help, but I think that's baloney).

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Can you get coronavirus from a toilet seat? How long does it take to receive test results?

Dr. Frank McGeorge answers viewer question about coronavirus

 

[zecats]

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), President Trump's newest acting chief of staff, will self-quarantine at his home after learning that he may have come into contact with a person who later tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said.



"Out of an abundance of caution, Meadows received testing which came back negative," Meadows spokesperson Ben Williamson said. "While he’s experiencing zero symptoms, under doctors’ standard precautionary recommendations, he'll remain at home until the 14 day period expires this Wednesday."

Meadows is one of several GOP lawmakers that attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland last month to announce that they've gone under a self-quarantine.

Meadows self-quarantines after possible exposure to coronavirus patient

 

[Henry2326]

President Trump’s incoming Chief of Staff, Congresman Mark Meadows, is doing a self-quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19 at CPAC. He’ll be out until Wednesday per his office.

Yashar Ali on Twitter

 

[jjenny]

Sooooooo contagious.......look at those numbers.....

When it first started there, first responders were using protocols that like aerosolized the virus and spread it around.

 

[Henry2326]

Ireland cancels all St. Paddy's Day parades. #COVID19 #Coronavirus Ireland cancels all St. Patrick’s Day parades amid coronavirus outbreak - FluTrackers News and Information
Ronan Kelly on Twitter

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Disturbing photos from hospitals in Italy show coronavirus victims lying facedown while being treated by doctors in hazmat suits.

Images from a hospital in Cremona, the epicentre of the outbreak in Italy’s north, show patients lying on hospital beds, being treated by medics in hazmat suits.

Some of the patients can be seen lying facedown, which researchers said may improve their survival chances in intensive care by providing more oxygen to the blood stream.
Photos show coronavirus victims in Italy on life support

Yes! Finally we see it being done correctly. Turning a patient face down was discussed by Dr. Sh.... early on, and in some scientific journals I've read. No steroids, face down turning.