Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Emergency* #10

[gitana1]

I posted earlier that I also had a doc appt today for bloodwork to get meds refilled. There was a sign posted in the waiting room about symptoms and the need to report to the staff there if travel out of the country occurred within the last 2 weeks..or if there was contact with an infected individual within same time frame. Intake person, and doc both used hand sanitizer before touching me or any instrument. Blood work lab tech was wearing a mask, and gloves.

Guess I was encouraged that they didn't seem to be ignoring the situation.

My appt. Is tomorrow morning.

 

[Henry2326]

Notice that the airport screening failed....and we are about to rely on it in the US......Nigeria, Algeria, and now Senegal....bad news

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DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's health minister on Monday announced the first case of coronavirus in the country, the second case in sub-Saharan Africa after one was confirmed in Nigeria last week.

The rapid spread of the new coronavirus has increased fears of a pandemic, prompting governments to step up control measures and sending global financial markets into a dive.

The patient is a French man who lives in Senegal and came back from a skiing holiday in France on Feb. 26 on an Air Senegal flight, Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr told reporters.

He passed a temperature check at the capital Dakar's main airport on his return but developed a fever two days later and went to a private clinic for a check-up, the minister said. That clinic alerted the authorities who have quarantined him in Dakar's Fann Hospital.

Senegal confirms first coronavirus case: health ministry

 

[zecats]

Isn’t it fun when science is ignored?

I realize your question is facetious. Unfortunately science is not affected by anyone ignoring it. People in denial are in just as much trouble/danger as those who dedicate their lives to it. One day, hopefully, things will change for the better. JMO

 

[gitana1]

My California son (hey don't blame him, that's where the jobs are) visited me over the weekend, so good to see him. He and his friends think that Covid is already present where they live and work (lives nearly in Orange County, works in Orange County). Nothing they can do, yeah Mom I've prepared a little, I carry sanitizer everywhere, I try to wash my hands every chance I get...he's a conscientious young man...but does that help any when hey this:

Secrecy is paramount for South Korean sect linked to coronavirus surge. Many believers are in SoCal

He hugged me and told me he'd see me later in the year...

Great. That’s where I live.

(P.S. I love my state).

 

[MJPeony]

Well, I listened to the entire WH press conference and I learned that “there is low risk to Americans” and more tests “will be coming”. And that the reason there is low risk to Americans is because look at how low are numbers are.

I feel very informed!

 

[zecats]

My appt. Is tomorrow morning.

A positive of going to see the doc today (for me) is that I got a thorough checkup as routine and came out assured that I'm healthy. (BP and heart rate low/normal, etc). I got a pneumonia vaccine. I had bloodwork and urine tested as well. An ounce of prevention as they say, i.e. wellness check. Hope things go well for you too.

 

[tabitha111]

Some of us on this thread could very easily die from COVID-19, either because of our age or health conditions or both. I’ve had my pneumonia shots and I get a flu shot every year. But I’m definitely well into the age risk category and have mild asthma. There is no vaccine for this. So I’m more inclined to take precautions and bring in supplies in case my husband and I get stuck for two+ weeks. We have friends who would help us out, but we have other mutual friends who would need more help, so we’d like to be as independent as possible.

If younger ones on the thread who don’t see any risk are disinclined to take precautions and keep traveling, that’s fine. But I would ask that you at least keep your germs and dismissive comments to yourselves (Henny-penny? Seriously?) until we see how this plays out. Then if it turns out to be a big nothingburger, you are welcome to say “I told you so.” But in the meantime, I’m taking this seriously, preparing as well as I reasonably can and hoping for the best. My condolences to the families of those who have died worldwide.

Yah, I am going to have to put that "optimistic" ha...person on Ignore...methinks he/she is always trying to cause trouble and start something, not just on this thread, on many others too...MOO

 

[zecats]

Well, I listened to the entire WH press conference and I learned that “there is low risk to Americans” and more tests “will be coming”. And that the reason there is low risk to Americans is because look at how low are numbers are.

I feel very informed!

I feel your "informed" pain. JMO

 

[Henry2326]

The log-scale plot of case fatality rates of COVID-19 vs age highlights an interesting finding: COVID-19 is consistently worse than the seasonal flu, at all ages. There is no age-dependent effect, just an overall shift in outcomes to the worse.
To clarify: No age-dependent effect except for children, who don't seem to be affected much by COVID-19.

Claus Wilke on Twitter
Bloom Lab on Twitter

 

[Inthedetails]

Well, I listened to the entire WH press conference and I learned that “there is low risk to Americans” and more tests “will be coming”. And that the reason there is low risk to Americans is because look at how low are numbers are.

I feel very informed!

I'm hoping the new addition to the team, Dr. Birx, will be offer some good info going forward. Sounds like today was her first day on the team.

Always room for improvement...

jmo

 

[Inthedetails]

The log-scale plot of case fatality rates of COVID-19 vs age highlights an interesting finding: COVID-19 is consistently worse than the seasonal flu, at all ages. There is no age-dependent effect, just an overall shift in outcomes to the worse.
To clarify: No age-dependent effect except for children, who don't seem to be affected much by COVID-19.

Claus Wilke on Twitter
Bloom Lab on Twitter

I am not a disease/virus expert by any means whatsoever, but could kids be carriers - they might not even notice they are sick but are contagious to adults around them?

jmo

 

[jjenny]

I am not a disease/virus expert by any means whatsoever, but could kids be carriers - they might not even notice they are sick but are contagious to adults around them?

jmo

Sure, if they carry the virus but get very mild symptoms.

 

[californiagem]

Stay safe! We’ll be thinking of you. Please keep in touch.

Thanks.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Sure, if they carry the virus but get very mild symptoms.

This raises an interesting point. Is the virus "stronger" in some parts of the world (eg Italy, Washington) than in others? I read that the fever can be as short as 24 hours and at this time of year a mild bout of CV could be wished away as something else. Sure, most people would go to the doctors and self isolate, others might be prefer to ignore their concerns (because money / commitments / work / family etc) and feel justified when feeling better after a few days.

As an aside, if you get tested in the US does your medical insurance cover that, and if you don't have insirance how much would it cost? I'd like to hope in these circumstances it would be free.

It's late and I'm rambling a bit, but just pondering really whether some strains of it are more serious than others, whether there might be geographical clusters where the virus is worse.

 

[Inthedetails]

As an aside, if you get tested in the US does your medical insurance cover that, and if you don't have insirance how much would it cost? I'd like to hope in these circumstances it would be free.

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That is a very good question. I don't know. If insurance covers it, well, that leaves a lot of people out who do not have insurance.

If it's "free," I'm not sure who would foot the bill - local, state, or federal gov?

jmo

 

[otto]

I wonder if countries where governments are less clear about the situation - in order to reduce panic - actually trigger panic.

 

[zecats]

This raises an interesting point. Is the virus "stronger" in some parts of the world (eg Italy, Washington) than in others? I read that the fever can be as short as 24 hours and at this time of year a mild bout of CV could be wished away as something else. Sure, most people would go to the doctors and self isolate, others might be prefer to ignore their concerns (because money / commitments / work / family etc) and feel justified when feeling better after a few days.

As an aside, if you get tested in the US does your medical insurance cover that, and if you don't have insirance how much would it cost? I'd like to hope in these circumstances it would be free.

It's late and I'm rambling a bit, but just pondering really whether some strains of it are more serious than others, whether there might be geographical clusters where the virus is worse.

Pretty sure my medical insurance would pay for it. I have good insurance and it normally pays for most everything, sometime with a small co-pay. I'm lucky for sure.

But, I hope that in this case there would not be a charge for anyone. We need to encourage people who are sick to come forward, not to hide away.

 

[Henry2326]

This raises an interesting point. Is the virus "stronger" in some parts of the world (eg Italy, Washington) than in others? .

I'm no expert, but everything I've read is associated with age and underlying conditions.

 

[zecats]

I wonder if countries where governments are less clear about the situation - in order to reduce panic - actually trigger panic.

Information usually gets out, and if it's rumor and speculation based, my guess is that's not so good. It would be better for those in the know to be straight and direct with the public. JMO

 

[Henry2326]

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