Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Emergency* #11

[Henry2326]

U.S. CDC on coronavirus: "What is happening now in the United States may be the beginning of what's happening abroad"
BNO Newsroom on Twitter

CDC just now says they are no longer reporting number of total tests done by CDC, since so much testing is being done by states.
Are they going to report the total number tested by states?
U.S. CDC provides update on coronavirus outbreak

 

[Henry2326]

What I don't understand:
Fl. dept. of Health today says there are 8 more
'presumptive positive' tests in Fl. awaiting CDC
confirmation. Why is there such a bottleneck
in confirming these cases by CDC?
Can someone notify the new virus czar working
for our gov't. that they need to streamline this
whole testing and reporting debacle?

They are streamlining....CDC talking about it on call right now.

 

[justbeachy]

At the gym today a woman told me that her son and daughter-in-law are scheduled to leave Friday for Paris, Amsterdam, and Brussels. As of right now they still plan to go, but her son told her that they are contemplating canceling that trip and just going on a last-minute cruise instead!

Side note: at the end of class, the instructor (who is also a nurse) asked that we please use the Purell station outside the classroom door as we left

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Coronavirus Epidemic Update 29: Testing problems, mutations, COVID-19 in Washington & Iran

 

[dixiegirl1035]

They are streamlining....CDC talking about it on call right now.

Call? What call... *scurries to find phone number*

ETA: Tried to call in, but cannot... is it over? this was the info. Darn - at least they will put up transcript in a day or two at Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

What
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 response.

Who
Nancy Messonnier, M.D., Director,
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

When
1:00 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Dial-In
Media: 800-857-9756
International: 1-212-287-1647
PASSCODE: CDC MEDIA

Non-Media: 888-795-0855

 

[Henry2326]

MORE: FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn says state labs should have the ability to conduct up to a million tests by the end of the week. Coronavirus live updates: Westchester County man who tested positive may be case of 'community spread'

 

[otto]

Fauci: the federal govt is not going to be able to make hundreds of millions of doses of vaccine. Needs commercial partner. @MittRomney asks if govt should provide funding to have capacity ready to go. HHS's Kadlec says yes. Only capacity we have now is egg production #COVID19

Kadlec: We'd have a longer than 6th-month wait to scale up vaccine production based on existing technology (cited egg production). Note Sanofi-Pasteur, others, discussing recombinant production #COVID19

HHS's Robert Kadlec tells @MittRomney U.S. would need 3.5B N95 respirator masks in most severe situation; currently has 10% of what's needed #COVID19

Asked about aircraft exposure, CDC's Anne Schuchat says "just a couple rows" around exposed passenger may be at risk. @MittRomney asks "should we not be telling people on airplanes: you may not cough or sneeze unless you're covering your mouth?" #COVID19. OMG

Meg Tirrell on Twitter

Interesting that a doctor is announcing that the government needs a corporate partner to produce a vaccine even though there is no vaccine and there will not be a vaccine for 18 months (per his statements on the weekend).

They're talking as though there is a vaccine and it corporate investment is the hold-up to distribution.

 

[Henry2326]

MORE: Health officials in New York's Westchester County investigating the possibility of additional cases related to the man who tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. Coronavirus live updates: Westchester County man who tested positive may be case of 'community spread'

NEW: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: Westchester coronavirus patient "is the first patient who required hospitalization in New York City since the coronavirus issue began. He is the first patient to be seriously ill." Coronavirus live updates: Westchester County man who tested positive may be case of 'community spread' ABC News on Twitter

 

[Tony1902]

I'm starting to think the only way to stop this is ground all domestic travel too.

Yikes!! DH is a physician who does locum work. He’s coming home Saturday & going back in 1 week. I live in a smallish Gulf Coast town. So far there’s no panic buying but I’m still stacking, washing, using sanitizer. But I need Lysol & more bleach.

 

[Jinkasaurus]

Here is today's update from Seattle - press conference from city leaders - starts at 12:00

 

[MimosaMornings]

At the gym today a woman told me that her son and daughter-in-law are scheduled to leave Friday for Paris, Amsterdam, and Brussels. As of right now they still plan to go, but her son told her that they are contemplating canceling that trip and just going on a last-minute cruise instead!

Side note: at the end of class, the instructor (who is also a nurse) asked that we please use the Purell station outside the classroom door as we left

A cruise?!? Yikes!?!
(But then I’m not a fan of cruises, twice was enough for me)

 

[SAMS]

Jeff Mays on Twitter

.@NYCMayor says son of Westchester #coronavirus victim is showing symptoms. Both sons being tested. nytimes.com/2020/03/03/nyr…

 

[gitana1]

Good short video on proper hand washing by Dr. Campbell:

Ive got a problem. I have eczema. So hand washing is very bad for me. I usually just wash the handprint/fingerprint side instead of the tops.

Now my hands are starting to crack. It can get bad. I started today to wear vinyl gloves when out where I have to use a touch screen something. But I have a limited supply.

 

[JerseyGirl]

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FDA hopes to have the capacity to perform 1 million coronavirus tests soon

US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn said the United States should have the capacity to perform about a million novel coronavirus tests by the end of the week.

"Our expectation in talking to the company that's scaling this up, is that we should have the capacity by the end of the week to have kits available to the laboratories to perform about a million tests,” Hahn explained.

During the Senate Health hearing on response to coronavirus, Hahn was pushed to explain how he thinks the US could do a million tests when to date, it has only been able to perform about 3,600 tests.

Hahn expanded saying, "I want to distinguish between the ability to get the test kits out to the laboratories with the ability with the labs to actually do the test.”

Hahn said the FDA has been working very closely with all manufactures to build on this platform that CDC has developed. The company it is using has "estimated they are going to be able to scale up to deliver 2,500 kits by the end of the week to providers of the test."

Coronavirus live updates: Outbreak spreads across the world - CNN

 

[SAMS]

Amanda Bossard on Twitter

#CORONAVIRUS #UPDATE: @NYCMayor says Westchester man who tested positive works at a law firm in midtown Manhattan. 7 people at that firm have been deemed worthy of testing by the NYC Health Dept. His 2 sons are also currently isolated in their Westchester home. (1/2)

 

[gitana1]

At the gym today a woman told me that her son and daughter-in-law are scheduled to leave Friday for Paris, Amsterdam, and Brussels. As of right now they still plan to go, but her son told her that they are contemplating canceling that trip and just going on a last-minute cruise instead!

Side note: at the end of class, the instructor (who is also a nurse) asked that we please use the Purell station outside the classroom door as we left

My mom is going to Holland at the end of May and I’m going to Portland. So far neither of us are canceling although we are both high risk. I’m going to wear a mask and try to be super careful and hope for the best.

 

[gitana1]

Appears what we feared that happened in China is happening in Iran.....
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Row upon row of deceased, in body bags -- #COVID19 victims in Iran.
Laurie Garrett on Twitter

This is what’s going on in Iran amid #coronavirus outbreak. Reminiscent of early days of COVID19 epidemic in China. My friend, a journalist from Iran just translated this video and confirmed the authenticity, I’ll post it shortly. (Video by @HeshmatAlavi)
Heshmat Alavi on Twitter


Video at this link....
Max Howroute on Twitter

Well God will protect them. And licking shrines.

I’m sorry. That just really angered me. But I read that the men in the video were arrested for that though.

 

[Henry2326]

Americans across the country are stocking up on hand sanitizer, cleaning wipes, toilet paper and other products to prepare for the spread of coronavirus. Long lines and panic buying are stretching American retailers' ability to keep up with demand. Face masks, hand sanitizer and toilet paper: Coronavirus panic shopping hits American stores - CNN

 

[What if...]

Is the run on water due to people with wells not on city water?

I’ve seen this asked a few times. I think some prefer the bottled water for drinking, coffee, etc, but I think part of it may also be that local water company employees could get hit with the virus, or other types of scenarios that could temporarily cause issues with water supply or power. That’s the only thing I can think of at the moment.

If there’s more to it than that, I’m not privy to the info!

 

[gitana1]

I was asked to sanitize my hands before voting
A pleasant surprise.
And promptly resanitzed afterwards

Nice!