Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Emergency #5

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The Latest Disease to Fuel Mistrust, Fear, and Racism
"Importantly, discrimination, racism and scapegoating has been used to distract from the underlying economic, political and social decisions that produced vulnerability to disaster and disease in the first place"
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Powerful global players, including the United States, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, pushed various West African governments to adopt Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) to reduce deficits and make those states more attractive to investors and the global capital markets.

In order to achieve this, SAPs required spending cuts to the health-care systems of those states, ultimately increasing the vulnerability of those populations to outbreaks of diseases like Ebola.

As with the current outbreak of 2019-nCoV in China, scapegoating and racist fearmongering pointed the finger of blame at the Ebola victims themselves, not the underlying factors and decisions by the powerful that contributed to the crisis."


LINKS BELOW:
Coronavirus: The latest disease to fuel mistrust, fear and racism
The Conversation - Media Bias/Fact Check

The Racism Surrounding Coronavirus Has Political Consequences
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬-media/
 
  • #222
Fear Spreads Faster Than Any Coronavirus: Why We Need To Calm Down
Fear Spreads Faster Than Any Coronavirus: Why We Need To Calm Down
Forbes - Media Bias/Fact Check

"According to the CDC, every year in the United States the leading causes of death are as follows (numbers rounded):

  • Heart disease - 650,000
  • Cancer - 600,000
  • Accidents - 170,000
  • Chronic respiratory diseases - 160,000
  • Stroke - 150,000
  • Diabetes - 85,000
Another 40,000 die from gun deaths (of which about 60% are suicide.)

As Amira Roess, Ph.D., MPH is a professor of global health and epidemiology at George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services stated,

“For the average American, your risk is actually quite low. If you haven’t already gotten the flu shot, go ahead and get it. As we’ve seen with previous outbreaks like the H1N1 or the swine flu, the influenza—the regular seasonal flu—actually causes more illness and more deaths than those strains of flu.”

So if you’re going to be afraid of something, there are a whole raft of potential dangers that put your health at risk that should rank well above Wuhan virus."
 
  • #223
The Guardian is doing live updates from Japan on the Diamond Princess. Nothing much is being updates except they are now saying the British man and Wife, Dave & Sally Abel did not test positive. It apparently was a communication between a non-English Japanese official. They are still on the ship.
 
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S.Korea confirms 15 new cases of coronavirus

SEOUL — South Korea reported 15 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of people infected in the country to 46.

Thirteen of the new cases are in the city of Daegu and the surrounding North Gyeongsang province, with 11 of them tied to an earlier confirmed carrier, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.

(E.d. previous day's numbers were 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1 going back the last 6 days - community-acquired infection for sure through contacts MOO)
 
  • #226
Sorry, but this coronavirus seems to be spreading pretty fast. It's highly infectious and much more deadly compared to the flu. We have no immunity and no treatment for it. US just brought a bunch of people from the ship into the US. Chances are, there are more carriers among these people than just 14 that we know of.
 
  • #227
What I don’t understand is how can you know with 100% certainty if someone has the coronavirus. You don’t.
When coronavirus is first contracted there is a variable length of time before you can test positive via mucus, etc. and for symptoms to appear. Then, after the infection has passed, we don’t know if a person is still contagious and for how long.
Add in all the false negatives and false positives and it’s like nailing jello to the wall.
I just don’t see how this can possibly be contained without a new test being developed that gives more proof of the disease.
 
  • #228
Ease of Coronavirus Transmission a Concern, CDC Official Says
But mortality is lower than SARS
WASHINGTON -- The mortality rate from the novel coronavirus currently stands at around 2% -- substantially less than was seen with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus -- but the fact that the coronavirus appears to be easier to transmit than SARS remains a concern, Anne Schuchat, MD, principal deputy director at the CDC, said Tuesday.

With easier transmissibility, the big concern is over whether containment is feasible, said Schuchat. "So far our strategies seem to be working in the U.S., but it may be with additional cases -- particularly if they don't involve symptoms -- it may be difficult to block the spread." Slowing the spread "can be done with non-pharmaceutical measures like social distancing, having more people telework. Occasionally we may go to school closures as we did with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, really trying to reduce crowds and mass gatherings."

Nosocomial infections are another concern with this disease, Schuchat said. In Wuhan, where the outbreak originated, 40% of cases in one hospital were estimated to have been acquired in the hospital. "We don't know how large the nosocomial spread is ... but that's one reason it's so critical to prepare the healthcare sector to take precautions for healthcare workers and for other patients."

Ease of Coronavirus Transmission a Concern, CDC Official Says
 
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CDC says NO to virus escaped from lab.....

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Anne Schuchat, MD, principal deputy director at the CDC also pushed back on fringe theories that the coronavirus escaped from a Wuhan bioweapons lab. "Based on everything I know of what's going on with this outbreak, as well, and the research being conducted and genomic sequences being posted, the pattern we're seeing is quite consistent with emergence from animal-to-human acquisition and adaptability or mutations that permit the virus to be easily spread between people," she said.

Ease of Coronavirus Transmission a Concern, CDC Official Says
 
  • #231
From the REAL David Abel

Sally & I packed and waited 8 hours in the cabin to be transported to a hostel. We are still on the ship!

They do NOT send folk with the virus to a hostel!

Massive communication error yesterday. The Japanese quarantine officials do not speak any English. They came to our door & told us to be ready to be taken to the hostel. My mindset was ‘virus’ and said ‘positive then’. He nodded.

I don’t think he was saying yes to the virus but positive we were moving out??

He followed up by saying it will probably be just 4 or 5 days. You would not say that to a virus victim.

...

Sally & David

David Abel
 
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Coronavirus death toll climbs to more than 2,000 with more than 75,000 cases recorded across the world - including nearly 1,000 OUTSIDE of China

Coronavirus death toll climbs to more than 2,000 with more than 75,000 cases recorded across world | Daily Mail Online


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  • #233
The economic pain from the epidemic is continuing to spread.

Economic fallout from the epidemic continued to spread on Tuesday, with new evidence emerging in manufacturing, financial markets, commodities, banking and other sectors.

HSBC, one of the most important banks in Hong Kong, said it planned to cut 35,000 jobs and $4.5 billion in costs as it faces headwinds that include the outbreak and months of political strife in Hong Kong. The bank, based in London, has come to depend increasingly on China for growth.

Live Updates: Coronavirus Spread Still Slowing in China as Officials Maintain Clampdown
 
  • #234
Thermal temperature scanning at major SS airports
Symptom-based screening "ineffective" at detecting travelers with coronavirus, report says

From CNN's Michael Nedelman and Nadia Kounang
German researchers called symptom-based screening to detect the novel coronavirus “ineffective” in a new analysis published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The researchers assessed the screening process for 126 people evacuated to Germany from Wuhan, China.

All 126 travelers, mostly German nationals, left Wuhan on February 1 and were screened for symptoms and clinical signs of infection before they were evacuated. Despite requiring travelers to undergo a multiple screenings once in Germany, two travelers were ultimately positive for the novel coronavirus. According to the researchers, “a symptom-based screening process was ineffective in detecting” the virus.

During the evacuation flight from Germany, 10 passengers were isolated: two because of contact with a confirmed coronavirus patient; six exhibited symptoms; and two passengers who had accompanied one of the six symptomatic travelers. Upon arrival, all 10 of these passengers were transferred to University Hospital Frankfurt and all tested negative for coronavirus.

The remaining 116 passengers underwent another medical assessment and one passenger had an elevated temperature and cough. This patient ultimately tested negative for coronavirus.

Of the remaining 115 patients, 114 consented to a throat swab to test for coronavirus. Of those 114 travelers, two tested positive for coronavirus. These two patients were isolated at a hospital. One patient had a faint rash and sore throat. According to the researchers, the two isolated patients were “well” and had no fever in the seven days after hospitalization. Aside from the ineffectiveness of the screening process, the authors found that the virus could potentially be spread by those who exhibited mild symptoms: “Shedding of potentially infectious virus may occur in persons who have no fever and no signs or only minor signs of infection.”

Over 73,000 people around the world have been infected with the coronavirus, most of those cases in mainland China. There have been more than 1,800 deaths, including five people outside of mainland China.
 
  • #235
From the REAL David Abel

Sally & I packed and waited 8 hours in the cabin to be transported to a hostel. We are still on the ship!

They do NOT send folk with the virus to a hostel!

Massive communication error yesterday. The Japanese quarantine officials do not speak any English. They came to our door & told us to be ready to be taken to the hostel. My mindset was ‘virus’ and said ‘positive then’. He nodded.

I don’t think he was saying yes to the virus but positive we were moving out??

He followed up by saying it will probably be just 4 or 5 days. You would not say that to a virus victim.

...

Sally & David

David Abel

This was updated 14 minutes ago to...

David Abel
14 mins ·
The REAL David Abel at 11:45am on 19th.

Please do not read between lines making 2+2=5. I have tried to explain what is happening yet the more I say, the confusion increases for some people.

No live feeds are continuing here or YouTube.
No TV or news interviews are being given.
All friend requests are being ignored until back in UK.

What’s App messages are remaining unanswered.

In an attempt to discover the truth we have located a Doctor who speaks English.

We are confirmed having the virus.
We are going to a hostel for 4-5 days until we can be transferred to a hospital for treatment.

Can you understand how the message yesterday was easily misunderstood?

We both feel fine but have indeed tested positive for the virus.

Hopefully this now makes for a clearer understanding.

Unfortunately comments will not be answered. Our focus is now very much on our family. Thank you for your continued love & support. Sally & David
 
  • #236
In California - One new case from those evacuated on Sunday. Apparently there were 9 passengers who were needing tests or hospitalization from those who flew to Travis AF base California. It sounds like one confirmed, another tested negative, but now tests positive. IMO maybe 7 of those just needed hospitalization for other problems? I had heard that some of the passengers on the planes were vomiting (which could just have been from stress). Also the American still on the Diamond Princess has written on his twitter that he and his wife have not received the results of their tests yet, so they wouldn't be getting off today.

I can't find where I read it earlier, but it seemed to me that Japan (when you count the number of cases on the cruise ship) has the second most cases? Also, I thought I read that 1 in 7(?) have tested positive for the virus from the ship. Staggering numbers.


New coronavirus case identified in Bay Area
 
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Great. They are positive for the Coronavirus and they are going to stay in a "hostel"? For 4 or 5 days? How about the people who are also staying there?

Is this for real?!

New coronavirus case identified in Bay Area

And this? I thought that those folks were all going to stay quarantined on an air base?!

Is this a plan on how to spread the virus?!
 
  • #238
Herat, you just described a nightmare.
I love boats, I love good food.
Thousands of others on a boat with me?
No thank you.
Thursday, I will be heading down to my beautiful little 41 year old sailboat, after a stop at Trader Joe's for groceries.
3 days of solitude. Just me and any sea lions that show up.
If things were to go haywire here, no matter the cause, that's where I'd like to ride out the storm.
If, I couldn't get there, I'd head for a cabin. Don't have one, but, I'd take my chances on finding an empty one.
Probably away from any cities. Actually, I'd probably make it my all out mission to get to my little boat.

Yes. I think this was the proper thing to do as the cruise ship situation seemed to be deteriorating.

If I were on there, I’d be worried about a very ill-timed Norovirus outbreak to increase the misery
 
  • #239
The doctor (Li Wenliang) who eventually died from the virus first tested negative multiple times. So even a negative test doesn't necessarily mean the person doesn't have the virus. And this guy wasn't old or sick. He was young and as far as I can tell, healthy. Still died.
 
  • #240
Great. They are positive for the Coronavirus and they are going to stay in a "hostel"? For 4 or 5 days? How about the people who are also staying there?

Is this for real?!

New coronavirus case identified in Bay Area

And this? I thought that those folks were all going to stay quarantined on an air base?!

Is this a plan on how to spread the virus?!
I'm just guessing but the hostel may be designated for infected persons while waiting on room at the hospital. Similar to how the UK is using a hotel by the airport for quarantine. ??
 
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