Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #30

[jjenny]

Two generic drugs being tested in U.S. in race to find coronavirus treatments Two generic drugs being tested in U.S. in race to find coronavirus treatments Reuters on Twitter

But a 1,500-person trial, led by the University of Minnesota, began this week to see whether malaria treatment hydroxychloroquine can prevent or reduce the severity of COVID-19. Two other trials are studying the blood pressure drug losartan as a possible treatment for the disease.

They are testing losartan yet losartan is a blood pressure drug that people have theorized could be making covid infection worse. I would really like to know which one it is.

 

[Seattle1]

Precaution

At the beginning of the outbreak, I was staying with a friend at hospice center and until then I never realized how many times I touch my face. It took those blue latex gloves for me to notice... MOO

 

[Henry2326]

SPAIN

Eight out of ten people in Madrid will get COVID-19, according to the president of the Region of Madrid 80% of people in Madrid will get COVID-19, official says

 

[Teche]

And dish towels.

Double up the dish towel. That was a helpful article.

 

[jjenny]

They didn't test toilet paper?

There already is no toilet paper to be found. If people start making masks out of it, we really going to be in trouble.

 

[Oregonmama]

this is interesting....

Visualizing the History of Pandemics

 

[CSIDreamer]

They didn't test toilet paper?

They wanted to, but couldn't find any!

 

[bluedivergirl]

I still have my granny’s war ration book and some stamps left. Wonder if they’ve expired!

Ha! I have my great-grandmother's ration book. I can get some sugar, and IIRC, some cooking oil.

 

[momrids6]

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I'm seeing kids all over the place. My husband said co-workers brought kids to work yesterday. ?!?

There wasn't a plan of what to do with the kids when the school closed, which is why I think de Blasio in NYC was so reluctant to close them, but he was pressured to do so.

I see both sides to the decision, but it's too late now. Most schools are closed and the kids are now in the community.

jmo

Huge problem created for people still working. On the home front, distance virtual teaching, my husband is getting the hang of it. Yesterday was day 1. The school IT folks forgot to change some settings so things would work on our home network. Microphone and speakers failed. I dialed him into his own virtual classroom. He’s really glad now that my work at home crashes and issues taught me how to do that

 

[PommyMommy]

Just heard that the President is making available immediately anti malaria drugs. It may not work. But he's hopeful it does.

Who is our member that has been taking this?

@Gardener1850

 

[Seattle1]

They are testing losartan yet losartan is a blood pressure drug that people have theorized could be making covid infection worse. I would really like to know which one it is.

Interesting.... I would think to reduce the severity of the symptoms of Covid-19, any Rx related to the respiratory system would also be in the study.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Good article on homemade masks (which materials to use).
"Bottom line: Test data shows that the best choices for DIY masks are cotton t-shirts, pillowcases, or other cotton materials."
What Are The Best Materials for Making DIY Masks? - Smart Air Filters

 

[Trudie]

A large Asian owned nail salon spoke out last night, all of her nail techs work contract labor, making them ineligible for UI. I have a lot of skepticism about our local nail salons. Some have 30 techs yet only one license on the wall. The techs bring their kids to work all summer, forcing them to sit quietly in a room full of toxic air. Their seem well behaved, they literally don’t move.
We have a lot of small hair salons, I, too, worry & wonder what will happen. Our Governor closed both places indefinitely.

My husband suggested he could give me a buzz cut like he wears.

I declined the offer, but if he asks again in 8 weeks.....?

But, seriously, I do sorry about all the salon workers. There is no way to do their work except close up.

We have an acquaintance who is a massage therapist, and is now living on savings since nobody is booking a session and probably won't for a long time.

jmo

 

[PommyMommy]

CALIFORNIA

Coronavirus: Total of confirmed cases in Contra Costa County is up to 41
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The spread of confirmed coronavirus cases in Contra Costa County slowed a bit over a 24-hour period, with health officials Wednesday afternoon putting the new total at 41.

Earlier Wednesday, health officials had said that the number actually dropped by one overnight, to a total of 38. Health officials then adjusted the total upwad after 1:30 p.m.

Health officials say that nobody with a confirmed case in Contra Costa County has died.

Over the weekend, the number of confirmed cases in the county grew by five to 34, and officials said that total grew to 39 by Tuesday night.

In all, the number of confirmed cases has grown by nearly three dozen since the county confirmed six cases on March 6.

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[CSIDreamer]

They are testing losartan yet losartan is a blood pressure drug that people have theorized could be making covid infection worse. I would really like to know which one it is.

Losartan isn't an ACE inhibitor, *I don't believe*. I'm on metoprolol for hbp and tachycardia, but it's a beta blocker. Jmo

 

[Skigh]

UK's coronavirus death toll rises 33 to 137 - with the youngest a woman aged just 47 with high blood pressure - as Scotland's fatality count DOUBLES in a day and Northern Ireland confirms its first victim

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 108 with 2,626 cases as four die | Daily Mail Online

 

[PommyMommy]

MICHIGAN

Oakland County officials confirm 77 total cases of coronavirus (COVID-19); Macomb County reaches 20
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Oakland County officials said there are 77 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the county as of Wednesday night, while the total in Macomb County rose to 20.

State officials reported 15 new cases in Michigan on Wednesday before adding 30 more cases to that total during a press conference.

Officials update numbers from the previous day at 2 p.m. each day. Joneigh S. Khaldun, the chief medical executive of the Department of Health and Human Services said the 30 new cases are in addition to the numbers reported Wednesday, bringing the total to 110.

These new numbers will not be reported on the state’s coronavirus website until Thursday.

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[jjenny]

Losartan isn't an ACE inhibitor, *I don't believe*. I'm on metoprolol for hbp and tachycardia, but it's a beta blocker. Jmo

It's an ARB blocker but was mentioned as possibly making covid infectivity worse. Now they are testing it as a possible treatment. So I would really like to know if it's good or bad (I am taking it personally).
"Figures show the most common in England are Ramipril, Losartan, Lisinopril and Candesartan, and were prescribed almost 65 million times last year."
Medicine taken by millions could increase the risk of catching coronavirus, scientists warn

 

[Trudie]

I was taught as a child to wipe stuff off before putting them away & again before using.

The same can be said for anything food etc you buy from a store then? people have touched every item to put them on shelves, customers may have picked and put things back. etc are we supposed to start cleaning every single item. This is getting insane.

 

[PommyMommy]

ILLINOIS

Coronavirus: Will County Health Department reports 8 confirmed cases | The Herald-News
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The total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Will County is up to eight as of late Wednesday.

The Will County Health Department reported that three men and three woman were confirmed to have had COVID-19. They ranged in age from their 30s to their 50s.

The health department previously reported a man in his 50s and a woman in her 50s were the first two cases found earlier this week. Steve Brandy, a spokesman for the health department, said the first two patients are a couple.

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