Coronavirus (NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY PLEASE)

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by intoanewlife

Wouldn't a scientist know better than to sleep with a porn star though?

They get tested about every 2-4 weeks while actively on the job. Sex with a porn star is 99.9% safer than sex with a prostitute.

[MrHT]

The rapid rate of increased cases per day in NY are quite staggering. And no matter what the reason may be, it's still extremely concerning and here's why. We're doing more tests!- Ok, that's great. But the fact that we're discovering this many new cases at this kind of a rate means that either, it's spreading faster and faster by the minute, or there are SOOO many people out there that have had the virus for so long and didn't know until now. Both reasons still sound an alarm because either we're failing miserably to slow the spread or there are TONS of people roaming around NY and don't know they have the virus, thereby infecting many other people. Not good no matter how you look at it!

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by bruceames

Tests have been done and N95 masks will filter out well over 95% of particles that are 10 times smaller than the coronavirus. Some 3M masks over 99%. Even surgical masks filtered out 63% of the .007 particles.

The N95 masks work, and along with respirators, they are the most important piece of equipment that is sorely lacking right now.

https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/...surgical-mask/

This is a good reminder that people shouldn't post "facts" in here unless they are sure what they are talking about. Opinions are fine if they're just opinions. Facts aren't fine unless they're true.

Originally Posted by neoz

There is a girl in California that says she only wears her mask when the air quality is bad.

I think that most people in Asian usually wear mask to prevent getting others sick. Like if they have a cold or the flu irrc.

I was reading a couple years ago about why so many in Japan wear masks outside. It's mostly due to those wearing them being sick and not wanting to spread it to others, like you said. It's not that they are trying not to get sick; they don't want to infect others. A strange concept, I know - inconveniencing ourselves to protect others.

A secondary reason it is that some wear them specifically if they don't want to be bothered or approached, since people with masks tend to be more unapproachable. Just wearing it sends the message "I don't want to be engaged". Since many wear them anyways due to being ill, those who don't feel like being bothered or don't want to talk to people throw one on, and just blend in with others who are wearing them.

[MifuneFan]

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[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Why would you be able to understand it now? I would assume streaming numbers would be going up, not down.

Well Animal Crossing came out on the 20th. I haven’t even watched “regular” TV, let alone movies. Besides eating, pooping, sleeping, and some light web browsing, I spend all my time playing that game. 😅

[Underworld54]

Originally Posted by bruceames

The latest numbers on France look really grim. They are joining Italy and Spain with having among the highest death rates, and highest number of patients in ICU.

Ever been to Paris? Not the greatest hygiene. Not surprising.

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by neoz

There is a girl in California that says she only wears her mask when the air quality is bad.

I think that most people in Asian usually wear mask to prevent getting others sick. Like if they have a cold or the flu irrc.

The pollution in China is terrible. They wore masks when it gets really bad and smoggy. Lot of respiratory problems coming up for the next generation.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Crimson King

Been listening to a lot of The Beatles lately, mostly uplifting stuff, to help us get us through these rough times.

During the past few days, I have been reaching back to the 1980s hair metal bands that flourished during my teen years in the last half of that decade, especially Poison, Def Leppard, RATT, and Mötley Crüe.

These bands just wanted people to have fun and forget all about school, work, or life problems. As such, the songs are just what the doctor ordered now.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

On Friday March 20th, we passed 10,000 people dying. Today, 5 days later, we're at 21,000. That's unbelievable.

We double in the last five days, are we going to double in the next 5-6 days?
...And the next 5-6 days after that? And ...

[mar3o]

We're doing more tests which is great but from what I've heard we're not doing tracing, unless they started up and I'm unaware, so we aren't able to track the virus. Perhaps now it's too late for that, but other countries were doing that weeks ago, helping them isolate what areas have it in their community.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

We double in the last five days, are we going to double in the next 5-6 days?
...And the next 5-6 days after that? And ...

If it's on an exponential curve the doubling time will get shorter.

[The Great Owl]

Hospitals consider universal do-not-resuscitate orders for coronavirus patients

We're at wartime. It's sort of like the beach scene at the beginning of Saving Private Ryan, when the medical commander is telling the medics what to give each wounded patient, and dismissing some of the wounded as being already as good as dead.

It's amazing how quickly the unimaginable becomes imaginable. This is like seeing the news unfold on the morning of the 9/11 attacks, except stretched out to weeks on end.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Hospitals consider universal do-not-resuscitate orders for coronavirus patients

We're at wartime. It's sort of like the beach scene at the beginning of Saving Private Ryan, when the medical commander is telling the medics what to give each wounded patient, and dismissing some of the wounded as being already as good as dead.

It's amazing how quickly the unimaginable becomes imaginable. This is like seeing the news unfold on the morning of the 9/11 attacks, except stretched out to weeks on end.

Might be months.

Though there is this floating around

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020...lf-of-u-k.html

We won't really know till we've got the anti body tests distributed here.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

If it's on an exponential curve the doubling time will get shorter.

We have been doubling for few weeks now; each week (7 days), then 6 days, now approximately 5 days. If we keep this trajectory, calculate six weeks from now, then twelve weeks from now. I hope we break this escalating and very alarming pattern.

Everyone can do the math, no need to mention the numbers....extremely scary.

Stay safe, stay home, watch Blu-ray movies.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by BucketheadPikes

CNN just reported that a child in Los Angeles County has died from COVID-19.

KTLA 5 News reports:

Four more people, including a minor, have died of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County, officials announced Tuesday. That brings the total of deadly cases of the coronavirus in the county to 11. The L.A. County Department of Public Health only described the child who died as a Lancaster resident who lived in Lancaster. The city of Long Beach reported one of the four new cases on Monday, describing the patient as a woman in her 50s with underlying health issues. L.A. County officials on Tuesday said they were still working to confirm information about the two other patients who died.

Update: Los Angeles County official says that the minor that died is not a small child.

The child was a 17-year old with respiratory problems and was denied testing, but was told to self-quarantine. Apparently, he died from septic shock and was diagnosed with CV post-mortem.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/585672/...onavirus-test/

[The Great Owl]

Atlanta mayor says ICU units at capacity

I'd better stay well.

[rdodolak]

And it starts...

California hit with 1 million unemployment claims amid help for homeowners during pandemic

[CO] State Labor Department Implementing System Improvements Amid Overload

1.7M Calls in 1 Week: NY Labor Dept. Slammed With Newly Unemployed

Connecticut seeing ‘unprecedented’ number of unemployment claims with processing backed up three weeks

Illinois coronavirus shutdown leaves state unemployment claim system overloaded

[Spooked]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Atlanta mayor says ICU units at capacity

I'd better stay well.

Please do.

[Hitman Horton]

With regards to the wearing of masks, this is the ONLY information that should be followed.

https://www.who.int/emergencies/dise...w-to-use-masks

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Just the opposite.

The cardboard only holds the virus for up to 24 hours according to what currently know. It can live on surfaces like plastic and some metals for up to 3 days. If anything, the shipping box itself should be fine it it takes more than 24 hours for you to get it once it's shipped. It's the contents inside that may still be carrying the virus.

- Cardboard packing box - 24 hours
- retail item, inside with plastic shrink wrap - up to 3 days.

Again, anything that shows up sits in the entryway for 3 days....contents opened, removed, sanitized, packaging discarded, then wash hands.