Coronavirus (NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY PLEASE)

[Spiderwalk]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

"Get a grip, the lot of you. This is a war, not an Instagram story opportunity"

For once I agree with him. Sam Smith is just going to encourage unhelpful behaviour.

I find it even more annoying that Sam Smith wants to be referred to as 'they' instead of 'he'.

[hockeyshark91]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

Tell that to those who have lost a loved one or have relatives who are sick.

Stop using these people's deaths to make a simple, and obvious point. Not cool.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by Spiderwalk

I find it even more annoying that Sam Smith wants to be referred to as 'they' instead of 'he'.

I just want to refer to him as a c**t.

Anyway. Just watched the Our World report on the lockdown in Wuhan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...under-lockdown

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by hockeyshark91

Stop using these people's deaths to make a simple, and obvious point. Not cool.

That simple and obvious point is sadly lost on a lot of people.

[LordoftheRings]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P3g...ature=youtu.be

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Do you mean the reporter who asked if he had an encouraging message for the American people?

The way I seen it edited was the reporter asked just a lot of Americans are scared, what do you say to them.

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by hockeyshark91

Stop using these people's deaths to make a simple, and obvious point. Not cool.

A point that obviously needs to made, given the post I was responding to - which unfortunately still reflects the mindset of lots of people.

The fact that you chose to be offended by my comment instead of by the one I replied to is more than enough reason for you to go straight to my ignore list.

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by Gold Ranger

1 coronavirus is not new. It's been around for quite a long time.
2 it finally hit here in WV
3 people are massively over-reacting!

You better hope that you or a family member won't need to get hospitalized any time soon, whether it be because of a heart attack, stroke, etc. Because hospitals are currently at capacity due to the number of people who require medical attention right now due to the Coronavirus. And it's only going to get increasingly worse.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

I just want to refer to him as a c**t.

Anyway. Just watched the Our World report on the lockdown in Wuhan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...under-lockdown

Just saw that on the BBC news channel, spooky stuff but as the program said: only when you've got a governmental structure like they have in China (which is a nice way of saying it's an authoritarian state) can you lock down a city of millions of people like that in order to contain this. But do we lock down the world for 18 months until a vaccine is discovered?

[Underworld54]

Originally Posted by Tony208

2020 is going to be the worst year in our lifetime. But life will go on and it'll be a lesson for everybody.

Have you lost a parent that you loved dearly yet? That's the worst year of your life. This pales in comparison.

[rdodolak]

California awakes to new reality: Homebound amid outbreak

Small businesses have been crushed by the efforts to stem the pandemic. While restaurants have been able to offer takeout food, some have seen business plummet 95%, said Jot Condie, president of the California Restaurant Association.

For most people, COVID-19 causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. It can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, for some people, especially older adults and those with existing health problems. The vast majority of people recover.

[meremortal]

Hardly anyone around here is taking it seriously. It seems like there were more people out than usual beyond just the grocery and big box stores. The parks and streets were pretty crowded and a lot of people were standing around talking to each other in groups. Social distancing doesn't seem to be in effect even though it's been advised. And locals on facebook are constantly posting racist or otherwise insensitive messages towards China and mocking both the practice of social distancing and the people who want to get tested. A lot of locals just seem to find it an annoyance and aren't modifying their daily routine other than not going to places that are closed.

[MifuneFan]

A few things should work well before a vaccine:

1.) Hydroxychloroquine +/- Kaletra shows very promising signs of shortening recovery time. The word "cute" has been thrown around, but I wouldn't go that far. This should be available to people now through compassionate use, and others over the next few months through trials. If FDA approves it for Coronavirus, then it's good to go.

2.) Antibodies - This one is big in my opinion. Lots of places are working on an antibody serum that when given to the masses, should be able to provide a temporary immunity (weeks to months) against COVID-19 (think of the movie Outbreak). The serum will probably be done in a couple weeks, but the testing process will probably mean it won't be given to people till Summer.

3.) Trials for remdesvir are underway, and I think some may be able to get it through compassionate use. This is another promising anti-viral that appears to shorten hospital stays.

[bruceames]

Germany's death rate of only 0.34% is not an anomaly, but rather they are just testing more than everywhere else. Over 160,000 tests a week and the capacity for more. The U.S. death rate is 1.34% right now and is going down every day as testing capacity increases.

So while rapidly rising cases is not good news obviously, the silver lining is that the true death rate from this will probably not be very significantly higher than the common flu (which is around 0.1% in the U.S.), although still higher of course. How much higher remains to be seen, but it's nowhere nearly the 3.4% they were claiming, and in Germany, where they actually test a lot, it's 10 times lower. I think the rate in the U.S. will eventually creep down to what Germany's rate is, once testing supplies are sufficient.

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by Underworld54

Have you lost a parent that you loved dearly yet? That's the worst year of your life. This pales in comparison.

You know... collectively as a generation, not talking about on an individual level.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by meremortal

Hardly anyone around here is taking it seriously. It seems like there were more people out than usual. The parks were pretty crowded and a lot of people were standing around talking to each other in groups. Social distancing doesn't seem to be in effect even though it's been advised. And locals on facebook are constantly posting racist or otherwise insensitive messages towards China and mocking social distancing as some kind of 'agenda.'

Will they still be racist when Chinese specialists are freed up from their domestic duties, and coming to help with the international fight in the US and other countries.

[Bn43]

I signed a paper agreeing to the work at home conditions today. Kind of hope it doesn't come to that.

I wonder if this would be a good time to try online dating again. I'm perpetually single. Eh, probably won't bother.

I wonder how South Park will almost surely portray it.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by Bn43

I signed a paper agreeing to the work at home conditions today. Kind of hope it doesn't come to that.

I wonder if this would be a good time to try online dating again. I'm perpetually single. Eh, probably won't bother.

I wonder how South Park will almost surely portray it.

Gotta get your web cam buddies for a lockdown if you are single.

[InuYashaCrusade]

Originally Posted by MrHT

You better hope that you or a family member won't need to get hospitalized any time soon, whether it be because of a heart attack, stroke, etc. Because hospitals are currently at capacity due to the number of people who require medical attention right now due to the Coronavirus. And it's only going to get increasingly worse.

I think you're replying to the wrong person.

[hockeyshark91]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

A point that obviously needs to made, given the post I was responding to - which unfortunately still reflects the mindset of lots of people.

The fact that you chose to be offended by my comment instead of by the one I replied to is more than enough reason for you to go straight to my ignore list.

Not offended at all. There was just a better way of stating it, imho. By the way, there's plenty to be "offended" by on both sides of this disaster.