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Think they've only had three confirmed but a dozen or so suspected
Wuhan Coronavirus: Megathread - Got too big
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Think they've only had three confirmed but a dozen or so suspected
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Newly diagnosed coronavirus patient being treated at UC Davis Medical Center
https://www.davisenterprise.com/loc...ent-being-treated-at-uc-davis-medical-center/ (http://archive.vn/8XYJu)
The UC Davis Medical Center is treating a patient who may be the first person in the country to have contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from community exposure.
The California Department of Public Health reported Wednesday the individual is a resident of Solano County who had no known exposure to the virus through travel or close contact with a known infected individual.
An email sent out Wednesday by two UC Davis officials said the patient arrived at the medical center in Sacramento last Wednesday but was only tested for the virus on Sunday despite a request made by med center officials that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conduct a test when the patient was admitted.
“Today the CDC confirmed the patient’s test was positive,” said the email from David Lubarsky, vice-chancellor of human health services, and Brad Simmons, interim CEO of UC Davis Medical Center.
“This is not the first COVID-19 patient we have treated, and because of the precautions we have had in place since this patient’s arrival, we believe there has been minimal potential for exposure here at UC Davis Medical Center,” the email said.
Nevertheless, a small number of medical center employees have been asked to stay home and monitor their temperatures.
Lubarsky and Simmons said the patient was transferred to UC Davis from “another Northern California hospital” on Wednesday, Feb 19.
“When the patient arrived, the patient had already been intubated, was on a ventilator, and given droplet protection orders because of an undiagnosed and suspected viral condition,” the email said.
“Since the patient arrived with a suspected viral infection, our care teams have been taking the proper infection prevention precautions during the patient’s stay.
“Upon admission, our team asked public health officials if this case could be COVID-19. We requested COVID-19 testing by the CDC, since neither Sacramento County nor (the California Department of Public Health) is doing testing for coronavirus at this time. Since the patient did not fit the existing CDC criteria for COVID-19, a test was not immediately administered,” said the email, which added that, “UC Davis Health does not control the testing process.”
On Sunday, the CDC ordered COVID-19 testing of the patient and the patient was put on airborne precautions and strict contact precautions. The positive test results were announced on Wednesday.
“We are proud of our health care workers who have been working to care for this patient and are committed to saving this patient’s life,” the email said.
“Just as when a health care worker has a small chance of exposure to other illnesses, such as TB or pertussis, we are following standard CDC protocols for determination of exposure and surveillance. So, out of an abundance of caution, in order to assure the health and safety of our employees, we are asking a small number of employees to stay home and monitor their temperature.
“We are handling this in the same way we manage other diseases that require airborne precautions and monitoring. We are in constant communication with the state health department and the CDC and Sacramento County Public Health about the optimal management of this patient and possible employee exposures,” the email said.
“As we regularly handle patients with infectious diseases, we have robust infection control protocols in place to handle this patient and others with more frequently seen infectious diseases. In this case, we are dedicated to providing the best care possible for this patient and continuing to protect the health of our employees who care for them.”
The CDC announced on Wednesday that a case of novel coronavirus of “unknown origin” — without a relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient — had been diagnosed in a patient in Northern California but did not indicate what city or county the case was in.
In a press released issued Wednesday evening, the state Department of Public Health revealed the individual was from Solano County.
“The health risk from novel coronavirus to the general public remains low at this time,” the release said. “While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate. From the international data we have, of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, approximately 80 percent do not exhibit symptoms that would require hospitalization. There have been no confirmed deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States to date. California is carefully assessing the situation as it evolves.”
“Keeping Californians safe and healthy is our number one priority,” said State Public Health Officer Dr. Sonia Angell.
“This has been an evolving situation, which California has been monitoring and responding to since COVID-19 cases first emerged in China last year. This is a new virus, and while we are still learning about it, there is a lot we already know.
“We have been anticipating the potential for such a case in the U.S., and given our close familial, social and business relationships with China, it is not unexpected that the first case in the U.S. would be in California. That’s why California has been working closely with federal and local partners, including health care providers and hospitals, since the outbreak was first reported in China — and we are already responding.”
This would be the first known instance of person-to-person transmission in the general public in the United States, according to Angell.
Previously known instances of person-to-person transmission in the United States include one instance in Chicago, Ill., and one in San Benito County. Both cases were after close, prolonged interaction with a family member who returned from Wuhan, China, and had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus. As of Wednesday, including this case, California has had seven travel-related cases, one close contact case and now one community transmission.
https://www.davisenterprise.com/loc...ent-being-treated-at-uc-davis-medical-center/ (http://archive.vn/8XYJu)
The UC Davis Medical Center is treating a patient who may be the first person in the country to have contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from community exposure.
The California Department of Public Health reported Wednesday the individual is a resident of Solano County who had no known exposure to the virus through travel or close contact with a known infected individual.
An email sent out Wednesday by two UC Davis officials said the patient arrived at the medical center in Sacramento last Wednesday but was only tested for the virus on Sunday despite a request made by med center officials that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conduct a test when the patient was admitted.
“Today the CDC confirmed the patient’s test was positive,” said the email from David Lubarsky, vice-chancellor of human health services, and Brad Simmons, interim CEO of UC Davis Medical Center.
“This is not the first COVID-19 patient we have treated, and because of the precautions we have had in place since this patient’s arrival, we believe there has been minimal potential for exposure here at UC Davis Medical Center,” the email said.
Nevertheless, a small number of medical center employees have been asked to stay home and monitor their temperatures.
Lubarsky and Simmons said the patient was transferred to UC Davis from “another Northern California hospital” on Wednesday, Feb 19.
“When the patient arrived, the patient had already been intubated, was on a ventilator, and given droplet protection orders because of an undiagnosed and suspected viral condition,” the email said.
“Since the patient arrived with a suspected viral infection, our care teams have been taking the proper infection prevention precautions during the patient’s stay.
“Upon admission, our team asked public health officials if this case could be COVID-19. We requested COVID-19 testing by the CDC, since neither Sacramento County nor (the California Department of Public Health) is doing testing for coronavirus at this time. Since the patient did not fit the existing CDC criteria for COVID-19, a test was not immediately administered,” said the email, which added that, “UC Davis Health does not control the testing process.”
On Sunday, the CDC ordered COVID-19 testing of the patient and the patient was put on airborne precautions and strict contact precautions. The positive test results were announced on Wednesday.
“We are proud of our health care workers who have been working to care for this patient and are committed to saving this patient’s life,” the email said.
“Just as when a health care worker has a small chance of exposure to other illnesses, such as TB or pertussis, we are following standard CDC protocols for determination of exposure and surveillance. So, out of an abundance of caution, in order to assure the health and safety of our employees, we are asking a small number of employees to stay home and monitor their temperature.
“We are handling this in the same way we manage other diseases that require airborne precautions and monitoring. We are in constant communication with the state health department and the CDC and Sacramento County Public Health about the optimal management of this patient and possible employee exposures,” the email said.
“As we regularly handle patients with infectious diseases, we have robust infection control protocols in place to handle this patient and others with more frequently seen infectious diseases. In this case, we are dedicated to providing the best care possible for this patient and continuing to protect the health of our employees who care for them.”
The CDC announced on Wednesday that a case of novel coronavirus of “unknown origin” — without a relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient — had been diagnosed in a patient in Northern California but did not indicate what city or county the case was in.
In a press released issued Wednesday evening, the state Department of Public Health revealed the individual was from Solano County.
“The health risk from novel coronavirus to the general public remains low at this time,” the release said. “While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate. From the international data we have, of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, approximately 80 percent do not exhibit symptoms that would require hospitalization. There have been no confirmed deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States to date. California is carefully assessing the situation as it evolves.”
“Keeping Californians safe and healthy is our number one priority,” said State Public Health Officer Dr. Sonia Angell.
“This has been an evolving situation, which California has been monitoring and responding to since COVID-19 cases first emerged in China last year. This is a new virus, and while we are still learning about it, there is a lot we already know.
“We have been anticipating the potential for such a case in the U.S., and given our close familial, social and business relationships with China, it is not unexpected that the first case in the U.S. would be in California. That’s why California has been working closely with federal and local partners, including health care providers and hospitals, since the outbreak was first reported in China — and we are already responding.”
This would be the first known instance of person-to-person transmission in the general public in the United States, according to Angell.
Previously known instances of person-to-person transmission in the United States include one instance in Chicago, Ill., and one in San Benito County. Both cases were after close, prolonged interaction with a family member who returned from Wuhan, China, and had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus. As of Wednesday, including this case, California has had seven travel-related cases, one close contact case and now one community transmission.
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Can we really know whether or not the third world isn't infected though? Most of those nations have almost zero medical care, and even in first world nations Corona Chan is an elusive bitch which consistently slips past quarantine and testing.View attachment 1163096
I hope it stays this way because there’s no way the third world is prepared for an epidemic of this level but Brazil is already infected.
Pomeranian bitch
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Yeah it’d be hard to know for sure as most medical laboratories don’t own molecular biology equipment such as thermocyclers (used for PCR which is the method to diagnose coronavirus) and reagents due to high costs and lack of qualified workers. It’s very sad, hopefully this brings out the topic in the governments and they up the budget in health so such methods are more easily available.
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Gee, that's swell, what about the (possibly multiple sets of) EMTs involved in transport as well as staff from that other hospital?
Not that they were testing.
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@Null I think that the first Kiwi Farmer who is infected with Corona-chan and can verify it, should get a special award. All in the interest of science, of course.
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If any state is likely to let this explode it's California. Having an army of mentally ill homeless people on the streets incapable of self quarantining even if they wanted to, unrestricted immigration from countries with poor/no health care and forcing adherence to woke ideology is a disaster. This wouldn't have been the case as recently as the late 90s. Very sad.
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Fire supposedly started by alcohol disinfectant in China.
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Just thought about something horrifying. What if this is one of those apartment buildings where they welded the doors shut? Everyone inside is fucked if that's the case.
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Just thought about something horrifying. What if this is one of those apartment buildings where they welded the doors shut? Everyone inside is fucked if that's the case.
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California doesn't count as Western US anymore.
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minor powerlevel ~ I'm US left coast, involved in shipping and logistics. (...and no, I don't work for that piece of shit Bezos)
I was contacted by 2 separate associates today informing me of numerous super-sized deliveries being made to multiple medical centers/private hospitals, fire departments, and health departments in different parts of the state. These shipments were double or more of what would be seen as a very heavy delivery day. Gloves, wipes, masks, general hygiene stuff... but they also said to contain all sorts of unusual items. (one pic was sent to me) I later reached out to 2 other associates in a neighboring state and heard basically the same answers from them (ruling out this was the result of a state mandate) I'd estimate all those orders were placed between 5-10 days ago.
I was contacted by 2 separate associates today informing me of numerous super-sized deliveries being made to multiple medical centers/private hospitals, fire departments, and health departments in different parts of the state. These shipments were double or more of what would be seen as a very heavy delivery day. Gloves, wipes, masks, general hygiene stuff... but they also said to contain all sorts of unusual items. (one pic was sent to me) I later reached out to 2 other associates in a neighboring state and heard basically the same answers from them (ruling out this was the result of a state mandate) I'd estimate all those orders were placed between 5-10 days ago.
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It's been years since I've been there, but St. Louis and KC are pretty spread out. Most midwest cities are not that dense- a lot of single family/ duplex stuff and two, three story apartments with no shared ventilation. However , there are nearby pockets of hell on earth like East St Louis, so it could get bad.
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Oh for the love of god its fucking easy to deal with the homeless you put them on buses duh
But no really just dump a bunch of drugs out in woods they you ll be fine. Hobos just want to get high and pan handle
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Guys, I think, at a minimum, you need to do an inventory of what you’ll need to live out of your house for 10 days. Don’t count on water supply or power being always available.
I’m going shopping this afternoon for supplies.
Keep your cars fuelled and your devices charged.
Ah yes, let’s create a mutant race of nocturnal super hobos living in the trees.
I’m going shopping this afternoon for supplies.
Keep your cars fuelled and your devices charged.
Ah yes, let’s create a mutant race of nocturnal super hobos living in the trees.
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Why is the CDC the only lab able to test for coronavirus and not state labs? I understand there were issues with the test kits but it’s severely holding back the ability of hospitals and states to conduct appropriate testing and isentify actual numbers and cases.
Are they being directed to control the numbers and the narrative? They don’t want media leaks? The California case is going to set off a lot of alarms tomorrow about a lack of testing being done.
Are they being directed to control the numbers and the narrative? They don’t want media leaks? The California case is going to set off a lot of alarms tomorrow about a lack of testing being done.
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They said what like 68 ppl in Long Island might have it? Really scary
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San Francisco and Los Angeles are the biggest problems. The desert areas of California probably won't be hit that big. At least I hope they don't. Places like Palm Springs are popular with old people. A lot of blue collar people live in the desert and San Bernardino.
I'm not so sure about Southern California. Places like Santa Ana have a homeless problem. It doesn't help that dumbasses like the federal government are trying to bring multiple infected people into Costa Mesa. (Which has an airport right near it by the way and Disneyland is not far from.)
One more thing: Los Angeles has a pretty bad smog problem. I don't know if that'll contribute to problems for ill people there. The air quality is not so good.
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Does this mean there will be beachfront property now available on the scenic Arizona Bay?
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Obama made sure of that when he didn't touch the banks at all.
Northern Mexico, then.
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This reminds me of the Japanese police officer who committed suicide because he failed in catching a killer. Perhaps the guy did it because he felt guilty because he failed to keep his country safe from a virus.
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I ain't an expert on the koreans. But in alot of cultures killing yourself is viewed as accepting responsibility for something. This dude might know something we don't or might have known his career was over. Or maybe the shame was too much.
When you have officials doing murder suicide of their families that's when I ll shit myself.
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