Wuhan Coronavirus: Megathread - Got too big

[RodgerDodger]

Two cases confirmed in Atlanta, Fulton County. A person returned from Italy and housemate. It sounds like they did the right thing, called ahead to the doctors office. The Doctor set up and external access room to examine them, and got the tests directly over to the CDC. It's amazing how fast the CDC will process those tests when you write "They live up the block from you!" on the specimen box.

Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in metro Atlanta

The governor urged residents that there is no reason to panic about Monday night's announcement.

www.wsbtv.com

Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in metro Atlanta


The governor urged residents that there is no reason to panic

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By: WSBTV.com News Staff
Updated: March 2, 2020 - 11:00 PM
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp confirmed at a late-night news conference Monday that there were two confirmed cases of COVID-19, the coronavirus in Fulton County.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the cases to state health officials earlier in the evening.
Watch Channel 2 Action News This Morning, starting at 4:30 a.m. for the latest developments.
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"These cases involve two individuals who reside in the same household. One who recently returned from Italy," Kemp said.
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They are currently being kept inside their home with family to help isolate the virus.
The governor urged residents that there is no reason to panic about tonight’s announcement.
"Georgians should remain calm. We were ready for today. We have been preparing for weeks now and so far, every development has come forward just as we expected it would," Kemp said.
Kemp said the newly formed state coronavirus task force played a big role in being proactive in this case.
“We thought it was important that we come today and tell you about this even as our epidemiologists are still investigating and find any potential contacts in the community,” Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey said.
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Toomey praised the patients and physicians in how they handled the cases. She said the man who had returned from Italy, called his doctor complaining of symptoms.
She said the doctor had the two patients enter through separate entrances to the doctor’s office and kept them from as much exposure as possible to other people.
“We got this specimen on Saturday, sent it to the CDC for testing, because they are the ones doing these tests currently, and they turned it around in record time,” Toomey said.
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Toomey said the patient did not experience any symptoms until they returned back to metro Atlanta. She said the patients and their family members are being isolated inside their home, are doing well and showing minimal symptoms.
"We will continue to search for any contacts to ensure that we stop any further spread in the community," Toomey said. "We don't want that to go any further."
“The message to the public is still low risk. No local transmission going on and wash your hands and get a flu shot,” Toomey said.
Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler issued a joint statement Monday night saying:
“We’re closely monitoring the cases of coronavirus in Georgia and urge everyone to take extra precautions. Governor Kemp and the Trump Administration are working with us to ensure we keep Georgians healthy and safe. It is of utmost importance that Georgia has the resources necessary to respond accordingly. Fortunately, we have the best and brightest working at the CDC here in Atlanta to continue to help prepare the country.”
Here are some quick facts about the virus:
What is it?
Cornaviruses are similar illnesses to the flu. There are several strains, four of which actually cause the common cold, according to Dr. Cherie Drenzek, a state epidemiologist. Coronaviruses have been spreading in humans for years, and you’ve probably had one without knowing it.
COVID-19 is a novel, or new, strain of coronavirus.
How does the virus spread?
WHO said the virus spreads person-to-person, when someone coughs or sneezes. If someone near you is sick and they cough and sneeze in something, then you touch it, you could be infected.
Dr. Carlos Del Rio, a professor of medical and global health at Emory University, said it appears the coronavirus can stay on a surface for several hours.
Should I panic?
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said “Caution is appropriate, preparedness is appropriate, panic is not.” Adams said that of the original 14 positive cases of coronavirus, all are recovering or have recovered.
Best Practices:

• Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

 

[Sissy Galvez]

Sounds legit
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BNO Newsroom on Twitter

“China's National Health Commission reported 11 new cases of coronavirus outside Hubei province on Monday. Of those, 7 were "imported from Italy," according to local officials”

twitter.com

http://archive.li/A8bXV

Stupid fuckers, they created this mess than have the nerve to say the new cases were imported?

 

[Gallofag]

Two cases confirmed in Atlanta, Fulton County. A person returned from Italy and housemate. It sounds like they did the right thing, called ahead to the doctors office. The Doctor set up and external access room to examine them, and got the tests directly over to the CDC. It's amazing how fast the CDC will process those tests when you write "They live up the block from you!" on the specimen box.

Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in metro Atlanta

The governor urged residents that there is no reason to panic about Monday night's announcement.

www.wsbtv.com

Florida man dose the right thing. How Heartwarming!

 

[Shoggoth]

Sounds legit
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BNO Newsroom on Twitter

“China's National Health Commission reported 11 new cases of coronavirus outside Hubei province on Monday. Of those, 7 were "imported from Italy," according to local officials”

twitter.com

http://archive.li/A8bXV

Next it will be
- there are no more cases of coronavirus in China
- there are no cases of coronavirus in China
- there was no coronavirus in China
- nothing happened in china on nov 19

 

[Muttnik]

Next it will be
- there are no more cases of coronavirus in China
- there are no cases of coronavirus in China
- there was no coronavirus in China
- nothing happened in china on nov 19

There is no war in Ba Sing Se.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Tech world responds to corona chan pardon if this is late I'm a bit behind
Twitter told its 5,000 employees to work from home because of the coronavirus | archive
Google, Coinbase, and Twitter are all telling some employees to work from home this week amid the spread of coronavirus | archive

Spoiler: some directions from internal guidelines where yours truly is employed

No international travel, avoid domestic when possible.
No hosting of events / meetups
No conferences, meetups, events attendance
All international travelers will be gently yet firmly requested to self quarantine for 14 days regardless of destination
Carte blanche to work from home if you feel even slightly unwell
best for last: face masks for employees using public transportation

A bit late and I'm not sure how the masks will help, but generally I approve.

They said you had to wear a mask on Public Transportation, but didn't go into details. I'd go with Batman.

 

[AMHOLIO]

When I go, bury me in my finest mask, the same one I used to protect myself from mighty corona

 

[Underestimated Nutria]

Alright so since Otterly got this one from the biological perspective let me explain the chemical basis.

For people with no knowledge of biochemistry EtOH and NaOH may look similar. But note that while Na is an element (sodium) Et is an organic compound (Ethane), EtOH is actually CH3CH2OH when written as elements.

Now, as you can see, that's a substantially bigger molecule. This has multiple effects.

NaOH: well quite simply, NaOH is a strong polar molecule so it's quick to attach itself to whatever it can find. But it doesn't have that many electrons so the bond is typically not that stable. This is why it basically serves to stick to whatever you want out while its water that actually pulls it away from your skin. It's like covering everything in oil so it slips away but on a molecular level.

EtOH: however is much larger and has more electrons to maintain the bonds it creates. Furthermore, having two carbons and an oxigen for a chain, it has enough of an angle to rotate carrying a lot more power behind said rotation (not weight but charge, but really, the effect is the same) so basically it's like attaching a ball and chain which also has a mind of its own to the virus. This is why it "nukes" stuff. While NaOH just gently covers everything and awaits for a force to pull it off EtOH just grabs while it can and janks the shit out of it wildly like a madman.

So. Warm water and soap is still a combo that achieves pretty much everything correctly. And it also carries away the particles so it has a lot more aplications. But if you want something dead, EtOH kills most things pretty well. In this situation, as Otterly and everyone else that knows what they're talking about said, the best is to use warm water and soap normally, and carry ethanol to disinfect if needed (such as a wound or to clean your hands on the go).

As for why the water gotta be warm it's just because it disolves things better while warm because temperature is essentially a measure of the speed the particles in the water carry. Cold water also cleans but not as well.

bizarre

 

[Fagnacious D]

Ask and ye shall receive.

I know of 3 more!

Spoiler: My Corona!

 

[Twinkletard]

Sounds legit
View attachment 1170659

BNO Newsroom on Twitter

“China's National Health Commission reported 11 new cases of coronavirus outside Hubei province on Monday. Of those, 7 were "imported from Italy," according to local officials”

twitter.com

http://archive.li/A8bXV

4D chinese checkers

 

[Krimjob]

This is one of the greatest things I've seen this year. A remake of a Vietnamese pop song. Catchy as fuck.

In Swedish news: 15 or so cases and the Govt claims "They can handle it". They finally blocked flights from Iran, but still nothing on Italy. I'm not even sure if they closed down flights from China, don't remember reading about that.

 

[formershroomeryuser]

Two cases confirmed in Atlanta, Fulton County. A person returned from Italy and housemate. It sounds like they did the right thing, called ahead to the doctors office. The Doctor set up and external access room to examine them, and got the tests directly over to the CDC. It's amazing how fast the CDC will process those tests when you write "They live up the block from you!" on the specimen box.

Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in metro Atlanta

The governor urged residents that there is no reason to panic about Monday night's announcement.

www.wsbtv.com

You know I don't want to downplay this but lets not forget that HIV is a deadly disease which weakens the immune system until basically any kind of infection or virus like the common cold kills a person. Yet people who take the right medicine and have the right diet plan and exercise right have lived full lives. The medications are themselves brutal but still I want to address the panic with some facts I found from a website from last month before this was blown to viral proportions all over the internet:

"SUBJECT IN FOCUS: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH COVID-19
WHO is working closely with clinicians caring for patients with COVID-19, in China and across the globe and
international experts on infectious disease to better understand, in real time, the clinical presentation, natural
history and treatment interventions for COVID-19.
A majority of patients with COVID-19 are adults. Among 44 672 patients in China with confirmed infection, 2.1%
were below the age of 201
. The most commonly reported symptoms included fever, dry cough, and shortness of
breath, and most patients (80%) experienced mild illness. Approximately 14% experienced severe disease and 5%
were critically ill. Early reports suggest that illness severity is associated with age (>60 years old) and co-morbid
disease.
Clinical care of patients with COVID-19 focuses on early recognition, immediate isolation and implementation of
appropriate infection prevention and control (IPC) measures; provision of symptomatic care for those with mild
illness; and optimized supportive care for those with severe disease. WHO has published patient management
guidance, including interim clinical care guidance for hospitalized patients and home care guidance for those with
mild disease that may be treated at home in isolation when the health system is strained.
Oxygen therapy is the major treatment intervention for patients with severe COVID-19. All countries should work to
optimize the availability of pulse oximeters and medical oxygen systems. Mortality in those with critical illness has
been reported as over 50%, thus implementation of proven critical care interventions such as lung protective
ventilation should be optimized. COVID-19 critical care clinical training materials are available on
https://openwho.org/courses/severe-acute-respiratory-infection. The first regional COVID-19 Clinical Case
Management training was conducted in Brazzaville from 25-28 February 2020 with representatives from 18
countries of the WHO African region. WHO will continue to conduct such trainings to increase global knowledge on
the management and care of patients with COVID-19.
WHO launched the Global COVID-19 Clinical Data Platform to aggregate and report on clinical severity to inform the
public health response. Member States are encouraged to contribute by contacting EDCARN@who.int for log-in
information.
As there is currently no known effective antiviral therapy for COVID-19, the WHO R&D Blueprint has prioritized
investigational therapeutics and developed a master randomized clinical trial protocol that can be used and adapted
at the national level. There are many ongoing ethics-approved clinical trials evaluating a number of different
therapeutic interventions globally including priority agents such as ritonavir/lopinavir and remdesivir."



The part that interests me if where it says 80% of those infected experience mild illness. Ok so take care of yourself, don't get coughed on, don't walk around putting your finger in the mouth of every person you see then make a sandwich without washing your hands, be moderate around people, take vitamin C, go get tested by your doctor if you get sick, be proactive and rest a lot and take care of yourself and you probably be alright and this thing will be over before you know it. IMHO. I am no expert veteran surgeon specialised in sanitary procedure during epidemic season but I am saying like any other disease the better you take care the more likely it won't survive long in a number of hosts and it will be gone soon.

 

[Boris Blank's glass eye]

Are you over 65? Do you have some kind of pre-existing lung condition more severe than asthma? Are you a hobo living in filth in some US West Coast liberal metropolis or a migrant moving towards the Greek border?

If you answered "no" to all of these, congratulations, you don't have any of the risk factors! In fact, there's a good probability the virus spread so fast because it doesn't cause serious, distinct symptoms in generally healthy people. As far as I know, most of the carriers didn't even notice they had anything worse than a cold or a regular flu.

The most dangerous thing you face is a shortage of goods, caused by exceptional doomsayers.
COVID-19 being very contagious is a different issue.

 

[pwnest injun]

It's not so much that I expect to get deathly sick. It's more that when I get sick, I become a danger to people around me who have a much greater chance of getting deathly sick. And if 14% of people get seriously ill, there's no way that hospitals can provide adequate care to even 1% of the population at any given time. These are the concerns.

 

[WeDon'tNeedToWhisper]

I've only been able to read a small fraction of it but this thread has been very informative to me, me who was very naive and didn't take the wuflu seriously until 6 people died from it that were very close to me (as in distance, not relationship). Tbh, it's hard not to panic a bit inside but this is not my personal blog and no one cares about my intimate details. Thanks for the info guise

 

[Croco]

What is the safest American state to be in within these next few months, in regard to not getting a holla from Corona-Chan.

 

[AMHOLIO]

What is the safest American state to be in within these next few months, in regard to not getting a holla from Corona-Chan.

Alaska. Really far north. Straight into that forest preserve.

Send us vacation pictures of you fishing and getting mauled by a bear when you get there.

Seriously tho? The best states imo would be the oneswith low population density, doesnt use public transport or public buildings as much, and has low travel & tourism rates. It takes one person from new york to visit their aunt in bumfuck nowhere to potentially spread it however, and then lower populated areas could be in greater danger if they have enough bad cases clogging up a hospital. Nowhere is truly safe, so washing your hands and practicing good hygine is what counts. It's a shit flu if you get it, but you can protect high risk patients from yourself even if you do.

 

[theshep]

Number one trending in Australia is #toiletpaper. There is some panic buying going on here at the moment.

Supermarkets stockpile, toilet paper production runs 24 hours

Australia's largest toilet paper manufacturer is moving into 24-hour production as major supermarket chains ramp up supplies of long-life pantry items over growing fears of a coronavirus-induced supply shortage.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a rare call to the chief executives of Woolworths and Coles on Tuesday, after community anxiety fuelled reports of panic-buying across the country.

Coles and Woolworths said they had briefed both federal and state governments and had begun stockpiling toilet paper, tissues and Panadol and long-life pantry products. Neither supermarket currently has plans to implement buying restrictions for in-demand products.

Kimberly-Clark, which manufactures Kleenex toilet paper in Australia, said it had production lines running 24 hours a day at its South Australian factory to address the increased, short-term demand.

Attorney-General Christian Porter has begun activating laws under the Biosecurity Act that could see families forced to self-isolate if there is sustained person-to-person transmission of the flu-like disease in Australia. There are now at least 35 confirmed cases locally, compared to than 90,000 world-wide.

A Kimberly-Clark spokeswoman said it was working closely with supermarkets to replenish shelves faster.

Mr Morrison said the escalation would "come as a great relief to everybody".

"That is the economy in motion, that is private companies assessing their own risk plans and responding to them," he said.

A Woolworths spokesman said the company had briefed the Prime Minister on efforts to respond "to higher than usual demand" for long-life pantry items and household staples.

Mr Morrison said he was working with the competition regulator to authorise co-operation between Australia’s two largest supermarkets on essential items as supermarket shelves in Sydney and Melbourne empty of toilet paper, canned food and rice.

The peak body for Australian retailers also warned against panic buying with Australian Retailers Association executive director Russell Zimmerman saying he was having “high-level” conversations with the supermarkets and stock levels were solid across the board.

“We urge Australian consumers to go about their business as per usual at present,” Mr Zimmerman said.

“We’re comfortable there’s no risk to the availability of food or household essentials; with major retailers maintaining high inventories, if a brand you wish to purchase isn’t available today, it’ll probably be back on the shelf tomorrow,” he said.

While retailers are currently confident any product shortages would be short-term, if delays continue to stretch out for another month, some supermarket heads are concerned products requiring specific packaging from China could be affected.

Ritchies Supa IGA chief executive Fred Harrison said suppliers had told him some packaging, such as biscuit trays were “starting to get a little bit short”.

"I don't think we want another week or two of this. If there's no production or packaging in from China by the end of March, it'd be getting serious," he said.

Supermarkets stockpile, toilet paper production runs 24 hours

Australia's largest toilet paper manufacturer is moving into 24-hour production as major supermarkets ramp up supplies over fears of a coronavirus shortage.

www.smh.com.au

Bonus:

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

What is the safest American state to be in within these next few months, in regard to not getting a holla from Corona-Chan.

Wyoming. Least populated state in the country.

 

[Mexican_Wizard_711]

No, it's not. In fact, the two boomer ladies I met in Starbucks tell me it's just another flu.