Wuhan Coronavirus: Megathread - Got too big

[The best and greatest]

I saw more effort in the coronana video

I don't know, putting on your best South park voice to make a silly parody song where someone else already did half the work for you doesn't really strike me as high effort. Meanwhile whatsherface came out with a wholly original song for which she made a little music video where she performs on camera contrasting against a compilation of funny gifs probably took less time/effort to put together.

Not dissing Coronanananana though cuz I love that shit.

 

[Reverend]

Why are all the US cases so deadly?

What the hell are you raving about? Less than 20 people are dead in america but the citizens think the bubonic plague+zombie apocolypse is approaching so it will be hyped through the stratosphere.

More people die in a single day to mosquito bites than from this damn corona virus. Except to MSM which is on FULLREDALERT 25/8/390 and we are all gonna die. Why? because pandemics sell advertising.

 

[Ivan Shatov]

What about using an Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation lamp? According to this they will kill 90% of Coronavirus germs.

The Army has a Disinfectant Cabinet that works on this principle, ultraviolet light projected on objects to kill germs and viruses. Put something in the cabinet and it's good after so many hours.

The challenge is getting the right amount of light. It takes a lot. Too much and people get burns on their skin, not enough and it's not effective. The light must be contained and come at objects from all angles, a single lamp only covers a single face of an object. The inside of the container has to be reflective, otherwise it becomes very inefficient.

If you wanted to homebrew such a cabinet, you can buy ultraviolet bulbs from various manufacturers. But I wouldn't want to count on a single lamp to do the job.

 

[BiggusDickus]

Latest: China’s virus outbreak steady, with 143 new cases

BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):

www.bostonherald.com

Time to see how the ANC handles it.

 

[Niggaplease]

I don't know, putting on your best South park voice to make a silly parody song where someone else already did half the work for you doesn't really strike me as high effort. Meanwhile whatsherface came out with a wholly original song for which she made a little music video where she performs on camera contrasting against a compilation of funny gifs probably took less time/effort to put together.

Not dissing Coronanananana though cuz I love that shit.

I think it's better than low key trying to cosplay as the waifu of the month in terms of creativity.

 

[Houraisan Kaguya]

I’d like to share some insight I just got from a friend who is currently living in South Korea (Jeju). I grew up with this person so I trust her. She’s also pregnant for the first time so she has reason to be more cautious and fearful, but her update is reassuring, level-headed and incredibly interesting with regards to daily life over there.

Yes, the numbers in South Korea are concerning. As others have pointed out, however, this is because they aren’t skimping on testing like they are in the US and other places.

Everyone is in masks. Whenever a confirmed case is identified, they give information on where that person went, what time they went there, and even the number of any bus or taxi they used vis-à-vis public transportation.

If you order takeout, you are asked to pay with credit card or app and the delivery person will leave the food at your door.

They went to an appliance store (I’m guessing maybe similar to Brookstone here in the States?) and her husband tried out a massage chair. As they were leaving, employees swooped in to disinfect the massage chair as well as the chair my friend had been sitting in while she waited for her husband to finish!

Her local community center has been giving free masks to pregnant women. She just had a doctor’s appointment at the hospital, and said that there are mandatory temperature checks and anyone not wearing a mask is denied entry.

Disclaimer: Jeju is an island on the southern tip of the country, so this may not be as accurate an illustration of life on the mainland at the moment. I still find it very interesting!

 

[Niggaplease]

I’d like to share some insight I just got from a friend who is currently living in South Korea (Jeju). I grew up with this person so I trust her. She’s also pregnant for the first time so she has reason to be more cautious and fearful, but her update is reassuring, level-headed and incredibly interesting with regards to daily life over there.

Yes, the numbers in South Korea are concerning. As others have pointed out, however, this is because they aren’t skimping on testing like they are in the US and other places.

Everyone is in masks. Whenever a confirmed case is identified, they give information on where that person went, what time they went there, and even the number of any bus or taxi they used vis-à-vis public transportation.

If you order takeout, you are asked to pay with credit card or app and the delivery person will leave the food at your door.

They went to an appliance store (I’m guessing maybe similar to Brookstone here in the States?) and her husband tried out a massage chair. As they were leaving, employees swooped in to disinfect the massage chair as well as the chair my friend had been sitting in while she waited for her husband to finish!

Her local community center has been giving free masks to pregnant women. She just had a doctor’s appointment at the hospital, and said that there are mandatory temperature checks and anyone not wearing a mask is denied entry.

Disclaimer: Jeju is an island on the southern tip of the country, so this may not be as accurate an illustration of life on the mainland at the moment. I still find it very interesting!

well at least they're taking this more seriously than America.

 

[Coleslaw]

ultraviolet light projected on objects to kill germs and viruses.

Will hanging them out in the sun work?

 

[EmuWarsVeteran]

Will hanging them out in the sun work?

Depends on how long you do that for.

 

[ConfederateIrishman]

you know that covers a lot of people, right? the usual flu doesn't have 3.5% mortality and spread like dandelions. the comparison is absurd

No, I don't think people realize how high 4% is; You have to lose one or two 90% chance events, especially health events, to realize the human brain is really shit at understanding probability.

Why are all the US cases so deadly?

To be blunt; Its because we have gone out of our way to ignore it, so many of the only cases we are picking up are people who are dropping dead then retroactively being declared killed by it.

 

[Niggaplease]

Will hanging them out in the sun work?

It shouldnt hurt just make sure your not surrounded by people.

 

[Houraisan Kaguya]

well at least they're taking this more seriously than America.

Seriously. I've been incredibly worried about her throughout this whole ordeal, and now my germaphobic ass has a huge boner for how they're handling the situation and I'm starting to think I'm worse off over here at the mercy of American exceptionalism.

 

[Niggaplease]

Seriously. I've been incredibly worried about her throughout this whole ordeal, and now my germaphobic ass has a huge boner for how they're handling the situation and I'm starting to think I'm worse off over here at the mercy of American exceptionalism.

I've accepted the probability of death due Americans need to keep the stock market in check..

 

[pull over dat ass too fat]

because pandemics sell advertising.

right, that's exactly what advertisers love...

get real. corporate media has been terrible at informing people about this, and still occasionally bring on people who insist that it's "just the flu" or give outright false statements without being challenged. they've only very recently been getting better at being critical towards the political narrative that all is well, probably because it's impossible to fucking ignore at this point. this thread has been very active since mid-january. we have all the evidence of media downplaying lol.

if you want a real answer, the recent uptick in deaths is because the US isn't testing for shit. they've largely only been taking in/publicly confirming cases that are very apparent (and connected to known cases or direct travel, at that) or when they're very strongly pressured to by the community. Recently there was an old folk's home in Washington that had their own little epidemic, and obviously that resulted in many dead. That's not easy to hide.

 

[SpEd Kaczynski]

If you wanted to homebrew such a cabinet, you can buy ultraviolet bulbs from various manufacturers. But I wouldn't want to count on a single lamp to do the job.

Well thats the solution then. @pwnest injun could buy one of those laser hair growth hats and replace the lasers with UV bulbs. I'm sure all their coworkers will be jealous.

 

[Mike Stoklasa]

To be blunt; Its because we have gone out of our way to ignore it, so many of the only cases we are picking up are people who are dropping dead then retroactively being declared killed by it.

That is blunt but is it very accurate?

I keep thinking back to a post from several days ago. The person was discussing high-risk cases and whether or not these people were going to survive the regular flu or the regular cold, let alone this. It's probably worth keeping this in mind as we continue to wade through this situation. The 30 year old kicking the bucket seems to be more of an outlier, especially outside of China.

Every story of a death is awful, but when I read that they were 70 or 80 or a cancer patient or in some other crazy compromised condition... I worry a little less.

 

[AMHOLIO]

Also in reference to American deadliness: the CDC loosed up its testing requirements a week or so ago, so only now people are getting diagnosed. One of the deceased died on the 24th of February & was confirmed positive 5 days later.

A few patients have been diagnosed with it but they are unsure of how the patient obtained it: this means the virus is out in the wild now, and most cases are thought to be the normal cold or flu.

 

[Not Really Here]

Why are all the US cases so deadly?

Selection bias - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Doctors are only involved in the most serious cases and the news doesn't get people watching their late as fuck and biased 'information' with stories about the mild cases that recovered easily. If they could even find them.

 

[Reverend]

right, that's exactly what advertisers love...
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get real. corporate media has been terrible at informing people about this, and still occasionally bring on people who insist that it's "just the flu" or give outright false statements without being challenged. they've only very recently been getting better at being critical towards the political narrative that all is well, probably because it's impossible to fucking ignore at this point. this thread has been very active since mid-january. we have all the evidence of media downplaying lol.

if you want a real answer, the recent uptick in deaths is because the US isn't testing for shit. they've largely only been taking in/publicly confirming cases that are very apparent (and connected to known cases or direct travel, at that) or when they're very strongly pressured to by the community. Recently there was an old folk's home in Washington that had their own little epidemic, and obviously that resulted in many dead. That's not easy to hide.

Let me rephrase my statement: Pandemics sell advertising as people are glued to the TV for information and more eyes on the screen means more eyes reading the advertising message. More people tuning in to watch the news the more news stations can charge for those precious time slots.

The vast majority of testing is handled by the CDC to confirm/deny the cases (I have this first hand knowledge). That means the tests have to get shipped off to some lab in the middle of BFE just to run the tests. The chinese, not sure how, have found a faster/quicker way to determine if the patient has CV or not. New York has said "Fuck that shit test it locally, do it ASAP" as Gov Cumo stated in his conference. How that will pan out, no clue, not sure the testers can get better/faster results in the US at this time as it still seems like a laborious process.

The sooner hospitals can get testing equipment closer to the source the sooner we can correctly diagnose this contagion.

 

[CruzMissile]

Why are all the US cases so deadly?

I think a large amount of the deaths were from the nursing/elderly care center in Washington. We know the virus is very hazardous to the elderly (it can be to everyone, mind you, but especially the elderly). This is just from browsing some articles mind you so if I'm totally wrong correct me. Aside from that I think most other U.S. cases have been much less severe.