Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?

[EVOL]

8654 of the cultists in S Korea have symptoms, 400 still missing

At this point I think they had massive orgies or some other fucked up cult bullshit, how the fuck did it spread that badly?

[HardcoreRetro]

Confirmed case in my city as well.

[Cryo]

Confirmed case 5 miles from me. If I get sick I won’t be able to visit my cat at my parents’ house 

[TVC15]

What’s a suitable vehicle to turn into a road warrior-style battle car? Would an old Civic cut it?

[Raist]

https://twitter.com/OH_mes2/status/1234072025888514048

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/jonathansamuels/status/1234112481007722496

[bork]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51691967

Satellite images have shown a dramatic decline in pollution levels over China, which is "at least partly" due to an economic slowdown prompted by the coronavirus, US space agency Nasa says.

[team filler]

corona-chan 2020! to save the planet!

the virgin green new deal vs the chad coronavirus 

[Tripon]

My parents told me that the Asian community are hoarding rice because they think there will be a shortage soon due to the trade restrictions the Corona virus will have.

What I'm saying is that you need to short big rice.

[Nintex]

Like if you live in the best prepared club

[Mr Gilhaney]

We are light yellow there, but we just had a doctor, walking around patients for a full week, with mucho corona in him.

[Mr. Gundam]

Gonna lay low here in Seattle and stay home as much as possible until my surgery on the 20th. I have a consultation day with a few CT scans on the 9th at the hospital, so I'll ask more questions then but I'm guessing that my immune system is compromised due to the mitral valve regurgitation/leaking that I'm currently experiencing. Gotta love having open heart surgery in the middle of a global pandemic. 

[OnlyRegret]

SK surging to 4k cases and Italy to 2k soon it seems. Pretty bad.

[Kunai With Chain]

Like if you live in the best prepared club

(Image removed from quote.)

https://twitter.com/JeremyKonyndyk/status/1234180123244580864

 

[Bebpo]

It happens because people either:

A) Aren't getting that sick so they think it's just a cold and don't go see a doctor
B) Don't go see a doctor because can't afford it, or are just dumb
C) The doctors seeing these patients aren't testing them
D) The tests the doctors are using aren't accurate

[Mr. Gundam]

They figure it's been here in the Pacific Northwest for at least six weeks now, which isn't surprising with that one guy who had it up in Everett.

[Bebpo]

fwiw, I'm sure it's here in LA and So Cal as well. They just haven't been testing enough people but I bet it's in every major city in the US.
This thing is more contagious than the flu (2.0-2.5) at 3.0-3.5 transmission rate. It's going to be everywhere in the USA and the world.

Because people don't necessarily show symptoms like a fever or cough and because it can have transmission before symptoms show the only way the USA, or any other country could have prevented this would've been to close all ports and not allow anyone from any country in period until this thing clears up. But that would instantly destroy the global economy so yeah that's not gonna happen and diseases like this are unpreventable from spreading in modern countries.

Alternatively, China could've got on this faster and quarantined Wuhan and not allow anyone to leave until Wuhan was clear, but they didn't until too late, so whoops.

[Mr. Gundam]

The Team Lead for my volunteer design sprint group just got back from a work trip to Tokyo and he's now on a self-imposed 2 week quarantine. He said he feels fine but wants to be considerate and his employer supports it.

Feeling very fortunate to have the luxury of a work from home User Research gig at the moment. Our player base is global so I'm mostly doing user research via Skype and Discord.

[TVC15]

Two healthcare workers in my county infected. No other information but I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow, so let’s roll them dice baby.

[Mr. Gundam]

I've got a dental appointment tomorrow. Those poor hygienists must be freaked out hanging out in people's mouths all day long.

[Bebpo]

When I was at the Fast & Furious Musical stage play last night the lady sitting in the seat right behind me was coughing everytime she laughed and it was a productive phlegm cough.

I'm probably already doomed. 


My parents were like "we're stocking up on suppllies and not going to any movie theaters until this is over" and like I can't blame them because I swear this happens a lot at any seated event where someone behind you is coughing on you. Probably not the worst idea of things to avoid besides crowded places.

I have an indie concert on the 15th, still planning on going since I hang in the back anyhow these days cause I'm too old for pits, so should be ok.
I have some follow up doctor appointments at ENT offices that I'm delaying since they're non-urgent and I feel like an ENT office is a real bad place to be right now.

I've got a dental appointment tomorrow. Those poor hygienists must be freaked out hanging out in people's mouths all day long.

Yeah I've got my oral surgeon appointment tomorrow. Didn't even think about that.

[Pennywise]

It happens because people either:

A) Aren't getting that sick so they think it's just a cold and don't go see a doctor
B) Don't go see a doctor because can't afford it, or are just dumb
C) The doctors seeing these patients aren't testing them
D) The tests the doctors are using aren't accurate

It's A).
Compared to SARS, the symptoms are pretty mild in most cases.

[Mr. Gundam]

My wife sent me to Costco on Thursday to stock up on stuff. It was really calm, even for a Thursday morning. That same Costco was fucking cleared out of everything this weekend. 

She just got back from a work trip to the home office in Boston, they've got international travel bans in place but have yet to outlaw travel within the country. She's wondering when that will happen.

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/Justin_Stangel/status/1234256772258549760

Coronavirus dad jokes.

[Himu]

Gonna lay low here in Seattle and stay home as much as possible until my surgery on the 20th. I have a consultation day with a few CT scans on the 9th at the hospital, so I'll ask more questions then but I'm guessing that my immune system is compromised due to the mitral valve regurgitation/leaking that I'm currently experiencing. Gotta love having open heart surgery in the middle of a global pandemic. 

Yo Gundam, I'm praying for you man. I didn't know about this.

[Mr. Gundam]

https://twitter.com/Justin_Stangel/status/1234256772258549760

Coronavirus dad jokes.

I don't get it. That's a shitty dad joke.

[TVC15]

I've got a dental appointment tomorrow. Those poor hygienists must be freaked out hanging out in people's mouths all day long.

It’s with Kaiser, for me. They’re usually completely incompetent even when things are normal. They’ll probably end up injecting me with it and pretending like I asked for it and charging me for it. They really made me lose anything resembling respect for health care workers since I now know just how incompetent they can be, at every level. They don’t appear to have any hiring standards.

[Mr. Gundam]

Gonna lay low here in Seattle and stay home as much as possible until my surgery on the 20th. I have a consultation day with a few CT scans on the 9th at the hospital, so I'll ask more questions then but I'm guessing that my immune system is compromised due to the mitral valve regurgitation/leaking that I'm currently experiencing. Gotta love having open heart surgery in the middle of a global pandemic. 

Yo Gundam, I'm praying for you man. I didn't know about this.

Thanks! It's gonna be ok. After a couple years of listening to me complain about stairs/hills and not being able to run anymore, my cardiology team finally told me that the valve repair they did on me back in 2017 wasn't successful so they're gonna go in and give me a mechanical mitral valve replacement this time. Just happens to be awesome timing with everything else that's going on in the world.

[bluemax]

Gonna lay low here in Seattle and stay home as much as possible until my surgery on the 20th. I have a consultation day with a few CT scans on the 9th at the hospital, so I'll ask more questions then but I'm guessing that my immune system is compromised due to the mitral valve regurgitation/leaking that I'm currently experiencing. Gotta love having open heart surgery in the middle of a global pandemic. 

A friend of mine from HS who lives in Kirkland just had her last round of chemo. And she lives 2 blocks from the place where they just had confirmed Corona virus.

[Himu]

I see so many people saying,"it's going to be okay it only kills the elderly and children and people with chronic conditions!"

But my grandma is 80, my parents are over 60 and many of my aunts and uncles. I know many people with toddlers.

Gonna lay low here in Seattle and stay home as much as possible until my surgery on the 20th. I have a consultation day with a few CT scans on the 9th at the hospital, so I'll ask more questions then but I'm guessing that my immune system is compromised due to the mitral valve regurgitation/leaking that I'm currently experiencing. Gotta love having open heart surgery in the middle of a global pandemic. 

Yo Gundam, I'm praying for you man. I didn't know about this.

Thanks! It's gonna be ok. After a couple years of listening to me complain about stairs/hills and not being able to run anymore, my cardiology team finally told me that the valve repair they did on me back in 2017 wasn't successful so they're gonna go in and give me a mechanical mitral valve replacement this time. Just happens to be awesome timing with everything else that's going on in the world.

I really hope things turn out ok.

[Mr. Gundam]

It's really frustrating when people handwaive it all away. Everyone knows someone who is elderly or sick or medically fragile or has a compromised immune system.

I work out five days a week, I don't smoke, I eat well and take good care of myself. I have a congenital heart valve defect. I didn't ask to fucking have this. Those assholes can go fuck themselves.

Kids older than 5 are actually totally good unless they have underlying health issues. They tend to not have the Ace receptors in their lungs that are a result of age or damage that the virus latches on to.

[Himu]

It's really frustrating when people handwaive it all away. Everyone knows someone who is elderly or sick or medically fragile or has a compromised immune system.

Kids older than 5 are actually totally good unless they have underlying health issues. They tend to not have the Ace receptors in their lungs that are a result of age or damage that the virus latches on to.

My mom is handwaving it and doesn't think it's a big deal and she works in a hospital. She's over 60 and obese. I truly think she's dumb but it is what is.

[OnlyRegret]

It happens because people either:

A) Aren't getting that sick so they think it's just a cold and don't go see a doctor
B) Don't go see a doctor because can't afford it, or are just dumb
C) The doctors seeing these patients aren't testing them
D) The tests the doctors are using aren't accurate

Symptoms aren't guaranteed to manifest in all exposed, don't know if there is terminology pertaining to that in the field of epidemiology. That and if mild cases have very mild symptoms that raise no alarms like a bit of cough or slight fever that go ignored, then you've got the potential for a massive cases underestimation.

Which is good in terms of its effect on mortality % but godawful for any pretense of containment.

[Himu]

We have the Houston rodeo this month. Fuuuuuuuck.

[Mr. Gundam]

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

[Himu]

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

The livestock show and rodeo is a massive event that tons of people in one area for several days. This will be bad.

[OnlyRegret]

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Hard to say how widespread it is without a remote clue of undiagnosed or asymptotics.
Cases popping up with no immediate link to an infected are popping up which means transmitting is beyond a returning infected and their immediate exposed. At which point containment can be interpreted as failed.

[Potato]

I just remembered I'm seeing iron maiden in May. Fucking shit better be over by then because if that gets cancelled I'll be very fucking cranky.

[Himu]

I just remembered I'm seeing iron maiden in May. Fucking shit better be over by then because if that gets cancelled I'll be very fucking cranky.

I'm seeing Megadeth and Lamb of God

[TVC15]

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

[Mr. Gundam]

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

Agreed. I'm sure there are way more cases here than we're aware of. That elder care facility over in Kirkland is probably teeming with it and who knows where else. I don't think we shouldn't care, but we also shouldn't lose our minds and destroy society. Best course of action is just wash hands, be aware and be as safe as possible.

[Joe Molotov]

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

Or Plan #3: South Korean death cult orgy

[Himu]

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

Agreed. I'm sure there are way more cases here than we're aware of. That elder care facility over in Kirkland is probably teeming with it and who knows where else. I don't think we shouldn't care, but we also shouldn't lose our minds and destroy society. Best course of action is just wash hands, be aware and be as safe as possible.

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

What about going places? Are you guys staying inside in the meanwhile?

[Mr. Gundam]

It would be nice if this would lead to an actual conversation about the need for universal health care, but you know it won't.

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

Agreed. I'm sure there are way more cases here than we're aware of. That elder care facility over in Kirkland is probably teeming with it and who knows where else. I don't think we shouldn't care, but we also shouldn't lose our minds and destroy society. Best course of action is just wash hands, be aware and be as safe as possible.

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

What about going places? Are you guys staying inside in the meanwhile?

I'm not putting my life on hold but I'm feeling really lucky that I don't have to get on a bus or work in an office and spend the majority of time at home in my office space. I've got a Guys Night dinner with buddies on Wednesday that I'm still planning on going to, I'll go to the grocery store as needed and we're heading to our family cabin by Mt. Rainier this weekend.

My daughter does attend public school and I walk her every morning and then pick her up from her after school care place, and she has ballet and hop hip dance class Monday and Tuesday. Just gotta be as safe as possible.

[Himu]

It would be nice if this would lead to an actual conversation about the need for universal health care, but you know it won't.

I think it will. The costs of getting tested is over 3000 dollars. Combined with people not staying home because of sick leave and you've got a cocktail of societal failure. And since it's on the minds of Americans and M4A is popular I think it'll only gain in popularity.

[TVC15]

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

Agreed. I'm sure there are way more cases here than we're aware of. That elder care facility over in Kirkland is probably teeming with it and who knows where else. I don't think we shouldn't care, but we also shouldn't lose our minds and destroy society. Best course of action is just wash hands, be aware and be as safe as possible.

It's likely everywhere at this point, I don't know how effective canceling things and shutting things down will be.

Yeah, there are asymptomatic carriers and it’s been in the US everywhere for weeks. It’s not really worth getting that worked up about not because it isn’t a big deal, but because it’s already worse case scenario and all we can really do is wash our hands and sneeze into our elbows :shrug

What about going places? Are you guys staying inside in the meanwhile?

I’ve been living as normal, but I haven’t been booking concerts or anything like that. Avoiding big, compressed crowds. I can get to work using commuter shuttles so I can avoid trains and stations. If I had to use Bart or Muni or city buses during this, I would have probably asked about working from home more about two weeks ago.

I have been more mindful of extremely thorough hand washing and not touching door handles and stuff. I don’t care if I get sick but I’d be completely mortified if I got somebody else sick.

[OnlyRegret]

Second USA death
Kirkland

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/department-health-confirms-first-coronavirus-death-washington-state/XIDPHMLVOJAAREQ5YCL75367PU/

[chronovore]

https://twitter.com/Schtang/status/1233590051608547328?s=20

[OnlyRegret]

Digging around for attack rate and related articles, found this.
Interesting.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44275043/ns/health-cold_and_flu/t/why-some-people-dont-get-flu/

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2019/08/bloom-flu-single-mutation.html

[G The Resurrected]

What about going places? Are you guys staying inside in the meanwhile?

I’ve been living as normal, but I haven’t been booking concerts or anything like that. Avoiding big, compressed crowds. I can get to work using commuter shuttles so I can avoid trains and stations. If I had to use Bart or Muni or city buses during this, I would have probably asked about working from home more about two weeks ago.

I have been more mindful of extremely thorough hand washing and not touching door handles and stuff. I don’t care if I get sick but I’d be completely mortified if I got somebody else sick.

Personally I'm taking a week by week approach over here. I think especially given my health, I have to be more cautious than most. Add to that I've been in and around the hospital that one of the infected went to I'm locking myself down for others safety as well in the off chance I did get infected. Also note those who are or have most likely the ability to travel through major transit hubs, they are your employees at big tech companies who use the commuter shuttles. Think about that next time you ride them, and with whom you are close to at work.

Action needs to be happening in a swift manner to protect healthcare workers and we aren't doing that at all. That's where the real problems start, there just isn't enough staff to be able to dismiss staff because they pose a potential risk for 14 days. That would be a huge freaking nightmare on the system and It's ability to contain and protect the public.

At this point we've seen very little action taken and speed is a key thing in containing this thing.

[team filler]

 

[Bebpo]

Digging around for attack rate and related articles, found this.
Interesting.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44275043/ns/health-cold_and_flu/t/why-some-people-dont-get-flu/

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2019/08/bloom-flu-single-mutation.html

Yeah, would be nice if they can figure out how to make the flu vaccine more effective. I think it's been like 30-70% range last few years and usually closer to 30% which really isn't great.

I'm definitely concerned with the various strains of COVID19 so far that even if they have a vaccine ready asap, like in the fall, that it'll be like the flu vaccine and only 30-70% effective. That would help, but wouldn't really give a great peace of a mind...

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/Ron_Nirenberg/status/1234287498181926912

RIP

[Himu]

Texas is a big state thankfully but RIP.

[OnlyRegret]

https://twitter.com/Ron_Nirenberg/status/1234287498181926912

RIP

lol

https://twitter.com/SanJacintoClan/status/1234000759945154562

[Momo]

gonna bail out of this thread now, figures as soon as it hits the usa you guys are gonna make it about politics 

[Momo]

No lie though, I understand why it happens and you guys are free to do whatever, I just dont have to participate. I'm really not interested in discussing anything but dumb tweets in the wank thread through the lens of US poolitics   

[OnlyRegret]

No lie though, I understand why it happens and you guys are free to do whatever, I just dont have to participate. I'm really not interested in discussing anything but dumb tweets in the wank thread through the lens of US poolitics 

It's okay, I don't know what people are talking about most of the time either and still elbow my way in to participate in nonsense.
But to be fair, a large medical crisis in the States during election year with the state of medical care being a long running topic means it's literally impossible for no political discourse cascade.

[Himu]

Um.

This virus has been political from the start given it started with China cracking its authoritarian jaws on a whistleblower trying to warn people of a SARS like virus. It got to the point where there was murmurings within China of rebellion, including high officials, as a wake up call against their authoritarian state. It's now being said that this could potentially end Xi Jinping's "China dream".

Have you been paying attention to the news on coronavirus, like, at all, in the past two months? Complaining it's about politics "now" is ridiculous.

[Momo]

Um.

This virus has been political from the start given it started with China cracking its authoritarian jaws on a whistleblower trying to warning people of a SARS like virus. It got to the point where there was murmurings within China of rebellion, including high officials, as a wake up call against their authoritarian state. It's now being said that this could potentially end Xi Jinping's "China dream".

Have you been paying attention to the news on coronavirus, like, at all, in the past two months? Complaining it's about politics "now" is ridiculous.

No, I'm complaining about US politics not politics in general, as a rule every thread on this forum becomes about US politics eventually, I just felt like saying something this one time out of infinity instead of just bailing as usual (which im still doing).