Coronavirus Live Thread. No. 11. (Weekend)

3/6/2020

[Vermont Lt]

Continuation of Thread

No 10 here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3821921/posts

[BobL]

“A man in Indianapolis flew to Boston & then flew back tested positive.”

Seriously? People are STILL flying on commercial jets in this country? Incredible.

[bgill]

Yea! Just heard on Austin’s CBS news SXSW has been cancelled!!!!!

Now, to work on San Antonio’s Fiesta.

[Black Agnes]

Keto combined with extended fasting and one meal a day cut my hubby’s hypertension down to normal with no meds.

It takes a week or two compared with almost immediate effect on blood sugars.

Also, getting (i’m a broken record here) sun helps with blood pressure.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5341698/

Of note, we visit a dermatologist once a year for a ‘once over’ for anything suspicious looking.

[justa-hairyape]

Cruise ship on Nile reports more then 10 confirmed cases.

[LilFarmer]

I have a friend who still has not decided whether she is going on her cruise over spring break. 🙄

[cgbg]

Fauci on—just suggested elderly and vulnerable people “consider” not getting on planes or cruise ships.

Ouch.

Ouch.

[Prince of Space]

It indicates muscle damage or can be due to chronic disease.

[Slainte]

VP Pence's current press conference is live now- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qyu1XG-wnw

Grand Princess 46 tested, 21 positive (19 crew members, 2 passengers) 1 inconclusive. Will bring ship to non-commercial port and expand testing and proceed with quarantine.

[janetjanet998]

Cruise ship on Nile reports more then 10 confirmed cases.

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I heard that this morning but no new updates since

[LilFarmer]

WA UW Virology @UWVirology To date, @UWVirology has performed approximately 400 tests for #COVIDー19. We are seeing a consistent positivity rate of 5-7% among specimens submitted to the lab. We are able to meet all current testing demands with capacity for over 1,000 tests per day

[BobL]

Nice! I didn’t want to say too much on hypertension, since it’s more anecdotal, but for Type 2’s, Keto’s now being done as an approved treatment by BCBS in California and the VA...so that one is actually mainstream now!

[scouter]

Yeah, he’s making me really think about my 91 year old father with diabetes and kidney disease, who lives with my sister in Montgomery County, MD, where 3 cases of Coronavirus were announced yesterday. He had MOHS surgery 2 days ago, so he’s got the stress of that, too. Kids in the house. My brother-in-law runs a huge soccerplex with lots of contact with hundreds of people every day.

I’m thinking he should move in with us for a while.

[RummyChick]

I still havent called NCL but going to and tell them I am elderly and White House said I shouldn’t be on a cruise..please refund my money as I dont want to die on your Alaskan cruise

[goodnesswins]

Will chk back with you...but DAYAM I hope you are wrong

[cgbg]

For those new to these threads, let me explain why Fauci’s comment rated a double ouch:

The virus has a latency period of a couple of weeks. That means _anyone_, repeat _anyone_, one more time _anyone_, could be a carrier and not know it.

They would then spread the disease at the airport, on the plane, at the destination airport, and throughout the destination location.

They could infect dozens of people who infects dozens more who could infect dozens more.

That is a _much_ bigger threat than some older folks catching the disease on _their_ trip.

[fatima]

We are next.We live in Lower Bucks.

[abigkahuna]

W

[cgbg]

Interesting—that is similar to the UK positive to total test rate..not sure what that means.

[PA Engineer]

Because it’s bad or you know people there?

I know people who worked their while doing their Mass Gen rotations. It is a women and children's hospital. Their are other facilities that can handle the testing. They are not taking this serious enough.

Strait from the mouth of a recent senior attending there (text message):"The Brigham is where women give birth. Whose great idea was that?"

He is one of a few principal members of our international research team.

[LilFarmer]

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