US shatters daily COVID-19 case record again; some patients smell phantom scents — 6 updates

Becker's Hospital Review ^ | November 6, 2020 | Gabrielle Masson and Makenzie Bean

[buckalfa]

Given the current election distractions, will Democrat governors and their Never Trump Republican counterparts be emboldened to go full lock down over Covid-19?

In other words: BOHICA ?

[fireman15]

This is the biggest pile of bullcrap ever. We are coming into flu and cold season and everyone is getting tested for coronavirus with tests that have an ourageous rate of false positives. Can we give it a rest?

[rhubarbk]

I’m surprised to see COVID back in the news . . . I thought it had been cured.

[JudyinCanada]

If the scent they’re smelling is a stinking, rotten rat or weasel, it’s not phantom. They’re just standing too close to a dem.

[tinyowl]

Some COVID-19 patients report parosmia, an often temporary and unpleasant odor distortion

No, that's real, we all smell it.

[rhubarbk]

Any truth to the stories of unused swabs being sent in for testing is showing positive?

[jonose]

We are seeing this jump because:
a. Most people are continuing with life, birthday parties, going out to eat, and so forth
b. Halloween was a big party weekend
c. Masks and ‘face coverings’ as implemented are not working
d. This virus is spread mostly by ‘super spreaders’ not 1 to n.

[LurkedLongEnough]

theoretically — a connection between these and all the former reports from outside the country of strange smells in southeast Asian embassies and on lots of airplanes? were embassies and airplanes responsible for the spread of some chemical agent that sickens people of a certain blood type or race? call me crazy but failure of imagination was the intelligence fault in 9/11

[fuzzylogic]

We should all just move to Sweden. They had 2 COVID deaths yesterday. No masks, no massive lock downs, ...

[null and void]

some patients smell phantom scents

New symptom, new strain?

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

Quarantine the sick. Protect the vulnerable. Free everyone else.

[BTerclinger]

“some patients smell phantom scents”

“My farts smell like roses!”

[fireman15]

Who knows? The tests were designed to give false positives. It is all a sham.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Report to disintegration chamber 3! Report to disintegration chamber 3!

I smell dead people!

AAAaaaaahhhhhh!

[Steven Tyler]

Are You A Hypochrondiac???
https://www.informationnigeria.com/2013/12/health-are-you-a-hypochrondiac.html

they heap more trouble on themselves by heading to the doctor and demanding tests, medicine, anything that will “cure” them.

The hypochondriac is quick to think that no one understands just how sick they really truly are

HYPOCHONDRIACS ARE PROS AT SELF-DIAGNOSIS

Hypochondriacs are usually focused on more common sicknesses like cancer and AIDS, or diseases-of-the-week like swine flu.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Dear Doctor Nully: I smell the vile, disgusting stench of election fraud. I think it is real and not phantom. Do I have COVID?

Sincerely, POF

[null and void]

Excuse me?

[CaptainPhilFan]

Oh for f#^ks sake.

I get that smell in my nose every time I have a sinus infection.

[null and void]

Yes, of course you do!

[null and void]

Those are voters my dear, all democrat.

[robel]

Phantom scents? That’s swamp gas, it’s been growing rapidly the past few days.