The Forever Coronavirus Thread. 2/19-.....

2/19/2020

[Vermont Lt]

This will be the forever thread.

[LilFarmer]

“This is the time to open up your pandemic plans and see that things are in order,” Dr. Anne Schuchat, a top official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urged hospitals last week

Comment - no ma’am, the time for this was the day they quarantined 53 million Chinese. That should have been your first clue.

Now hospitals and drs office will be playing catch-up, as cases show up and they don’t know anything other than the flu is going around yet. Just like England, just like S. Korea, etc.

[griffin]

Thanks. Hope so.

[LilFarmer]

Rumor from S. Korea 维尼熊大帝国 - Winnie Dynasty @Sun_Zhenlong Replying to @STSLPO and @BNODesk They're already beginning locking down the bases in Korea. My buddy in a CBRN battalion says they're preparing to evac dependents

[grey_whiskers]

They spent all their money during DISAster.
DANN YOU AUTOCORRECT. FISAgate.

[mrsmith]

I think it’s hard for us to even consider the viewpoint of China’s leaders. Very different concerns and aims than ‘free’ Western governments.

Some trade rumors/tidbits you may find interesting:
https://twitter.com/GerritAlexander/status/1230581667414396929

What struck me is Chinese “prices up sharply”.

[justa-hairyape]

We should not be dealing with 10,000 plus self quaratines scattered throughout our country. They are also throughout Central and Southern America. That is our end.

[Capt. Tom]

I think it’s hard for us to even consider the viewpoint of China’s leaders. Very different concerns and aims than ‘free’ Western governments.

That is something we must always have in the back of our minds when dealing with any foreign powers, including our so- called allies. - Tom

[griffin]

Just want to say THANK YOU to everyone for being so vigilant and reporting on this. This is highly valuable to all our families.

[SE Mom]

I work in a hospital and know that $40K for masks, gloves and hand sanitizers won’t go far. Costs for those items is not cheap, and obviously not reusable.

We’re as ready as we can be- in such a dynamic situation it’s tricky to pin down possibilities, but you plan for a few.

[steve86]

There’s a reason you have to go to the archive for that paper — it was withdrawn by the authors.

[LilFarmer]

Dr. Robert R. Redfield
@CDCDirector
HCPs: For patients who were in China, Hong Kong or Japan & had onset of fever or acute respiratory symptoms w/in 2 weeks of leaving, consider #COVID19. Immediately notify infection control & your local health department. https://bit.ly/2v4NJno

https://twitter.com/CDCDirector/status/1230593474971480065

[mrsmith]

https://www.theepochtimes.com/80-chinese-central-government-owned-enterprises-resume-production-private-companies-take-more-cautions_3243975.html

Back to work? Uh, no.

[RaceBannon]

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1229658381331390464.html

[LilFarmer]

Ya think????

Travel - State Dept
@TravelGov
U.S. citizens should reconsider travel by cruise ship to/in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific Region. To prevent the spread of the novel #coronavirus that causes COVID-19, many countries are implementing strict screening procedures. For more information see: http://ow.ly/pt3450yrVPw

https://twitter.com/TravelGov/status/1230610417174663169

[ETCM]

Actually, this season isn’t so mild. 0.1% mortality for influenza is in the normal range. The 6.8 number is the number of infected people, 6.8 Million. Anything over 7.3M (at the same time) in the USA is considered epidemic level according to the CDC.

[LilFarmer]

Problems with CDC coronavirus test delay expanded U.S. screening
The delay could impede the U.S. government’s ability to detect scattered cases before they snowball into larger outbreaks.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/20/cdc-coronavirus-116529

[LilFarmer]

Whopping rise in infection at Beijing hospital puts capital on alert

By Liu Caiyu and Wan Lin Source:Global Times Published: 2020/2/20 20:13:40

A central Beijing hospital reported 36 novel coronavirus cases as of Thursday, a sharp increase from nine cases from two weeks earlier, leading many to fear a potential explosion of infection numbers in the capital.

Among the infected at Fuxing Hospital in Xicheng district were eight medical workers, nine cleaning staff and 19 patients along with their families, the Beijing government’s leading group for COVID-19 prevention and control work said at a press conference on Thursday.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1180281.shtml

[ETCM]

Among the infected at Fuxing Hospital in Xicheng district were eight medical workers, nine cleaning staff...

The Fuxing Hospital is Fuxed. Failed to implement proper precautions? Failed to properly screen patients? You would expect them to be using maximum caution at this point.

[LilFarmer]

Another doctor dies in Wuhan, another source gives his age as 29
Public notice

Peng Yinhua, Respiratory and Critical Medical Physician, First People’s Hospital / Jianhe Jiangnan Hospital, Jiangxia District, Wuhan City, was unfortunately infected with new coronary pneumonia while fighting the epidemic. He was admitted to our hospital on January 25, and the hospital gave full treatment immediately; The hospital was rushed to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital for treatment. He died at 21:50 on February 20, 2020 at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital due to the deterioration of his condition. Our hospital expresses its deep condolences to the unfortunate death of Dr. Peng Yinhua and expresses its deep condolences to his family.

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Us-VJIp5K37y-Cph7udTcQ

[BenLurkin]

Ukrainians protest coronavirus hospital amid Zelensky call for ‘humane reaction’
by Spencer Neale
| February 20, 2020 11:58 AM
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ukrainians-protest-coronavirus-hospital-amid-zelensky-call-for-humane-reaction

“Residents of a town in eastern Ukraine blocked a bridge and set fires as citizens returning from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus, were transported to a hospital for quarantine.”