Posted on 02/28/2020 1:09:49 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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Ali Arouzi
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#Iran’s health minister says that 300000 teams, including members of the Basij are going to be deployed nationwide to go from house to house to find people that may have contracted #CoronaVirus as Iran scrambles to deal with outbreak.
China admits aerosol infection possible in coronavirus outbreak
KYODO NEWS KYODO NEWS - Feb 20, 2020 - 13:14 | World, All
China’s health authorities have admitted that people may contract the pneumonia-causing COVID-19 coronavirus by inhaling small virus-containing particles floating in the air, or so-called aerosol infection.
This is interesting. American Academy for Anesthesiologists recommends:
Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Information for Health Care Professionals
...
Place patients in an Airborne Infection Isolation Room2
Health care professionals entering the room should use airborne and contact precautions, including eye protection.
Personal protective equipment3 (PPE) to be worn includes:
Either an N95 mask, for which one has been fit-tested, or a powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR)4.;
A face shield or goggles;
A gown;
Gloves.
...
An Airborne Infection Isolation Room (AIIR) has a negative-pressure relative to the surrounding area. A minimum of 6 air changes per hour (12 air changes per hour are recommended for new construction or renovation). Air from these rooms should be exhausted directly to the outside or be filtered through a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter before recirculation. Room doors should be kept closed except when entering or leaving the room, and entry and exit should be minimized. Facilities should monitor and document the proper negative-pressure function of these rooms. If an AIIR is not available, patients who require hospitalization should be transferred as soon as is feasible to a facility where an AIIR is available.“
This is what I’m hoping all of the first responders are wearing....(like firemen who were NOT, in WA).
TEXAS
Rice University asks “small group” to self-quarantine due to employee’s possible exposure to coronavirus
The Houston university said it’s making the move out of an abundance of caution.
BY MATTHEW WATKINS MARCH 1, 202011:39 AM
Saying the move was out of an abundance of caution, Rice University on Saturday asked a “small group of students and faculty” to self-quarantine because a university employee might have been exposed to the new coronavirus while traveling overseas.
The university didn’t disclose who the employee is, where in the university the person works or where the employee traveled — other than to say it was not to a country on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s restricted travel list. The university community was notified of the quarantine in a campus-wide alert late Saturday night.
When is WHO going to call this a pandemic?
That kinda sounds like a good way to spread the disease. Man this beast is a tough one. The best virus Chinese Yuan could buy.
I sort of stocked up last week, and will head out again tomorrow morning. We don’t have a Costco, so will try Wally World and Safeway.
“Doctor mentioned getting it through the eyes”
Is that aerosol infection via eyes or the doctors touching their eyes?
Iceland reports 2nd case of coronavirus; government says everyone returning from Italy should self-quarantine for 14 days
It was aerosol or droplets but that was way early, I looked and can’t find the article.
I’ve got another sign with the finger pickup tomorrow. That’s only used at their Ship To pickup area for whatever reason. There is only the normal seasonal flu concern around here for now, but I’ll be using the Purell after I sign for my items, a couple of prepper items that had to be special ordered.
WA
Officials: 2 men in King County being treated for COVID-19
March 1, 2020 at 10:29 am Updated March 1, 2020 at 10:33 am
By Mary Hudetz
Seattle Times staff reporter
Local health officials confirmed two more cases Sunday of COVID-19 in King County, saying that two men in their 60s with underlying health conditions were hospitalized in critical condition.
The two new cases raise the total number of cases to six in King County, where officials say a man in Kirkland on Friday became the first person in the United States to die of COVID-19. The illness is caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Two more cases at a long-term care facility in Kirkland were identified Saturday.
WA
Patient at Seattle Children’s North Clinic in Everett tests positive for coronavirus
Author: Hannah Everman (KING5)
Published: 10:01 AM PST February 29, 2020
Updated: 10:47 AM PST March 1, 2020
Excerpt:
So far, there are six cases in King County and two in Snohomish County.
The King County patients include a man in his 60s hospitalized at Valley Medical Center in Renton, another man in his 60s hospitalized at Virginia Mason Medical Center, a woman in her 50s who traveled to South Korea, a woman in her 70s at LifeCare in Kirkland, a woman in her 40s also at LifeCare in Kirkland and a man in his 50s who died at EvergreenHealth.
One student at Jackson High School in Mill Creek tested positive, and the first patient in the country to test positive for coronavirus was in Everett.
A patient at Seattle Children’s North Clinic in Everett presumptively tested positive. The patient visited the clinic on Feb. 24. Health officials are reaching out to clinic employees and patient families who may have been exposed. The age of the patient is unknown. It is not known if this patient is the same person as the Jackson High School student.
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ITALY
1577 cases, 639 patients hospitalized with symptoms, 140 are in intensive care, while 798 are in home isolation.
For perspective - Italy had its first 2 cases on Jan 30th.
FRANCE
130 cases, 2 recovered, 9 serious. The rest are in hospital isolation
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3820357/posts?page=1197#1197
Ping.
not quite 10% in the ICU. Northern Italy ran out of ICU beds in 5 days.
OR
Nike closed its worldwide headquarters in Oregon for deep-cleaning after the 1st US coronavirus death
Nike announced Sunday it temporarily closed its corporate headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon in order to deep clean the campus following the first US death from COVID-19 the day prior.
“While we have no information indicating any exposure to Nike employees, out of an abundance of caution, we are conducting a deep cleaning of campus,” a Nike spokesperson told KGW, the Portland, Oregon, NBC-affiliated station. “All WHQ buildings and facilities, including fitness centers, will be closed over the weekend.”
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