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Coronavirus Live Thread. No 14
3/11/2020

Posted on 03/11/2020 8:06:12 AM PDT by Vermont Lt

Time to stay calm and continue on....

Yesterday's thread is here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3823193/posts


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: chinavirus; communityspread; coronavirus; covid19; cvlivethread; hypochondria; hypochondriasis; livethread; neurosis; sarscov2; sickclique; skyisfalling
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To: nerdgirl

“Dr. Osterholm from CIDRAP in MN - world reknowned kind of guy - has stated point blank that he thinks the encouraging of hand washing is mainly bogus, and that in fact he thinks BREATHING is the main form of transmission. It explains the Shincheonji church “auntie” who spread to so many people so fast, as well as the Biogen in Boston where 3 guys infected 70.”

Yea, I’ve concluded the same. Hand washing and ‘sanitizing’ is fine as a placebo and might be useful if a vector actually does spray a surface. But overall, it’s like recycling - you feel good because you’ve done your part, but you’re never told that what you threw in those bins gets dumped in the Pacific by China.


1,121 posted on 03/12/2020 6:04:28 AM PDT by BobL (If some people here don't want to prep for Coronavirus, they can explain it to their families)
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To: CharleysPride

MS dept of health sat on that positive test from last Friday.

What else are they sitting on. Rotten eggs don’t hatch into cute chicks when you sit on them.


1,122 posted on 03/12/2020 6:05:58 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: All

Spain full numbers in

29 new deaths and 687 new cases in Spain [source]


1,123 posted on 03/12/2020 6:07:19 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: Black Agnes

“Remember the video of the ‘flight attendants’ on the Kalitta Air flight out of Wuhan? Their own air supply even? That.

Level 3 is what the hospitals are using with the bunny suits, face shields/goggles/etc. That’s imperfect for this disease and one reason so many medical professionals are getting this.”

Agree - seems they knew what was going on. Also, in the hospitals, even top-notch face protection and air filtering isn’t enough, considering the concentration of virons in the air and the length of time people are exposed. Some, enough, will leak through.


1,124 posted on 03/12/2020 6:09:57 AM PDT by BobL (If some people here don't want to prep for Coronavirus, they can explain it to their families)
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To: Black Agnes

“MS dept of health sat on that positive test from last Friday”

Sweet mercies. The patient did everything correct and the officials leave the public without information for their own hidden reasons.


1,125 posted on 03/12/2020 6:13:24 AM PDT by CharleysPride (Peace, Freedom and Prosperity. Thank you, President Trump.)
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To: BusterDog

“ Coronavirus Can Live in Patients for Five Weeks After Contagion”

Makes me think bioweapon


1,126 posted on 03/12/2020 6:23:19 AM PDT by DEPcom
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To: CharleysPride

It’s in Forrest County.

Know what else is in Forrest County?

University of Southern Mississippi.

Betcha he’s a student that went TDY to NO.


1,127 posted on 03/12/2020 6:23:53 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: nerdgirl
“Dr. Osterholm from CIDRAP in MN - world reknowned kind of guy - has stated point blank that he thinks the encouraging of hand washing is mainly bogu

Please provide a link for a link for this. That's important information that should have a primary source provided.

Thanks!

1,128 posted on 03/12/2020 6:24:18 AM PDT by Fury
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To: HollyB; P.O.E.

HollyB wrote:

““ self-taught computer maven from Seattle, Avi Schiffmann uses web scraping technology to accurately report on developing pandemic, while fighting misinformation and panic”

https://ncov2019.live/data

https://www.timesofisrael.com/updated-every-minute-17-year-old-whiz-kids-coronavirus-site-used-by-millions/

And from P.O.E.:

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3823556/posts?page=1002#1002

From schiffman’s site:

“Schiffmann said he was concerned about the spread of misinformation, such as the unproved theory that the virus is seasonal and will soon disappear, and blamed the media for causing unnecessary panic.

“People should have preparedness plans and stock up in advance instead of going on panicked Costco runs now,” he said.”

HollyB, p.o.e., Thanks for those links!

Related:

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3823827/posts?page=4#4


1,129 posted on 03/12/2020 6:25:00 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: All

73 new cases in the UK: biggest daily rise [source] NHS to ramp up testing capacity from 1,500 to 8,000 tests per day [source]
2 new deaths in the UK [source]


1,130 posted on 03/12/2020 6:26:45 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: BobL

Yup. Really need level 4 for this but those suits are UnGodly expensive.

Perhaps someone will come up with better, less expensive, gear after this is all over.

Level 3.5 as it were, that’s affordable enough for hospitals to use and really stockpile w/o breaking the bank.


1,131 posted on 03/12/2020 6:27:24 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: RummyChick

My question on these incidents is, with the scarcity of test kits, how would one know if it’s the c-virus or the regular flu?
By the regular flu test coming back negative?


1,132 posted on 03/12/2020 6:27:38 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: RummyChick

From the graphic:

Influenza A (common cold)

Influenza A = the common cold??


1,133 posted on 03/12/2020 6:31:51 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: DEPcom

“ Makes me think bioweapon”

It could be. I wouldn’t think it would have been from a state actor, though, as it’s a threat to all nations. It would be from non state actor ideologues, most likely high up in a state.


1,134 posted on 03/12/2020 6:33:43 AM PDT by BusterDog
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To: Fury

Here’s a link quoting Osterholm encouraging hand washing:

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2020/02/24/u-of-m-disease-expert-coronavirus-wont-be.html

https://www.minnpost.com/health/2020/01/is-it-time-to-worry-about-coronavirus-yet/


1,135 posted on 03/12/2020 6:34:01 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: cgbg
Alabama—cheating—no tests—

Incorrect information. From March 9

Private laboratories are beginning to test for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, along with the Alabama Department of Public Health, which began processing specimens last week.

Dr. Karen Landers, area health officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, said the state lab ran 10 tests over the weekend. All of them were negative. Prior to that, the agency sent about 10 samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Alabama tested about 20 people for coronavirus, no cases so far

1,136 posted on 03/12/2020 6:40:04 AM PDT by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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To: BobL

Looks like the stock market is getting around to pricing-in the ‘new normal’. Roughly halfway there now!


1,137 posted on 03/12/2020 6:40:53 AM PDT by BobL (If some people here don't want to prep for Coronavirus, they can explain it to their families)
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To: Musket
I think I had COVID-19 back in November. Does that matter for anything?

"Recovery" doesn't confer immunity. It does appear to set you up for a severe cytokine storm on re-infection. You need to be extra careful to avoid a re-infection.

1,138 posted on 03/12/2020 6:41:17 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Black Agnes

Yeah, the potential exposure is staggering.

Hopefully, the NBA scare has gotten it through to people that now is not the best time to hide out in the crowds!


1,139 posted on 03/12/2020 6:44:15 AM PDT by CharleysPride (Peace, Freedom and Prosperity. Thank you, President Trump.)
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To: blueplum

Is there any news about our troop pull out? March 10 was the start.


1,140 posted on 03/12/2020 6:44:16 AM PDT by angcat (THANK YOU LORD FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!!!)
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