Posted on 05/23/2020 8:51:48 AM PDT by riri
Memorial Day Weekend Corona Virus Thread
Health officials seeing large increase of COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — The state’s capital city has seen a major increase in coronavirus cases compared to two of the state’s largest counties: Jefferson and Mobile. Now hospitals in Montgomery are seeking help to give their nurses some relief.
Thanks. Very good read.
Update on Covid Brain Damage. Now has a 3-stage classification:
“NeuroCovid” classification scheme—as it’s known—provides a solid foundation for future work and investigations into COVID’s long-term effects on the nervous system.
NeuroCovid Stage I: Virus damage is contained to epithelial cells in the nose and mouth, and primary symptoms include loss of smell and taste.
NeuroCovid Stage II: Inflammation begins to flood the body, beginning in the lungs and moving through the blood vessels toward all the patient’s organs. This “cytokine storm” causes blood clots which can result in small or large strokes.
NeuroCovid Stage III: The cytokine storm damages the blood-brain barrier, allowing virus particles to infiltrate the brain leading to seizures confusion, coma, or encephalopathy.
https://www.healthimaging.com/topics/diagnostic-imaging/covid-19-brain-damage-3-stage-framework
Here is some interesting information regarding homemade mask materials:
https://www.maskfaq.com/test-results
Filti looks promising, and can be purchased here:
https://filti.com/product/filti-face-mask-material/
I am currently trying this. I use cotton masks with pockets and I cut the filti liners to fit, inserting two liners into each mask.
I cannot say how well it works, but it is breathable. It feels more like breathing through a n95 respirator than a cotton or surgical mask alone.
Other than that I cannot say how effective they are, just hoping the above study is accurate.
In India’s richest city, hospitals are overrun and doctors are collapsing
Linking this here, good info on this thread:
COVID-19 Update - 06/10/2020
My own workup | 06/10/2020 | DoughtyOne
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3854185/posts
Alabama reported a new daily high in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The number of positive coronavirus cases increased by 849, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health, surpassing a previous daily high of 640.
Many forces behind alarming rise in coronavirus cases in 21 states
Florida - 6/11: A record 1,698 new cases and 47 deaths in last 24 hours
Today, 10:30 AM
June 11
Excerpt:
There are now 69,069 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Florida.
Thursday’s announcement marked the largest single-day increase in the state since the pandemic began. State numbers have been more than 1,000 since June 3, except for a 966 increase announced Monday.
...
The number of reported deaths increased to 2,848, an increase of 47 since Wednesday.
US - 1 new outbreak of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 in a cat in a residential household, Cook, Illinois (OIE, June 10, 2020)
Very sad about Florida, Texas, and the other states.
We all need to get back to work to the extent possible. If that means full PPE in order to attend work, the US needs to get back to work.
Their is not much I agree with you, but I do agree on the getting back to work. However, I do believe that if there is any hope of keeping the virus from collapsing society we have to test, trace, quarantine outbreaks only, and wear masks.
Many conservatives are obviously not on board with that so I think we are in for a wild ride.
The measures put in place are why this appeared to be a nothingburger to some. Take all measures away and I think it could get ugly.
I wish people weren’t so all or nothing. Liberals are “lock down everything” and conservatives are “do nothing”. I actually think there is a middle ground but we are too divided as a country to go there.
Their=there... ugh
Agreed. There's not much common purpose or goal in the US.
My hope is that those infected did a risk assessment and decided on the most appropriate course of action including steps to minimize the risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2. That way, it was an informed decision. People are responsible for the choices they make is the point.
The people I feel most bad for are the people who get exposed through no fault of their own.
Not good. My county in GA just pasSee the 1000 case mark, cfr is 3.7%, at least of known cases.
Saw this just now, I haven’t seen any news stories on it:
FP Markets
@FP_markets
News reports state #Houston might reopen its virus hospital at the stadium as #COVID-19 cases rise.
https://twitter.com/FP_markets/status/1271187840735608832
New coronavirus cases in Alabama nearly double after reopening, expert says
Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others
The operation is believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S. The patient, a woman in her 20s, had been healthy, but the coronavirus devastated her lungs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/health/coronavirus-lung-transplant.html
Those of us who have been on these threads for a while have seen public officials make blunder after blunder.
Their most recent failure to control the protests (not to mention the rioting and looting) has doomed their credibility on CV with just about everybody—regardless of political affiliation.
The southern and western states are just gonna have to take the hit in the next couple of months.
I don’t see any good answers here.
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