Posted on 05/28/2003 7:44:20 PM PDT by travelnurse
Edited on 05/28/2003 7:52:00 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
SARS Shuts Toronto School, 6,400 in Quarantine Reuters Wednesday, May 28, 2003; 5:24 PM By Rajiv Sekhri TORONTO (Reuters) - Concern about SARS shut down a Toronto-area high school on Wednesday, sending staff and students into quarantine and raising fears the virus may have spread from hospitals to the broader community.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
...and if you're 65 years old or older, that goes to 50%. (I figure if I catch it, I have a 50/50 chance of dying, that'll get your attention.)
SARS Mortality Rates [reflects treatment] for 'PROBABLE' cases only Based on World Health Organization daily tables (Revised: May 28 pm) |
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Area | Recoveries to date | Deaths to date | Recent** Death Rate | Active Cases still in Danger | Projected Future Deaths | Projected Cumulative Mortality | |
China | 3036 | 325 | 8.7% | 1962 | 170 | 9.3% | |
Taiwan | 111 | 81 | 63.8% | 418 | 267 | 57.0% | |
Hong Kong | 1295 | 270 | 11.1% | 165 | 18 | 16.6% | |
elsewhere [30 countries] |
449 | 70 | 11.9% | 61 | 7 | 13.3% | |
** Recent deaths are based on findings from the Imperial College of London...... that deaths take 12 days longer on average than recoveries on average..... = (12-day recent deaths) / (12-day recent deaths + prior 12-day recoveries) |
Trend - Active Cases Still in Danger [reflects containment] for 'PROBABLE' cases only |
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Date | China [Bogus] |
Taiwan | Hong Kong | elsewhere 30 countries |
World-wide all 33 countries |
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May 13 | 3061 | 153 | 374 | 89 | 3677 | ||
May 14 | 3046 | 170 | 343 | 85 | 3644 | ||
May 15 | 3034 | 196 | 309 | 78 | 3617 | ||
May 16 | 2969 | 193 | 297 | 79 | 3538 | ||
May 17 | 2918 | 221 | 276 | 76 | 3491 | ||
May 18 (est.) | 2870 | 254 | 263 | 73 | 3460 | ||
May 19 | 2799 | 249 | 250 | 70 | 3368 | ||
May 20 | 2700 | 268 | 236 | 69 | 3273 | ||
May 21 | 2618 | 295 | 227 | 65 | 3205 | ||
May 22 | 2526 | 349 | 217 | 62 | 3154 | ||
May 23 | 2438 | 396 | 209 | 59 | 3102 | ||
May 24 | 2326 | 386 | 196 | 68 | 2976 | ||
May 25 (est.) | 2259 | 386 | 184 | 61 | 2890 | ||
May 26 | 2170 | 401 | 183 | 58 | 2812 | ||
May 27 | 2057 | 408 | 174 | 59 | 2698 | ||
May 28 | 1962 | 418 | 165 | 61 | 2606 | ||
May 29 | ... | 459 | ... | ... | ... | ||
(includes new daily cases... excludes cases resolved by death or recovery) (some tables are supplemented with government data when WHO data is missing) |
plus... China cheating on their SARS reporting - smoking gun evidence here
truly an amazing conclusion given the 'evidence' of flu epidemics and what they do to school populations. . .
Maybe in textbooks but not in practice. Unfortunately, I have had to take a relative to the emergency room several times since SARS hit the scene and there was NO ONE in "proper protective gear" anywhere to be seen.
Intake clerks, various medical personnel AND the "Triage Nurse"..., all without even a simple mask!
Obviously, since only one suspected local SARS case has even been noted in the area (Central Florida), the precautions seem to be considered unnecessary.
I suspect that very few emergency rooms around the USA are observing the protocols you describe and will only do so AFTER experiencing a major SARS outbreak!
I am certain that it has been determined not to be "cost effective" to do so (for now)!
That's fine for exposure within hospitals but doesn't address exposure in the general populace. If it's airborne it will spread despite efforts in the hospital. Is that incorrect?
Many of those who are sick in this latest cluster are health-care workers, and some nurses are blaming officials for relaxing SARS precautions too early.
Young said now is not the time to assign blame. "Right now we've got to focus on getting control and making sure this gets stopped."
I'm going to take slight exeption to the remarks in that article; officals don't "relax" precautions, they mandate that full protection not be used. Just TRY using a mask, gown and gloves when taking care of someone who, according to the hospital "officials" does not need them...
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