South Korea reports 813 more coronavirus cases, total 3,150

PhilStar Global ^ | Today

[cba123]

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea confirmed 813 more coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest increase to date for the country and taking the national total to 3,150 infections with four additional deaths.

(See link for full story)

[cba123]

Biggest day-to-day increase yet.

Hopefully driven, by more efficient testing.

[cba123]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.philstar.com/world/2020/02/29/1997051/south-korea-reports-813-more-coronavirus-cases-total-3150/amp/

[HighSierra5]

The panic over this virus seems to be more serious than the actual sickness warrants. This is not Ebola. This is not the plague. This is not smallpox.

[iontheball]

It’s clear beyond containment, now it will be up to treatment methods.

[Erik Latranyi]

It shows how nearly impossible it would be to contain a biological weapon.

[Junior_G]

Now confirmed in my kids’ school district. Id feel better if they had some sense of the death rate.

[momincombatboots]

Gen 1 testing is fraught with false pos and negs and interfering substances. Wonder if they are using the test kit the CDC pulled back because of QC failures?

[nikos1121]

We need. To shut down travel to certain parts of that country

[nikos1121]

Yep......I think the stock market will realize they’ve been fooled and rebound next week. Would be great if the Fed lowers their rate too....

[DownInFlames]

It varies based upon age, genetic makeup and previous conditions such as smoking , heat disease, and diabetes.

[Ponyexpress9790]

More efficient testing, but also demonstrates that the larger populations in cities and contact with crowded subways, trains, and streets will be how the virus spreads. South Korean buses, subways, and trains are usually packed, packed tight enough for contact. I’ve been there, it was uncomfortable for me to ride a bus or subway and have people be so close that we were touching.

[sauropod]

.

[null and void]

I'd feel better if they had some sense of the death rate.

Right now about 7% of the people sick enough to be hospitalized die.

That's the bad news. There's lots of good news. A fraction never show symptoms, another fraction have very minor symptoms, probably the largest fraction needs a couple days of bed rest and fluids. Maybe only 15-20% need hospital care maybe half of those need ICU care, and over 90% of those survive. Most of those who don't are elderly and/or have underlying medical conditions.

The original death rate (based on understated ChiCom numbers) was around 50%, when the disease spread to areas where the air was cleaner, and the number of heavy smokers lower, the disease rate plummeted.

Hang in there Junior, you and your kids can get through this! Still, stock up. Supply chains will be disrupted and we're in for a rough time. And for goodness sakes, your neighbors don't need to know you have enough food to feed a horde!

Or they will be the horde!

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

[Tax-chick]

This is not Ebola. This is not the plague. This is not smallpox.

And it's not cholera or typhoid, so stocking up on bottled water makes even less sense than usual.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

null and void :". . Supply chains will be disrupted and we're in for a rough time.
And for goodness sakes, your neighbors don't need to know you have enough food to feed a horde!
Or they will be the horde!"

It couldn't be better stated ! maintain OPSEC (security)
Use logic , rather than emotion in keeping supplies.
'Eat what you store, ..and store what you eat' - no drastic changes
And have a supply variety of home medications to combat sneezing, coughing, digestion problems, extra toilet paper, and a ready reserve of prescriptive medications.

[zek157]

Buy then. There are no supply chains issue to discover.

[ncalburt]

Stop these Korean flights .
We have a present from Korea sick in Seattle now .
Fresh off the plane from Korea .
Nyc has a sick Italian air passenger now too .
Are they insane in DC and WH and Cdc .
Stop all these flights from China Korea and Italy

[ncalburt]

Especially if you have no Will and determination to stop it .
The WH , DC , and Cdc are being dragged along to stop it .
I am ashamed of all of them .
Singapore cares about its people and stopped it cold .
The WH , DC, and CDC are not interested in stopping it .
We had TB quarantines in the 1940 thru 1950s .
We had TB camps and hospitals .
Our govt response has been a disgrace .
We need Singapore officials
in charge .

[hirn_man]

As of today the mortality rate in the US is 0.0000000000000

[rb22982]

I shifted 7% of my portfolio out of bonds and into stocks yesterday. If it keeps dropping, I have another 27% to move over as well. Plus all my new DRIP contributions are in equities.