My area's the same way. To a lesser extent. 270k in the county. They've reported 8 cases. I know of at least three more. In reality, it sounds like we're approaching communal spread, and by the end of this week, there'll be 50-100 I'm sure. I'm mindf**king myself into symptoms lol.
This is the problem with all these statistics - they are meaningless because they are not a random sample. I guess it tells us we're not wasting a lot of tests, but not much else. Once testing becomes more widely available, someone needs go test 500 random people in a city and see what the results are. I'm surprised there's not more of that in places that don't have testing issues. It would give us a much better sense of what % of the population really has this thing. Or maybe they are waiting for the antibody tests so they can see the total historical amount instead of a snapshot?
The stats aren't meaningless, they're just not fully accurate. It is however, no doubt, a shame we don't more tests. We know why this happened, but this isn't the D&D version of this topic. Smh.. we have hospitals running out of supplies that are inexpensive and would never expire even if hospitals were overloaded with them.
UT Health suggests peak in Houston on April 7 and out of here by May 12 (assuming continuation of social distancing continues through this period)... https://abc13.com/health/houston-could-see-the-end-of-covid-19-by-mid-may/6049321/
My county has 70k and only 1 reported case. That one person though, was a courtroom translator and was tested only after coming to work with a 103 fever and having to be escorted out. Oh, and to add to that she just got back from a casino and threw a crawfish boil at her place not too long ago. That is a prime example of a Covidiot. **** people like her.
out of here?? Lol. That won’t happen until it’s 100% gone and travel remains restricted. Which seems unlikely to impossible by May given the data suggest so many asymptomatic yet infected people. Which would mean the cycle starts again at some point thereafter. while you can’t live in fear forever... clearly there ar seemingly healthy young people getting super sick and/or dying and at this point not necessarily because of lack of resources... so you’d still at least be taking that chance. Of course you could also die in a car accident when people start driving again so who knows!!
Previous corona infections? That's the common cold. Who hasn't had a common cold? I thought to go out tomorrow after 3 weeks but now I not sure anymore.
Spain , Italy and France in their hotspots areas (Madrid, Lombardy, Ile de France), don't put old people in ventilators. The specific cut out age differs, from time and place. I haven't heard of such young, but over 70-65 yeah. Or people with serious comorbidities. This didn't start now it's at least 2 weeks ago in Italy, and one week ago in France and Spain. Probably will hear the same about the UK soon. Well from the looks of it you only have 35% chance to make it in a ventilator anyway regardless of age and the more time you are on the less chance. If you don't leave the ICU in the first 5 days then it's more like a miracle to survive.
Germany has a huge number of patients in hospital and ICU. Same with France. This shows the differene of good healthcare systems, they are able to keep them alive for longer. But how long with no medicine and cure? Some of them it seems with our current knowledge impossible to save, so Germany's death rate will keep increasing. I don't expect it to be anywhere close to Italy's or Spain's but it will increase.
Over the past few weeks, as Chinese health officials reported new “imported” coronavirus cases almost every day, foreigners living in the country have noticed a change. They have been turned away from restaurants, shops, gyms and hotels, subjected to further screening, yelled at by locals and avoided in public spaces. “I’m walking past someone, then they see my blue eyes and jump a foot back,” said Andrew Hoban, 33, who is originally from Ireland and lives in Shanghai. “There is an effect when state media are reporting this is a foreign virus,” said Jeremiah Jenne, an American historian living in Beijing. “It is a new variation of a familiar theme: don’t trust foreigners. If there is another flare-up in China, the blame will fall on people coming from outside.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...navirus-anti-foreigner-feeling-imported-cases Funny that racism runs both ways.
With that much sweat behind all the protective gear, you'll have docs and nurses drowning to death. Not worth it , not guaranteed.
Yeah, that's what's going on. Science will take a while to prove it, but we're seeing lower death tolls in places like India where alot of the healthy population has immune memory of tubercolosis from previous generations, but they show no symptoms. Body has learnt to live with it. So an on the surface healthy person can have had past episodes with certain viruses , even small term viruses like shingles or chicken pox, and the combination of new virus strains causes immune system to overcompensate. Doesn't give you much help towards finding vaccine, but explains supposed random instances.
The position of a PM, Prime minister who shoulders the political load, would be welcome. And more ministers for key departments such as health and so on......
Yep, that means they do not keep the distance when there is not a foreigner no more, jolting back a foot?
UPDATE: The same hospital where I was screened at sent me a Text Saturday saying that I tested (in all caps by them) NEGATIVE! WHAT is going on? They say they will send it in writing to my address. This is crazy but I hope it is true.
