COVID-19 Chat Thread

[cbare]

FYI: I was able to find the N95 respirator, along with other gear such as gloves and eye protectors, hand sanitizer my local dollar store.

[Confucius]

Haven't seen a lot of info on the recent deaths, but the latest report from Beijing has a bit...

https://m.weibo.cn/status/4465486845009579?


Google translate is a little wonky:

eight new cases of pneumonitis infected with the new coronavirus were found in the city, including one who was a close contact with previously confirmed cases, and has been sent to municipal designated medical institutions for treatment. One case of death was a male, 50 years old. He went to Wuhan on January 8 and developed fever after returning to Beijing on the 15th. He went to the hospital on the 21st and was diagnosed on the 22nd. His condition worsened today and he died of respiratory failure due to respiratory failure. As of 20:00 on January 27, the city has accumulated 80 confirmed cases, of which 2 were discharged, 63 were stable, 12 were critically ill, 2 were critically ill, and 1 died.

[raptor]

FYI: I was able to find the N95 respirator, along with other gear such as gloves and eye protectors, hand sanitizer my local dollar store.

In my area there are still a lot of N-95 masks and disposable gloves on the shelves.

[moab]

Maybe this was already posted. Here's a dashboard with map that shows realtime updates on the coronavirus.

https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps ... 7b48e9ecf6

[Evan the Diplomat]

Here is a little update on the US Consulate in Wiuhan. Assuming no hold up s from the Chinese ministry, a 240 pax charter jet will arrive tomorrow. In addition to the regular crew it will have some in flight medical personnel for monitoring and limited care. The entire consulate is closing operations. Remaining seats are supposed to be offered to AmCits based on their vulnerability to the virus.

[TacAir]

Here is a little update on the US Consulate in Wiuhan. Assuming no hold up s from the Chinese ministry, a 240 pax charter jet will arrive tomorrow. In addition to the regular crew it will have some in flight medical personnel for monitoring and limited care. The entire consulate is closing operations. Remaining seats are supposed to be offered to AmCits based on their vulnerability to the virus.

1st stop after wheels up in China?

Anchorage AK.

Ain't we lucky?

[majorhavoc]

Here is a little update on the US Consulate in Wiuhan. Assuming no hold up s from the Chinese ministry, a 240 pax charter jet will arrive tomorrow. In addition to the regular crew it will have some in flight medical personnel for monitoring and limited care. The entire consulate is closing operations. Remaining seats are supposed to be offered to AmCits based on their vulnerability to the virus.

[raptor]

1st stop after wheels up in China?

Anchorage AK.

Ain't we lucky?

Never mind that this reads like the prelude plot device of every ZPAW and EOTWAWKI movie.

What could possibly go wrong!?





Oh yeah thats right...

[Elusive Despot]

There are currently 4,295 confirmed cases worldwide, including 106 fatalities.

2714 of the 4295 are in Hubei province.

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/01/t ... rus-cases/

[JeeperCreeper]

Here is a little update on the US Consulate in Wiuhan. Assuming no hold up s from the Chinese ministry, a 240 pax charter jet will arrive tomorrow. In addition to the regular crew it will have some in flight medical personnel for monitoring and limited care. The entire consulate is closing operations. Remaining seats are supposed to be offered to AmCits based on their vulnerability to the virus.

1st stop after wheels up in China?

Anchorage AK.

Ain't we lucky?

I just saw that.... Also gonna be great if they pull people off it in AK due to unforeseen illness at boarding. Then there a 50% chance of me seeing them at the hospital....

[flybynight]

Here is a little update on the US Consulate in Wiuhan. Assuming no hold up s from the Chinese ministry, a 240 pax charter jet will arrive tomorrow. In addition to the regular crew it will have some in flight medical personnel for monitoring and limited care. The entire consulate is closing operations. Remaining seats are supposed to be offered to AmCits based on their vulnerability to the virus.

1st stop after wheels up in China?

Anchorage AK.

Ain't we lucky?

I just saw that.... Also gonna be great if they pull people off it in AK due to unforeseen illness at boarding. Then there a 50% chance of me seeing them at the hospital....

Sounds exciting . Seriously you got this.

[MPMalloy]

The Wuhan Virus channel on YT is gone. The message is "This channel does not exist." YT also shows that I'm still subbed.

[flybynight]

First confirmed human to human transmission in Europe

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/euro ... hina-virus

[majorhavoc]

Virus Cases Jump 60% overnight; Hong Kong Limits Travel from Mainland

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/worl ... e=Homepage

[MPMalloy]

CNBC: Coronavirus live updates - Then there's this.

ETA: NPR: MAP: Confirmed Cases Of Wuhan Coronavirus

[flybynight]

Chinese villages are cutting themselves off from the world with makeshift brick walls to try to stop outsiders from giving them the Wuhan virus

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-vill ... 23691.html

[max v]

I get the feeling we're better off watching the Simpsons than any of the talking heads out there.

[Dabster]

It sounds like the Wuhan corona virus is fairly flu-like, some people are dying but not a massive number (reported yet). What seems to make it unusual is that it is (I think this is the term) asymptomatically contagious, where you can catch it from someone who shows no symptoms. From what I've heard, this is really new and if real -really frightening.

If My understanding is right, could you indulge a (probably paranoid, uninformed and generally stupid) theory? What if this fairly mild virus was released to test this new capability? Will we then have to anxiously watch for them to combine this with something more lethal?

[MPMalloy]

It sounds like the Wuhan corona virus is fairly flu-like, some people are dying but not a massive number (reported yet). What seems to make it unusual is that it is (I think this is the term) asymptomatically contagious, where you can catch it from someone who shows no symptoms. From what I've heard, this is really new and if real -really frightening.

If My understanding is right, could you indulge a (probably paranoid, uninformed and generally stupid) theory? What if this fairly mild virus was released to test this new capability? Will we then have to anxiously watch for them to combine this with something more lethal?

So a test run for "The Stand" kind-of-a-thing?

[MPMalloy]

[absinthe beginner]

Wuhan people keep out: Chinese villages shun outsiders as virus spreads

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chin ... SKBN1ZR1CX

[Dabster]

So a test run for "The Stand" kind-of-a-thing?

Yeah... Sorta?

[flybynight]

So a test run for "The Stand" kind-of-a-thing?

Yeah... Sorta?

Why do a test run on your own country? If this was planned we wouldn't hear of it until it had spread across most of our country.
Right now , the scariest part of this is it's mostly centered in a country known for its secretive and censoring ways. How do we know only about a hundred people have died ? If it was no more deadly than the flu, why are villages walling themselves shut to keep others out? A deadly illness that is spread asymptomatically is the zombie apocalypse. ( minus the zombies). We could wake up tomorrow to find large portions of major cities infected. With no vaccine to inoculate the uninfected , the only recourse would be quarantine entire regions. Not leave your homes. The economy would crumple.

ETA If only single digit amount of the U.S became sick , The loss of life would still be staggering because of the lack of preparedness of most people who could not buy food.

[flybynight]

well shit howdy

https://www.wibw.com/content/news/KDHE- ... 62621.html

KDHE investigating possible coronavirus case in Douglas County