Author Topic: Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis? (Read 1389755 times)

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8460 on:** June 13, 2020, 02:57:20 PM »

Hospitalization and deaths are delayed by a few weeks.

Also pretty sure US deaths are underreported.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #8461 on:** June 13, 2020, 02:57:54 PM »

Deaths are a lagging indicator. Increase in cases usually means community spread is happening. Although that number can be deceiving as testing is sporadic and even a small cluster can skew results. That's why most use 5-7 day averages when talking about trends.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #8462 on:** June 13, 2020, 03:07:06 PM »

As others have said, deaths are a lagging indicator. It takes an infected person two to three weeks to be in critical condition or to die.

Some of the states that have increasing cases have also previously had a lot of "pneumonia" deaths (though the flu season ended early). Thus, as Arvie mentioned, their deaths will probably continue to be under-reported.

Mandark · « **Reply #8463 on:** June 13, 2020, 03:31:22 PM »

The downward trend in deaths has mostly come from the early hotspots (NY/NY/CT/MA/PA/MI/IL) getting things under control.

There are a lot of states that never blew up that badly but also didn't hardcore contain it like South Korea, and have been just muddling along on a steady trend. Now some of those states are "reopening" and it's feeling like a chunk of the public has gotten exhausted with the precautions they've been asked to take.

You look at the trend the last two weeks in Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, it ain't good. On the optimistic side, I don't think we're going to see any New York style hotspots again because enough people have already been spooked but that's setting the bar pretty low.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8464 on:** June 13, 2020, 08:52:31 PM »

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-cases-mumbai-99-per-cent-icu-beds-94-per-cent-ventilators-in-use-as-covid-19-cases-spike-in-mumbai-2245820

fuck, I was really hoping India would weather this when they did so good in the first 2 months.

team filler · « **Reply #8465 on:** June 13, 2020, 09:01:19 PM »

turmeric and pepper undefeated

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8466 on:** June 13, 2020, 09:39:43 PM »

Quote from: Stro on June 13, 2020, 08:56:43 PM

Honestly 2000 deaths for a population of 1.3 billion is nuts when America has 116k deaths in 330 million population. I would have thought for sure India's more rural/poor as fuck areas would have been absolutely decimated due to just lack of basic medical care.

It's more that the virus hasn't really taken off in India yet like it has in the US, but they're getting there, unfortunately. Their worst day for new cases was just a few days ago, and their trend line continues to go up. It's also possible that deaths are heavily undercounted in India.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #8467 on:** June 14, 2020, 01:49:04 AM »

Monthly report was given to us and our customer interactions are cut in half physically but digitally has gone up.

Which makes... you know... sense, but one of my co-workers was like "when we physically open the building back up, are these folks going to show up?" and I'm like "I... dunno. It really depends on how much they can stomach the awful software solutions we have for them."

I'm honestly surprised that the same month a year later was only 50% down due to the virus despite "opening" back up for curbside service along with digital options. I figured we'd have like 20% or so.

Nintex · « **Reply #8468 on:** June 14, 2020, 06:31:05 AM »

People got tired of COVID-19 including the governments. But that doesn't mean that the virus is gone.
It just seems like a lot of people have accepted that it won't be cured for a long time and putting a halt to 60% of economic activity isn't worth it.

With people sticking to their local communities it might not flare up as big again but in a few days Europe is going to open most of its borders.
Everyone already sort of stopped social distancing. Looking at you strange if you try to maintain your space.

I'm still MGS sneaking my way around in the super markets though evading all those loud talking, coughing and sneezing vacationing German tourists that have descended on our peaceful coastal community.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #8469 on:** June 14, 2020, 06:37:47 AM »

Ze germans

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8470 on:** June 14, 2020, 10:20:03 AM »

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nichole-quick-orange-county-health-officer-resigns-threats-face-mask-order/

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8471 on:** June 14, 2020, 12:26:00 PM »

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/covid-19-may-trigger-new-diabetes-experts-say-11592121316874.html

toku · « **Reply #8472 on:** June 14, 2020, 01:44:50 PM »

Really gotta close this thread, this chapter is behind us. Mods.

Tripon · « **Reply #8473 on:** June 14, 2020, 01:56:56 PM »

https://twitter.com/GrangerSmith/status/1271871931432808448

Lol, we are fucked

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8474 on:** June 14, 2020, 02:10:29 PM »

Quote from: toku on June 14, 2020, 01:44:50 PM

Really gotta close this thread, this chapter is behind us. Mods.

If we have to reopen the thread in two weeks, that would be symbolic.

toku · « **Reply #8475 on:** June 14, 2020, 02:43:25 PM »

Art...life..there is no separation.

who is ted danson? · « **Reply #8476 on:** June 14, 2020, 03:20:35 PM »

Quote from: Tripon on June 12, 2020, 01:39:33 AM

https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1271203807712575489

This is amazing. Alex Jones has fully infected the Karen's.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8477 on:** June 14, 2020, 04:17:00 PM »

Goddamn Americans. Where is Sam Steele when you need him.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8478 on:** June 14, 2020, 04:17:42 PM »

So are we gonna get back to 2-3k deaths a day?

Tripon · « **Reply #8479 on:** June 14, 2020, 04:48:03 PM »

https://twitter.com/notdred/status/1272264847309275136

Chinese got a jump start.

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #8480 on:** June 14, 2020, 05:32:18 PM »

the happy sequel to 28 days later, or just an ad for corona. i'm not sure.

Tripon · « **Reply #8481 on:** June 14, 2020, 07:47:51 PM »

https://twitter.com/Substituted_/status/1272305385198804993

Mandark · « **Reply #8482 on:** June 14, 2020, 08:00:37 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 14, 2020, 04:17:42 PM

So are we gonna get back to 2-3k deaths a day?

I'm gonna say no, assuming it would take people resuming status quo behavior to let it incubate like that again, and that we're not going to get close to 100% "normal" soon.

https://www.opentable.com/state-of-industry

Tripon · « **Reply #8483 on:** June 14, 2020, 11:25:06 PM »

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1272219784743202816

https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1272162246399942656

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8484 on:** June 15, 2020, 11:39:45 AM »

My supervisor said we might not be able to go back to the office until next year - the issue is we are in a building that is directly attached to the General Hospital and so stuff is pretty strick.

Really don't want 6 more months of this.

Ontario numbers are looking really good though.

Cauliflower Of Love · « **Reply #8485 on:** June 15, 2020, 02:31:22 PM »

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-infectivity/mutation-in-new-coronavirus-increases-chance-of-infection-study-idUSKBN23M1M9

More spikes I guess.

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The mutation, named D614G, increased the number of “spikes” on the coronavirus - which is the part that gives it its distinctive shape. Those spikes are what allow the virus to bind to and infect cells.

Quote from: Tripon on June 12, 2020, 01:39:33 AM

https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1271203807712575489

Wow at "you are kneeling on the knecks of the people".

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #8486 on:** June 15, 2020, 07:37:54 PM »

we flattened the curve

Oblivion · « **Reply #8487 on:** June 15, 2020, 08:01:14 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 13, 2020, 08:52:31 PM

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-cases-mumbai-99-per-cent-icu-beds-94-per-cent-ventilators-in-use-as-covid-19-cases-spike-in-mumbai-2245820

fuck, I was really hoping India would weather this when they did so good in the first 2 months.

my cousin and his wife recently got infected. my mom and brother are in their neighborhood

Tripon · « **Reply #8488 on:** June 15, 2020, 10:00:29 PM »

https://twitter.com/Gothamist/status/1272577716525699077

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #8489 on:** June 16, 2020, 05:55:34 AM »

https://twitter.com/huffpostukpol/status/1272820839684231169

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8490 on:** June 16, 2020, 08:54:00 AM »

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/15/rep-ilhan-omars-father-dies-from-complications-of-covid-19/

Tripon · « **Reply #8491 on:** June 16, 2020, 09:31:03 AM »

https://twitter.com/DailyBreezeNews/status/1272882328227000324

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #8492 on:** June 16, 2020, 09:40:13 AM »

Get well and get jacked

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #8493 on:** June 16, 2020, 10:53:07 AM »

Florida with a new daily case record: 2,783 cases

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8494 on:** June 16, 2020, 11:29:50 AM »

Ontario's and Canada's over all number have started to look really good.

Tripon · « **Reply #8495 on:** June 16, 2020, 11:34:09 AM »

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/m/7ea6b41f-6dc1-3674-a4db-27623d9673b4/dallas-cowboys-star-running.html

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That's the question Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott asked on Twitter (TWTR) after news broke Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19. HIPAA is an acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which, by law, is supposed to protect the privacy of patients, among other things. It doesn't apply to Elliott's agent, who confirmed the news to the NFL Network.

lol at football coming back this year.

Cauliflower Of Love · « **Reply #8496 on:** June 16, 2020, 01:08:42 PM »

Quote from: Esch on June 15, 2020, 07:36:21 PM

(Image removed from quote.)

Well, the US certainly flattened the curve.

Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 15, 2020, 07:37:54 PM

we flattened the curve

:shakesfist

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #8497 on:** June 16, 2020, 01:47:07 PM »

Arizona 2392 new cases.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #8498 on:** June 16, 2020, 07:00:51 PM »

Texas +3,823

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8499 on:** June 16, 2020, 07:13:32 PM »

America has 75 times more new cases than Canada and 20 times more deaths for a country that is 10 times the pop. Glad we are keeping the border closed, hope it is permanent.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #8500 on:** June 16, 2020, 07:27:47 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on June 16, 2020, 07:13:32 PM

America has 75 times more new cases than Canada and 20 times more deaths for a country that is 10 times the pop. Glad we are keeping the border closed, hope it is permanent.

At least until there’s a vaccine.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8501 on:** June 16, 2020, 07:32:56 PM »

Don't think there will be a vaccine for Americans.

Nuitangg · « **Reply #8502 on:** June 16, 2020, 07:41:00 PM »

https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1272981311502929925

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #8503 on:** June 16, 2020, 07:41:14 PM »

We’re not gonna let you pretend to be us on the internet anymore if you keep this talk up

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8504 on:** June 16, 2020, 07:47:55 PM »

You're not the boss of pretend me.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #8505 on:** June 16, 2020, 07:50:56 PM »

"Why didn't you follow these vague, toothless guidelines that we kinda laid out when we said Texas was reopening for business?"

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8506 on:** June 16, 2020, 08:26:13 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on June 16, 2020, 07:00:51 PM

Texas +3,823

Now it's 4,412.

Nuitangg · « **Reply #8507 on:** June 16, 2020, 08:34:23 PM »

Still plenty of hospital beds available though.

Tripon · « **Reply #8508 on:** June 16, 2020, 08:38:56 PM »

Abbott blaming bar hopping and then not closing down the bars.

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https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1273047315121606661

Tripon · « **Reply #8509 on:** June 16, 2020, 09:55:01 PM »

https://twitter.com/Katiehugscats/status/1272970209939255296
https://twitter.com/Katiehugscats/status/1272972829848252417

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8510 on:** June 16, 2020, 11:24:39 PM »

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/16/coronavirus-fauci-says-he-hasnt-talked-trump-two-weeks/3198126001/

tiesto · « **Reply #8511 on:** June 16, 2020, 11:56:21 PM »

Oh don't worry, according to Pence, "There Isn't A Coronavirus Second Wave"

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/vice-president-mike-pence-op-ed-isnt-coronavirus-second-wave/?fbclid=IwAR3LDcDS_QfyIJW3F-bh2US3z9eqHs1ey2ImQvHpR3n8sBAmbbKsppO62WY

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In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a “second wave” of coronavirus infections. Such panic is overblown. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and the courage and compassion of the American people, our public health system is far stronger than it was four months ago, and we are winning the fight against the invisible enemy.

While talk of an increase in cases dominates cable news coverage, more than half of states are actually seeing cases decline or remain stable. Every state, territory and major metropolitan area, with the exception of three, have positive test rates under 10%. And in the six states that have reached more than 1,000 new cases a day, increased testing has allowed public health officials to identify most of the outbreaks in particular settings—prisons, nursing homes and meatpacking facilities—and contain them.

Lost in the coverage is the fact that today less than 6% of Americans tested each week are found to have the virus. Cases have stabilized over the past two weeks, with the daily average case rate across the U.S. dropping to 20,000—down from 30,000 in April and 25,000 in May. And in the past five days, deaths are down to fewer than 750 a day, a dramatic decline from 2,500 a day a few weeks ago—and a far cry from the 5,000 a day that some were predicting.

The truth is that we’ve made great progress over the past four months, and it’s a testament to the leadership of President Trump. When the president asked me to chair the White House Coronavirus Task Force at the end of February, he directed us to pursue not only a whole-of-government approach but a whole-of-America approach. The president brought together major commercial labs to expand our testing capacity, manufacturers to produce much-needed medical equipment, and major pharmaceutical companies to begin research on new medicines and vaccines. He rallied the American people to embrace social-distancing guidelines. And the progress we’ve made is remarkable.

We’ve expanded testing across the board. At the end of February, between Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labs and state public health facilities, the U.S. had performed only about 8,000 coronavirus tests. As of this week, we are performing roughly 500,000 tests a day, and more than 23 million tests have been performed in total.

We’ve also vastly expanded our supplies of crucial medical equipment. In March, there were genuine fears that hospitals in our hot spots would run out of personal protective equipment like N95 masks, gloves or, even worse, ventilators for patients battling respiratory failure. The Strategic National Stockpile hadn’t been refilled since the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009, and it had only 10,000 ventilators on hand.

Since then, we’ve increased the supply of personal protective equipment by the billions. Our administration launched Project Air Bridge—a partnership between the federal government and private companies—that, as of June 12, had conducted more than 200 flights from overseas to deliver more than 143 million N95 masks, 598 million surgical and procedural masks, 20 million eye and face shields, 265 million gowns and coveralls, and 14 billion gloves. In addition, we’ve worked with the private sector to ramp up ventilator production. Today, we have more than 30,000 ventilators in the Strategic National Stockpile, and we’re well on our way to building 100,000 ventilators in 100 days. No American who required a ventilator was ever denied one.

We’ve also made great progress on developing therapeutics and a vaccine. Last month, the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences announced it would donate about 940,000 vials of its new drug remdesivir to treat more than 120,000 patients in the U.S. Under Operation Warp Speed, the federal government is already funding research into multiple vaccine candidates, and we are well on our way to having a viable vaccine by the fall.

But our greatest strength is the resilience of the American people. From the outset of this pandemic, the American people have stepped up and made great personal sacrifices to protect the health and safety of our nation. And it’s because of their embrace of social-distancing guidelines that all 50 states have begun to reopen in a safe and responsible manner.

The media has tried to scare the American people every step of the way, and these grim predictions of a second wave are no different. The truth is, whatever the media says, our whole-of-America approach has been a success. We’ve slowed the spread, we’ve cared for the most vulnerable, we’ve saved lives, and we’ve created a solid foundation for whatever challenges we may face in the future. That’s a cause for celebration, not the media’s fear mongering.

Tripon · « **Reply #8512 on:** June 17, 2020, 12:21:01 AM »

https://twitter.com/laurenonthehill/status/1272950507225722881

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https://twitter.com/BENBALLER/status/1273056557538803712
https://twitter.com/BENBALLER/status/1273059465806274561

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #8513 on:** June 17, 2020, 01:19:07 AM »

Can’t have a second wave if the first wave hasn’t ended.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #8514 on:** June 17, 2020, 08:51:54 AM »

I have decided to start an underground railroad to get you guys out. I'll buy a shovel this week.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #8515 on:** June 17, 2020, 09:21:48 AM »

https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1273102488049192960

Cauliflower Of Love · « **Reply #8516 on:** June 17, 2020, 10:14:11 AM »

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We’ve expanded testing across the board. At the end of February, between Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labs and state public health facilities, the U.S. had performed only about 8,000 coronavirus tests. As of this week, we are performing roughly 500,000 tests a day, and more than 23 million tests have been performed in total.

so it's taken six months to test 6 % of the population?

Hooray!

Pennywise · « **Reply #8517 on:** June 17, 2020, 10:46:27 AM »

https://twitter.com/TucsonStar/status/1273263398134919170

Welcome to my hometown.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #8518 on:** June 17, 2020, 10:51:10 AM »

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/oregon-coronavirus-union-county-119-cases/283-41aceed6-053d-4942-bb8e-969656837779

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Another 119 COVID-19 cases were reported in Union County on Tuesday, a day after the rural Eastern Oregon County reported 99 cases.

The two-day total of 218 new coronavirus cases comes after the county reported just 22 total known cases during the pandemic prior to this week.

Officials with the Center for Human Development (CHD) in La Grande said a number of cases have been associated with Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church

https://www.tmj4.com/news/coronavirus/20-covid-19-cases-connected-to-sheboygan-church-potentially-transmitted-at-birthday-party

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SHEBOYGAN COUNTY — Sheboygan County health officials are investigating a COVID-19 outbreak that originated at a local church.

There are at least 23 confirmed cases connected to the church, representing half of all the active cases in the county.

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Flannel Boy · « **Reply #8519 on:** June 17, 2020, 10:52:25 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 17, 2020, 01:19:07 AM

Can’t have a second wave if the first wave hasn’t ended.

https://twitter.com/cmyeaton/status/1273043757806559236

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