Official Thread: Coronavirus "COVID-19"

[bill dennison]

That is the bad VA hospital, isn't it? Do you have private coverage that you could use in case they fail you?

Between your age and your prior heart problems, it sounds as though you fall into the high-risk category. Your parents definitely do. The three of you have my best wishes.

It is good that you are not in a panic, but try to keep a healthy level of concern about this. Wash your hands regularly when you can, use hand sanitizer when you can't, and don't touch your face. You probably know all of this already, but I wanted to say it anyway.

yes it is and no

and i were Black Nitrile Gloves at work more to not grind the dirt into my hands and turn them into leather

but Legionnaires' disease comes from AC units and i do AC repair

but i ride my bike 25 miles 3 or 4 times a week either in on the trainer or out side on good days

[Android1]

yes it is and no

and i were Black Nitrile Gloves at work more to not grind the dirt into my hands and turn them into leather

but Legionnaires' disease comes from AC units and i do AC repair

but i ride my bike 25 miles 3 or 4 times a week either in on the trainer or out side on good days

I love nitrile gloves. I use them constantly for household cleaning (it keeps the cleaning chemicals off your skin in addition to the filth), handling raw meat, taking out the garbage, and other germy or dirty jobs.

It seems that you are healthy. That is really good.

[Vanz_007]

I am really disgusted with the U.S. federal government's response. With all of their money and resources, we should be leading the world in the number of available tests per capita.

I'm sure it's about good ol' fashion greed... politicians lining their pockets instead of saving lives... I don't have any data or anything, I'm just a cynical SOB...

V

[bill dennison]

i need to order my coffee

but it is from Torino Italy thru Amazon

what to do

[Nunz]

Order the coffee because you're not going to get coronavirus from opening a package.

I'm in full battle rattle working on airplanes in 95degree weather. Coronavirus and a 2 week quarantine would be a ****ing blessing at this point.

[Lazy8s]

i need to order my coffee

but it is from Torino Italy thru Amazon

what to do

Have you checked the companies website to see if / when they'll start shipping product again?

I know Italy is on lockdown, but hopefully some trade is still going on.

[acroig]

I'm in full battle rattle working on airplanes in 95degree weather.

Where you at bro? Philippines?

[Lazy8s]

Infectious disease expert Micheal Osterholm on Joe Rogan.

https://youtu.be/cZFhjMQrVts

Whatever one thinks of Rogan this is worth a listen, about 15 minutes.

I posted this in that other thread as well...

[Nunz]

Where you at bro? Philippines?

The sandy place

[Munkus]

I posted this in that other thread as well...

Good interview.

[Lazy8s]

Good interview.

It was. I didn't care to hear some of the info he put out there but hey....it is what it is if I like it or not.

[Sasquach]

Hide yo kids, Hide yo wife

This is now declared a global pandemic!

[Cyko]

The sandy place

KACs vagina?

[Munkus]

KACs vagina?

[bill dennison]

Have you checked the companies website to see if / when they'll start shipping product again?

I know Italy is on lockdown, but hopefully some trade is still going on.

Amazon still has it most likely came out before the lock down

Lavazza website says nothing

[Lazy8s]

Amazon still has it most likely came out before the lock down

Lavazza website says nothing

Too bad. You gonna survive?

Doc is seeing me tomorrow afternoon. Feverish, dizzy, breathing hurts...walk it off puke.

[bill dennison]

Too bad. You gonna survive?

Doc is seeing me tomorrow afternoon. Feverish, dizzy, breathing hurts...walk it off puke.

good luck hope you feel better


.....
going to tell my Doc to renew my meds and i will see her in 4 months or so

not going in unless i am sick .


and yes i ordered the coffee beans
can't live without coffee

they disinfect themselves with very hot water

[nutcrackr]

Well WHO declared it a pandemic, which is good in that hopefully more people take is seriously. Should have probably done it a week ago but it's done.

Italy is kinda a litmus test for the rest of the world imo. And they're not doing too well

2,313 new cases and 196 new deaths. (12,462 and 827 total)

[shrike126]

Well WHO declared it a pandemic, which is good in that hopefully more people take is seriously. Should have probably done it a week ago but it's done.

Italy is kinda a litmus test for the rest of the world imo. And they're not doing too well

2,313 new cases and 196 new deaths. (12,462 and 827 total)

That looks like a 6% mortality rate. Am I reading that right? Even if we assume there are a lot of undiagnosed cases out there due to limited testing, that's still a number that's pretty uncomfortable to look at.

[bill dennison]

Well WHO declared it a pandemic, which is good in that hopefully more people take is seriously. Should have probably done it a week ago but it's done.

Italy is kinda a litmus test for the rest of the world imo. And they're not doing too well

2,313 new cases and 196 new deaths. (12,462 and 827 total)

not really

I have been there outside of the big cities a lot of it is well into the past
like outdoor food markets everywhere

[konjini]

I've personally bin absent from the R3D forums for years .
Bin mainly on twitter and discords.

This whole thing and
[email protected] call for arms

Awaken me again.
What other team to fold with then R3D for!

[bill dennison]

A store in Thailand repackaged and sold up to 200,000 used face masks for coronavirus, police chief says

https://www.businessinsider.com/thai...e-masks-2020-3

[konjini]

The magic word has fallen, pandemic!

****!

[Android1]

I went to the doctor today and tested positive for influenza A. I was unable to get a coronavirus test since I am considered to be a low-risk patient, and there is a shortage of tests.

[nutcrackr]

That looks like a 6% mortality rate. Am I reading that right? Even if we assume there are a lot of undiagnosed cases out there due to limited testing, that's still a number that's pretty uncomfortable to look at.

Yeah it is, they have one of the highest. Italy has an aging population, which I believe is the main reason for the problem. But Japan has an old population and they somehow don't have it as bad. Some people mentioned that Italian people are quite affectionate to each other (kissing etc), so that could be another factor. I think Italy is just getting overwhelmed atm which is putting too much pressure on their health care.

Since Italy has been in lockdown, hopefully we'll see a reduction in new cases in about 5 days.

[Munkus]

Yeah it is, they have one of the highest. Italy has an aging population, which I believe is the main reason for the problem. But Japan has an old population and they somehow don't have it as bad. Some people mentioned that Italian people are quite affectionate to each other (kissing etc), so that could be another factor. I think Italy is just getting overwhelmed atm which is putting too much pressure on their health care.

Since Italy has been in lockdown, hopefully we'll see a reduction in new cases in about 5 days.

If I understand correctly, the virus has a higher mortality rate for older people who smoke or have compromised immune system. Not sure what the stats are in Japan, but I read that 65% of the men in China smoke. Italy has a lot of smokers as well. I suspect that plays a large roll in these mortality numbers.

[Pr3tty F1y]

I went to the doctor today and tested positive for influenza A. I was unable to get a coronavirus test since I am considered to be a low-risk patient, and there is a shortage of tests.

And there it is. As I stated a few pages back - don't expect to get tested unless you're in dire straights.

At least you know that it's most likely just the flu (strange times, eh, when you're happy to just have the flu?).

However, being that there isn't a specific treatment for coronavirus, we're eventually going to get to a point where it will be assumed you have it - without testing (i.e., flu swab came back negative, have flu symptoms - it may still be flu or it may be corona virus).

Until there is a quick test for corona virus, you're probably only going to get tested if you get hospitalized (or you are in a current 'hot spot', but those places will quickly be overwhelmed and testing will likely drop back to the most dire cases only there too).

[shrike126]

I went to the doctor today and tested positive for influenza A. I was unable to get a coronavirus test since I am considered to be a low-risk patient, and there is a shortage of tests.

This can't be right. You live in the United States right? Trump said a few days ago that anyone who wants a test can get a test. Now. Maybe there's a misunderstanding, did you tell them you wanted to be tested for the coronavirus?

[Pr3tty F1y]

This can't be right. You live in the United States right? Trump said a few days ago that anyone who wants a test can get a test. Now. Maybe there's a misunderstanding, did you tell them you wanted to be tested for the coronavirus?

Har, har, har...

[Android1]

And there it is. As I stated a few pages back - don't expect to get tested unless you're in dire straights.

At least you know that it's most likely just the flu (strange times, eh, when you're happy to just have the flu?).

However, being that there isn't a specific treatment for coronavirus, we're eventually going to get to a point where it will be assumed you have it - without testing (i.e., flu swab came back negative, have flu symptoms - it may still be flu or it may be corona virus).

Until there is a quick test for corona virus, you're probably only going to get tested if you get hospitalized (or you are in a current 'hot spot', but those places will quickly be overwhelmed and testing will likely drop back to the most dire cases only there too).

To be honest with you, there is a part of me that wishes that I had COVID-19. At least it would be over and done with. Now I can look forward to getting it after I recover from the flu (or even while I still have the flu).

What you said in your second paragraph is basically what the doctor told me. If my flu test had come back negative, I would have had to move forward under the assumption that I had COVID-19. Self-isolation, rest, drink plenty of fluids, etc., just as you said in one of your previous posts.

This can't be right. You live in the United States right? Trump said a few days ago that anyone who wants a test can get a test. Now. Maybe there's a misunderstanding, did you tell them you wanted to be tested for the coronavirus?

I do live in the United States, and I did ask for a coronavirus test. In fact, I was very clear about wanting one.

From what I understand, the clinic called their hospital (they are both part of one system), and the hospital called the state health department for their approval to have the test run at the state lab. The state health department denied their request. Please note that this was not an insurance denial. It did not even get to that point.

[Lazy8s]

I went to the doctor today and tested positive for influenza A. I was unable to get a coronavirus test since I am considered to be a low-risk patient, and there is a shortage of tests.

I'm glad it was only the flu for you Android1. Get healthy buddy.

[Nascar24]

Your odds are good, 99 percent chance of making it instead of 97 percent.

[Lazy8s]

And there it is. As I stated a few pages back - don't expect to get tested unless you're in dire straights.

At least you know that it's most likely just the flu (strange times, eh, when you're happy to just have the flu?).

However, being that there isn't a specific treatment for coronavirus, we're eventually going to get to a point where it will be assumed you have it - without testing (i.e., flu swab came back negative, have flu symptoms - it may still be flu or it may be corona virus).

Until there is a quick test for corona virus, you're probably only going to get tested if you get hospitalized (or you are in a current 'hot spot', but those places will quickly be overwhelmed and testing will likely drop back to the most dire cases only there too).

I'm half expecting that when I visit the doctor tomorrow. This isn't like any flu I've ever had.

Some folks I've chatted with said their doctors recommended Robitussin for the chest congestion and the usual NSAID of choice for aches/pains etc.

I'll find out tomorrow.

[Android1]

I'm glad it was only the flu for you Android1. Get healthy buddy.

Thanks, Lazy8s. I started on my oseltamivir (Tamiflu) about an hour and a half ago.

Your odds are good, 99 percent chance of making it instead of 97 percent.

1% of people who contract the flu will need to be hospitalized. 0.1% percent of people will die from it.

I feel so small and ordinary now. Dying from COVID-19 would give me a part in the great coronavirus saga. Dying from the flu would just make me another statistic in a CDC spreadsheet.

[DaJMasta]

The current death rate numbers are still settling, it's probably about what the WHO has predicted for a while: 2% or so, but it takes less time to die from it than to recover, and the spread is rapid (it had flattened out a bit before it hopped to Italy/Iran and now we're back looking exponential), and there are still a massive number of cases that didn't kill the patient which simply won't be known as having been the virus. Testing is not widespread enough, and since younger people without impeded lung function generally don't die of it, there are probably thousands more who had it, have recovered, and were never diagnosed with it.


It's a significant mortality rate, but this is not civilization ending or anything. We need to do what is still possible to stop the spread and keep the at-risk from getting it, as the mortality rate for older folks with prior illness or compromised immune systems/lung function is probably 5-10x that figure, at least, but if everyone in the world got it, society shouldn't just collapse.

[nutcrackr]

366 cases in Washington state

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus?a

[MasterGoa]

Furthermore, it seems to be asymptomatic for children...

I find it strange that, on top of smoking, being overweight is a risk factor for a bleaker outcome.

[nutcrackr]

North Carolina only has 250 tests left

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/pol...241093956.html

[bill dennison]

Thanks, Lazy8s. I started on my oseltamivir (Tamiflu) about an hour and a half ago.



1% of people who contract the flu will need to be hospitalized. 0.1% percent of people will die from it.

I feel so small and ordinary now. Dying from COVID-19 would give me a part in the great coronavirus saga. Dying from the flu would just make me another statistic in a CDC spreadsheet.

glad it is only the flu


did you get a flu shot ?
just wonder if it is not working well this year

[Android1]

glad it is only the flu


did you get a flu shot ?
just wonder if it is not working well this year

Thanks.

Yes, I did get the flu shot. I believe that the effectiveness of the vaccine against influenza A is 45% this year.