Official Thread: Coronavirus "COVID-19"

[Greasy]

The scary thing about this is how different everyone seems to get it. It's alllergy season here, and my wife has been sick with no fever for a while, I've had sniffles, and get shortness of breath. She came down with a headeache and a fever, but then she was fine. For all I know we had/have/beat it.

Or it's just allergies, because it's spring, and this **** happens every year with pollen. I dunno.

I did have viral and bacterial pneumonia several times as a kid, so maybe I built up antibodies to that ****?

I feel perfectly fine, and she does as well now along with the kids. Still staying put just in case.

[DeathKnight]

Evidence over hysteria — COVID-19

Worth a read.

[acroig]

The scary thing about this is how different everyone seems to get it. It's alllergy season here, and my wife has been sick with no fever for a while, I've had sniffles, and get shortness of breath. She came down with a headeache and a fever, but then she was fine. For all I know we had/have/beat it.

Same in the ATL, full of pollen....

[wazman]

I have allergies as well, and not just outside stuff - dust, pet hair, all kinds of stuff. So I've had a headache for a couple of days and allergy symptoms, but no fever or cough or anything else. I don't know what I should do - for all I know, I could have it, but tests are so unavailable, what if I self-quarantine now and it turns out I'm fine, and then I do come down with it later? Not to bring P&R into this, but I really wish the people in charge would have been more prepared for this. I have no idea what to do, and I'm sure the stress is causing more problems than anything. (Besides the fact that I'm a natural worrier to begin with.)

[bill dennison]

Same in the ATL, full of pollen....

i got a back yard full of orange blossoms and bees and hummingbirds dive bombing me
and soon the pecan pollen will start

and it has been raining for days and i had to force the lawn mower thru wet grass that was over a foot high today

been sneezing all day

[ice]

We had our second death in the area today.




Oh wait. Media being media.

[bill dennison]

We had our second death in the area today.




Oh wait. Media being media.

so if someone gets hit by a car and killed going in to be tested for the virus in your town


it is the virus that killed them

[Shapeshifter]

so if someone gets hit by a car and killed going in to be tested for the virus in your town


it is the virus that killed them

It doesn't say why he fell and hit his head. plenty of examples of people with the virus who suddenly collapse. There was video all over the place from china back in January of them, some with pools of blood around their heads from hitting the sidewalk. Italy had that happening as well.


https://twitter.com/Terrence_STR/sta...15475513700357

https://twitter.com/badiucao/status/...805643778?s=19

https://twitter.com/kamerknc/status/...508272646?s=19

So if he had the virus and collapsed from fever and hit his head, then yes the virus killed him.

[ice]

It says the primary cause was that he fell, and the virus MAY have contributed. He didn't fall because he had the virus or they would have been blasting that all over the article since they were so quick to put in the headline that a corona virus patient had died. It's bullshit fear mongering media, plain and simple.

[acroig]

i got a back yard full of orange blossoms and bees and hummingbirds dive bombing me
and soon the pecan pollen will start

and it has been raining for days and i had to force the lawn mower thru wet grass that was over a foot high today

been sneezing all day

Nothin' but fun!

[bob saget]

ive been going to a local running track/playground to run and its crazy how many people still gather in big groups. some areas closed all playgrounds here but not all.

[shrike126]

It says the primary cause was that he fell, and the virus MAY have contributed. He didn't fall because he had the virus or they would have been blasting that all over the article since they were so quick to put in the headline that a corona virus patient had died. It's bullshit fear mongering media, plain and simple.

Is the autopsy or coroner's report done?

[switchAMG]

Anyone on the planet that is not at home right now is an irresponsible asshole that is going to kill people. Zero excuses now, we all know what is happening. Stop being selfish you stupid *****.

[ice]

Is the autopsy or coroner's report done?

The coroner is the one who said the fall killed him.

Either way, the point is how about we stop with the fear mongering headlines? This is the problem everyone has with the media. If they don't know for sure, how about they don't say a second CV patient in the area died, which right away makes it sound like the virus killed him?

[theduce]

What the f*** is going on in Italy?

Another jump in number of cases - this time over 6,000 when the previous high was around 4,000. 800 new deaths.

https://apnews.com/3dcb3392a3c566a1caad7444e93fc7e6

Is the government counting people who die from everything as a COVID death? Do they get more emergency funding from the EU if they skew the numbers? Their ratio is really not right.

Do some research on Italy. From what I understand, (and I hope I'm misinformed) It's hard to mail a letter in that country. If you can't send mail properly how can you manage a crisis?

[Sasquach]

The scary thing about this is how different everyone seems to get it. It's alllergy season here, and my wife has been sick with no fever for a while, I've had sniffles, and get shortness of breath. She came down with a headeache and a fever, but then she was fine. For all I know we had/have/beat it.

Or it's just allergies, because it's spring, and this **** happens every year with pollen. I dunno.

I did have viral and bacterial pneumonia several times as a kid, so maybe I built up antibodies to that ****?

I feel perfectly fine, and she does as well now along with the kids. Still staying put just in case.

Yeah its nuts that this is affecting everyone differently. You could have it and dont even know it, show no signs and just happened to beat it, or you could be afflicted and in need of ICU, or you get it and just feel like absolute garbage for a week and recover afterwards..... The telltale sign to me if you have a good idea that you have COVID-19 seems to be difficulty breathing (or more trouble than normal) and extreme lethargic/weakness that lasts for like a week. Most other symptoms are shared with flu and whatnot.

Its almost like the universe is doing an immune system test on the population....

[Canesfan2020]

Evidence over hysteria — COVID-19

Worth a read.

Is that why it was taken down?

[OverclockN']

The scary thing about this is how different everyone seems to get it. It's alllergy season here, and my wife has been sick with no fever for a while, I've had sniffles, and get shortness of breath. She came down with a headeache and a fever, but then she was fine. For all I know we had/have/beat it.

Or it's just allergies, because it's spring, and this **** happens every year with pollen. I dunno.

I did have viral and bacterial pneumonia several times as a kid, so maybe I built up antibodies to that ****?

I feel perfectly fine, and she does as well now along with the kids. Still staying put just in case.

Yeah, and reading reports from people who were confirmed to have it say similar things.

I was sick for the first time in 3 years last week. The next day I was fine, then the next night I got sick again and went to bed early before I tossed my dinner like the previous time. Woke up fine once more. Then I tried to run on the treadmill (2 days ago) and couldn't catch my breath at all. I did half what I normally did and then had bad chest pains the rest of the night. I couldn't get my breath and it felt like someone was sitting on my chest. The next day it was better, but I still had trouble, like I was at 10,000ft altitude.

Today was better and I'm back to normal. So...same thing as you. What the hell was that about? It SEEMS similar to what's going on, yet different. It's in my area. Coincidence? Maybe, who knows.

[SirBaron]

Yeah I've been feeling off and on crap lately too and the timing was too convinient but I know if I had it, I'd probably be worse. But the voice in the corner of your head whispers.

1. Your countries obsession with Spring Break is going to be your downfall

[SirBaron]

The scary thing about this is how different everyone seems to get it. It's alllergy season here, and my wife has been sick with no fever for a while, I've had sniffles, and get shortness of breath. She came down with a headeache and a fever, but then she was fine. For all I know we had/have/beat it.

Or it's just allergies, because it's spring, and this **** happens every year with pollen. I dunno.

I did have viral and bacterial pneumonia several times as a kid, so maybe I built up antibodies to that ****?

I feel perfectly fine, and she does as well now along with the kids. Still staying put just in case.

It takes on average 5 days to get symptoms, no idea how many people have had it your area, but I'd wager it's fairly unlikely.

Also you have 0 antibodies for this virus, no one does. (except those who've recovered from it)

My Asthma has recently flared up due to the spring season starting to kick into full. So has my paranoia with everything that goes remotely wrong with my body

The worst thing is when you feel better it's usually temporary for about 24 hours, you feel crap for a few days, suddenly you feel better, then after that it's when your body will go into fight or flight mode. i.e. 24 hours of feeling better then suddenly you will get the serious side of the virus, or if you're lucky your body will win.

[Dungeoncrawler]

Personally I agree the hysteria is spreading faster than the virus. Being concerned and diligent is fine, but come on. Citizens are more uptight about the collateral damage, i.e., how this is affecting societal norms. Likewise our elected officials are trying to walk a tightrope between voluntary and mandatory enforcement. If some people are going to do the right thing, staying inside, avoiding large groups, staying home from work when sick, then everyone better be doing the same ****ing thing. When they don't, then the full force of enforcement should come crashing down on them! Regarding the numbers, so we have a metric for failure that is driven home 24/7 thanks to our beloved media and elected officials. But how about a metric for success? All I keep hearing is how we'll beat this. What constitutes a sound defeat of the covid-19 virus? And why don't we have data regarding the infected numbers current active status? Probably because once a person becomes infected, and are added to the totals, they are no longer a viable talking point.

[xCLAVEx]

Anyone on the planet that is not at home right now is an irresponsible asshole that is going to kill people. Zero excuses now, we all know what is happening. Stop being selfish you stupid *****.

That's nice. So what about those of us that can't stay home and are expected to show up for work anyway? We don't have the luxury of "taking a stand" or "doing what is morally correct" when our paychecks are on the line especially in uncertain times like this.

Many of us do not have a choice...

Personally, I'm perfectly fine parking my ass in front of my computer and playing video games all day or watching Netflix with my lady, but that is not a luxury I have at the moment.

[Dungeoncrawler]

That's nice. So what about those of us that can't stay home and are expected to show up for work anyway? We don't have the luxury of "taking a stand" or "doing what is morally correct" when our paychecks are on the line especially in uncertain times like this.

Many of us do not have a choice...

Personally, I'm perfectly fine parking my ass in front of my computer and playing video games all day or watching Netflix with my lady, but that is not a luxury I have at the moment.

People who work and people who feel entitled are completely different scenarios.

[Nunz]

I can't believe that article Ice posted is trying to blame coronavirus for a guy falling and smashing his head, then dying.

No wonder the numbers are so high

[SirBaron]

I can't believe that article Ice posted is trying to blame coronavirus for a guy falling and smashing his head, then dying.

No wonder the numbers are so high

Because some stupid article says stupid things doesn't mean the numbers are suddenly exaggerated.

However denial/everything will be ok, is always the first stage of this virus before the country goes to ****.

[SirBaron]

That's nice. So what about those of us that can't stay home and are expected to show up for work anyway? We don't have the luxury of "taking a stand" or "doing what is morally correct" when our paychecks are on the line especially in uncertain times like this.

Many of us do not have a choice...

Personally, I'm perfectly fine parking my ass in front of my computer and playing video games all day or watching Netflix with my lady, but that is not a luxury I have at the moment.

He's talking about people who go to public places like bar, beach's, parties etc things that are not needed.

Work at this point isn't frowned upon, unless it's something you can do at home.

[bill dennison]

Scam artists try to take advantage of people during the coronavirus pandemic

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/video/666364

[Nunz]

Because some stupid article says stupid things doesn't mean the numbers are suddenly exaggerated.

However denial/everything will be ok, is always the first stage of this virus before the country goes to ****.

We're past that first stage already anyway

[xCLAVEx]

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/video/666364

I for one hope the scammers trying to take advantage of this chaos catch covid-19 and die horribly. World wouldn't miss them.

[Jasef]

Sorry to be so blunt, but are you retarded?

Dude...wtf? Global pandemic means get and keep thine ass home. I know you’re smarter than this.

Cyko - Totally agreed.

Jasef - Just read this:

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UK ITU Doctor on LBC radio describes the scene in his full to capacity ITU Ward. Speaks of his upset that British people are ignoring the social distancing measures. description of current NHS conditions

Easy now, I was just passing trough and where surprised by the large number of people there. Many clubs here are closed, but bars and restaurants are more or less open as usual.

[andino]

Japanese news is reporting that the reason that China's numbers have gone down is because they have stopped testing.

https://twitter.com/lokinhei/status/1241220936906338304

[MasterGoa]

It's bullshit fear mongering media, plain and simple.

Things are actually very well contained in Quebec, and the population responded well
to semi-lock down.

In a TV interview, a journalist said that things are "good". The analyst could not
use the word good at all. He kept finding a lesser word than bad over and over again...

They are just shovelling sh!t around the bucket, 24/7.

[DeathKnight]

Managed to snag some TP at my local Target this morning. They are limiting to one package per customer. They had a couple of 18 packs of "mega" rolls so I got one of those. Smaller packs (like 12 and 6) were slightly more plentiful but will probably be gone today I'd imagine.

The roads around here are pretty barren.

[Munkus]

Evidence over hysteria — COVID-19

Worth a read.

Can't.

[Crawdaddy79]

Managed to snag some TP at my local Target this morning. They are limiting to one package per customer. They had a couple of 18 packs of "mega" rolls so I got one of those. Smaller packs (like 12 and 6) were slightly more plentiful but will probably be gone today I'd imagine.

The roads around here are pretty barren.

I walked to my grocery store. The road I had to cross was more busy than usual for a Sunday morning.

I wasn't going for TP but they were cleaned out.

On the way back a Mercedes AMG and a Kia Stinger GT came over the hill at about 120 MPH (speed limit is 40). There's a spot that people turn left just after the hill crests and there's always accidents there - luck was with them that it was clear this time. I think with the speed they were going, I would have gotten flattened by a rolling car.

[Lithurge]

For the poster who keeps asking about Germany's numbers.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...uzzles-experts

While the pandemic has hit Germany with full force, with Johns Hopkins University noting 22,364 confirmed infections by Sunday morning, only 84 people are so far reported to have died.


This means Germany currently has the lowest mortality rate of the 10 countries most severely hit by the pandemic: 0.3% compared with 9% in Italy and 4.6% in the UK.


“One advantage Germany has is that we started doing professional contact tracing when the first cases were reported,” Addo said. “It bought us some time to prepare our clinics for the coming storm.”


Crucially, Germany started testing people even with milder symptoms relatively early on, meaning the total number of confirmed cases may give a more accurate picture of the virus’s spread than in other states.


“I assume that many young Italians are or were infected without ever being detected,” Christian Drosten, a virologist at Berlin’s Charité hospital, told the newspaper Die Zeit. “This also explains the virus’s supposedly higher mortality rate there.”

These are the highlights from the article, and from a reliable source.

[Canesfan2020]

For the poster who keeps asking about Germany's numbers.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...uzzles-experts



These are the highlights from the article, and from a reliable source.

NCs new restrictions seem to be close irrelevant things and have people play doctor. They will do what they normally do here. Wait until it's a week to late to make 2 week to late moves.

[Lithurge]

NCs new restrictions seem to be close irrelevant things and have people play doctor. They will do what they normally do here. Wait until it's a week to late to make 2 week to late moves.

Not sure we're doing any better in the UK. We're due another Johnson speech shortly where he'll get slightly cross and tell people to listen to the advice, but still won't put any enforcement in place.

[Cyko]

Easy now, I was just passing trough and where surprised by the large number of people there. Many clubs here are closed, but bars and restaurants are more or less open as usual.

We just want you to be safe, while at the same time keep others safe by following proper precautions. That’s all homie

[Canesfan2020]

Not sure we're doing any better in the UK. We're due another Johnson speech shortly where he'll get slightly cross and tell people to listen to the advice, but still won't put any enforcement in place.

Jumping from 30 to almost 300 known in a couple days is no biggie. Just take their temperature and then go lick a door knob.