Official Thread: Coronavirus "COVID-19"

[Cyko]

Don’t feed the troll. He’s got nothing to contribute and just wants a reaction.

[NWR_Midnight]

Like xCLAVEx says, the hospitalizations is a real concerning number as an increase in cases can be affected by the amount of testing. Still, unless people see tents outside of the hospitals and refrigerated trucks filling up their parking lots it's going to be life as usual. Especially in our case where the the Lt. Governor is so gun ho on opening up.

Some people will see the refrigerated trucks filling up the parking lots and think ice cream, and still won't get it. It's sad to say that, but there are just some people with a special kind of stupid here in the US.

[KAC]

Hey guys what kind of masks do you wear when you head out? I am wearing the normal surgical mask that I use when I am with NASCAR’s mom but am thinking of upgrading to N95. Wdyt?

[ice]

Hey guys what kind of masks do you wear when you head out? I am wearing the normal surgical mask that I use when I am with NASCAR’s mom but am thinking of upgrading to N95. Wdyt?

A cloth mask that my company bought for everyone. Surgical masks suck and don't play nice with my beard and N95s are annoying.

[Mahjik]

Hey guys what kind of masks do you wear when you head out? I am wearing the normal surgical mask that I use when I am with NASCAR’s mom but am thinking of upgrading to N95. Wdyt?

In North America, the use of N95 masks is discouraged so the supply can be used by clinicians and other first responders who have a higher need for that level of safety. Most people either use disposable or cloth masks here in the US. My family is using cloth masks.

[Pr3tty F1y]

Hey guys what kind of masks do you wear when you head out? I am wearing the normal surgical mask that I use when I am with NASCAR’s mom but am thinking of upgrading to N95. Wdyt?

These:

[Exposed]

Hey guys what kind of masks do you wear when you head out? I am wearing the normal surgical mask that I use when I am with NASCAR’s mom but am thinking of upgrading to N95. Wdyt?

I prefer cloth but I bring this for your mom's butt when I come over.

[Nascar24]

I prefer cloth but I bring this for your mom's butt when I come over.

Ohhhh that’s a dirty butt

[Fuku2]

Try this one.




Found one for Seyiji

[bill dennison]

i found one for weekends

[acroig]

Like xCLAVEx says, the hospitalizations is a real concerning number as an increase in cases can be affected by the amount of testing. Still, unless people see tents outside of the hospitals and refrigerated trucks filling up their parking lots it's going to be life as usual. Especially in our case where the the Lt. Governor is so gun ho on opening up.

Ya, didn't he say old people had to sacrifice themselves?

[acroig]

Try this one.




Found one for Seyiji

LOL!

[Elysian]

Don't know if this was posted already, I looked but didn't see it...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/health/coronavirus-lung-transplant.amp.html

First lung transplant for COVID-19, but it's no big deal right?

[Shapeshifter]

Don't know if this was posted already, I looked but didn't see it...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/health/coronavirus-lung-transplant.amp.html

First lung transplant for COVID-19, but it's no big deal right?

back in feb or march in china they did a full lung transplant on someone as well.

[Nagorak]

Yeah, I listen to his weekly podcast and he's been really level-headed about the whole thing. I brought him up to counter what Nagorak said:

"Studies are showing that wearing masks helps reduce the spread, so if everyone would just wear a damn mask, we could reopen more without the spread getting out of control. In fact, if everyone actually wore a mask, in a month or two the virus might die down entirely."

Of course wearing a mask in closed spaces is a smart thing to do, but you cannot expect it to protect you. There is no science to back that up. And it definitely won't make the virus die down entirely.

Yeah that statement is taking it too far. The Dr. does alude just because societies that wear masks more seem to do better, the real reason could be due to something else entirely or in combination with the mask wearing habits, there is just so little research. I'd comment more about mask wearing is just an outward sign of how a society cares for each other which is covering up what is really containing the spread but that's really P&R.

I don't really feel like my statement is that unreasonable. I said it might die down, not that it would for certain. Some studies have indicated that masks cut the rate of infection, and therefore if enough people wear masks it might be enough, along with other measures, to get the R0 below 1. If masks even reduce the spread by 10% that's a little bit more reopening we could get away with, without the virus spreading out of control.

I also take issue with the statement that "there's no science to back that up." I would say there is at least some preliminary evidence that masks help. Obviously, we're operating on limited information and it's too early to say for sure. At the same time there's also nothing that shows definitively that masks don't work. And this one of those situations where wearing a mask isn't going to hurt anyone (unlike something like hydroxychloroquine), so it makes more sense to do it now, rather than wait for rock solid evidence. Worst case scenario, it turns out that it's not effective, and people can stop wearing them.

To be honest, ideally everyone would probably be wearing N95 masks, not cloth masks. Unfortunately, it seems they are not available in large enough quantities. I hope that something is being done to try to increase the supply of N95s, but with the way things are going, I don't know if I should get my hopes up.

[Elysian]

back in feb or march in china they did a full lung transplant on someone as well.

Maybe this one is notable because it's a double lung transplant? I didn't know about the one in China.

[Munkus]

Don't know if this was posted already, I looked but didn't see it...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/health/coronavirus-lung-transplant.amp.html

First lung transplant for COVID-19, but it's no big deal right?

back in feb or march in china they did a full lung transplant on someone as well.

Maybe this one is notable because it's a double lung transplant? I didn't know about the one in China.

BuT It'S JuSt LiKe ThE FLu.

I can't believe how many people in my town refuse to wear a mask. The risk is just too great not to, IMO.

[AllexxisF1]

Hey guys what kind of masks do you wear when you head out? I am wearing the normal surgical mask that I use when I am with NASCAR’s mom but am thinking of upgrading to N95. Wdyt?

If I'm going to any store or indoor place, an N95 mask. If it's outside with people around a cloth mask.

In all cases- distance.

What's going to get you for this virus is being indoors for lengths of time.

[YellowBeard]

i found one for weekends

Good news, you can get one.

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First day back at the office from teleworking these past few weeks. I was pretty much the only one that wore a mask indoors and two people gave me **** for it. Felt good. Good thing it's mostly field work so it's in the office for a bit to get stuff together and then off I go.

[nutcrackr]

AZ and TX now say it's up to the people. And both governors say full steam ahead while there are hospital beds. I guess they officially don't care.

[KAC]

Do you guys reuse the N95 masks? My problem is I don’t feel like reusing masks. Are those masks washable? Didn’t seem like it when I held one?

Also they are very expensive.

[Greasy]

Do you guys reuse the N95 masks? My problem is I don’t feel like reusing masks. Are those masks washable? Didn’t seem like it when I held one?

Also they are very expensive.

If you leave it on the dash of your car in the sunlight you're good to go. Assuming you don't park in a garage or deck. If you do then just put it in direct sunlight for a bit, and it should kill anything on it.

[Mahjik]

Do you guys reuse the N95 masks? My problem is I don’t feel like reusing masks. Are those masks washable? Didn’t seem like it when I held one?

Also they are very expensive.

Let me Google that for you: https://www.sages.org/n-95-re-use-instructions/

[KAC]

Thanks for the link. I think I will nab a few of these and see what’s up.

[Jkmetal23]

Hey KAC

I have a few couple of use N95s, some surgical masks from work and I have a K95 mask from my GF that has reusable filters.

[Alientank]

Canada doing great, under 300 new cases in the entire country today.

[nutcrackr]

Anybody here in Texas want to comment on the situation? 4413 cases today is a big yikes.

[Elysian]

Anybody here in Texas want to comment on the situation? 4413 cases today is a big yikes.

And Abbott, instead of taking ANY responsibility, is blaming young people for not taking it seriously, and claiming he believes in individual responsibility while dodging that the things he's responsible for directly correlate with this rise.

[Crawdaddy79]

So... my immediate neighbors have a special needs kid about 10 yrs old who they let out without supervision and he goes to the other kids, being bossy and repeating commands over and over and over while none of them listen. The kids have taken to ignoring him and it's brought him to tears a few times, so we as a community of parents have made it a priority to ensure this kid is getting attention and not being bullied or isolated by training our kids to think about what they're doing and how they would feel, etc. etc.

Yesterday (to make a very long story short) we asked him how his dad was doing; he works 6 days a week and his car hasn't moved in four days. "I'm not supposed to tell you that." "Tell us what?" "Nothing." "Is he sick?" *stare* The kid was also wearing a mask for the first time. His older brother (17) came out later and we asked - he said it was the flu. I pointedly asked, how do you know it isn't COVID. His answer, "If it was that, I think we'd know." He then took the mask off his younger brother's face and went inside.

I'm convinced that dude has COVID and that his kid has been spreading it around to the neighborhood kids - one non-confrontational thing the special needs kid found to interact with the other kids is blowing bubbles while they chase after them to pop them FFS. All those viruses exploding and being breathed in.

When he came outside today, my kids had "two minutes" to get back inside. I don't like that I feel this way, but we're going to be actively avoiding this kid for a long time. A kid who may be fatherless two weeks from now... but my own may have a similar fate three weeks from now. This virus needs to **** off because I hate where my mind goes with this ****.

He's a great guy. I hope he pulls through. I'll cut his lawn and mine tomorrow and hopefully get a chance to extend an offer of hospitality.

[Greasy]

He's a great guy. I hope he pulls through. I'll cut his lawn and mine tomorrow and hopefully get a chance to extend an offer of hospitality.

You're a good man for doing that.

Cases are up big here in NC. People seem to think this is a joke.

[dodger]

Anybody here in Texas want to comment on the situation? 4413 cases today is a big yikes.

Resigned?

https://www.khou.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/houston-hospitals-turn-away-patients-due-to-increase-in-covid-19-patients/285-fad2e536-a73b-4e6b-8caa-96d4c5f98457

Keep in mind hospitals are now doing electives (mentioned in the article) so they're not technically full up of Covid, just elective procedures are using up some beds. Also about 1/3 of Houston economy is medical so we got lots and lots of hospitals down here.

[AllexxisF1]

Do you guys reuse the N95 masks? My problem is I don’t feel like reusing masks. Are those masks washable? Didn’t seem like it when I held one?

Also, they are very expensive.

Once used for a trip to the store, I let it sit in the garage for three days. At the end of the week, I give them all a quick steam bath over the stove.

No biggie.

N95 is uncomfortable as hell, but I'd rather be safe.

[acroig]

You're a good man for doing that.

[Exposed]

A second wave of Coronavirus now hitting China

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-coronavirus-beijing-second-wave-surge/

[Nagorak]

I am starting to question the point of the "phased reopening". It seems like a lot of places are just going forward with reopening no matter what. Like the numbers start to go up and look questionable, but they just push forward on to the next phase anyway. If you're going to reopen no matter what happens, then why even bother doing phased reopening, why not just reopen 100% right off the bat?

[Greasy]

I went to see my Dr this morning for something totally non covid related, but I asked her if she was worried about our trend going up. I was pleasantly surprised by her response. She said the news is mis-reporting some of the numbers, and that our state curve is actually staying pretty flat. While that's not great news by any means, it's better than the huge spike I was worried about.

She agreed that people are starting to think it's over, and that's a dangerous thing right now.

Another misconception I hear all the time is young people will be just fine. Two people between 25-35 died last week in my county from it.

[Crawdaddy79]

To both points above - Virginia's case rate was on a sharp climb until they let Northern Virginia and Richmond (the two highest concentrations of cases) go to Phase 1. It seemed that going to Phase 1 would be a mistake given the constant rise in cases, but they let it go anyway. Since then, it's been a relatively sharp drop in new cases for almost two weeks.

There is no fathomable explanation for this. Statistics are all over the place and there's no pattern that fits every scenario.

[AllexxisF1]

How much common sense just gets looked over.

It's a pandemic.

You go outside and mingle with people without any protection and people will get sick.

Those sick people will exponentially get others sick.

Why would anyone think, that just reopening things would somehow make the virus disappear?

It's nuts.

It's cuckoobananapants nuts.

[Higgy10]

Canada doing great, under 300 new cases in the entire country today.

319 today again, looking pretty good i think

[SD-[Inc]]

319 today again, looking pretty good i think

Congrats! That is a low enough number to potentially contact trace it out of existence. The only complication is you have an irresponsible neighbor that will just keep spreading back to you again and again.