Corona Virus #6

[ultrarunner]

We haven’t seen any speed slowdown but were in the sticks up here

Mine speed is abysmal... but it works.

UP 0.73 Mbps
Down 0.15 Mbps

But still faster than my 1200 baud modem!

 

[rswyan]

Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak | Article | Reuters

 

[ultrarunner]

I brought an old anesthesia machine home for the metal and drawers... it has just been sitting in the corner of the shop as more of a conversation piece...

Might be time to plug it in... still has the E Oxygen and E Air tanks... if worse comes to worse I do have two full H welding Oxygen tanks... the same supplier that fills my welding tanks also supplies all the veterinary clinics from the same line.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I decided to stay off the forums and social media all day. It worked...until I came back here tonight. Now I'm back to assuming the world is basically ending. I need to be lose the technology.

My daughter was telling me about a trip to Dollar General. Two brothers was looking for dog food and the younger one was heard say, Jack don't take all day just grab one since the world is coming to an end anyway.

The video below thinks we are over reacting.

COVID-19: Is Our Cure Worse Than The Disease? | With Dr. Paul Offit - YouTube

 

[wheelbuilder]

I was looking for a comparison of the 'regular' flu to covid-19 and came across this. It's 3 weeks old now, has anyone found similar data that is newer ?
How Does the Coronavirus Compare With the Flu? - The New York Times

 

[aczlan]

A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients — ProPublica

This does not say how many live but that about a 1/3 of COVID-19 patients will need one. The picture painted is itself painful.

I am curious about that story because the daily announcements of how many have died from this in Louisiana have mostly been older (70+) people who were residents of a nursing home. The few who it says have passed that were younger (40s or 50s) have all said that they had preexisting conditions (which matches what I have seen reported elsewhere in the world).
It would be nice to be able to verify story's report of "many" younger people (40s and 50s) without preexisting conditions suddenly needing to be put on a ventilator.
From the story:

Since last week, he’s been running ventilators for the sickest COVID-19 patients. Many are relatively young, in their 40s and 50s, and have minimal, if any, preexisting conditions in their charts. He is overwhelmed, stunned by the manifestation of the infection, both its speed and intensity. The ICU where he works has essentially become a coronavirus unit. He estimates that his hospital has admitted dozens of confirmed or presumptive coronavirus patients. About a third have ended up on ventilators.

Aaron Z

 

[aczlan]

Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak | Article | Reuters

Had they been there, would they have been told the truth? 99.999% certain that the answer is no.

Aaron Z

 

[the old grind]

Aaron, if our person were still there maybe SHE would have been the one telling or not telling.

This is not about finding fault, just realizing how a staffing oops might have cost us a head start.

(I keep reading/watching articles/videos linked in this thread. )

 

[rswyan]

Had they been there, would they have been told the truth? 99.999% certain that the answer is no.

Aaron Z

The premise of your question seems to indicate either an unfamiliarity with the content of the article or a political agenda ... or possibly both.

In any event, the point you’re attempting to make may be largely irrelevant ... in that they could have made first hand observations of events on the ground that could have served to inform us better ... regardless of the official Chicom party line.

 

[RandyT]

Just heard that one of the very first symptoms for this disease is sudden loss of smell or taste. Like suddenly can't smell a dirty diaper or cat litter, or taste garlic.