Corona Virus # 3

[hawkeye08]

Just read this article on a cruise ship pasenger that had CV and GBS.

Coronavirus patient recovering in quarantine facility, says he had fever spike and '''lingering dry cough''' | Fox News

 

[cqaigy2]

They came in contact with someone who tested positive, but that was only 24 hours prior and they show no symptoms nor would the virus test be accurate after that short of time. Makes sense that they would not test that early.

This may make sense, it seems if the test would be ineffective, then the person would not be shedding enough virus to be infectious.

 

[rekees4300]

Here's a more up-to-date story with emails sent by the head of the school to parents. It has more details as to why the staff member was denied testing, as, apparently, the relative was denied testing for a while as well. The testing will take about 3 days to get results back, so the school is staying closed until then at the least.

South Bend school says faculty member may have been exposed to coronavirus | WSBT

I thought the authority to do testing was transferred from the CDC to the states? :confused3: The whole Coronavirus issue is a WIP. Accurate information is hard to come by despite the endless parade of so-called "experts" on TV.

 

[cqaigy2]

I wonder what the 'test kit' and procedure consists of? It it a blood draw or a saliva sample? You see the Chinese taking people's temps with an IR thermometer and nothing else. Is that the 'kit', an IR thermometer or is it more involved?

I believe they take a swab, insert it deep into your nose, ditto the throat. Pretty uncomfortable.

 

[riptides]

I believe they take a swab, insert it deep into your nose, ditto the throat. Pretty uncomfortable.

I had a Postal Inspection service job that was thought to be compromised by a biological agent.
That swab up the nose was more like a poor mans attempt at a frontal brain lobotomy.
Pretty uncomfortable does not do you statement justice. LOL.

 

[MossRoad]

Apparently local supplies of TP are getting wiped out!

:laughing:

 

[Molalla1]

:laughing:

In the little town I live close to (7 miles) we have 1 larger grocery store (Safeway) it is fully stocked with TP, of course they probably don't have as much a need for it in Portland 35-40 miles away they poop in the streets :laughing:.

 

[riptides]

NY is deploying the National Guard to New Rochelle.

Various government agencies in the DC area are now implementing TeleWork agreements.

WallyWorld in my immediate are had limited supplies of TP.

HD had ample rolls. As does my immediate Dollliar (sp) store.

Demographics at work?

 

[NorTracNY]

Has anyone heard why the John Hopkins site changed their mapping so counties are no longer being tracked? Just states now... I'm wondering if some government agency pressured them. The site WAS awesome in that I knew how close cases were to me. I'm assuming most of you are already aware of the site.

Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS

 

[flyerdan]

I was wondering that myself, looked a bit earlier and previously we had one case in Marion county, looked to be around Stayton, and the rest in Washington county, probably Hillsboro. Now they just have one red dot somewhere in Oregon that says 14 cases.