How is the virus affecting you?

[rswyan]

 

[Steppenwolfe]

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

 

[pmsmechanic]

Some good news from the briefing. Apparently 3 things can kill this virus off quickly. Heat, Humidity can greatly reduce the half life of both aerosols and virus on surfaces . And the UV light from the sun can kill the virus in a minute and a half. It could be that "sheltering in place in your home" is exactly the wrong thing to do. Maybe getting out in the heat and humidity and sunlight outdoors is the right thing to do. Social distancing of course. Maybe letting the children play in the skatepark is the exactly correct thing for them to do. Maybe letting people get in their motorboats and going out on the lake to fish and play is the exactly right thing to do. Maybe letting people buy seeds and plant them in their garden is the exact right thing to do. The testing continues, but the preliminary results for heat, humidity and sunlight look very very good.

This same thought has been going through my mind for several weeks already. Well said!

I have no sources

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Nearly all Covid-19 patients put on ventilators in New York'''s largest health system died, study finds - CNN

As we figured out a month ago on TBN ventilators are not that helpful for COVID-19 as first thought. It is funny that Elon Musk did not think the need was that high. Turns out the BPAP (that he did source) with oxygen works about as well without the lung damage from the tube.

 

[rswyan]

Some good news from the briefing. Apparently 3 things can kill this virus off quickly. Heat, Humidity can greatly reduce the half life of both aerosols and virus on surfaces . And the UV light from the sun can kill the virus in a minute and a half. It could be that "sheltering in place in your home" is exactly the wrong thing to do. Maybe getting out in the heat and humidity and sunlight outdoors is the right thing to do. Social distancing of course. Maybe letting the children play in the skatepark is the exactly correct thing for them to do. Maybe letting people get in their motorboats and going out on the lake to fish and play is the exactly right thing to do. Maybe letting people buy seeds and plant them in their garden is the exact right thing to do. The testing continues, but the preliminary results for heat, humidity and sunlight look very very good.

How about that hydroxychloroquine ... miracle drug I hear ...

 

[Gale Hawkins]

This same thought has been going through my mind for several weeks already. Well said!

I have no sources

As we learn what NOT to do more will recover I expect. I do not think we are dealing with exactly the same virus that was in China last fall since there are 30 somewhat different versions today we read. Since the death rate some are reporting to be more like 0.02% based on some antibody testing gives more hope. Some report that most all deaths had one or more health risks.

 

[LouNY]

Right?? I mean we are spending trillions of borrowed money to keep people from catching a pretty survivable virus. Im not suggesting we expose anyone to it who is marginally unhealthy. Keep them isolated until the cure comes. Take the infirmed and elderly off the street, then the death rate goes way way down.
Meantime we gotta think about us ALL dying an economic death. That kills all ages and health profiles. Depressions are very real and very deadly. Just ask anyone who is still alive from the 1930s. The stories my dad told me....

Get the Corona, you can very likely survive. Take your job and all your wealth? You probably cant survive. Thats many millions of people. Look at all the people we are finding out had the virus and never felt sick!
I dont want to live the rest of my life in a mask & gloves. I don’t want to see people living inside the rest of their life, Its like chains.
Go outside and take precautions, but sooner or later drink from the bitter cup......
Live free or die.
In the meantime, follow your governors instructions :laughing:

I'll agree with everything you said, maybe.
That last line follow my governors instructions, mine seems to think he's a king and as far as I'm concerned He can just kiss off.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

How about that hydroxychloroquine ... miracle drug I hear ...

We just do not have any trials yet that I have seen so it still a hot potato. There was one report but medically it did not prove anything but there are many trials under way with hydroxychlorquine. It needs a few weeks of lead time so if stated when a patient goes on a vent I expect it may increase death rate or maybe the increased death rate is because of vent usage. Time will tell but confirmed trial data will take months for repeating of trails. Since the CDC is talking about next winter being worse at least we should know better what to NOT do.

 

[Diggin It]

Gang, this isn't THAT thread.

This one is about how it affects us (or doesn't) as individuals.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Some good news from the briefing. Apparently 3 things can kill this virus off quickly. Heat, Humidity can greatly reduce the half life of both aerosols and virus on surfaces . And the UV light from the sun can kill the virus in a minute and a half. It could be that "sheltering in place in your home" is exactly the wrong thing to do. Maybe getting out in the heat and humidity and sunlight outdoors is the right thing to do. Social distancing of course. Maybe letting the children play in the skatepark is the exactly correct thing for them to do. Maybe letting people get in their motorboats and going out on the lake to fish and play is the exactly right thing to do. Maybe letting people buy seeds and plant them in their garden is the exact right thing to do. The testing continues, but the preliminary results for heat, humidity and sunlight look very very good.

I’ve heard this all along. Been a big proponent of keeping outside activities open in a sensible manner.
Someone got hurt in the national park near me today. Someone came on and said it should have been closed. I say getting outside is what people need.