^^^ of course. Once testing is up and running in all states then the numbers will climb. Same would be the case if every person that was worried about the common flu etc had increase testing and there was media coverage on it. Those numbers would climb also.
I just wonder the case in California with person in nursing home getting it (if I remember that correctly) without any exposure to Asia. With some of these other cases like that if that signifies if this could of been started here as well and maybe not solely from China? Donāt knowā¦
@Knowsstuff Next time, put a little bit of olive oil and a little bit of salt to cook the rice with, it tastes so good!
And I agreed, you guys husbands donāt really need to ask permission for everything little thing - especially something as none-issue as rice lol
And itās not like I ever give him a hard time about buying anything. I swear I am the easiest person to live with (well, except when i blow up for no good reason lol).
@Nhatrangā¦ You sound like my wifeā¦ Lolā¦ Yes we do and no your notā¦ Hahaā¦ Lol ?. We have these discussions trust meā¦ But when she buys extra wine @PetraMC itās perfectly fine.
I will give the cooking tip to her though. Sheās an amazing cook and might already be doing it. But I tell yaā¦ How did we even eat rice before? Now I am intrigued about the really expensive ones. Know they do different types of rice better but it must be magical or something.
OKā¦ Have to go disinfect something now. (staying on topic)
The nursing home hit hard is in Washington.
No, I would not say that this started in the US. The areas where the new cases appeared (CA and WA) have a very large Chinese population with relatives back in China, so visits to and from China are frequent. Chinese were actively buying real estate in these areas, too, and running VC fundsā¦ No wonder the west coast became the gateway for the virus.
āthe trick to surviving a pandemic (or at least improving your odds) is to get properly briefed on the facts, alter your behaviours accordingly and push on with your lifeā¦the policy of ācontain, delay, research and mitigateāā¦In simple terms it is to āflatten the curveā of the outbreakā¦measures that prevent the virus running through the population at speed and unhindered so that the impact is spread over timeā¦Encouraging frequent hand washing, putting in place local quarantines as we have seen in Italy, closing schools and cancelling public events are among a long series of āmitigationā measures that can work if deployed at the right time and in the right circumstances:
Why is flattening the curve of an outbreak so important? ā¦dramatically reduce the fatality rateā¦ something that is rarely fixedā¦WHO calculates the mortality rate for coronavirus is three percent in Wuhan but as low as 0.7 per cent in other Chinese provinces. āThe rapid escalation in the number of infections around the epicentre of the outbreakā¦ resulted in an insufficiency of health-care resourcesā¦ negatively affecting patient outcomesāā¦in simple terms, Wuhan ran out of doctors and beds.
The NHS has fewer critical care bedsā¦than many other comparable countries - about seven per 100,000 people, compared to 29 in Germanyā¦a sudden spike in case numbers and a rush on critical care beds can be avoided, we will avoid the higher death rates recorded in Wuhanā¦there is another key statistic to consider: even in a worst case scenario, the government only expects 60% of the population to pick up the virus. Who will be the 40 percent who avoid it?..good bet that there will be a disproportionately high number of frequent hand washers among them."
Thereās a graph that demonstrates the benefits of āfighting the epidemic curveā
@BunsenBurner on that note, can we blame people for not visiting China town? (rhetorical question, not directing at any post). Not due to racism but the likelihood of folks there going to china has to be much higher than the general population.
āECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) has announced today that the risk level has risen from moderate to high for people in the European Union, in other words the virus continues to spread," von der Leyen saidā¦
The EUās Crisis Management Commissioner, Janez LenarÄiÄ, told the news conference that every country needed to be prepared.
āWhile we should not give in to panic, the situation is likely to still get worse. So we need to be prepared. Time is of the essence here.ā (CNN)
Iran offered an emergency package
"Britain, Germany and France have offered a 5 million-euro ($5.6 million) package to Iran to help fight coronavirus in the country, Britainās Foreign Office said on Monday.
E3 group would provide the support through the World Health Organization or other UN agenciesā¦The group was also sending medical material to Iran on Monday, including equipment for laboratory tests, protective body suits and gloves" (Telegraph)
If memory serves me right, the first coronavirus case in Washington is a man travelling back from China. He recovered but recently another case surfaces in the same area, share the same genetic sequence. They donāt know each other. Chances are the virus has been spreading through the community for close to 6 weeks.
I think she could take an educated guess, as sheās been dealing with this for months, probably looking at peopleās lung x-rays and following the progression of the disease. My guess is that we did not have CV (no high fever or body aches, symptoms more like a cold virus), but many other people did. If local testing shows a surprisingly high number, then no doubt itās been here for longer than they thought.
The problem with this is itās only true IF it stays contained and containment is looking sketchy.
Some numbers I saw a day or two ago suggested 32,000,000 had the flu and 18,000 died. This works out to roughly 1/1777 if I plug in the math.
If 32,000,000 come down with Covid and using the basic 1.9% death rate reported, then roughly 608,000 will die or 1/53. *
Itās a wee bit different and is WHY so many countries are trying to keep it contained.
The numbers for Covid skew from a current death rate of .2% for those under age 40 to almost 15% for those over age 70 (if my memory is correct), so adjust accordingly. Flu death numbers probably also skew somewhat, but I haven't seen those listed.
None of the warnings say anything about avoiding contaminating the elderly. They are the really high risk group. Travelers returning from hot zones should not visit grandma for a couple of weeks.
I had to wear a mask in the hospital this morning because I was running a mild fever. (Totally normal for me but they and I would much rather be safe than sorry.)
I forgot how much I HATE masks. Theyāre so uncomfortable
So my college junior son was going to become a investor today with the down market. He studied 21 stocks that have dividends and picked an online trading app. Woke up early and ready to cash in. He just told me like every trading site has crashed! He canāt do anythingā¦ Well at least he is starting to think about his future. His spreadsheet that he explained To me is impressive thoughā¦ ?
Iām still flying to visit my elderly mom in March. My husband wants me to drive instead. 2.5 hour flight vs 14-15 hours driving (stopping along the way overnight) Iām still flying
Just read that United is cancelling a lot of flights into Asia.
My daughters and friends were planning on a trip to Japan. As a concerned mom, I wouldnāt want them going.
I wonder how this is affecting the Olympics this year. All those people from all over the world in Japan together in 1 place.
(well, except when i blow up for no good reason lol).