“TURKEY - 1st confirmed case - patient came through Europe.”
Hard to believe. Kind of like the Egypt numbers.
Nucleic acid extraction (RNA or DNA) is an old lab technique that only lab dinosaurs remember. Qiagen made it easy, quick, reproducible, relatively error proof and EXPENSIVE by kitting the components. The problem is, being “dummy proof” meant no one who uses the kits is very good at troubleshooting, which comes with the territory when using raw ingredient reagents.
I’m presenting a national webinar tomorrow for medical providers on flying with portable oxygen and have just added a COVID-19 slide that quotes the 3/10/2020 CDC guidelines at www.CDC.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/High-risk-complications.html.
It says: “If you are at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19, you should avoid cruise travel and nonessential sir travel.”
It has many other recommendations but that was directly on point for my talk tomorrow
Dr. Carlos del Rio, Emory Professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health to a CNN reporter:
On another station, he said one reason was testing without symptoms can lead to false positives.
http://vaccines.emory.edu/faculty-evc/primary-faculty/del_rio_carlos.html
Michigan. One in the county we live, one in the county Mr works.
Goodie
It is not incompetence. IMO, JIT manufacturing and costs of inventories can be blamed here. Manufacturing systems are not designed to ramp up production quickly to meet sudden, huge spikes. They are designed to feed a steady stream of demand so as to minimize inventory holding costs (and replacement of expired inventories). Who would have predicted that such urgent need would arise? This is like building with a 100 yr flood in mind.
Hope some lessons will be learned here.
OK, this is a little kooky. Are we trying to stop the spread of this virus or are we just playing that role on t.v.?
CHINA - 22 new cases totaling 80,778 and 22 deaths (all Hubei) totaling 3,158
Ten of the newly confirmed cases were people arriving from overseas, meaning that mainland China has now imported 79 coronavirus cases.
Total numbers: Mainland China has now confirmed 61,475 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
SOUTH KOREA - 277 new cases totaling 7,755 and 7 new deaths totaling 60.
JAPAN - 57 new cases totaling 587 and 1 new death totaling 10.
Still lots of spread in Europe - some examples:
FRANCE - 372 new cases totaling 1,784 and 3 new deaths totaling 33
SPAIN 464 new cases totaling 1,695 and 6 new deaths totaling 36
GERMANY 341 new cases totaling 1,565
SWITZERLAND - 123 new cases totaling 497 and 1 new death totaling 3.
NORWAY - 173 new cases totaling 400.
DENMARK - 172 new cases totaling 262.
1st reported cases in DRC (travel from Belgium), Jamaica (travel from UK), Bolivia (travel from Italy)
It’s become quite clear to me we are just playing the role. US response is a total joke.
So China, Korea, Italy, etc have all figured out how to do this on a volume basis but it’s just too difficult for us and we think this doesn’t imply incompetence? The result is speaking for itself.
@scout59 did you catch any specifics other than the county?
They wouldn’t even say where they traveled from.
This is infuriating. So the folk in Washington had to sneak and test samples. When they decided to come forward they were told to stop testing ???
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-delays.html
First of the 2 planes with Princess cruise ship passengers is supposed to be arriving at Dobbins and they also reported separately that one local COVID-19 patient has been taken to the local state park facility (that sounded like a lead in teaser so have no further info about that).
The Ohio State canceling classes made a lot of sense until I heard that they will not be closing the dorms and cafeterias. Ridiculous. This does absolutely nothing other than to “maybe” protect professors and staff members. There are over 12K freshmen and sophomores living on campus (sophomores are required) Dorms and cafeterias are breeding grounds. All it takes is one positive results and the backlash will be endless. So who are they protecting? Profits! If they send kids home, they might have to reimburse for lost revenue. If you are going to do it, then do it the right way. Otherwise, this does not protect anybody.
How is a laptop not required for all Fordham students? Most colleges have this requirement. At 75K a year - it should not even be an issue. FA should cover for low income and it should be REQUIRED for others.
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The dinosaurs were replaced with those pricy kits because we are apparently more expensive… 
I also dread the day no one will be interested in becoming a chemist because chemistry is stinky, not well paid, and not glorious. Who will be troubleshooting the manufacturing of those pharmaceuticals?!
Massachusetts governor declares a state of emergency amid coronavirus outbreak in state
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has declared a state of emergency “to support the commonwealth’s response” to the coronavirus outbreak there.
The state has identified 92 presumptive positive cases, authorities said. Seventy of them are related to a conference hosted by Biogen, a multinational biotechnology company in Cambridge, in late February.
Baker said in a statement that the executive branch of the Massachusetts government will:
Discontinue all out-of-state work-related travel.
Cancel or virtually hold conferences, seminars, and other discretionary gatherings.
Inform employees not to attend external work-related conferences, seminars, or events.
Remind employees feeling sick with fever or flu symptoms to not come into work.
Encourage high-risk employees to talk with their supervisors to review possible alternative work assignments.
“We will continue planning and preparing to mitigate the spread of this disease, and have issued new guidance for executive branch employees in the commonwealth,” Baker said. "I urge employers and other large organizations to follow our example and limit or eliminate non-essential travel, limit or eliminate large events where possible, and explore telework where appropriate for your organization. We are also urging older adults and those with health issues to avoid large crowds and large events.” (CNN)
State Orders Private Insurers to Cover Costs of Coronavirus Tests
Tuesday, March 10, 5:30 p.m.
The New Hampshire Insurance Department is ordering private health insurers in the state to fully cover costs associated with testing patients for the coronavirus.
The new requirement, announced Tuesday afternoon, is meant to ensure that patients do not put off necessary medical treatment due to concerns over what they may be charged when they access care.
Anthem, the state’s largest private insurer, previously announced that it would cover any out-of-pocket costs associated with coronavirus testing.
The Insurance Department said people covered through the state’s Medicaid program will also receive tests at no cost, should they need them.
A spokesperson for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said the agency is working with the federal government to ensure that the approximately 70,000 state residents with no health insurance coverage are also able to obtain tests for COVID-19, should then need them, regardless of their ability to pay.
The state Insurance Department is reminding health insurance companies that they are not able to deny coverage, including mental health treatment, to patients who seek to use telemedicine for health services. Insurers are also being directed to allow their members to obtain 90-day supplies of medications, when available, to ensure continuous access to prescriptions.
In a hearing before lawmakers Tuesday afternoon, state epidemiologist Ben Chan said that as the state increases the rate of testing for COVID-19, the supply of test kits is diminishing. Chan said the state has the capacity now to test more than 100 additional people for COVID-19 and is awaiting more kits from the CDC. (NHPR)
They got to the TP shelf first. 
We all get this stuff from the same place. If the manufacturer is out, they are out.
@suzyQ7 hey I agree entirely. I don’t know what their FA policies are like though. I just don’t know anything about the school and my prof friend didn’t know either.
Most online learning platforms can be used on your smart phone, and few students don’t have access to one of those.