Coronavirus COVID-19 *Global Health Pandemic* #20

[Henry2326]

"What is the mortality for healthy people?"
Dr Margaret Harris, from the WHO, says "the overall mortality [of coronavirus] for everyone is around 1-2%, but if you don’t get to treatment it is possible the mortality is much higher"
Coronavirus updates: US travel ban, Italy shop closures and more - BBC News #YourQuestionsAnswered BBC News (World) on Twitter

 

[SAMS]

The Hill on Twitter

Princess and Viking suspend cruise line operations over coronavirus outbreak hill.cm/tDqgSIn

 

[Trudie]

KY gov’ said it’s not the lack of tests, it’s getting labs up & running! Linked earlier.

also paraphrasing: the test is NOT the be all, end all. You can get tested but show symptoms the next day.

KY commissioner of public health: We will test the people that most need it.

Gov: until commercial labs are up & running, our hands are tied. Remember 80% don’t require testing, they will have mild symptoms.

Governor Andy Beshear

 

[margarita25]

(I recommend intermittent naps during all this. Moo. See y’all in a bit.)

 

[JaneEyre]

Omg

BNO Newsroom on Twitter
BREAKING: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will self-isolate and work from home as his wife is being tested for coronavirus

Oh, no!

 

[enelram]

KY gov’ said it’s not the lack of tests, it’s getting labs up & running! Linked earlier.

also paraphrasing: the test is NOT the be all, end all. You can get tested but show symptoms the next day.

KY commissioner of public health: We will test the people that most need it.

Gov: until commercial labs are up & running, our hands are tied. Remember 80% don’t require testing, they will have mild symptoms.

Governor Andy Beshear

pssst...someone tell gov. Andy that Fl. is having to buy their own commercial test kits BUT they're not complete and the swabs and chemicals needed to complete the tests are NOT available anywhere in the country, per
Fl. Gov.
a total cluster Fuch.

 

[rodneymullenmg]

In other awful news related to this...

Tour company refuses to refund low-income students $4,000 each after dream trip is cancelled over virus

A group of low-income students in Chicago are out $4,000 each after their trip to Greece was cancelled over concerns about the novel coronavirus.

Block Club Chicago reported that students from South Side school had scheduled the trip for spring break in April.

In a tweet on Wednesday, the Chicago Teachers Union revealed that EF Tours had refused to refund the students’ money.

 

[Henry2326]

#Breaking Georgia confirms its first death from coronavirus.

Richard Elliot on Twitter

 

[escape2sc]

Carolina Cup Races canceled due to coronavirus concerns

CAMDEN, S.C. (WIS) - Organizers of the Carolina Cup Races decided to cancel the 86th annual running scheduled for March 28.

The horse races draw tens of thousands of people each year to Kershaw County in South Carolina. But that’s also the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in South Carolina.

 

[Trudie]

If you are sick but otherwise would not have visited your doctor, DON’T now.
If you are sick & would normally see a doctor for your symptoms, go.
Governor Andy Beshear

 

[Trudie]

but if you don’t get to treatment it is possible the mortality is much higher"

what is the treatment?

 

[SandyQLS]

Woman treated at Pomona Valley Hospital is 1st coronavirus-related death in L.A. County

"Woman treated at Pomona Valley Hospital is 1st coronavirus-related death in L.A. County

Updated: Mar 12, 2020 / 09:09 AM PDT

A woman who was briefly treated at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center earlier this week has died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, Los Angeles County officials confirmed on Wednesday.

The woman, who was identified as an older adult, traveled extensively over the past month including a layover in South Korea, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, was treated at the hospital's emergency department on Monday and was in "full cardiac arrest," the hospital said in a statement.

Officials said the woman is not an L.A. County resident, but was in town visiting friends. ..."

Los Angeles County = 29 cases

 

[Henry2326]

Pence says thousands more U.S. coronavirus cases expected Pence says thousands more U.S. coronavirus cases expected Reuters on Twitter

 

[SolwayFirth]

CAMDEN, SC -
Carolina Cup Races canceled due to coronavirus concerns

 

[beatrixpotter]

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[SAMS]

BNO Newsroom on Twitter

BREAKING: Puerto Rico and Wisconsin declare state of emergency due to coronavirus

 

[Oregonmama]

The NHL called things off. Sigh, I am a big Boston Bruin fan.....

 

[Henry2326]

CT

All New Haven public schools will be closed indefinitely starting Friday, March 13, according to a tweet from the city.

The schools are closing "due to the growing risk of exposure due to the COVID-19 virus."

A press conference is expected at 1:30 p.m.

New Haven Public Schools Closing Indefinitely Over Coronavirus Concerns

 

[Trudie]

We have enough tests to test people that epidemiologists deem necessary to be tested, we need the labs to “test” the results.

pssst...someone tell gov. Andy that Fl. is having to buy their own commercial test kits BUT they're not complete and the swabs and chemicals needed to complete the tests are NOT available anywhere in the country, per
Fl. Gov.
a total cluster Fuch.

 

[beatrixpotter]

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