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Here is the link that has peak dates by state
The coronavirus outbreak won't peak in every state at once
I’ve seen some of that. There have been reports to that effect for some time.
But I think that if it truly spread just from normal talking or breathing the rate of infection would be 90% of the population. But just to be conservative, if truly airborne like that, we could probably safely consider that 70% of our 7.8 billion population that could get it. Which would lead to about 1% of them dying. That’s 546 million people.
I personally don’t think that’s the case. The virus would be much more infectious than it appears to be. As it is it has a lower R0 than the measles. Far lower. The measles is much more airborne.
I do think that if you’re living with someone who is virulent and breathing the same air in an enclosed space or close together like in the same bed, your chances increase.
My biggest concern is walking into a room where someone has sneezed or coughed. If it was a couple seconds before that’s a danger. Especially if the area doesn’t have air circulation.
Healthcare workers are at higher risk because they’re in enclosed spaces with people coughing and sneezing forcefully.
I’m not a doctor or a scientist. But I did ask mine during a phone appointment. Health care officials are really trying to keep people apart because they can’t be counted on to not make mistakes when it comes to hygiene and stopping the spread. But my doctor did ultimately tell me that this spreads the same way a cold or flu does. Asymptomatic people can spread the flu as well.
How Flu Spreads
But unless your next to a person’s face when they breath or talk, there is no evidence you can get it. If an asymptomatic person coughs or sneezes from something else like an allergy or choking on food? Of course they can spread it.
Again, I’m not a doctor or scientist and thus no one should rely on my words. I’m just trying to use logic. And I think the real issue is too many still need convincing of the seriousness.
Medical supplies seized from seller accused of hoarding get redistributed
The Health and Human Services Department said Thursday it used its authority under the Defense Production Act to distribute roughly 192,000 N95 respirator masks and a large haul of other scarce medical supplies that the FBI seized during the arrest of a Brooklyn man.
These supplies were distributed to healthcare workers in New York and New Jersey, HHS said.
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FBI agents, as part of the Justice Department's Covid-19 Hoarding and Price Gouging Task Force, seized the items, which in addition to the N95 masks also included: 598,000 medical-grade gloves, 130,000 surgical and other masks, surgical gowns, disinfectant towels, particulate filters, and bottles of hand sanitizer and spray disinfectants, the Justice Department and HHS said in a press release.
Coronavirus live updates: Cases top 1 million globally - CNN
This is helpful to know:
These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Danger
Does a high viral load or infectious dose make covid-19 worse?
The viral dose you are getting matters. A brief exposure to a person is better than a more prolonged exposure to that person, and being exposed to one person is better than being exposed to a group. Dose can affect the severity of your infection.
That is AWESOME !!!There’s also the hearts in the window thing. I live in the country so I don’t bother with any of this but I noticed a neighbor whose house is down a long lane mounted a 4 or 5 foot heart at the top of their house. I have no idea how they got it up there or how it’s mounted, but no one could have seen a heart in their window so this was their answer.
I really hate to say this, because i try to stay positive most of the time, but because I am in my 70's with asthma, i have never felt a more existential threat to my life. My husband and I practice social distancing though we do go grocery shopping, which presents a risk--- we know that but ya gotta have food- I wash my hands all day long- I try to be as careful as I can but you can still contract the virus being as careful as you can be. i feel like I am in a horror film that won't end, and sadly I am part of the movie.
My sister wears a mask she made at the Nursing Home she works at. Other workers don't wear any.Wow, that seems short sighted. No staff ever gets infected?
No-- I haven't see it, but I will gladly share it over SM as I have a few neighbors that, I believe, do NOT know what Social distancing means.I hope everyone heard Chris Cuomo describe the hell he’s in! He’s very candid & should scare everyone not social distancing!
Alabama reaches 1,200 confirmed COVID-19 cases
Why no stay home advisory for Alabama? WTH?
New data reveals coronavirus hotspots brewing across the south, where the pandemic is set to 'hit hard'
Georgia & Alabama need to address some things!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...c73756-6d36-11ea-a3ec-70d7479d83f0_story.html
Experiments show that regulated breathing can slow heart rate, improve digestion, lower blood pressure and ease anxiety. Other research shows that conscious breathing patterns can lower cortisol levels and can even downregulate the amygdala, the anxiety center in the brain.
One such pattern, popularized by integrative medicine doctor Andrew Weil, is called 4-7-8. (Breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 7 and breath out for 8.)
“Often, [soft belly breathing] is the first step toward healing a variety of different kinds of trauma, dealing with chronic stress, and getting on the road to much greater resiliency,” he said in a recent interview with a wellness writer. “It’s an antidote to fight or flight — but it’s also an antidote to those feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.”
In these examples, breathing patterns varied but had three things in common: slowed respiratory rate, an exhale that is longer than the inhale and a breath that starts deep in the belly rather than high in the throat. The theory is that these activities turn on the vagus nerve, which sends calming messages to our brain and other organs.
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Inhale, Exhaaaaale and repeat.
bbm with Now, doesn’t everyone feel a little bit better?
we're all scared
let's just say it
we're scared @#$%less
sending you hugs
How Awesome !!!I have a teddy bear hanging in an upstairs window. Someone on our town FB page asked for approx locations and made a map for a scavenger hunt of sorts in the entire county.
Many friends I know also started this with rainbow hunt during Saint Pat's day week.
Today, a horse farm paraded their resident white horse around neighborhoods dressed as a unicorn (no harm to the horse). And the Easter Bunny is coming around on a pickup truck this weekend.
Every little bit helps, especially for the little ones.