Coronavirus Thread

[Gnomey]

Yes, PCR tests are very sensitive. The whole question of what influences how contegious someone is is still in research. It's a very complex question.

This is true but then we still don't know how long the antibodies last for immunity. Some people who've been symptom positive have been PCR/antibody negative.

We don't know the viral load to be contagious vs that to be Swan/PCR positive. There's still loads needed to be researched and understood before we can make definite conclusions on pathophysiology.

 

[Vincenzo]

Italy report 6th September, weekly changes
Cases 277,634, +9,416, deaths 35,541, +64, recovered 210,015, +1,479, active cases 32,078, +7,873, tests 9,219,257, +627,916, tested people 5,538.028, +420,240
fatality rate 12.8% (-0.4)
mortality rate 589 per million (+1)
test rate 152.8 per thousand (+10.4)
positive rate 5% (-0.2)
test rate this week 10,410 per million
positive rate this week 2.2% (-0.1)
new case rate this week 156 per million

 

[ThomasP]

Minnesota report, September 10
cases 82,249, recovered 75,425, hospitalized 6,830(257)*, deaths 1,884, tested 1,646,961
fatality rate 2.3%
mortality rate 330.5 per million
test rate 288.9 per thousand
positivity rate 5%, down 0.1% since 1 month ago
*The number in parenthesis is Minnesota's currently hospitalized COVID-19 cases. This number has varied between 257 and 339 over the last 30 days.

 

[at6]

I was going to post a photo that reflects how I've come to feel about the virus.

 

[at6]

 

[michaelmaltby]

I can't unsee that ...

 

[michaelmaltby]

Hong Kong medics - for whom I have much respect, despite the regime - are now recognizing that fecal contamination in infants and the elderly, can remain 'hot' for up to 4 months. The reality of defending against such a virus is daunting. If we want a society in which COVID is under control (as Polio and Measles once were), the only way to do it at a bearable cost , IMO, is saliva, self-admined swabs - 2 minutes wait time for results.
To paraphrase the Beatles' song: "Woke up! Got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head ..*" Like brushing your teeth.
* Day in the Life"

 

[Vincenzo]

7th case in my town, if don't wrong with the count

 

[rochie]

Middlesbrough 1 mile south of me is an area of concern due to rising number of cases, Hartlepool 1 mile north is the same !
going to start wrapping myself in clingfilm before i leave work

 

[Marcel]

Yeah Zuid-Holland where I live has been code Orange for many weeks now. Rotterdam is one of the centres from where the virus is spreading again. Can't do anything except for following the rules and pray no one I know will be harmed by Covid.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

My county just turned orange with a record-breaking seven new cases in one day. Labor day weekend come home to roost.

 

[at6]

Stupid people doing stupid things and everyone pays.

 

[Vincenzo]

8th case in my town

 

[Vincenzo]

Italy report 13th September, weekly changes
cases 287,753, +10,119, deaths 35,610, +69, recovered 213,634, +3,619, active cases 38,509, +6,431, tests 9,818,118, +598,861, people tested 5,924,322, +386,294
fatality rate 12.4% (-0.4)
mortality rate 590 per million (+1)
test rate 162.8 per thousand (+10)
positive rate 4.9% (-0.1)
test rate this week 9,929 per million (-481)
positive rate this week 2.6% (+0.4)
new case rate this week 168 per million (+12)

 

[Gnomey]

 

[MiTasol]

I think this should be the universal punishment for those that refuse to wear masks when mandated and those that refuse to stay isolated when ordered to.
Indonesians caught without a mask forced to dig graves for Covid-19 victims - CNN

 

[Marcel]

My area of the Netherlands has become code Red by Belgium and Germany. Annoying. We're being punished for what happens in the big cities like Rotterdam where I never come in the first place. But it can't be helped I guess.

 

[Marcel]

I think this should be the universal punishment for those that refuse to wear masks when mandated and those that refuse to stay isolated when ordered to.
Indonesians caught without a mask forced to dig graves for Covid-19 victims - CNN

Well that must be the dumbest I've seen. Being harshly punished for not following a measurement that has never proven to be effective in the first place. A fine I can imagine, but this is out of proportion. i think people should be punished for not disposing the useless things properly. In Belgium masks were literally littering the streets. There you go with your hygiene.

 

[Vincenzo]

Italy report 20th September, weekly changes
cases 298,156, +10,403, deaths 35,707, +97, recovered 218,351, +4,717, active cases 44,098, +5,589, tests 10,432,814, +614,696, people tested 6,302,761, +378,439
fatality rate 12% (-0.4)
mortality rate 592 per million (+2)
test rate 173 per thousand (+10.2)
positive rate 4.7% (-0.2)
test rate this week 10,191 per million (+262)
positive rate this week 2.7% (+0.1)
new case rate this week 172 per million (+4)

 

[Zipper730]

Be careful what you wish for .....
China's internet watchdog launches new app to squash online rumours

These fact-checking sites are merely excuses to justify censorship.