All Purpose Coronavirus Discussion Part XI: Will We Go Through A Thread This Weekend?

[LegionOfDoom91]

The USA now officially has more than DOUBLE the COVID19 deaths of the 2nd place country.

Coronavirus Update (Live): 2,830,082 Cases and 197,246 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer

Now thats some good ole' fashioned American exceptionalism.

If ya ain't first, yer last.

The crazy thing is it could have been a lot worse if not for health care workers/facilities here some even doing so on the shoe string. If we were operating at a fatality rate like Italy or Spain for example that total number would be a lot higher. I’m not sure if it changed as I haven’t looked at it in days but we’re even under the average fatality percentage for the whole world too.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Ok, was just curious. Sounds like you might consider buying into BA then?

I've watched them for sure, especially with all the demand for P-8s. But damn their shares are still pricey.

 

[Embiid]

Das Greyhound?

 

[Asnito]

That's not great for hopes that summer would knock this thing down for a while

The Brazilian people live under much different circumstances than the average American so I think it's too early to say. It also doesn't help that their president is a skeptic of science and their institutions aren't nearly as strong as ours to counteract him.

 

[Embiid]

Good Frontline special on COVID.....been checking these out lately. In the Age of Ai was really good along with the one about Amazon...

 

[flyersnorth]

Meh....nothing "special" about this flooooo

But seriously, yes posted an article in the previous thread about all the blood clotting problems COVID seems to be causing. Scary stuff...

I am honestly trying to remain positive but I had a bad feeling something very disruptive to human society was going to happen soon....didn't think a pandemic but something where our lives would never be the same. We are after all living in the midst of the 6th mass extinction event....

Earth's sixth mass extinction event under way, scientists warn

“The time to act is very short,” he said. “It will, sadly, take a long time to humanely begin the population shrinkage required if civilisation is to long survive, but much could be done on the consumption front and with ‘band aids’ – wildlife reserves, diversity protection laws – in the meantime.” Ceballos said an international institution was needed to fund global wildlife conservation.

Jesus.

Super interesting read. Thanks for the link!

 

[DancingPanther]

@FlyerNutter Essentially we are only routinely using the full 9 of PPE for contact and airborne covid pts...which means I guess they're vented or on BIPAP/HFNC or getting nebs? "For care with risk for aerosolization/performing aerosolized procedures". You'd have more of a clue there than me idk

The partial 8 yards (reusable gown, reusable surgical mask, eye protection, gloves.....NO n95) for anyone else including covid + without aerosolization risk

Private rooms required, negative pressure if available for any covid +

 

[flyersnorth]

The Brazilian people live under much different circumstances than the average American so I think it's too early to say. It also doesn't help that their president is a skeptic of science and their institutions aren't nearly as strong as ours to counteract him.

Speaking of Brazil, I watched Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad) last night.

Man, that was an intense experience! Fascinating film from beginning to end, I forgot they were actors.

Highly recommend. Love the lead actor, he played Escobar in Narcos.

Can’t wait to watch the sequel, which is apparently better than the first.

 

[trostol]

The USA now officially has more than DOUBLE the COVID19 deaths of the 2nd place country.

Coronavirus Update (Live): 2,830,082 Cases and 197,246 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer

Now thats some good ole' fashioned American exceptionalism.

If ya ain't first, yer last.

 

[BuriedInIce]

I know you all missed her. Meka says “hi” from 80 degrees and sunny San Diego.

 

[kudymen]

The shift towards the US was truly significant, as mentioned above. Sweden is accelerating again after a few days of curve flattening earlier this week. Per FT.com Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as the pandemic spreads | Free to read

 

[DancingPanther]

Just fyi our internationally renowned flagship for the health system removed hydroxychloroquine from the COVID-19 treatment algorithm. We're pushing for its removal here too, talking to infectious diseases tomorrow

Before someone responds to this (which I won't be able to see anyway), the reasoning is the overwhelming evidence that it doesn't work. Because that's what medicine is based on. Evidence.

Here is compilation of the most notable litrichaaa that I know of. Sorry about the links, you'll have to type them out of you're really interested.

This whole thing is stemming from one dumpster fire of a study from France a few months ago. Reminds me of the anti vax movement almost.

Cancer does grow from just one cell ya know

 

[mja]

@Cody Webster @Starat327

It’s the cumulative average per 100K over 14 days, not daily average per 100K over 14 days. Meaning, Philly has a ways to go yet, though we’re down to 401 per 100K as of Friday. We have to get down to 55 new cases a day.

Here’s how low Philly’s case count has to be for the state to consider reopening Southeastern Pa.

 

[Embiid]

@Cody Webster @Starat327

It’s the cumulative average per 100K over 14 days, not daily average per 100K over 14 days. Meaning, Philly has a ways to go yet, though we’re down to 401 per 100K as of Friday. We have to get down to 55 new cases a day.

Here’s how low Philly’s case count has to be for the state to consider reopening Southeastern Pa.

Even if we get to that in June or July....we get maybe a couple months of some normalcy and then flu season comes around and we are back to quarantines. 2020 is gonna be a shitty year. ...for me personally for various reasons it has been crappy for the most part since 2018. Thank you God...

 

[Embiid]

Guess we will see if the Swedish experiment will work for them in the long run....either way...don't think you could apply that strategy of voluntary social responsibility here. We got way too many irresponsible crackpots

 

[Chinatown88]

Your daily dose of cute animal vid/gif, I need some fluff in my life after last night's abject disaster FIRE HOWIE edition.

 

[Rebels57]

The crazy thing is it could have been a lot worse if not for health care workers/facilities here some even doing so on the shoe string. If we were operating at a fatality rate like Italy or Spain for example that total number would be a lot higher. I’m not sure if it changed as I haven’t looked at it in days but we’re even under the average fatality percentage for the whole world too.

Yeah our health care workers are f***ing amazing. It's that simple. The amount of infected would have been way lower had the current administration acted much sooner, but thankfully our healthcare workers have been able to save tens of thousands of lives.

 

[Rebels57]

@Cody Webster @Starat327

It’s the cumulative average per 100K over 14 days, not daily average per 100K over 14 days. Meaning, Philly has a ways to go yet, though we’re down to 401 per 100K as of Friday. We have to get down to 55 new cases a day.

Here’s how low Philly’s case count has to be for the state to consider reopening Southeastern Pa.

Does anyone know how our daily cases per 100K looked say 2 weeks ago? Trying to get an idea of how long it would take for SE PA to get the numbers down to where they need to be.

 

[Rebels57]

@Cody Webster @Starat327

It’s the cumulative average per 100K over 14 days, not daily average per 100K over 14 days. Meaning, Philly has a ways to go yet, though we’re down to 401 per 100K as of Friday. We have to get down to 55 new cases a day.

Here’s how low Philly’s case count has to be for the state to consider reopening Southeastern Pa.

“If a region doesn’t have more than 50 cases per 100,000 people over 14 days, but the hospitals there are at or nearing capacity, we wouldn’t be able to reopen that region,” he said. “Doing so would put our entire health system at risk.”

Also, this is what enrages me about these f***tard protestors. They are having the opposite effect. They are spreading the virus which means they are prolonging restrictions. Everyone needs to buy in.

 

[Embiid]

Yeah our health care workers are f***ing amazing. It's that simple. The amount of infected would have been way lower had the current administration acted much sooner, but thankfully our healthcare workers have been able to save tens of thousands of lives.

You talkin about Pmurt?

 

[Rebels57]

You talkin about Pmurt?

Did Pmurt call it a hoax on February 28th after ignoring nearly 2 months of warnings from the CDC and other countries and agencies? If so yes, him.

 

[kudymen]

 

[Beef Invictus]

Nearly three quarters of US senators call on Trump administration to help local news - CNN

This is good for Hollywood

 

[mja]

Does anyone know how our daily cases per 100K looked say 2 weeks ago? Trying to get an idea of how long it would take for SE PA to get the numbers down to where they need to be.

Probably lower actually, because that would capture days with pre-peak levels. We dropped by over 100 just from Wed to Fri, but data is delayed so that may well rise again once all of the results come in.

 

[Rebels57]

Probably lower actually, because that would capture days with pre-peak levels. We dropped by over 100 just from Wed to Fri, but data is delayed so that may well rise again once all of the results come in.

Hopefully we see a big drop over the next week, but i'm not optimistic.