Studying Covid19. Why were some places hit harder than others

[LadyStanley]

The COVID-19 Riddle: Why Does the Virus Wallop Some Places and Spare Others?

Studies underway to understand how disease was transmitted and why some countries were impacted more than others.

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[JMCx4]

This pandemic may yield as many doctoral theses as it does deaths.

 

[Cloned]

I suspect there is a whole myriad of factors, including:

• population density
• travel patterns
• demographic stratification (age, presence of comorbidities, percentage living in nursing homes, etc.)
• healthcare system organization and capacity
• degree and timing of government response (lockdown, tracking, isolation, quarantine, border closings, etc.)
• adherence of the population to government response
• geographic isolation
• pure dumb luck

 

[LadyStanley]

Recent headlines include: Chinese hid severity of disease. Russians not reporting death toll.

"Hiding" information does not help the situation.

 

[LadyStanley]

Surviving COVID-19 May Not Feel Like Recovery for Some

Long, long recovery phase. Unknown if all symptoms are reversible.

 

[JMCx4]

Sounds like an autoimmune reaction, based on the limited info in the article. Maybe related to the symptoms that childhood COVID patients in New York suffered?

 

[LadyStanley]

The Coronavirus May Pose a New Risk to Younger Patients: Strokes

Younger (20s) patients getting strokes from virus

 

[LadyStanley]

When Did Coronavirus Arrive in the U.S.? Here's a Review of the Evidence.

NY Times... when did virus invade US? Santa Clara county had death 2/6 now identified as coronavirus.

Some January cases.

 

[ffh]

Surviving COVID-19 May Not Feel Like Recovery for Some

Long, long recovery phase. Unknown if all symptoms are reversible.

 

[ffh]

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[Stylizer1]

It seems like it spread pretty strategically in the beginning. China, Iran, and Italy were the first countries with an out break. Look on a map they are almost perfect spaced out.

 

[LadyStanley]

Long-lasting COVID symptoms from lungs to limbs linger in coronavirus 'long haulers'

Interesting

 

[JMCx4]

It seems like it spread pretty strategically in the beginning. China, Iran, and Italy were the first countries with an out break. Look on a map they are almost perfect spaced out.

So was there an alien space vessel involved in this scenario?

 

[Stylizer1]

So was there an alien space vessel involved in this scenario?

CHHHHH, That's affirmative, CHHHHH!!!!

 

[LadyStanley]

Coronavirus update: US confirms first COVID reinfection as China shows vaccine progress

One does not get lifetime immunity after having COVID-19.

Vaccines may have only limited impact?

Distressing

 

[LadyStanley]

A Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19 — and an Interesting New Theory Has Emerged

Supercomputer analyzed virus. There may be some already FDA approved treatments that might be able to be utilized.