Coronavirus - Official Notifications Etc. PM Stannis with Official Updates for Posting

[Cratylus]

Let us NEVER forget how this shitstorm was created:

 

[smalls1129]

which state ? My understanding is that Ohio requires a script from your PCP, and that the protocol is not to write a script for the test unless you have first been tested (negative) for Flu and pneumonia or have been exposed to a person with confirmed COVID.

Ohio, UH emergency in Ridgeville to be specific.

 

[2 For The Brew]

This is a really interesting story. WHY has one family been hit so hard? Note that the dinner was on March 10th. This can't be a coincidence -- either the virus mutated within Rita (one of the very first people identified as ill in NJ) OR there's something genetic within this family. There has to be a reason why this family was hit so hard. Might provide useful information on vulnerability / mortality.

From NJ.com:

Report: Mother, two children die from coronovirus after family dinner in N.J.
The matriarch of a large family and her two eldest children have died from coronavirus after attending a family dinner in New Jersey, the New York Times reports.
The victims apparently include the first person to die from the disease in Pennsylvania.
The Times said Grace Fusco — mother of 11, grandmother of 27 — died Wednesday not knowing her daughter Rita Fusco-Jackson, 55, of Freehold, N.J., died Friday and her son Carmine Fusco, of Bath, Pa., had died hours earlier on Wednesday.
Four other children remain hospitalized, three of them in critical condition, the Times said quoting a relative, Roseann Paradiso Fodera.
The family had gathered at Grace Fusco’s Freehold home for a dinner March 10, the Times said. A person who had contact with the first person to die of COVID-19 in New Jersey attended the dinner.
New Jersey has reported five coronavirus deaths; Pennsylvania one.

 

[prf100]

This is a really interesting story. WHY has one family been hit so hard? Note that the dinner was on March 10th. This can't be a coincidence -- either the virus mutated within Rita (one of the very first people identified as ill in NJ) OR there's something genetic within this family. There has to be a reason why this family was hit so hard. Might provide useful information on vulnerability / mortality.

From NJ.com:

Report: Mother, two children die from coronovirus after family dinner in N.J.
The matriarch of a large family and her two eldest children have died from coronavirus after attending a family dinner in New Jersey, the New York Times reports.
The victims apparently include the first person to die from the disease in Pennsylvania.
The Times said Grace Fusco — mother of 11, grandmother of 27 — died Wednesday not knowing her daughter Rita Fusco-Jackson, 55, of Freehold, N.J., died Friday and her son Carmine Fusco, of Bath, Pa., had died hours earlier on Wednesday.
Four other children remain hospitalized, three of them in critical condition, the Times said quoting a relative, Roseann Paradiso Fodera.
The family had gathered at Grace Fusco’s Freehold home for a dinner March 10, the Times said. A person who had contact with the first person to die of COVID-19 in New Jersey attended the dinner.
New Jersey has reported five coronavirus deaths; Pennsylvania one.

Can't see what Carmine's age was, but these are older people despite the headline using the word "children". Could it be the all three had some other health issue in play that compromised their immune systems? (note that I can't get behind the NYT paywall, so if those details are in there, my apologies).

 

[Bob_The_Cat]

This is a really interesting story. WHY has one family been hit so hard? Note that the dinner was on March 10th. This can't be a coincidence -- either the virus mutated within Rita (one of the very first people identified as ill in NJ) OR there's something genetic within this family. There has to be a reason why this family was hit so hard. Might provide useful information on vulnerability / mortality.

From NJ.com:

Report: Mother, two children die from coronovirus after family dinner in N.J.
The matriarch of a large family and her two eldest children have died from coronavirus after attending a family dinner in New Jersey, the New York Times reports.
The victims apparently include the first person to die from the disease in Pennsylvania.
The Times said Grace Fusco — mother of 11, grandmother of 27 — died Wednesday not knowing her daughter Rita Fusco-Jackson, 55, of Freehold, N.J., died Friday and her son Carmine Fusco, of Bath, Pa., had died hours earlier on Wednesday.
Four other children remain hospitalized, three of them in critical condition, the Times said quoting a relative, Roseann Paradiso Fodera.
The family had gathered at Grace Fusco’s Freehold home for a dinner March 10, the Times said. A person who had contact with the first person to die of COVID-19 in New Jersey attended the dinner.
New Jersey has reported five coronavirus deaths; Pennsylvania one.

Damn. This is why families need to be careful at the moment. Even when this thing passes, my sister and I are going to use extra precaution. Because of the age of their grandparents, I’m the only person in our family that could take her kids in the event both she and her husband got sick (or worse). Not trying to be doom and gloom for people, but it’s a conversation you might need to have.

 

[2 For The Brew]

Can't see what Carmine's age was, but these are older people despite the headline using the word "children". Could it be the all three had some other health issue in play that compromised their immune systems? (note that I can't get behind the NYT paywall, so if those details are in there, my apologies).

Rita was 55 -- she was the second to pass away in NJ and the first under 60. Point is that out of all the people exposed to the virus in NJ (and there have been a lot identified) -- this family represents most of the fatalities. Even if they all had health issues the mortality from this disease isn't THAT high -- there has to be another factor in play.

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

If we can reproduce this case study, then this is really positive news.

 

[Wrathe]

This is a really interesting story. WHY has one family been hit so hard? Note that the dinner was on March 10th. This can't be a coincidence -- either the virus mutated within Rita (one of the very first people identified as ill in NJ) OR there's something genetic within this family. There has to be a reason why this family was hit so hard. Might provide useful information on vulnerability / mortality.

From NJ.com:

Report: Mother, two children die from coronovirus after family dinner in N.J.
The matriarch of a large family and her two eldest children have died from coronavirus after attending a family dinner in New Jersey, the New York Times reports.
The victims apparently include the first person to die from the disease in Pennsylvania.
The Times said Grace Fusco — mother of 11, grandmother of 27 — died Wednesday not knowing her daughter Rita Fusco-Jackson, 55, of Freehold, N.J., died Friday and her son Carmine Fusco, of Bath, Pa., had died hours earlier on Wednesday.
Four other children remain hospitalized, three of them in critical condition, the Times said quoting a relative, Roseann Paradiso Fodera.
The family had gathered at Grace Fusco’s Freehold home for a dinner March 10, the Times said. A person who had contact with the first person to die of COVID-19 in New Jersey attended the dinner.
New Jersey has reported five coronavirus deaths; Pennsylvania one.

That is curious, but also very very sad. That's a lot of loss for just one family to bear.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

If we can reproduce this case study, then this is really positive news.

That's why I keep thinking that the primary virtue of the current social distancing, etc., isn't buying time to find a cure or vaccine -- it's to buy time until testing is more widely available. That's the point at which we can begin thinking about a return to normalcy.

 

[Kiddo]

I keep seeing reports all over the place that the next 15 days are very crucial in flattening the curve. If it is really that crucial then shut us down. Just do it.

 

[KI4MVP]

Let us NEVER forget how this shitstorm was created:

Same can be said everywhere it's spread, even having that hindsight, US is still lagging in testing and intervention.

 

[2 For The Brew]

That is curious, but also very very sad. That's a lot of loss for just one family to bear.

yes it is.

 

[Bob_The_Cat]

Same can be said everywhere it's spread, even having that hindsight, US is still lagging in testing and intervention.

I think the important thing people need to realize in the instance of China: whether or not it’s true, they’re reporting no new infections. This took four months for them to get to that point.

They also had the benefit of being able to immediately access all of the equipment they needed since they were at the epicenter and a lot of the equipment is manufactured in China. We don’t have that luxury.

The virus likely came out of their lab in Wuhan as well, whether it was leaked or transmitted through an animal host. Since it was in their lab, they’re going to be ahead of the curve in terms of information on how to combat the virus.

Unless they’re legitimately cooperating with us, we’re going to be behind the 8-ball already.

Just something to think about in terms of how long this could potentially take. I think that’s why you’re seeing some of the estimates that this will last through July/August

 

[Photon]

That's why I keep thinking that the primary virtue of the current social distancing, etc., isn't buying time to find a cure or vaccine -- it's to buy time until testing is more widely available. That's the point at which we can begin thinking about a return to normalcy.

Can’t test whole nations. This worked because they are isolated and they isolated the virus within that population. We are still not even sure you have immunity after you get trough infection. Hopefully this is not true. If it is... NWO

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

Can’t test whole nations. This worked because they are isolated and they isolated the virus within that population. We are still not even sure you have immunity after you get trough infection. Hopefully this is not true. If it is... NWO

But you can have things like "if you've been tested and cleared then you can return to work, otherwise stay isolated." It may not be a great solution in more compact central urban areas, but it may be viable for a lot of other places. And again, some folks being bale to return to normalcy extends the time we can keep others isolated.