Coronavirus outbreak

[delb0y]

For the first time I can now trace a direct linkage to a person who has been diagnosed with the virus - me, my wife, a customer of my wife, the customer's husband, the husband's boss (the one's who been diagnosed with it). What's that? Four degrees of separation? I must apologise to the UPS driver who's just delivered a parcel for the boy and to whom I opened the door. Oh, and anyone else who uses the same stylus to sign for parcels for the rest of the day / week / month (however long it is before that stylus gets cleaned...).

 

[marinyork]

www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/health/coronavirus-washington-spread.amp.html

Scary story about the unusual cases of coronavirus in Washington state outside seattle.

Genetic analysis of two patients and samples sent from China, a scientist believes the most plausible explanation is it's been circulating for some time.within Washington State!

 

[Rocky]

We might have to self-isolate in a suitable purveyors of the treatment...

The prof has already suggested I should self-isolate. Something to do with the wind.

 

[kingrollo]

No 2pm update ? - no new cases - or did the COBRA meeting agree not to do this anymore ?

 

[vickster]

No 2pm update ? - no new cases - or did the COBRA meeting agree not to do this anymore ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51708550

COBRA publishing plan tomorrow apparently

 

[kingrollo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51708550

COBRA publishing plan tomorrow apparently

Sorry I meant the numbers - usually the total number of cases etc is releaded daily at 2pm. Maybe all the bods were in the COBRA meeting.

 

[vickster]

Sorry I meant the numbers - usually the total number of cases etc is releaded daily at 2pm. Maybe all the bods were in the COBRA meeting.

UK? 40, says in that link

 

[Beebo]

So containment is probably no longer possible.
the aim now is to delay the spread to stagger the impact on the NHS and hope that the virus will be easier to treat by the summer.

 

[Ripple]

A new confirmed case in Maidstone, Kent.

 

[kingrollo]

More stats here

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/

unless I have read it wrong not good for asthmatics with 6% fatality rate.

 

[vickster]

More stats here

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/

unless I have read it wrong not good for asthmatics with 6% fatality rate.

Where's asthma specifically? And by age/sex/co-morbidities etc

 

[kingrollo]

Where's asthma specifically? And by age/sex/co-morbidities etc

Chronic respiratory - I was taking as Asthma.

Just scroll down the page.

 

[icowden]

Yes. My family are really scoring high on these charts. The missus has had a previous heart attack, I have asthma (although relatively mild usually - but I am prone to chest infections) and my youngest daughter is T1 diabetic. The older daughter should be fine though!

 

[marinyork]

More stats here

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/

unless I have read it wrong not good for asthmatics with 6% fatality rate.

I know you are very sceptical and been on a few asthma rants, but a lot of the NHS stuff on asthma that pisses you off so much is well meant stuff badly implemented because severity of asthma being underdiagnosed. When nothing else going on sadly some of these cases end up in hospital. Or in rare cases die.

For every kingrollo out there there are several anti-kingrollos that say two fingers up mate, give me 2 inhalers every month or I'm knocking your lights out. I refuse to go to asthma reviews
They are boring! Nothing wrong with me, just need to get these inhalers regularly!

 

[vickster]

Chronic respiratory - I was taking as Asthma.

Just scroll down the page.

OK, that will include COPD and a large proportion of those in China (majority of deaths so far) will have COPD due to the large number of (especially male) smokers