Coronavirus, comprehensive and updates discussion

[Elderberry]

Department of Health confirms first coronavirus death in Washington state

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/department-health-confirms-first-coronavirus-death-washington-state/XIDPHMLVOJAAREQ5YCL75367PU/

The Washington Department of Health confirmed Saturday the first coronavirus-related death in Washington state, according to a press release.

Health officials said there are new King County cases in addition to the two new cases confirmed Friday evening.

The department is hosting a press conference at 1 p.m. to provide further details.

KIRO 7 will livestream the press conference at this link.

[TomSea]

Trump's Decisive Actions Helped Save Lives During Coronavirus Epidemic, Experts Admit
By Matt Margolis February 29, 2020

Democrats and the media may be trying to pile the bogus attacks on Trump over the United States' response to the coronavirus epidemic, but Trump should be getting credit for acting decisively and taking action that likely saved lives, even though it was a politically unpopular move to make. New York Times science reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. noted that the Trump administration took "aggressive measures like barring entry to non-Americans who were recently in China and advising Americans not to go to China or South Korea," and that this strategy worked, despite the fact that the World Health Organization officially opposes travel and trade restrictions, and "reiterated that even as it declared the epidemic a global emergency on Jan. 30."

Republican Senator Tom Cotton said on Friday that “The single most consequential and valuable thing done to stop this virus from already spreading throughout the United States was when President Trump decided to shut down travel to China last month." He also acknowledged that “the so-called experts who opposed the decision at the time” eventually admitted that it “bought valuable time to prevent the spread of this virus in the United States.”

He's absolutely right. The World Health Organization admits the strategy helped saved lives.

More at: https://pjmedia.com/trending/trumps-decisive-actions-helped-save-lives-during-coronavirus-pandemic-experts-admit/

[TomSea]

Could be so. This is the opposition and these articles are probably written outside of Iran:

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Exceeds 500

The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK) announced today that the death toll for the COVID-19 has exceeded 500 as of this evening, Saturday, February 29, 2020. Meanwhile, the religious fascism ruling Iran is making every effort to prevent the disclosure of the actual number of the victims.

According to these reports, at least 150 victims have died in Qom, 100 in Tehran, 100 in Mazandaran Province, 37 in Arak and Saveh, 37 in Isfahan, Homayounshahr and Najafabad, 24 in Kashan and 22 in Gilan....

More: https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-rights/27479-iran-coronavirus-fatalities-exceeds-500

[mystery-ak]

Two cases of coronavirus found in Washington nursing home
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/two-cases-of-coronavirus-found-in-washington-nursing-home

[Elderberry]

Fun subject of the day: How Coronavirus kills

JoNova 03/01/2020

http://joannenova.com.au/2020/03/69670/

No seriously, this is matter-of-fact, youtube-at-its-best, concise, cartoony, and smart.

Think of doctors as Body-Engineers. The problem to solve today Engineer-readers — is how to keep blood supply oxygenated when lungs are highly inflamed, filling with fluid, and the delicate thin membranes of lung tissue can’t cope with the sheer forces of rapid collapse and expansion. As well, if oxygen levels drop, even unconscious patients will breathe involuntarily — out of synch with artificial ventilation machines. The sensation of suffocation creates the urge to breath faster and harder.

The great news is ICU staff are getting much better at keeping people alive when they get ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) which can happen with other diseases (like Influenza). Seems, the ICUs can keep 84% alive while they wait for the inflammation to subside and the damage to heal. Though the DIY version at home probably won’t be so effective.

More: http://joannenova.com.au/2020/03/69670/

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[TomSea]

Nigeria apparently got a case, this must be it, an Italian who went to Nigeria on business:

BUSTED: Why Italian man visited Nigeria
Nwafor View all posts by Nwafor →

Coronavirus: Lagos begins training of 342 indigenous medic workersBy Nwafor Sunday

Why the Italian man diagnosed with coronavirus in Nigeria came to the country has been revealed. Lafarge Africa Plc, a cement manufacturer company in Ogun State, has on Sunday gave reason the company invited the forty-four year-old Italian man to the country.

Segun Soyoye, Lafarge’s Industrial Director, said the man came to Nigeria, precisely Ewekoro in Ogun state to inspect some installations of machines bought from a Swedish firm.

He said, “The Italian came for a business visit. He was in Lagos on Monday and slept at Airport Hotel, Ikeja. Our driver took him there, and when we observed abnormal temperatures and symptoms, we quickly instituted an Emergency Response Team which is led by the Company CEO; we have to find a way of analysing and identifying not only the Italian but also the other contacts.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/03/busted-why-italian-man-visited-nigeria/

[mystery-ak]

Italy reports 40 percent increase in coronavirus cases in just one day
https://thehill.com/policy/international/485375-italy-reports-40-percent-increase-in-coronavirus-cases-in-just-one-day

[TomSea]

NY Post:

China officials knew of coronavirus in December, ordered cover-up, report says
By Sara Dorn  February 29, 2020

Chinese scientists knew about the coronavirus and its deadly effects as early as December — but were ordered by government officials to suppress the evidence, according to a report.

In late December, several genomics companies tested samples from sick patients in Wuhan — the center of the coronavirus outbreak — and noticed alarming similarities between their illnesses and the 2002 SARS virus, the Sunday Times of London reported, citing Chinese business news site Caixin Global.

The researchers alerted Beijing of their findings — and on Jan. 3, received a gag order from China’s National Health Commission, with instructions to destroy the samples.

Read more at: https://nypost.com/2020/02/29/china-officials-knew-of-coronavirus-in-december-ordered-cover-up-report-says/?utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook

[TomSea]

The church or sect for whichever is more proper,  is claiming they are being persecuted.

World News
March 1, 2020 / 8:44 PM / Updated 3 hours ago
Murder probe sought for South Korea sect at center of coronavirus outbreak

SEOUL (Reuters) - The government of Seoul asked for a murder investigation into leaders of a Christian sect at the center of the country’s deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying the church was liable for its refusal to cooperate with efforts to stop the disease.

A large majority of the more than 4,000 confirmed cases of the South Korean outbreak, the largest outside China and still growing, have been linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a secretive movement that reveres founder Lee Man-hee.

Park Won-soon, mayor of the capital Seoul, said if Lee and other leaders of the church had cooperated, effective preventive measures could have saved those who later died of the virus.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-murder-idUSKBN20P07Q

[Formerly Once-Ler]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1234211248373403648

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

A Poll in today’s New York Post says that 77% of “U.S. adults have confidence in their government’s ability to handle the Coronavirus (Number One), compared to other health threats.” 64% for Zika, 58% for Ebola. Others way down on list. Our professionals are doing a great job!
2:17 PM · Mar 1, 2020

https://news.gallup.com/poll/286277/high-confidence-government-handle-coronavirus.aspx

The poll was performed February 3-16, before the markets tanked, and before Trump's pathetic pressers.

This is how little Trump respects your intelligence.  Reply Trumpsters and prove why you don't even deserve that much.

[TomSea]

World
Tracking coronavirus: Map, data and timeline
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/

Deaths, again, we figure that the Chinese figures are dubious, excerpted from complete listing at link.:

Deaths:

China, 2,912

South Korea  26

Italy 34

Diamond Princess 6

Iran 54

Japan 6

Hong Kong 2

USA 2

Singapore 0

Janie Hsieh, PhD
@JanieHsieh
Well it's unsurprising if people are erroneously acting like this is just another flu. It's not. If it were, China wouldnt be "getting rid" of sick people w/o treating them. Reports already coming out in HK virus stays for life. That's why I say a cure is of utmost importance.

https://twitter.com/JanieHsieh/status/1234437206627975170

Stays for life? Anyway, on the look out for this.  I'll have to read her advice more closely.  Some people have indeed, overcome it.

Epa 'FSB BOT' Minondas
@WTEpaminondas
Replying to
@JanieHsieh
There have now been numerous reports of people testing positive well after they are released, and being REINFECTED. If (and this remains a big if) this is right, a vaccine may not be the answer.
An antiviral would be compulsory. Invest in appliance and content streaming. @ HOME

https://twitter.com/WTEpaminondas/status/1234438191773556737

See? So this is not about getting it and getting over it. This sounds like no fun at all.

[TomSea]

Janie Hsieh, PhD
@JanieHsieh
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Anyway most of this I've already covered and I don't want to regurgitate because there are only so many times I'm sure one can say these things "delicately." In sum nothing about this virus is natural and do everything possible to avoid catching it. That's the gist of it.

https://twitter.com/JanieHsieh

Holy Cow!

That said, Hong Kong still looks relatively low per stats and I mean, they are right there near the hot spot.

[Gefn]

CORONAVIRUSPublished 3 hours ago
Adviser to Iran's Supreme leader dies from coronavirus, as other top officials infected


An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died from the new coronavirus, as other top officials in the country are confirmed to be infected, according to multiple reports on Monday.

The Iranian Health Ministry recorded 523 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's known total to 1,501. They mark a 53 percent increase since the day before.

Mohammad Mirmohammadi, 71, was an Expediency Council member who advised Khamenei and settled disputes between him and parliament. COVID-19 has already infected Iran's vice president and deputy health minister.

His death comes after the government on Monday rejected help from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who announced last week the U.S. was concerned Iran may have covered up details on the spread of the virus.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/advisor-irans-supreme-leader-dies-from-coronavirus-1150-cases-middle-east-linked-to-country

[TomSea]

al Jazeera, pretty good though, dogs and cats? From this, you can't catch it from them.

The 10 most common questions on the coronavirus answered
We use Google Trends to find out what you want to know about the new coronavirus.
29 Feb 2020


...

2. What are the symptoms of COVID-19?

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, fatigue and dry cough. These symptoms are usually mild and develop gradually. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the disease is mild in more than 80 percent of cases...

...

3. Is the new coronavirus deadly?

Yes, the illness is fatal in 2 percent of cases, WHO said on February 17, citing a paper published by China with detailed data on more than 44,000 confirmed cases.

...

7. Can humans get the new coronavirus from cats and dogs?

No.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/10-common-questions-coronavirus-answered-200227122234487.html

It's suppose to be good for the immune system, that "Emergen-C", well, I have the Walgreen's brand in ample supply.



And then, there is that other over-the-counter brand, I forget the name but I am sure it works well too.  I think I will try to take it two times a day because it really can work.

And Iran, yes, I've seen they are spraying the streets with disinfectant.

I just saw one of those videos like China, where someone drops but this time in Iran. Goodness gracious.

[mystery-ak]

Florida governor declares public health emergency after state records first coronavirus cases
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/485421-florida-governor-declares-public-health-emergency-after-state-gets-its

[mystery-ak]

Top Iranian official dies from coronavirus: state radio
https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/485424-top-iranian-official-dies-from-virus-state

[mystery-ak]

Authorities report 2nd coronavirus death in U.S.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/global-death-toll-coronavirus-reaches-3000-confirmed-cases/story?id=69319279&cid=clicksource_4380645_5_heads_hero_live_hero_hed

[TomSea]

Virus fears close down France's famed Louvre Museum
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/louvre-coronavirus-closure-1.5482053

A lot of people from around the world surely go to the Louvre, so yes, a good decision.

And March Madness and then, baseball coming at us.

NHL and NBA season now. We will have to see what twists and turns this all takes.

[TomSea]

Sen. Marco Rubio: China's coronavirus deception put world at risk
By Yael Halon | Fox News

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., blamed China's failure to share necessary information that could have contained the coronavirus for putting the world at risk as more countries reported their first death from the virus over the weekend.

"The way you deal with a global pandemic is, you become transparent and you share information beginning with the actual virus," Rubio told "Sunday Morning Futures."

"You share the virus because researchers around the world can start working on the bases of that and developing treatments and vaccines... they didn't do that," he added.

Read more at: https://www.foxnews.com/media/marco-rubio-coronavirus-china-world-risk

I know another Rubio story was posted, I'm not sure if this is the same one.

[thackney]

Coronavirus Spreading Faster Outside China Than Within
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-spreading-faster-outside-china-than-within-11583142293
March 2, 2020 9:16 am ET

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 3,000 Monday, as new cases jumped in Italy, Iran and South Korea and three more nations reported their first confirmed patients.

The number of confirmed cases has grown more quickly outside China than in China during the past week, raising the total in other countries past 9,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. In the past day, South Korea, Italy and Iran each reported more new cases than China, which added 202 to bring its tally of confirmed...

[DB]

Coronavirus Spreading Faster Outside China Than Within
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-spreading-faster-outside-china-than-within-11583142293
March 2, 2020 9:16 am ET

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 3,000 Monday, as new cases jumped in Italy, Iran and South Korea and three more nations reported their first confirmed patients.

The number of confirmed cases has grown more quickly outside China than in China during the past week, raising the total in other countries past 9,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. In the past day, South Korea, Italy and Iran each reported more new cases than China, which added 202 to bring its tally of confirmed...

Why believe anything China claims?

[corbe]

[thackney]

Stop Buying Face Masks To Protect Against Coronavirus Outbreak, US Surgeon General Warns
https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/stop-buying-face-masks-to-protect-against-coronavirus-outbreak-us-surgeon-general-warns/

The US Surgeon General has urged the public not to buy face masks to protect against the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, warning they are largely ineffective at protecting against the viral infection in public.

They are, however, a useful tool for doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals who are consistently in close proximity to infected individuals. So, to prevent vital medical resources from running dry, the Surgeon General, Dr Jerome M Adams, has warned against rushing out to buy face masks.

“Seriously people – STOP BUYING MASKS!” Dr Adams tweeted over the weekend.

...

[Cyber Liberty]

Stop Buying Face Masks To Protect Against Coronavirus Outbreak, US Surgeon General Warns
https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/stop-buying-face-masks-to-protect-against-coronavirus-outbreak-us-surgeon-general-warns/

The US Surgeon General has urged the public not to buy face masks to protect against the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, warning they are largely ineffective at protecting against the viral infection in public.

They are, however, a useful tool for doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals who are consistently in close proximity to infected individuals. So, to prevent vital medical resources from running dry, the Surgeon General, Dr Jerome M Adams, has warned against rushing out to buy face masks.

“Seriously people – STOP BUYING MASKS!” Dr Adams tweeted over the weekend.

...

True dat.  The masks I've seen in all these pictures from Asia and elsewhere are worthless at warding off viral exposure.  The masks are intended to be worn by people who are coughing, and medical personnel to prevent contaminating the patients.

As I suspected from the start, the virus gets airborne by hitching a ride on expelled spittle, it doesn't just float in the air by itself.  Shield the coughs and sneezes from the inside of the mask, not the outside.

[TomSea]

Washington State, reported that there had been 2 deaths as of yesterday, that's up to 4 today.  It's a bit hard what to make of such small figures still when the normal flu seems to take a huge toll every  year. Nonetheless.

"Seattle-area officials report new coronavirus deaths, bringing US total to 6"
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/02/seattle-area-officials-report-3-new-coronavirus-deaths-bringing-us-total-to-5.html

Maybe one death has been in California, I'm not sure. The article does not say.