The Coronavirus / COVID-19 Thread (Keep all related posts here)

[TheButcher]

i want zombies! butch if you zombie up i would chain you up in safety

what?

[BrasSmonkey]

i want zombies! butch if you zombie up i would chain you up in safety

what?

i would break off your bottom jaw and chain you as my guardian lol

[jag]

April and may will be very bad from the news I saw yesterday, so be safe. When will it end, I wish I could say yesterday.

[webcamhostess]

Why has the world never taken the flu this seriously, it kills s many more people every year, what i am asking is, what is it about the coronavirus that has every person out there in such panic.

[gotonudecom]

short message since so many are not reading the long one.

IT WILL NEVER BE OVER!
CORONAVIRUS IS FOREVER!!

[TheButcher]

One thing you have to remember is not everyone is getting tested. Mostly due to a lack of available test kits. Plus are all countries reporting the true numbers. In many places only those who show symptoms get test, there could be millions who are asymptomatic who have the virus or had it and it passed without major fanfare.

[TheButcher]

Now this is one dumb idea and can not see how religious services where people flock into places of worship is "Essential services."
Just read it on CNN.com "Florida religious services exempt from stay-at-home executive order"

I hope other places do not go down this stupid path.

If they think praying is going to save them from getting the virus they are dumb.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/cor ... index.html


"Florida religious services exempt from stay-at-home executive order

From CNN's Stephanie Gallman

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said religious services conducted in churches, synagogues and houses of worship are “essential business” and therefore exempt from this stay-at-home executive order announced this afternoon.

The stay-at-home order issued by DeSantis goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday.

According to 2019 Census data, the population of the state has over 21 million people.

Florida has 6,946 confirmed coronavirus cases and 86 deaths, according to CNN's tally.

Some context: Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne said he wouldn't close the doors of his Tampa, Florida, megachurch until the End Times begin. The police weren't willing to wait that long.

On Monday, Florida sheriff's deputies arrested the evangelical pastor, who has continued to host large church services despite public orders urging residents to stay home to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said Howard-Browne has been charged with two counts: unlawful assembly and a violation of health emergency rules. Both are second-degree misdemeanors, Chronister said at a press conference Monday."

[fantastico]

This is what bothers me. How can this virus have spread so fast around the world from one Chinese market?

[gspotman]

The COVID-19 is now being linked to brain disorders , how fucking bad can this virus be. It is unreal how much damage it is doing to people who contract it.

Some Coronavirus Patients Show Signs of Brain Ailments

Doctors have observed neurological symptoms, including confusion, stroke and seizures, in a small subset of Covid-19 patients.
A coronavirus patient being transferred from a full hospital in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday.
A coronavirus patient being transferred from a full hospital in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday.Credit...Francisco Seco/Associated Press
Roni Caryn Rabin

By Roni Caryn Rabin

April 1, 2020

Neurologists around the world say that a small subset of patients with Covid-19 are developing serious impairments of the brain.

Although fever, cough and difficulty breathing are the typical hallmarks of infection with the new coronavirus, some patients exhibit altered mental status, or encephalopathy, a catchall term for brain disease or dysfunction that can have many underlying causes, as well as other serious conditions. These neurological syndromes join other unusual symptoms, such as diminished sense of smell and taste as well as heart ailments.

In early March, a 74-year-old man came to the emergency room in Boca Raton, Fla., with a cough and a fever, but an X-ray ruled out pneumonia and he was sent home. The next day, when his fever spiked, family members brought him back. He was short of breath, and could not tell doctors his name or explain what was wrong — he had lost the ability to speak.

The patient, who had chronic lung disease and Parkinson’s, was flailing his arms and legs in jerky movements, and appeared to be having a seizure. Doctors suspected he had Covid-19, and were eventually proven right when he was finally tested.

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On Tuesday, doctors in Detroit reported another disturbing case involving a female airline worker in her late 50s with Covid-19. She was confused, and complained of a headache; she could tell the physicians her name but little else, and became less responsive over time. Brain scans showed abnormal swelling and inflammation in several regions, with smaller areas where some cells had died.

Physicians diagnosed a dangerous condition called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, a rare complication of influenza and other viral infections.

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“The pattern of involvement, and the way that it rapidly progressed over days, is consistent with viral inflammation of the brain,” Dr. Elissa Fory, a neurologist with Henry Ford Health System, said through an email. “This may indicate the virus can invade the brain directly in rare circumstances.” The patient is in critical condition.
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These domestic reports follow similar observations by doctors in Italy and other parts of the world, of Covid-19 patients having strokes, seizures, encephalitis-like symptoms and blood clots, as well as tingling or numbness in the extremities, called acroparesthesia. In some cases, patients were delirious even before developing fever or respiratory illness, according to Dr. Alessandro Padovani, whose hospital at University of Brescia in Italy opened a separate NeuroCovid unit to care for patients with neurological conditions.

The patients who come in with encephalopathy are confused and lethargic and may appear dazed, exhibiting strange behavior or staring off into space. They may be having seizures that require immediate medical care, and experts are warning health care providers who treat such patients to recognize that they may have Covid-19 and to take precautions to protect themselves from infection.

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Much is still unknown about the neurological symptoms, but efforts are underway to study the phenomena, said Dr. Sherry H-Y. Chou, a neurologist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, who is leading a team of investigators for the Neurocritical Care Society.

“We absolutely need to have an information finding mission, otherwise we’re flying blind,” Dr. Chou said. “There’s no ventilator for the brain. If the lungs are broken we can put the patient on a ventilator and hope for recovery. We don’t have that luxury with the brain.”

Experts have emphasized that most Covid-19 patients appear to be normal neurologically.

“Most people are showing up awake and alert, and neurologically appear to be normal,” said Dr. Robert Stevens, a neurologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore who is tracking neurological observations.

Neurological specialists also say that it is too early to make definitive statements or identify the specific mechanisms by which the new coronavirus is affecting the neurological system.
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In one recent paper, Chinese scientists noted that there was some evidence that other coronaviruses were not confined to the respiratory tract and invaded the central nervous system, and the authors speculated that this may potentially play a role in acute respiratory failure in Covid-19.

Dr. Stevens emphasized that all mechanistic explanations at this point are hypotheses because so little is known: “It could be as simple as low levels of oxygen in the bloodstream,” resulting from respiratory failure, along with an increase in carbon dioxide, which “can have significant impact on the function of the brain, and lead to states of confusion and lethargy,” he said.

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“We are still in the early days of this, and we don’t really know for sure.”
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Neurologists in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak started, were among the first to report the symptoms in a preliminary paper published online in February.

Since that report, specialists observed similar symptoms in Germany, France, Austria, Italy and Holland as well as the United States, including among patients under 60, Dr. Stevens said.

Some doctors have reported cases of patients who were brought in for treatment because of their altered mental state, and who ultimately tested positive for Covid-19, although they had none of the classic symptoms like fever or cough.

Four elderly patients who came into Danbury Hospital in Connecticut with encephalopathy ultimately tested positive for Covid-19, although they had no other symptoms, said Dr. Paul Nee, an infectious disease specialist at the hospital. Two of the four went on to develop low grade fevers and needed oxygen briefly, but two did not, he said.

While it is not unusual for elderly people to experience confusion when they develop other infections, “the striking thing is we have not seen any real respiratory illness in these patients,” Dr. Nee said. They have continued to test positive and cannot be discharged, even though they are not really ill, he said.

But earlier reports had indicated that severely ill individuals with more typical symptoms were more likely to exhibit the rare neurological conditions, which ranged from dizziness and headaches to impaired consciousness, stroke and musculoskeletal injury. The Chinese study in February said that about 15 percent of those patients with severe illness experienced a change in mental status, compared with 2.4 percent of those who did not have severe illness, according to that study.

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Another study, published in the British Medical Journal in late March, found that of 113 patients from Wuhan who died of Covid-19, 22 percent had experienced disorders of consciousness, ranging from somnolence to deep coma, compared with only 1 percent of another group of patients who recovered from the illness.

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For potential Covid-19 patients and the people caring for them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes “new confusion or inability to rouse” among the warning signs that should prompt a decision to seek immediate medical care.

Patients who have encephalopathy and seem confused or incoherent are prone to having seizures, and should receive treatment as soon as possible, said Dr. Jennifer Frontera, a neurologist at N.Y.U. Langone Health who is working with Dr. Chou. She added that seizures can manifest in more subtle ways than the dramatic presentations often depicted in movies and television shows.

“Seizures are not always big things where people fall down and are shaking on the ground,” Dr. Frontera said. “Some could be just veering off, not paying attention, making repetitive non-purposeful movements, or just mental status changes where people are just not themselves.”

But even if seizures are not observed, people who are sick should be aware of other potential mental symptoms.

“You don’t feel your best when you have a fever, but you should be able to interact normally,” Dr. Frontera said. “You should be able to answer questions and converse in a normal fashion.”

She added: “I don’t want everyone calling 911 because they’re overly concerned. We just don’t have the capacity. But if someone is really out of it, they probably need medical attention.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/heal ... usion.html

[RTF_Eddy]

Wear face masks and the Mayor is threatening to "Garcetti also renewed his threat to cut water and power services for any non-essential business that remains open." going a bit far.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti urged Angelenos to make their own face masks to wear in public on Wednesday, after Gov. Gavin Newsom and county health officials stopped short of issuing similar guidance.

Garcetti also announced that two dozen farmers markets have been given the green light to reopen, while city prosecutors are charging eight businesses that flouted rules under the countywide “safer at home” order.

The mayor had suspended farmers markets Monday, saying they could reopen once they implemented social distancing plans. A list of those that have been approved can be found at streetsla.lacity.org/covid.

Garcetti also renewed his threat to cut water and power services for any non-essential business that remains open.

“This is serious and we can not allow violations to continue,” he said.

Garcetti declined to name or provide details on those being prosecuted, but he did note that the charges are a misdemeanor. The city attorney's office did not immediately return a request for comment.
Local cases increase amid expanded testing

Wednesday's briefing comes after confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county jumped 17% from the day before, topping 3,500 with a death toll of 65. Both the number of cases and deaths in the county have doubled over the past four days, Garcetti said.

In the city of L.A., there were 194 new cases reported Wednesday for a total of 1,580. Garcetti said the city remains two weeks behind New York in cases per capita, and 11 days behind in deaths.

The steep increase in cases also comes as the city has ramped up testing, from about 1,000 people per day last week to 2,000 per day as of Wednesday, according to the mayor.

About 12,000 Angelenos had been tested as of Wednesday, and Garcetti said he hopes to increase that number to 30,000 by next week. The goal doesn't account for federal assistance on testing, “which we badly need and are awaiting,” he said.

The city now has nine drive-thru testing centers, as well as more than a dozen locations specifically serving seniors and the homeless, Garcetti said.
Face masks recommended in public

As more evidence emerges that people without symptoms are spreading the virus, the mayor said all Angelenos should use a facial covering when they go out to perform essential tasks or socialize with others.

But the masks should be homemade — don't buy anything medical-grade when hospitals are in short supply, Garcetti said.

“Research shows even a bandana tucked in can have an effect of slowing down droplets' spread,” he said. “But these face coverings are only effective, of course, with safe physical distancing — so this is not an excuse to get closer.”

Garcetti even pulled a mask out of his pocket to model, saying, “This'll be the look.”

The city is also working with local apparel companies to produce non-medical masks for essential workers like grocery clerks and pharmacy technicians through the L.A. Protects initiative.

So far, 400 garment manufacturers have signed up and 147 have been approved for participation, Garcetti said.

He said the city has the capacity to make more than 2 million cloth face coverings per week, which L.A. Protects will help distribute.

Architecture, design and manufacturing firms are also working to use 3D printing to make medical equipment. The L.A. Library announced it's participating in that effort, with face shield designs ready to print that it plans to produce in bulk.

The mayor has been giving evening updates via Facebook Live. In earlier addresses this week, Garcetti announced new regulations for construction in the city and expanded protections for renters.

read it on KTLA .com

[TheButcher]

We have passed the 1 million mark worldwide now for COVID-19 infections. Not a good sign but one day soon we will look back and say if only it was a million, this thing is going to get way higher in my opinion. Unless every one in every country sites at home for a month or 2.

Peace

[TheButcher]

Man watching the 2 Cuomo brothers is hilarious

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6aD9ykGWhU[/youtube]

[pussyhunter]

When there is no one left alive?

[razor]

How many of the deaths would have happened this year anyways if it was nit for the coronavirus.

[TheButcher]

When there is no one left alive?

That cheered me up lol