Coronavirus

Just heard from the hospital I used to work at in northern CA, they have just admitted their first positive corona virus pt. Pt not in isolation unit but up on the floors. Seems a little cavalier to me.

That’s opposite with how we overreacted with HIV patients. Nobody wanted to take care of those patients for fear of contracting the disease.

That's exactly how the staff feels! Management is calling the shots. I told her to get the union involved or at least alerted.

Apprehensions of illegal Chinese immigrants averages about 5 daily. Corona virus hasn’t been detected yet.
https://valleycentral.com/news/local/border-patrol-responds-to-coronavirus-concerns-seeing-increase-in-chinese-nationals

“Trump says there’s nothing to be worried about. He put Pence in charge of combating the corona virus.
In the meantime he’ll be at the golf course if anyone needs him.”
I just wanted to add that Pence is adding Kudlow and Mnuchin to his task force.

Have you noticed how the stock market is lately, its down down down....

Switzerland just canceled the international auto show which is held annually in March in Geneva. I grew up in Geneva, for me this is huge.

Trailrunner wrote:Just heard from the hospital I used to work at in northern CA, they have just admitted their first positive corona virus pt. Pt not in isolation unit but up on the floors. Seems a little cavalier to me.

Update:
Pt was from a cruise ship and was admitted through the ER. Now there are 2 US Marshalls stationed outside the pt's door.

First US death has occurred in Washington state. We are now starting to have community spread. Ina few months we can more adequately judge how it compares with the flu.

I guess my only additional comment is why are governments locking down cities ? In Italy, several towns in the northern part of the country are locked down. No one can leave, there are police check point. This is not done when the flu is around !

I wonder how many people died from the flu or Dengue fever this year...but this is not news...seriously take more precautions, no hugging or shaking hands and follow good hygiene habits...safer than having to sit next to a "Service Anxiety Animal" on your next flight!!!

Don’t fly, period!! Dont take the bus. Drive.

CanuckBob wrote:Yep. An elderly woman with chronic health conditions.

https://globalnews.ca/news/6613547/covid-19-us-coronavirus-death/

That's what Trump said. This, from the BBC news:

"Local health officials confirmed on Saturday that the man in his 50s died in Washington state's King County. They said he had not travelled to any high-risk areas."

So far 6 passengers have died out of 700+ who got infected with the virus on the Princess cruise liner. Although this is less than 1% mortality rate we will not know the final results until a few weeks from now. I’m sure most of these were healthy persons.

West coast IS going to get COVID clusters - flight staff, nonstops from LAX, SFO & SEA, PDX, of course YVR. The Korean Air attendant in LA probably exposed 1200 people minimum, 4 trips while asymptomatic.. Unless airlines are using Lysol type disinfectant each leg, dunno. If I had to get on a plane tomorrow, I'd be under a essential oil saturated shawl.. probably eucalyptus or orange oil =anti-viral..

People should stock up on their meds tho ~ could be shortages due to China supply chain issues, CDC is analyzing this now for number of drugs, not saying which ones.

And lastly, if a person ingests lots of high fructose corn syrup (aka Coca Cola, sodas) your immune system is compromised by definition, as it changes the gut lining. Immunity comes from the gut, so yeah, tequila is better than Coke, bump up probiotics & spiralina. UV from sun kills viruses, too.

Caligirl108....I brewed up some Thieves Oil...works great...doesn't smell bad.

So the US surgeon general is saying that the masks are ineffective and to stop purchasing them as it depletes the supplies available for medical professional who need them to take care of patient who tested corona positive. I think its time for a cold Corona.

And I thought you weren’t worried.