COVID-19 2020

Florida is going to get rocked and their stupid governor didn’t do anything worthwhile until yesterday because he was afraid of political ramifications instead of, I dunno, his citizens wellbeing.

Florida gonna Florida tho

darwin in action:

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

best comments i've seen: "Looks like God's waiting room just got an express lane."

my dad lives in florida these days.  i'm terrified for him.

Daily death numbers for the past three days seem to be quite a bit higher than projections were on Monday. They keep adjusting them upward and we keep exceeding them. They're getting painful to watch.

Man Tries to Ram Train Into US Navy Hospital Ship

wtf?

#1 wrote:

You beat me to it. 1fuckingmillion. closing in on 250k in US.

Between the asymptomatic, those awaiting results, and those who can't get tested, we're probably over a million in the US already, right?

Space wrote:
Between the asymptomatic, those awaiting results, and those who can't get tested, we're probably over a million in the US already, right?

I'd say even more

Looks like the mask announcement is next on the docket

shemptiness wrote:
Looks like the mask announcement is next on the docket

Where do you even get some at this point or are they talking about making your own with a t-shirt?

Oh no Louisiana

The way I figure it you could have ten cases for every positive person with a result of covid…easy


Everyone should assume they have it

When so many people have it what is the point of testing ? You are not going to test everyone every day and since you have asymptomatic people what is the point? You don’t want to test people, comes back negative and they go out…

Testing makes more sense when you are considering reopening (or before it got out of control) but at this point? If someone comes to hospital with certain symptoms you can assume they have it

(Spitballing here…not a medical professional)

hutch wrote:
Oh no Louisiana

The way I figure it you could have ten cases for every positive person with a result of covid…easy


Everyone should assume they have it

When so many people have it what is the point of testing ? You are not going to test everyone every day and since you have asymptomatic people what is the point? You don’t want to test people, comes back negative and they go out…

Testing makes more sense when you are considering reopening (or before it got out of control) but at this point? If someone comes to hospital with certain symptoms you can assume they have it

(Spitballing here…not a medical professional)

This thing is going to end up killing a hell of a lot of Biden voters.

Now the key is to develop a cheap test people can do at home every day and get results in minutes

And what they call the antibody test to see if you have had it and are protected…you may not even know you have had it! I had a horrible cough a few weeks ago but think it was from over smoking or something else….but who the fuck knows?

And medical professionals need to answer definitively the question if you can be reinfected again or not

Space wrote:

shemptiness wrote:
Looks like the mask announcement is next on the docket

Where do you even get some at this point or are they talking about making your own with a t-shirt?

putting a t-shirt or scarf over your face:
- if you're infected, it diminishes the number of viruses you exhale, and holds back most of the droplets when you cough
- assists with not touching your face (both as a physical barrier and, ideally, a constant reminder not to touch)

hutch wrote:
When so many people have it what is the point of testing ? You are not going to test everyone every day and since you have asymptomatic people what is the point?

asymptomatic = having the virus (infected) but not showing the symptoms, such as coughing, shortness of breath, fever, etc.  HOWEVER, they still have the virus so a test will still show if they are infected. the test checks for the presence of the virus, not the presence of a fever or cough.

Space wrote:
This thing is going to end up killing a hell of a lot of Biden voters.

i think it's going to kill a lot more trump voters.

1) the governors who listened to trump and delayed enacting stay-at-home rules are all exclusively from pro-trump states, as far as i can tell.

2)

Yeah so what?

Are we going to test everyone every day?

sweetcell wrote:

Space wrote:
This thing is going to end up killing a hell of a lot of Biden voters.

i think it's going to kill a lot more trump voters.

1) the governors who listened to trump and delayed enacting stay-at-home rules are all exclusively from pro-trump states, as far as i can tell.

2)

I'm talking about inner city (Detroit, New Orleans, Atlanta, etc) diabetic (and other conditions) black people, who disproportionately have existing medical conditions (and 96% of those dying have pre-existing conditions). The older white people (i.e. Trump voters), primarily live in suburbs and rural areas, where they will be able to more easily socially distance. Not saying Trump won't lose some of his flock, but a disproportionate amount of black people are going to die from this.

hutch wrote:
Yeah so what?

Are we going to test everyone every day?

You raise a good point and I haven't really seen an answer to that question.

Space wrote:

sweetcell wrote:

Space wrote:
This thing is going to end up killing a hell of a lot of Biden voters.

i think it's going to kill a lot more trump voters.

1) the governors who listened to trump and delayed enacting stay-at-home rules are all exclusively from pro-trump states, as far as i can tell.

2)

I'm talking about inner city (Detroit, New Orleans, Atlanta, etc) diabetic (and other conditions) black people, who disproportionately have existing medical conditions (and 96% of those dying have pre-existing conditions). The older white people (i.e. Trump voters), primarily live in suburbs and rural areas, where they will be able to more easily socially distance. Not saying Trump won't lose some of his flock, but a disproportionate amount of black people are going to die from this.

Anecdotal as hell but I have several aunts and uncles who are huge Trumpers. None are socially distancing. Total survivorship bias.