It was just a matter of time.
Two weeks ago is was on the other side of the planet…..
NOW IT’S 15 MILES FROM MY HOUSE
Hundreds of people were exposed. We’re F’d.
March 9, 2020 at 9:33 pm
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March 9, 2020 at 9:49 pm #1921495
Imagine closing schools or businesses if someone comes in with the flu…… gross overreacting and the media is to blame.
March 9, 2020 at 10:03 pm #1921497We don’t have to imagine it. Just look at how many businesses are closed in Chine. Is the media spreading fear – yes. But is it that bad to error on the side of caution with something we know little about?
March 9, 2020 at 11:22 pm #1921510Did I read that either was it China or Italy was closing their borders?
Well this is not where I read it but here is another source of it.
“From Italy to Bhutan, the countries closing their borders to tourists because of coronavirus”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advice/coronavirus-countries-on-lockdown-to-british-tourists/March 10, 2020 at 4:20 am #1921518Imagine closing schools or businesses if someone comes in with the flu…… gross overreacting and the media is to blame.
The distribution curve on new cases went vertical when most people weren’t paying attention. The CDC’s bureaucratic incompetence made sure we were kept in the dark. Those of us that were paying attention know where this thing leads. Exponential function and a highly infectious new virus mean the forest was bone dry, a fire has started, and the forecast is for winds to steadily increase day over day. Our health care workers already had the yearly flu forest fire to deal with. Some of us are in a very scary predicament. There is a very long way to go on this and the numbers coming out of Italy should unsettle us all.
March 10, 2020 at 5:46 am #1921521”There is a very long way to go on this and the numbers coming out of Italy should unsettle us all.”
BP – thanks for your attempts to create added awareness.
For those who work in the medical profession do you ever miss the days of being medically illiterate like so many commenting on this still unknown virus?
Prayers to those innocent victims this virus kills.
March 10, 2020 at 6:31 am #1921522For those who work in the medical profession do you ever miss the days of being medically illiterate like so many commenting on this still unknown virus?
The virus causing COVID-19 is not unknown. It’s severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
March 10, 2020 at 8:21 am #1921555But is it that bad to error on the side of caution with something we know little about?
Agree. Compare it all you want to the normal flu, deaths by natural disasters, deaths by falling off ladders, etc. If a person reads the article you see that someone with a confirmed case of this virus visited the school Saturday, a virus spreading worldwide. Will it do/prevent anything? Maybe not, and we’ll never know. Why are people so offended that they took measures to protect the kids?
The Back 40March 10, 2020 at 8:30 am #1921557”There is a very long way to go on this and the numbers coming out of Italy should unsettle us all.”
BP – thanks for your attempts to create added awareness.
For those who work in the medical profession do you ever miss the days of being medically illiterate like so many commenting on this still unknown virus?
Prayers to those innocent victims this virus kills.
Now us healthcare workers know how the DNR must feel regarding mille lacs management…everyone’s an expert cause they read something somewhere on social media…LMAO.
The other issue we have in MN is we still haven’t peaked from the flu yet. The issue isn’t like this is the black plague but more that it’s going to tie up and use ALL our resources if we can’t slow the outbreak down.
Here’s one for the people not worried that it’ll affect them…
March 10, 2020 at 8:40 am #1921562“R0 predicts the number of people who can catch a given bug from a single infected person, Live Science previously reported. Currently, the R0 for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19, is estimated at about 2.2, meaning a single infected person will infect about 2.2 others, on average. By comparison, the flu has an R0 of 1.3……..
. For example, in 1918 there was a worldwide outbreak of the swine flu that killed 50 million people. According to a review article published in BMC Medicine, the R0 value of the 1918 pandemic was estimated to be between 1.4 and 2.8. But when the swine flu, or H1N1 virus, came back in 2009, its R0 value was between 1.4 and 1.6, report researchers in the journal Science. The existence of vaccines and antiviral drugs made the 2009 outbreak much less deadly.”
Food for thought. And for clarity the 0 should be one of those small zeros kinda to the side and underneath the R
March 10, 2020 at 8:44 am #1921563A lot of people are pointing at the mortality rate numbers saying they’re exaggerated. This is true but it also means that R0 number is underestimated.
March 10, 2020 at 9:09 am #1921569Let’s assume the worst and we are all going to contract it, then what. How long does it last, how bad is it? Are talking 105 fever for 3-4 weeks or is it a fever for a couple days and then you move on with life. Question is how will this affect the majority of healthy people out there?
March 10, 2020 at 11:22 am #1921614Let’s assume the worst and we are all going to contract it, then what. How long does it last, how bad is it? Are talking 105 fever for 3-4 weeks or is it a fever for a couple days and then you move on with life. Question is how will this affect the majority of healthy people out there?
From what I understand (from co-workers spouse who is a doctor), unless you are in bad health, infant, or elderly, you most likely won’t know you even have it. For the average individual, no different than the normal seasonal flu or cold.
Also stated the death numbers will be severely exaggerated because most people who have it won’t come in to get tested or ever know they have it.
March 10, 2020 at 11:35 am #1921619“The original information from China likely overestimated the risk of death from the virus. Right now it appears that the risk of very serious illness and death is less than it was for SARS and MERS. ”
Quoted from from Harvard.
March 10, 2020 at 11:36 am #1921621<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Kurt Turner wrote:</div>
”There is a very long way to go on this and the numbers coming out of Italy should unsettle us all.”BP – thanks for your attempts to create added awareness.
For those who work in the medical profession do you ever miss the days of being medically illiterate like so many commenting on this still unknown virus?
Prayers to those innocent victims this virus kills.
Now us healthcare workers know how the DNR must feel regarding mille lacs management…everyone’s an expert cause they read something somewhere on social media…LMAO.
The other issue we have in MN is we still haven’t peaked from the flu yet. The issue isn’t like this is the black plague but more that it’s going to tie up and use ALL our resources if we can’t slow the outbreak down.
Here’s one for the people not worried that it’ll affect them…
For some reason I don’t believe that doctor, his symptoms don’t really match.
March 10, 2020 at 12:05 pm #1921627The sky is falling!!! Make sure you kiss your loved ones good bye when you head off to work because you may never return. This will be the end of the world as we know it. But that 12 case supply of TP in the garage will help for years to come if we survive.
March 10, 2020 at 12:17 pm #1921636If you bury your head in the sand you won’t catch it.
March 10, 2020 at 12:24 pm #1921640Just wash your hands and avoid large concentrations of people. You should be fine. Most report nothing more than mild cold symptoms. This big scare has been nothing but a phsy-op to take advantage of an election and manipulate the stock market. That’s about it. Covid 19 carries a 1.5-3 percent fatality rate among the infected. Most of who were elderly, and also with underlying health issues. Most healthy people are good to go after a couple weeks, a few rolls of t.p., and a few boxes of Kleenex.
March 10, 2020 at 12:39 pm #1921643So you’re saying I should go to a location where there is less people? I think a trip to the Dakotas is on tap!
March 10, 2020 at 1:37 pm #1921663So am understanding this correctly as long as we are not old or young theres nothing to worry about. Does that mean we shouldnt worry about our little kids or our parents or grandparents.
That’s about it. Covid 19 carries a 1.5-3 percent fatality rate among the infected. Most of who were elderly,
Maybe its just me but I worry about them a lot more them myself.
March 10, 2020 at 1:42 pm #1921667So am understanding this correctly as long as we are not old or young theres nothing to worry about. Does that mean we shouldnt worry about our little kids or our parents or grandparents.
That’s exactly correct. It’s reached a point now where we’re supposed to only worry about ourselves. There’s many that should have no trouble with this.
March 10, 2020 at 2:14 pm #1921679“Anoka County resident in their 30s tested positive for the novel coronavirus and the patient is currently in the hospital in critical condition.” Of course this doesn’t say why exactly the patient was hospitalized… sometimes that happens with bad colds/flu, especially if the patient has underlying illnesses like asthma.
March 10, 2020 at 2:24 pm #1921682Biggill mentioned having 2000 U.S. case by Friday. I am afraid that will be an underestimate, as of now current case are at 804, I would be very surprised if the count doe not exceed 4000 by Friday.
March 10, 2020 at 2:44 pm #1921689I am prepping my boat tomorrow and am prepared to quarantine myself on the river until I run out of TP and hand sanitizer.
March 10, 2020 at 2:48 pm #1921690I never thought a form of the common cold would take down the worlds economy.
March 10, 2020 at 3:17 pm #1921705I am prepping my boat tomorrow and am prepared to quarantine myself on the river until I run out of
TP and hand sanitizer.kleenex and lotion
March 10, 2020 at 3:24 pm #1921708I never thought a form of the common cold would take down the worlds economy.
The common cold doesn’t put healthy 30 year old people into critical condition.
March 10, 2020 at 3:26 pm #1921710<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>bigpike wrote:</div>
I never thought a form of the common cold would take down the worlds economy.The common cold doesn’t put healthy 30 year old people into critical condition.
I missed where it said she was healthy before this and had no prior conditions?
March 10, 2020 at 3:37 pm #1921713Where did you read that it’s a female? I didn’t see the sex listed anywhere?
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