Coronavirus

So far we've been lucky here in Manitoba, Canada. No cases of Coronavirus here. Yet. And even if there was, there's a strong likelihood I won't get it. I'm worried more about the regular flu strains as my immune system is quite compromised.

A few days ago, in Ukraine, one sick person was confirmed. Yesterday, quarantine was introduced throughout the country. Kindergartens, schools, universities do not work. Closed game rooms in shopping malls. You can not gather more than 60 people.
Do you know what is the worst? Someone specifically develops panic. On one of the very popular television channels, once every one and a half to two hours, the announcer says: "The epidemic. A deadly virus."

“The best estimates we have right now based on what limited data we have is that this is going to be ten to fifteen times worse than the worst seasonal flue year we see.”

“We conservatively estimate that this could require forty eight million hospitalizations with ninety-six million cases actually occurring. Over four hundred, eighty-thousand deaths over the next three to seven months”

“An alarming number of cases in the 40-something age range, horrible cases, so we need to stop thinking that this is only an old-person’s disease”

Age, smoking, and obesity are big risk factors.

Apparently the incubation period is four days and it has a doubling time of four days. Meaning if theres two cases, in four days there will be four cases. Four days later there will be eight cases. Four days later, sixteen cases.....from 500 to 1000 to 2000 to 4000...every four days.

“We’re handling this like its a corona virus blizzard, you, two or three days and it will be over. This is a corona virus winter, and we’re gonna have the next three months or more, sixth months or more”




https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cZFhjMQrVts&feature=emb_title

We literally got our first case of Coronavirus in Manitoba yesterday. Scary that it's traveling this fast!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ9Su-TO3Sw&

Vampiric_Conure, in which city?.. Winnipeg?

For-Emris wrote: Vampiric_Conure, in which city?.. Winnipeg?

Yeppers, in Winnipeg

Whole country under lockdown since yesterday, virus spreading exponentially and more and more deaths reported.

They closed all schools here yesterday so my wife and I (both teachers) are now working overtime to move all the lessons to Microsoft Teams etc.

Live statistics and updates:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Thanks Proteus! That will help a whole bunch

Cyan Sarden wrote: Whole country under lockdown since yesterday, virus spreading exponentially and more and more deaths reported.

They closed all schools here yesterday so my wife and I (both teachers) are now working overtime to move all the lessons to Microsoft Teams etc.

Force be with you and your whole hearth brother !

I'm pretty certain i got it about a month ago. Worst fever ive ever had and kidney pain for the first time in my life.

How are you feeling now? Hopefully better already?

ren wrote: I'm pretty certain i got it about a month ago. Worst fever ive ever had and kidney pain for the first time in my life.

Yikes!!!!! Pretty scary stuff! Glad you're better (Or so I'm hoping!)

From a forwarded email from a family member:

The new Coronavirus may not show sign of infection for many days. How can one know if he/she is infected?


By the time they have fever and/or cough and go to the hospital, the lung is usually 50% Fibrosis and it's too late. Taiwan experts provide a simple self-check that we can do every morning. Take a deep breath and hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. If you complete it successfully without coughing, without discomfort, stiffness or tightness, etc., it proves there is no Fibrosis in the lungs, basically indicates no infection. In critical time, please self-check every morning in an environment with clean air. Serious excellent advice by Japanese doctors treating COVID-19 cases: Everyone should ensure your mouth & throat are moist, never dry. Take a few sips of water every 15 minutes at least. Why? Even if the virus gets into your mouth, drinking water or other liquids will wash them down through your throat and into the stomach. Once there, your stomach acid will kill all the virus. If you don't drink enough water more regularly, the virus can enter your windpipe and into the lungs. That's very dangerous.

Proteus wrote: From a forwarded email from a family member:

A few things in that ring wrong, so I did a google and found it debunked to some measure;

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/03/theres-a-facebook-coronavirus-post-going-viral-claiming-to-be-from-stanford-dont-believe-it/

Everyone please beware of misinformation and talk to your parents and grandparents and make sure they're not getting false information too.

My mother was given some pills by her pastor to "protect her from getting corona virus from people who already have it" and I looked it up and its basically just an alternative to acetaminophen. So that's garbage. And she was also told the same BS that Geraldo said on Fox which is that you can hold your breath for 10 seconds to see if you have it.

So even if you're not worried about getting sick yourself because you're younger and don't have any major heath issues, protect your parents and grand parents. Not all of them are as internet savvy and some are more trusting than others. It's better if they overreact to the threat rather than not.

Yeeek! Scary! Thanks for the heads up

Just throwing an idea out there for the temple to consider, but this seems like an opportunity for TOJO to practice what we preach and start a gofundme for corona virus.

Not only do sick people need support, but families of out of work sick people, or people out of work just because companies are getting hit hard, etc. I don't even know who all will need help but I don't think every government's response is going to fully cover everyone's expenses. So it would be nice if we could be one of the ones trying to get ahead of the damage that will certainly pile up in the near future.

Again... this is just a suggestion.

https://stanfordhealthcare.org/stanford-health-care-now/2020/novel-coronavirus.html


https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus-resource-center