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We've managed to keep the politics out, what's with all this maths shit ??

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4 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Im not sure 14 day incubation is the norm, I think it's more the outside limit of normal, hence why the quarantine is that long. I read somewhere the actual incubation period is typically like 5 days. So I would say we are seeing indicators of 7 days ago at worst. 

I'm talking about infection-to-hospitalization and infection-to-death.  The second is almost certainly longer than 5 days.  But yes, I'm just going on assumptions that might not be correct, same as every other model and statistician our there.  We don't know yet.

Scrounging around in the garage earlier found 3 old N95 masks.  Am I now rich?

 

Serious question are they even worth donating to the local Hospital?  They are probably 4 years old and the rubber straps have seen better days.

Just now, utee94 said:

I'm talking about infection-to-hospitalization and infection-to-death.  The second is almost certainly longer than 5 days.  But yes, I'm just going on assumptions that might not be correct, same as every other model and statistician our there.  We don't know yet.

Gotcha, infection-death is much different, and I have not a clue on that one. 

14 hours ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

He is saying that the spike in "Influenza like illness" was actually people with covid-19 thinking they had the flu. What is troubling are the graphs in his fourth tweet in the thread that show a spike currently occurring in reported ILI (blue), without a spike in positive influenza cases (green), which suggests the number of people with covid-19 is increasing, and is much higher than reported.

 

 

"Hubei, Hubei, oh baby, you make us all get corona.   Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. Hubei Hubei." 

12 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

We think....

Yup. nobody knows for sure yet.  There's not enough data on infection-to-death to have much idea on the reality.  Sadly, we'll get more than enough data in the coming weeks.  But hopefully, it won't be as bad as the worst case prognostications we've seen.  I see reasons to feel optimistic at this point, but only time will tell.

 

1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

They shut down schools a month ago, and they are a culture that actually listens to their leaders. Additionally, it’s a culture that actually worships their ancestors, so they respect the elderly. They’ve also dealt with shit from China for ages so they’re used to the concept of hostile viruses that can wipe you out. 

essentially the exact opposite of this country   which i agree after a few tdys there same with Korea 

Local farmers market in my town opened at 0800 to allow only fresh produce no prepared foods to be sold,  this is an enormous market that runs 2 days a week.  i got there at 0845  the line was close to 1 mile long with only a few let in at a time, estimated 3 plus hours wait.  This reminds me of stories ive seen in other countries   no cr

6 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

essentially the exact opposite of this country   which i agree after a few tdys there same with Korea 

Maybe opposite in terms of worship of elders but there are a lot of things we are closer to them on than much of Europe is.

The images of pie faced spring breaking dipshits going human centipede as this goes on certainly generate an emotional response from those watching this but we are not a touch feely society and many still follow the rules (whatever they are) pretty stringently. 

Are we bow and distance like Japan?  No, but everybody in the US keeps a cool distance as much as possible most of the time.  Restaurants generally eschew community seating (fucking everywhere in Europe) people greet with handshakes (men) and woman (and some men) will hug those that they know really really well but it isn't a regular form of greeting etc.  

All of that to say that assuming a pretty damn open society like Japan isn't cooking numbers or hiding things understanding what not only they did (mainly best I can tell is that they closed schools and those people love to wear a mask) but how they generally operate relative to us day to day will be one of many things we should be keying in on not just as we try to figure out how bad this may get and if the juice is worth some of the squeeze but how to approach heading off any future waves

All of this presupposes that they don't all of a sudden blow the fuck up.  

 

Dumb question time....

If you are confirmed COVID-19 positive and recover and do the recommended 14 day home isolation, are you then free to resume your normal life within reason? Or are you expected to continue quarantining just like everyone else?

20 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Local farmers market in my town opened at 0800 to allow only fresh produce no prepared foods to be sold,  this is an enormous market that runs 2 days a week.  i got there at 0845  the line was close to 1 mile long with only a few let in at a time, estimated 3 plus hours wait.  This reminds me of stories ive seen in other countries   no cr

And you waited the 3 hours?

2 hours ago, Loco said:

It seems like you are equating TP hoarding & shortages to Hospital ventilator shortages.   People who do not need vents are NOT being put on vents.   Doctors feel free to step in here and correct me if I'm wrong.

not a doctor, but people were hoarding masks.  not sure if they are the same ones that hospitals use, but likely, and if so definitely contributed to the low supply.

We've managed to keep the politics out, what's with all this maths shit ??


It depends on what time the train left Chicago.
29 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Local farmers market in my town opened at 0800 to allow only fresh produce no prepared foods to be sold,  this is an enormous market that runs 2 days a week.  i got there at 0845  the line was close to 1 mile long with only a few let in at a time, estimated 3 plus hours wait.  This reminds me of stories ive seen in other countries   no cr

Maybe it's a West Texas thing, but our produce has not been out of stock too badly.  Maybe potatoes one day and yellow onions another, but overall and relative to fresh meat and paper goods; produce has been in pretty damned good shape across our market.

Are y'all seeing sections wiped out?

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Tax Day moved to July 15th.

1 hour ago, Loco said:

The fuck they weren't  Northern Italy was burning and we still had direct flights to cities all over the US.  Reporters returning to the US even wrote critical pieces that upon their return they were NOT screened in ANY way.   

Sorry you are flat out wrong

 

16 days ago!

Six weeks after my reference

1 hour ago, Anastasis said:

Does anyone know of a database or resource that reports cases or testing numbers at county level?  Or something similar and more specific than state level?

I'm using one a buddy sent me. You can click on the counties and it will give you the number of confirmed cases and deaths, but not the tested numbers.

https://infection2020.com

No confirmed cases for my county yet.

CHIEF

1 minute ago, clapclapclap said:

Foreclosures suspended on FHA mortgages for 60 days.

Seems like cold comfort.

foreclosure doesn’t occur missed payment +1

34 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Local farmers market in my town opened at 0800 to allow only fresh produce no prepared foods to be sold,  this is an enormous market that runs 2 days a week.  i got there at 0845  the line was close to 1 mile long with only a few let in at a time, estimated 3 plus hours wait.  This reminds me of stories ive seen in other countries   no cr

I’m heading out at noon my time to pick up 50 lb of potatoes, who knows how much spinach, and whatever else my wife ordered from a farm down the road. There will be no line, and there will be a box to drop cash or check. 
 

now, do I have enough cream, oil, or butter to handle 50 lbs of potatoes?  No I do not. So let’s home it doesn’t come to eating dry baked potatoes with salt. 

8 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

Tax Day moved to July 15th.

I mean yeah I too would think something announced 24 hours ago would be breaking news on this thread.

793 for Italy today.

We’re going to skate by Italy here soon in cases and have dramatically less deaths
2 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

Seems like cold comfort.

foreclosure doesn’t occur missed payment +1

No shit. Luckily I don’t need relief, and shouldn’t, but my big creditors so far are only offering to not take my house that’s on time, and to suspend car payments but continue accruing interest that gets slapped onto the back of the loan. 
that might “help” people now but will cost them later. 
why not freeze payments and interest for 60-90 days and then start back up?  Can lenders not afford to go that long without payments?

My wife went to the doctor’s office yesterday and they were out of toilet paper. Are all medical offices experiencing this?

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

No shit. Luckily I don’t need relief, and shouldn’t, but my big creditors so far are only offering to not take my house that’s on time, and to suspend car payments but continue accruing interest that gets slapped onto the back of the loan. 
that might “help” people now but will cost them later. 
why not freeze payments and interest for 60-90 days and then start back up?  Can lenders not afford to go that long without payments?

save GIF

No they cannot

3 minutes ago, MrBig said:

My wife went to the doctor’s office yesterday and they were out of toilet paper. Are all medical offices experiencing this?

Are they exempt from shortages?

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The fact that China had zero new cases tells me a ton about China's credibility.

My daughter (no pics) is friends with someone from Wuhan.  He is still in quarantine.  50 days and counting.  Cannot leave apartment.  He says there absolutely are new cases from people he knows.  China cut off his internet acess on Tuesday of this week.  No one has heard from him since.  Assume he's dead now.  

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Numbers (WAG but rosey imo)

330mm Americans 

40% infection rate is 132mm

5% hospitalization rate is 6.6mm

10% ventilator required is 660k. 
 

evenly over 6 months is 110k per month.  Depending on where the bulk of the cases are, can we handle that?

lets put deaths at 10% of vent cases so 66k deaths.  Lots of assumptions and ignorance in these numbers, but what kind of loading can the hospital system take and still provide good care?

For the math models, Cuomo said they are currently running about 15% hospitalization rate. Said it was higher at 20% recently but now at 15%. Ok, carry on with the maths.

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3 hours ago, Loco said:

It seems like you are equating TP hoarding & shortages to Hospital ventilator shortages.   People who do not need vents are NOT being put on vents.   Doctors feel free to step in here and correct me if I'm wrong.

1 hour ago, Loco said:

Scrounging around in the garage earlier found 3 old N95 masks.  Am I now rich?

 

Serious question are they even worth donating to the local Hospital?  They are probably 4 years old and the rubber straps have seen better days.

2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Numbers (WAG but rosey imo)

330mm Americans 

40% infection rate is 132mm

5% hospitalization rate is 6.6mm

10% ventilator required is 660k. 
 

evenly over 6 months is 110k per month.  Depending on where the bulk of the cases are, can we handle that?

lets put deaths at 10% of vent cases so 66k deaths.  Lots of assumptions and ignorance in these numbers, but what kind of loading can the hospital system take and still provide good care?

I think hot spots are gonna be the issue. Maybe we can transfer people to less affected areas.

Just now, Grade of D as in David said:

Why are we asking people to put off elective surgeries?

Can't we just tell Drs not to do them?

 

Also Dr F is awesome. 

As someone who intubates people for a living and does 90% elective surgeries, i can tell u that MDs dont give a damn about this virus. They are going to do procedures and surgeries until the govt tells them to stop

1 minute ago, bigup2dahorns said:

For the math models, Cuomo said they are currently running about 15% hospitalization rate. Said it was higher at 20% recently but now at 15%. Ok, carry on with the maths.

But that’s 15% of confirmed cases right?  So what good is that number?

The fact that China had zero new cases tells me a ton about China's credibility.
My daughter (no pics) is friends with someone from Wuhan.  He is still in quarantine.  50 days and counting.  Cannot leave apartment.  He says there absolutely are new cases from people he knows.  China cut off his internet acess on Tuesday of this week.  No one has heard from him since.  Assume he's dead now.  

Oh that’s reassuring
3 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Which location?

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Are they euthanizing* the olds who they take off ventilators (to give to other patients with better odds) in Italy, or leaving them to die an agonizing suffocation death in their beds?

*hospice style euthanizing with increasing doses of morphine

13 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:


We’re going to skate by Italy here soon in cases and have dramatically less deaths

fewer

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Numbers (WAG but rosey imo)

330mm Americans 

40% infection rate is 132mm

5% hospitalization rate is 6.6mm

10% ventilator required is 660k. 
 

evenly over 6 months is 110k per month.  Depending on where the bulk of the cases are, can we handle that?

lets put deaths at 10% of vent cases so 66k deaths.  Lots of assumptions and ignorance in these numbers, but what kind of loading can the hospital system take and still provide good care?

Why aren’t we making every large city convention center and fairgrounds building emergency hospitals.

Issuing blanket open PO’s for ventilators to each site backed by Feds.  Same for all emergency medical supplies.

 

Makes more sense than thinking people will stay home for months on end.

 

7 minutes ago, TxEx84 said:

My daughter (no pics) is friends with someone from Wuhan.  He is still in quarantine.  50 days and counting.  Cannot leave apartment.  He says there absolutely are new cases from people he knows.  China cut off his internet acess on Tuesday of this week.  No one has heard from him since.  Assume he's dead now.  

damn.  Until there's a safe and effective vaccine, China's total population and population density will continue to hold it hostage indefinitely.  The sheer quantity of resources needed to stabilize rolling outbreaks in that country is beyond calculation.

Npr said Tom Hanks was discharged from the hospital.

20 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

Seems like cold comfort.

foreclosure doesn’t occur missed payment +1

It's something the govt has control over that could be done quickly.  It is not the last step they'll take on this, but it's a start.  It's intended to set the tone, send a message, and help prevent panic.  

And now they add that while the Feds don't yet have the authority to freeze all foreclosures and delay payments, they are working with Congress to change that.  Are working with lenders to try and get voluntary compliance in the interim.

 

26 minutes ago, CHIEF said:

I'm using one a buddy sent me. You can click on the counties and it will give you the number of confirmed cases and deaths, but not the tested numbers.

https://infection2020.com

No confirmed cases for my county yet.

CHIEF

sorry, i am out of rep.  thanks. 

4 minutes ago, triplehorn said:

damn.  Until there's a safe and effective vaccine, China's total population and population density will continue to hold it hostage indefinitely.  The sheer quantity of resources needed to stabilize rolling outbreaks in that country is beyond calculation.

They should build a wall...

7 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

Npr said Tom Hanks was discharged from the hospital.

Walked or carried out?

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10 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

Npr said Tom Hanks was discharged from the hospital.

Earn this. 

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