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https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/first-suspected-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-minnesota

1st in Minnesota, right outside the twin cities area

That midwest barrier from the east and west coasts definitely did not last long

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Hopefully the Omaha lady had enough common sense to stay the fuck home after returning from a country with confirmed infections.

Airport employees probably gonna have to get checked now though.

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Tired-Insomniac posted...

Hopefully the Omaha lady had enough common sense to stay the fuck home after returning from a country with confirmed infections.

Airport employees probably gonna have to get checked now though.

I've had pneumonia twice in the last 4 years but I bounce back pretty fast. Actually had influenza A back in January but went to the doc the moment I felt ill. Didn't even have a fever yet. Was fine within 2 days. This lady waited 12 days. Man alive!

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Tired-Insomniac posted...

https://www.ketv.com/article/live-gov-ricketts-health-officials-provide-covid-19-update/31265274

what does it say

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She got sick in the UK and has been sick for almost 2 weeks.

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https://twitter.com/ntvnews/status/1236047314130595840?s=21

36 year old in Nebraska is hospitalized and seriously ill after being symptomatic since February 24th. Thats awfully worrisome.

LameFAQs posted...

https://twitter.com/ntvnews/status/1236047314130595840?s=21

36 year old in Nebraska is hospitalized and seriously ill after being symptomatic since February 24th. Thats awfully worrisome.

And they waited 12 days to get to that point.

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LampChop posted...

And they waited 12 days to get to that point.

If she was sick the whole time hopefully she didn't do much. But hell even one visit to the grocery store could lead to a mass quarantine.

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I wonder how many cases are in Hawaii right now and theyre either not testing or not reporting. That would be a huge blow to the state economy seeing as they rely so heavily on tourism..

Im sure tourism everywhere right now is hurting and theyre already feeling the effects. But that would be an even bigger blow to them.

Justin_Blackmon posted...

I wonder how many cases are in Hawaii right now and theyre either not testing or not reporting. That would be a huge blow to the state economy seeing as they rely so heavily on tourism..

I'm watching a dog for the next 10 days while his owner goes to Hawaii.

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8 in Colorado. Luckily I can WFH until this blows over

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https://twitter.com/AndrewFC33/status/1236064024120496140/photo/1

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Awesome posted...

https://twitter.com/AndrewFC33/status/1236064024120496140/photo/1

Holy fuck

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So less than 1/3 infected they project as of now

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NY now has 44 confirmed cases
https://gothamist.com/news/coronavirus-yeshiva-university-more-cases-nj-ny-updates

https://i.imgur.com/HuJdchK.jpg

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Awesome posted...

https://twitter.com/AndrewFC33/status/1236064024120496140/photo/1

Maybe Ive been on doomsday reddit too much the last few weeks; but this actually seems like an optimistic scenario from what Ive seen before

480,000 deaths? that would be insane. that document could be fake but they think we haven't scratched the surface on this?

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berlyman101 posted...

480,000 deaths? that would be insane. that document could be fake but they think we haven't scratched the surface on this?

It's simple maths, and based on very optimistic calculations to boot (only 30% of US pop infected and only a 0.5% mortality rate).

Rimmer_Dall posted...

It's simple maths, and based on very optimistic calculations to boot (only 30% of US pop infected and only a 0.5% mortality rate).

That sounds pretty good based on all the info from the last few months on this virus.

I hope to hell I can avoid getting it and spreading it to loved ones.

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Wow. The death rate here is alarming so far.

https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1236122231656378373?s=21

Gotta wonder with March Madness being less than two weeks away, if theyre preparing for the same thing.

Just got home from work, any news?

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Well, Tuesday will be my last day going to Disneyland in a while. Good thing I didn't renew annual pass

RIPVyseCity posted...

Well, Tuesday will be my last day going to Disneyland in a while. Good thing I didn't renew annual pass

best time to go. but so damn risky. some are asymptomatic carriers of the infection aka mobile virus vehicles ><. they spread it to others.
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Awesome posted...

https://twitter.com/AndrewFC33/status/1236064024120496140/photo/1

Those numbers are far to optimistic, most now think the R0 is between 4-7 and it isn't 5% hospitalised it's 5% that need intensive assisted breathing and going by Korea's numbers around another 14% need assistance in the form of oxygen.

The best mortality rate so far is 0.7% from south Korea, everywhere else seems to be around the 3-4%, and that presumes that the hospitals aren't overwhelmed I certainly don't have any confidence that our medical systems can handle millions of ICU cases in the next few months which means CFR will shoot up.

Definitely will be some cases here in Daytona Beach, Florida soon as annual Bike Week festivities are underway. City expects 500,000 visitors over the next 10 days.

We just had the Daytona 500 here a few weeks back and Spring Break still brings in a semi decent crowd (nothing like the late 80s/early 90s MTV spring break days here though) so well have tons of people from all over the country here.

Cant wait!!

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Newhopes posted...

Those numbers are far to optimistic, most now think the R0 is between 4-7 and it isn't 5% hospitalised it's 5% that need intensive assisted breathing and going by Korea's numbers around another 14% need assistance in the form of oxygen.

The best mortality rate so far is 0.7% from south Korea, everywhere else seems to be around the 3-4%, and that presumes that the hospitals aren't overwhelmed I certainly don't have any confidence that our medical systems can handle millions of ICU cases in the next few months which means CFR will shoot up.

why are you assuming that differing mortality rates are linked to the treatment someone gets and not down to differences in how they might test and record the stats? It could be the threshold for when you are tested in some places is different to others and only those with really bad symptoms are tested meaning those who are infected with lesser symptoms arent included in the stats. Just another way of looking at it.

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Also where are you getting figures of r0 high limit being 7 from? Ive not seen that reported by any reputable sources at all and I try and keep on top of all the news.

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LampChop posted...

And they waited 12 days to get to that point.

Idk Ive had a cold for a bit but Im sure as fuck not getting slapped with a hospital bill unless it becomes severe

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I did a bit of counting comparing the lethality of coronavirus and the flu.

Influenza mortality rate in Italy: 0.008%
Coronavirus mortality rate in Italy: 4.2%, 525 times higher mortality than the flu in the same region.

https://twitter.com/LizSpecht/status/1236095180459003909?s=19

A good, conservative estimate on how healthcare is going to hold up over the next few months.

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@Rimmer_Dall

why are you assuming that differing mortality rates are linked to the treatment someone gets and not down to differences in how they might test and record the stats? It could be the threshold for when you are tested in some places is different to others and only those with really bad symptoms are tested meaning those who are infected with lesser symptoms arent included in the stats. Just another way of looking at it.

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thronedfire2 posted...

Idk Ive had a cold for a bit but Im sure as fuck not getting slapped with a hospital bill unless it becomes severe

And now she's on death's bed, and potentially fucked other people up. Great plan.

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LampChop posted...

And now she's on death's bed, and potentially fucked other people up. Great plan.

whats the alternative?

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Crepes posted...

whats the alternative?

Are you being serious?

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DarthWendy posted...

If Trump posts it on twitter, people would genuinely trust and follow the steps.

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LampChop posted...

Are you being serious?

Yes absolutely.

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LameFAQs posted...

https://twitter.com/ntvnews/status/1236047314130595840?s=21

36 year old in Nebraska is hospitalized and seriously ill after being symptomatic since February 24th. Thats awfully worrisome.

and that guy from Omaha was talking about it not being in Nebraska lol. What did I tell him lmao

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CellBlock7 posted...

Definitely will be some cases here in Daytona Beach, Florida soon as annual Bike Week festivities are underway. City expects 500,000 visitors over the next 10 days.

We just had the Daytona 500 here a few weeks back and Spring Break still brings in a semi decent crowd (nothing like the late 80s/early 90s MTV spring break days here though) so well have tons of people from all over the country here.

Cant wait!!

my coworker is going to that :/

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Crepes posted...

Yes absolutely.

What could she have done other than doing nothing about her symptoms/getting checked so she wouldn't potentially spread the virus onto other people if she learned about it earlier?

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Far as I can tell this virus is simply deadly towards the people who had compromised immune systems or very elderly.

Pretty similar to the FLU, except this virus is more like a death sentence compared to the FLU if you catch it.

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free medical checks for coronavirus maybe? Don't force poor people into debt to get checked out that seems like an obvious route for a disaster.

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Another thing this virus causes breathing problems, much worse than the FLU (if I understand correctly).

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...and can be spread much easier than the flu
...and has already mutated.
...and can spread before you even see symptoms (maybe)
...and can fuck up your lungs hardcore.

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

and that guy from Omaha was talking about it not being in Nebraska lol. What did I tell him lmao

I figured it was already here, was just surprised there weren't any confirmed cases yet

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Tired-Insomniac posted...

I figured it was already here, was just surprised there weren't any confirmed cases yet

Dude, like I said night before, theres no way Nashville will get a case this early and woke up to one in my county, Im screwed

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LampChop posted...

And now she's on death's bed, and potentially fucked other people up. Great plan.

Id rather die than get a $5000 hospital bill just for them to tell me I have a cold

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