06hawkalum wrote:Also, there was a ton of fearmongering that China was fudging the mortality rate data.

There are now 2747 confirmed cases outside of mainland China with only 44 deaths. That is a 1.6% mortality rate, so it looks like we can trust the numbers China was reporting.

momadance wrote:

06hawkalum wrote:Also, there was a ton of fearmongering that China was fudging the mortality rate data.

There are now 2747 confirmed cases outside of mainland China with only 44 deaths. That is a 1.6% mortality rate, so it looks like we can trust the numbers China was reporting.

Hey now! lol

@marcorubio
Take claims that #CoronaVirus cases are going down in #China with many grains of salt

The Communist Party of #China’s has contributed to its global spread by releasing inaccurate or misleading information & failing to be transparent about its severity,transmission & incubation

Rev_Beezer wrote:Having trouble breathing today. Not sure if it's Coronavirus or an anxiety attack.

Trent Steele wrote:

Rev_Beezer wrote:Having trouble breathing today. Not sure if it's Coronavirus or an anxiety attack.

I read that drinking more alcohol give you immunity

CalvinBall wrote:California is monitoring 8400 people for the virus. not great!

Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers to receive the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, without proper training for infection control or appropriate protective gear, according to a whistleblower complaint.

The workers did not show symptoms of infection and were not tested for the virus, according to lawyers for the whistleblower, who is a senior HHS official based in Washington who oversees workers at the Administration for Children and Families, a unit within HHS.

The whistleblower is seeking federal protection because she alleges she was unfairly and improperly reassigned after raising concerns about the safety of these workers to HHS officials, including those within the office of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. She was told Feb. 19 that if she does not accept the new position in 15 days, which is March 5, she would be terminated.

She doesn’t anticipate that this virus will produce an “apocalyptic scenario,” given its fatality rate, but she says its rapid global sweep means more needs to be done to prepare for the next COVID-19, in terms of everything from research to resources.

Above all, she says, keep calm.

“Panic is the biggest enemy you face in any emergency,” Capua says. “Panic can do much more damage than the virus.”

CalvinBall wrote:2 percent death rate is pretty high considering how easily it has been spreading. Even I can do the math there.

CalvinBall wrote:Today's The Daily was pretty insane. Not reassuring!