Coronavirus Thread: Worldwide Pandemic

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Concerns over the sudden surge of coronavirus and quarantine measures prompt buyers in Northern Italy to line up and empty shelves for supplies.

Concerns over the sudden surge of coronavirus and quarantine measures prompt buyers in Northern Italy to line up and empty shelves for supplies.

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Photos show the scene inside northern Italy supermarkets as panicked shoppers stock up on supplies amid a surge of the coronavirus
Concerns over the sudden surge of coronavirus and quarantine measures prompt buyers in Northern Italy to line up and empty shelves for supplies.
 

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"The conditions and environment here in Wuhan are more difficult and extreme than we could ever have imagined," two nurses wrote in The Lancet.

“We are asking nurses and medical staff from countries around the world to come to China now, to help us in this battle.”

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Wuhan Nurses Pen Letter in Medical Journal Asking for Help to Fight Coronavirus
“We are asking nurses and medical staff from countries around the world to come to China now, to help us in this battle.”
 

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President Trump shared some tips on how to avoid getting sick, and as he did so, he revealed a little more about his lifelong aversion to germs.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, the president shared a story about precautions he had taken to avoid illness: “I said, ‘Excuse me,’ and started washing my hands. You have to do this.”

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Trump’s Coronavirus Strategy: ‘Stay Clean,’ Wash Hands and Avoid Friends
Speaking to reporters at the White House, the president shared a story about precautions he had taken to avoid illness: “I said, ‘Excuse me,’ and started washing my hands. You have to do this.”
 

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Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, special advisor to the director general of the World Health Organization, has criticized President Trump on MSNBC for the briefing he gave on the novel coronavirus, saying: "He just revealed how ignorant he is about the situation."

"He just revealed how ignorant he is about the situation," Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel told MSNBC.

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"I found most of what he said incoherent": WHO official slams Trump's coronavirus response
"He just revealed how ignorant he is about the situation," Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel told MSNBC.
 

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The employee returned to Seoul and reportedly worked flights to the US after a flight to Israel where over 30 cases of the virus were reported.


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Korean Air flight attendant with coronavirus reportedly serviced 400-seat aircraft that flew between South Korea and US twice — here's the list of the known routes she flew
The employee returned to Seoul and reportedly worked flights to the US after a flight to Israel where over 30 cases of the virus were reported.

WOW!!!!
 

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The significance of the Miami man who feared he might have coronavirus

To his credit, Osmel Martinez Azcue recognized the public-health concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, and given his symptoms and his recent China visit, he felt like the responsible thing to do was check himself into one of Miami's largest hospitals (Jackson Memorial). This is, of course, what we'd expect anyone in his position to do.


The hospital staff followed the proper protocols, took the necessary precautions, and put Azcue in a closed-off room. Fortunately, blood work found that he simply had the flu. The medical teams stood down and Azcue was discharged.

So why did this story generate national attention? A couple of reasons.

Let's start with the fact that Azcue ended up with expensive medical bills, not because he's uninsured, but because he has what the Miami Herald charitably described as a "very limited insurance plan." Or put another way, he has one of the "junk plans" the Affordable Care Act tried to eliminate, but which Donald Trump and his team are quite fond of. Consumers are attracted to the low costs of these coverage plans, right up until they get sick.

In Azcue's case, within weeks of being sent home, he started receiving thousands of dollars in medical bills -- with more likely on the way, because he was treated by some out-of-network physicians -- in addition to instructions on his medical history. Azcue's private insurer wanted him to prove that his flu wasn't related to a pre-existing condition.

Again, "Obamacare" made sure that Americans couldn't be punished for having pre-existing conditions, but under Trump's junk plans, those consumer protections are gutted.

When the White House insists the president champions those with pre-existing conditions, keep this story in mind.

As for the other angle of interest, what happens when the coronavirus outbreak spreads in the United States and many Americans -- who are either uninsured or under-insured -- avoid seeking medical care because they're concerned about bills they can't afford?
 

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Dog tests 'weak positive' for Covid-19: AFCD

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said on Friday that a pet dog belonging to a person with the coronavirus has tested "weak positive" for Covid-19.

The AFCD said it received a referral from the Health Department on Wednesday about the animal, and picked it up from a Tai Hang flat and sent it to a facility at the Hong Kong Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. It said the dog was tested and nasal and oral cavity samples tested weak positive for the coronavirus.

"The dog does not have any relevant symptoms," the AFCD said.

It said the animal is the only dog in quarantine at the facility and staff are stepping up disinfection of the premises.

The AFCD said it had no evidence that pets could be infected with Covid-19 virus or that they could be a source of infection to people, but advised people with the coronavirus to put their pets in quarantine.


https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1511332-20200228.htm
 

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Man I cant find face masks anywhere. I be on train in the morning with so many people coughing, then come into work and they in here sniffling and coughing. Stay your ass at home if you sick.
 

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Man I cant find face masks anywhere. I be on train in the morning with so many people coughing, then come into work and they in here sniffling and coughing. Stay your ass at home if you sick.

Amazon, check constantly, refresh every 5 minutes, I was finally able to snag a 3pk like two weeks ago for like $20
 
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