Novel Coronavirus – China

[Summer Sun]

 

[Zak M]

Saw this on someones Instagram story.

Talk about panic buying -

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Edited March 10, 2020 by Zak M

[Guest Delete Me]

Just been to Asda and B&M - Plenty of bog roll!

[summer blizzard]

14 minutes ago, Donegal said:

A vaccine won't be ready for next Winter. It will take at least 12 months. 

For a new vaccine yes however there are those entering human trials now which are essentially anti-virals developed for other things like Ebola. The firm gets beaten by somebody else so it just gets put on ice until a new need for them crops up. As such a lot have already passed initial trials and the firm just needs to unpause and see if its strong enough.

[summer blizzard]

1 minute ago, Paul Faulkner said:

Just been to Asda and B&M - Plenty of bog roll!

I hope you took advantage bought all 1800 rolls. 

[Skullzrulerz]

New York (State) Now Has A Total Cases Of 173

[Azazel]

8 minutes ago, summer blizzard said:

For a new vaccine yes however there are those entering human trials now which are essentially anti-virals developed for other things like Ebola. The firm gets beaten by somebody else so it just gets put on ice until a new need for them crops up. As such a lot have already passed initial trials and the firm just needs to unpause and see if its strong enough.

I believe this includes chloroquine. Chloroquine and remdesivir.

[Zak M]

No surprise here.

[Wynn D Woo]

2 hours ago, emax said:

Where are you getting all that from? As far as I can tell, the Deputy CMO has said no such thing?

She said it on BBC breakfast this morning. I thought it at best an ill judged statement at the time, I hope it doesnt com back and bite her on the backside...

 

[Guest Delete Me]

Just got home and watched John Campbell's update for today, some points taken from a Chinese study on a bus:

• Airborne transmission effective at 4.5m away
• Virus can stay in the air for 30 minutes
• Can last on surfaces for days at 37c / 97F on glass, fabric, paper, metal or plastic
• At colder temperatures it can survive for considerably longer
• Can survive for 5 days in faeces or bodily fluids

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[Snipper]

33 minutes ago, Donegal said:

A vaccine won't be ready for next Winter. It will take at least 12 months. 

My view Is a lot of money is going to thrown at this problem so “hopefully” something beneficial will come forward sooner as oppose later.  Appreciate the basic works require time as does testing. 

[Cheshire Freeze]

3 minutes ago, Paul Faulkner said:

Just got home and watched John Campbell's update for today, some points:

• Airborne transmission effective at 4.5m away
• Virus can stay in the air for 30 minutes
• Can last on surfaces for days at 37c / 97F on glass, fabric, paper, metal or plastic
• At colder temperatures it can survive for considerably longer
• Can survive for 5 days in faeces or bodily fluids

airborne transmission at 4.5m...no wonder this thing is so infectious.

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[alexisj9]

26 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

 

What type of surgery does he specify in? 

[Snipper]

1 minute ago, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ said:

She said it on BBC breakfast this morning. I thought it at best an ill judged statement at the time, I hope it doesnt com back and bite her on the backside...

 

I am sure some ungracious people will try and make sure it does.  How many on here could perform well with such a pressurised situation.  Not me for sure.

[Summer Sun]

 

[Summer Sun]

2 minutes ago, alexisj9 said:

What type of surgery does he specify in? 

"The dad, who operates on anyone with a range of conditions from cancer to sinus disease, did not self-isolate and carried on with his work as usual.

He continued to treat scores of patients while carrying the bug"

[Guest Delete Me]

2 minutes ago, CreweCold said:

airborne transmission at 4.5m...no wonder this thing is so infectious.

The study was carried out on a bus whereby a passenger became infected via airborne transmission from another passenger sat 4.5 meters away, nearly 15ft.

Crazy eh!

[Derecho]

 

Good video and it goes through who I ultimately believe is responsible for these outbreaks.

[swebby]

47 minutes ago, Snowycat said:

How upsetting, surely they could have dressed the next of kin up in appropriate hazmat equipment when they knew death was imminent.

Wearing bio safety personnel protective equipment is not a trivial exercise.  Not sure what they use in hospital isolation units (i guess level-2), but for the untrained, removing level 3 equipment will most likely lead to self contamination and probably all and sundry stood near by.

You would still have thought phone/skype may have been a possibility unless the patient was unconscious or receiving mechanical breathing.

 

[knocker]

The apparent success of South Korea's coronavirus control program is noteworthy for the lack of large-scale quarantines such as have occurred in China and Italy. Instead, they focused on massive testing and less extreme social distancing measures (e.g. closing schools).

[alexisj9]

2 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

"The dad, who operates on anyone with a range of conditions from cancer to sinus disease, did not self-isolate and carried on with his work as usual.

He continued to treat scores of patients while carrying the bug"

Oh dear, not good at all. 

[Zak M]

4 hours ago, Sky Full said:

Can I just use this post to say thank you to Summer Sun for the number of brilliant, concise news announcements he is contributing to this thread.   I am seriously considering ditching the TV in favour of updates from you, SS, because there is no attempt by you to 'spin' the information - just the facts as they emerge.  There have been many many excellent contributions to this thread from all the NW members we are so lucky to have on board but, SS, you are a star!   

Indeed - keep up the good posts @Summer Sun 

[Ryukai]

40 minutes ago, Daniel* said:

+30 in London that is 200% increase on yesterday with 10, signs in London it may be stirring. 

that's a 50% increase not 200%, they had 61 the day before and they added 30 today

61 / 30 = 2.03

100 / 2.03 = 49.26% increase on the previous day

 

p.s 200% on the previous day would require you to add 61 twice to the previous days total giving you 183.....

[Guest Delete Me]

Summer Sun aka BNO 

[Zak M]

4 hours ago, Summer Sun said:

Joke or not Cheltenham will be a ticking time bomb if someone genuinely does have coronavirus, and they turn up.

 

Idiots. Get yourself tested.