Is Anyone Fixated on this Coronavirus?

[Certate]

Well I see the U.S. are still sitting on their hands.

My state is also getting worse but I think every state is....

 

[Rathgar]

Help me understand what is going on between media doomsday coverage and the stats that show that 98 percent thereabouts survive this virus???????
Can someone talk some sense here?
Is it not true that China has almost no cases now, and South Korea on the downturn.
Someone help here?

 

[chickentender]

Help me understand what is going on between media doomsday coverage and the stats that show that 98 percent thereabouts survive this virus???????
Can someone talk some sense here?
Is it not true that China has almost no cases now, and South Korea on the downturn.
Someone help here?

The population is large, so 2% of people still adds up to a high number of people even if most of the population does not die. It's also all happening at once since the virus is new in humans and no one has immunity yet.

 

[kj103]

How are there a decreasing number of cases in China? I mean really? How? They are getting back to business now, and everyone is cured and won’t spread the infection to any other people in China? No more problems? It’s over in China. Yet, it’s taking over the rest of the world. Bullspit! Something isn’t right.

 

[mandathensome]

How are there a decreasing number of cases in China? I mean really? How? They are getting back to business now, and everyone is cured and won’t spread the infection to any other people in China? No more problems? It’s over in China. Yet, it’s taking over the rest of the world. Bullspit! Something isn’t right.

People are recovering over there and they’ve been issuing a medicine to them as well that isn’t approved over here yet. so there’s that. but i agree with you it took china about two months to get a hold on the situation at hand meanwhile it’s causing economic meltdown for the rest of the world. if the United States can’t get this under control in the next month or so then it really shows how unprepared of a country we really are. let’s just hope for the best and stay home and not spread the illness :/


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[Iugrad91]

They completely locked Wuhan down, prevented people from going out except for essentials, no travel anywhere, no school, no work. That’s how the numbers are decreasing in China.

 

[blueberries]

China is on the downside of coronavirus. It's unfortunate the media doesn't pass on good news like this to let us know there is a light at the end of the tunnel. As testing is increased there will be more cases in the US in the next few weeks. This doesn't mean we are all doomed or that the government has failed us. It means there is more testing. There's most likely thousands of people who have had this virus but it was so mild they didn't give it a second thought and were never tested. Stay home, enjoy the quiet and don't panic.

 

[Lanchparty7]

I left work today because my anxiety was too much to handle. New restrictions on employers will be going into effect, must be at 50% capacity now so should be working from home now. If not, then I am going to have to use all my PTO as I cannot work under “normal circumstances” any longer.

 

[Certate]

I called my work last night and told them I would not be in today, then around 7:15am today we got hit with a earthquake

Nothing like waking up to your house shaking.

Insane anxiety.....

 

[anxiousinamerica]

I was just flossing my teeth, and the end of the string touched my bathroom floor, which isn't exactly spotless, and I may have accidentally put that part in my mouth to floss. Now I'm worried I may have infected myself with coronavirus. I was already slightly germaphobic, so this whole current situation is not helping at all.

I called my work last night and told them I would not be in today, then around 7:15am today we got hit with a earthquake

Nothing like waking up to your house shaking.

Insane anxiety.....

I read about that. Very scary. Hope you're OK.

 

[TruthHurts]

I found this article earlier and figured i'd share https://qz.com/1813181/china-is-taking-pleasure-in-us-mishandling-of-coronavirus/

 

[Certate]

I was just flossing my teeth, and the end of the string touched my bathroom floor, which isn't exactly spotless, and I may have accidentally put that part in my mouth to floss. Now I'm worried I may have infected myself with coronavirus. I was already slightly germaphobic, so this whole current situation is not helping at all.


I read about that. Very scary. Hope you're OK.

You can't get the Virus from your floor, unless others with the Virus have been in your house???

I'm wondering why we are not all locked down right now, if this does not happen soon its gonna get really bad.

 

[JustMe]

You can't get the Virus from your floor, unless others with the Virus have been in your house???

I'm wondering why we are not all locked down right now, if this does not happen soon its gonna get really bad.

I am scared of someone stepping on the spit from someone who has the virus. No shoes are ever allowed in the house but now they aren't even allowed on my patio since that's where we have been hanging out a lot lately. What part of Utah are you from?

 

[NuckingFutz]

Has anyone considered why the mortality rate is so high in China ? China is one of the most polluted countries in the world and nearly every citizen has respiratory issues ( COPD, Emphysema, etc). Especially older chinese citizens. Also they’ve only had like 1 new case since Monday. Things are looking better.

 

[Cuchculan]

Have to consider the age range of people in China, Italy and Spain. Are a lot of older people in all 3 countries. I know every country has old people. Some have more than others. What the government in the US and Ireland are doing is simply slowing the virus down. Nothing else. It is not going to just vanish. Might buy them some time to come up with a vaccine. And to make sure that hospitals are not overrun with patients. When these things hit first you always get big numbers to start out with. Because so many didn't know they had it. Carried on with normal life. Italy started out slow. By week 3 we all saw how bad it got. Just be smart and stay safe. Don't wait for your government to issue orders. Do what you think is right.

 

[chickentender]

Have to consider the age range of people in China, Italy and Spain. Are a lot of older people in all 3 countries. I know every country has old people. Some have more than others. What the government in the US and Ireland are doing is simply slowing the virus down. Nothing else. It is not going to just vanish. Might buy them some time to come up with a vaccine. And to make sure that hospitals are not overrun with patients. When these things hit first you always get big numbers to start out with. Because so many didn't know they had it. Carried on with normal life. Italy started out slow. By week 3 we all saw how bad it got. Just be smart and stay safe. Don't wait for your government to issue orders. Do what you think is right.

Exactly. We cannot depend on government to protect us. We have to protect ourselves. In my opinion, rules in the US are currently too lax. When going for car rides so the car doesn't break down, I see people gathering in groups on their lawns for barbecues and teens playing basketball in groups. College students are still traveling to Florida and swarming beaches for spring break!!!

Today I am so stressed. I'm having a lot of physical symptoms. My calves are killing me, my stomach is upset and I'm getting a canker sore under my tongue. I'm getting over a mild run of the mill cold virus that causes a viral rash (it's not corona virus). I hope the things I'm experiencing now are just stress and not a problem I have to go in to the doctor for and be exposed to corona virus. I'm having an especially hard time coping this morning.

 

[Cuchculan]

Even with things on lockdown we have had 191 new cases in the past 24 hours. Biggest single jump so far. Starting to hit home for a lot of people. Those 191 people would have at least had contact with 2 people each. So I can see the numbers jump even higher by early next week. Most of those cases are here in Dublin. Radio station that talks about it all day has become known as Depression FM. All they do is talk doom and gloom. We can just try and be as safe as is possible. Nothing else you can do.

 

[matisworried]

China is on the downside of coronavirus. It's unfortunate the media doesn't pass on good news like this to let us know there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

I pay quite a bit of attention to the news and see quite a bit of talk about china's recent numbers.

Help me understand what is going on between media doomsday coverage and the stats that show that 98 percent thereabouts survive this virus???????
Can someone talk some sense here?
Is it not true that China has almost no cases now, and South Korea on the downturn.
Someone help here?

here's the thing... and it's where it gets really tricky... i really truly hope the numbers in china are accurate. i've read a lot of things that indicate that this is the case... but i've also read plenty questioning the accuracy of nearly all the numbers reported by china, basically from the get-go of this.

 

[Lanchparty7]

I may have had indirect exposure and I. Am. Freaking. Out. A relative of one my co workers has been tested (no results yet).
My co-worker (don’t know who exactly) is not showing symptoms according to my boss. We just went to working from home as of today so I was in the office up until then. I am most worried because I live in a house with 3 others, including my parents.

 

[kj103]

I think China is lying. Either they have a cure that they are keeping secret or they are not reporting numbers truthfully. No way in hell does a country with over a billion people with poor hygiene, poor treatment of people, poor air quality, and living stacked on top of each other like a deck of cards have a miraculous turnaround. Liar, liar pants on fire!