The coronavirus

[Jeff P]

Imo, I think the article is a very clear sign that a limited number of cases are already here.

Could it be that (up until yesterday) we were unaware that it's here because the only patients we are allowing to be tested are those who fit "the profile?"

Are test kits in such short supply that we are rationing them?


-jp

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[Jeff P]

CNBC | Published Thu, Feb 27 20201:54 PM EST
California is monitoring at least 8,400 people for the coronavirus:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/27/cali...ronavirus.html

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that 33 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and the state is currently monitoring at least 8,400 others —a day after U.S. health officials confirmed the first possible community transmission of the coronavirus in a Solano County resident.

“This is a fluid situation right now and I want to emphaize the risk to the American public remains low,” said Dr. Sonia Y. Angell, California Department of Public Health Director and State Health Officer during a press conference. “There have been a limited number of confirmed cases to date.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t know exactly how the new California patient, who’s receiving medical care in Sacramento County, contracted the virus. The patient didn’t have a relevant travel history or exposure to another patient with the virus, the CDC said Wednesday.

California health officials said the patient wasn’t under quarantine before her diagnosis and was out and about in her community.

and:

California health officials have 200 testing kits on hand and will be receiving more over the next few days, Newsom said.

“We have just a few hundred testing kits and that’s surveillance testing as well as diagnostic testing. That’s simply inadequate to do justice to the kind of testing that is required to address this issue head on,” he said.

Newsom said that the CDC has made “firm commitments” to improve the state’s testing capacity, but did not provide details, such as how many testing kits the agency has agreed to send to the state.

So the state is currently monitoring at least 8,400 people - but has only 200 testing kits on hand.

Great.


-jp

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[biggestal99]

Originally Posted by Tom

More blather along party lines.
He did not fundamentally change America, but he tried.
Thankfully, he was too incompetent to do it.
ACA was NOT a good deal, no matter how much lipstick you put on it.

If you relly thing good things happened during his 8 years, then you must agree.....he, uh, he, he didn't do that!

He wasn’t w and that’s a good thing.

Allan

[jk3521]

Coronavirus. Made in China. What else would you expect?

[46zilzal]

Most major viruses travel East to West...nothing unusual about that

[FantasticDan]

Twitter

[davew]

FanDan, why do you post that stuff? I checked out blaine's twitter and the post directly after this one says a lot about whatever they identify as.

[MargieRose]

Originally Posted by davew

FanDan, why do you post that stuff? I checked out blaine's twitter and the post directly after this one says a lot about whatever they identify as.

This is a blowup of 'child' Blaine Capatch. It's amazing who some people find worthy of being quoted or followed on Twitter.

[barahona44]

Originally Posted by MargieRose

This is a blowup of 'child' Blaine Capatch. It's amazing who some people find worthy of being quoted or followed on Twitter.

Based on those clothes and the faded color of the photo,I'm carbon-dating that picture as being from the late 1970's.Which,if the photo is of the posting Blaine would make him about 50 years old.

Did you assume that Blaine Capatch who posted this is a child?

Turns out Mr. Capatch is a comedian.Never heard of him but he is 54 years old.

[FantasticDan]

Originally Posted by barahona44

Did you assume that Blaine Capatch who posted this is a child?

I’m more about why a couple of Trumpers are all about a Bernie joke

[MargieRose]

Originally Posted by FantasticDan

I’m more about why a couple of Trumpers are all about a Bernie joke

That didn't escape me. I thought about that, too.

[MargieRose]

Originally Posted by barahona44

Based on those clothes and the faded color of the photo,I'm carbon-dating that picture as being from the late 1970's.Which,if the photo is of the posting Blaine would make him about 50 years old.

Did you assume that Blaine Capatch who posted this is a child?

Turns out Mr. Capatch is a comedian.Never heard of him but he is 54 years old.

I read some of his Twitter posts. He IS a child...emotionally, if not in years. I'd say that he chose a good representation of himself.

[woodtoo]

I am happy with the Presidents response to this unexpected world health emergency and he has faced it head on.

He will be harshly judged as always, I wish for the best possible results for all.

[RunForTheRoses]

I remember watching The Towering Inferno, humans were going down left and right but then a dog died and everyone got sad:

https://fortune.com/2020/02/27/coron...dog-hong-kong/

seriously, this may not be a huge killer (but who knows) but economically this could really be bad.

[ElKabong]

Originally Posted by horses4courses

If BHO was still president, this would signal THE END OF THE WORLD to conservatives.
Our ears would be ringing with "What the hell are you doing about this???? We're all going to die!!!!
What's the latest emergency response on Fox News, for crissakes???".

Remember Ebola?
We had less than a year to live collectively as a species.

Now, though, a whole different story.
Sure - cancel a few flights from China - it's all under control here.
Shut the f**k up, will ya? We're making money here.

And then we have Chuck Schumer. Below is his feb 5 tweet