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  • Smellyman
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  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    oftenreading said:
    bbiggs said:
    This is a frightening article.  We know it’s an airborne disease, but the way it’s described here leads me to believe that someone can become infected while walking the dog or going for a run, for example, even in a non-crowded environment.  If the wind is carrying someone’s cough or sneeze from 20, 50, 100 feet away, and you happen to be in its path, it sounds like you can get it. So, unless you wear a mask outdoors, keeping a “safe” distance from anyone else who passes by may not be enough. Wonderful. 

    That's an extremely unlikely scenario, though theoretically possible. It's important to understand that an infectious dose of a virus is generally far more than just one viral particle, and in the case of a cough or sneeze being blown by the wind many metres, the density of infectious particles will be so low by the time you are far away that there will not be enough particles to actually cause an infection, even if you were unlucky enough to inhale one of the stray particles. It's far more likely that they will simply drop to the ground before they ever got that far.

    Keep in mind that several studies have been done so far that have not even been able to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the air in the rooms of patients with active covid-19 disease, and that's in a small, contained space without much air flow. It's estimated that when an infected person lives in a residence with non-infected people there is only about a 10% chance of spread of the infection to the household members, suggesting very limited chance of transmission through the air. 

    Nothing in life is zero risk, but going out for a walk, run or cycle is likely better for your health than staying cooped up at home. 
    Thank you for this.  Very good information and much more reassuring than the way it was described in the article. 
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,893
    Meltdown99 said:
    Trumps not the only lot world leader that fucked up.  The Canadian PM failed us and was slow to react.  Plus back in February he gave China 16 tons of PPE....and the Chinese government has taken 2 Canadians as hostages because that huawii bitch was arrested in Canada...Fuck China.


    Not to mention de Blasio telling people in March this is nothing to worry about, encouraging people to go out, ride the subway, see movies up until like 2 or 3 weeks ago.
    Hindsight 2020 I think a lot of people would do things differently. 
  • dignin
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    mace1229 said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    Trumps not the only lot world leader that fucked up.  The Canadian PM failed us and was slow to react.  Plus back in February he gave China 16 tons of PPE....and the Chinese government has taken 2 Canadians as hostages because that huawii bitch was arrested in Canada...Fuck China.


    Not to mention de Blasio telling people in March this is nothing to worry about, encouraging people to go out, ride the subway, see movies up until like 2 or 3 weeks ago.
    Hindsight 2020 I think a lot of people would do things differently. 
    Not Trump

    10/10


  • Halifax2TheMax
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    mace1229 said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    Trumps not the only lot world leader that fucked up.  The Canadian PM failed us and was slow to react.  Plus back in February he gave China 16 tons of PPE....and the Chinese government has taken 2 Canadians as hostages because that huawii bitch was arrested in Canada...Fuck China.


    Not to mention de Blasio telling people in March this is nothing to worry about, encouraging people to go out, ride the subway, see movies up until like 2 or 3 weeks ago.
    Hindsight 2020 I think a lot of people would do things differently. 
    Where the fuck did you come up with this? Let me guess, just a guess?

    Two to three weeks ago would be March 5th to 12th. Link?
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,646
    edited March 2020
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    mace1229 said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    Trumps not the only lot world leader that fucked up.  The Canadian PM failed us and was slow to react.  Plus back in February he gave China 16 tons of PPE....and the Chinese government has taken 2 Canadians as hostages because that huawii bitch was arrested in Canada...Fuck China.


    Not to mention de Blasio telling people in March this is nothing to worry about, encouraging people to go out, ride the subway, see movies up until like 2 or 3 weeks ago.
    Hindsight 2020 I think a lot of people would do things differently. 
    Where the fuck did you come up with this? Let me guess, just a guess?

    Two to three weeks ago would be March 5th to 12th. Link?
     Never mind, I found it.

    https://apple.news/AqTe49JBkTP6kO-7wR66Ygw

    And it wasn’t deBlasio who said it and it wasn’t 2-3 weeks ago. But yea, facts and faux news. Stop guessing.
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  • brianlux
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    To hell with the coronavirus.  Tell me it's over!


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  • Spiritual_Chaos
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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • RideRick
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    Good morning everyone.  I hope y'all have a Gigaton of fun this weekend.  Find hope and hold it/ride it/own it like whatever nasty ass metaphor works for you!
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  • 23scidoo
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    At least we are not live in India..

    https://youtu.be/RDTR7DQbZs4

    https://youtu.be/VdDGUvLoJvI
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,759
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    I now know someone who got the virus, and it is a TERRIBLE situation. He is the foster brother of my best friend's wife. I have known him for years, and he is now in his 20s. He has very severe muscular dystrophy, and is immobile and 100% dependent on his in-home qualified caretaker. The problem is that both he AND his caretaker got COVID-19 at the same time, and the symptoms are so severe for her that she couldn't even move, let alone care for his needs, which includes feeding him and moving him and keeping him clean, literally everything. While they did manage to get someone who's at least somewhat qualified to drop in at times during the day to care for both of them in his home (after his mother worked her ass off to make that happen), it is a really fucked up situation. Since the sick caretaker can't move him in and out of his wheelchair now, he is having to just stay in it all the time, even to sleep at night (staying in bed 24/7 isn't an option because of the nature of his disability). He is completely terrified of hospitals too, because of past trauma, so insisted on staying home through this even though his special care couldn't be properly provided. They were both in absolutely terrible pain for days. Apparently they are now showing some improvement, but damn.... I hate to think of other disabled people who are put in abnormally difficult situations due to a lack of healthy qualified people to provide the care they need.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
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    edited March 2020
    23scidoo said:
    At least we are not live in India..

    https://youtu.be/RDTR7DQbZs4

    https://youtu.be/VdDGUvLoJvI
    Not saying India is a dictatorship, but like Johan Giesecke said:

    - What has been done successfully in China - the methods to stop it. Would never be accepted in a democratic nation. That controlling is only possible in a dictatorship.

    Which sort of is the monkey paw (maybe the wrong expression) of democracy. The respect for people and their rights, will also make drastic measures and change impossible. Even when it is needed. A welded door is a door a virus doesn't come through.
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  • mfc2006
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    PJ_Soul said:
    I now know someone who got the virus, and it is a TERRIBLE situation. He is the foster brother of my best friend's wife. I have known him for years, and he is now in his 20s. He has very severe muscular dystrophy, and is immobile and 100% dependent on his in-home qualified caretaker. The problem is that both he AND his caretaker got COVID-19 at the same time, and the symptoms are so severe for her that she couldn't even move, let alone care for his needs, which includes feeding him and moving him and keeping him clean, literally everything. While they did manage to get someone who's at least somewhat qualified to drop in at times during the day to care for both of them in his home (after his mother worked her ass off to make that happen), it is a really fucked up situation. Since the sick caretaker can't move him in and out of his wheelchair now, he is having to just stay in it all the time, even to sleep at night (staying in bed 24/7 isn't an option because of the nature of his disability). He is completely terrified of hospitals too, because of past trauma, so insisted on staying home through this even though his special care couldn't be properly provided. They were both in absolutely terrible pain for days. Apparently they are now showing some improvement, but damn.... I hate to think of other disabled people who are put in abnormally difficult situations due to a lack of healthy qualified people to provide the care they need.
    Wow...that is a really heartbreaking situation. I hope they continue to improve!!! 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
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    edited March 2020
    mace1229 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    mace1229 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    mace1229 said:
    Lerxst1992 said:
    We passed China. With 70% fewer people, we have more cases!

    Get ready to pack the churches on easter!
    So you believe china’s numbers?



    "Hey China fudged there numbers so the situation here in the states is okey now". or what?
    I scrolled back. Couldn’t find anyone who said that
    No one did.  But I think it is fair to say that China and Russia s numbers are not legit. 
    I know. Just seems like every time I question China the response is to assume I support everything Trump does. I fail to see any logic in that, seems pretty asinine to me actually.

    Why it seems the spread have stopped experts have different opinions on. Sweden's former state epidemiologist Johan Giesecke believes that so many Wuhanborans have received the virus that they have now achieved herd immunity, which means that enough people have become immune to the virus no longer spreading.

    Giesecke believes that the Chinese would not dare lie about the low rates of infection when they tried to do so during the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak and during the beginning of the spread of the new corona virus in december.

    Should be noted though, the next paragraph:

    But many question the Chinese data, just because the regime lied earlier. Among other things, the Chinese newspaper Caixin writes that the authorities deliberately avoid reporting new, asymptomatic cases.

    Pessimistic judges, on the contrary, argue against Johan Giesecke and warn that it is not certain that the Wuhan people have achieved flock immunity. And if the Chinese relieve the restrictions, there is a risk that the infection will start spreading again, because even though most Wuhan people would have become immune, only a fraction of the Chinese population has been infected.
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  • RideRick
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    China is not to be trusted. Do not fall for that assumption. At best they have a lot of cheap workers but there 1 party system without any open acces to internet for their own inhabeters means they do not trust them to hide the lies they see everyday.
    China is so corrupted in every vain you will not know what is true even if you made the truth yourself.

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  • benjs
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    RideRick said:
    China is not to be trusted. Do not fall for that assumption. At best they have a lot of cheap workers but there 1 party system without any open acces to internet for their own inhabeters means they do not trust them to hide the lies they see everyday.
    China is so corrupted in every vain you will not know what is true even if you made the truth yourself.

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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,561
    edited March 2020
    Everyone in here being offended about famous people having and sharing their experiences with Corona --

    I'm sorry but I have to do it again --


    -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has it.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • CM189191
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    Smellyman said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Smellyman said:
    mace1229 said:
    Lerxst1992 said:
    We passed China. With 70% fewer people, we have more cases!

    Get ready to pack the churches on easter!
    So you believe china’s numbers?

    no one knows, but they were welding doors shut to keep people inside.
    Legit story?
    I don’t think the us could lockdown the country like China did. 

    Yup.  Like my friend says.  Only China could lock down like they did.

    China's population is 4x larger than US
    US military spending is 3.5x China's

    The US govt could easily lockdown
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