Coronavirus

[bookreader451]

Today I became one of those people who lost someone they know to corona. He was a work associate and I just told him when NY's lockdown began he needs to be extra careful because he was in the hospital with lung problems last year. He pooh poohed me and told me he is fine. His wife contacted us today.

Take this serious please. I know some of my country is thinking it won't touch them, but please even in rural areas you just don't know.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Today I became one of those people who lost someone they know to corona. He was a work associate and I just told him when NY's lockdown began he needs to be extra careful because he was in the hospital with lung problems last year. He pooh poohed me and told me he is fine. His wife contacted us today.

Take this serious please. I know some of my country is thinking it won't touch them, but please even in rural areas you just don't know.

Im so sorry to hear this. This is all so scary.

 

[Relle]

Today I became one of those people who lost someone they know to corona. He was a work associate and I just told him when NY's lockdown began he needs to be extra careful because he was in the hospital with lung problems last year. He pooh poohed me and told me he is fine. His wife contacted us today.

Take this serious please. I know some of my country is thinking it won't touch them, but please even in rural areas you just don't know.

Sorry to hear of the loss of your work colleague.

My BIL has only 30% lung capacity and on oxygen. He doesn't leave the house.

 

[atiz]

I'm really sorry @bookreader451 ; it is just really scary.
I'm more and more worried about my parents who are pretty old and live in Europe. It's hard to be so far because if anything happens I'm not sure I'll be able to visit, and they have been pretty casual about this whole thing.

 

[KiwiMoose]

Today I became one of those people who lost someone they know to corona. He was a work associate and I just told him when NY's lockdown began he needs to be extra careful because he was in the hospital with lung problems last year. He pooh poohed me and told me he is fine. His wife contacted us today.

Take this serious please. I know some of my country is thinking it won't touch them, but please even in rural areas you just don't know.

That's awful, and very sad. So many people think they are bullet-proof. Our PM is telling us to 'act as if we have the virus' so that we are always conscious of passing it on to others. A lot of people seem to be more ( or in some cases less) concerned about getting it, rather than realising the role they play in passing it on to others in their community.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

That's awful, and very sad. So many people think they are bullet-proof. Our PM is telling us to 'act as if we have the virus' so that we are always conscious of passing it on to others. A lot of people seem to be more ( or in some cases less) concerned about getting it, rather than realising the role they play in passing it on to others in their community.

I read last night that something like 20% of the infected may never know because they remain asymptomatic. I think that was based on numbers from the cruise ships where everyone was tested.

 

[TheGecko]

My youngest daughter (30) works security for a distribution center...grave yard. She came out of her room coughing around 8pm and said, “Mom, I’m sick.” She called out to work and went back to bed. Got up early the next morning and went to three different Urgent Cares before one would see her. They did very little...temp (fever), BP (reasonable)...doctor listened to her lungs and ordered an X-Ray (negative for pneumonia). Said she had a ‘respiratory infection’, wrote a few scripts and sent her on her way. I get it, not enough tests to go around and no ‘cure’, but there was zero discussion. And I’m finding a lot of people with the same ‘respiratory infection’ and being treated with the same meds, and no discussion. About anything...when to return to work or when to return to the doctor, nothing about self-quarantine. Nothing.

I put us in lock-down after I got back from the pharmacy (they were uncharacteristically quiet too). And I may have to break quarantine. Hubby got a new script...a special compound that isn’t make locally and they don’t ship, you have to pick it up...four hour drive round-trip...to the city...where there are thousands and thousands of idiots still running around.

 

[KiwiMoose]

My youngest daughter (30) works security for a distribution center...grave yard. She came out of her room coughing around 8pm and said, “Mom, I’m sick.” She called out to work and went back to bed. Got up early the next morning and went to three different Urgent Cares before one would see her. They did very little...temp (fever), BP (reasonable)...doctor listened to her lungs and ordered an X-Ray (negative for pneumonia). Said she had a ‘respiratory infection’, wrote a few scripts and sent her on her way. I get it, not enough tests to go around and no ‘cure’, but there was zero discussion. And I’m finding a lot of people with the same ‘respiratory infection’ and being treated with the same meds, and no discussion. About anything...when to return to work or when to return to the doctor, nothing about self-quarantine. Nothing.

I put us in lock-down after I got back from the pharmacy (they were uncharacteristically quiet too). And I may have to break quarantine. Hubby got a new script...a special compound that isn’t make locally and they don’t ship, you have to pick it up...four hour drive round-trip...to the city...where there are thousands and thousands of idiots still running around.

 

[bookreader451]

My youngest daughter (30) works security for a distribution center...grave yard. She came out of her room coughing around 8pm and said, “Mom, I’m sick.” She called out to work and went back to bed. Got up early the next morning and went to three different Urgent Cares before one would see her. They did very little...temp (fever), BP (reasonable)...doctor listened to her lungs and ordered an X-Ray (negative for pneumonia). Said she had a ‘respiratory infection’, wrote a few scripts and sent her on her way. I get it, not enough tests to go around and no ‘cure’, but there was zero discussion. And I’m finding a lot of people with the same ‘respiratory infection’ and being treated with the same meds, and no discussion. About anything...when to return to work or when to return to the doctor, nothing about self-quarantine. Nothing.

I put us in lock-down after I got back from the pharmacy (they were uncharacteristically quiet too). And I may have to break quarantine. Hubby got a new script...a special compound that isn’t make locally and they don’t ship, you have to pick it up...four hour drive round-trip...to the city...where there are thousands and thousands of idiots still running around.

I believe this is so underreported because they are just not testing everyone.

 

[shunt2011]

It's going to remain unknown how many truly are victims of COVID-19 as many have mild or no symptoms. They aren't even testing medical personnel at the hospital unless admitted. We've got quite a few residents that are out on quarantine. They are to stay home until they go 3 days without a fever. They've just naturally assumed everyone has been exposed. There's just not enough tests which is inexcusable. I'm finally starting to feel better. Still wearing a mask at work and then I go straight home. Detroit is going to have the first 5 minute testing available starting today for First Responders. Our police force has been hit really hard. Greektown Casino has set aside two floors of rooms for First Responders that don't want to risk taking the virus home to their loved ones.

 

[Gaisy59]

I presume that this is for the USA only ? Can't understand about giving it to a fire crew .

Sorry i am late to this info but up here in Manitoba we have E.R.I.K. Which is the same. All medical info is kept in fridge including any DNR info etc. I think it is a great idea to help out the paramedics as they try to treat an emergency.

 

[dibbles]

I'm sorry for your loss @bookreader451.

 

[Becky1024]

We live in Ohio and I feel blessed that we have Gov. Mike DeWine and Dr. Amy Acton leading us through this. They have been pretty strict with school closings, business shutdowns, stay-at-home orders etc, but I believe it will pay off in the long run.

 

[cedarstar]

Sorry i am late to this info but up here in Manitoba we have E.R.I.K. Which is the same. All medical info is kept in fridge including any DNR info etc. I think it is a great idea to help out the paramedics as they try to treat an emergency.

I'm also in Manitoba and had to google what E.R.I.K stood for. It's that package attached to my fridge. I totally forgot about it. I think I will update the information. You never know when it might me needed.

Today I became one of those people who lost someone they know to corona. He was a work associate and I just told him when NY's lockdown began he needs to be extra careful because he was in the hospital with lung problems last year. He pooh poohed me and told me he is fine. His wife contacted us today.

Take this serious please. I know some of my country is thinking it won't touch them, but please even in rural areas you just don't know.

I'm so sorry for your loss. :'(

 

[Lin19687]

http://boston.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/a2f67ae8147948919ea2f99dd09d0955
Mass is a small state but we have a website that people can keep track of cases. We were one of the few states that shut down schools then restaurants by March 17th. When you look at the scale of cases, you can see when we started to get the testing kits in and it's shocking how many cases A DAY we are getting. BTW the map is silly because they are not going to put in how many per Town. And everything from the County list 'Unknown" down is where there is very small population and not a lot of testing going on in that area as there is near Boston.
I wondered if other states had this too.

 

[Susie]

My youngest daughter (30) works security for a distribution center...grave yard. She came out of her room coughing around 8pm and said, “Mom, I’m sick.” She called out to work and went back to bed. Got up early the next morning and went to three different Urgent Cares before one would see her. They did very little...temp (fever), BP (reasonable)...doctor listened to her lungs and ordered an X-Ray (negative for pneumonia). Said she had a ‘respiratory infection’, wrote a few scripts and sent her on her way. I get it, not enough tests to go around and no ‘cure’, but there was zero discussion. And I’m finding a lot of people with the same ‘respiratory infection’ and being treated with the same meds, and no discussion. About anything...when to return to work or when to return to the doctor, nothing about self-quarantine. Nothing.

I put us in lock-down after I got back from the pharmacy (they were uncharacteristically quiet too). And I may have to break quarantine. Hubby got a new script...a special compound that isn’t make locally and they don’t ship, you have to pick it up...four hour drive round-trip...to the city...where there are thousands and thousands of idiots still running around.

Call your local health department. Someone there knows where to get her tested. She MUST be tested. ALL of you need to stay home because you are now all quarantined for 14 days.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

Doctors of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California developed a simple self-triage tool to help individuals decide when to treat their symptoms safely at home and when to seek medical help. They are stressing that “one of the most important things each of us can do during the ongoing pandemic is to free up medical providers to concentrate on the seriously ill.”

https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/20/self-triage-tool-covid-19/
https://covidassessment.org/

For the US, the Gates Foundation funded Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington is predicting the end of the first wave of the epidemic will be in early June. http://www.healthdata.org/covid/faqs

“Our model says that social distancing will likely lead to the end of the first wave of the epidemic by early June. The question of whether there will be a second wave of the epidemic will depend on what we do to avoid reintroducing COVID-19 into the population. By end the of the first wave of the epidemic, an estimated 97% of the population of the United States will still be susceptible to the disease, so avoiding reintroduction of COVID-19 through mass screening, contact tracing, and quarantine will be essential to avoid a second wave.”

 

[Arimara]

Today I became one of those people who lost someone they know to corona. He was a work associate and I just told him when NY's lockdown began he needs to be extra careful because he was in the hospital with lung problems last year. He pooh poohed me and told me he is fine. His wife contacted us today.

Take this serious please. I know some of my country is thinking it won't touch them, but please even in rural areas you just don't know.

I didn't respond earlier but I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[TheGecko]

I believe this is so underreported because they are just not testing everyone.

A friend of mine’s daughter went through the same exact...’respiratory infection‘, here are some med, go home until you feel better. Then Tuesday she went to the ER...double pneumonia...and they tested her for CV-19. Then sent her back home...isolation for seven days, the time it takes to get the test back.

I figure that half the country has it. But if you’re an ‘average’ person, you won’t get tested until until you are really, really sick.

Call your local health department. Someone there knows where to get her tested. She MUST be tested. ALL of you need to stay home because you are now all quarantined for 14 days.

We are...for the most part. Daughter is only leaving her room for bathroom and fluids. I dropped off rent, drop box, no one was around. I’m still ‘essential’ and so boss and I discussed logistics of getting me stuff I need. Roads are pretty quiet around 7pm so I’ll pull up to his driveway, pop my truck, he’ll deliver the package, I’ll head home. Even though the stuff I need has been in an empty office, I’ll quarantine in my garage for 48 hours.

 

[penelopejane]

A friend of mine’s daughter went through the same exact...’respiratory infection‘, here are some med, go home until you feel better. Then Tuesday she went to the ER...double pneumonia...and they tested her for CV-19. Then sent her back home...isolation for seven days, the time it takes to get the test back.

We are...for the most part. Daughter is only leaving her room for bathroom and fluids. I dropped off rent, drop box, no one was around. I’m still ‘essential’ and so boss and I discussed logistics of getting me stuff I need. Roads are pretty quiet around 7pm so I’ll pull up to his driveway, pop my truck, he’ll deliver the package, I’ll head home. Even though the stuff I need has been in an empty office, I’ll quarantine in my garage for 48 hours.

Seven days to get test results back? May son just got tested because he was in contact with someone who tested positive and it took 2 days to get the results back. And our testing is free.

We have a lot of testing sites - around the cities at least.
So very sorry to hear people losing relatives and friends and the troubles you are having getting PPE and testing.