Corona Virus Live Thread. No 7.

3/1/2020

[Vermont Lt]

Continuation of the thread.

Previous Thread 6 here.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3820357/posts

[JonPreston]

Some of the biggest losing industries from this will be anything involving an audience

Supply chain-dependent businesses, which is nearly everything.

[Vermont Lt]

LOL.

[SaxxonWoods]

Thanks, and I’ll keep watching of course. And thanks for the thread.

[mrsmith]

GOOD NEWS from Seattle…
They have lots of public events scheduled so people won’t worry about the virus!
https://www.events12.com/seattle/

Sheesh!

[Dr. Sivana]

Any possibility China is using corona-19 to exterminate some healthy people?

Doesn't pass the Occam's razor test for me. The way this thing spreads, you cannot really predict the target. Plus Red China does NOT need any disruption to its economic engine. Spreading a disease in your own country to make the U.S. economy worse is cutting off your nose to spite your face, and Red China doesn't play like that.

[Jane Long]

Bringing this over to new thread...

MEXICO

Mexico confirms fifth case of coronavirus
By REUTERS MARCH 1, 2020 22:38

A young woman tested positive for coronavirus in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, state health authorities said on Sunday, marking the country’s fifth case.

Like another woman who tested positive for the virus in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, the woman in Chiapas was studying in Milan, Italy. The woman tested positive for the virus on Saturday but is ***asymptomatic*** state health authorities said in a press conference.

https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Mexico-confirms-fifth-case-of-coronavirus-619441

[LongsforReagan]

Makes sense.

[cgbg]

Great post—I just wish more Freepers would _get it_.

China is not stupid.

[9YearLurker]

I don’t see it available OTC yet, but I guess it is coming. (And I of course hope it is just coincidental timing!)

[yesthatjallen]

Cuomo issued a statement NY will do their own testing. His comments are remarkably measured; he's not attacking Trump. He knows he's facing a potential crisis:

Governor Cuomo Delivers Update on Novel Coronavirus (3 mins)

"Comments are turned off"

[LilFarmer]

Boy am I late to this party

[datura]

Supply chains can move - not quickly - but customers can take years to return, killing small businesses that have small margins like restaurants.

One silver lining is that Hollywood will suffer bigly, as well as professional sports. Imagine sitting in the stands and someone next to you has a coughing fit!

[ETCM]

According to early releases from CDC, the original reagent test panels were only compatible with 1 specific piece of equipment, the Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast DX Real-Time PCR Instrument. If your lab didn’t have the equipment AND was “certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) to perform high complexity tests”, then no test for you. They are now making kits that are compatible with equipment that is much more common is small labs and hospitals.

[Mariner]

Great gif, thanks.

And yeah, the hysterics have mostly come from one side of the discussion.

I’m surprised I have not been accused of destroying western civilization itself.

[null and void]

SHM!

[grey_whiskers]

The Gadsden Flag motto should be updated to “Don’t Sneeze on Me”.

Here, someone already had it covered. :-D

[LilFarmer]

My youngest is about to take their final test Monday to graduate high school (homeschool)

[cgbg]

Cuomo got the “keep calm” briefing from his staff.

I predict NY test results _reporting_ will be much lower than other states relative to their population in the region.

That will be how you can tell if (imho when) they are slow walking...

[right way right]

The latest case in King county WA is 13 miles from my residence.
Yay!

I guess it makes sense because airports.

Are the cases popping up around our airports first?

I’ll let everyone know when I get it.

[9YearLurker]

But again those are still likely just the most severe cases. The actual percentages are almost assuredly lower.