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SwamyG

This is the time when we start projecting our fears and see our biases and pet peeves in tje data.

SwamyG

Vikas wrote:Where has UB disappeared ?
He always had the latest info but I don't see him posting anymore.
Hope he is all well and tending to his yaks.

He is fine.... saw him somewhere on SM. He is trying to fly below radar and not get into trouble with his SHQ.

SwamyG

My midwest state reported lower new cases today....there were rumors of reducing the tests. Eshwara !!!! Better that people look at JHU stats at CNN. Current status is 13K infected, not 11.7K as reported at this tracking site. My state reporting low because not all are tested. Department of Health ...

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Azithromycin as far as far as I know is an anti-bacterial but will it work against a virus?. Here is some personal experience. Few weeks back my son who lives in bay area and does come in contact with Chinese at work came down with sore throat and cough but he had no fever. At that time no panic, n...

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Guys, this is a resource thread. Everyone is nervous about this pandemic, and everyone knows the dangers. We are all in it together, and no individual on this planet is immune to this virus. So do not go about saying "we are screwed" every now and then....it does not do anything to life th...

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Wasn't the West coast including Bay area one of the early sites of infection in the US? could mean that the rest may see spikes much later than that. No wonder there is talk of 8 week window. Washington State was the first I think. It *may* have peaked with fewer new cases found today than yesterda...

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chetak wrote:this lady has a point

Brilliance one field does not translate to others. She is a researcher, but does not understand the human mind. Science without wisdom....

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Based on the current models, when is the peak in USA? Is India behind in getting to the peak as well? Though it would have been hit earlier than Europe, right? There's no 'US peak' . It is driven by localized transmission rates. WA happened early on, and the bay area is on curfew to flatten a peak ...

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Based on the current models, when is the peak in USA?

Is India behind in getting to the peak as well? Though it would have been hit earlier than Europe, right?

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Dileep wrote:For a brief relief onlee

There is a Rajini joke on it already. I think for a change Chuck Norris joke was copied and customized for Western audience (ducks for cover, as I do not know the truth)

SwamyG

A second approach may be to rush the vaccine. I dont know why a vaccine is going to take 18-24 months. Once the safety of the vaccine is proven by animal/human trials, you can order a bunch of 20 year old soldiers to be first vaccinated and then infected with the viral strain. This should prove the...

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On France: https://twitter.com/joyehoward/status/1239634578064670722 Impressive speech: war-time measures including total lock down, state appropriation of hotels & taxis for healthcare workers; setting up military field hospitals; no company will go bankrupt; all tax, electricity & gas bill...

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The schools have extended spring break for another week. The latest we hear is that the children will be taught through online classes. Most offices have asked folks to work from home indefinitely. The question is whether the Internet can take all this load? School and university education delivery...

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However, looks like generally the governments and administration (even down to the cop level) thnings are working admirably. Jai ho. Swamygal, long time no see. saar, Agra isolation ward pics don't give one that much of confidence in govt. and admin. Yeah saaar, some BRFites hooked me on to Twitter...

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If social distancing delays the infection rate, then it means fewer people are infected; and that it means the health services will not be overwhelmed.

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Reading the previous two posts on the Italian context - So the idiots there basically ignored official instructions and went about socializing in restaurants and large family groups. Then they escaped quarantine and romped around the rest of the country. Looks like the youngsters acted recklessly a...

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The news from France is not reassuring... It seems that out of all the cases that are in ICUs for covid19, "most" are below 60 years of age! 1. What is the source? If there is a source, and it is reputable... move on to 2. 2. What exactly is this source saying? Is it simply making the bar...

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Perhaps some of this social distancing and isolation will cause people in this consumerism crazed, Protestant work ethic driven world to take breath and enjoy a more simple, meaningful life, devoid of unnecessary trappings and stress. Who knows, maybe we'll never go back to that dark frenzied world...

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.... Similar climate, or similar weather? If climate - that implies that the hot-spots will not shift. If weather - that implies that the hot-spots will shift with seasonal changes. I assume they mean weather (experts should be able to keep their terminology straight). If weather, then we should be...

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This "transmission that isn't linked to anything known...." is that really so hard to understand? The USA especially (don't know about Germany) is extremely lax about certain aspects of hygiene. * Especially that which involves footwear, saliva and body fluids * Pets and *their* saliva an...

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If it is viral in nature, how can there be a cure? Is the treatment only to keep the symptoms under control, giving the human the time ? I thought common cold, flu etc cannot be really cured? Either one gets vaccinated for the flu like diseases, or if it comes we just treat the patient to make life...

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This Wuhan virus thingie in America is like the Global Warming thing, it has become totally political in nature. The Democrats are taking every chance to slight Trump, and use it as a chance to get Trump from getting re-elected. Democrats will do anything to help the economy tank. Seriously, they wi...

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Potential Cure? https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/coronavirus-central-govt-approaches-rajasthan-about-line-of-treatment-followed-to-cure-patients-1655362-2020-03-14 If it is viral in nature, how can there be a cure? Is the treatment only to keep the symptoms under control, giving the human...

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Why does Russia have low numbers? They started to isolate possible carriers (Chinese) at very early stage. Drivers of public transport were instructed to spot any Chinese looking passenger. Seriously , it has to do high carb diet of Russians and Nordic population. Lots of potatoes and dairy product...

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A piece of sh*t google employee was tested positive in bangalore. He hand his wife were quarantined in their house in bangalore. The lady escaped from their house and travelled by air and then train to agra and stayed with her family with 8 other members. House quarantine is really dependent on peo...

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"India has around a 30-day window to halt the beginning of c ..

Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/arti ... aign=cppst"India has around a 30-day window to halt the beginning of c ..

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It is depressing to read Amber G's posts :-(, but what to do....truth is truth. Math is math. I pray and hope, things start to plateau sooner than later.

SwamyG

Why does Russia have low numbers?

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I went to Costco this evening, and had the shock of my life. Empty shelves, and produce & food were disappearing. Of course no paper napkins, toilet rolls, sanitizes etc. Breads were gone, all kinds of cookies, pastries all gone. No Bananas, very little tomatoes, meat bins were near empty. I ret...

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Wishful thinking. There is no scientific evidence or reasoning for this (yet). I hope fervently its true, but hope is not reason for credence right ? SGP and HK had, and executed very well, on pandemic handling protocols. It's as simple as that. Easier of course for them than for a large country......

SwamyG

The next two weeks of March 2020 are going to be the two most important weeks in contemporary history.

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But who after DT ? IT ??? Why do they call Clintons as dynasty when all they have to show for is one President and another SoS. Same for Kennedys. Hardly anyone in next generation to take the mantle forward. Even Lallu ji and Mulayam ji did better than them. Kennedys because their family was in pol...

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The COVID could very well be a more impactful black-swan event in US politics than Trump himself was in 2016. Everything from the economy to employment to healthcare-related issues to the willingness of supporters to attend large rallies (a key aspect of Trump's campaigning style) will be affected....

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FWIW, we are in the Seattle area and *may* have caught this late Jan. No way to confirm for sure. All adults in the household got sick (mild fever, body ache) for 3 days while children were completely unaffected (which is atypical). Also, one of my daughters is a young adult, and while she was affe...

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pooch to the Gurus - Why is CovID considered a temperate weather virus while MERS which is also a coronavirus was rampant in middle east countries like Saudi? What do we know about COVID that tells us it wont be as heat tolerant as MERS? The temperature thing is more of a hypothesis, IIRC. https://...

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Have not been following posts here... Few updates: - Form physician friends, in Bay Area - finally hearing more and more physicians are able to get their patient's tested. Other states still not so good. - Pence/Trump's promises of "any one who needs testing can get it done now", "1....

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Masks are not helpful. I was talking to my doctor; he said it is not going to work with the ordinary masks. Eyes are not covered. Special masks are required. This virus does not just hang out in a cloud like formation, the droplets from cough/sneeze tend to fall down after travelling 5-6 feet.

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Quick note here. You do NOT need hand-sanitizers like Purel, etc. to keep the coronavirus at bay. Regular hand soap is equally good. Hand sanitizers are mostly alcohol-based. This makes them superior to ordinary hand soap for killing bacteria. Why? Because, briefly, the exterior structures of bacte...

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The genus of bats in Kerala and Wuhan? Kerala bats that got Nipah virus is: Fruit bats, also known as ‘flying foxes,’ of the genus Pteropus are natural reservoir hosts of the Nipah and Hendra viruses. What is the genus of the Wuhan bats? How close are they to each other? https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4...

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Dumberica will add its share of stupidity as well.

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