Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

vishvak · Post by **vishvak** » 03 Mar 2020 14:13

Wonder why people take pics of masks on, with pets without masks.

The Chinese prolly will have first relief cause Chinese can do the strict containtmaint and more because it will come out of troubles earliest.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 14:15

Coronavirus impact: Oil at $50/barrel may cut India’s import bill by $17 billion in FY21.

g.sarkar · Post by **g.sarkar** » 03 Mar 2020 14:42

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/20 ... e-updates/
Live updates: Trump calls for Fed rate cut as U.S. coronavirus deaths rise; markets eye economic rescue
By Adam Taylor, March 3, 2020.
With the coronavirus spreading unpredictably and Americans bracing for an increasing toll at home, pressure mounted for global policymakers to respond with financial crisis-style stimulus measures to ward off the threat to the world economy.
In a tweet early Tuesday, after the U.S. death toll rose to six, President Trump called for a “big” interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve “to make up for China’s coronavirus situation and slowdown,” as finance ministers from the Group of Seven economies prepared to discuss how to counter the growing economic storm. Central banks in the United States, Japan, Britain and France have hinted publicly at stimulus steps, and Australia cut interest rates Tuesday, but markets in Tokyo slipped as a wave of optimism that propelled U.S. markets higher on Monday appeared to peter out.
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Gautam

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 15:40

Deputy leader of Iran's parliament says 23 members of parliament have been infected with coronavirus.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 15:42

Germany reports 38 new #COVID19 cases, now 188 coronavirus infections in the country, 0 dead.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 15:46

374 new cases of Coronavirus in Korea

There are now 5,186 total cases in Korea

There have been 29 deaths related to Coronavirus

34 patients have recovered and been discharged from the hospital, with 1 case of re-infection.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 15:47

Government of Telangana's, department of Ayush is distributing free Phrophylactic medicine for #Corona Virus illness. Available at DK Government Homeo Hospital, Ramanthapur and also at the RGIA airport.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 18:14

IndiGo statement: The #Coronavirus affected passenger in Hyderabad travelled on IndiGo flight 6E 96 (Dubai-Bangalore) on Feb 20. All 4 cabin crew who operated this flight have been placed on home observation. We're following all prescribed Airport Health Organization guidelines.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 03 Mar 2020 20:24

Scaremongering. I wonder why, because they can't tap into the EU trough any more.

Coronavirus ‘worst case scenario’ could see 80% of UK population infected – England’s chief medical officer 3 Mar, 2020

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 20:40

21 Italian tourists and three Indian tour operators have been sent to an ITBP quarantine facility in Delhi for suspected coronavirus exposure.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 20:42

A Florida student whose classmates shook hands last Friday with Vice President Mike Pence has been quarantined after his mother came into contact with a coronavirus patient.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 20:43

Governor Cuomo said the 2nd coronavirus case in New York appeared to be a “community spread case,” meaning it doesn’t seem the man had recently traveled to China or another infected part of the world.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 20:45

#Coronavirus kills 77, infects 2,336 in Iran - deputy health minister.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 20:46

Indian couple, working in a Singaporean cargo ship, admitted to Odisha hospital after the man developed mild fever on its arrival at Paradip port from China.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 20:48

sooraj wrote:Governor Cuomo said the 2nd coronavirus case in New York appeared to be a “community spread case,” meaning it doesn’t seem the man had recently traveled to China or another infected part of the world.

A student whose classmates met with and touched VP Pence is now quarantined.

On Friday, cadets at Sarasota Military Academy shook hands with Pence, who was visiting Sarasota for fundraiser. One cadet’s mom had been in contact with a coronavirus patient.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 20:53

There has been eleven more confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK - bringing the total up to 51.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 03 Mar 2020 20:57

rsingh wrote:Belgian newspaper is giving tips to make disinfectant gel at home. Hydrogen-peroxide and glycerol mix.....

Any screenshot or news link?

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 03 Mar 2020 21:01

Bangalore coronavirus update-

The confirmed patient works at Manyata Tech park.

The patient stayed at Jain Heights apartment, Sarjapur road with his roomate.

His roomate works in Intel.

The roomate sent an mail out that he is getting himself checked for the virus.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 03 Mar 2020 21:05

sooraj, In interests of keeping daily updates in one place, could from tomorrow put your updates in one post with a date in it?
Thanks, ramana

g.sarkar · Post by **g.sarkar** » 03 Mar 2020 21:34

https://www.rediff.com/news/report/navy ... 200303.htm
Navy postpones 'Milan 2020' exercise in wake of coronavirus
Source: PTI - Edited By: Roshneesh KmaneckMarch 03, 2020.
The Indian Navy on Tuesday postponed a multi-nation mega naval exercise 'Milan 2020' which was scheduled to be held off the coast of Visakhapatnam as part of precautionary measures against coronavirus infection.
The exercise has been postponed taking into consideration the "safety of all participants and travel restrictions imposed due to the spread of COVID-19", officials said.
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Gautam

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 03 Mar 2020 23:17

ramana wrote:
rsingh wrote:Belgian newspaper is giving tips to make disinfectant gel at home. Hydrogen-peroxide and glycerol mix.....

Any screenshot or news link?

Sir, it on page 9 of Belgian tabloid DH. My Mac has gone in Jihadi mode and does not allow me to post any pic (haram)on BF. I called them this morning and they have removed Online article.

sampat · Post by **sampat** » 03 Mar 2020 23:36

This guide is from WHO for local production of hand sanitizer (PDF)

https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_ ... uction.pdf

sampat · Post by **sampat** » 03 Mar 2020 23:40

Finland has classified whole of Italy as epidemic zone.

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 03 Mar 2020 23:42

rsingh wrote:
ramana wrote:

Any screenshot or news link?
Sir, it on page 9 of Belgian tabloid DH. My Mac has gone in Jihadi mode and does not allow me to post any pic (haram)on BF. I called them this morning and they have removed Online article.

Here is similar article
http://www.vivreici.be/article/detail_c ... ?id=384738

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 04 Mar 2020 02:04

Aucun savon spécial n’est nécessaire. Juste de l’eau et frotter pendant 60 secondes.
En déplacement, ayez toujours votre gel sur vous, et surtout, ne paniquez pas.

Someone could pls tell Cilizza Noise Nutwerks that.

WHO chief warns 'we are in uncharted territory' as number of coronavirus cases worldwide passes 90,000
CNN Digital Expansion Shoot, Joshua Berlinger
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN
Updated 8:35 AM ET, Tue March 3, 2020..

"We have never before seen a respiratory pathogen that is capable of community transmission, but which can also be contained with the right measures," barked Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the global health watchdog.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 04 Mar 2020 02:32

Cases are receding in Wuhan and Hubei Province:

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/3 ... ssion=true

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 04 Mar 2020 02:43

I feel like Sultan Erdogan: Should I send even more of my much-depleted UAV fleet and imported ammo into the stock market for the Certain Mother Of All Victories, or retreat to my cave and let out the squeal that I feel like letting out?
Deep State is blatantly manipulating the market. The rate-cut todin was panic+manipulation: look at the stock-marked "whipsaw": 200 points up, 800 points down, then 200 points back up. LOTS of money made by ppl who knew what was coming, a few minutes ahead of others.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 04 Mar 2020 03:27

ramana wrote:Cases are receding in Wuhan and Hubei Province:
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/3 ... ssion=true

Growth turned negative in China a while back. Per Worldometers, the peak for new cases OUTSIDE cheen was March 1. Dropped yesterdin and hopefully todin.
Active Cases now is below 40K as of March 2.
People Recovered is now WELL above active cases. (>48K as of March 2).
Slope of Active Cases line is steady, past few days: now extrapolates to zero in about 1.5 to 2 months. Hopefully slope will turn sharply downwards by tomorrow.

The panic-generation is sheer market-manipulation - other than the Chickens Little on WhatsApp etc.
See today's real news:
1) GOTUS says NO reduction of tariffs on cheen products (so there is no serious concern about a recession due to paucity of cheen products).
2) GOTUS did a rate cut citing COVID panic.

Think of the message: it is just to provide a window of growth for US and G6 (7 minus cheen).
The real market-drags on G7 are the Turkish invasion of Syria and GREECE, which will drag down markets in Europe. Of course Boeing/Raytheon stock should go up because US is mulling sending more ammo to Turkey.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 04 Mar 2020 07:34

Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn’t contained

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 04 Mar 2020 07:37

WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought

KL Dubey · Post by **KL Dubey** » 04 Mar 2020 08:02

Gerard wrote:WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought

Still much less than SARS (10%) and MERS (30+%). Hopefully COVID will fizzle out with effective containment measures.

The world really needs to tell China and other east/southeast Asian countries to change their eating habits.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 04 Mar 2020 08:04

Gerard wrote:WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought

Gerardji, this is a sad example of the "Let Ur WhatsApp Do Ur Thinking" that infects BRF too.

HOW can "3.4%" be "higher than previously thought"? Who did the thinking, when they could have done elementary calculation from the published data? And BTW, 3.4 is waaaaaay lower than the actual rate, which is around 6% now, but started at 100%.
I get the same feeling as I used to when I tried being on a certain forum, chitchatting with Pakis. They would post some sh1t, we would destroy them with facts... and and 20 pages later, they would post the same sh1t again.

... and right on cue there are those that take that as gospel truth. So much EZer than thinking..

Amber G. · Post by **Amber G.** » 04 Mar 2020 08:26

ramana wrote:sooraj, In interests of keeping daily updates in one place, could from tomorrow put your updates in one post with a date in it?
Thanks, ramana

Ramana - Daily updates in one place is a good idea but, FWIW I find Sooraj live updates quite useful too.

Also a thought - BRF has a high visibility so may be moderators can provide leadership to keep the noise down and make this thread more focused on "Resource" part of the thread - references to cow-dung cure, Pingregi (silly use of English) and idiotic tamasha in the form of "madarsa math and wild theories .. may be popular in brf but may be a separate thread can be made for that - keeping this thread a as a primary a resource and news-update and educationally focused.

Anyway, as you said daily updates in one place is a good idea. So here it is (From worldometer but posted in full here for the record: )

Latest Updates (Last 24 Hours)

Coronavirus Cases: 93,158
Deaths: 3,202
Recovered: 50,944

India: 6 cases (3 recovered)
US: 122 cases 9 deaths 9 recovered.

March 4: (Up to the time of this post)

119 new cases, 38 new deaths (37 in Hubei) and 2,652 new discharges occurred in China on March 3, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China.
142 new cases in South Korea
3 new cases in Canada (British Columbia)
March 3:
1 new case in New Zealand: The woman arrived in Auckland from Singapore on Feb. 25 with Air New Zealand flight NZ0283 on her return from Italy. [source]
3 new cases in Canada, bringing the total to 30 in the country: 20 in Ontario; 9 in British Columbia and 1 in Quebec. [source]
1 in British Columbia: a man in his 50s who also recently returned from Iran [source]
2 in Ontario: a woman in her 70s with travel history to Egypt and a man in his 50s who returned from Iran [source]
The United States now has a total of 118 cases: 70 domestic and 48 repatriated (45 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, and 3 from Wuhan, China). Domestic cases by state:
27 in Washington State (including 9 deaths)
20 in California
4 in Illinois
3 in Florida
3 in Oregon
2 in Arizona
2 in Georgia
2 in Massachusetts
2 in New York
2 in Rhode Island
1 in New Hampshire
1 in North Carolina
1 in Wisconsin
1 new case in Ireland "a female in the east of the country and is associated with travel from northern Italy." Dr Tony Holohan, Ireland’s chief medical officer told Reuters.
1st case in Chile [source]
1st case in North Carolina, United States. [source]Authorities said the case is linked to the Life Care Center in Kirkland, northeast of Seattle, where 5 residents (among the about 200 people living or working there), got infected and later died of the virus.[source]
6 new cases in the United Arab Emirates. [source] Schools closed for 4 weeks [source] Concerts, sports events cancelled to reduce the spread of coronavirus [source]
Kenya suspends flights from Milan and Verona, Italy. [source]
3 new cases in Algeria
1 new case in Senegal [source]
6 new cases in Denmark including: [source]
2 who had been on holiday in Northern Italy and both returned to Denmark on Saturday, Feb. 29 [source]
2 new cases in Portugal: one in Lisbon and another one in Porto [source]
1 new case in Estonia [source]
6 new cases in Sweden, all in Stockholm [source]
3 new deaths in the United States: for a total of 9 deaths, all in Washington State [source]
USA: a total of 108 cases and 6 deaths have been officially confirmed in 12 states of the United States: [source]
- 60 domestic cases (of which 22 travel-related, 11 person-to-person spread , and 27 under investigation)
- 48 among persons repatriated (45 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, and 3 from Wuhan, China)
45 new cases and 1 new death (first in the country) in Spain [source]
1st case in Argentina [source]
5 new cases in Iraq [source]
466 new cases and 27 new deaths in Italy, for a total of 2,502 cases and 79 deaths to date. [source] [source]
Among the 2,263 active cases, 1,034 (46%) are hospitalized, 229 of which (representing 10% of active cases) are in intensive care.
Among the 239 closed cases, 160 (67%) have recovered, 79 (33%) have died.
1st case in Liechtenstein: a young man who had contacts with an infected person in Switzerland. [source]
1st case in Sweden has recovered: a 20 year-old woman who had tested positive to the virus on Jan. 31 after returning home from Wuhan in China on Jan. 24. [source]
6 new cases in Austria [source] [source]
851 new cases and 4 new deaths in South Korea [source] [source] [source]
21 new cases and 1 new death in France [source]
2 new cases in Oman: all related to travel to Iran, four are Iranian nationals and two are Bahraini citizens [source]
2 new cases in Iceland, and 1 new recovery (the first confirmed case in the country). The two new cases had boarded flights from Verona in Italy on Saturday and had stayed in ski areas in northern Italy. [source]
12 new cases in the UK. [source] The government is working on the basis that it will take 2 - 3 months after the first sustained human to human transmission for the outbreak to peak. That potentially key point on time frames was spelled out by Britain’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance. After that, it would take another 2 - 3 months for it to taper off. [source]

1st case in Gibraltar. a person who had recently returned from Northern Italy. "Recovery is proceeding well" [source] Public Health England previously reported the number of cases for March 2 as 40, however this dropped to 39 after a patient diagnosed over the weekend had a confirmatory test come back negative. [source]

2 new cases in Singapore [source]
China: Travelers from the virus hotspots of South Korea, Japan, Iran, and Italy arriving in the capital will have to be isolated and placed in a 14-day quarantine, a Beijing official said. Shanghai and Guangdong announced similar restrictions earlier. [source] Out of the 11 new cases confirmed in China outside of Hubei yesterday, 7 where Chinese citizens returning from Italy. They worked at a restaurant in Bergamo and were close contacts with a previous case [source]
1 new case in Romania: a man from Timisoara, who came in contact with an already diagnosed patient, who recently returned from Italy [source]
1 new cases in Croatia [source]
2 new cases in San Marino [source]
5 new cases in the Netherlands (an additional one previously reported was later retracted) [source]
5 new cases in Belgium [source]
8 new cases in Norway [source] [source]
31 new cases in Germany [source]
9 new cases in Sweden: 4 in Stockholm County, 3 in Gothenburg County, 1 in Skane County, and 1 in Jonkoping County. All cases are linked to travel in Northern Italy. [source] [source]
1st case in Ukraine: a man who traveled from Italy, now hospitalized since Saturday, Feb. 29 n the western city of Chernivtsi.
835 new cases, 11 new deaths, and 144 new recoveries in Iran [source]
1 new case in the Czech Republic: a classmate of an infected American woman in Prague. She had tested negative the first time. The first Czech fell ill after returning from an Italian university.[source]
28 new cases in Switzerland. [source]
6 new cases in Australia, of which at least 4 in New South Wales [source]
(2 new cases in Portugal, a 24-year-old doctor and a doctor from Vila Real, have not been confirmed) [source]
1 new case in Qatar: a Qatari citizen who was evacuated from Iran by Qatar on a private plane on Feb. 27. [source]
1 new case and 1 new discharge in Hong Kong [source]
7 new cases in Malaysia [source]
1 new case in Taiwan [source]
1 new case in Pakistan [source]
19 new cases in Japan [source] [source] [source] [source] [source]
8 new cases in the United States including:
1 in New York [source]
2 in Georgia: an individual who was in Milan, Italy and a close contact in the household. [source]
1 in Massachusetts: a woman in her 20s who lives in Norfolk County and recently traveled to Italy with a school group. She is recovering at home. [source]
1 new case in Ecuador [source]
1 new case in Australia (Queensland) [source]
125 new cases, 31 new deaths (all in Hubei) and 2,742 new discharges occurred in China on March 2, as reported by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China. ]

g.sarkar · Post by **g.sarkar** » 04 Mar 2020 08:35

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/20 ... e-updates/
Live updates: U.S. reports 9th coronavirus death as the virus continues to spread; Fed cuts interest rate
By Adam Taylor, Miriam Berger, Michael Brice-Saddler and Siobhán O'Grady March 3, 2020.
Washington state reported new deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, raising the U.S. death toll from the virus to nine. With illness spreading unpredictably and Americans bracing for an increasing impact at home, the Federal Reserve made an emergency interest rate cut earlier on Tuesday, slashing the benchmark U.S. rate by half a percentage point.
The central bank has not made an emergency move like this since late 2008. It was also a sign that global central banks are prepared to act to contain the economic fallout from the coronavirus. The move came after President Trump, in a tweet, called for a “big” interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve “to make up for China’s coronavirus situation and slowdown.”
The markets quickly rallied after the Federal Reserve announced the decision. The rebound came after a volatile morning, with futures pointing positive and then making a U-turn.
Meanwhile, South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared “war” on the coronavirus as government officials were placed on 24-hour alert and health tests expanded in virus-hit areas. The number of confirmed cases in South Korea tops 5,000, the most outside China. About 70 countries have reported incidences of the virus, with the number of cases in the United States topping 100 across 15 states.
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Gautam

Amber G. · Post by **Amber G.** » 04 Mar 2020 08:58

Hmm....
Here is one reason some of us are skeptical of Chinese data. South Korea now has more than 3x the cases per person than any province in China outside of Hubei.

Amber G. · Post by **Amber G.** » 04 Mar 2020 09:37

Those who are not allergic to math may like some mathematical background on what these rates actually mean..
The Misleading Arithmetic of COVID-19 Death Rates

BSR Murthy · Post by **BSR Murthy** » 04 Mar 2020 10:52

The secondary attack rate for SARS-CoV-2 — the virus causing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) — is under 1% among close contacts of U.S. patients, according to findings in MMWR.

Public health officials actively monitored 445 people who had close contact with one of 10 U.S. patients with travel-related COVID-19. Over 14 days, 12% of contacts developed new or worsening symptoms and were tested for SARS-CoV-2. Two contacts — household members — tested positive. The overall symptomatic secondary attack rate was estimated to be 0.45% for close contacts and 10.5% for household members. The researchers write: "Despite intensive follow-up, no sustained person-to-person transmission of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 was observed."

Amber G. · Post by **Amber G.** » 04 Mar 2020 12:31

Times of India
@timesofindia

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#ALERT | 14 out of 21 Italian nationals quarantined at ITBP facility test positive for #COViD19

http://toi.in/AAElzY [/quote]
(I think both husband and wife in that group are now tested positive - Husband was in SMS hospital in Jaipur)

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 04 Mar 2020 12:32

Ramezan Pourghassem, head of #Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) counter-intelligence branch, is announced dead due to the coronavirus.

India reports 15 new cases of coronavirus, raising total to 21 cases.

14 of them are Italian tourists. They have been under isolation at Chaawla Camp of ITBP.

Six districts visited by Corona confirmed Italian tourists; Health Department with concern.

The 21-member delegation, including an Italian couple, who was first diagnosed with the disease, arrived in Delhi on February 21. They arrived in the Jhunjhunu District of Rajasthan on the 21st of the month on a bus introduced by a local travel agent.

Then visited the districts of Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Udaipur over the next six days and returned to Jaipur on February 28.

Intel Bengaluru employee potentially exposed to coronavirus, under quarantine.

36 of Hyderabad techie’s contacts show symptoms of coronavirus.

Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/arti ... aign=cppst

Iran-Returned Army Officer Quarantined In Madhya Pradesh.

The 32-year-old official returned on February 25 from Tehran, Iran’s capital, and was admitted to medical clinic after he grumbled of sore throat, said Dr Santosh Sisodia, locale responsible for Integrated Disease Surveillance Program. "His condition is fine. He has been held under clinical perception in a separation ward. His blood and swab tests are being sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune for testing," Sisodia included.

In the mean time, a 27-year-elderly person, who was concentrating in Italy and admitted to Indore’s state-run Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital for as long as two days for suspected presentation to COVID-19 infection tried pessimistic, an authority said. “She hosted went to a get-together in Italy a couple of days back and an individual who was available there later tried positive for the infection. It frightened her and she came back to Indore on Saturday,” the authority said.

Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
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Experts across the world have advised to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus. Hence, this year I have decided not to participate in any Holi Milan programme.

Japan reports one new coronavirus infection, total reaches 1,000 cases: media.

Kuwait restricts entry from 10 nations, including India, Philippines.

sooraj · Post by **sooraj** » 04 Mar 2020 12:36

Telengana Update