Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU

Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by cycrutchfield on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:17PM (#22273834)

You sound a lot like the Wuhan government circa late December/early January.

I'm not sure what to tell you. Unless you think that this virus somehow only targets people living in China, it's only a matter of time before it takes hold in other countries. This is not one that you can simply quarantine and isolate away like SARS. This one seems to be communicable at the earliest onset of symptoms, or even perhaps before.

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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by ekianjo on Saturday February 08, 2020 @12:00AM (#22274001)

Its been several weeks already people are infected in several countries. Yet no sign of pandemic outside of China. I dont know what other facts you need.

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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by cycrutchfield on Saturday February 08, 2020 @12:38AM (#22274143)

First recorded patient in Wuhan was December 8. It’s been 2 months since then. Even exponential growth takes some time.

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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by baxtr on Saturday February 08, 2020 @02:02AM (#22274422)

Don’t you think there is a difference when no one is aware (back in December) and the way it is now?

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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by cycrutchfield on Saturday February 08, 2020 @09:26AM (#22275849)

Not too much, no. But we will know who is right in just a few weeks, so we’ll see.

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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by hef19898 on Saturday February 08, 2020 @10:31AM (#22276212)

Fast quarantine for example is one big difference. People with symptoms that could be Corona related going to hospitals is another big difference. Tests being developed. Hospitals being on alert. But believe whatever you want.

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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by cycrutchfield on Saturday February 08, 2020 @05:04PM (#22278759)

That certainly helped with SARS. But nCov appears to be transmissible at the time symptoms appear or even earlier. That is a big difference from SARS and makes self-isolation and quarantine significantly less effective.

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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by hef19898 on Sunday February 09, 2020 @11:09AM (#22282735)

So we went from "no difference at all" to "the differences won't matter". If want to panic, do it. But please don't spread it, online or offline. Already too many people are doing just that.

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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by microcolonel on Saturday February 08, 2020 @01:07AM (#22274244)

While there may be some other protective factors, the status of the infection in North America is similar to what it was in China in early December (the likely start of the outbreak).

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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by oxymoran on Saturday February 08, 2020 @01:08AM (#22274246)

It’s going to become endemic and seasonal. We will need to build up a resistance. Too many will die.

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