SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)

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I am picking the data from here (I think like everyone else)

https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

And is deaths / infected % (both reported)
What I meant was that maybe at the beginning deaths from it might have been attributed to common flu or other pre-existing conditions, while now with the awareness, they are getting attributed to it. In any case, it is really worrying, a mortality rate of 3% is very high, and there are indications than millions of people are going to get infected from it.
 

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What I meant was that maybe at the beginning deaths from it might have been attributed to common flu or other pre-existing conditions, while now with the awareness, they are getting attributed to it. In any case, it is really worrying, a mortality rate of 3% is very high, and there are indications than millions of people are going to get infected from it.
Miss reporting can be both ways. Deaths could be attributed to other conditions and infected (dead or not) could be disregarded (and still as there are different symptomatic levels) by the individuals themselves and not going to the doctors.

The only thing we can check is the data that we have and we can't speak anymore of 2% and we are entering at 3% when flu rearly pass 0.1% (probably because shots). And as you said, it seems is getting out of control, so might turn ugly

Disregarding it because only affect elderly and people with preconditions is...well...We all have granparents and people with preconditions we love, don't we?
 

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It is all getting a little bit scary. Just one month ago it seemed crazy to think it will get all over the world but now it seems almost certain.
This morning i woke up and heared sirens rushing around my neighborhood and the virus was the first thing that came to my mind. Since it is quite spread in Italy and i live in Slovenia it is probably just a matter of time until it gets here and i have 0 confidence that our leaders are prepared for it.
 

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Miss reporting can be both ways. Deaths could be attributed to other conditions and infected (dead or not) could be disregarded (and still as there are different symptomatic levels) by the individuals themselves and not going to the doctors.

The only thing we can check is the data that we have and we can't speak anymore of 2% and we are entering at 3% when flu rearly pass 0.1% (probably because shots). And as you said, it seems is getting out of control, so might turn ugly

Disregarding it because only affect elderly and people with preconditions is...well...We all have granparents and people with preconditions we love, don't we?
Of course. I didn't actually do that. I just said that deaths that might have been caused by it, could have been attributed to other pre-conditions, while now, that doctors are more aware of it, they are attributing them correctly to the virus.

Or it can be that China was lowering the stats, but now that it has gone global, it makes no sense to do so.

Who knows? I hope it has not mutated and become more dangerous. If it will infect hundreds of millions of people (like Spanish flu did), the difference from 2% to 3% would be in tens of millions, which is incredibly scary.
 

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Of course. I didn't actually do that. I just said that deaths that might have been caused by it, could have been attributed to other pre-conditions, while now, that doctors are more aware of it, they are attributing them correctly to the virus.

Or it can be that China was lowering the stats, but now that it has gone global, it makes no sense to do so.

Who knows? I hope it has not mutated and become more dangerous. If it will infect hundreds of millions of people (like Spanish flu did), the difference from 2% to 3% would be in tens of millions, which is incredibly scary.
You are right, but to make it even worse is that to reach pass from 2% over to 70.000 to 3% on 80.000 in a week, means that the last data growth had to be 5-7% mortality rate in the last 10.000 at least to reach the 3% in total. So it can be worse than that
 

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You are right, but to make it even worse is that to reach pass from 2% over to 70.000 to 3% on 80.000 in a week, means that the last data growth had to be 5-7% mortality rate in the last 10.000 at least to reach the 3% in total. So it can be worse than that
Yep, that is true and is pretty scary. There were already forecasts that it can mutate shortly, so if that is the case, then it is really bad.

On the other side, I read today that it is close to reaching the peak (the infection rate is slowing down), so that would be good. But you never know if this is true, and there are always chances for a second wage.
 

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I'm actually quite proud of our adopted country that they've moved so decisively to try to contain the spread. I feel really sorry for the people in the affected areas though, as it must be so difficult to live like that. I'm desperately hoping it doesn't pop up in Marche.

We had our little Carnevale yesterday here. There were considerably fewer people in the square than there were last year, despite the really good weather. I reckon everyone's getting jittery.
 

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I'm actually quite proud of our adopted country that they've moved so decisively to try to contain the spread. I feel really sorry for the people in the affected areas though, as it must be so difficult to live like that. I'm desperately hoping it doesn't pop up in Marche.

We had our little Carnevale yesterday here. There were considerably fewer people in the square than there were last year, despite the really good weather. I reckon everyone's getting jittery.
Better to take action now. Slight panic isn't all bad as its seems like most governments aren't willing to act yet.
 

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Yep, that is true and is pretty scary. There were already forecasts that it can mutate shortly, so if that is the case, then it is really bad.

On the other side, I read today that it is close to reaching the peak (the infection rate is slowing down), so that would be good. But you never know if this is true, and there are always chances for a second wage.
I read 3 weeks ago that the peak had to be 2 weeks ago. Also I read yesterday here in the forum that the incubation period could be up to 38 days instead of 14 and now searching for the article found another one that they say it might be 27 days

https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/coronavirus-incubation-period-27-days/

So in conclusion no one knows anything so I doubt someone can know any pick date
 

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I read 3 weeks ago that the peak had to be 2 weeks ago. Also I read yesterday here in the forum that the incubation period could be up to 38 days instead of 14 and now searching for the article found another one that they say it might be 27 days

https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/coronavirus-incubation-period-27-days/

So in conclusion no one knows anything so I doubt someone can know any pick date
I think that longer estimate was based on Italy thinking the first carrier came from China on 21st January and the first symptoms showed up mid Feb. Now they realise that person never had it.

It would be good to know if all the new cases in Italy are in or linked to the original outbreak areas, or if it is spreading beyond that now.
 

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I think that longer estimate was based on Italy thinking the first carrier came from China on 21st January and the first symptoms showed up mid Feb. Now they realise that person never had it.

It would be good to know if all the new cases in Italy are in or linked to the original outbreak areas, or if it is spreading beyond that now.
The article says that is a patient in Hubei
 

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I'm actually quite proud of our adopted country that they've moved so decisively to try to contain the spread. I feel really sorry for the people in the affected areas though, as it must be so difficult to live like that. I'm desperately hoping it doesn't pop up in Marche.

We had our little Carnevale yesterday here. There were considerably fewer people in the square than there were last year, despite the really good weather. I reckon everyone's getting jittery.
The government is taking the appropriate measures, the population not so much. Our local esselunga was all out of produce yesterday, you know the situation is bad when the pasta aisle has been raided clean.

The mass hysteria has also started rearing it's ugly head in the hospitals now, a few of my colleagues were attacked by an impatient mob last night while they were doing triage in A&E. And a bunch of people keep trying to sneak into the wards or pharmacies to steal masks. The situation is rather tense.
 

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I was dining on Friday with a couple of my Italian friends including a girl that just arrived from Milan, few days pass and it's all panic in Lombardia and few other regions. Indeed photos of local supermarkets with empty shelves look quite stunning and all my Milan friends only talk about one thing. Haven't seen a situation like that in Europe never before
 

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So I hear. I've no reason to doubt the man -- he's not the man to fuel rumours, from what I've seen of him.
Yeah there's actually a lot more travel between the two countries than we realise in the west. I've been at the gate at Shanghai Hongqiao airport and seen the next gate over all the folks flying to Pyongyang. I had to do a double take, because it surprised me.
 

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Not sure how reliable this is but the account has a million followers and some prominent journalists following it.

 

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I doubt Iran will report the real numbers. They are like China in that sense, the official numbers can't be trusted
 

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From Guardian's live feed:

Iran’s government disputes report that 50 have died from the coronavirus.
Sam Jones
The Iranian government has denied trying to cover up the full extent of the coronavirus outbreak after reports suggested the death toll from the disease was more than four times higher than official figures claim.
On Monday, a lawmaker from Qom – a Shia holy city 75 miles (120km) south of the capital, Tehran, which has had a cluster of cases – accused Iran’s health minister of “lying” about the scale of the outbreak.
According to the semi-official ILNA news agency, which is close to reformists, the lawmaker, Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani, said there had been 50 deaths from the coronavirus in Qom alone.
“The rest of the media have not published this figure, but we prefer not to censor what concerns the coronavirus because people’s lives are in danger,” Fatemeh Madiani, the ILNA editor, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
But the country’s deputy health minister rejected the report. In a news conference broadcast live on state television, Iraj Harirchi said that 12 people had died from the coronavirus and 66 had been infected.
“I categorically deny this information,” said Iraj Harirchi. “This is not the time for political confrontations. The coronavirus is a national problem.”
Iran’s government pledged to be transparent about the outbreak.
Seems like the outbreak is being politicised in Iran.
 

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The government is taking the appropriate measures, the population not so much. Our local esselunga was all out of produce yesterday, you know the situation is bad when the pasta aisle has been raided clean.

The mass hysteria has also started rearing it's ugly head in the hospitals now, a few of my colleagues were attacked by an impatient mob last night while they were doing triage in A&E. And a bunch of people keep trying to sneak into the wards or pharmacies to steal masks. The situation is rather tense.
I was dining on Friday with a couple of my Italian friends including a girl that just arrived from Milan, few days pass and it's all panic in Lombardia and few other regions. Indeed photos of local supermarkets with empty shelves look quite stunning and all my Milan friends only talk about one thing. Haven't seen a situation like that in Europe never before
Hmm, that behaviour's not hit central Italy, but two people mentioned it to me this morning in the village, so folk are thinking about it. I've ordered a box of facemasks from Amazon Italia, just in case. They are still available, by the way.
 

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Hmm, that behaviour's not hit central Italy, but two people mentioned it to me this morning in the village, so folk are thinking about it. I've ordered a box of facemasks from Amazon Italia, just in case. They are still available, by the way.
Keep in mind it can be passed directly through the eyes. Wear some sunglasses or something. You'll look proper badass on the street then.
 

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Iraq detects first case of coronavirus
Iraq has detected its first case of coronavirus, the health ministry said on Monday.
Local health officials in the Iraqi Shi’ite city of Najaf said an Iranian theology student was the first positive case of the virus, Reuters reports.
The patient had entered Iraq before the government shut border crossings and banned the entry of any non-Iraqis coming from Iran, the ministry said in a statement.
“It has become clear to the ministry that the results of lab tests conducted on a theology student, an Iranian citizen, who had entered the country before ... the decision to stop travel have revealed he is ill with the coronavirus,” it said.
 

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Not sure how reliable this is but the account has a million followers and some prominent journalists following it.

If there is 50 dead, it means there are more than 2.000 infected. And since they only notice now, it is too late for quarantine. Seems like pandemia is quite likely.
 

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I think it's time for elderly people in Europe to protect themselves even further from the virus because they're the most likely to die. Family members need to have as little contact with them as possible.

A 5th elderly person has died in Italy, one problem is Italians like to spend time with their elderly relatives especially on Sundays and I think this could be a major source of infection.
 

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It's worrying that test results aren't always accurate. Some passenger on a ship was first tested positive, then negative.
 

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I worry it could get really bad now that it's spread to many other countries with less ability to control the spread compared to China. Just hope the warmer weather that comes along with spring will help contain it.
 

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I'm scared to cause a scene and end up on the fecking news. I live in Northern Ireland, in a small village, last thing I want is an ambulance arriving at my door with paramedics in hazmats suits. I think I'll self isolate for couple of days and see if there are any changes. I haven't had any fever which is a good sign I suppose.
Be careful, remember the last time a small village fella ended up on the news because of the cold. We all had a good laugh at him for months.

 

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I think the best thing governments can do now is to prepare for everyone being exposed to it.
It was pretty obvious from a long time ago that due to people transmitting the virus to each other whilst not having any symptoms it would make containing it an impossibility.
My wife is missing her spleen from a cancer op, resulting in a depressed immune system, so whilst I'd fancy my chances if I got it, she would be a far higher risk of something bad happening. You can't live in your house for months on end though, you have to go out at some point.
Race is on to find a vaccine.
 

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Give it a month and it's going to be so wide spread that most tourist places will be feked
I’ve been in Phuket since last 4 weeks. Albeit I’m not in a massive tourist area, but here barely anybody is talking about it, and there is also plenty of tourist traffic on the island (although zero Chinese due to their travel ban).

Given Thailand is supposed to be close to epicentre of this virus, there should be panic here but literally nobody cares.

Can’t help but think this has been so blown out of proportion and that there are other factors at play as to why it is being reported as a global danger.
 

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Like what? Genuine question, not being sarky.

Why would U.K media blow this up for example?
I imagine he may be referring to the general attitude towards China in the West currently and the difference in reporting between this and, for example, the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, which originated in the USA, killing somewhere between 150, 000 to 550, 000 in its first year, mostly younger people as well:

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-re...ak3Kt570_AUOcii8d-E8p-_mQN7sXz5wFN_mtpVwIC6Kg
 

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Like what? Genuine question, not being sarky.

Why would U.K media blow this up for example?
Profit, the media stands to gain from this as people will be visiting news sites constantly for updates, I've been visiting news sites more frequently and I assume more people have too.
 

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I am working about 300m away from Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, when 118 people have been released yesterday after being quarantined for two weeks.

Only just found this out now, have work sent me to an early grave?