Notices tagged with covid19, page 24

LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-May-2020 19:12:58 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.zerohedge.com/health/why-didnt-1958-1918-pandemics-destroy-economy-hint-its-lockdowns [www zerohedge com] /via @jeffcliff@shitposter.club

Tyler Durden argues that lockdowns’ efficacy is unproven, but that is false. Remembering that the purpose of the lockdowns is to slow the virus’ spread, not to stop it, any unbiased look at infection rates and lockdowns will show plainly that they work.

As for the economic damage, it is true that we need to start deciding what a reopened economy will look like and then build that. And, yes, I agree that a deep and prolonged economic downturn will itself lead to the deaths of many.

When we see 600 people infected at a single meat processing plant, it is clear that reopening without significant workplace restructuring (and that includes both sick pay and enforceable rights to use it, plus distancing requirements) is merely going to speed up the infections.

In the US, 97,940 people are recorded as having died due to #COVID-19 in under six months. While that is only 0.02% of the US population, let’s compare it to some significant events which transformed our nation:

Viet Nam war: 58,000 US military members died over more than a decade.
2001-09-11 terror attacks: 3,000 people died in one day.
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1. Why Didn't The 1958 & 1918 Pandemics Destroy The Economy? Hint: It's The Lockdowns
  
  from Zero Hedge
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-May-2020 00:04:22 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

False negatives and false positives are a problem when testing for diseases like #COVID-19. https://nu.federati.net/url/269892 [www forbes com]

#2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 | #coronavirus disease 2019
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1. This Is How 'False Positives' And 'False Negatives' Can Bias COVID-19 Testing
  
  from Forbes
  
  If we're going to open major workplaces, we have to be ready for this enormous information gap.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 23-May-2020 18:10:43 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/21/coronavirus-hijacks-cells-in-unique-ways/ [www statnews com]

The #SARS-CoV-2 virus, the #coronavirus that causes #COVID-19, blocks one arm of the body's anti-virus defenses, while stimulating the other. This unique behavior allows unhindered replication while causing inflamation.

#2019-nCoV

Seen via @tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com's #Diaspora feed.
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1. ‘It’s something I have never seen’: How the Covid-19 virus hijacks cells
  
  By Sharon Begley from STAT
  
  ‘It’s something I have never seen’: How the Covid-19 virus hijacks cells
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 23-May-2020 06:00:57 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I’ve been looking at #COVID-19 numbers for #NY & #NYC when I should be sleeping. https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus-ny/

#2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 | #coronavirus disease 2019
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-May-2020 16:31:42 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

US #CDC says contact with surfaces is less likely to transmit #COVID-19 than previously thought. Suggests that people still need to maintain adequate physical separation between themselves and others to avoid the #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus that causes #2019-nCoV. https://nu.federati.net/url/269835 [longisland news12 com]
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 22-May-2020 01:10:49 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Why you should wear face masks https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/028/200/676/original/3864d7a2dbfd6d5b.png

(Going for scatological humor to make the point.)

#COVID-19
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2020 02:35:33 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

A perspective on #COVID-19: https://diaspora.koehn.com/posts/6319859
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1. This is from a great cardiologist at UW (James Stein (https://www.u...
  
  from diaspora* social network
  
  This is from a great cardiologist at UW (James Stein (https://www.uwhealth.org/findadoctor/profile/james-h-stein-md/7618)). He gives us some very thoughtful and informative info/ perspective on Covid -19. COVID-19 update as we start to leave our cocoons. The purpose of this post is to provide a perspective on the intense but expected anxiety so many people are experiencing as they prepare to leave the shelter of their homes. My opinions are not those of my employers and are not meant to invalidate anyone else’s – they simply are my perspective on managing risk. In March, we did not know much about COVID-19 other than the incredibly scary news reports from overrun hospitals in China, Italy, and other parts of Europe. The media was filled with scary pictures of chest CT scans, personal stories of people who decompensated quickly with shortness of breath, overwhelmed health care systems, and deaths. We heard confusing and widely varying estimates for risk of getting infected and of...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 20-May-2020 21:05:11 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://nu.federati.net/url/269747 [www bloomberg com]

Areas near meat processing plants seeing twice the growth rate in confirmed #COVID-19 infections as the rest of the nation. Industry says more testing is the reason, but 58% of one plant’s workforce was infected, while it is estimated * around 4% for places like California’s major urban areas.

* two studies, based on community testing
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 20-May-2020 20:17:27 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I'm expecting my county's #CoVID-19 infection rate to increase now that masks are "encouraged but not required".

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 20-May-2020 19:42:39 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.wired.com/story/why-meatpacking-plants-have-become-covid-19-hot-spots/ [www wired com]

Why meatpacking plants have become #COVID-19 hot spots ... and why most businesses will need to make some rather difficult changes in a #coronavirus world. #2019-nCoV
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1. Why Meatpacking Plants Have Become Covid-19 Hot Spots
  
  from Wired
  
  Frigid temperatures, cramped conditions, and long hours put meat processing workers at higher risk for contracting the novel coronavirus.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 20-May-2020 17:29:55 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

@kfist@pl.smuglo.li

> Being forced to undergo lockdown when their region saw a scant handful of cases, just because some nightmare bugman city got hit hard

And thanks to masses of protesters in close quarters and without protection, those regions are starting to see some growth in cases.

We all know that we can't keep things completely shut down for the 2-3 years minimum it will take to get complete control over the virus' spread, but if the protesters cannot even figure out how to minimize spreading #COVID-19 at their rallies, it will be a long, rough slog for us. https://nu.federati.net/url/269743

They're not making a good case that we're anywhere near ready for opening up when their behavior shows the very opposite. Show behaviors that slow the spread even without being locked in one's home and other people will see that they can trust other people to act in ways that minimize damage to their own health.
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1. Anti-lockdown protests in US may have helped spread coronavirus, phone data suggests
  
  from The Independent
  
  ‘We can see protesters are going from a highly concentrated event and then dispersing widely’
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-May-2020 23:00:12 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I was in an auto repair shop today. I was the only person in the building that was wearing a face mask. If one or two employees were mask free, I'd know it was their choice. But when 100% of employees are mask free, I suspect it was a management choice to "avoid scaring customers, no matter how many employees get sick as a result".

#COVID-19 | #2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus disease 2019

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-May-2020 19:56:30 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

confirmed #COVID-19 infection rates higher in counties with “major” meat processing plants after #Trump ordered the plants reopened. https://www.foodandwine.com/news/meat-packing-counties-more-covid-19-cases [www foodandwine com]
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1. Coronavirus Cases in Counties With Meat Processing Plants Are Double the National Average
  
  from Food & Wine
  
  The White House's executive order to keep meatpacking facilities open correlates with an increase in infection.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-May-2020 19:51:44 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/health/coronavirus-mutation-transmission.html [www nytimes com]

Scientists say it is too early to conclude that a mutation supercharged #COVID-19 transmission, evidence is scant. Fighting back against widely publicized pre-print that makes the claim, they say it needs peer review.
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1. Did a Mutation Turbocharge the Coronavirus? Not Likely, Scientists Say
  
  By By Carl Zimmer from The New York Times
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-May-2020 19:22:05 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://nu.federati.net/url/269635 [nytimes]

Explains what some of the #SARS-CoV-2 #coronavirus genome does once it enters a cell and why #COVID-19 can be so destructive.

/via https://shitposter.club/objects/68d6bd02-3b2d-4d2a-8dd2-69a03e3b36ab
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1. Bad News Wrapped in Protein: Inside the Coronavirus Genome
  
  The virus injects a tiny but remarkably complex strand of RNA into infected cells.
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-May-2020 05:42:53 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

During today's #videochat with #sonOne, we talked about network stuff (CLNS, IS-IS, OSPF, token ring, FDDI, the OSI protocol stack, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX), job-hunting, updates on #sonTwo's work status and #Daddy_A's birthday ( did I mention that "we" ordered his NAS box? ), vehicle repairs, Star Wars/Mandalorian, imported Japanese-market Transformers toys, and idiotic people whose behaviors are putting other people at risk for #COVID-19. Oh, and fried chicken places.

What did not happen:
Usually, #GD1 and #GD2 join us for 10-30 minutes; occasionally his wife joins us. Today, none of them joined.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-May-2020 01:08:55 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Almost 1/3 of cumulative confirmed #COVID-19 cases are in the US. Part of that is just “free dumb” people who object so strongly to someone else telling them what to do that they endanger themselves and others by disobeying. Also, as I told someone earlier today (US-Pacific), bosses/managers can and will overrule people’s common sense if we allow it.

#sonOne told me he went to #Target yesterday and saw a couple (sans face masks, naturally) that had cornered an employee to tell the guy how dumb it was that employees have to wear masks at work.
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 17-May-2020 19:15:36 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

This is over a month old, but #Brazil was estimated to have 12X as many #COVID-19 cases as official statistics reported. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-cases-idUSKCN21V1X1 [www reuters com]

No idea where WorldOMeters gets its data, but these are current graphs for Brazil #coronavirus infections. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/brazil/ [www worldometers info]

#2019-nCoV | #SARS-CoV-2
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1. Brazil likely has 12 times more coronavirus cases than official count, study finds
  
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  Brazil likely has 12 times more cases of the new coronavirus than are being officially reported by the government, with too little testing and long waits to confirm the results, according to a study released on Monday.
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 17-May-2020 04:09:03 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

My nephew used up his days off, so he returns to work today, after a month off. When he left, they'd had some employees diagnosed with #COVID-19. The organization was telling people to stay six feet / two meters apart, but expecting the same output from a process that was not designed for such distancing.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 16-May-2020 20:58:18 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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https://pleroma.site/objects/6348ad57-692c-46c3-93d3-f802912515db

More info.

#COVID-19
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