BUS wrote:Currently have therapeutic ways of taking care of Wuhan. The Ones that are sadly passing away are those with other health issues. (Look up Illinois Surgeon General) In Dallas the numbers are 1/3000 th of a percent die of this. And I am a person at increased risk.
Hope to see you all on Saturday.
God's Peace.
This really isn't true. There are plenty of healthy, younger people with no underlying health issues whatsoever who are nevertheless dying. What the other variables are we don't know yet--based on the number of those in this category who are health workers and grocery workers, it may be the case that the viral load they are exposed to in their workplaces is a factor.
I'm hoping for football without crowds, at least. And hopefully a true drug or plasma breakthrough, plus confirmation of long-lasting immunity.
Updated this post with the president of Brown U's thoughts on how colleges open this fall, assuming no breakthroughs:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/26/opin ... e=HomepageThe three key paragraphs:
"Testing is an absolute prerequisite. All campuses must be able to conduct rapid testing for the coronavirus for all students, when they first arrive on campus and at regular intervals throughout the year. Testing only those with symptoms will not be sufficient. We now know that many people who have the disease are asymptomatic. Regular testing is the only way to prevent the disease from spreading silently through dormitories and classrooms.
"Traditional contact tracing is not sufficient on a college campus, where students may not know who they sat next to in a lecture or attended a party with. Digital technology can help. Several states are working to adapt mobile apps created by private companies to trace the spread of disease, and colleges and universities can play a role by collaborating with their state health departments and rolling out tracing technology on their campuses.
"Testing and tracing will be useful only if students who are ill or who have been exposed to the virus can be separated from others. Traditional dormitories with shared bedrooms and bathrooms are not adequate. Setting aside appropriate spaces for isolation and quarantine (e.g. hotel rooms) may be costly, but necessary. It will also be necessary to ensure that students abide by the rigorous requirements of isolation and quarantine."
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:32 am