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Coronavirus in the United States - news and thoughts

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by GatorNorth, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. GatorNorth

    GatorNorth Premium Member Premium Member

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    Why is it an either/or? I think it's both.
     
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  2. BLING

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    It’s mostly increased testing. But the increased testing is also revealing the worst fears...that this thing has spread far and wide already and is not slowing down.
     
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  3. gator_fever

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    Yep NY has took off getting almost half the new cases now. FL not launching like that despite similar populations and the stuff having numbers in big population areas in Dade and Broward with many visitors also. I think it's a strong indication FL is getting an assist from heat especially considering the laxer rules on the stuff here.
     
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  4. mdgator05

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    Yeah, only 16% of cases in Florida were diagnosed....today. And much of the gap is still likely due to testing differences (Florida still has shortages in testing). It is 82 with high humidity today in New Orleans and we have one of the highest per capita rates in the country. We have taken off in cases this week as we finally got tests here.
     
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  6. mdgator05

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    Where is the "Sexy Vixen Vinyl" tab?
     
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  8. BLING

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    Hopefully the heat helps in certain ways, but I just found out today about 5 “probables” that required hospitalization, 1 in ICU isolation and only 1 had a test sent, stupidly they haven’t isolated the other 4, and the state still hasn’t returned the result on the 1. That is 0/5 that probably aren’t in the stats right there out of 1 hospital.
     
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  9. mdgator05

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    Yeah, it is possible although unproven that heat slows it and hopefully that is true. But given the fact that Florida is still struggling with testing (as you suggested here), arguing that their lower counts are a sign of signal rather than observation issues is not a well-constructed argument.
     
  10. citygator

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    Give me a break. How many doctors here do you think would give Zinc to a patient with this in the ER when the first deaths started and Korea put the word out? I bet not many at the beginning because it's not a prescription and hasn't officially been listed here to help get over this in the official medical stuff. Heck doctors here avoid natural things all the time probably to avoid lawsuits.
     
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  12. citygator

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    Note to self: Governors are shipping clerks but the federal government is not a shipping clerk.

     
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  13. gator_fever

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    Disagree but you can remind me when we match NY here in the next few days in daily growth because heat isn't assisting us compared to NY.
     
  14. mutz87

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    I updated my table and graph based on the new numbers. Worst Worst Worst case scenario would have the entire population becoming infected--at least theoretically--by the end of April. Of course that isn't going to happen, but it underscores the seriousness in which an exponential increase can quickly overwhelm us.
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    *Note: I held the rate of increase constant based on the current rate from last week to this week, which is 6.02 times more cases.
     
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  15. mdgator05

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    Need tests first. No indication that the testing will be solved in a few days. Maybe, but don't see any indication of it. 100 new cases in Louisiana today. How is that happening in such a hot and humid climate?
     
  16. obgator

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    Zinc is present in most multivitamins
     
  17. gator_fever

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    That is a BS number or people here aren't reporting recoveries right. We would have had well over the 550 that were in the inpatient hospital this morning if that was accurate.
     
  18. gator_fever

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    Yes it is and at high doses Korea says it and some other things seem to be effective.
     
  19. obgator

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    There is no direct evidence for this and high doses can be toxic
    Can zinc zap a cold?
     
  20. gator_fever

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    Yep Korea is just dreaming. The US pharma makes sure natural things that can't be patented never gain too much of a foothold in medical.