securitybreach Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Wuhan Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Global Cases (by Johns Hopkins CSSE) https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Thanks. It might go up in the US because Tuesday evening (it is now 11pm Tuesday) they will evacuate US citizens from Wuhan who wish to leave. Other countries are doing the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Oh, boy. What fun. I'm going to have to change my avatar pretty soon... Eric's bio-hazard avatar: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Thanks. Well, I'm glad I still have a pretty good immune system- because I expect we all will be exposed to this new beastie sooner or later. People who are actively shedding virus are for the most part *totally* non-symptomatic and they have no idea they are carriers! This one may prove to be less nasty than the SARS and especially MERS viruses, but make no mistake, this one is going to kill a lot of older and weaker folks. Batten down the hatches. Keep alcohol-based hand cleaner on hand. Use it! Clutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 Deaths are occurring from pneumonia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 11,374 infected now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I just read an eye opener which people don't really think about. In what might be considered a mild flu season in the U.S. this year, the flu virus has already sickened more than 19 million people, hospitalized over 180,000, and killed upwards of 10,000. So you have more to fear from the flu than the coronavirus. In either case, the message is: keep your hands away from your face nose, eyes and mouth regions especially AND keep washing your hands with soap and water. If that isn't handy, use antibacterial liquid. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 45 minutes ago, zlim said: In what might be considered a mild flu season in the U.S. this year, the flu virus has already sickened more than 19 million people, hospitalized over 180,000, and killed upwards of 10,000. Yeah... I saw a similar posting elsewhere yesterday, but the numbers were a bit different. Here's EVERYTHING you want to know about this season's influenza statistics, courtesy of the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrke Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 People are more afraid of a new threat than an older known one they've got used to. At this point, we're all in more danger from yearly influenza, but many people are totally freaked out by this new corona virus. I get a flu shot each year, but I think a quiet life and little exposure to large groups of people probably has more to do with my not getting the flu than anything else. It seems that otherwise healthy people who are able to access good medical care are recovering without too much difficulty. Let's hope that continues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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