Coronavirus 2020 - START MAKING VENTILATORS, NOW!!!!!!

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RealityWarCriminal: Aug 10, 2016

Grizzled Patriarch posted:

hmm gotta say im not jazzed about the fact that i took a flight 12 days ago but on the bright side if i start developing symptoms im in florida for another week and a half and i'm gonna hit up so many golden corals

could you hang out near maralago

or that massage parlor Bob kraft went to (not in it, sex work is work)

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:08

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Siljmonster: Dec 16, 2005; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

This threads going viral

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:09

Siljmonster: Dec 16, 2005; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

gh0stpinballa posted:

this isnt the end of the world. how do i know that? because i hate my job, and i'm not lucky enough for the apocalypse to get me out of it

Stuck at Manufactured Pandemic Inc forever

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:13

lord funk: Feb 16, 2004

Hey everyone I'm chilling in my apartment in Wuhan right now. Lemme know if you have any questions.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:14

rump buttman: Feb 14, 2018; I just wish I had time for one more bowl of chili

the world is gonna be blindsided by a true pandemic, we are incompetent dumbasses

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:14

SKULL.GIF: Jan 20, 2017

lord funk posted:

Hey everyone I'm chilling in my apartment in Wuhan right now. Lemme know if you have any questions.

Is the lockdown just for the city or are they also locking down the Internet / social media?

What's communication from the officials like?

What do you think of this video?:

SKULL.GIF posted:

This is making rounds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEkIdGht-S8

There are subtitles, turn them on via the CC button.

I don't know how legitimate this video is (Not only do I obviously not speak Chinese, I'm deaf and couldn't confirm anyway that he's actually saying what the subtitles show that he's saying) but his body language and gestures match up with the subs.

tldw: The officials aren't communicating well, there's little to no instruction on what to do beyond "wear masks" and "don't go out", the guy is upset about the leaders "loving off to some island in Qing Hai" (this made me raise my eyebrow -- Qinghai is landlocked), and talks a little bit about what it's like to go to a hospital right now in Wuhan. He says they've ran out of testing solutions.

It could be a CIA psyop video to spread misinformation, who knows.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:15

SKULL.GIF: Jan 20, 2017

I think this is the first confirmed government official that's gone down to this virus.

https://twitter.com/ezracheungtoto/status/1221626814855962624

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:18

lord funk: Feb 16, 2004

SKULL.GIF posted:

Is the lockdown just for the city or are they also locking down the Internet / social media?

The lockdown has shut down all transportation (metro, busses, private cars). However, some institutions are allowed to have cars. For example, my university has let all the teachers know that if we need groceries resupplied, we can contact them and they have an authorized car to make the grocery run.

Social media is not locked down at all. WeChat is still totally open. People there are rallying for supply donations, exactly the same as we would do with the Red Cross. They help spread the word about the pop-up clinics to handle in patients because the hospitals are overrun.

Y'all are aware of the great firewall, but that's an everyday thing and not in any way related to the virus. In fact, they haven't even locked it down more the way they do for major holidays. My VPN is working just fine, for example.

quote:

What's communication from the officials like?

Lot's of posts telling people to stay in, exercise, eat lightly. Word about the pop-up clinics is spread this way too. I get the posts from my university administration.

quote:

What do you think of this video?:

Meh. Same as any video of people criticizing politicians I've ever seen. He's wrong about there being no warning for this. The first alert that I got was December 31st, announcing that a number of cases of pneumonia were reported, and that we should not go out to public places. Of course everyone ignored it at the time, cause that's what people do. But people will always criticize the response time / lack of response / over response.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:25

Doc Walrus: Jan 2, 2014; Cryin' Chris is a WASTE.; Nap Ghost

lord funk posted:

Hey everyone I'm chilling in my apartment in Wuhan right now. Lemme know if you have any questions.

what do doorknobs taste like in china

e: do not lick doorknobs

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:25

Old Story: Jun 2, 2006; Oven Wrangler

lord funk posted:

Hey everyone I'm chilling in my apartment in Wuhan right now. Lemme know if you have any questions.

What's your perfect Sunday?

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:26

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

lord funk posted:

Hey everyone I'm chilling in my apartment in Wuhan right now. Lemme know if you have any questions.

What's the food and supplies situation like?

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:28

Doc Walrus: Jan 2, 2014; Cryin' Chris is a WASTE.; Nap Ghost

SKULL.GIF posted:

lol

it keeps getting more and more festive

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:28

cargo cult: Aug 28, 2008; by Reene

Sheng-Ji Yang posted:

dumb lowly cspam poster: wow this disease sure is spreading quickly... seems bad

smart big brain cc: haha dumb cspam always wrong. nice "scary graph" nerds!

you're right I shouldn't ridicule a forum, such as this one, which is filled with epidemiologists and virologists and attending physicians, as opposed to NEETs with developmental disorders

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:28

Old Story: Jun 2, 2006; Oven Wrangler

lord funk posted:

Hey everyone I'm chilling in my apartment in Wuhan right now. Lemme know if you have any questions.

actually though is the mood in Wuhan as apocalyptic as, say, the panic-stricken catastrophizers itt?

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:29

gh0stpinballa: Mar 5, 2019

remember when the soldiers infected with captain trips do the murder lottery live on tv in the stand, that poo poo used to scare the hell out of me. first 3rd of that book is insanely engrossing. then it turns into a big pile of poo poo but oh well.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:29

pancake rabbit: Feb 21, 2011

SKULL.GIF posted:

All rescue measures were proven ineffectual.

good thing that doesn't sound incredibly ominous, phew

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:29

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

pancake rabbit posted:

good thing that doesn't sound incredibly ominous, phew

treatment for viral pneumonia isn't something that works with any sort of certainty, especially if you have an already compromised immune system.

i mean, CAP has about a 3% mortality rate in non-hospitalized populations, closer to 6-10% in hospital settings and it just climbs from there. If you need "all rescue measures," your survival rate is no better than 50%.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:32

RealityWarCriminal: Aug 10, 2016

lord funk posted:

Hey everyone I'm chilling in my apartment in Wuhan right now. Lemme know if you have any questions.

a/s/l?

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:32

NoNotTheMindProbe: Aug 9, 2010; pony porn was here

lord funk posted:

Hey everyone I'm chilling in my apartment in Wuhan right now. Lemme know if you have any questions.

How much fish did you eat?

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:34

Random Asshole: Nov 8, 2010

rump buttman posted:

the world is gonna be blindsided by a true pandemic, we are incompetent dumbasses

tbf a two-week infectious incubation period is pretty loving bananas, there isn't a huge amount you can actually DO about it. With an r0 between 3 and 5, by the time Patient Zero starts showing actual symptoms they could have infected 9-25 people, who could go on to infect the same number of people before THEY start showing symptoms. What China is doing now (full quarantine/travel ban) is basically the only tactic with any hope of success.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:35

lord funk: Feb 16, 2004

Old Story posted:

actually though is the mood in Wuhan as apocalyptic as, say, the panic-stricken catastrophizers itt?

No. All of my friends that are here are fine, and everyone is very measured about the whole thing. Many of them went to their hometowns, and even there they are being instructed by the local police to stay in their home for 7 days, and report their health each day. Beyond the small annoyance, everyone completely understands.

I'm sure you all have seen the video of the hospital that will be done in 6 days. It is still amazing to me how quickly China can mobilize.

Doc Walrus posted:

what do doorknobs taste like in china

https://imgur.com/dOi2xTf

vyelkin posted:

What's the food and supplies situation like?

So far just fine. People stocked up a bit, but the only 'panic level' pictures I saw were just the instant noodles shelves almost empty 😂 The rest of the grocery was totally normal. Some grocery stores were waaay upcharging for veggies, but the govt stepped in and told them to stop doing that, so they did.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:36

silicone thrills: Jan 9, 2008; I paint things

Schnorkles posted:

treatment for viral pneumonia isn't something that works with any sort of certainty, especially if you have an already compromised immune system.

i mean, CAP has about a 3% mortality rate in non-hospitalized populations, closer to 6-10% in hospital settings and it just climbs from there. If you need "all rescue measures," your survival rate is no better than 50%.

I had viral pneumonia as a healthy 14 year old and I went from 110lbs to 90lbs and I literally don't remember those 2 weeks of my life. I wasn't hospitalized but it was all a wheezy exhausting blur. The doctors treated the symptoms where they could but I guess it was mostly a waiting game.
I can't imagine anyone who isn't perfectly healthy dealing with it very well.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:37

Raiad: Feb 1, 2005; Without the law, there wouldn't be lawyers.

we're gonna see a big economic jump tomorrow, all this plague poo poo is ripe with opportunities to sell medical supplies and funeral goods and services at a huge markup

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:37

lord funk: Feb 16, 2004

eric ciaramella posted:

a/s/l?

37/m/Wuhan

NoNotTheMindProbe posted:

How much fish did you eat?

The fish here is sooooo tasty, but I avoid it because they leave the bones in. One of my students had to go to the hospital to get one removed from her throat, so, uh, pass the pork.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:37

Siljmonster: Dec 16, 2005; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

gh0stpinballa posted:

remember when the soldiers infected with captain trips do the murder lottery live on tv in the stand, that poo poo used to scare the hell out of me. first 3rd of that book is insanely engrossing. then it turns into a big pile of poo poo but oh well.

Go back to my first posts in this thread

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:39

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

silicone thrills posted:

I had viral pneumonia as a healthy 14 year old and I went from 110lbs to 90lbs and I literally don't remember those 2 weeks of my life. I wasn't hospitalized but it was all a wheezy exhausting blur. The doctors treated the symptoms where they could but I guess it was mostly a waiting game.
I can't imagine anyone who isn't perfectly healthy dealing with it very well.

its pretty important to note that not all cases of coronavirus turn into pneumonia and, more than just "not all cases," it may end up being a relatively small percentage limited to people with seriously compromised immune systems. There's certainly plenty of discussion right now that a lot of people manifest the virus with very mild or no symptoms at all.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:44

Zotix: Aug 14, 2011

Border closings begin.

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1221635815383752704

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:46

gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

Madagascar better start shutting down airports

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:49

shirts and skins: Jun 25, 2007; Good morning!

OOH AHH AHH AHH AHH

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:51

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Zotix posted:

Border closings begin.

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1221635815383752704

i said this earlier but if the epidemic growth of the virus continues as such, India is going to be where the real number goes up happens.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:52

Agean90: Jun 28, 2008

Does India still have huge multi-million person protests going on? That might effect the govs responses to this disease idk

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:54

Doorknob Slobber: Sep 10, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

hahaha if its not contained we are so hosed its probably not going to be contained

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:54

Stairmaster: Jun 8, 2012

shirts and skins posted:

OOH AHH AHH AHH AHH

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:54

CODChimera: Jan 29, 2009

has anyone started stockpiling food and water?

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:57

Notorious R.I.M.: Jan 27, 2004; up to my ass in alligators

shirts and skins posted:

OOH AHH AHH AHH AHH

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:58

Samog: Dec 13, 2006; At least I'm not an 07.

plantdrew knew

# ? Jan 27, 2020 04:59

Charlz Guybon: Nov 16, 2010

Schnorkles posted:

its pretty important to note that not all cases of coronavirus turn into pneumonia and, more than just "not all cases," it may end up being a relatively small percentage limited to people with seriously compromised immune systems. There's certainly plenty of discussion right now that a lot of people manifest the virus with very mild or no symptoms at all.

None of the governments involved are treating it like that though. Are they all just panicking?

BBC says more than 300 critical
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51259649

quote:

The overall number of confirmed cases in China is 2,744. State media say more than 300 are critically ill.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 05:03

Schnorkles: Apr 30, 2015; It's a little bit juvenile, but it's simple and it's timeless.

We let it be known that Schnorkles, for a snack, eats tiny pieces of shit.

You're picturing it and you're talking about it. That's a win in my book.

Charlz Guybon posted:

None of the governments involved are treating it like that though. Are they all just panicking?

BBC says more than 300 critical
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51259649

300 people critically ill from a viral disease with a rapid epidemic growth is more than reason enough to take it serious.

# ? Jan 27, 2020 05:06

pancake rabbit: Feb 21, 2011

so say hypothetically that containment efforts fail and we get a true global pandemic

are there any models that show the expected time for the virus to be eliminated, with the consideration that this virus is able to reinfect previously infected hosts?

e: is this basically me asking how long the spanish flu took? i don't know anything about immunogenicity

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SKULL.GIF: Jan 20, 2017

R0 of 5.47

Lmao

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