Coronavirus News & Updates

[Zeeman]

It’s just a clinical trial not a cure or preventive vaccine:

China approves two coronavirus vaccines for human trials

Experimental COVID-19 treatments to go ahead in China as it grapples with imported cases from neighbouring Russia.

www.google.ca

 

[space cadet]

The best and brightest experts at the CDC

CDC’s failed coronavirus tests were tainted with coronavirus, feds confirm

A federal investigation found CDC researchers not following protocol.

arstechnica.com

 

[space cadet]

Up to 2.7 Million in New York May Have Been Infected, Antibody Study Finds

Preliminary results from New York’s first coronavirus antibody study show nearly 14 percent tested positive, meaning they had the virus at some point and recovered, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. That equates to 2.7 million infections statewide — more than 10 times the state’s confirmed cases...

www.nbcnewyork.com

Up to 2.7 Million in New York May Have Been Infected, Antibody Study Finds
New York has confirmed nearly 16,000 virus-related deaths to date; Brooklyn has the highest virus death toll (3,540) of any county in America, accounting for 7 percent of all U.S. deaths, per state and NBC News data

• New York City reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 1; a new model from Northeastern University says nearly 11,000 people in the city could already have been infected by then, NYT reported
• 13.9% of people tested in NY COVID-19 antibody study tested positive, meaning they had the virus, Cuomo says; that means up to 2.7 million people could have been infected statewide
• Nearly 23,000 lives have been lost to coronavirus in the tri-state area to date; more than 385,000 people have been infected -- and those are just the ones we know about. NJ will eclipse 100k cases Friday

Preliminary results from New York's first coronavirus antibody study show nearly 14 percent tested positive, meaning they had the virus at some point and recovered, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. That equates to 2.7 million infections statewide -- more than 10 times the state's confirmed cases.

The study, part of Cuomo's "aggressive" antibody testing launched earlier this week, is based on 3,000 random samples from 40 locations in 19 counties. While the preliminary data suggests much more widespread infection, it means New York's mortality rate is much lower than previously thought.

As of Thursday, nearly 16,000 people in New York have died of virus-related complications. With 260,000-plus confirmed cases, the mortality rate would be as high as 6 percent. With 2.7 million cases, it would be around 0.5 percent -- much lower, though still much higher than the seasonal flu.

Cuomo was quick to caution, though, that that the death toll was higher than even the state's own official report -- it counts deaths in hospitals and nursing homes, but not at-home deaths or other "probable" cases. In other words, the mortality rate is still hard to determine properly.

New York City had a higher rate of antibodies (21.2 percent) than anywhere else in the state and accounted for 43 percent of the total tested. Long Island had a 16.7 percent positivity rate, while Westchester and Rockland counties saw 11.7 percent of their samples come up with the antibody. The rest of the state, which accounted for about a third of those studied, had a 3.6 percent positivity rate. There were early variations by race/ethnicity and age as well.

Cuomo says further analysis of the antibody study findings is underway. The early estimates mirror findings from a study in Los Angeles County, California. Researchers there found COVID-19 could have been 55 times more prevalent than reported, which would mean a far lower morbidity rate than believed.

 

[Khafee]

May God have mercy on all of us, and this thing goes away for good!

 

[space cadet]

apparently, smoking makes you less likely to need to be hospitalized

French team plans to see if nicotine patches prevent coronavirus

The moves comes after a new study from Paris, France, found that few people hospitalized, or at home, with coronavirus were regular smokers compared to the general population.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Zeeman]

My friend who is a medical doctor and a lead researcher here in Toronto has started a trial of his group’s vaccine in the USA and Canada . Praying for his success..... imagine the headline .... A Pakistani Canadian Muslim Doctor finds cure for COVID!!!!

 

[Scorpion]

apparently, smoking makes you less likely to need to be hospitalized

French team plans to see if nicotine patches prevent coronavirus

The moves comes after a new study from Paris, France, found that few people hospitalized, or at home, with coronavirus were regular smokers compared to the general population.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Hell yeah, in my way to buy a pack lol.

 

[Falcon29]

apparently, smoking makes you less likely to need to be hospitalized

French team plans to see if nicotine patches prevent coronavirus

The moves comes after a new study from Paris, France, found that few people hospitalized, or at home, with coronavirus were regular smokers compared to the general population.

www.dailymail.co.uk

That's interesting as in the initial stages of the virus they were saying smokers are one of most at risk.

 

[space cadet]

and would you believe, my wife convinced me to stop smoking. I showed her the article and told her she was trying to kill me

 

[Khafee]

and would you believe, my wife convinced me to stop smoking. I showed her the article and told her she was trying to kill me

but she has you right where you should be, and you ultimately waved the white flag?

 

[space cadet]

Couple good announcements from President, we must have excess




Donald J. Trump
9 hrs ·
Great conversation with President Lenin Moreno of the Republic of Equador. We will be sending them desperately needed Ventilators, of which we have recently manufactured many, and helping them in other ways. They are fighting hard against CoronaVirus!


Donald J. Trump
8 hrs ·
Just spoke to my friend, President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia. Asking for Ventilators, which we will provide. Great cooperation between us!



Donald J. Trump
8 hrs ·
Just spoke to President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador. Will be helping them with Ventilators, which are desperately needed. They have worked well with us on immigration at the Southern Border!

 

[Khafee]

USS Kidd reports 18 COVID-19 cases in outbreak, military up to 3,919 cases
April 24, 2020

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Eighteen sailors assigned to the the Aleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd, shown here during a port visit to Seattle in 2010, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Navy said Friday. Photo by Nardel Gervacio/U.S. Navy

Eighteen sailors aboard the USS Kidd have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Navy said Friday, making the ship the latest of more than two dozen Navy vessels dealing with outbreaks on board.

According to the Navy, one sailor tested positive for the virus Thursday, prompting a specialized medical team to conduct contact tracing and additional online testing, with 17 more sailors testing positive for the virus.

The first sailor to test positive on the vessel was medically evacuated to the United States and is now receiving care in San Antonio, Texas.

"The first patient transported is already improving and will self-isolate. We are taking every precaution to ensure we identify, isolate, and prevent any further spread onboard the ship," said Rear Admiral Don Gabrielson, commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet. "Our medical team continues coordinating with the ship and our focus is the safety and well-being of every Sailor."

The Kidd will now return to port where a crew will clean and disinfect the ship, the Navy said.

Earlier this week, CNN reported that 26 Navy warships had current coronavirus cases, and another 14 had been hit by the virus, but the afflicted crew members have recovered.

There are 90 ships at sea with no reported cases and the Navy has 297 active duty warships.

The Navy has not publicly named individual ships dealing with coronavirus cases or released the exact number of individual cases out of concerns for operational security.

According to DoD data released Friday morning, 3,919 military service members have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of those, 840 were assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which, according to Navy officials, has completed testing of its crew of 4,800.

 

[Khafee]

Trump announces Blue Angels, Thunderbirds to conduct coronavirus tribute tour

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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds will conduct exhibitions over several U.S. cities in the coming weeks in honor of healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. File Photo by Lori Shepler/UPI | License Photo


President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that Navy and Air Force flight demonstration teams will conduct exhibitions in several U.S. cities.

Trump said the mission, known as Operation America Strong, will feature airshows by the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy Blue Angels will take place over the next several weeks, adding the demonstrations were "the idea of our great military men and women" to recognize healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

"This is a tribute to them, to our warriors because they're equal warriors to those incredible pilots and all of the fighters that we have for the more traditional fights that we win," he said.

Earlier Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds will jointly fly over Washington, D.C., Baltimore, New York City, Newark, Trenton, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Austin, according to a Pentagon memo.

The Blue Angels are also set to fly separately over 13 other cities including Miami, Tampa, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Kingsville and Corpus Christi.

The Thunderbirds will conduct separate flights over San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angels, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.

Although Trump described the flights as "airshows" the memo said they would perform flyovers that will avoid traveling over areas where people can congregate.

 

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