Coronavirus personal experiences thread

hank · November 29, 2020, 2:15am

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Covid Transmission Strongly Influenced by Relative Humidity |
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[0]oumuamua writes:

[1]Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spreads more indoors at low humidity.
The airborne transmission of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 via aerosol particles in indoor environment seems to be strongly influenced by relative humidity. This is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) in Leipzig and the CSIR National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi from the analysis of 10 most relevant international studies on the subject. Therefore, they recommend controlling the indoor air in addition to the usual measures such as social distancing and masks. A relative humidity of 40 to 60 percent could reduce the spread of the viruses and their absorption through the nasal mucous membrane. To contain the COVID-19 pandemic, it is therefore extremely important to implement standards for indoor air humidity in rooms with many people, such as hospitals, open-plan offices or public transport, writes the research team in the scientific journal Aerosol and Air Quality Research

And other findings dispute that: [2]Temperature and Humidity Do Not Play a Major Role in Coronavirus Spread:

Research headed by The University of Texas at Austin is providing a little clarity on the role of weather in COVID-19 infection. The new study found that humidity and temperature do not play a major role in the spread of coronavirus.

A doctor’s opinion: [3]This winter, fight covid-19 with humidity:

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Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spreads more indoors at low humidity.

Temperature and Humidity Don't Affect Coronavirus Spread

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/18/winter-covid-19-humidity/

MascaratumB · November 29, 2020, 11:44am

“Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome”: COVID “long-haulers” suffering symptoms months after initial diag…”

[video: "Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome": COVID "long-haulers" suffering symptoms months after initial diag… - YouTube width:500 height:300]

No, it doesn’t affect only the elder and the “non-healthy”…

Stay safe folks! Really!

Joshk · November 29, 2020, 5:56pm

From 60 Minutes video:
> “Have any of your patients made a full recovery?”
>> “Not full…”

As many of us have been saying, a 99.5% chance of survival is NOT a 99.5% chance of it just being a flu that you get over.

hank · November 29, 2020, 6:35pm

… At the peak of the spring wave in April, about 31,000 new cases were announced each day, though that was a vast undercount because testing capacity was extremely limited. Still, the toll of the virus was an abstraction for many Americans because deaths were concentrated in a handful of states like New York, New Jersey and Louisiana.

Now the deaths are scattered widely across the entire nation, and there is hardly a community that has not been affected. On Wednesday, when 2,300 deaths were reported nationwide — the highest toll since May — only three counties reported a toll of more than 20. …
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“We are at risk of repeating what happened in April,” Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and a member of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s coronavirus task force, said of the death toll.

“Once you go over the case cliff, where you have so many cases that you overwhelm the system, basically at that point when you fall off that case cliff, you’re going to see mortality rates go up substantially,” he said. “I shudder to imagine what things might be like in two weeks.”

how_crazy_is_this · November 29, 2020, 8:42pm

Regarding excess deaths I have heard the argument from many that somehow this isn’t real. Do not understand how that could be a reasonable assumption given the appearance of temporary morgues and mass graves all over the world. Probably spent too much time looking into this but FWIW, here is an overview of a variety of studies on the topic.

https://jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2020.20717

Joshk · November 29, 2020, 9:29pm

Denial is a coping mechanism. Feeding it is big business.

djmcconn · November 29, 2020, 10:02pm

Well said

hank · November 29, 2020, 11:37pm

Nevermind, what I originally posted here turns out to be arguable but not appropriate to think about here.

hank · November 30, 2020, 1:02am

EXCERPT

America’s top infectious-disease expert sounded the alarm Sunday, warning of a “surge superimposed upon” a surge of coronavirus cases over the coming weeks due to Thanksgiving travel and celebrations.

Anthony S. Fauci and other experts urged Americans to take aggressive action as the December holidays loom to mitigate the surge overwhelming hospitals across the country. As the number of coronavirus-related deaths per day rose to its highest point since April, Fauci and others highlighted the importance of complying with mask mandates and physical distancing.

“It’s going to get worse over the next several weeks, but the actions that we take in the next several days will determine how bad it is or whether or not we continue to flatten our curve,” U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said on Fox News on Sunday.

hank · November 30, 2020, 7:10pm

A list of ways the coronavirus is worse than influenza:

hank · December 1, 2020, 12:54am

Upgrade your mask:

Kindle · December 1, 2020, 1:44am

Quora? Really?

Coscar · December 1, 2020, 2:53am

Feeling much stronger…. went from barely walking 11 days ago to +/- 1500’ a day with a walker……. Up from 130lbs to 143. Time is moving in slow motion…… but that may be the medicine

hank · December 1, 2020, 3:01am

Yes, Quora, really, because I can and do check a writer’s qualifications before recommending something s/he has written.
You can look this stuff up.

In other news, a comparison of various governments’ responses:

Using data from that site: See How Coronavirus Restrictions Compare to Case Counts in Every State - The New York Times

kennybobby · December 1, 2020, 3:23am

Hey that sounds like some good progress, especially on the weight—keep up the good work.

bushmaster · December 1, 2020, 3:52am

Coscar, glad to hear you keep getting better. Not that it’s any of my business but you got me curious what your “fighting weight” was before the virus hit you.

MtnDon · December 1, 2020, 4:46am

Superb news, Coscar. Great progress.

Coscar · December 1, 2020, 8:42am

180
Thanks yall……

pennzy · December 1, 2020, 1:20pm

Are your doctors recommending the vaccine? Just wondering if you are immune now.

sb56637 · December 1, 2020, 1:29pm

Hang in there Coscar! You’re pulling through! Thanks for the update.