2019-nCoV (Coronavirus)

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[Hedgelj]

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 9 March 2020

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And nor is our commitment to combating the COVID-19 epidemic.

As you know, over the weekend we crossed 100,000 reported cases of COVID-19 in 100 countries.

It’s certainly troubling that so many people and countries have been affected, so quickly.

Now that the virus has a foothold in so many countries, the threat of a pandemic has become very real.

But it would be the first pandemic in history that could be controlled.

The bottom line is: we are not at the mercy of this virus.

The great advantage we have is that the decisions we all make – as governments, businesses, communities, families and individuals – can influence the trajectory of this epidemic.

We need to remember that with decisive, early action, we can slow down the virus and prevent infections. Among those who are infected, most will recover.

Of the 80,000 reported cases in China, more than 70% have recovered and been discharged.

It’s also important to remember that looking only at the total number of reported cases and the total number of countries doesn’t tell the full story.

Of all the cases reported globally so far, 93% are from just four countries.

This is an uneven epidemic at the global level.

Different countries are in different scenarios, requiring a tailored response.

It’s not about containment or mitigation – which is a false dichotomy. It’s about both.

All countries must take a comprehensive blended strategy for controlling their epidemics and pushing this deadly virus back.

Countries that continue finding and testing cases and tracing their contacts not only protect their own people, they can also affect what happens in other countries and globally.

WHO has consolidated our guidance for countries in 4 categories: those with no cases; those with sporadic cases; those with clusters; and those with community transmission.

For all countries, the aim is the same: stop transmission and prevent the spread of the virus.

For the first three categories, countries must focus on finding, testing, treating and isolating individual cases, and following their contacts.

In areas with community spread, testing every suspected case and tracing their contacts becomes more challenging. Action must be taken to prevent transmission at the community level to reduce the epidemic to manageable clusters.

Depending on their context, countries with community transmission could consider closing schools, cancelling mass gatherings and other measures to reduce exposure.

The fundamental elements of the response are the same for all countries:

Emergency response mechanisms;

Risk communications and public engagement;

Case finding and contact tracing;

Public health measures such as hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette and social distancing;

Laboratory testing;

Treating patients and hospital readiness;

Infection prevention and control;

And an all-of-society, all-of-government approach.

There are many examples of countries demonstrating that these measures work.

China, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United States of America and many others have activated emergency measures.

Singapore is a good example of an all-of-government approach – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s regular videos are helping to explain the risks and reassure people.

The Republic of Korea has increased efforts to identify all cases and contacts, including drive-through temperature testing to widen the net and catch cases that might otherwise be missed.

Nigeria, Senegal and Ethiopia have strengthened surveillance and diagnostic capacity to find cases quickly.

Further details on specific actions countries should take in specific contexts are available on WHO’s website.

WHO is continuing to support countries in all four scenarios.

We have shipped supplies of personal protective equipment to 57 countries, we’re preparing to ship to a further 28, and we’ve shipped lab supplies to 120 countries.

We’re also working with our colleagues across the UN system to support countries to develop their preparedness and response plans, according to the 8 pillars.

And we have set up a partners platform to match country needs with contributions from donors.

As you know, more funds are being made available for the response, and we’re very grateful to all countries and partners who have contributed. Just since Friday, Azerbaijan, China, the Republic of Korea, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have announced contributions.

Almost 300 million U.S. dollars has now been pledged to WHO’s Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan.

We are encouraged by these signs of global solidarity. And we continue to call on all countries to take early and aggressive action to protect their people and save lives.

For the moment, only a handful of countries have signs of sustained community transmission.

Most countries still have sporadic cases or defined clusters. We must all take heart from that.

As long as that’s the case, those countries have the opportunity to break the chains of transmission, prevent community transmission and reduce the burden on their health systems.

Of the four countries with the most cases, China is bringing its epidemic under control and there is now a decline in new cases being reported from the Republic of Korea.

Both these countries demonstrate that it’s never too late to turn back the tide on this virus.

The rule of the game is: never give up.

We’re encouraged that Italy is taking aggressive measures to contain its epidemic, and we hope that those measures prove effective in the coming days.

Let hope be the antidote to fear.

Let solidarity be the antidote to blame.

Let our shared humanity be the antidote to our shared threat.

I thank you.

https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/det...the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---9-march-2020

 

[Jackalope]

What are the average days someone is sick from establishing contraction to recovery?

A person can have it for 2-14 days prior to symptoms but the average is 5. From the onset of symptoms in mild cases (80%) recovery is two weeks. In severe and critical cases (20%) recovery is 6-8 weeks.

 

[Jackalope]

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 9 March 2020


https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/det...the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---9-march-2020

I really liked his speech. And it shows you how far behind America is. The part where he said "Countries that continue finding and testing cases and tracing their contacts not only protect their own people, they can also affect what happens in other countries and globally." And here we sit with dozens of cases in the hardest hit epicenter in Washington where they can't get tests. A woman who delivered medical supplies to the nursing home was flat ignored when she asked to be tested, that is until she went to the media. Ohio just got the ability to test "locally" Monday. This shit should have been ready weeks ago and we should be testing very aggressively by now.

 

[Big_Holla]

I really liked his speech. And it shows you how far behind America is. The part where he said "Countries that continue finding and testing cases and tracing their contacts not only protect their own people, they can also affect what happens in other countries and globally." And here we sit with dozens of cases in the hardest hit epicenter in Washington where they can't get tests. A woman who delivered medical supplies to the nursing home was flat ignored when she asked to be tested, that is until she went to the media. Ohio just got the ability to test "locally" Monday. This shit should have been ready weeks ago and we should be testing very aggressively by now.

Curious, because I don't know, but is the infrastructure there in the US to make these tests in the amount needed? In a discussion with a co-worker it would be likened to telling Ford here is a new transmission you need to use on all your cars and we need 1million by the end of the week. Sure the knowledge is there, the basic tools are available but are (were) they (CDC) really ready to do it? Or as in WWII suddenly start making tanks and airplanes at factories. Aren't most flu vaccines produced in other countries such as China?

 

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[Big_Holla]

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[Stressless]

Don't be bullied by folks that get their talking points from the MSM(Bloomberg private media empire ring any bells). Don't be a sheep, you either get sheared, slaughtered or raped by a adolescent Muslim.

Be proactive, plan, prepare. The best thing this hiccup is doing is giving the forecasters and modelers real baselined data for when a REAL crisis occurs in the Human chicken farm we call earth.

Meanwhile at Sams Club

 

[Big_Holla]

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[Jackalope]

Curious, because I don't know, but is the infrastructure there in the US to make these tests in the amount needed? In a discussion with a co-worker it would be likened to telling Ford here is a new transmission you need to use on all your cars and we need 1million by the end of the week. Sure the knowledge is there, the basic tools are available but are (were) they (CDC) really ready to do it? Or as in WWII suddenly start making tanks and airplanes at factories. Aren't most flu vaccines produced in other countries such as China?

What happened was instead if the CDC adopting the test developed in Germany and approved by the WHO they tried to make their own test. They then shipped them to States where states reported back that the test were flawed because the neutral was either hard to read or wrong. The CDC then allowed states to develop their own tests after they submitted proof that their tests worked. This further delayed testing. They then said states could start using their own tests immediately as long as they submitted proof within 15 days that their test was valid. Furthermore the CDC restricted the testing scope to only people who traveled or had contact with people who traveled. This caused them to be unable to detect community transmission and further allowed the virus to spread. They've recently again changed their requirements allowing testing for anyone a doctor has reason to believe may be infected.

This entire time they were always a day late and a dollar short and missed the very critical window to detect and contain the virus at a small scale. Now it is nationwide and they have zero hope of containment. It only grows bigger from here.

 

[Jackalope]

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Sad that such is actually believable by people. Entire countries are on lock down and under strict quarantine because it's a US election year.

 

[Geezer II]

it's the POTUS' job to "insure domestic tranquility" isn't it? or would you prefer he work harder at inducing panic?

nothing slows this virus spread down better than personal responsibility and the application of common sense and awareness to our daily lives in our response to the dangers of being exposed. this needs to be taken seriously, but damn, some of the posting here is coming dangerously close to fear mongering, which isn't necessary, imo.

I prefer the truth

 

[Stressless]

What happened was instead if the CDC adopting the test developed in Germany and approved by the WHO they tried to make their own test. They then shipped them to States where states reported back that the test were flawed because the neutral was either hard to read or wrong. The CDC then allowed states to develop their own tests after they submitted proof that their tests worked. This further delayed testing. They then said states could start using their own tests immediately as long as they submitted proof within 15 days that their test was valid. Furthermore the CDC restricted the testing scope to only people who traveled or had contact with people who traveled. This caused them to be unable to detect community transmission and further allowed the virus to spread. They've recently again changed their requirements allowing testing for anyone a doctor has reason to believe may be infected.

This entire time they were always a day late and a dollar short and missed the very critical window to detect and contain the virus at a small scale. Now it is nationwide and they have zero hope of containment. It only grows bigger from here.

Bibliography on factual eveidence from this post please?

 

[OhioWhiteTails]

Leaving OSU now as the president has cancelled all classes until at least March 30th.

 

[Jamie]

I prefer the truth

wouldn't we all? but what truth? who's truth? I think the reality is that nobody is sure what "the truth" is at the moment. the facts of this matter are still a little out of focus and changing daily. the President cannot win no matter what he does or says in this situation. politicizing it generally distorts the facts even more, wouldn't you agree?

 

[Geezer II]

wouldn't we all? but what truth? who's truth? I think the reality is that nobody is sure what "the truth" is at the moment. the facts of this matter are still a little out of focus and changing daily. the President cannot win no matter what he does or says in this situation. politicizing it generally distorts the facts even more, wouldn't you agree?

Yes sir - i would prefer that the medical experts and doctor take charge and the politiczing on all sides stop - the politicians have created the win/loose climiate what a shame - dang

 

[Jamie]

I do believe the doctors and medical experts are in charge. I'd like to see a show of hands of everyone here that thinks medical experts aren't in charge of this. I cannot testify as to their competency, though. my point here is that the President has to say speak on the matter. if he says something undesirable or confusing, he's and idiot. if he doesn't say anything, or at least enough to pacify the media, he's hiding something. still, I'll be the first to admit that Trump could be more impeccable with his words, but don't hang on his every word, anyway. I could care less what any politician has to say about this.

 

[Jackalope]

What happened was instead if the CDC adopting the test developed in Germany and approved by the WHO they tried to make their own test. They then shipped them to States where states reported back that the test were flawed because the neutral was either hard to read or wrong. The CDC then allowed states to develop their own tests after they submitted proof that their tests worked. This further delayed testing. They then said states could start using their own tests immediately as long as they submitted proof within 15 days that their test was valid. Furthermore the CDC restricted the testing scope to only people who traveled or had contact with people who traveled. This caused them to be unable to detect community transmission and further allowed the virus to spread. They've recently again changed their requirements allowing testing for anyone a doctor has reason to believe may be infected.

This entire time they were always a day late and a dollar short and missed the very critical window to detect and contain the virus at a small scale. Now it is nationwide and they have zero hope of containment. It only grows bigger from here.

Bibliography on factual eveidence from this post please?

You got it bud. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762951

 

[Jackalope]

A month ago I ordered a package for Aliexpress. A marketplace where you can order items directly from China massively cheaper than paying an American retailer markup for the same made in china product. A few days ago I requested that it be canceled as it hadn't even shipped. Below is the response I received. This is reality, not mainstream media fear-mongering