News CoronaVIRUS MEGA THREAD DEATH TOLL: 452,271

[Cold187um]

Teen commits suicide likely over stress from coronavirus lockdown
https://nypost.com/2020/04/12/teen-commits-suicide-likely-over-stress-from-coronavirus-lockdown/

The mental health aspect of the Rona pandemic isnt being looked at enough

 

[squeakymcgill]

You're right, I can see that. In fact, I've mentioned exactly that point.

The problem is that Novel Corona is overwhelming the system that tales care of those people.

Yeah...maybe more people are dying of pneumonia and flu even though less are contracting it. But the factors preventing spread are being adopted on a global scale while those increasing mortality are limited to the hotspots where health resources are overwhelmed. It makes sense to me that we'd see fewer deaths overall - that definitely seems more likely to me than doctors incorrectly listing covid on death certificates on a massive scale.

 

[TestosterOWN]

I think the next couple weeks are going to be insane. Guarantee a bunch of tards had parties today,

 

[Substance Abuse]

China in Focus says there's a document circulating stating that a province is converting 52,000 rooms to quarantine spaces. They're looking into converting hotels and vacation resorts.

Geebus.

 

[Loiosh]

Yeah...maybe more people are dying of pneumonia and flu even though less are contracting it. But the factors preventing spread are being adopted on a global scale while those increasing mortality are limited to the hotspots where health resources are overwhelmed. It makes sense to me that we'd see fewer deaths overall - that definitely seems more likely to me than doctors incorrectly listing covid on death certificates on a massive scale.

I agree for the most part, just as we're seeing deaths in many different categories come down.

 

[Loiosh]

Geebus.

I have no idea how legitimate they are. My feed is flooded with their videos, and also WION videos.

 

[Substance Abuse]

I have no idea how legitimate they are. My feed is flooded with their videos, and also WION videos.

I saw through the NY Post that the CDC just released a study saying that this shit can spread up to 27 feet and is being found in ventilation systems where active cases were. They also said that this is sticking to the sole of shoes and this is causing a lot of spread.

If that's all true, we're all fucked. I might as well never leave the house.

 

[genecop]

I saw through the NY Post that the CDC just released a study saying that this shit can spread up to 27 feet and is being found in ventilation systems where active cases were. They also said that this is sticking to the sole of shoes and this is causing a lot of spread.

If that's all true, we're all fucked. I might as well never leave the house.

I saw a guy in NYC loading a sneeze into a slingshot on a subway..true story..

 

[Substance Abuse]

I saw a guy in NYC loading a sneeze into a slingshot on a subway..true story..

I'm laughing really hard at this for some reason, lol

 

[Substance Abuse]

I saw a guy in NYC loading a sneeze into a slingshot on a subway..true story..

Where are you in NY? How are you holding up?

 

[Loiosh]

I saw through the NY Post that the CDC just released a study saying that this shit can spread up to 27 feet and is being found in ventilation systems where active cases were. They also said that this is sticking to the sole of shoes and this is causing a lot of spread.

If that's all true, we're all fucked. I might as well never leave the house.

There's evidence that instead of being restricted to traveling in water globules 30µ in diameter, particles 1µ can stay in the air indefinitely and can be expelled in regular conversation.

There's no real evidence that amount can infect, though. We'll learn more as we go.

 

[Loiosh]

Where are you in NY? How are you holding up?

I saw videos. The hospitals are all empty.

 

[Substance Abuse]

There's evidence that instead of being restricted to traveling in water globules 30µ in diameter, particles 1µ can stay in the air indefinitely and can be expelled in regular conversation.

There's no real evidence that amount can infect, though. We'll learn more as we go.

This shit is just scary man. Seriously.

 

[HeirApparent]

This shit is just scary man. Seriously.

 

[Loiosh]

 

[Substance Abuse]

I wish I could just fade into the background for half a decade like Nick, lol

 

[Loiosh]

I wish I could just fade into the background for half a decade like Nick, lol

Make a few million dollars, I imagine that helps.

I wonder what the Diaz brothers are doing through all of this.

 

[Substance Abuse]

Make a few million dollars, I imagine that helps.

I wonder what the Diaz brothers are doing through all of this.

Getting high and eating rice.

Hitting a tennis ball or thirty with nunchucks, lol.

 

[HeirApparent]

love the av. im doing a rewatch and im coming up on that episode now. still the GOAT show for me

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

imagine this is a war against an unknown threat - naturally, the losing side would fall back, regroup, & devise a strategy in order to counteracttack most effectively.

we are in a state where we are still trying to figure things out. why suffer more casualties?

if you touch fire & it burns you, are you still going to keep touching it?

Let's go with the war analogy then. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, did we fall back and pull our pacific fleet from Hawaii and regroup in the mainland? What we did instead was galvanized together as a nation, gathered intelligence to understand the enemy's strength and movements, cracked their code, and planned a counterattack that culminated in the victory at Midway. To deal with this pandemic, we need to do the same. Unite as a country and gather intelligence. To fight an enemy, we need to understand the who we are fighting against. What we need to know is the scope of the pandemic, and right now we are not doing that. We don't have enough infection tests to adequately identify hot spots to manage, and we aren't even doing antibody testing for the most part to really understand the full scope of the spread, and what are the more accurate true hospitalization rate and mortality rate.

To use another war analogy, when the Germans blitzed the UK, did the Brits stop what they were doing and fall back? What they did was to protect the most vulnerable population, particularly children, and relocated them further away, while the rest of the population continued to contribute to the war and defense efforts, hence keep calm and carry on. To fight this pandemic effectively we cannot let it destroy our way of life. What we need to do is to protect the vulnerable population: the elderly and people with underlying health conditions. The hot spots for spread are mostly at nursing homes and hospitals, where unfortunately most of the vulnerable populace is. We need to focus on managing the spread at those places. For example, we need to test all the healthcare workers and nursing home staff to make sure they are not infected and spreading to the vulnerable people, and test the elderly to catch infections early to ensure higher survival outcome. We need to have more antibody tests to see who among the medical staff have gained immunity, and have them work on COVID-19 cases so as to keep the other medical staff safe. Through these strategic measures we can save more lives and keep our healthcare system afloat.

Spoiler

It seems that most of the people think of the exit strategy as an all or nothing scenario: either full lockdown until we starve the virus out, or resuming all businesses with no changes. Either option is untenable. Lockdowns lasting months will destroy people's livelihood, and we are already at 17 million unemployed. Loss of jobs means higher risk of death and potential social unrest. Plus with a very long incubation period, asymptomatic spread and global travel, the virus can easily make a comeback. However, if we resume business with no precautions in place there will be a lot more infections and overwhelm our healthcare system, which leads to disproportionally high mortality rates for everyone. The right exit strategy will be a combination of more testings, more approved treatment methods, protecting our vulnerable population, and reopening the economy at a measured pace to ensure social distancing, until we can get a vaccine in about a year. Just like the Brits in WW2, we need to keep calm and carry on until the Americans join the war effort (in this case, vaccine).