And even if you don't die, we don't really know the long term effects of Covid. I would assume that the mild cases have no lasting repurcussions, but if you end up on a ventilator on your stomach, how much damage have your lungs taken?
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The taste of that sugar free "pineapple" flavoured Colyte haunts me. I feel like if I just got a whiff of it again that would be enough to trigger projectile vomiting
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Prince Charles tests positive. 
So far in good health. I wish him luck.
www.reuters.com
So far in good health. I wish him luck.
Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus, Queen Elizabeth in good health
Prince Charles, the 71-year-old heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus but is in good health and is now self isolating in Scotland with mild symptoms.
www.reuters.com
You can't look at overall statistics when you are looking at a specific person. As you get older, the mortality rate increases drastically. For over 80 yo, it is 15%. Still not ebola, but quite significant.
Young girl in the UK died from it. Article references she had no pre-existing conditions.
Woman, 21, 'with no pre-existing conditions dies of coronavirus'
Woman, 21, 'with no pre-existing conditions dies of coronavirus'
Anyone can die, it is just statistically improbable. More-so as patients are younger.
Does no per-existing condition also include no other complicating conditions???
As an example, did they have the flu and COVID at the same time? The flu is not technically per-existing, but I bet the combo is bad.
As an example, did they have the flu and COVID at the same time? The flu is not technically per-existing, but I bet the combo is bad.
Spain update. It's bad. 738 deaths yesterday. Health care system heavily overloaded.
www.cp24.com
"On Wednesday, the number of medical personnel infected was nearly 6,500 nationally, health authorities said, representing 13.6% of the country's 47,600 total cases and about 1% of the health system's workforce. At least three health care workers have died. "
"“We are collapsing. We need more workers,” said Lidia Perera, a nurse who works with Nunez at Madrid's Hospital de la Paz, which has 1,000 beds.
This week, 11 of the hospital's 14 floors are devoted to caring for those suffering from COVID-19, and there is still not enough room: The patients with less serious cases of the disease are being put in the hospital's gym or in a large tent outside."
Spain says 6,500 healthcare workers have COVID-19
By the time Patricia Nunez's cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry hacking sound tormenting patients who had for weeks been filling the Madrid emergency ward where she works.
www.cp24.com
"On Wednesday, the number of medical personnel infected was nearly 6,500 nationally, health authorities said, representing 13.6% of the country's 47,600 total cases and about 1% of the health system's workforce. At least three health care workers have died. "
"“We are collapsing. We need more workers,” said Lidia Perera, a nurse who works with Nunez at Madrid's Hospital de la Paz, which has 1,000 beds.
This week, 11 of the hospital's 14 floors are devoted to caring for those suffering from COVID-19, and there is still not enough room: The patients with less serious cases of the disease are being put in the hospital's gym or in a large tent outside."
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The plan has always been to bypass him and put Will on the throne.
Order of Succession to the British Throne - Who will be next?
Yesterday I stumbled upon a piece written by Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear, The Grand Tour) for the Sunday Times (someone reposted it to a reddit thread). Clarkson laments: "My old age is cancelled, society's about to collapse and the greens just can't stop smiling". Say what you will, Clarkson's perspective on the Coronavirus reveals the anguish of those who feel the world has perhaps forever changed.
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The malls are finally starting to close. Leaving one door open for access to essential stores.
www.insauga.com
Square One closing for next two weeks | INsauga
In an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Square One has announced the mall is closing. As of 11:59 p.m. on March 24, the mall will be closed for 14 days. While the mall will be closed, stores that have been deemed essential by the Province will remain open. Further, in order to […]
www.insauga.com
There is no doubt that if this has a long enough statistical duration we will gain some very interesting real world numbers on green house gas, global warming etc... Hopefully this data is being collected...
It was shocking to me how quickly some things changed. Specifically, venice canals and italy ports. Magically different in three days. Having everything shut down is not feasible long term, but having a one week shutdown once a year may help remind us what impact we are making on the earth.
I was reading last night about how the virus kills and it’s not pretty. Essentially a large amount of inflammatory chemicals are released in the lungs that attack lung tissue. A massive inflammatory response. An x-ray of an infected patients lungs just shows up white. You’d think that using anti-inflammatories would help but there are complicating factors in that some anti-inflammatories help the body express a receptor that the virus actually uses to attack cells so caution has been advised. That makes things very difficult. Also the inflammatory response is so big that powerful drugs are needed. Some gout medications are being tried. There’s a clinical trial in Montreal based on Colchidine, a gout medication and powerful anti-inflammatory.
There are tons of clinical trials going on around the world right now using various anti-inflammatories to slow down the lung issue, anti-retrovirals for all sorts of different viruses, anti-arthritic compounds, anthelmintics, etc etc. Some of these have a rationale behind them, some are based on anecdotal evidence. They have all been brought online way faster than clinical trials normally are. Many are “Hail Mary“ trials.
There are tons of clinical trials going on around the world right now using various anti-inflammatories to slow down the lung issue, anti-retrovirals for all sorts of different viruses, anti-arthritic compounds, anthelmintics, etc etc. Some of these have a rationale behind them, some are based on anecdotal evidence. They have all been brought online way faster than clinical trials normally are. Many are “Hail Mary“ trials.
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