Male in his thirties.
This can't be overstated.FlyRod said:
Assume its here. Assume you have it. Act accordingly.
Yes, it can.AggieBarstool said:This can't be overstated.FlyRod said:
Assume its here. Assume you have it. Act accordingly.
Just from listening to Broadcastify, the the number of EMS calls for "difficulty breathing/respiratory problems" has gone way up in the last week. Most are not coronavirus, but people with other health issues (asthma, COPD, emphysema, and even drug related) who are panicked that they have it. The majority are elderly.Stupe said:Yes, it can.AggieBarstool said:This can't be overstated.FlyRod said:
Assume its here. Assume you have it. Act accordingly.
It's massively over-stated and it's putting a huge strain on Fire / EMS systems and emergency rooms because people are being talked into going by their families.
I didn't catch the name of the street as I was across the room doing something, but it wasn't an apartment complex because they will say the name of it as well as the address so it had to be a house.KorbinDallas said:
Do you remember what city or part of the country the call was in?
Flu tests can easily come back negative when the person does have the flu, so we can assume some of those cases are actually the flu. I've had the flu three years in a row, and every time the test comes back negative, but it was clearly the flu.nought said:
And remember what KidDoc here said as well as multiple local doctors I am friends with have said:
They have had many patients presenting with all symptoms of COVID-19, and who have tested negative for flu, but have been told they are not allowed to test for COVID-19 unless there is a known connection to another case.
This is great at not using up limited test kits, and terrible at protecting the public.
Until we are mass producing test kits, those choices have to be made.nought said:
And remember what KidDoc here said as well as multiple local doctors I am friends with have said:
They have had many patients presenting with all symptoms of COVID-19, and who have tested negative for flu, but have been told they are not allowed to test for COVID-19 unless there is a known connection to another case.
This is great at not using up limited test kits, and terrible at protecting the public.
In some areas, they absolutely can. They are phasing that out as a question in metro areas.Quote:
But now they can't use the travel/contact only excuse not to test people.
nought said:
And remember what KidDoc here said as well as multiple local doctors I am friends with have said:
They have had many patients presenting with all symptoms of COVID-19, and who have tested negative for flu, but have been told they are not allowed to test for COVID-19 unless there is a known connection to another case.
This is great at not using up limited test kits, and terrible at protecting the public.
Limited U.S. production and a worldwide pandemic are two reasons that we are short.Quote:
There is absolutely no reason that we cannot obtain the number of tests we need here.
That I agree with and it's the reason that we need to say "Stick it" to the trade agreements with China and then tell their butt kissing Italians to join them.Quote:
And it is borderline criminal that we are not.