Science/Environment Wuhan Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Pandemic Declared

[Pakenhamsaint]

Medicare, mental health, domestic violence package on its way in response to coronavirus crisis

Australians will not incur any out-of-pocket costs for consults done over the phone or on video with health professionals like GPs, psychologists and psychiatrists, as part of a $1.1 billion funding boost designed to protect against the widespread impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

www.abc.net.au

Government finally taking some sort of action to the side effects of the virus.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

300 dead and 1000 ill in Iran from drinking methanol after rumours it could help cure COVID...jesus!!

A methanol 'cure' for coronavirus is killing Iranians

Fear of the virus, coupled with poor education standards and internet rumours, saw dozens of people made ill by drinking bootleg alcohol containing methanol.

www.theage.com.au

 

[RudyBlue]

Don't worry bro, you got what you apparently want, beaches closed now.

Straya mate!

This is what your grandfathers hoped for you.

That you would sit in your house and shame people for going outdoors and enjoying themselves.

That you would sit at home in fear of getting sick and demanding government action against those who want to enjoy the sun.

Your ancestors would be proud of you, I'm sure.

 

[yebiga]

https://www.mediterranee-infection.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-IHU-2-1.pdf

Further study of 80 cases confirms treatment is successful in 78 cases

 

[Total Power]

250 new deaths in the UK. Looks like s**t is about to hit the fan there too., Now 1,000 plus deaths there.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

300 dead and 1000 ill in Iran from drinking methanol after rumours it could help cure COVID...jesus!!

A methanol 'cure' for coronavirus is killing Iranians

Fear of the virus, coupled with poor education standards and internet rumours, saw dozens of people made ill by drinking bootleg alcohol containing methanol.

www.theage.com.au

s**t i hope they don't find out i said that on another thread , in response to the dumbass who couldn't tell Chloroquin from Chlorine Dioxide, then blamed Trump.
Really dumb people struggle at times like this.

 

[Ron The Bear]

250 new deaths in the UK. Looks like s**t is about to hit the fan there too., Now 1,000 plus deaths there.

34% jump

The numbers are going to frighten s**t out of the reckless. Hopefully not too late.

 

[cartwright]

Scrap the cheap hotel.
Spray them with it and they get a 14 day cruise on the Ruby Princess.

put these bogans on it
They can then party as much as they like

 

[Total Power]

I can just hear Aussie Aussie Aussie there.

 

[Visions]

https://www.mediterranee-infection.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-IHU-2-1.pdf

Further study of 80 cases confirms treatment is successful in 78 cases

I think this is the same doctor who was referenced earlier in this thread complaining about the bureaucracy of the French system in not fast tracking trials for these two drugs.

Anyhow sounds promising, especially the quick time it seems to take to knock off the virus in the respiratory system before advanced symptoms can take place, at least that’s how I read it.

Seems like these two drugs work well together, but need to be administered early on in the piece.

Surely we will learn if this is a viable treatment via more clinical tests.

 

[Visions]

put these bogans on it
They can then party as much as they like

Obviously using their recently doubled dole money wisely.

 

[Total Power]

10,000+ dead in Italy now, getting ugly in the US too.

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Has anyone got todays figured for locally acquired infections in Victoria?

Or any other dated tallies for locally acquired infections?

That’s the most recent I’ve seen seen mate.

Microsoft Power BI

app.powerbi.com

 

[nylexbandit]

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“As you can see, the flu hospitalisations are so small compared with COVID-19 projections that they barely appear on the chart. But Simon Judkins, former president of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, has previously told the ABC a bad flu season can push Australia's hospitals to the brink.

So will they cope with this pandemic?”

This chart shows how many Australians could land in ICU with COVID-19

If you've been in the bustling corridors of an Australian hospital, you'll know there's rarely a spare bed. We've crunched the numbers on how many we might need for COVID-19 patients this winter.

www.abc.net.au

Still using a 5% ICU multiplier. That hasn’t been borne out in our numbers has it?

 

[Turnover]

I can just hear Aussie Aussie Aussie there.

What is it with Australians who live overseas.

 

[Crankyhawk]

https://www.mediterranee-infection.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-IHU-2-1.pdf

Further study of 80 cases confirms treatment is successful in 78 cases

Interesting. Which journal is that from? Only minor criticism is the lack of local control group (they compare their effect with previous published Chinese experience) but the reduction in symptom duration does seem significant.
Treatment arm is hydroxychloroquine 200 mg tds (I will need to check how this dose compares to other indications) and azithromycin 500mg initially then 250mg daily (very normal dose even low) and ceftriaxone added if pneumonia.

Edit the hydroxychloroquine is higher than recommended for most conditions (severe Rheumatoid arthritis is similar dosing)

 

[its free real estate]

If you needed any evidence the Chinese have the WHO by the balls.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Obviously using their recently doubled dole money wisely.

No, that money doesn't happen for another 4 weeks.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

 

[Cmarsh]

He'll be vindicated if there is no serious outbreak in Brazil.

 

[Number37]

He'll be vindicated if there is no serious outbreak in Brazil.

At the same time as he is increasing the likelihood of a serious outbreak happening in Brazil.

It's childish stupidity.

 

[drd23]

Interesting. Which journal is that from? Only minor criticism is the lack of local control group (they compare their effect with previous published Chinese experience) but the reduction in symptom duration does seem significant.
Treatment arm is hydroxychloroquine 200 mg tds (I will need to check how this dose compares to other indications) and azithromycin 500mg initially then 250mg daily (very normal dose even low) and ceftriaxone added if pneumonia.

Edit the hydroxychloroquine is higher than recommended for most conditions (severe Rheumatoid arthritis is similar dosing)

The lack of mentioning the control group after the methods (they mention an n=80, but then only talk about the 20 who received hydroxychloroquine after that) makes it kinda hard to know just how much it is doing.

Also, most of the 20 were relatively "well" (only 15% needed supplemental O2; 4 required ICU intervention - 2 recovered enough to return to the ward, one was still in ICU and one died), so its unclear to me from reading that if the Rx is actually preventing the disease from becoming more severe or not

 

[drd23]

put these bogans on it
They can then party as much as they like

Wouldn't surprise me if these idiots lived near me. Pretty sure there was a party at a house in the next street over last night

 

[Deliverance]

Filed in the family archives under 'The day I killed grandma'.

Grandma's doing a decent job off trying to kill herself.

 

[Deliverance]

Living up to his nickname.