news Covid19-Coronavirus updates and news

[Mister Funsky]

Having relatives and friends scattered all over the globe, I am getting an overload of input (some on the record and some off the record).

My intention for this thread is for community members from around the world to post first hand stories and/or links to information sources that, for the most part, should be reliable.

In my community, just outside a major southeastern city, 'assets' have been placed. Only because I have friends in both high and low places have I heard about some of this. At this point it is only some basic medical supplies that should be equally distributed anyway in preparation for a natural emergency (hurricane/wildfire/etc.).

I will start with posting a link to a site with current data that seems to come from an aggregate of sources and hope others will do the same as they come across similar sites/pages.

Because of the 'typhoid Mary' spread-ability of this disease, I feel we may be in for a really large spread globally which will impact the global economy and through extension, retail domain prices.

One thing is for sure...things will get worse before they get better.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa-coronavirus/

 

[CraigD]

We are Homo Sapiens, and Homo Sapiens come from Africa. So we all come from Africa.
What happened, is that around 55,000 years ago, African populations went to the north, and at the same time Neanderthals, who were living in Europe, went to the south... and they meet in the Middle East.
And you know what happened... Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals didn't fight... they mated.
Then Neanderthals disappeared around 40,000 years ago, but not Homo Sapiens...

So, Europeans and Asians are Homo Sapiens with 1% to 3% of Neanderthal DNA. While African populations that did not mix with Neanderthals are Homo Sapiens but with zero or close to zero Neanderthal DNA.

Here you can see an article that talks about it:

https://www.ancient.eu/article/1092/the-neanderthal-sapiens-connection/

The Neanderthal-Sapiens Connection

"...the main component of Neanderthal DNA that jumped over into our Sapiens gene pools came from interbreeding at a later point in time; as the main wave of modern humans left Africa around 55,000 years ago, they seem to have run into the Neanderthals in the Near East and mixed with them.

This group of travelling Sapiens then carried their mixed genes to the far reaches of the world as they spread out across Asia (with East Asians possibly receiving another shot of Neanderthal DNA along the way) and into Europe."

This may interest you - traces of a third unknown species found in Papuan and Aboriginal ancestors who left Africa around 72,000 years ago. They arrived in Australia about 50,000 years ago (some recent studies suggest up to 60,000 years ago).

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10...s-pacific-islanders-analysis-suggests/7968950

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science...ich-history-of-aboriginal-australians/7858376

 

[Sutruk]

This may interest you - traces of a third unknown species found in Papuan and Aboriginal ancestors who left Africa around 72,000 years ago. They arrived in Australia about 50,000 years ago (some recent studies suggest up to 60,000 years ago).

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10...s-pacific-islanders-analysis-suggests/7968950

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science...ich-history-of-aboriginal-australians/7858376

Interesting to read, thanks!

Homo Sapiens lived together with other Hominid species in Africa during tens of thousands of years. And they mixed with all those different species. So the new trace of a new specie found in the Papua and Australia aborigen population is very interesting.

 

[Sutruk]

This may interest you - traces of a third unknown species found in Papuan and Aboriginal ancestors who left Africa around 72,000 years ago. They arrived in Australia about 50,000 years ago (some recent studies suggest up to 60,000 years ago).

This article from Wikipedia is very descriptive and has a good graphic that shows the routes followed by Homo Sapiens through the world:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recent_African_origin_of_modern_humans

Recent African origin of modern humans

Note: Sorry to the OP for the offtopic, it was just an interesting talk started from this post talking about if there's a relation in the severity of covid-19 disease and the amount of Neanderthal DNA:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/covid19-coronavirus-updates-and-news.1178134/page-157#post-7974259

 

[Mister Funsky]

Current Covid19 death numbers as of 8:00 am EST are below, primarily from the source in the original post (https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus). If your country of interest is not listed below, simply go to the link above to do a search for relevant information.

Total: 1,042,616
United States: 214,626
Brazil: 146,375
South Africa: 16,976
United Kingdom: 42,350
Canada: 9,481
Mexico: 79,088
Russia: 21,475
India: 102,746
Bolivia: 8,101
Japan : 1,597
Indonesia: 11,253
Italy: 35,986
Spain: 32,086
Belgium: 10,064
France: 32,230
Netherlands: 6,454
Chile: 12,979
Philippines: 5,840

Significant new infections reported in the countries below in the last 24 hours.

Russia: 10,888
India: 4,111
Iran: 3,902

 

[J Sokol]

Covid-19 could kill 2,900 Americans a day in December, researchers say.

(CNN)The last time Americans faced a fall and winter like this, World War I was just ending.

A months-long pandemic exploded in the fall of 1918, killing 195,000 Americans in just the month of October.
Fast-forward 102 years, and the US is on track for another devastating fall and winter. By the end of December, Covid-19 could kill more than 2,900 people a day in the US, according to projections Monday from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/health/fall-winter-covid-19-surge-impact/index.html

 

[koolishman]

India's new paper Covid-19 test could be a ‘game changer’

The test, named after a famous Indian fictional detective, is based on a gene-editing technology called Crispr. Scientists estimate that the kit - called Feluda - would return results in under an hour and cost 500 rupees (about $6.75; £5.25).

Researchers at the Delhi-based CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), where Feluda was developed, as well as private labs, tried out the test on samples from about 2,000 patients, including ones who had already tested positive for the coronavirus.

They found that the new test had 96% sensitivity and 98% specificity. The accuracy of a test is based on these two proportions. A test that's highly sensitive will detect almost everyone who has the disease; and a test that has high-specificity will correctly rule out almost everyone who doesn't have the disease.

 

[Cal2]

A 5-cent sensor could detect the coronavirus in 10 minutes at home

It’s still a way off, but a feasible, fast, at-home SARS-CoV-2 test is on the horizon.

 

[Compassion]

1700 successful treatments of Covid - no deaths.

Worth five minutes of your precious time on Earth....

 

[CraigD]

Note: Sorry to the OP for the offtopic, it was just an interesting talk started from this post talking about if there's a relation in the severity of covid-19 disease and the amount of Neanderthal DNA:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/covid19-coronavirus-updates-and-news.1178134/page-157#post-7974259

I've been looking into severity of Covid-19 on the Australian Aboriginal population, but so far all I have found are studies linking existing comorbidities and poor health.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(20)30007-9/fulltext
https://www.naccho.org.au/about/aboriginal-health-history/

The Northern Territory government has successfully locked the entire state down very tightly to prevent the spread into the populations there, as has Western Australia, South Australia. So far we have been very successful in protecting our traditional land owners. I think it largely remains unknown how badly this disease may affect them, but given their gene pool has remained isolated from the rest of the world for the last 50,000 years, I imagine the results will be tragic.
Much of the New South Wales Aboriginal population were wiped out by disease (mostly smallpox) in the few years following white contact and settlement 1788.
https://www.abc.net.au/radionationa...outbreak-an-act-of-biological-warfare/5395050

 

[Mister Funsky]

Note: Sorry to the OP for the offtopic, it was just an interesting talk started from this post talking about if there's a relation in the severity of covid-19 disease and the amount of Neanderthal DNA:

No worries! The subject of genetics is very relevant to Covid19 and all things must be considered. Just like any other disease (cancer, diabetes, etc.) there is a direct link to genes/dna and the 'quirks' therein...I think before too much time passes they will be able to find markers that may indicate a person might be more susceptible to catching and/or experiencing a more severe case of the disease.

It will be around this winter and probably the next one as well before it starts to fade away (hopefully) in a significant way. Sadly there will be time for them to find answers to some of the dna related issues.

This winter is going to be rough...some are saying 3500 dying a day in the US at the peak. Of course I want to say 0 deaths, but in reality there may be 2000+ a day at the peak...possibly lasting weeks at that level. It worries me how it may interact with the 'regular' flu. Those that catch the 'regular' flu will be at tremendous risk for contracting covid19 due to having a weakened system. I try not to think about it for now...

I appreciate your input as well as the others in this thread that take the time to post useful information and have informed and intelligent exchanges. I miss some of those that were active in the beginning but the 'core' of us that remains sharing information might reach someone that is seeking knowledge just passing by.

 

[Sutruk]

No worries! The subject of genetics is very relevant to Covid19 and all things must be considered. Just like any other disease (cancer, diabetes, etc.) there is a direct link to genes/dna and the 'quirks' therein...I think before too much time passes they will be able to find markers that may indicate a person might be more susceptible to catching and/or experiencing a more severe case of the disease.

It will be around this winter and probably the next one as well before it starts to fade away (hopefully) in a significant way. Sadly there will be time to find them to find answers to some of the dna related issues.

This winter is going to be rough...some are saying 3500 dying a day in the US at the peak. Of course I want to say 0 deaths, but in reality there may be 2000+ a day at the peak...possibly lasting weeks at that level. It worries me how it may interact with the 'regular' flu. Those that catch the 'regular' flu will be at tremendous risk for contracting covid19 due to having a weakened system. I try not to think about it for now...

I appreciate your input as well as the others in this thread that take the time to post useful information and have informed and intelligent exchanges. I miss some of those that were active in the beginning but the 'core' of us that remains sharing information might reach someone that is seeking knowledge just passing by.

Thank you! I appreciate also your inputs as well as the others updating about real science facts about covid-19.
I hope this winter the most of the people will be aware and use face masks and social distancing as much as they can, in order to reduce to the minimum the spread of the virus.

It is a very serious disease that needs to be taken very seriously and not be underestimated in any way.

And just to add another input, finally... the CDC Acknowledges Coronavirus Can Spread Via Airborne Transmission:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/scientific-brief-sars-cov-2.html

"The principal mode by which people are infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is through exposure to respiratory droplets carrying infectious virus."

Respiratory droplets are produced during exhalation (e.g., breathing, speaking, singing, coughing, sneezing) and span a wide spectrum of sizes that may be divided into two basic categories based on how long they can remain suspended in the air:

• Larger droplets some of which are visible and that fall out of the air rapidly within seconds to minutes while close to the source.
• Smaller droplets and particles (formed when small droplets dry very quickly in the airstream) that can remain suspended for many minutes to hours and travel far from the source on air currents
  

Respiratory viruses are transmitted in multiple ways

Infections with respiratory viruses are principally transmitted through three modes: contact, droplet, and airborne.

• Contact transmission is infection spread through direct contact with an infectious person (e.g., touching during a handshake) or with an article or surface that has become contaminated. The latter is sometimes referred to specifically as “fomite transmission.”
• Droplet transmission is infection spread specifically through exposure to virus-containing respiratory droplets (i.e., larger and smaller droplets and particles) exhaled by an infectious person. Transmission is most likely to occur when someone is close to the infectious person, generally within about 6 feet.
• Airborne transmission is infection spread through exposure to those virus-containing respiratory droplets comprised of smaller droplets and particles that can remain suspended in the air over long distances (usually greater than 6 feet) and time (typically hours).

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 can occur under special circumstances

• Enclosed spaces within which an infectious person either exposed susceptible people at the same time or to which susceptible people were exposed shortly after the infectious person had left the space.
• Prolonged exposure to respiratory particles, often generated with expiratory exertion (e.g., shouting, singing, exercising) that increased the concentration of suspended respiratory droplets in the air space.
• Inadequate ventilation or air handling that allowed a build-up of suspended small respiratory droplets and particles.

 

[CraigD]

Off-topic. Please delete later.

Apologies to anyone if I don't 'thank' or 'agree' a deserving post. I still cannot get my head around this system. It appears that you can thank, agree and like a post but it needs to be done in a specific order(?).
Can anyone explain this for me?

 

[branding]

Off-topic. Please delete later.

Apologies to anyone if I don't 'thank' or 'agree' a deserving post. I still cannot get my head around this system. It appears that you can thank, agree and like a post but it needs to be done in a specific order(?).
Can anyone explain this for me?

You can either like or thank a post. Not both. You can agree/disagree with a post no matter whether you like or thank. Order doesn't matter.

 

[CraigD]

No worries! The subject of genetics is very relevant to Covid19 and all things must be considered. Just like any other disease (cancer, diabetes, etc.) there is a direct link to genes/dna and the 'quirks' therein...I think before too much time passes they will be able to find markers that may indicate a person might be more susceptible to catching and/or experiencing a more severe case of the disease.

It will be around this winter and probably the next one as well before it starts to fade away (hopefully) in a significant way. Sadly there will be time for them to find answers to some of the dna related issues.

This winter is going to be rough...some are saying 3500 dying a day in the US at the peak. Of course I want to say 0 deaths, but in reality there may be 2000+ a day at the peak...possibly lasting weeks at that level. It worries me how it may interact with the 'regular' flu. Those that catch the 'regular' flu will be at tremendous risk for contracting covid19 due to having a weakened system. I try not to think about it for now...

I appreciate your input as well as the others in this thread that take the time to post useful information and have informed and intelligent exchanges. I miss some of those that were active in the beginning but the 'core' of us that remains sharing information might reach someone that is seeking knowledge just passing by.

Thanks to this thread and some very intelligent and knowledgeable members, I've been learning quite a bit about Covid-19, and also the latest advances in virology, DNA science and genetics that was not known about when I attended school through the 1970-80's.

A big thank you to you all!

 

[CraigD]

Chronic illnesses promote active SARS-CoV-2 infection via suppressed mucosal immunity


A recent paper published in the preprint server bioRxiv* in September 2020 discusses the “clinically relevant variation in the expression of COVID-19-related genes”, which is associated with the host and environmental factors, as well as host genetic factors.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/2...nfection-via-suppressed-mucosal-immunity.aspx

 

[cornell]

Why so many in United States

 

[Cannuck]

Why so many in United States

It is a world-wide problem, and the US has the ability to create the change necessary to SOS

Why aren't other animals dying? wake up!

NamePros Environmental Thread does anyone care that Amazon Rain Forest is burning down to the ground

 

[Mister Funsky]

Current Covid19 death numbers as of 8:00 am EST are below, primarily from the source in the original post (https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus). If your country of interest is not listed below, simply go to the link above to do a search for relevant information.

Total: 1,049,700
United States: 215,039
Brazil: 146,773
South Africa: 17,016
United Kingdom: 42,369
Canada: 9,504
Mexico: 81,877
Russia: 21,663
India: 103,629
Bolivia: 8,129
Japan : 1,599
Indonesia: 11,374
Italy: 36,002
Spain: 32,225
Belgium: 10,078
France: 32,299
Netherlands: 6,461
Chile: 13,037
Philippines: 5,865

Significant new infections reported in the countries below in the last 24 hours.

Russia: 11,615
India: 5,174
Ukraine: 4,348

 

[koolishman]

What Is Your Risk Of Dying From Covid-19?

• Covid-19 has increased the risk of death for the average American by about 10 percent, but this increase in risk is much higher for seniors than children.
• For seniors age 70 and older, getting Covid-19 is riskier than climbing Mt. Everest; in contrast, for those under age 20, the infection fatality risk is equivalent to driving a car for 7,500 miles.
• Those under age 50 who get infected with the coronavirus lose than one day of discounted quality-adjusted life expectancy; seniors age 70 or older lose nearly 90 days.

 

[Mister Funsky]

Apologies to anyone if I don't 'thank' or 'agree' a deserving post.

You also have the ability to 'like' and 'agree' to the same post.

In my case, having started the thread, I always take a look at post and will 'thank' someone for participating/posting relevant and/or useful information. Sometimes a comment will be made and/or the topic is one that gets a 'like'. At times someone will say something I 'like' and fully 'agree' with so I will hit both of those buttons. I try not use a 'dislike' or 'disagree' button unless really called for...for those comments or posts that I don't particularly like or agree with, I will do nothing.

 

[branding]

Trump lost it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1313480172436426756

 

[Sutruk]

Trump lost it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1313480172436426756

Twitter has blocked the tweet for spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19.

"This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible."

 

[Sutruk]

Comparing covid-19 to seasonal Flu at this stage of the pandemic is alarming... to say the least.
There will be always deniers and other conspiracy theorists around, but the president of the U.S. saying these things, can lead to many people to believe it and to not follow the correct measures like always wear a face mask and keep social distancing.
And this can lead to an increase number of infected people ending at an ICU, but unfortunatelly not being able to take advantage of the last "experimental" drugs by the best laboratories out there and with 10 doctors taking care of them 24 hours a day from the very first day.

Maybe Mr. Trump forgets, that if we keep the "same measures" as we take just for a seasonal Flu, the number of deaths at the U.S. would be 2.2 Million.
And it's thanks to all the social distance, face masks and lockdown measures, that there have been "only" 215,506 deaths till today in the U.S. by covid-19, and not 2.2 Million deaths.

Oh, and the 2.2 Million deaths would be just for covid-19, because this prediction does not assume health systems would be overwhelmed resulting in many more deaths.

 

[branding]

Comparing covid-19 to seasonal Flu at this stage of the pandemic is alarming... to say the least.
There will be always deniers and other conspiracy theorists around, but the president of the U.S. saying these things, can lead to many people to believe it and to not follow the correct measures like always wear a face mask and keep social distancing.
And this can lead to an increase number of infected people ending at an ICU, but unfortunatelly not being able to take advantage of the last "experimental" drugs by the best laboratories out there and with 10 doctors taking care of them 24 hours a day from the very first day.

Maybe Mr. Trump forgets, that if we keep the "same measures" as we take just for a seasonal Flu, the number of deaths at the U.S. would be 2.2 Million.
And it's thanks to all the social distance, face masks and lockdown measures, that there have been "only" 215,506 deaths till today in the U.S. by covid-19, and not 2.2 Million deaths.

Oh, and the 2.2 Million deaths would be just for covid-19, because this prediction does not assume health systems would be overwhelmed resulting in many more deaths.

Well put! That's the insanity of this all. A 'world leader' spreading an obvious false narrative about covid. I can get behind arguments supporting mask are unnecessary, total lock downs can be avoided but this is just crazy.

I feel for US citizens. It's tremendously sad when you cannot believe a word your president/government is saying and the longer this pandemic lasts the more people will either believe him/them or buy into conspiracies. It's pure evil. May God bless America and common sense prevail.

 

[J Sokol]

I feel for US citizens. It's tremendously sad when you cannot believe a word your president/government is saying and the longer this pandemic lasts the more people will either believe him/them or buy into conspiracies. It's pure evil. May God bless America and common sense prevail.

Thank you NameDeck. Our President has turned into a human pathogen and appears to have infected many, many people. Our government is in crisis and no clear-thinking person is in charge. It's beyond distressing.