First Corona Case in NY!

There are prob a lot more un-detected cases in NYC. It will explode there, how could it not given its a very busy international city?

Two people tested for coronavirus in New York City following return from Iran

Do you think this could be a deliberate thing by the Iranian government - to try and infect as much of the US as possible and create chaos?

Another link from the NYTimes posted 31 minutes ago. Daily News is unavailable in Europe.

See? NYC is hardly a trendsetter anymore.

I would have thought NYC's Chinatowns in NYC and Flushing would have already been infected given their size.

Only now?

She’s in Manhattan! Now I’m scared

It's hidden R7

Why so many cases in Shitaly?

They’ve spread all over Europe!

Italy reports a 50% increase in confirmed coronavirus cases

I’m shocked it took so long. Between Chinatown and Flushing NYC is FULL of Chinese

Italy lets everybody in from everywhere. Catholicism and Italians is like the greatest combo in the world for mass stupidity. They'll say their rosaries before they call an ambulance.

R12 In NYC the Italians are the risk.

Yes it was inevitable. I am surprised it took this long for NYC to get its first confirmed case.

Coronavirus spike in Italy spurs State Department warning for Americans not to travel to 2 regions

Wow @R13

There are 2 cases in San Francisco now....2 healthcare workers. This will be the ultimate test now that its confirmed in major cities with millions of citizens.

Don't touch Lombardy or Veneto - State Dept

It's on east and west coasts now.

[Quote] and has been in a controlled situation since arriving to New York,” Governor Cuomo said in a statement

Some encouragement.

A second person has died in Washington

Washington state surely? The virus thrives in the cold, dry air.

Yes, both coronavirus deaths in America have occured in Washington state. They have had a big outbreak of it traveling around the community for weeks unknown to them.

[quote] They have had a big outbreak of it traveling around the community for weeks unknown to them.

Scary

It's going mad in Europe. Replicating.

I got it from Julio!

[quote] We’re screwed!

"We" only became screwed once it hit NY?

Fuck you, you self-centered asshole.

So is it wise to avoid Seattle if possible?

You people need to man up. It's hardly worse than a cold. Big deal if you get sick - wash your hands and stay home.

New York please stock up on Charmin Soft and Extra soft toilet paper!!!!!!

[quote]Washington state surely? The virus thrives in the cold, dry air.

I'm guessing you've never been to Washington state in the winter.

I was surprised when I saw the long lines at Trader Joe's yesterday. I went to the store in my neighborhood and everything seemed perfectly normal -- there were no long checkout lines of people buying up everything in sight. Of course, I'm grateful for that and hope it does not change.

Washington state,, on the West side of the Cascades (where the virus has struck), is cool and very rainy in the winter.

I'm supposed to be in NY end of this week through the weekend. Do I not go?

0.1% of people who get infected with the flu virus die from it.

The rate for dying from the new virus is 20 times that.

New York's sad last days.

[quote] Do you think this could be a deliberate thing by the Iranian government - to try and infect as much of the US as possible and create chaos?

Yes, they cunningly let it rampage across their country hoping that someone might eventually come to America, Rose.

The funny thing is all this talk about Chinese neighborhoods in NY yet it seems to have come here from Iran, not China.

It's in New York in LA? What's the problem?

R36 but it’s all old farts that are dying, DL you in danger gurl!!

Would it be bad if Corona wipes out a lot of old deplorable cunts in seing states?

Swing*

Are there no New Yorker's who have either had the virus or know someone who has? It must have spread around to some extent by now.

My god some of you are hysterical hypochondriacs. This virus has been around for MONTHS. It just recently got a name and lots of media hype. But you have probably already been exposed many times. Are you dead? No.

More are dying from the flu, you dumb shits. So if get the flu, be sure to jump through a window.

It must be bad if China closed down. All the cities are ghost towns. Very few people are working. Most countries using some restrictions or closing borders and closing schools. This is going to cause an economic downturn. This is worse than the flu.

I always thought in the future China was going to bomb us. Problem solved.

[quote] 0.1% of people who get infected with the flu virus die from it. The rate for dying from the new virus is 20 times that.

The low death rate from the flu is only because millions of more people get it. If millions of people get Corona, we'll be able to say what the real death rate is

Actually, we don't have an accurate death rate for Covid-19 because there isn't an accurate handle on how many people have/had the virus. It likely less than that 2% since midler cases are likely to have gone unreported thinking it was the flu.

R49, Bette Midler has it???

[quote] and has been in a controlled situation since arriving to New York,” Governor Cuomo said in a statement

[quote]Some encouragement.

Well we’ll have to wait until Sunday to hear from Chucky Schumer.

Italy has bad health care. We had a doc who used to go to Italy & bring kids back with with CP & do surgery on them because Italy didn’t believe in CP. They just shrugged & said “Birth defect. Waddayagonndo? God’s will.” When one of our nurse’s mother’s had a stroke on vakay in Italy one of our drs got hold of the embassy & got her back immediately. It’s on par with Ireland. Pretty shitty.

[quote]More are dying from the flu, you dumb shits. So if get the flu, be sure to jump through a window.

About 1 in 2,500 people who get the flu die from it. Estimates are that 1 in 50 to 1 in 100 people who get Covid-19 die from it. So, you were saying?

The only reason she was tested is because she came back from Iran (and she was a medical professional, so she must have been pretty sure she had it).

NY didn't have test kits until this weekend, and correct me if I'm wrong, Drs. had to contact the health dept/CDC to get permission to test. From what I've heard, the CDC was turning down requests to test people with symptoms unless they had recently been to China, Iran, etc.

A top infectious disease specialist from Presbyterian was on tv this morning. He's predicting 100s of cases in NYC this week (now that there are kits and test results are only 12 hours later) and maybe thousands by next week.

Why haven’t they been testing for the last 6 weeks? It’s been knows since before even then?

If they would have tested, they could have isolated and prevented many of these unnecessary deaths.

Yes, r50 and she yelled at it for not knowing who she was.

OMG! Bette Midler has the coronavirus! Pass it on!

Just spotted a case of corona!

(We jest, but 38% of Americans polled think that you can get the corona virus from Corona beer - about the same %of the electorate that voted for Trump, btw - and sales of Corona beer in America has plummeted drastically. Proving once again what the rest of the world has always known: That Americans are dumb as dirt.)

No confirmation of anything in NY.

Pence says 43 cases.

6 have died

That’s not a 2% mortality rate.

[quote]About 1 in 2,500 people who get the flu die from it. Estimates are that 1 in 50 to 1 in 100 people who get Covid-19 die from it. So, you were saying?

Many cases of coronavirus are so mild that they aren't being reported to doctors. (Do you call your doctor every time you have a bad cold, or even the flu?) Therefore the number of cases is undoubtedly much higher, and the mortality rate is likely much lower.

There are likely many many more cases in the US than 43, but because there hasn't been widespread testing, and because most people have mild symptoms and just treat themselves, we don't know about the other cases. In general, at this point, only people who are seriously ill or are known to have been exposed are being tested.

All of those people in a small place, not good.

What happened to Covids 1 through 18?

If people with caronavirus die after voting, do their votes still count?

They happened in 2001 through 2018.?

I love how Cuomo tells us the Iranian lady “wasn’t contagious” on the plane and in the car ride home. Nope. she magically became contagious when she arrived home, where she’s been ever since.

Um, it's called the incubation period, r66.

Sure, r67. How the fuck does anyone know that? Experts can’t even agree on the incubation period. I’ve seen 9 days to two weeks to 40 days. And they can’t agree how long it lives on surfaces.

It's been averaging 14 days.