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Cadi40 said:
I understand the Coronavirus is suspected to be effected by heat. However in Florida where many places are already reaching 90 Degrees, has 7,000 cases.
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I think the belief is the warm weather might slow down the rate of spread but there is still a ton of unknowns with this virus too.
 
Cadi40 said:
I understand the Coronavirus is suspected to be effected by heat. However in Florida where many places are already reaching 90 Degrees, has 7,000 cases.
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It's supposed to decay. Not really supposed to disappear. That's where people aren't really understanding and truthfully I can't fully explain it.

Also I think much of Florida getting slammed is the fault that they didn't kick the spring breakers out early and then for a little while New Yorkers were fleeing to Florida. Would not surprise me at all if you could trace over half of the cases, if not more to the spring breaker/New Yorker "fleeing" problem. They are now tracking people at major checkpoints that want to drive into Florida (at least tracking a few state license plates), but that came entirely way too late.
 
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GaWx said:
None of this is really surprising to me. It will likely continue to rise sharply for at least another 10-14 days. Once we get to around 4/15 and beyond is when we could look for signs of a possible slowdown in new cases.
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Great choice of a word there Larry! "possible" rather than "probable" ... let's hope a possibility evolves into a probability and then into a reality!
 
Louisiana cases today: 9,150 (+2726); Deaths: 310 (+37)
I've heard part of the reason for the jump is data processing delays to the state, but the deaths still continue to rise. We're supposed to peak around April 16, per the models used by the state. It's going to be a rough month for all of us.
 
Shaggy said:
Rumor is it's in a slum of over 1 million people
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Heartbreaking. I know Modi said they would keep food going with their lockdown but that can't be feasible with their logistics.
 
GeorgiaGirl said:
It's supposed to decay. Not really supposed to disappear. That's where people aren't really understanding and truthfully I can't fully explain it.

Also I think much of Florida getting slammed is the fault that they didn't kick the spring breakers out early and then for a little while New Yorkers were fleeing to Florida. Would not surprise me at all if you could trace over half of the cases, if not more to the spring breaker/New Yorker "fleeing" problem. They are now tracking people at major checkpoints that want to drive into Florida (at least tracking a few state license plates), but that came entirely way too late.
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The 2 deaths in my county were of residents who had just visited NYC a couple of weeks prior.
 
Shaggy said:
I had read there were 2 strains the Asian strain and the european strain. Sounds like west coast had the Asian and east coast the european. Wonder of the european strain is just slightly more deadly?
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I don’t know, the demographics on the victims from what was released from Wuhan and Italy and what is happening on the east Coast match really well.
 
Sometimes I might like on a post if I'm glad somebody mentioned some new facts relevant to the topic, even if I don't agree with the actions being reported about. I think we should be less hasty at judging others reactions to information posted on this thread. I think we all should agree that more information about the virus and nations' responses to the virus are a positive thing, keeping us informed.
 
Lowe’s Home Improvement announces $2 raise for all employees and will stay open 1 hour later than Home Depot. Stocks are up.
 
Catfish said:
REPORT: CDC expected to recommend face masks in wake of coronavirus pandemic


https://www.ajc.com/news/national/b...-coronavirus-pandemic/xmaZ3L8PoakPUPzl8SUMMI/

(Via AJC)
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Probably a good idea ... except that many docs have suggested that the wrong kind of masking can actually increase the risk of contracting, so if that's a recommendation, hopefully there will be good directions on how to make and wear such a homemade device ... and I'll bet a beer to $5.00 that some yahoos decide to be wretched, cut out two eye holes and wear pillow cases in public ...
 
CamWX said:
I was not feeling well last night; sort of a sore throat and feeling really hot. Not going to lie, I was pretty scared going to bed. Took me hours to fall asleep, not knowing how I was going to feel in the morning. Luckily I woke up feeling normal, had to chalk up how I felt to allergies.

I have to be careful as I have some existing lung issues.
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I have felt feverish 2 out of the last 5 nights, along with a soar throat, but I have woken up feeling fine. Never had allergy issues. My wife told me today that last night, she had the chills in the middle of the night and took her temp. Normal. She had no idea I felt the same way a couple of times. Neither of us have ever had allergy problems. Weird.
 
Rain Cold said:
I have felt feverish 2 out of the last 5 nights, along with a soar throat, but I have woken up feeling fine. Never had allergy issues. My wife told me today that last night, she had the chills in the middle of the night and took her temp. Normal. She had no idea I felt the same way a couple of times. Neither of us have ever had allergy problems. Weird.
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Pollen is mutating....
 
Not sure if this is a good idea....NC is asking Appalachian State for help to use their dorms for COVID19 patients. Ummm
 
Rain Cold said:
I have felt feverish 2 out of the last 5 nights, along with a soar throat, but I have woken up feeling fine. Never had allergy issues. My wife told me today that last night, she had the chills in the middle of the night and took her temp. Normal. She had no idea I felt the same way a couple of times. Neither of us have ever had allergy problems. Weird.
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I think at this point it's becoming a psychological thing. Completely understandable.
 
Rain Cold said:
I have felt feverish 2 out of the last 5 nights, along with a soar throat, but I have woken up feeling fine. Never had allergy issues. My wife told me today that last night, she had the chills in the middle of the night and took her temp. Normal. She had no idea I felt the same way a couple of times. Neither of us have ever had allergy problems. Weird.
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My wife and I had something similar a few days ago. Wife had a splitting headache, worst she’s ever had and had a sore throat and sniffles. I had some congestion and runny nose. Usually we don’t have allergy issues and our temp was fine, wonder if it could have been a very mild case of corona or just some allergies? Very odd.
 
snowlover91 said:
My wife and I had something similar a few days ago. Wife had a splitting headache, worst she’s ever had and had a sore throat and sniffles. I had some congestion and runny nose. Usually we don’t have allergy issues and our temp was fine, wonder if it could have been a very mild case of corona or just some allergies? Very odd.
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The two day migraine, weakness and fever hit two of my kids about two weeks ago. It hit my wife and I and felt like we were getting the flu, but was gone in 12hrs. I never run a fever, but gave it to my coworker who also had the two day migraine. Who knows what is going around this year.
 
CamWX said:
I think at this point it's becoming a psychological thing. Completely understandable.
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I can relate. Literally every time I get a pain in my chest, a scratchy throat, or I wake up sweating, I get paranoid. Booze helps, along with the occasional Xanax. I yearn for the days when we can get this site back to what it was designed for... weather.
 
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