Covid-19

[D-West & PO-Z]

It is important to note that Ohio's testing has essentially stopped due to lack of available tests. The only people being tested right now are if you are showing symptoms and are in the hospital. It will be interesting to see if there is a jump once we ramp back up testing.

Oh for sure. That isn’t even close to the actual number of cases. Testing kits are still a huge problem.

Dr. Acton also said today that there are a number of deaths that are awaiting confirmation of COVID-19 that they suspect but can’t report at this time.

That number of cases, despite lack of testing, is jumping by bigger and bigger numbers everyday.

[Lloyd Braun]

COVID-19 is not the flu... I understand the comparisons (Contagious respiratory disease with some overlapping symptoms) but it is apples and oranges from a disease state.

The flu does not act anything like this:
https://youtu.be/_J60fQr0GWo

[Lloyd Braun]

It is important to note that Ohio's testing has essentially stopped due to lack of available tests. The only people being tested right now are if you are showing symptoms and are in the hospital. It will be interesting to see if there is a jump once we ramp back up testing.

They’ve expanded it to outpatients with high risk factors too but your point remains, it is extremely slow and the number of people that have it that aren’t and won’t be tested is very very high.

[Masterofreality]

COVID-19 is not the flu... I understand the comparisons (Contagious respiratory disease with some overlapping symptoms) but it is apples and oranges from a disease state.

The flu does not act anything like this:
https://youtu.be/_J60fQr0GWo

I realize this, but..
The fact remains that there has not ever been such drastic measures taken before..even for a more common disease that has been more prevalent and deadly.

[Lloyd Braun]

I realize this, but..
The fact remains that there has not ever been such drastic measures taken before..even for a more common disease that has been more prevalent and deadly.

Except it’s not as deadly not has the disaster potential as this does. If everyone that got the flu happened to be infected within a few weeks it would be a big problem, but the season spreads over months. The burden of this to hospital systems far exceeds the flu.

[MADXSTER]

COVID-19 is not the flu... I understand the comparisons (Contagious respiratory disease with some overlapping symptoms) but it is apples and oranges from a disease state.

The flu does not act anything like this:
https://youtu.be/_J60fQr0GWo

Wow! Please be sure to tell the family members that of loved ones who died of the flu that it's apples and oranges.

[Lloyd Braun]

Wow! Please be sure to tell the family members that of loved ones who died of the flu that it's apples and oranges.

Both can be bad for different reasons and require different measures to contain. Someone dying from the flu is not more or less tragic than COVID-19 and I have not said nor inferred otherwise.

[noteggs]

Except it’s not as deadly not has the disaster potential as this does. If everyone that got the flu happened to be infected within a few weeks it would be a big problem, but the season spreads over months. The burden of this to hospital systems far exceeds the flu.

As of right now, IMO we are doing the right thing to mediate this disease while we can answer the too much or too little at a later date. Of course, governmental response (state and fed) will and should be questioned after.

However, did we under estimate, learn or properly prepare (shut down stuff - boy talk about economic disaster after the Great Recession) during the Swine virus of 2009 (didn’t use the word flu and I’m sure you know why)? Don’t want to speak for MOR, but think that’s where he was somewhat going. Of course, this will be debated moving forward, but hopefully this will be delayed until we see a limited amount of lives lost while keeping our medical community safe. H1N1 overloaded our hospital system and I hope and pray this disease will not.

[GIMMFD]

The problem is that trashing the economy is also going to kill people. It's going to be a bad deal.

Yeah, I guess you're right, I didn't think of it like that either. It's a confusing time for everyone involved, there's really no ideal good outcome out of any of this, either way there's going to be some suffering that has to take place.

[smileyy]

Noteggs (nice handle) it is already overwhelming hospitals. ICUs are filling up and treatment can last two weeks