Coronavirus’s spread in U.S. is ‘inevitable,’ CDC warns

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OHA declares state’s 1st ‘presumptive’ coronavirus case

KOIN 6 News Staff

Posted: Feb 28, 2020 / 05:32 PM PST / Updated: Feb 28, 2020 / 06:59 PM PST

(L-R) OHA Director Pat Allen, Gov. Kate Brown, Multnomah County Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines at a press conference about coronavirus, February 28, 2020 (KOIN)

 

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon health officials have declared the “first presumptive case of [the] novel coronavirus,” found in the state, said Oregon Health Authority on Friday.

The adult patient is a Washington County resident and is currently isolated in a hospital, said OHA Director Patrick Allen during the Friday evening press conference. The individual had previously been under investigation as someone who possibly had the virus. A test conducted by the Public Health Laboratory in Hillsboro returned positive results for that patient mid-day Friday, said Allen.

 

https://www.koin.com/news/health/coronavirus/oha-the-states-first-presumptive-coronavirus-case/

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

12 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

I knew you weren't,  and I wasn't trying to be difficult, just following the rules is all.  I'll check out the link, thanks.

And to clear the whole thing up, the info above came to me in an email due to my upcoming travel back to the US, so it is shareable after all.  It came from the airline I will be traveling on.

[90DayFinancier 910]

I don't understand why people compare this to the flu

 

WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment to its highest level: ‘Wake up. Get ready. This virus may be on its way’

PUBLISHED FRI, FEB 28 202010:28 AM ESTUPDATED FRI, FEB 28 20201:23 PM EST

 

Berkeley Lovelace Jr.@BERKELEYJR

 

 

 

 

KEY POINTS

• WHO officials said they are increasing the risk assessment of the coronavirus to “very high” across the world.
• WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said  health officials are seeing “linked epidemics of COVID-19 in several countries, but most cases can still be traced to known contacts or clusters of cases.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/who-raises-risk-assessment-of-coronavirus-to-very-high-at-global-level.html

[Steeleballz 7,550]

59 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

I popped out for groceries this evening. Clear panic buying going on. 

 

water

vinegar

dried fruit

lysol

any kind of bleach

detergent

soap

kleenax

TP ((we never panic buy TP unless there's a snowstorm.. so what on earth...??!!))

hand sanitizer

 

all were gone or in very low supply. heading back out tomorrow to see if I can find tylenol which was also non-existing.

 

  I noticed that yesterday too with water. I was wondering what people think is going to happen with the municipal water supply.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

32 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

I don't understand why people compare this to the flu

 

 

 

    There has been an estimated half a million deaths from flu in the world this season so far and ~3000 from COVID-19. I'm not really sure at this point why it's being compared to flu either. 

[yuna628 9,690]

29 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

  I noticed that yesterday too with water. I was wondering what people think is going to happen with the municipal water supply.

Obviously they believe all the workers will become infected thereby leaving our water exposed to festering sewage... and umm... we'll all run out of TP because of tree zombies.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 hour ago, 90DayFinancier said:

I don't understand why people compare this to the flu

It is compared to the flu because both make you sick, and both can kill you.  The difference is that the flu has killed many, many more people.

Edited February 29, 2020 by Voice of Reason

[Minori 111]

My son and us have to fly to Oahu for an interview, but honestly, we don't want to go to Oahu, where there are so many Japanese tourists. I hope this is a good reason for rescheduling.

[TBoneTX 45,782]

11 hours ago, Neonred said:

When she is finished with me she will just poison me.

A man walking in the park passed a bench, where there sat another man who was weeping bitterly.

Sympathetically, the first man asked, "What's the matter, fellow?"

"I'm a widower for the third time -- my third wife just died," was the tearful response.

"That's terrible!" said the first man.  "How did your first wife die?"

"From eating poisoned mushrooms," the tearful man said.

"And how did the second one die?" asked the first man.

"From eating poisoned mushrooms, too," said the tearful man.

"And how did your third wife die?" asked the first man.

"She was strangled," said the tearful man.  "She wouldn't eat her mushrooms."

[Steeleballz 7,550]

 

 

        Four confirmed cases in the USA not travel related now. 

 

     https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html

 

  

        And first confirmed US death. High school aged kid. 

      

Edited February 29, 2020 by Steeleballz

[yuna628 9,690]

I believe, but cannot confirm that the teenager has passed away.  Was this the same kid from last night? His story sounded as if once again the CDC failed in testing him causing him to expose others and delaying treatment.

Edited February 29, 2020 by yuna628

[Steeleballz 7,550]

1 minute ago, yuna628 said:

I believe, but cannot confirm that the teenager has passed away.  Was this the same kid from last night? His story sounded as if once again the CDC failed in testing him causing him to expose others and delaying treatment.

 

   Unless there may have been someone else already positive in Washington state. They haven't confirmed the identity yet. The earlier article said a high school kid in Washington was one of the first positives in the USA with no travel history, and then the next update said a patient in Washington had died.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

30 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

I believe, but cannot confirm that the teenager has passed away.  Was this the same kid from last night? His story sounded as if once again the CDC failed in testing him causing him to expose others and delaying treatment.

 

40 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

 

        Four confirmed cases in the USA not travel related now. 

 

     https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html

 

  

        And first confirmed US death. High school aged kid. 

      

Teenage kid?  NBC news just said it was a woman in her 50s?

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4 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

 

Teenage kid?  NBC news just said it was a woman in her 50s?

Dunno, I feel like the WH might be behind on info. They were standing outside the hospital and stated it was a 19 year old. They are to have a press conference later, so I guess we'll see if it's one death or two.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

11 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

 

Teenage kid?  NBC news just said it was a woman in her 50s?

 

   The initial state DOH release offered condolences to "his" family, but there also was a woman in her 50's who had previous tested positive and was in quarantine. There is a press conference at 1300 PST with more details.