The Virus Outbreak Thread

What province is 徐詩珮 in? Where in Italy is Mimezinga? We can only hope they’re safe…
 
Also, it seems the virus can survive outside the body for far longer than expected.

The virus is officially spreading in the West Coast of the US.

The DOW dropped over 300 points.

@MagpulPony  
Yup. There are also cases in san antonio, texas. Oklahoma is also evaluating possible cases of covid-19.

@MagpulPony  
It’s still a little early to 100% declare that, We’ll see if there any new cases

@Typhoon2000  
Community transmission with 0 history of travel or confirmed interaction with infected individuals. CDC doesn’t think it’s too early.

@Background Pony #D0F4
 
@MagpulPony  
Are we 100% certain that it’s COVID-19? Since we’re technically still in flu season, I wonder if some these could be panic misdiagnosis since the early symptoms are extremely similar.

@SombrLiz
 
That was just in one day. The overall drop is around 11%. S&P got hit the hardest with a 12% drop, since the tech stocks got hammered

@Zerowinger  
The ones in san antonio are in quarantine. The ones in the west cost have been tested for covid 19, and returned a positive. Two of the cases in cali are community spread aswell.

@Wiimeiser  
How long can it last outside of the body?

@Zerowinger  
Yes, we’re sure. CDC confirmed it.

@Background Pony #C4A2
 
2-9 days last time I checked. It’s why I disinfect packages from China with isopropyl alcohol when they arrive.

How old was that American Man that Died?

@Ebalosus  
I stopped ordering any packages from China entirely.

@Background Pony #C4A2  
I think he was 50

And with cases of the Coronavirus in confirmed in Latin America; this is a Global Pandemic.

@MagpulPony
 
Easy for you to do, as for me a lot of our networking equipment like Ubiquiti transmitters are made there.

@SombrLiz  
Not if you ask that joke of a WHO director.

We are all doom.

So, what’s the TL;DR of the virus and should I be concern? I live in Michigan, if that’s important.

If my family gets it, me, my mother, and my stepfather will all die from it (the latter two due to their age, me due to the fact I get bronchitis every time a virus enters my lungs, I might have COPD but will set that possibility aside for now)
 
@Ebalosus  
Viruses can’t be killed through traditional means…

@Wiimeiser  
Then how do you killed them?

Here’s something you don’t want to see.
 
Japan confirms first case of person re-infected with coronavirus [The Hill]

@Background Pony #C4A2  
Panicing will not do any good.

@Wiimeiser
 
Uh, whut?! Unless everyone everywhere is lying, sanitation alcohol is recommended for disinfecting surfaces. UVC lamps also do the trick, but I haven’t ordered any in yet.