Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Maladict]

This seems legit based on my experience. I'm asthmatic, which is why I was sent in by my doctor.

Really? I read asthma was not an elevated risk. I may have misinformed people 

[DGuller]

I'm not that sick. I only went in because my roommate is a waiter who serves primarily the elderly. I also take public transit every day. I was trying to be responsible.

I hope this isn't going to be one of those posts that turn out haunting in hindsight.

[garbon]

This seems legit based on my experience. I'm asthmatic, which is why I was sent in by my doctor.

Really? I read asthma was not an elevated risk. I may have misinformed people 

If you already have a respiratory condition and then get another that makes it hard to breathe...?

[viper37]

This seems legit based on my experience. I'm asthmatic, which is why I was sent in by my doctor.

Really? I read asthma was not an elevated risk. I may have misinformed people 

Regular flu or cold with asthma = increased risks of developping a bronchitis.
Now imagine what it is with a disease that increases the risks of developping an infection of the respiratory system and pneumonia...

[Maladict]

This seems legit based on my experience. I'm asthmatic, which is why I was sent in by my doctor.

Really? I read asthma was not an elevated risk. I may have misinformed people 

If you already have a respiratory condition and then get another that makes it hard to breathe...?

Yeah, that's why I was surprised to see it listed as such.

[merithyn]

I'm not that sick. I only went in because my roommate is a waiter who serves primarily the elderly. I also take public transit every day. I was trying to be responsible.

I hope this isn't going to be one of those posts that turn out haunting in hindsight.

Me, too.

[mongers]

Anyone else seen the cellphone footage from Qom in Iran?

It shows the morque with more than 40 full body bags and goes onto show burials taking place in a separate part of the cemetery with the voice over saying they've already buried 80.

The Iranian people are in trouble if the film is authentic.

[Razgovory]

Every time I see "Corvid" I keep thinking it has to do with birds.

[merithyn]

Every time I see "Corvid" I keep thinking it has to do with birds.

Good thing the virus is COVID.

[Habbaku]

Corvid does have to do with birds.

"C-O-V-I-D" is the name given to the virus. Anyone typing "Corvid" in reference to the coronavirus is either making a typo or ignorant.

[HisMajestyBOB]

WHO really missed the boat in terms of giving this thing a good catchy name like SARS, swine flu, etc. It's just gonna be "coronavirus" in the vernacular now.

[Valmy]

So it seems we are still having SXSW here in a few weeks. Well...isn't that special?

[mongers]

So it seems we are still having SXSW here in a few weeks. Well...isn't that special?

Where?

Seatle / Washington state looks worrying, what with another three deaths today. 

edit:
And in South Korea:

South Korea reported 516 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as thousands of sick people waited for hospital beds in Daegu, the city at the center of the worst outbreak outside mainland China.

[Valmy]

So it seems we are still having SXSW here in a few weeks. Well...isn't that special?

Where?

Seatle / Washington state looks worrying, what with another three deaths today. 

Austin, Texas. But people come from all over the world.

[mongers]

So it seems we are still having SXSW here in a few weeks. Well...isn't that special?

Where?

Seatle / Washington state looks worrying, what with another three deaths today. 

Austin, Texas. But people come from all over the world.

Yeah, all of those type of events should stop, just as a precaution; Euro 2020 lots set to be very risky given events are happening across most major European states.