Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Legbiter]

Matt Ridley in the Spectator has a nice overview of the therapeutics being tested which could be a nice stopgap before a vaccine is ready. Monoclonal antibodies in particular look promising.

https://spectator.us/contenders-challenges-race-cure-covid/

[The Brain]

Monoclones is exactly what we need.

[Legbiter]

Yes...

[celedhring]

Spanish age/gender profile data for ICU admittances and deaths.




Over here I've seen people call it "the last push illness". 

[The Larch]

Wow, so less than 10% of all admitted (those 80+ yo of both sexes, 3'4% of all men and 5'9% of all women) account for more than half of all fatalities? (53'8% of all men and a whopping 70'6% of all women) Am I reading the graph right?

[The Brain]

The death age profile is certainly the best thing about this virus.

[celedhring]

Wow, so less than 10% of all admitted (those 80+ yo of both sexes, 3'4% of all men and 5'9% of all women) account for more than half of all fatalities? (53'8% of all men and a whopping 70'6% of all women) Am I reading the graph right?

Total dead is not a subset of ICU admittances. I.e. people 80+ with acute pneumonia are often put on paliative care.

[Legbiter]

How many people under 50 have died in Spain?

[celedhring]

How many people under 50 have died in Spain?

Around 300.

[Legbiter]

Keep the Boomers and oldsters at home, everyone else can go keep the economy ticking over. 

[The Brain]

Is the death age profile not generally reported in other countries? Would certainly explain some earlier comments.

[The Larch]

Wow, so less than 10% of all admitted (those 80+ yo of both sexes, 3'4% of all men and 5'9% of all women) account for more than half of all fatalities? (53'8% of all men and a whopping 70'6% of all women) Am I reading the graph right?

Total dead is not a subset of ICU admittances. I.e. people 80+ with acute pneumonia are often put on paliative care.

Ok, I knew I was missing something then. Would be good to know the fatality rate for each segment of those taken to ICUs.

[Tamas]

In Hungary, on apartment buildings where at least one of the residents is infected, the authorities will place a warning sign.

A yellow warning sign.


Also the actual flat's entrance will receive a red warning sign.

[The Brain]

Shouldn't the lamb's blood go on earlier in the process?

[Sheilbh]

Start of today's briefing entirely focused on testing and contact tracing - which I think are pre-requisites for getting out of lockdown - I am slightly reassured they're talking about this rather than talking about which bits of lockdown will be lifted first. If this stuff isn't in place, I don't see how we'll be able to avoid going back into lockdowns. Hopefully they'll actually get it in place and working.....But.....