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Concerns are mounting about how long the novel coronavirus may survive on surfaces -- so much so that China's central bank has taken measures to deep clean and destroy its cash, which changes hands multiple times a day, in an effort to contain the virus.
It is unknown exactly how long the novel coronavirus can linger on contaminated surfaces and objects with the potential of infecting people,
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These human coronaviruses, such as SARS and MERS, have been found to persist on inanimate surfaces -- including metal, glass or plastic surfaces -- for as long as nine days if that surface had not been disinfected, according to research published earlier this month in The Journal of Hospital Infection.
Entre los pasajeros que dieron positivo para coronavirus a bordo del Diamond Princess también hay 21 japoneses, 8 estadounidenses, 5 australianos, 5 canadienses y un británico.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Dolby_X
And I brought up the scares on the threads to illustrate why news might be kept under wraps. People panic about this stuff and latch onto worst case scenarios far, far too easily. a good portion of this thread is people trying to re-create The Stand instead of trying to logically discuss what's going on and what can be pieced together.
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
a reply to: tanstaafl
You could be right but then there could be other factors that is causing these numbers.
Could this primarily be because of the two following factors?
1. A vast majority of covid-19 cases are represented by the Asian population.
2. Non-Asians that have contracted the disease have had immediate access to quality healthcare.
I'm not finding any reports that support your assumption.
originally posted by: Kenzo
Or i am simply wrong here. Is there any examples from history with infectious virus disease that has make this kind of geographical differences inside one country ? Spanish flu at least traveled pretty much everywhere ...
originally posted by: ShortBus
originally posted by: Kenzo
Or i am simply wrong here. Is there any examples from history with infectious virus disease that has make this kind of geographical differences inside one country ? Spanish flu at least traveled pretty much everywhere ...
I'm not an expert, but just observing it all, I think what is happening in Hubei is exactly what happened on Diamond Princess. This virus is highly, highly, highly contagious when a bunch of people are all grouped together.
Two BIG factors are stopping this from spreading faster...
1) Everywhere is not like China, with a gazillion people all cramped together in 10ft of space. So, it can't spread as fast where people are not cramped up.
2) China's mass quarantine action to stop it. Even if you think they are evil (and they are), it was probably the best move in all honesty.
originally posted by: ShortBus
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originally posted by: AngelsDecay
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
a reply to: tanstaafl
You could be right but then there could be other factors that is causing these numbers.
Could this primarily be because of the two following factors?
1. A vast majority of covid-19 cases are represented by the Asian population.
2. Non-Asians that have contracted the disease have had immediate access to quality healthcare.
I'm not finding any reports that support your assumption.
Sometimes i have the tendency to give some suspicious toughts about all of these Docs such as John Campbell that use this type of crisis to only get famous and caught a legion of web devotees....
I was really hoping to read on his Bio and CV some kind of famous Virulogist, Epidemologist, etc...but...nahhhh...only a Nurse Teacher here and there (with due respect to all my nursing friends)...Noppp...sorry, but his videos also take it with a lil grain of salt...
originally posted by: Kenzo
a reply to: ShortBus
Yeeh maybe, when was the day Diamond Princess had the first infected? i lost track /cant remember anymore...but should there be also quite a lot deaths in Diamond Princess becouse if the virus is as highly contagious they say and many would have 4-6 incubation days...
3,700 passengers on rather small area, i would expect quite many deads if it would follow Hubei example, but so far 0 deaths if i understand..
originally posted by: Alien Abduct
a reply to: tanstaafl
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I'm not finding any reports that support your assumption.
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