Coronavirus Pandemic - what to expect - how long have we got?

not quite.

we have warning and somewhat better medical infrastructure.

probably won't hold together but should last longer.

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For my sins I am! 19 years front line.

God knows what to do. Tempted to bug out and look after the family!!

We are discussing it too... don't know what to do

or when to do it.

Most did but they were piling bodies in the streets

Start buying dried food and tins!!!!

op are you guys finding any inside info on real mortality rates?

I spent another $500 bucks last night on food preps ordered 250

N-95 masks and 2 N200 full facials

Last Edited by Slowly awakening on 01/27/2020 06:10 AM

Only just been given operational orders on how to deal with it!

same here

We just received this notification from my wife's supervisor

[link to www.osha.gov (secure)]

Control and Prevention
Acceptable respiratory protection devices for protection against MERS-CoV include a properly fit-tested, NIOSH-approved filtering face piece respirator (N95 or higher level), half- or full-face air-purifying respirator (APR), or a powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) equipped with high-efficiency particulate arrest (HEPA) filters. A N95 filtering face piece respirator is shown.
Acceptable respiratory protection devices for protection against MERS-CoV include a properly fit-tested, NIOSH-approved filtering face piece respirator (N95 or higher level), half- or full-face air-purifying respirator (APR), or a powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) equipped with high-efficiency particulate arrest (HEPA) filters. A N95 filtering face piece respirator is shown.

Photo Credit: CDC/Debora Cartagena

Preventive measures for protecting workers from exposure to MERS-CoV depend on the type of work performed and knowledge of exposure risk, including potential for MERS-CoV contamination of the work environment. Adaptation of infection control strategies based on a thorough hazard assessment is necessary for implementing infection prevention and control measures, including engineering and administrative controls, safe work practices, and personal protective equipment (PPE).

OSHA has developed the following interim guidance to help prevent worker exposure to MERS-CoV and persons with the disease.

General guidance for workers and employers

And??

read CDC recommendations above, all about containment and self protection

Not really interesting... Plus a flow chart and updated contagious diseases protocols

Dear colleagues
Wuhan Novel Coronavirus: Advice for the NHS in England
You will be aware of the evolving situation in China where, as of 23rd January 2020 it has been reported that around 571 people have been identified with respiratory infections caused by a novel coronavirus.
Most reported cases are at the mild end of the spectrum; with no confirmed cases in the UK.
The severity of the infections ranges from mild symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection (with or without fever) to fulminant pneumonia requiring hospitalisation and advanced respiratory support, and the disease has sadly proved fatal in 17 cases in China. The annual Chinese New Year celebrations are imminent (start 25 January 2020); this typically involves the mass movement of people both within and outside China and may amplify transmission.
At the current time, if the novel coronavirus is seen in the UK it is most likely to be in a traveller who has visited Wuhan City in China. To date, all cases detected outside China, currently 10, are in patients who have recently travelled to Wuhan.
Advice for NHS organisations is as follows:
• It is essential that an accurate travel history is obtained from all patients with acute respiratory infections to help identify potential cases.
• Primary care practices are asked to identify possible cases, isolate them immediately, and seek specialist advice from a microbiologist, virologist or infectious disease physician at your local trust. They are not expected to undertake any clinical assessment or sampling. Guidance for primary care can be found here.
• All acute trusts are expected to assess possible cases of Wuhan novel coronavirus using appropriate isolation facilities. They should review the Public Health England (PHE) guidance and ensure that they have considered how to operationalise this.
• Acute trusts should be prepared to undertake sampling and transport samples to PHE for testing as well as making arrangements for such patients to be identified immediately and isolated according to the PHE guidance, or in discussion with PHE, in home isolation if appropriate.
• If the novel coronavirus is detected, the patient will be transferred to an Airborne High Consequences Infectious Diseases centre. PHE will undertake contact tracing and advise on management as more is known about this infection. Guidance will be updated.
The attached pathway outlines the initial assessment questions to identify a patient who may require isolation and testing. All primary and secondary healthcare providers should make arrangements for such patients to be identified immediately and isolated according to the PHE guidance. The current patient pathway is for assessment in airborne isolation in an acute trust, followed by testing and a period of isolation (at home or in hospital) whilst awaiting the results.
PHE in collaboration with the NHS has published guidance covering the following:
• Initial assessment and investigation of cases
• Infection prevention and control and guidance
• Guidance on diagnostics
• Guidance for primary care
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The four key principles to bear in mind in community settings are to:
• Identify possible cases as soon as possible
• Isolate to prevent transmission to other patients and staff
• Avoid direct physical contact unless wearing appropriate personal protective equipment
• Get specialist advice from a local microbiologist, virologist or infectious disease physician at
your local trust

any chance of a pin

Amazingly our High Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCID) protocol still doesn't list this new one!!

done

Fab - think its important to assume its going global and we will get it.

I just wish china would publish real numbers so we could

have a better understanding what we are dealing with.

That protocol the CDC gave you was for a level 4 biohazard.

I wouldn't be so sure.

As much as I would love a huge depopulating virus, I doubt this will happen. Sadly. But lets pretend for a moment.

Hospitals are already at breaking point? Yes, with very old and ill people who frankly them dying would be the best thing to happen to our society. Sorry, but that's the truth.

As a society in Britain we have roughly 50% of our society worthless living off the other half in parasitical way. Whether that be old people living 30 years of retirement paid for by others, or life long dole bluggers.

Will it go back to normal if they died? No it would be hugely better, in every possible imaginable way.

we have as long as THEY want to keep the bs going.

-what the hell happened to ebola ?
--H5N1 ?
---china'S hysteria w/THEIR swine flu ? bird flu ?
----the usual FLU hysteria ?

seems THEY can get rid of these pandemics when they want to,

Might as well unpin this. They found a cure.

Sadly, I agree......they can't contain it.

Those Asians SELFISHLY flew out like flies KNOWING THEY WERE SICK but wanted to celebrate their Chinese New Year......Were talking over 200 million of them all over Asia and the Philpines and Taiwan and Korea, etc.

It was selfish, demonic and EVIL of them to not consider how their behavior would or could effect others. Now we all will have to deal with the consequences of what they did. Very unfair.

I don't think many will make it to Spring. To be quite honest.
Supplies are already low. Wait until the food runs out. Oh boy.

No the fuck they did NOT. Unless the cure is dying......

Wait! So the quicker we get it, the better chance we have to survive?

The very best thing that could happen is a huge drop in population. If I get infected, I will do my bit and visit as many areas with useless eaters in them as possible. You are welcome.

but it aint 1918 it's 2020 health care has improved lol

wouldn't hurt guys to invest in a nebulizer and some albuterol