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Its pretty bad I live fairly close to the epicenter and in fact the very first case was from Snohomish. Everything is shutting down restaurants, bars, retail you name it - there are hours long lines to get into stores - so yes its bad and going to get worseMy son and family live in Kitsap County, which is across the Puget Sound from Seattle. (1 hour ferry ride.) Many of their friends are in Seattle. DIL went over to Seattle yesterday and described it as a ghost town. Anxiety levels are thru the roof.
The Seattle Times newspaper is allowing free access to their coverage of Covid 19. It gives you a good idea of what is going on in the area.
Probably like everywhere really people are concerned but the younger ones less than the older ones - the whole area just keeps grinding to a stop pretty much,Let us know how things are going in Washington,if you care to, since it's our ground zero in ways, where the local effect and societal responses have started the earliest, to see how folks are reacting, dealing with this new life.
The folks in Washington might be the first to see the light at the end of the tunnel as well.
As soon as it gets warm I am bugging out to eastern washington. I heard UV light and heat is better. They have areas they have designated to get meals to kids and are at least saying every kid will have a meal
There are probably actually 10-20x more infected people than you think or know about. One of the huge problems with this virus is it's ability to be shed without clinical disease and THEN the persistent shedding from recovered victims. This is going to drag out for months regardless of what was done or what we do next. The question is whether or not Britain has it right by trying to get it over with quickly. My opinion is that their epidemiologists looked at the amount of community spread and just said "It's too late. Let it run it's course."Probably like everywhere really people are concerned but the younger ones less than the older ones - the whole area just keeps grinding to a stop pretty much,
We are older and I have heart disease so we have been self quarantining for two weeks already - me and my wife are saying we will do what we can and not be stupid but if we get it we get it. As long as we do not get it because we were stupid is our thing. On the other hand my 30 year daughter looks it qa different way
There are 642 cases as of this morning, only because people have not been tested so probably realistically there are a couple thousand or more in my immediate area. The governor stated they expect the infected to double every 5-7 days - I think it will get worse before better
There was an article today that was talking about the ski resorts at Stevens and Snoqualmie pass are just packed - just another example of how the younger crowd looks at this - not sure I blame them but it is spreading the virus faster.Glad you checked in. It seems so long ago that my only worry at this time of year was whether I could go thru Snoqualmie Pass to get to Kitsap.
Great.. but most likely you are right - this thing was spreading 6 weeks unchecked before it was discovered or became a big deal. Then it has taken a few weeks for reality to set in for many and there are still a bunch of people who refuse to face itThere are probably actually 10-20x more infected people than you think or know about. One of the huge problems with this virus is it's ability to be shed without clinical disease and THEN the persistent shedding from recovered victims. This is going to drag out for months regardless of what was done or what we do next. The question is whether or not Britain has it right by trying to get it over with quickly. My opinion is that their epidemiologists looked at the amount of community spread and just said "It's too late. Let it run it's course."
Been thru that pass, snow on the ground in august, in the shade.Glad you checked in. It seems so long ago that my only worry at this time of year was whether I could go thru Snoqualmie Pass to get to Kitsap.
Stevens ( Hwy 2) is the higher pass with a ski resort - Hwy 20 Cascades highway is the highest I believe and actually closes in the winter and there is snow up there all year. Snoqualmie stays pretty good as it is interstate 90 and the major commerce road. The other ones are not much fun in the snow - I just took Hwy 2 about a month ago - you have to time it rightBeen thru that pass, snow on the ground in august, in the shade.
Yea, 2 goes through most the country.Stevens ( Hwy 2) is the higher pass with a ski resort - Hwy 20 Cascades highway is the highest I believe and actually closes in the winter and there is snow up there all year. Snoqualmie stays pretty good as it is interstate 90 and the major commerce road. The other ones are not much fun in the snow - I just took Hwy 2 about a month ago - you have to time it right
https://komonews.com/news/coronavir...en-for-crowds-while-state-battles-coronavirus
Gonna be some unhappy ski people
The american way, driveins, drivein theatres , next drive through testing. Enjoy your trip.we getting out of the house today and taking a little drive to Wallace falls - there are still things to do and be safe
https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x549abc495b802c71:0x42d703f624054368!3m1!7e115!4shttps://www.trover.com/d/w8YF-wallace-falls-state-park-snohomish-county-washington!5swallace falls state park - Google Search!15sCAQ&imagekey=!1e1!2shttps://media2.trover.com/T/5569e8ee198e44707100122b/fixedw.jpg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiov__6gJ3oAhX9HDQIHQWTDjMQoiowG3oECCMQBg
Unfortunately, these small molecule studies always seem promising, but the vast majority never turn out to have real efficacy in vivo to match their in vitro potential. With that said, this leads me to think that there is a potentially low risk (please drink responsibly!) and widely available option we can all try while we wait for a vaccine, antibodies, and/or an anti-viral drug to be developed: have a gin and tonic with dinner every night.
Chloroquine is a synthetic analog to quinine (the natural product from cinchona trees added to tonic water to give it its bitter taste). Quinine is also the longest used anti-malarial drug. It was discovered back around the time the British occupied India. Soldiers were given daily prophylactic doses of quinine to prevent malaria. Soldiers were having a hard time conforming to taking their daily quinine dosage because it was so bitter when taken straight up. So they started mixing it with their gin rations, and hence the gin and tonic was born.
So, will drinking gin and tonic help stave off or treat coronavirus? Very unlikely. I definitely would not recommend adhering to a gin and tonic regimen in place of proper medical care. But if you are well and enjoy having a cocktail in the evening, might as well make it a gin and tonic
Ugh this sucks...I wish there was a "thank you for posting this button" right next to the "like" button because there's nothing to "like" about this. But thanks for postingAn emergency room doctor at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland is in critical condition with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
The hospital at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in King County confirmed that the doctor was ill Sunday afternoon.
“EvergreenHealth is providing care for one of our physicians who has a confirmed case of COVID-19. He is in critical condition but stable. Out of respect for our patient’s privacy and that of his family, there is nothing more we can share at this time,” says a brief statement issued by the hospital on Sunday.
The physician, who is in his 40s, has been admitted to the intensive-care unit and could be the first front-line health care worker in the state to test positive for the disease, said Dr. Liam Yore, the immediate past president of the Washington Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...Pq51NlMAQIr4TTQQtJ39ASadrc#Echobox=1584314347
It's just a matter of time before we have large numbers of healthcare providers who are unable to work. I've been beating that drum for weeks. With the shortage of nurses already, it's going to be tough to keep hospitals staffed with them let alone Drs. We're going to reach a point I'n afraid where if you're exposed, you keep working with the known positives until you are sick yourself. We might need separate facilities where recovered workers who might still be shedding could care for the infected patients. Meanwhile China is blaming a rise in new COVID-19 cases on "imported cases". China is not nearly as out of the woods as their propaganda machine would like us to believe. Lying bat eating skunks.Ugh this sucks...I wish there was a "thank you for posting this button" right next to the "like" button because there's nothing to "like" about this. But thanks for posting
The good news: A vaccine trial will start MONDAY in Seattle on human volunteers. The bad news: It will take them 18 months to jump through all the hoops for the FDA before it could be released to the public. The FDA HAS to get their heads out of their ass and speed up the process for manufacturers. They're worried about adverse reactions. Bullshit. We've been making safe subunit vaccines for mammalian Corona viruses for decades. I would take it today if they would give it to me.
The good news: A vaccine trial will start MONDAY in Seattle on human volunteers. The bad news: It will take them 18 months to jump through all the hoops for the FDA before it could be released to the public. The FDA HAS to get their heads out of their ass and speed up the process for manufacturers. They're worried about adverse reactions. Bullshit. We've been making safe subunit vaccines for mammalian Corona viruses for decades. I would take it today if they would give it to me.
I was trying to decide between Kobe and David...anyone name their dog Covid 19 yet?
I know life sucks for you and yours right now, but don't let one poster's snide comment keep you from interacting with the rest of us. Hope you continue to post updates and take care.You are a piece of shit. My daughter was out and told my neighbors also were our and told me.
Maybe you need to get a grip and while you are at it take some of that toilet paper and stuff it in your mouth.
I see this place hasn't changed much. I thought I could give some first hand info as I live in the middle of it but guess not.
You can go back to watching CNN now.
Good luck everyone oh and by the way they shut everything down last night
Hopefully the a-holes down in Kansas have enough damn sense not fill our air with smoke this year.
No, I mean the a-holes that put enough smoke in the atmosphere that those of us in SE Nebraska have to monitor our kids with asthma, giving them regular breathing treatments.You mean the a-holes that have saw prices of cattle and crops drop to near nothing while still going to work everyday while the rest of the world panics?
a little levity from twitter:
3rd day without sports to watch: I sat down and talked to my wife this evening. She seems nice.