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ChemGal said:
I think it depends where one lives, for here, I would say that's pretty high. Community transmission is still fairly low. In parts of the US I would believe it.
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I agree. The person who used this number is on Vancouver island. I suspect we're a little higher than you. Still, while there's no need to panic, it's also wise to be cautious and do things like wash our hands and have distance.
 
Mendalla said:
Would be nice to see ours on the same curve. I'll bet we may not be as steep, but still far from "flattening the curve".
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I have seen some, will see what's out there. A lot is still early to see as it's people coming back to Canada/who got back recently and family members. With the incubation period we expect those numbers to go up for a while before we can tell if flattening the curve and preventing the spread is working.
 
Northwind said:
I agree. The person who used this number is on Vancouver island. I suspect we're a little higher than you. Still, while there's no need to panic, it's also wise to be cautious and do things like wash our hands and have distance.
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Yeah, Vancouver is one of the bad areas - In Canada, not so bad worldwide - currently.
 
ChemGal said:
Yeah, Vancouver is one of the bad areas - In Canada, not so bad worldwide - currently.
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And there's quite a few on Vancouver Island now too. Apparently we have Americans in our park and people returning from the states. That will likely have an impact. Hopefully they are taking the proper precautions.
 
Someone I know's brother in law went to hospital today because he couldn't breathe. He has underlying Crohns, too. And even she thinks that he was already at risk before, from pneumonia and flu (my mom is as well) and this thing is overblown. And her 90 year old father is a retired doctor. There are plenty of docs who've seen bad viruses illnesses sweep through that are always more dangerous to the vulnerable. But no government reaction like this since polio. This illness is nowhere as severe as polio. So...I hope people stay skeptical. It's insane not to be a little skeptical when the world shuts down, and the country shuts down because of a dozen deaths from this, as far as I'm concerned.
 
KayTheCurler said:
Not looking forward to the return of all our snowbirds.
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A FB friend ie. someone I know, not super well though has parents driving back from Florida. They fit into the elderly group (or at least one of them does). They are sleeping in their vehicle - not an RV. They can't stay in hotels. It's cold to be spending the night in a vehicle!

I don't get why so many waited so long to return.
 
Kimmio Laughterlove said:
Someone I know's brother in law went to hospital today because he couldn't breathe. He has underlying Crohns, too. And even she thinks that he was already at risk before, from pneumonia and flu (my mom is as well) and this thing is overblown. And her 90 year old father is a retired doctor. There are plenty of docs who've seen bad viruses illnesses sweep through that are always more dangerous to the vulnerable. But no government reaction like this since polio. This illness is nowhere as severe as polio. So...I hope people stay skeptical. It's insane not to be a little skeptical when the world shuts down, and the country shuts down because of a dozen deaths from this, as far as I'm concerned.
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As for what could be, no this isn't super bad. The death rate isn't incredibly high.
It is bad for what it could do to our hospital systems. Look at the number of people who live now who wouldn't have lived 50, 75, 100 years ago because of health care advances. I care about them. If the hospital systems get overwhelmed many of these people will suffer and quite a few will die.
 
ChemGal said:
Colds, no. Flus, there are flu surveillance programs. It's not just for those who are hospitalized. I have no idea where you're getting your're information from.

The hospitals currently aren't overwhelmed. It's a big concern. Although you seem to think it's no biggie if people who need critical care just die.
I would much rather have MAID than die in severe pain, fighting for the last breaths. That's not a nice way to go at all.
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I've never had a test for the flu, just told I have a bad bug,probably a flu based on observations of symptoms they're seeing going around, and to stay home until I feel better
 
Kimmio Laughterlove said:
I've never had a test for the flu, just told I have a bad bug,probably a flu based on observations of symptoms they're seeing going around, and to stay home until I feel better
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You seem to think your experiences mean everything. I just talk about my health, because those are the posts that you read. This isn't a big deal, because you're fine. Cleaning your apartment is important because of your roommate. We don't test for the flu, unless people are hospitalized, because you haven't been tested.
 
ChemGal said:
As for what could be, no this isn't super bad. The death rate isn't incredibly high.
It is bad for what it could do to our hospital systems. Look at the number of people who live now who wouldn't have lived 50, 75, 100 years ago because of health care advances. I care about them. If the hospital systems get overwhelmed many of these people will suffer and quite a few will die.
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What about the people who might die from loneliness, depression relate suicide. Or because they lose all their savings,or their source of income...or they are on the street and a lot of facilities they needed are closed? What about the emotional stress on moms who can't send kids to daycare, and family breakdown? There are so many bigger picture things this will cause.
 
ChemGal said:
You seem to think your experiences mean everything. I just talk about my health, because those are the posts that you read. This isn't a big deal, because you're fine. Cleaning your apartment is important because of your roommate. We don't test for the flu, unless people are hospitalized, because you haven't been tested.
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I assume they do test for flu when people are hospitalized. It's just that most are not hospitalized, they stay home and recover.
 
Kimmio Laughterlove said:
What about the people who might die from loneliness, depression relate suicide. Or because they lose all their savings,or their source of income...or they are on the street and a lot of facilities they needed are closed? What about the emotional stress on moms who can't send kids to daycare, and family breakdown? There are so many bigger picture things this will cause.
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We have supports available for all. There is financial help, mental health help. There are ways to connect with others that leave a physical distance.
 
I was sort of asking why is reporting (constantly in the news) on all the numbers necessary? Why not just the serious cases? That would be a more realistic perspective of the threat. Because when they keep saying a bunch more people have it but they are in recovery at home...people are only focused on how many have it, not how many are in present danger. They don't do this with the flu...which can also be very serious to higher risk groups.
 
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