Covid-19 Discussion (moderated)

I read this news somewhere a few months ago. At that time, there was no (known) case of infection from inanimate objects. Is there already such a case? How likely is an infection trough a dead material? Could you post the link to the source of the Information?

It's not well known according to the last article I read  at JAMA website how surfaces contribute to transmission but Dr Fauci's entire statements could be found by with simple search engine 

I've read somewhere that catching covid from objects is very rare, except in one case: a toilet used by an infected person and badly cleaned could be very dangerous. Sorry I don't have a link

Thank you! I will look for Dr. Fauci´s original statement, although it looks like searching a tree in a forest.

Anyway, it seems that I don´t have to wear anti-corona-gloves yet

…and a bottle of disinfectant in a cubicle is always good for psychological comfort, not only in the corona-time

Ok, I just found it back

https://www.eatthis.com/dr-fauci-package-safety/

With the coronavirus still spreading across America—and the death toll topping 169,000 in the country—Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the Coronavirus Task Force, sat down for an online interview with The Washington Post's Geoff Edgers to talk about how we can get the virus under control. During the interview, he discussed a variety of factors that contribute to the spread of COVID-19, including three words every American should hear, but also revealed a little nugget that can come in handy to us all: how he handles deliveries when they arrive to his house.

Related: Sure Signs You've Already Had Coronavirus.

How He Handles His Packages

You do need to use care when ripping open a box or unpacking your food. "We know that the virus for a limited period of time can live on what are called fomites, which are inanimate objects," Dr. Fauci said in the interview. "So what I do, for example, when something comes—the package, you know, I don't scrub it down. I just leave it on the side for a couple of days before I open it. And even that is probably overkill, because most of the things we're talking about, this is fundamentally a respiratory-borne virus. Even though there is the possibility, if not the reality, of some small part of it being transmitted by things that you can touch." His advice? "I think washing hands really so much obviates the need to be cleaning everything around you. [That's] the one thing you could do very easily."

The Virus Has Been Shown to Spread on Surfaces

The CDC clarified that COVID-19 can be caught via surfaces, after an edit on its website in May implied otherwise. "The primary and most important mode of transmission for COVID-19 is through close contact from person-to-person," wrote the agency. "Based on data from lab studies on COVID-19 and what we know about similar respiratory diseases, it may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this isn't thought to be the main way the virus spreads."

They went on to describe how the virus mainly spreads. "The virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading very easily and sustainably between people….In general, the more closely a person interacts with others and the longer that interaction, the higher the risk of COVID-19 spread. It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes," they added. "This is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads, but we are still learning more about how this virus spreads."

To Protect Yourself and Others

"The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus," says the CDC. "You can take steps to slow the spread."

• "Maintain good social distance (about 6 feet). This is very important in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
• Routinely clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a mask when around others."
• And to get through this pandemic at your healthiest, don't miss these 37 Places You're Most Likely to Catch Coronavirus.

The latter.

https://news.yahoo.com/billions-hospital-virus-aid-rested-121037704.html

Typical .

US at 6 million cases, and worldwide will hit 25 million by the weekend.  The death rate is fairly consistently 5%, not the 1% some have forecast.

Covid-19 is by comparison an atypical virus. Did you know the H1N1 outbreak originated in Mexico ? I'm just kidding. But what I didn't know is  older buddies have an altered immune response:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/23/health/seniors-elderly-coronavirus-symptoms-wellness-partner/index.html

(Kaiser Health News)Older adults with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have several "atypical" symptoms, complicating efforts to ensure they get timely and appropriate treatment, according to physicians.

Covid-19 is typically signaled by three symptoms: a fever, an insistent cough and shortness of breath. But older adults — the age group most at risk of severe complications or death from this condition ― may have none of these characteristics.

Instead, seniors may seem "off" — not acting like themselves ― early on after being infected by the coronavirus. They may sleep more than usual or stop eating. They may seem unusually apathetic or confused, losing orientation to their surroundings. They may become dizzy and fall. Sometimes, seniors stop speaking or simply collapse.

"With a lot of conditions, older adults don't present in a typical way, and we're seeing that with Covid-19 as well," said Dr. Camille Vaughan, section chief of geriatrics and gerontology at Emory University.

Altered immune response
The reason has to do with how older bodies respond to illness and infection.

A guy who thought covid was a hoax lost his wife:

https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/25/conspiracy-theorist-who-thought-coronavirus-was-hoax-loses-wife-covid-19-13177791/

Isn't the answer obvious?

Clearly, his wife was working for the Conspirators! She was one of "Them."

You are right! How I didn't think that before?

You will never make a good QAnon member...

So umm...  I'm guessing words like plandemic r basically a no no. 

Well I heard on the news today that there was the first case of a person that got it a 2nd time. But it seems to me that I've heard that situation months ago... unless they were mistaken then. Maybe that case was in China and this is the 1st case here.

By the way, I invested in some Moderna stock. That's one of the companies in the leading group of companies developing the vaccine. There r a crowd of them worldwide but this company seems to have a slight lead timewise over the others.

Edit: not sure why that sentence ended up so small when I tried to erase the other stuff. Maybe being on my phone has something to do with it.

Hello,

You might want to have a look at that.

https://news.yahoo.com/first-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-reinfection-is-not-surprising-doctors-say-161255910.html

There are times where the patient was tested, resulting in the "false negative" and doctors assumed the Covid had run its course, when in fact they still had it. And it resurged once treatment had stopped.

https://chessmood.com/blog/how-to-beat-covid-19-boredom

This is reality for you https://www.wvlt.tv/2020/08/31/new-cdc-report-shows-94-of-covid-19-deaths-in-us-had-contributing-conditions/