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In NYC, coronavirus inflicts 99 deaths, 10,764 confirmed cases, says Mayor de Blasio
In NYC, coronavirus inflicts 99 deaths, 10,764 confirmed cases, says Mayor de Blasio
FILE - People are tested for coronavirus in the parking lot of the South Beach Psychiatric Center in Staten Island, New York on Thursday.(Barry Williams/for New York Daily News)
The city’s death toll from the coronavirus soared to 99 Sunday night, up from 63 in the morning, according to Mayor de Blasio’s office.
There were 10,764 confirmed cases of the virus in the Big Apple as of 6 p.m., Hizzoner said.
Brooklyn had the most cases out of any borough, 3,154, followed by Queens, with 3,050; Manhattan, 2,324; the Bronx, 1,564; and Staten Island, 666.
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a video press conference on the city's response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak held at City Hall on March 19 in New York City.(William Farrington/Getty Images)
The update came after Mayor de Blasio had a call with President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
After weeks of bashing the commander-in-chief for being slow to respond to the outbreak, Hizzoner said he was “pleased” with the call.
“At least tonight for the first time in weeks, I heard a response that showed me focus and an acceptance and an understanding of the sheer scope of the problem,” the mayor said on CNN.
“The proof will be in the supplies, the equipment, the personnel,” he added. “If they keep coming ... I think we have a chance to stay ahead of it."
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Feeling confused as to why Coronavirus is a bigger deal than Seasonal flu?
Feeling confused as to why
Coronavirus is a bigger deal than Seasonal flu? Here it is in a nutshell. I
hope this helps. Feel free to share this to others who don’t understand...
It has to do with RNA sequencing.... I.e
genetics.
Seasonal flu is an “all human
virus”. The DNA/RNA chains that make up the virus are recognized by the human
immune system. This means that your body has some immunity to it before it
comes around each year... you get immunity two ways...through exposure to a
virus, or by getting a flu shot.
Novel viruses, come from animals.... the WHO
tracks novel viruses in animals, (sometimes for years watching for mutations).
Usually these viruses only transfer from animal to animal (pigs in the case of
H1N1) (birds in the case of the Spanish flu). But once, one of these animal
viruses mutates, and starts to transfer from animals to humans... then it’s a
problem, Why? Because we have no natural or acquired immunity.. the RNA
sequencing of the genes inside the virus isn’t human, and the human immune
system doesn’t recognize it so, we can’t fight it off.
Now.... sometimes, the
mutation only allows transfer from animal to human, for years it’s only
transmission is from an infected animal to a human before it finally mutates so
that it can now transfer human to human... once that happens..we have a new contagion
phase. And depending on the fashion of this new mutation, thats what decides
how contagious, or how deadly it’s gonna be..
H1N1 was deadly....but it did not mutate in a
way that was as deadly as the Spanish flu. It’s RNA was slower to mutate and it
attacked its host differently, too.
Fast forward.
Now, here comes this
Coronavirus... it existed in animals only, for nobody knows how long...but one
day, at an animal market, in Wuhan China, in December 2019, it mutated and made
the jump from animal to people. At first, only animals could give it to a
person... But here is the scary part.... in just TWO WEEKS it mutated again and
gained the ability to jump from human to human. Scientists call this quick
ability, “slippery”
This Coronavirus, not being in any form a
“human” virus (whereas we would all have some natural or acquired immunity).
Took off like a rocket. And this was because, Humans have no known
immunity...doctors have no known medicines for it.
And it just so happens that this particular
mutated animal virus, changed itself in such a way the way that it causes great
damage to human lungs..
That’s why Coronavirus is different from
seasonal flu, or H1N1 or any other type of influenza.... this one is slippery
AF. And it’s a lung eater...And, it’s already mutated AGAIN, so that we now
have two strains to deal with, strain s, and strain L.... which makes it twice
as hard to develop a vaccine.
We really have no tools in
our shed, with this. History has shown that fast and immediate closings of public
places has helped in the past pandemics. Philadelphia and Baltimore were
reluctant to close events in 1918 and they were the hardest hit in the US
during the Spanish Flu.
Factoid: Henry VIII stayed in
his room and allowed no one near him, till the Black Plague
passed...(honestly...I understand him so much better now). Just like us, he had
no tools in his shed, except social isolation...
And let me end by
saying....right now it’s hitting older folks harder... but this genome is so
slippery...if it mutates again (and it will). Who is to say, what it will do
next.
Be smart folks... acting like you’re unafraid
is so not respectful of other's lives or smart right now Everyone should act
like they are carrying the virus. You can carry the virus and have no symptoms!
#flattenthecurve. Stay home folks... and share
this to those that just are not catching on.
Leon Kirby
Johns Hopkins University
Leon Kirby
Johns Hopkins University
Friday, March 20, 2020
Por la Coronavirus tienes que A: Quedarte en Cuarentena con tu esposa e hijo o....
Por la Coronavirus tienes que
A: Quedarte en Cuarentena con tu esposa e hijo o....
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Sunday, March 15, 2020
MENSAJE DE UN MÉDICO DESDE LA ZONA CERO DE CORONAVIRUS EN ITALIA
SE TRATA DE USAR EL SENTIDO COMÚN Y
COMPORTARSE COMO UN ADULTO CUERDO.
COMPORTARSE COMO UN ADULTO CUERDO.
No se paniqueen....
El Dr. Pau Mateo un médico nos habla desde Zona Cero en Italia sobre el Corona Virus.
Según él, que ha estado trabajando con enfermos de Covid 19 por varios meses, Si usted estás bien de salud el Corona Virus te puede afectar como una gripe. Debes atender las recomendaciones, que son sentido común; lavarse las manos frecuentemente, evitar gente que están enfermos, taparse si te sientes enfermo.
Si tienes la salud comprometida con asthma, bronquitis, pulmonía, diabetes o hipertensión descontrolada entonces debe tener mucho más cuidado pues una infección puede resultar en una enfermada grave o peor.
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