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Honestly, we should probably all start working remotely as well until this is better understood.
We need to slow the transmission of the virus.
Why no mention of the race of the victim? I'm just asking...
> A person in Washington state infected with coronavirus has died, according to the Seattle and King County Department of Health.
Was this one of the reported cases on Friday, or yet another new one?
Unfortunately, I suspect we've already moved past the point of worrying about individual cases.
First posted this on another article before seeing this one. Not much information in this article, but given they only just reported new cases that makes me wonder if this person didn’t come to a hospital until they were in severe condition - probably because they had no idea it was coronavirus and were thinking “it’s the flu, it’ll pass.” If so it likely means many more cases in the community than we currently know…
Even among people with health insurance, the costs of visits combined with the likelihood of being told "it's viral, just wait it out" mean that many people simply won't bother with going to get a diagnosis from a doctor.
Amazon recently announced that all non essential work travel is cancelled. Friend who works there said they are taking it very seriously - any "essential" travel must be approved from the highest levels. They also announced that interviews will be conducted via VC going forward during the outbreak. I wonder if they 'shut down' campus and encourage everybody to work from home after this, self quarantine kind of thing.…
I wonder if this “temporary alteration” will impact the way business is conducted long-term. Instead of choosing between conference calls or flights, choose VC.
Source: I work in Google, spending up to half of my working time in VC. Still need to hop in a plane when something is important enough.
I'm not going to stop saying this. This looks very dangerous and we should take very precaution possible to slow transmission. All nonessential travel should be avoided, don't touch your face, wash your hands. Slowing this virus down makes everything so much better. [1] Estimate that the case to fatality ratio is between 5-8%. The transmission rate is between 2 and 3. Both of these numbers are similar to the earlier…
We're better than this at HN. There are stats on the mortality rates, and given you are younger than 50 there is a less than 0.4% mortality rate.
Furthermore, recent autopsies have shown this is a virus that hits the lungs more than anything else. China with it's incredible pollution, might have skewed mortality rates that are higher than we may expect in Europe/US.
Yes, we should do all we can to prevent the spread. The biggest risk is health facilities not being able to handle the amount of patients. This is very contagious. So please don't spread panic, more people going to the ICU without case doesn't help
The article leaves more questions than it answers: > A person in Washington state infected with coronavirus has died, according to the Seattle and King County Department of Health. Was this one of the reported cases on Friday, or yet another new one? Unfortunately, I suspect we've already moved past the point of worrying about individual cases.
Why no mention of the race of the victim? I'm just asking...
Why are you asking?
Seems like a bogus theory to me, but I suspect that was the reason for the question.
Largely plays into the "escaped bioweapon" theory.