In which we’re having a GLOBAL PANDEMIC, guys.

In case you haven’t had time to stay caught up, here’s a quick pandemic data dump.

Oregon governor today bans dine-in, gatherings over 25
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/amid-coronavirus-oregon-will-not-yet-impose-curfew-on-restaurants-and-bars-gov-kate-brown-declares.html 

Multiple states following CDC recs (the dumbass White House: ‘fake news’)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/15/coronavirus-bars-restaurants-closed-states/5055634002/
  
Even fuckin’ Vegas is closing tomorrow?!
https://vegas.eater.com/2020/3/15/21181058/mgm-resorts-closes-vegas-properties-march-16 

Overview:

– the R0 for Covid-19 is estimated at 2.2, so it is almost twice as contagious as H1N1
– current estimates of mortality rate is conservatively 10 times that of H1N1
– the 2019 flu jab offered no protection against this novel corona virus, so the entire population is susceptible
– there is no Tamiflu-like drug treatment for this disease, only symptom mitigation (we have only a single anti-viral, still in trials, with no proven success against Covid-19)
– causes mild or asymptomatic infections in a large percentage of those infected, which contributes to spread
– we don’t have anti-virals available to reduce the number of days of viral loads high enough to infect others  
– there is possible evidence of reinfection which implies surviving it doesn’t convey immunity (but this is likely a testing error)
– there is very little testing in the US, so population infection rates are likely significantly higher than reported
– working estimate of the total infections in the US today is 670,000 or 1 of every 485 people
– hospitals in Italy, an estimate 10-14 days ahead of us, are so overwhelmed by the ill they forced into wartime triage protocols

Coronavirus survives on hard surfaces for days
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/14/811609026/the-new-coronavirus-can-live-on-surfaces-for-2-3-days-heres-how-to-clean-them  

CDC sanitization guidelines (KILL IT WITH BLEACH)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html

White House today, fucking finally, steps up
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/03.16.20_coronavirus-guidance_8.5x11_315PM.pdf  

Over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs (like ibuprofen) may aggravate Covid-19, so stick to Tylenol
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/anti-inflammatory-drugs-may-aggravate-coronavirus-infection  

SARS-CoV-19 has a super awful rally-then-decompensate feature
https://www.roi-nj.com/2020/03/14/opinion/life-at-the-epicenter-of-n-j-s-coronavirus-outbreak/

https://twitter.com/ianmnoone/status/1239236932372172800

How to flatten the curve
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/

CDC to employers: minimize exposure between employees and also between employees and the public
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html

Deeper dive: WHO stats & research
https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus 

In conclusion, STAY THE FUCK HOME. #StayTheFHome

– San Francisco is shelter in place
– Dubai is closed
– France is closed
– Porn is closed