Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[Pete]

Sunday:

[catch22]

Doesn't seem to have any traction at all in states with metros smaller than 2 million people.

[OKC Guy]

KFOR
@kfor
Crest Foods of Oklahoma says one of its workers at the Norman location has tested positive for coronavirus.

https://kfor.com/news/local/crest-fo...mpression=true

[Edmond Hausfrau]

Sunday:

As these numbers continue to trend, I'm left wondering "Where's Oklahoma's Dr. Fauci?"
Why isn't there a face for public health or infectious disease in the state at this critical juncture?
Dr. Lawrence Burnsdue (sp?) felt like he was going to be a solid information source, right up until he was removed.

[dankrutka]

Doesn't seem to have any traction at all in states with metros smaller than 2 million people.

Louisiana?

[jn1780]

Louisiana?

Mardi Gras has probably something to do with that.

[jn1780]

This is correct. While I consider the current shutdowns to be necessary, they are useless unless we take the time they are giving us to vastly improve our testing. That's the only way we get our lives (and by extension, the economy) back to anything resembling normal anytime soon.

I feel like I've mentioned this half a dozen times before at this point, but regardless of whether or not the government was mandating these shutdowns, people are just going to start locking themselves down on their own accord en masse as case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to skyrocket. I agree that there's no way we can expect people to stay inside and everything to remain closed for more than a couple of months, much less the 12-18 months it'll likely take to develop a vaccine, and the way we get out of this current state as soon as possible is by developing the testing system needed to make people feel comfortable about leaving their houses and living some sort of normal life once again.

The problem is most people show little to no symptoms. So we wouldnt know to test them. We need antibody tests. Not sure where we are on developing that. It would be nice to a simple random sample across our population to figure out where exactly we are on the curve.

[TheTravellers]

The problem is most people show little to no symptoms. So we wouldnt know to test them. We need antibody tests. Not sure where we are on developing that. It would be nice to a simple random sample across our population to figure out where exactly we are on the curve.

Exactly, testing, testing, and more testing. It's impossible to know anything without any data on how many are infected, yet asymptomatic and possibly contagious (among other data points), and without knowing anything, it's hard to have a plan in place for remediation - you can't fight what you don't know. That's what's baffled me about the entire lackluster response to getting tests out there.

[jn1780]

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Has anyone graphed out all 50 states individually? We're at the point now where social distancing should start becoming visible. There may be a longer delay in seeing this on a national level because New York is weighing heavily on the data.

[SSEiYah]

KFOR
@kfor
Crest Foods of Oklahoma says one of its workers at the Norman location has tested positive for coronavirus.

https://kfor.com/news/local/crest-fo...mpression=true

Everyone needs to wear a mask, infected or not. Leaving our crowded grocery stores open with folks not wearing masks will just spread the infection at ridiculous rates. We don't need N95, just enough to keep the respiratory particles in place is all that is needed.

[Jeepnokc]

Mardi Gras has probably something to do with that.

I came home sick from Mardi Gras. Had to take a few days off which is rare. Not sure what I had but didn't spread through my house or office fortunately. Symptoms were similar to covid 19 with shortness of breath, fatigue, cough, etc but no clue After about 10 days...I was better. I have heard that there are a lot of people that have probably already had milder versions of it without realizing but don't know if that is true.

[dankrutka]

I came home sick from Mardi Gras. Had to take a few days off which is rare. Not sure what I had but didn't spread through my house or office fortunately. Symptoms were similar to covid 19 with shortness of breath, fatigue, cough, etc but no clue After about 10 days...I was better. I have heard that there are a lot of people that have probably already had milder versions of it without realizing but don't know if that is true.

If you think you had COVID-19 then definitely let everyone you were in contact with know. Yes, lots of people have mild symptoms, but spread it the same way as more severe cases.

[BBatesokc]

Everyone needs to wear a mask, infected or not. Leaving our crowded grocery stores open with folks not wearing masks will just spread the infection at ridiculous rates. We don't need N95, just enough to keep the respiratory particles in place is all that is needed.

You only need a mask if you are not healthy (which in that case I'd severely limit my public exposure) or you are in very close contact as a caregiver to someone with the virus or immunocompromised. "EVERYONE" does not need to be wearing a face mask. Regardless, you're not going to find them and they are only going to give you a false sense of security.

[BBatesokc]

Sat in on a national HR webinar. OSHA complaints are already being filed by employees - all related to the pandemic and range from being forced to endanger one's self by performing tests on other employees to simply being told to come to work and the employee considers it to dangerous.

[mkjeeves]

You only need a mask if you are not healthy (which in that case I'd severely limit my public exposure) or you are in very close contact as a caregiver to someone with the virus or immunocompromised. "EVERYONE" does not need to be wearing a face mask. Regardless, you're not going to find them and they are only going to give you a false sense of security.

Opinions differ: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nyt...masks.amp.html

You can make a DIY mask with some effectiveness. Plenty of information out there on how to. I have not yet worn one in public but next trip to the grocery in a few weeks when there are thousands of known infected and unknown numbers of people walking around infected I plan to. 6’ wide aisles in a grocery make it difficult or impossible to maintain appropriate distance.

[BoulderSooner]

masks protect others from you the normal mask doesn't protect you

[mkjeeves]

masks protect others from you the normal mask doesn't protect you

Do you know you aren’t infected? How do you know that? (Royal you.)

From the linked article:
Fifth, places like Hong Kong and Taiwan that jumped to action early with social distancing and universal mask wearing have the pandemic under much greater control, despite having significant travel from mainland China. Hong Kong health officials credit universal mask wearing as part of the solution and recommend universal mask wearing.

[BBatesokc]

Opinions differ: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nyt...masks.amp.html

You can make a DIY mask with some effectiveness. Plenty of information out there on how to. I have not yet worn one in public but next trip to the grocery in a few weeks when there are thousands of known infected and unknown numbers of people walking around infected I plan to. 6’ wide aisles in a grocery make it difficult or impossible to maintain appropriate distance.

A scuba mask and a hazmat suit "can have some effectiveness" -- Have at it. I'm sure there's a DIY on Pinterest for that.

[BBatesokc]

Do you know you aren’t infected? How do you know that? (Royal you.)

From the linked article:
Fifth, places like Hong Kong and Taiwan that jumped to action early with social distancing and universal mask wearing have the pandemic under much greater control, despite having significant travel from mainland China. Hong Kong health officials credit universal mask wearing as part of the solution and recommend universal mask wearing.

How about everyone who is healthy and under 70 assume you may be infected (wash your hands, don't cough on people) and older more at risk population needs to hunker down.

[mkjeeves]

A scuba mask and a hazmat suit "can have some effectiveness" -- Have at it. I'm sure there's a DIY on Pinterest for that.

Here's one from a hospital: https://deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

One of many on the subject I've seen recently.

[BBatesokc]

I'm loving this guy right now..... Naftali Bennett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGl1YydafxY

[BBatesokc]

Here's one from a hospital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

One of many on the subject I've seen recently.

LOL. That's gonna keep what virus out of your system? This is called keeping the population busy and thinking they are actually doing something productive instead of freaking out even more.

You got some snazzy eye protection you're gonna wear too? Everyone keeps ignoring that transmission site.

[mkjeeves]

LOL. That's gonna keep what virus out of your system? This is called keeping the population busy and thinking they are actually doing something productive instead of freaking out even more.

You got some snazzy eye protection you're gonna wear too? Everyone keeps ignoring that transmission site.

"Everyone" includes you apparently but not really everyone else. Pick your level of care for yourself and others, become a superinfector if you please, or somewhere in between. it's a free country.

[BoulderSooner]

How about everyone who is healthy and under 70 assume you may be infected (wash your hands, don't cough on people) and older more at risk population needs to hunker down.

the tide is starting to quickly shift this way

[Teo9969]

I'm loving this guy right now..... Naftali Bennett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGl1YydafxY

Can't really disagree with that.

If we do a national lockdown, I'd say we should give it 5-10 days before we release everyone from 20 to 35 "into the wild". 5 days later add in the teenagers and those up to 50. 10 days later, add in the rest of the kids and everyone up to 55. At that point, make sure the health system is ready and that things are progressing as we'd think they should. If it's 5 days or 35 days, wait until we feel like we've got a good handle and then release the rest of the ages gradually.