Positive news about Corona Virus Updates

[domalino]

Without sounding stupid,how can the guess people with the virus having mild symptoms
& then infect others but with mild symptoms

There's something called viral load, which is the amount of virus in you at a given point. People with mild symptoms have a low viral load, so they give off low amounts of virus. If you get infected by them you get a really low dose, and then your body can get on top of it and fight it easily - so you have a mild version.

If you are really sick, you have a massive viral load, and you give out big doses of virus, which means if you get infected by them your body has a much bigger fight and can get overwhelmed which makes you have a severe case.

 

[kippax4ever]

There's something called viral load, which is the amount of virus in you at a given point. People with mild symptoms have a low viral load, so they give off low amounts of virus. If you get infected by them you get a really low dose, and then your body can get on top of it and fight it easily - so you have a mild version.

If you are really sick, you have a massive viral load, and you give out big doses of virus, which means if you get infected by them your body has a much bigger fight and can get overwhelmed which makes you have a severe case.

Ok thanks for the explanation mate..

 

[twosips]

There's something called viral load, which is the amount of virus in you at a given point. People with mild symptoms have a low viral load, so they give off low amounts of virus. If you get infected by them you get a really low dose, and then your body can get on top of it and fight it easily - so you have a mild version.

If you are really sick, you have a massive viral load, and you give out big doses of virus, which means if you get infected by them your body has a much bigger fight and can get overwhelmed which makes you have a severe case.

Any articles about this anywhere? Would love to read some info. Is it right to suggest the level of immunity afterwards is the same regardless of the load?

This article contradicts that theory mate to varying degrees.

https://www.newscientist.com/articl...-load-or-infectious-dose-make-covid-19-worse/

 

[domalino]

Any articles about this anywhere? Would love to read some info. Is it right to suggest the level of immunity afterwards is the same regardless of the load?

This article contradicts that theory mate to varying degrees.

https://www.newscientist.com/articl...-load-or-infectious-dose-make-covid-19-worse/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-.../viral-load-many-health-workers-getting-sick/

 

[BlueHammer85]

Today's daily figures for the number of new cases, deaths and tests virtually mirror those released yesterday.

At this stage, when we are on an upwards trajectory, the fact there have not been significant increases in terms of cases and deaths can perhaps be interpreted as a good sign.

But what is more important is the trend over a few days – not 24 hours in isolation.

Any improvement will be seen in the number of new cases first.

They were hovering around the 2,500 to 3,000 mark in the five days up to yesterday.

Then the number of new cases jumped to over 4,300, which has nearly been matched today.

There will be hope this is where it plateaus, before dropping down.’

 

[twosips]

 

[BlueHammer85]

In Italy encouraging is the rate of new infections. The number of people currently infected rose by just 3.1% today. These increases have been fairly steady all week, a sign that the situation is starting to stabilise. The number of people in intensive care is stabilising too: only 18 more people than yesterday.

Earlier this week, the government announced that Italy had reached the peak of this epidemic, but warned that this was not the summit, but rather the start of a plateau. Today’s figures seem proof of this.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Today's daily figures for the number of new cases, deaths and tests virtually mirror those released yesterday.

At this stage, when we are on an upwards trajectory, the fact there have not been significant increases in terms of cases and deaths can perhaps be interpreted as a good sign.

But what is more important is the trend over a few days – not 24 hours in isolation.

Any improvement will be seen in the number of new cases first.

They were hovering around the 2,500 to 3,000 mark in the five days up to yesterday.

Then the number of new cases jumped to over 4,300, which has nearly been matched today.

There will be hope this is where it plateaus, before dropping down.’

disproportionate as it coincides with the first self isolation period

Let’s analyse the next 2 weeks first!

 

[domalino]

Things might not be quite as bad as we thought -


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20..._source=LI&li_medium=li-recommendation-widget

No proof coronavirus can be spread while shopping, says leading German virologist
Initial findings suggest virus may be less easily transmitted than thought



In his research, Prof Streeck said the home of an infected family his team visited "did not have any live virus on any surface" including on phones, door knobs or even the pet cat's fur.

He told German TV "there are no proven infections while shopping or at the hairdresser" and that Germany's "patient zero" only infected her colleagues and not other guests or diners at the hotel where she was staying.

"The virus spreads in other places: the party in Ischgl, the club in Berlin, the football game in Bergamo," he said.

"We know it's not a smear infection that is transmitted by touching objects, but that close dancing and exuberant celebrations have led to infections."



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That would mean at the very least, we could lift a lot of restrictions after the first lockdown without a big secondary explosion.

 

[meltonblue]

Things might not be quite as bad as we thought -


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20..._source=LI&li_medium=li-recommendation-widget

No proof coronavirus can be spread while shopping, says leading German virologist
Initial findings suggest virus may be less easily transmitted than thought



In his research, Prof Streeck said the home of an infected family his team visited "did not have any live virus on any surface" including on phones, door knobs or even the pet cat's fur.

He told German TV "there are no proven infections while shopping or at the hairdresser" and that Germany's "patient zero" only infected her colleagues and not other guests or diners at the hotel where she was staying.

"The virus spreads in other places: the party in Ischgl, the club in Berlin, the football game in Bergamo," he said.

"We know it's not a smear infection that is transmitted by touching objects, but that close dancing and exuberant celebrations have led to infections."



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That would mean at the very least, we could lift a lot of restrictions after the first lockdown without a big secondary explosion.

The biggest risk to me with supermarkets has never been it being on surfaces or trolleys, more that its the amount of people all in one place. If it was spreading easily through surfaces, it would have a much much higher contagion rate than it does. I think you have to be very very unlucky to catch it that way, especially if people are also washing their hands more often.