- Coronavirus Tech Handbook - provides a space for technologists, civic organisations, public & private institutions, researchers and specialists of all kinds to collaborate on a rapid and sophisticated response to the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent impacts. It is a quickly evolving resource with thousands of active expert contributors.
- FireMountain - links for information
- Flight Info - The flights have been found to have a passenger confirmed to have COVID-19.
- HealthLinkBC - Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) also known as 2019-nCov, originated from Wuhan, China, but has spread to a number of countries including to Canada. The risk to British Columbians remains low.
- COVID-19 projects looking for volunteers - These projects were posted by the community. Volunteer yourself or create a new one.
- FluTrackers - tracking Infectious Diseases since 2006
- Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
- Johns Hopkins University (JHU) - better link to the map
- WorldOMeter - COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak
- The Prepared - If you’re worried about the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus outbreak or feel unprepared, this guide is for you. Experts explain what you should do to get ready, how to protect yourself, what researchers believe are the likely scenarios going forward, and the latest fact-checked news.
- Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team - Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand - Here we present the results of epidemiological modelling which has informed policy making in the UK and other countries in recent weeks. In the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine, we assess the potential role of a number of public health measures –so-called non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) – aimed at reducing contact rates in the population and thereby reducing transmission of the virus.
- Italian town's experiment leads to no new coronavirus cases in almost a week - Vò, a town of 3,300 just outside Venice, was part of an experiment that involved aggressive testing and quarantine measures. Every single resident was tested for coronavirus in late February when Northern Italy was first rocked by the outbreak, and three percent of inhabitants were found to be carrying the virus.
- TRSA - COVID-19 resources webpage for TRSA members in the linen, uniform and facility services industry.
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Preparedness planning is essential in order to respond effectively to outbreaks and epidemics. Sharing and aligning activities at European and international level in the area of public health emergency preparedness adds value to the efforts of single countries to strengthen their capacities and ensure coordinated and effective support when faced with cross-border health threats.
- Persistent Defenses Against the Wuhan Virus - by Howard Philip - Presented here for your consideration is a set of simple self-help measures you can implement to dramatically improve your chances of avoiding the deadly Wuhan virus, ranging from behavioral adjustments to the application of readily available materials and chemicals - real or fake?
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Coronavirus Resource Center - We have created this resource center where individuals, businesses, and non-profits can find out what’s available to them at the federal, state, and city level. This hub will be regularly updated to connect our communities with the necessary resources.
- GitHub repo for Wall Street Bets as they analyze the failures resulting from the virus.
- Genomic epidemiology of novel coronavirus - provides regular updates of virus evolution
- Coronavirus: Guidance for Better Mental Health - Self-care is vital, and it’s also important to try and reduce the stress for ourselves and others around us.
Wednesday, March 18. 2020
Covid19 Notes
Most basic protection:
Wash your hands often with soap and water, for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
Deadly Viruses Are No Match For Plain, Old Soap — Here’s Why - Soap works better than alcohol and disinfectants at destroying the structure of viruses - Soap dissolves the fat membrane, and the virus falls apart like a house of cards and “dies,” or rather, it becomes inactive as viruses aren’t really alive. Viruses can be active outside the body for hours, even days.
Disinfectants or liquids, wipes, gels and creams containing alcohol (and soap) have a similar effect but are not as good as regular soap. Apart from alcohol and soap, antibacterial agents in those products don’t affect the virus structure much. Consequently, many antibacterial products are basically just an expensive version of soap in how they act on viruses. Soap is the best, but alcohol wipes are good when soap is not practical or handy, for example in office reception areas.
The basis for the "sheltering in place":
By slowing the spread of the virus, which includes potential spreaders who came from high risk countries like Italy, China, South Korea and Iran, buys healthcare officials time to “flatten the curve”. It keeps hospitals from being overwhelmed, which is what is happening now in Italy as cases rise. Italy still seems to be fine with ICU bed capacity at hospitals for the time being, though this depends on the hospital. -- China And South Korea Models Seem Like Only Way To Contain COVID-19
Supplements
- Quercetin Supplements Review named Quercetin Dihydrate as a top source of Quercetin, as Quercetin has anti-viral properties. Parsley is a good natural source of Quercetin.
Be aware of:
- COVID-19 Spear Phishing eMails Used to Spread Malware
- Malicious COVID-19 Android App is Ransomware
- Dec. 10: Wei Guixian, one of the earliest known coronavirus patients, starts feeling ill.
- Dec. 16: Patient admitted to Wuhan Central Hospital with an infection in both lungs but resistant to anti-flu drugs. Staff later learned he worked at a wildlife market connected to the outbreak.
- Dec. 30: Ai Fen, a top director at Wuhan Central Hospital, posts information on WeChat about the new virus. She was reprimanded for doing so and told not to spread information about it.
- Dec. 31: China tells the World Health Organization’s China office about the cases of an unknown illness.
- Jan. 1: Wuhan Public Security Bureau brings in for questioning eight doctors who had posted information about the illness on WeChat. . 2: Chinese researchers map the new coronavirus' complete genetic information. This information is not made public until Jan. 9.
- Jan. 7: Xi Jinping becomes involved in the response.
- Jan. 11–17: Important prescheduled CCP meeting held in Wuhan. During that time, Wuhan health commission insists there are no new cases.
- Jan. 13: First coronavirus case reported in Thailand, the first known case outside China.
- Jan. 15: The patient who becomes the first confirmed U.S. case leaves Wuhan and arrives in the U. S., carrying the coronavirus.
- Jan. 18: Annual Wuhan lunar new year banquet. Tens of thousands of people gathered for a potluck.
- Jan. 19: Beijing sends epidemiologists to Wuhan.
- Jan. 20: The first case announced in South Korea. Zhong Nanshan, a top Chinese doctor who is helping to coordinate the coronavirus response, announces the virus can be passed between people.
- Jan. 21: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms first coronavirus case in the United States. China's top political commission in charge of law and order warns that “anyone who deliberately delays and hides the reporting of [virus] cases out of his or her own self-interest will be nailed on the pillar of shame for eternity."
- Jan. 23: Wuhan and three other cities are put on lockdown. Right around this time, approximately 5 million people leave the city without being screened for the illness.
- Jan. 24–30: China celebrates the Lunar New Year holiday. Hundreds of millions of people are in transit around the country as they visit relatives.
- Jan. 24: China extends the lockdown to cover 36 million people and starts to rapidly build a new hospital in Wuhan. From this point, very strict measures continue to be implemented around the country for the rest of the epidemic
The bottom line: China is now widely claiming that its actions to combat the coronavirus bought the world time to prepare. In January, the opposite was true.
2021/09/27 - Covid19 – The Spartacus Letter