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Really looking forward to this one!

Just came across this site. From the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/new-york You can pick any state. I just used NY since that’s where I live.

I can’t speak to the report being discussed. But Personally, I’ve found that a lot of state health websites lag a week or two behind in their data because they are only reporting the cases once they confirm them and that takes time (as it mentions on their websites). And county department’s of health are overwhelmed, which is slowing things down as well. augie - go to that website, scroll down just past the deaths over time, to where it shows demographics. Then click on the lab testing tab. notice how from May 1st till current there’s all those perforated dots? This is what it says about what those dots mean: Also, see this: Ive found this website to be pretty accurate. They use preliminary data and it seems to more accurately reflect the real time case numbers. I mean, I can’t say for 100% sure it’s accurate, but since I’ve been following it I haven’t noticed any big discrepancies. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I agree with both of you. I just don’t see how they can resume the season. All it takes is one player or coach or team employee getting sick to derail everything again. At this point just focus on next season (and even that is not a guarantee, at least starting on time anyway). It would be a logistical nightmare to try and complete this season.

I am seeing some misunderstanding already on this reopening in NY (not here, in real life). Not all of NYS is in phase one. Counties that meet the gating criteria can move into phase one starting May 15th. Check your local county to see if it meets the criteria. If you are unsure call your county executive or health department. And once we start opening, it’s going to be on us citizens to help monitor if businesses/employers are following guidelines. They can’t just reopen like normal. They have to follow phase 1 criteria. If you’re concerned they’re not, talk to your boss or the business owner/manager. If all else fails you can report them to the county or N.Y. labor. We have not beat this virus by any means. We’re going to have to be more vigilant than ever as we reopen, otherwise case numbers will spike and we’ll be back on lockdown. Nobody wants that.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/Health/health-news/doctors-keep-discovering-new-ways-the-coronavirus-attacks-the-body/ar-BB13SoPn Doctors keep discovering new ways the coronavirus attacks the body Man, this f’n virus is a monster.

https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/ahl-cancels-the-remainder-of-the-2019-20-season American Hockey League cancels the remainder of the 2019-20 season ‘The remainder of the AHL regular season and the Calder Cup Playoffs have been canceled due to the coronavirus’

https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/radiocom/fauci-nfl-team-would-need-to-shut-down-given-positive-tests Fauci: NFL Team Would Need to 'Shut Down' for Two Weeks Given Positive Player Tests

Anyone know what Bills players he’s referring to?

Just FYI though: According to Mark Poloncarz, Erie County doesn’t meet the 7 criteria yet. Here is Cuomo’s full press conference: And the full plan:

Don’t gather in crowds to view this! (and if you insist, at least wear a mask and social distance please).

Yeah, I mean, if we have to wear pants and a shirt to go into a store, what’s next? Asking us to wear masks while a pandemic ravages the country? Where will it end?! ?

You know, I’ve decided.... I will no longer stand by the tyranny of wearing clothes in public. Damn oppressive government, making me wear pants. Who wants to join me? ?

Thats actually a really interesting idea.

That’s a pretty cool idea! It seems like a way to actually safely watch with other Bills fans.

Next likely covid19 hotspot... full story - https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/stories/castle-rock-business-draws-crowd-against-public-health-orders,298725“

If they don’t allow fans in the stadium, they aren’t going to allow them to gather in crowds outside of the stadium either.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2012410 Observational Study of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19

Edit: The second is another retrospective study, this time from Italy of using an immune modulator, anakinra, which blocks IL-1, to treat covid-19 patients receiving non-invaisive ventilation outside the ICU. These were very sick patients who shoulda been in the ICU except, No Room link to article: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2665-9913(20)30127-2 72% of the patients improved, which is actually pretty big. Hopefully this is being assessed in a controlled study somewhere. The first is a controlled (but open label) study of not critically ill covid-19 patients from Hong Kong of a combination of 3 drugs: interferon B-1b, kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir - which is an HIV protease inhibitor) and ribavirin (which is an antiviral used to treat RSV, Hep C, and some hemorrhagic fever viruses). The control group got lopinavir/ritonavir because it had become the standard of care. There is a small controlled study saying it is not effective). https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31042-4/fulltext The primary endpoint was negative viral swab, but they also looked at SOFA score (sequential organ failure assessment) and time to symptom mitigation, and saw a difference. The authors diplomatically note that lopinavir/ritonavir has been shown to be "modestly active" and suggest a controlled study of interferon B-1b. The thing that struck me was that the 144 patients screened were 80% of the Hong Kong covid-19 patients during this time period Feb 10 to Mar 20! For being on China's doorstep, Hong Kong really "Kicked Butt and Took Names" when it came to managing covid-19.