Coronavirus (COVID-19): We Want to Hear from You

[tnbutterfly - Mary]

The Coronavirus/COVID-19 has been all over the news since its appearance in Wuhan, China in December. Eleven cities in China have been locked down and travel restrictions imposed on tens of millions of people in an attempt to contain the spread of the deadly virus with reports of more than 900 confirmed cases of infection and more than 2 dozen reported deaths. Infections have been confirmed in South Korea, Japan, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and now this deadly virus has now made its appearance in the United States. Two confirmed cases have been identified - one in Washington on January 21 and another in Chicago today. Health officials have reported 63 people from 22 states are under observation for the virus.

We want to keep you up-to-date on the latest news. We need your help. Are you in an area where the Coronavirus/COVID-19 has been identified or where people are under observation for possible infection? We want to hear your story.

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[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

1 hour ago, hannahgb said:

Hello--we as suppository knowledgeable people need to get a handle on this "crisis" the media is having a field day and spreading terror--is this any different than the SARS, Ebola, H1N1, that we lived through--spreading terror does no good--I know you all will chastise me, but I can't and won't live in fear of the people around me or what "might" happen

OMG, I just can't....??

[SummitRN, BSN, RN]

1 hour ago, hannahgb said:

Hello--we as suppository knowledgeable people need to get a handle on this "crisis" the media is having a field day and spreading terror

Yes, I recommend lube

[2BS Nurse, BSN]

On 2/4/2020 at 11:56 AM, NurseSpeedy said:

One big problem is people will NOT stay home when they are sick-they just go out and share everything and to hell with whoever they pass it along to during the process. Common sense and common curtesy seem to be limited these days.

Exactly! I just took care of a teenage patient. Influenza A positive and he had just come from the grocery store with his smock on. Most of our patients are walking in from work with fevers. They took a Tylenol or ibuprofen that morning and went to work or school. Our society values productivity over health!

[2BS Nurse, BSN]

On 2/8/2020 at 3:07 PM, hannahgb said:

Hello--we as suppository knowledgeable people need to get a handle on this "crisis" the media is having a field day and spreading terror--is this any different than the SARS, Ebola, H1N1, that we lived through--spreading terror does no good--I know you all will chastise me, but I can't and won't live in fear of the people around me or what "might" happen

I am not "living in fear of the people around me", but I do have the right to PPE access at work (for influenza, coronavirus or anything else). Also, having a dialogue on this site is not "spreading terror".

[Walti, LPN, LVN, RN, EMT-I]

Sadly I agree. Even more sadly I used to work for a hospital that required a sick note from an MD if you called in sick. I also got dinged from them for getting to work late. I'd stopped to help a victim of a roll over on the interstate on my way in. I was working ER at the time and had the guy as a patient when he got to the hospital.

[2BS Nurse, BSN]

Li Wenliang was only 33 years old when he died. Now 51 year old Wuhan hospital director and neurosurgeon Li Zhiming has passed away from coronavirus. "On Tuesday, state media reported that doctors and nurses who die while trying to contain the outbreak will officially be designated as "martyrs" (CNN). I can't help but wonder if they actually died of the virus or were made martyrs by the Chinese govt.

[SummitRN, BSN, RN]

Here is my summary of this morning's London Imperial College / World Economic Forum briefing:

• Estimates a massive underreporting/underrecognition of sub-severe cases by a factor of 10x in China
• Therefore CFR is likely around 1% and R0 is ~2.6 similar to early 20th century paninfluenzas
• It is probably too late for containment with global pandemic being the most likely eventuality
• Public health measures may be successful in slowing the spread to prevent overwhelming economic and health infrastructure, but it is too early to tell

[hannahgb]

Bad me but tired of minute by minute stories about the virus

[hannahgb]

@2BS Nurse We never get any back stories on these deaths--previous medical conditions--ages etc--important info otherwise just sensational headlines

[2BS Nurse, BSN]

On 2/18/2020 at 2:03 PM, hannahgb said:

@2BS Nurse We never get any back stories on these deaths--previous medical conditions--ages etc--important info otherwise just sensational headlines

It's the young ages that are a red flag:

A 29-year-old respiratory doctor in Wuhan, the city at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak in China, died on Thursday night after being infected by the virus, according to an announcement from the hospital where he worked. It was the latest in a string of deaths among health care providers working to contain the outbreak.

The doctor, Peng Yinhua, was also among the youngest of the publicly announced victims of the virus, which has largely killed older men with underlying health conditions (NYT).

[Walti, LPN, LVN, RN, EMT-I]

Sad to hear about the healthcare workers. Nobody really considers the risk of being in the field. I don't know how many times I've had folks cough directly into my face. Glad to be retired. It is kind of weird though, I don't miss being a nurse except for when I miss being a nurse.

I'm wondering though if anybody is hearing about gag orders for talking about Covid-19 in the workplace. Seems like this would be walking a line between HIPA and freedom of speech. Thoughts anyone?

[SummitRN, BSN, RN]

1 hour ago, Walti said:

I'm wondering though if anybody is hearing about gag orders for talking about Covid-19 in the workplace. Seems like this would be walking a line between HIPA and freedom of speech. Thoughts anyone?

Huh? Can you give an example or clarify?