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My view might be affected by experience with family members that haven't been treated right in hospitals or nursing homes (being left dehydrated, bedsore etc.) and visiting has been crucial to oversee and report things. And that wasn't during a pandemic. So I think my worry actually goes to the...

Background immunity from previous corona infections? "According to Berlin-based virologist Christian Drosten, mild or symptom-free corona courses could be related to previous infections with cold coronaviruses. Referring to a study by a Charité colleague, the scientist confirmed on Friday in...

Thank you! The cross reaction with other cold related coronaviruses and the fact that you can't even rely on the manufacturer's data on sensitivity and specifity is unfortunate :/

Does anybody know how reliable the current antibody tests are? Or does that depend on the manufacturer?

What scares me about closed facilities is the potential lack of control about what's going on inside if overwhelmed/understaffed. Forcibly removing household members might also cause social disruptions when support for the measures is already fading.

Coronavirus: Hospital cuts COVID-19 death rates with 'black boxes' for sleep disorder "Medics fighting COVID-19 in a hospital in Cheshire seem to have cut mortality rates and improved the chances of a quick recovery from the virus by adapting breathing machines normally used for a sleeping...

A number of posts about quarantining, especially about how it might affect people with ME, have been moved from the Worldwide spread and control thread. I get why it's necessary to separate the infected from the not infected household members. The idea of taking people away from their...

Indoor transmission of SARS-CoV-2 "Results: Three hundred and eighteen outbreaks with three or more cases were identified, involving 1245 confirmed cases in 120 prefectural cities. We divided the venues in which the outbreaks occurred into six categories: homes, transport, food, entertainment...

Maybe our governments think people are more willing to wear a mask when they feel like it's on their own terms rather than mandatory. There already is rising backlash here against our lockdown and social distancing measures because so far we have been spared what has happened in other...

I feel like there's a huge lack of science journalism in this. I mean people that have actually studied both, science and how to communicate it, question and put into perspective the presented data. So often it seems like it's just political journalists interviewing experts. Or TV doctors.

Yes the German study was 9 cases, the other linked one from HongKong 94 cases (my post was written confusing, sorry).

How do you go about eye protection, do you use any? I've bought swimming googles but haven't dared to wear them yet. Or is eye protection unnecessary because without a N95 I'd inhale infectious aerosol anyway if the infected person isn't wearing any mask?

She might refer to the study on the very first Bavaria cluster by our main scientific adviser, Christian Drosten. "Shedding of viral RNA from sputum outlasted the end of symptoms. Seroconversion occurred after 6-12 days, but was not followed by a rapid decline of viral loads." [...] "Swabs...

Regarding spread and intersecting risk factors (poverty, age, ethnicity etc.) U.S. county-level characteristics to inform equitable COVID-19 response "The spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) across the United States confirms that not all Americans are equally at risk of infection...

What Covid does to the body "Does a dangerous, newly observed tendency to blood clotting transform some mild cases into life-threatening emergencies? Is an overzealous immune response behind the worst cases, suggesting treatment with immune-suppressing drugs could help? What explains the...

I don't know how "typical" Jena is, it's a university town (many students), doesn't have an airport and is also in Eastern Germany, that so far seems to have less cases than the very West and South. I hope they are collecting further data.

True, it hasn't been really studied and compared to previous numbers. But I think it serves as a first "experiment" for Germany on how to put the measure of mandatory mask wearing into place. As of now, it's only "strongly recommended" nationwide to wear one in public transportation and stores.

2 weeks ago, the city of Jena in Eastern Germany made wearing community masks mandatory. For 9 days they haven't had any new diagnosed infections. So far that's just a correlation and there have been other measures, too. But it shows that it's possible to make people go along with it. The...

I didn't know about the WTC victims! Didn't that cause a major backlash from Americans scientists? If he got away with this on such an emotional and traumatizing issue, I don't see why he wouldn't in post covid patiens.

This is very interesting. Our CDC is emphasizing cough & fever, too. Our biggest study from the town of Heinsberg reported loss of smell in two thirds of the cases though. When I got sick and called our hotline for advice they specifically asked me if I had this symptom (I didn't). So far...