Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[casportpony]

My county:

Total Confirmed Cases	Hospitalized	Deaths	International Travel Associated	Close Contacts of Known Cases	Presumed Community Transmission
155	56	4	18	38	70

 

[casportpony]

If I lose my chickens to viral respratory infections, can I still visit all of you here on BYC? I have lost three so far, and two more show signs. Yes, really!

So sorry. are you going to take them to the lab?

 

[Brahmachicken240]

If I lose my chickens to viral respratory infections, can I still visit all of you here on BYC? I have lost three so far, and two more show signs. Yes, really!

Oh no! Sorry for your losses
I hope the others get better.
Of course you can!

 

[featherhead007]

I'm trying hard not to be sad about my losses.

 

[casportpony]

I'm trying hard not to be sad about my losses.

I think you need to find out what bacteria or virus it is.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

The Irish PM believes there will be 15,000 or more cases by the end of the month...

 

[featherhead007]

@casportpony. No more taking them to the Tulare lab. Same symptoms as the first one, That I did take. Lab staff did warn me this may happen, so I'm not so surprized anymore. Next door neighbor has sick birds too.

 

[MROO]

I agree. My daughter can't get tested until/unless she has "more severe" symptoms. Fever and severely sore throat are the current symptoms. What more are Drs waiting for? Same case for an employee of my husband. Have tightness in chest and difficulty breathing. Dr sent him home unless it grows worse. That was yesterday. I have to wonder just how many virus cases there really are.

There are a LOT more cases than we know, but it's not because doctors and hospitals aren't testing. According to a family member who manages an outpatient office in a local hospital, that's how the coronavirus initially presents. In most people, that's as far as it goes and they recover. The tests are hard to come by, right now, so they try to use them on the extremely ill and to identify cases in areas where they haven't seen it, yet. Like the flu, there's not a whole lot doctors can do beyond treating symptoms and resting - and that's what the self-quarantine and shutdowns are supposed to do.
Personally, I'm okay with that! You couldn't pay me enough to get me to set foot in a hospital or urgent care facility, right now. I wouldn't even accept a house call ... who knows what the doctor's been exposed to?

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Today we walked past a man in a kilt at the grocery store and D asked me in a bit of a haze; "Is today Ireland?". XD

And so we went to mc donalds and got shamrock shakes and some fries.

This is what our bread aisle looks like;

I had D snap me a picture.

Similar situations at some canned goods, cleaning products, tp, flour, and a few other places.

 

[BDutch]

I agree. My daughter can't get tested until/unless she has "more severe" symptoms. Fever and severely sore throat are the current symptoms. What more are Drs waiting for? Same case for an employee of my husband. Have tightness in chest and difficulty breathing. Dr sent him home unless it grows worse. That was yesterday. I have to wonder just how many virus cases there really are.

@CraftyHen please give you're daughter a lot to drink. This is the first thing she needs. Most people get better after a few days or maybe a week ,
But if she gets respiratory problems or pains from her lungs don't hesitate to call the hospital for emergency intake.