‘MENACING REALITY’: If people who appear healthy can transmit the virus, it may be impossible to contain. “It can be a killer and then 40% of people don’t even know they have it,” said Dr. @EricTopol. “We have to get out of the denial mode.” #covid19 apnews.com/33ce920720ee71…
2) The coronavirus can mass produce tens of thousands of copies of itself in a single day. Virus levels skyrocket before the first cough, if one ever arrives. And astonishing to scientists, ~ 4 in 10 infected people don’t ever have symptoms.
3) “For control, to actually keep the virus from coming back, we’re going to have to deal with this issue,” said Rein Houben, a disease tracker at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
4) Travelers with no coughs can slip past airport screens. Workers without fevers won’t be caught by temperature checks. People who don’t feel tired and achy will attend business meetings.
And outbreaks could begin anew.
And outbreaks could begin anew.
5) Between Jan. 21-Feb. 8, they found several cases where the person who brought the virus home didn’t develop symptoms until after infecting a family member. EG. In Chinese city w/ few cases, woman got sick after husband returned from other city. He didn’t get sick until later.
6) “When we looked at the data, we said, ‘Oh no, this can’t be true,’” Meyers said. “It was shocking.”
Finding >50 such cases, Meyers immediately shared analysis w/ @CDCgov—on Feb. 20 at precisely 1:18 a.m., according to records. CDC responded a few hours later with questions.
Finding >50 such cases, Meyers immediately shared analysis w/ @CDCgov—on Feb. 20 at precisely 1:18 a.m., according to records. CDC responded a few hours later with questions.
7) BOTTOMLINE: with 40% pre/asymptomatic, and with CDC notified on Feb 20th, we should have immediately implemented masks rules in late Feb, early March if we took the precautionary principle. Failure to act in face of new information is failure to lead/respond properly.
8) For the record, the “‘MENACING REALITY’: If people who appear healthy can transmit the virus, it may be impossible to contain” phrases where article descriptions used by @AP writers. I do think we can still contain and limit it’s spread. It is NOT impossible.
9) Here was AP’s quotes. We should say “hard to contain” technically.
