With my health deteriorating if I get it, I'm a statistic and will not survive.
While I'm really not too worried about it, I did read this today...
http://www.accuweather.com/en/health-wellness/whats-the-latest-on-coronavirus/691967
Highlights:
Coronavirus, officially recognized as COVID-19, took less than three months to travel around the world. After surfacing in late 2019, the virus has spread to more than 50 countries and claimed thousands of lives.
After weeks of slowly spreading around the United States, the first American fatality from the virus occurred outside Seattle, Washington, in King County just before the calendar flipped to March. As of Friday, 15 deaths were blamed on the COVID-19 in the U.S., 11 in Washington state and one in California.
While the World Health Organization (WHO) has avoided deeming the virus a pandemic, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "This virus has pandemic potential."
"Three things the virus does not like: 1. Sunlight, 2. Temperature and 3. Humidity," Nicholls said in remarks that were leaked on social media. "The virus can remain intact at 4 degrees Celsius (39 degrees Fahrenheit) or 10 degrees C (50 F)...But at 30 degrees C (86 degrees F) then you get inactivation."
March 9, 12:07 p.m.
Officials in Dublin, Ireland announced that their annual Saint Patrick's Day parade has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.
The second-largest parade, located in Cork, has also been cancelled, CNN reports.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, Ireland has 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
March 9, 11:43 a.m.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that New York would begin distributing state made hand sanitizer to state corporations like the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). In announcing the product, Cuomo also addressed major sellers such as Purell, Amazon and eBay in accusing the the companies of price gouging.
“We’re hearing from local governments that acquiring hand sanitizer has been a real problem,” Gov. Cuomo said on Twitter. “NYS will immediately begin producing hand sanitizer ourselves – 100,000 gallons per week. We’ll provide it to government agencies, schools, the MTA, prisons, & others. #COVID19”
“Also to Purell and Mr. Amazon and Mr. eBay, if you continue the price gouging, we will introduce our product, which is superior to your product,” he said. “And you don’t even have the floral bouquet [smell].”
March 9, 11:24 a.m.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a news release on Monday that said they have issued warnings to seven companies that have been selling "fraudulent" COVID-19 products that claim to be able to treat or cure the virus. There is no current drug or vaccination for COVID-19 approved by either the FTC or FDA.
"These products are unapproved drugs that pose significant risks to patient health and violate federal law," they said in the release.
The FDA and FTC said using these products instead of receiving medical treatment can lead to serious harm that could potentially become life-threatening.
March 9, 11:08 a.m.
There are now 100 countries and territories that have confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to a situation report released by The World Health Organization (WHO).
The WHO also says that in the past 24 hours, eight new countries or territories have confirmed their first cases, including Bulgaria and Costa Rica.
March 9, 9:49 a.m.
A sharp decline on Wall Street brought about a temporary halt to trading. The automatic halt was triggered by a 7 percent decline in the S&P 500 from the previous day’s close, leading to a 15 minute pause.
International markets have also seen Monday plunges as markets in Frankfurt and London are down 8 percent.
March 9, 6:56 a.m.
Here are the updated COVID-19 global numbers on Monday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Total confirmed cases: 111,224
Total deaths: 3,892
Total recovered: 62,369
March 9, 5:48 a.m.
The BNP Paribas Open, a tennis tournament set to be held in Indian Wells, California, has been canceled, making it the first major sporting event in the U.S. to be called off due to the coronavirus.
March 8, 8:03 p.m.
Eight U.S. states have declared a state of emergency in response to confirmed coronavirus cases as of Sunday evening.
Washington state, Florida and California were among the first to declare a state of emergency after confirming the the only fatalities in the U.S. There have been at least 21 deaths from the coronavirus in the nation, most of which have been from Washington.
Kentucky, New York, Maryland, Utah and Oregon followed suit in declaring a state of emergency, respectively, within the past few days.
March 8, 7:37 p.m.
Here is the updated COVID-19 data provided by researchers from Johns Hopkins University:
Total confirmed cases: 109,835
Total deaths: 3,803
Total recovered: 60,695
The global fatality rate has consistently stayed around 3.4 percent.
March 8, 5:22 p.m.
Massachusetts has confirmed 15 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the state total to 28, according to the state Department of Health.
Five of the newly confirmed cases were located in Boston, bringing the amount of cases in the city to eight. According to the Boston Public Health Commission, “there is now evidence of community transmission.”
None of the cases in Boston required hospitalization and are currently self-isolating.