How bad is it if you get it? Well....

[Susie Cougar]

What bothers me most about this story is that he never believed it was a serious threat. So how many people did he come in contact with between March 14 and March 27 when he was finally diagnosed?

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Susie Cougar

What bothers me most about this story is that he never believed it was a serious threat. So how many people did he come in contact with between March 14 and March 27 when he was finally diagnosed?

You see, it's the style of "The Bubble" to personalize an issue. This is the story of one victim. But whose stories have been left untold?

Many more people were exposed to COVID-19 by blanket invitations to crowd the several "Chinatowns" in the US.

A New York Governor, a NYC mayor, Speaker of the House, all invited crowding three weeks after the US stopped flights from China.

Would we find hundreds of untold horror stories in the New York Times of San Franciscoans beckoned to their demise by Nancy? (I couldn't find a single one, and references like the following are scarce.)
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...atown/2240247/

Originally Posted by 8gv

"Elderly"?

"Life experienced."

"Seasoned Citizen".

How many of these friends are New Hamphireites?

I ask, because the biggest "hotspot" is a huge blob located between Boston and Washington.

("BOSNY-WASH Corridor").

[MeredithMan]

3 examples from my world:

My daughter is an RN at Concord Hospital. One of her co-workers--another mid 20's RN--"didn't feel right". Took her own temp...slight fever..99+. Decided since she is in healthcare, she should get tested. She had it. Quarantined at home for 2 weeks. Got re-tested and was clear. She told my daughter that other than feeling a little off for 1 day, she felt fine.

My in-laws, both almost 87, live at an assisted living facility in NH. They tested positive two weeks ago. Neither has had a single symptom and tell us daily that they "feel fine". Both of them are in very good health, other than some mild dementia.

It is a very strange illness in that you can have 3 people like my in-laws and my daughter's co-worker who go through it without issue, and other folks are on death's door.

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by MeredithMan

3 examples from my world:

My daughter is an RN at Concord Hospital. One of her co-workers--another mid 20's RN--"didn't feel right". Took her own temp...slight fever..99+. Decided since she is in healthcare, she should get tested. She had it. Quarantined at home for 2 weeks. Got re-tested and was clear. She told my daughter that other than feeling a little off for 1 day, she felt fine.

My in-laws, both almost 87, live at an assisted living facility in NH. They tested positive two weeks ago. Neither has had a single symptom and tell us daily that they "feel fine". Both of them are in very good health, other than some mild dementia.

It is a very strange illness in that you can have 3 people like my in-laws and my daughter's co-worker who go through it without issue, and other folks are on death's door.

The “key” factor in most Chinese virus deaths are caused by pre-exsiting health conditions (talked about ad nauseum) and not the virus itself. Sounds simple to me...

[8gv]

Regarding the two old guys...

Could the tests be giving false positives?

[MeredithMan]

Originally Posted by 8gv

Regarding the two old guys...

Could the tests be giving false positives?

Don't know about the test being false positive. Our focus was just on making sure they didn't end up circling the drain, due to their age.

My mother-in-law wouldn't be thrilled at being called "an old guy".

However, it reminds me of a funny story. My in-laws were living in MA when gay marriage became legal there a number of years ago. We visited them shortly after gay marriage became legal. At one point during the visit, (when my mother in law was not in the room), my father in law said to my wife and me, "Now that gay marriage is legal in Mass, when your mother dies, I'm marrying a guy, 'cause then I won't get BITCHED at anymore...!!!"

True story!

[Mr. V]

I've only talked to one person who had it: a chunky but basically fit 45 or so white collar professional male.

He said he was sick as a dog and confined to bed for about three weeks, and it took three weeks more to feel close to normal again.

[8gv]

Tell Mom I apologize.

Some how I read that as two uncles.

I guess I need to go get my temperature checked...