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What cities are safest and least safest from Coronavirus? It’s best to stay home to avoid getting infected.
If one looks at Africa, they barely have any cases.
I believe warmer climates are safe from Coronavirus. So I believe New Mexico is the safest state from Coronavirus due to a very small East Asian population and warm climate.
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COVID-19 can be transmitted airborne. So the safest place is nowhere. Unless you live in a fully sealed vault, with purely purified air, you will be exposed. Even in the comfort of your home, you'll still get air coming in from outside, so that's not even safe.
And the reason why there are no reported cases in Africa is because the reporting infrastructure in Africa isn't quite as developed as it is elsewhere in the world.
Last edited by Bubb Rubb; 03-03-2020 at 03:06 PM..
All of the coronavirus related deaths in the United States are contained to Greater Seattle and the state of Washington so far. Don't expect the containment of those deaths to hold up to just one place for long because it's bound to spread. That'll eventually change as COVID-19 increases its presence in the United States and other places show worsening effects and/or loss of life inevitably becomes a reality in other states too. However, up to right now, Washington state can be viewed as a sort of ground zero for this in the United States, especially with it containing all COVID-19 related deaths there. There are 31 cases there, that's second among all states. All of the additional cases between yesterday to right now in the United States have been in the state of Washington with the exception of three (two in Georgia and one in California). By next week you'll see COVID-19 cases and deaths become more widespread throughout the United States.
Coronavirus is spreading rapidly now. It has intensified. Now there are over 800 new cases in South Korea and Iran each day, last week it was less than triple digits. The information for China will be released in 5 more hours for new cases today, which is likely expected to be over 500 new cases as well. In the United States, COVID-19 was spreading with new cases in the single digits all the way until last Friday, then it turned into double-digit daily increases, and in another week or two it'll become triple-digit increases if you use some of the other countries in the world as a harbinger of things to come.
The actual virus itself isn't anything particularly lethal. The groups at the highest risk of dying from COVID-19 are the elderly due to the weakened state of their immune system. That can somewhat be negated by getting immediate medical care and treatment and following basic hygienic code. Something like Ebola was 100X worse and truly made people suffer in every way but the transmission was also harder for it (that transmitted from bodily fluid). COVID-19 is a suped-up respiratory infection/suped-up common cold. However the fear and perception of danger are beginning to take a massive toll on the world economy. In addition to the $3.6 Trillion shed by Wall Street last week due to COVID-19, several events, summits, gatherings, and conferences are being canceled left and right. Additionally many companies like Twitter and others are telling people to work from home. This will also stunt the population growth and international tourism for 2020 due to the travel restrictions and massive slowdown, not just the United States but various points around the world.
Worse than the actual virus itself is the effect it's having on the economy. Several folds worse. There are 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the world every 8 hours now, that's 4 hours shorter than it was just yesterday. These data points and figures are causing countries, companies, and industries worldwide a massive sense of unease and they're all reacting to it in a state of panic. For world economic markets, it is pure chaos. "Made in China" isn't just a tag-line but a referendum on how huge China is to global manufacturing and trade and with tens of thousands of Chinese workers unable to go to work, you're seeing the ripple effect for it worldwide. You can also add Italy, South Korea, and Iran to the fray as well now as those three countries are increasingly pretty affected too. I'm not so sure that I would go as far as to suggest a global recession from COVID-19 but there is no doubt that this year will be a definite slowdown economically worldwide.
Last edited by Trafalgar Law; 03-03-2020 at 05:07 PM..
The economic dangers come the fact that China is just so damn big and such a big world manufacturing center. With so many of its factories shut down, lots of U.S. companies and retailers have seen supply chains disrupted and inventory threatened. At the same time, consumers here may end up spending less, traveling less, and for some folks, even working less. This will also depress the economy.
How bad it gets will just depend on the ultimate scope of the diseases spread, and no can yet say for sure what that will be. For sure the effects will be worse in some localities than others. But I wouldn’t put money on any place being immune.
COVID-19 can be transmitted airborne. So the safest place is nowhere. Unless you live in a fully sealed vault, with purely purified air, you will be exposed. Even in the comfort of your home, you'll still get air coming in from outside, so that's not even safe.
And the reason why there are no reported cases in Africa is because the reporting infrastructure in Africa isn't quite as developed as it is elsewhere in the world.
Thats not true on either front. Viruses dont blow around in the wind for long distances. When an infect person coughs, sneezes, or spits the virus can travel 3-5 feet in the infected secretion. If you simply sit in your home and never leave or spent time with infected people, the odds of you getting the virus are virtually zero.
As far as Africa is concerned, one reason its not spreading right now has to do with climate. If you look at a list of where the virus is making its biggest dent the climates are typically cold and dry this time of year. There are reported cases in warm countries like Thailand and Singapore but thats unavoidable given the close ties those countries have with China. However, it is going to be much harder for the virus to spread in places like that as opposed to South Korea because they are more warm and humid.
[quote=Trafalgar Law;57477575]The groups at the highest risk of dying from COVID-19 are either infants and young children or the elderly due to the weakened state of their immune system.
The first part of that statement isnt true. Literally no one under the age of 9 has died from COVID-19. In fact, its showing itself to be a non-existent threat to young children.
Thats not true on either front. Viruses dont blow around in the wind for long distances. When an infect person coughs, sneezes, or spits the virus can travel 3-5 feet in the infected secretion. If you simply sit in your home and never leave or spent time with infected people, the odds of you getting the virus are virtually zero.
There is more than one vector than human beings for most viruses. I'm assuming most homes are next to trees that have birds and other animals, a lot of whom not only sneeze, but carry bugs with them that could carry the virus.
Unless your home is sealed absolutely from the outside world, there's no 100% way you're going to be safe.
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As far as Africa is concerned, one reason its not spreading right now has to do with climate. If you look at a list of where the virus is making its biggest dent the climates are typically cold and dry this time of year. There are reported cases in warm countries like Thailand and Singapore but thats unavoidable given the close ties those countries have with China. However, it is going to be much harder for the virus to spread in places like that as opposed to South Korea because they are more warm and humid.
Maybe you're right, but lets be real - reporting on these kind of things from Africa is going to be difficult regardless, especially if people aren't necessarily testing for the virus. There's a reason why HIV statistics from out there are unreliable.
There is more than one vector than human beings for most viruses. I'm assuming most homes are next to trees that have birds and other animals, a lot of whom not only sneeze, but carry bugs with them that could carry the virus.
Unless your home is sealed absolutely from the outside world, there's no 100% way you're going to be safe.
Maybe you're right, but lets be real - reporting on these kind of things from Africa is going to be difficult regardless, especially if people aren't necessarily testing for the virus. There's a reason why HIV statistics from out there are unreliable.
Direct animal to human infection is pretty well impossible and has only happened a handful of times in history. Coronavirus is one of them but not at all in the way youre describing. When viruses have made that jump, its not from sneezing animals. Not even a little bit. Its been direct blood to blood contact. So if youre cutting up an infected animal and you cut yourself in the process, then yes youre very much at risk.
If a place like South Africa faces trouble with COVID-19, it will be in the July/August time frame.
The first part of that statement isnt true. Literally no one under the age of 9 has died from COVID-19. In fact, its showing itself to be a non-existent threat to young children.
I'll edit the infants and young children part out of my post, that way it doesn't stand as a contradiction to universal data. When the outbreak started and was in its infancy stage, the thought at the time was that it would affect the elderly and the infants the most since one group had a weakened immune system and the other had an underdeveloped one (or still developing one).
It appears now that we have a massive sample size that the initial theory has proven to be false with regard to infants and young children. It's leaving many to wonder and speculate as to why since coronaviruses in the past such as SARS and MERS had worse effects on young children than COVID-19 appears to have.
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