Covid virus in phoenix (for sale, surgeon, doctor)

[DetroitN8V]

Originally Posted by exit2lef

Yes, and we’re being told not to touch the mask a lot or take it on and off repeatedly because doing so could actually increase risk. I’ve had a handful of online debates in other forums about the issue of customers wearing masks in restaurants, and after some evasion, it turns out the answer is usually along the lines of “Eating in a restaurant dining room is unsafe, so don’t do it.” In other words, some of the most ardent restrictionists are basically setting impossible expectations in order to shame people into not dining out even when it’s allowed.

Just because something is allowed doesn't mean it is smart. He was referring to wearing masks as you enter and exit, walking by other diners. That seems to be a smart mitigation effort in an otherwise higher-risk environment.

[DetroitN8V]

Originally Posted by fluffythewondercat

The KN95s are crap. No question about it. I bought a vacuum cleaner from an Amazon seller and she sent me a pack of KN95s to use as dust masks. I'm not even sure they're good for that.

Many of the major hospitals (Stanford and Mayo Clinic among them) have said they have an ample stock of PPE for the future. You're right: It IS a disgrace genuine N95s are being withheld from the general populace.

I can tell you where to get hand sanitizer.

Authentic KN95s are on-par with N95s. It's the counterfeit/fake ones that are the problem. Legit KN95s are still approved for use in healthcare settings.

[LBTRS]

1579 new cases in Arizona today. Highest in the nation so far today. Triple New Jersey.

I guess we didn't flatten the curve but simply delayed the curve.

[DetroitN8V]

Some have said that new cases are both those testing positive for the active virus and also those testing positive for the antibodies, but I can't find proof of that anywhere. Is that true?

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by DetroitN8V

Authentic KN95s are on-par with N95s. It's the counterfeit/fake ones that are the problem. Legit KN95s are still approved for use in healthcare settings.

But how do you know? FDA ordered sales of many halted after they were discovered to be worthless after FDA waived testing and said manufacturers in China could certify them. That is just nonsense. There is no control on them. N95s from reputable labels like 3M or Honeywell are nowhere to be found, so you have to take your chances (gamble your life?) on some Chinese import of questionable quality.

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by LBTRS

1579 new cases in Arizona today. Highest in the nation so far today. Triple New Jersey.

I guess we didn't flatten the curve but simply delayed the curve.

2nd or 3rd time in a week we have had the highest number of new cases in the country. I really would like to see an explanation, if there is one, from state health. Other places are opening even faster than we are yet are not seeing cases counts going up by a factor of 3-5 from a couple weeks ago.

[Ripper3785]

Originally Posted by DetroitN8V

Some have said that new cases are both those testing positive for the active virus and also those testing positive for the antibodies, but I can't find proof of that anywhere. Is that true?

The page I linked yesterday shows that the daily reported cases are both for active and antibodies. What they aren't reporting is how many of each are reported per day. But they do update weekly the % of total positive active vs. antibody cases per cumulative # of test for each(apologies for poor wording here). Makes it hard to recognize a trend from the daily reports.

[Zippyman]

[quote=fluffythewondercat;58303502
Many of the major hospitals (Stanford and Mayo Clinic among them) have said they have an ample stock of PPE for the future. You're right: It IS a disgrace genuine N95s are being withheld from the general populace.[/QUOTE]

“Ample stock” per an administration flunkie who isn’t actually treating patients, and who thinks that one n95 per week is “adequate” for a healthcare worker, and even then, the n95’s are only given out after the workers are exposed.

There is not an adequate supply of n95 masks. There’s an adequate supply of n95’s to present the illusion of safety.

[JGMotorsport64]

Did we all see Banners statement on this? They’re getting beyond 125% capacity as we speak. We cannot keep explaining this away

[Ponderosa]

AZ Central says there has been a 28% increase in COVID cases in AZ in a single week!