Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun preliminary studies to try to determine how many Americans have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, an agency official revealed Saturday. On Friday, the agency said nearly 240,000 people in the country have been infected with the virus and nearly 5,500 have died.Joe Bresee, deputy incident manager for the CDC’s pandemic response, said the agency hopes to flesh out the portion of cases that have evaded detection using three related studies.

The first, which has already begun, will be looking at blood samples from people never diagnosed as a case in some of the nation’s Covid-19 hot spots, to see how widely the virus circulated. Later, a national survey, using samples from different parts of the country, will be conducted. A third will look at special populations — health care workers are a top priority — to see how widely the virus has spread within them. Bresee said the CDC hopes to start the national survey in the summer; he gave no timeline for the health workers study.
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun preliminary studies to try to determine how many Americans have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, an agency official revealed Saturday. On Friday, the agency said nearly 240,000 people in the country have been infected with the virus and nearly 5,500 have died.Joe Bresee, deputy incident manager for the CDC’s pandemic response, said the agency hopes to flesh out the portion of cases that have evaded detection using three related studies.

The first, which has already begun, will be looking at blood samples from people never diagnosed as a case in some of the nation’s Covid-19 hot spots, to see how widely the virus circulated. Later, a national survey, using samples from different parts of the country, will be conducted. A third will look at special populations — health care workers are a top priority — to see how widely the virus has spread within them. Bresee said the CDC hopes to start the national survey in the summer; he gave no timeline for the health workers study.

Not a dig at you sis, but im getting a bit sick of people saying "We are going to do this" and then it not happening.
 
Denmark reportedly going to relax their measures after the Easter break if their numbers of cases/deaths keep on being stable. They've been in lockdown just over three weeks.

If it's a success (if their numbers remain stable) I imagine it'll act as a blueprint for the UK's plan of action.

Don't imagine it'll be sending kids back to school just yet or allowing large gatherings and I guess if you can work from home you simply should be for the foreseeable. But looks like they'll be seeing if it's possible for small businesses etc to reopen gradually.
 
Denmark reportedly going to relax their measures after the Easter break if their numbers of cases/deaths keep on being stable. They've been in lockdown just over three weeks.

If it's a success (if their numbers remain stable) I imagine it'll act as a blueprint for the UK's plan of action.

Don't imagine it'll be sending kids back to school just yet or allowing large gatherings and I guess if you can work from home you simply should be for the foreseeable. But looks like they'll be seeing if it's possible for small businesses etc to reopen gradually.

1 thing we know for sure, the lockdown cant last forever.

But I think we need to ride out the peak before we even think about putting dates on things.
 
1 thing we know for sure, the lockdown cant last forever.

But I think we need to ride out the peak before we even think about putting dates on things.

Oh definitely agree there.

From the report I read Denmark are only planning it if their numbers stay steady/decline.

I don't think our government should be looking at coming out of it any time soon either, we've still got at least 9-10 days before a peak (if the UK follows most of Europe in that regard)

I more meant it in terms of what is relaxed; i.e. which businesses reopen and stuff and how it's done, to act as a blueprint for whenever we ease the measures.
 
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