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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE

Tueesday 20 Oct 2020

SYMPTOMS

TESTING

PREVENTION

TREATMENT

Most Common = fever > 100.4 (in 87.9% sick)

fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell, vomiting or diarrhea, and/or sore throat

EMERGENCY: Trouble breathing, Persistent pain or pressure in the chest, New confusion or inability to arouse, Bluish lips or face

CURRENT CDC GUIDELINES PRIORITIES FOR TESTING

1. those with symptoms

2. those without symptoms with known/suspected exposure

USA: 7% of those tested, test +

Stay in Place
Keep Your Space
Cover Your Face

(mask lawfully required if in a business or 6 feet within non-household people)

Full Quarantine
Supportive Treatment for mild illness

LOCATION	SAN DIEGO	USA	SWEDEN	VIETNAM
REGULATIONS			LOW REGULATION quarantine for sick only, masks not required for well	HIGH REGULATION strict quarantine (if someone tests + in the hospital nobody is allowed to leave the hospital for 14 days), ~$200 fine if no mask in public
FATALITY RATE SUMMARY	worst peak 11 Jul 2020 (after Independence day partying) now improving	2nd worst peak plateau improving	fatalities initially severely high now low (<=5 deaths daily since 21 Aug 2020)	fatalities 0 since 1 Sep 2020
TOTAL POPULATION	3,250,000	327,200,000	10,100,000	95,500,000
+ CASES	52,736 (this week highest peak of new cases)	8,128,524	97,532	1,110
DEATHS	853	218,986	5,922	35 (relatively best!)
DEATHS PER TOTAL POPULATION	0.0003	0.0007	0.0006	0.0000004 (relatively best!)
SURVIVING RATE *	98.3% (relatively best)	97.2%	93.7%	96.8%
2020 INFLUENZA DEATHS	105	43,000	x	x
2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA DEATHS	x	12,469	x	x
2019 CAR ACCIDENT DEATHS	x	38,800	x	x
2019 HEART DISEASE DEATHS	x	647,000 (eat wholesome and exercise)	x	x
2019 CANCER DEATHS	x	606,880 (follow up on symptoms and routine checks)	x	x

* likely better since most cases are asymptomatic

SAN DIEGO HOSPITALS ARE PREPARED

COVID-19 Information, What to Do for Mild Infection, and Resources

AUTUMN VACCINE PREPARATION (MAY OBTAIN FROM THE PHARMACY)

Influenza Vaccine: we do not recommend the high dose, you may get the regular dose

Pneumococcal Vaccine (PPSV23): one time dose for those age 65 or older