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Coronavirus Update: Chloroquine Study Show 100% Cure Rate for Patients Infected with the Coronavirus
2020-03-20
[THEGATEWAYPUNDIT] On Monday Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, announced that the first trial vaccine for the coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
is now being tested. The trial taking place in Seattle, which has been a hotbed for COVID-19. The test includes 45 people age 18-55 and they are receiving two injections, one at zero days, one at 28 days. The individuals will then be followed for one year. The trial results is still months away.

On Monday night Laura Ingraham reported that a new study revealed the anti-viral medication chloroquine is successful in fighting the coronavirus.

Laura invited Dr. Gregory Rigano, the co-author of the study to discuss the latest findings.

Dr. Rigano said their study found that those COVID-19 patients who took hydroxy-chloroquine were found free of the disease in 6 days. The patients were testing negative for the coronavirus in six days!

Dr. Rigano also said taking choroquine could act as a preventative.
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NYC coronavirus cases reach 3,615 people, 22 dead
[NYPOST] The number of coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
cases in the Big Apple doubled overnight to 3,615 Thursday with increased testing, up from 1,871 late Wednesday.
The new figures released Thursday by City Hall also show that 22 people in the five boroughs died from the disease as of 10 a.m.

According to the tally, Brooklyn now has the largest number of cases with 1,030 positives. Meanwhile,
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there are 980 cases in Queens, 976 in Manhattan, 436 in The Bronx and 165 on Staten Island.

Additionally, City Hall released data that showed that 554 people had been hospitalized as of 5pm Wednesday. More than a quarter of them, 160, are in intensive care.

The tallies were released as Mayor Bill de Blasio
...cryptocommie mayor of New York and for some reason a Dem candidate for president in 2020. Corrupt and incompetent, his qualifications for office seem to consist of being married to a black woman, with whom he honeymooned in Cuba. He has a preppy-looking son named Dante, whose Divine Comedy involved getting his back hair up when a police car drove past him slowly. New Yorkers voted for him, so they deserve him...
announced expanded, appointment-only testing at 10 hospitals, seven Gotham Health clinics and four drive-thru sites in order to keep potentially infected people out of emergency rooms.

Italian Study: Most Who Died from Coronavirus Had Pre-Existing Condition
[BREITBART] An Italian study revealed that most of the patients who have died from the coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
previously had some type of illness or pre-existing condition.
But while these people are dying, the majority of coronavirus patients in hospitals are younger, healthier people ‐ and they’re being prioritized by hospital staff.

The average age of those who have died from the Chinese virus in Italia is 79.5, according to a study by Italian health authorities, who have been examining the medical records involving the nation’s surging coronavirus corpse count.

The study adds that more than 99 percent of Italia’s coronavirus deaths have been people who were previously ill or had some type of pre-existing medical condition, such as high blood pressure or diabetes.

Among those who have died from the Wuhan virus in Italia, more than 76 percent of them had high blood pressure, more than 35 percent had diabetes, 33 percent had heart disease, and more than 24 percent had atrial fibrillation, or "AFib," according to Italia’s national health authority.

Japanese Man Dies After Alleged Attempt to Spread Chinese Coronavirus
[BREITBART] A Japanese man who allegedly tried to infect others with coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
after his diagnosis has died, Japanese media reported Wednesday.

The patient died in hospital, where he had been admitted for treatment. He lived in Gamagori, Aichi prefecture, and was 57-years-old; his name remains unknown.

On March 4, the man tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Doctors were unable to admit him to a special treatment facility until the next day and instructed him to go home and self-isolate for the night. Instead, he went out to bars and socialized, reportedly telling people he encountered that he had tested positive for Wuhan coronavirus.

The man reportedly told some of his relatives he wanted to spread the virus.

Employees of the establishments the man visited contacted authorities after learning of the man’s diagnosis and intentions to spread the deadly coronavirus. Police had planned to arrest the man before his death, on suspicion of obstruction of business. Public health services reportedly detained the man, but he died before charges could be brought against him. The bars and establishments visited by the man were forced to close for disinfection after the incident, and eventually halt operations, costing the businesses serious revenue.

The man infected at least one other person before his demise, a woman in her 30s working at a bar he visited post-diagnosis. Media reported her condition as stable at press time. To date, she remains the only person known to have contracted the Wuhan coronavirus from the man.


Virus keeps 500 million people home around the world
[IsraelTimes] Some 500 million people are being subjected to lockdown measures around the world because of the coronavirus outbreak that started in China and has quickly ballooned globally, according to an AFP count.

From China to the Czech Republic to Venezuela, governments have told their citizens to stay indoors to try and slow the spread of the pandemic.

The central Chinese province of Hubei and its capital Wuhan, where the COVID-19 virus broke out late last year, have been cut off from the world since late January.

At least seven other countries have followed the Chinese province in enforcing some degree of confinement: Italy since March 10, Spain from March 14, Lebanon on March 15, the Czech Republic on March 16, France, Venezuela on March 17 and Belgium on March 18.

That means 230 million people in these seven countries are obliged to stay at home.

At least five countries — Israel, Austria, Britain, Germany and Iran — have urged people to limit as much as possible their movements and contacts, without going as far as enforcing confinement.

These five countries are home to around 250 million people. These appeals from the authorities have however had limited effect.

At least six countries or territories have imposed curfews banning movements in the evening and overnight: Tunisia, Bolivia, Serbia, the US states of New Jersey and Puerto Rico, and the Philippines’ capital Manila.

These territories hold more than 50 million inhabitants.
Posted by:Fred

#18  In NYC, 22 people in the five boroughs died

Howzat compare to the totals in Chicago? Maybe a month's worth?
Posted by: Bobby   2020-03-20 18:25  

#17  skid

because a little of one of the quinine compounds might cure it
Posted by: lord garth   2020-03-20 18:02  

#16  TW@#14 is absolutely right; be prepared for much burning hair though.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-03-20 17:54  

#15  Hang in there Lex.

?Why are test kits such a big deal if you can't cure it and everybody around you has already been exposed before you show symptoms?

Pandering to the public fanticists?
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-03-20 17:51  

#14  More test kits coming available will result in a big jump in the numbers unrelated to a change in actual infections for a bit.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-03-20 16:22  

#13  USA report in for March 20 (as of noon EDT)

~700 new infections to about 12.7k total

~ 8 more deaths to 180 total

If these numbers were for a full day and the same numbers tomorrow, it would mean the worst was over; however, I think the reporting period has skewed the numbers. Let's see what the weekend and the beginning of the week look like.

Posted by: lord garth   2020-03-20 15:14  

#12  March 20 data in for the UK

a bad (though not as bad as Italy) day

another 300+ infections to about 4000 total

another 30+ deaths to 177 total
Posted by: lord garth   2020-03-20 15:06  

#11  Italy to use army to enforce coronavirus lockdown in worst-hit region
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-20 14:50  

#10  another bad day for Spain

about 1500 new infections, over 20k in total

about 200 new deaths, over 1000 in total
Posted by: lord garth   2020-03-20 13:37  

#9  another bad day for Italy

March 20 update

6k new infections, total 41k

600 new deaths, total 4k
Posted by: lord garth   2020-03-20 13:31  

#8  1. I love gin and tonic
2. I also love cribbage
3.

Israel has reported for 20 March. 700+ infections, still zero deaths.
Posted by: lord garth   2020-03-20 13:13  

#7  no comment
Posted by: Lex   2020-03-20 12:40  

#6  Why the exponential $#it is wrong.

The logical fallacy involves the hidden caveat "if all things remain the same". When I learned this 50 years ago the example was the breeding rate of termites. It was exponential which meant that in a year(?) the ball of termites would be the size of the earth. But all things WON'T remain the same so the growth curve is unknown but probably no where near the catastrophe people are kvetching about.

Answer me this, why didn't almost everyone on the Diamond Princess die?
Posted by: AlanC   2020-03-20 12:25  

#5  Mandatory Gin and Tonics? Going to have to teach a whole generation how to play Cribbage.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-03-20 12:12  

#4  the quinine drug is available now under the compassionate use protocol

by end of next week we should have lots more data on this

if it is a promising as the Rigano study, the crisis is over in two weeks
Posted by: lord garth   2020-03-20 08:29  

#3  Virus-Free Zone
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-20 07:20  

#2  Still not adding up.

The people he exposed to the Chinese virus but failed to infect should be tested for the presence of antibodies, not only for viral RNA.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2020-03-20 05:56  

#1  >Japanese Man Dies After Alleged Attempt to Spread Chinese Coronavirus

He managed to infect only ONE person and he was trying hard...

Still not adding up.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-03-20 04:55  

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