How contagious is coronavirus and how does it spread? How can you protect yourself from infection, and do face masks really work? In this episode, infectious-disease experts answer your burning questions about coronavirus.

Dr. Mike Hansen - effectiveness of wearing  a face-mask (Video)

How COVID-19 Kills: (Health News Florida)

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COVID-19 Updates

About Dr. John Campbell

 

3/23/2020 - Dr. John Campbell (YT Channel)

Dr. John Campbell (YT Channel)

PROTECTING YOURSELF - SELF ISOLATION (Dr. Campbell)

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Sources

• Covid-19 - Florida Dept of Health
  
• CDC
• W.H.O.
• Covid-19 Tracker - (John Hopkins)
• Zero Hedge
• Natural News
• Before It's News
• China in Focus - Youtube
• Epoch Times -Youtube
• Dr. John Bergman -Youtube
• Dr. John Campbell - Youtube
• Doctor Mike Hansen - Youtube
• WWDNYK Studios - James Lyons-Weiler - Coronavirus Covid-19
• Spiro Skuoras - Youtube
  

Features

• Coronavirus Epidemic Update 34: US Cases Surge, Chloroquine & Zinc Treatment Combo, Italy Lockdown
• Coronavirus Pandemic Update 35: New Outbreaks & Travel Restrictions, Possible COVID-19 Treatments(Zinc)
• What is a presumptive positive coronavirus, COVID-19 test?
• How Do Doctors Diagnose COVID-19?
  
• PROTECTING YOURSELF - SELF ISOLATION (Dr. Campbell)
• Why Are Children Not Dying From Covid-19?  Is it because they don"t smoke?
• (2/21) No Weapon Left Behind: The American Hybrid War on China (Pepe Escobar)
  
• (2/21) Wahun Dissident Blames Chinese Communists for Creating COVID-19 Pneumonia Virus
• (2/20) EPOCH TIMES Video - Undercover Investigation at Wuhan Mortuary Indicates Coronavirus Death Toll  Much Higher Than Official Published Number
• (2/19) Why a Vaccine Will Not Help You Survive Covid-19

3/7/2020 Epoch Times: Covid-19 Update 

3/5/2020 News

• Will The Coronavirus Topple China's One-Party Regime?
• "The Worst Is Yet To Come": Nomura Now Sees As Many As 1.5 Million Covid Cases By June
• WHO: Coronavirus Is More Deadly Than Originally Thought
• Demand For "Zombie Apocalypse" Bunkers Soars Six Fold Since Coronavirus Outbreak
• Chinese Scientists Find Genetic Explanation For Coronavirus Discriminating By Race
• Negative Rates In The US Are Virtually Guaranteed Now

3/2/2020 News

• Did CDC Stop Disclosing How Many Americans Are Being Tested For Covid-19? - Live Updates
• Covid-19 Risks - Doing The Math
• Coronavirus Outbreak: How Employers & Employees Are Responding
• "What Are The Odds?" - A Timeline Of Facts Linking Covid-19, HIV, & Wuhan's Secret Bio-Lab
• "I Have To Plead For Tests" - NYC ER Doc Warns "There's Going To Be 1000s Of US Cases By Next Week"
• "They're Flying It In!" - Canadians Furious At Trudeau As Government Refuses To Stop Travelers From Iran
• CDC Accidentally Releases 'Diamond Princess' Evacuee Who Tested Positive For The Virus
• Outbreak Fears Emerge In Nigeria As Gov't Finds 100 People Exposed To First Virus Case
• Juventus Suspends Practice, Orders Youth Squad To Quarantine After Potential Coronavirus Exposure
• Does The Coronavirus Make The Case For World Government?
• Were Coronavirus Samples Destroyed By China To Coverup The Outbreak?
• WHO Encourages Adoption Of "Alternative Greetings" Like The "Elbow Tap" And "Foot Shake" To Fight Coronavirus
• Coronavirus Panic Is Causing A Worst-Case Scenario For Oil

 

2/28/2020 News

• CDC Confirms 2 New Coronavirus Cases In US; Google Says Employee Tested Positive After Visiting Zurich Office: Live Updates
• Covid-19 Outbreak Meets Another Catastrophe Bond Trigger Condition 
• Could The Covid-19 Pandemic Collapse The U.S. Healthcare System?
• A Big Coronavirus Mystery: Where Are The Children?
• Mulvaney Warns Coronavirus Could Lead To School Closures; Blames Press For Peddling 'False Narrative' To Take Down Trump
• European Nightmare As Turkey "Opens The Gates" On Refugees While Covid-19 Ravages Nearby Iran
• These U.S. States Are Seeing Heavy Migration of American Families
• Whistleblower Claims 'Corrupt Cover-Up' Of Dangerous Coronavirus Quarantines
• 2 California Community College Students Exposed To Mystery Coronavirus Patient; S.Korea Nears 1,000 New Cases In 48 Hours: Live Updates
• CDC Suggests Men Shave Their Beards To Protect Against Covid-19
• It Begins: Hawaii Stores Empty Out On Coronavirus "Panic Buying"

 

2/27/2020 News

• ISRAELI SCIENTISTS: 'In a few weeks, we will have coronavirus vaccine'
• Israeli Scientists Say They Will Have Coronavirus Vaccine "In A Few Weeks"
• WHO accused of underestimating coronavirus outbreak; Minus 107 cases of coronavirus reported
• California Governor Says State 'Monitoring' 8,400 For Coronavirus; 33 Have Tested Positive; In New York, 700 Asked To 'Self-Isolate': Live Updates
• CDC Waited Days To Test California's Latest 'Mystery' Patient For Coronavirus: NYT
• Covid-19 Cargo Cults & Why The Market Is Still Too Complacent
• North Korea's First Confirmed Coronavirus Patient Shot Dead
• Pope Cancels Event Over "Slight Illness" After Shaking Hands With 'Mask-Wearing' Public In St. Peter's Square
• Saudis Ban Mecca Pilgrimages Over Covid-19 Fears; Last Major Hajj Outbreak Killed 35,000
• Dozens Of California Medics Who Treated Mystery Coronavirus Patient Placed Under Surveillance; Facebook Cancels Developers Conference: Virus Updates
• Italy Confirms 3 More Deaths, Raising Total To 17; White House Adds Mnuchin, Kudlow To Coronavirus Task Force: Live Updates
• Japan, China Close Schools Nationwide As CDC Warns Of Possible "Community Outbreak" In Sonoma County: Live Virus Updates
• Will A Face Mask Really Protect You From The Coronavirus?
• World Stocks At Key Support As Pandemic Fears Could Lead To Next Crash
• Covid-19 Infects Iranian Vice President, Kills Iran Ambassador To Vatican
• New Virus Cases In South Korea Surpasses China For First Time
• Dow Tumbles Into 10% Correction As Futures Crash, 10Y Yields Plunge To Record Lows On Pandemic Panic
• US Colleges Race To Cancel Study Abroad Programs, Especially In Italy, Amid Covid-19 Spread
• Scientists Discover HIV-Like "Mutation" Which Makes Coronavirus Extremely Infectious
• DC Confirms First US Coronavirus Case Of 'Unknown Origin' As South Korea Infections Soar: Live Updates
• UK Government Document Warns Coronavirus Could Infect 80%, Kill Half A Million Brits
• "It's Crazy" - Pandemic Potential Crushes 'Chinatowns' Worldwide

2/26/2020 News

• France Confirms 2nd Death, Italy Confirms 12th As Outbreak Spreads Across Europe; Virus Arrives In South America
• San Francisco's mayor has declared a state of emergency as the coronavirus continues to spread
• Brazil Says It Might Have First COVID-19 Case In South America: Live Updates
• EU Officials Refuse To Implement Border Controls To Stop Coronavirus
• Secretive Cult Linked To Coronavirus Outbreak In South Korea Held Meetings In Wuhan
• Mapping Coronavirus In The Middle East: 9 Countries Hit As Alarm Raised Over Vulnerable Refugee Camps

2/25/2020 News

• California has tested ZERO people for Covid-19. All testing done by CDC, which, so far has tested fewer than 200 people.
• South Korea Confirms 169 New Cases As Total Surpasses 1,000; China Reports Drop In Deaths
• VIDEO: Dr. Mike Hansen - COVID-19 is now a pandemic. New cases in Italy
  
• White House Clarifies Trump Meant Ebola, Not Coronavirus After President Says "We Are Close To A Vaccine"
• Here Are The 425 Billion Reasons Why WHO Refuses To Call The Covid-19 Outbreak A "Pandemic"
• "Too Soon To Speculate On Coronavirus" - Clarida Doesn't Tell The Market What It Wants To Hear
• 'Big' Lie Of The Day: This Is Not A Pandemic
• The Fall Of Wuhan (Lessons For America)
• "We Can't Stop This": Japan Rolls Out New 'Harm Reduction' Policy Aimed At Limiting Virus-Related Deaths
• China Hunting Down Coronavirus Critics, Here's How
• Schiff: "US Is In A Gigantic Bubble... & Covid-19 Is Going To Be The Pin"
• This Is Not A Drill: Why Covid-19 Could Be The Deadly Pandemic That Changes Everything
• NYT: "The Coronavirus Is Not A Civilization-Ender But..."
• Germany Confirms First Coronavirus Case As CDC Warns Pandemic "No Longer A Question Of 'If', It's A Question Of 'When'": Live Updates
• Epoch Times Covid-19 Archive
• South Korea to Launch Mass Coronavirus Testing, US Pledges $1 Billion for Vaccine
• Moderna Delivers First Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine for Human Testing
• Q NEWS: Is Cure For Coronavirus "Waiting In the Wings"? (Dave X22)
• Steve Bannon: Pandemic! Coronavirus Is Out of Control in China
• South Korean Crisis-Response Coordinator Commits Suicide As Cases Near 1,000, Deaths Hit 11
• Europe Questions Italy's Ability To Contain Outbreak After Hospital Helped Spread Virus: Live Updates
• Iranian Deputy Health Minister Infected With Coronavirus Seen Looking Feverish During Official Press Conference
• 8,000 Californians Under "Self-Imposed Quarantine", South Korea Locks Down City Of 2.5 Million People: Virus Updates
• French Tourism Crashes By 35% Amid Virus Outbreak; Europe On Recession Watch
• Uncertainty Surrounds Fate Of 2020 Tokyo Games As Covid-19 Outbreak Broadens

2/24/2020 News

• Breaking: Covid-19: Chinese Scientist and Activist - Jennifer Zeng, Lifts Veil of Secrecy
• Cremation Demand For Deceased Victims Exceeds Capacity of Wuhan Mortuaries (EPOCH TIMES)
• COVID-19: Time To Prepare is Running Out
• "It's Total Panic" - Store-Shelves Empty As Virus-Spread Sparks Panic-Buying Food & Masks Across Italy
• Harvard Professor Says 40-70% Of People Worldwide Will Be Infected With Covid-19
• "Incredibly, CDC is getting worse at testing with time, instead of getting better."
• Italy Reports 7th Coronavirus Death, China's NHC Says Situation In Wuhan "Still Grim And Complex": Live Updates
• Rabobank: Our Coronavirus Base Case Is Rapidly Shifting From "Bad" To "Ugly"
• What Coverup?': WHO Refuses To Acknowledge China's Early Censorship Of Outbreak
• When Will We Admit Covid-19 Is Unstoppable And Global Depression Is Inevitable?

• Iranian Lawmaker Says 50 Have Died From Coronavirus Outbreak In Qom

• U.S. Futures Plunge ~2.4%, Extending Overnight Losses, Gold Soars, As Covid-19 Contagion Craters Complacency

• "Tsunami-Like" Coronavirus Floods South Korea With New Cases; Europe Begins To Isolate Italy: Live Updates

2/23/2020 News

• Top Scientist Claims China Purchased Covid-19 From U. North Carolina Lab
• "Tsunami-Like" Coronavirus Floods South Korea With New Cases; Europe Begins To Isolate Italy: Live Updates
• "Big Hit" – Xi Warns Of Economic Fallout From Covid-19 Outbreak 
• China's 'Fake' Coronavirus Numbers Exposed: Doctor In Hunan Confirms 50 New Cases, Only One Reported
• Chinese Workers Refuse To Go Back To Work Despite Beijing's Demands
• Futures Plunge, Gold Soars As Covid-19 Contagion Craters Complacency
• Chinese Scientists Find Coronavirus Did Not Originate In Wuhan Seafood Market
• Trump 'Furious' At Rogue Bureaucrats Who Let Coronavirus Patients Fly Home Without Telling Him

What is a presumptive positive coronavirus, COVID-19 test?
https://www.khou.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/what-is-a-presumptive-positive-coronavirus-test/285-8f4ddba9-6f4d-4de0-bca4-2a8b1c37d8b9

How Do Doctors Diagnose COVID-19?

Doctors use a laboratory test called RT-PCR to diagnose severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 illness. RT-PCR detects and amplifies genetic material of interest. MedicineNet author Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD notes that "RT-PCR has been used to measure viral load with HIV and may also be used with other RNA viruses such as measles and mumps."

However, RT-PCR tests for the novel coronavirus are not perfect and not always accurate. A recent study in the journal Radiology examined medical records from 167 patients with COVID-19 from Hunan province in China. Researchers found that five patients out of 167 -- 3% of the study group -- who had chest CT scan features suggestive of COVID-19 initially tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR. The patients were isolated and all eventually were confirmed through repeated swab tests to have the infection.

False negatives comprised just 3% of the patient population in this study. However, failure to detect a small number of cases of the potentially deadly viral infection may have wide-ranging effects for patients and others who may become infected.
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=228250

 

 

Coronavirus in Florida: What we know about the presumptive positive Santa Rosa County case
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/coronavirus-in-florida-what-we-know-about-the-presumptive-positive-santa-rosa-county-case/ar-BB10NwVG

2/6/2020: Shipping of CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diagnostic Test Kits Begins
Distribution of CDC Diagnostic Test Kits Will Expand Laboratory Capacity to Detect 2019-nCoV
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p0206-coronavirus-diagnostic-test-kits.html

CDC Tests for COVID-19
CDC has developed a new laboratory test kit for use in testing patient specimens for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19. The test kit is called the “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Panel.” It is intended for use with the Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast DX Real-Time PCR Instrument with SDS 1.4 software.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/testing.html

Coronavirus outbreak: New test kit can detect the virus in just 15 minutes
The global number of deaths due to the novel coronavirus outbreak has crossed 800, with confirmed cases over 37,000.
https://www.thehealthsite.com/news/coronavirus-outbreak-new-test-kit-can-detect-the-virus-in-just-15-minutes-726531/

How Coronavirus Test Kits Work
Test kits have been one of the main ways to determine if a patient has coronavirus, but results from throat-swab tests can be inaccurate. WSJ visited a lab in Singapore to see how the kits work and find out why there are questions over accuracy.
https://www.wsj.com/video/how-coronavirus-test-kits-work/1FB97E01-334E-416A-B1EE-E62DB492560C.html

(Video) The Challenges Ahead as U.S. Works to Contain the New Coronavirus
https://www.wsj.com/video/how-coronavirus-test-kits-work/1FB97E01-334E-416A-B1EE-E62DB492560C.html

2/13/2020 CNN- Some coronavirus test kits shipped to states are not working as expected, the CDC says
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/13/health/us-coronavirus-test-kits/index.html

2/15/2020 - Some coronavirus testing kits sent around the world are not working properly
https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-testing-kits-flawed.html

Some coronavirus testing kits are defective, CDC says
https://www.foxnews.com/health/some-coronavirus-testing-kits-defective-cdc

How Do Doctors Diagnose COVID-19?

Doctors use a laboratory test called RT-PCR to diagnose severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 illness. RT-PCR detects and amplifies genetic material of interest. MedicineNet author Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD notes that "RT-PCR has been used to measure viral load with HIV and may also be used with other RNA viruses such as measles and mumps."

However, RT-PCR tests for the novel coronavirus are not perfect and not always accurate. A recent study in the journal Radiology examined medical records from 167 patients with COVID-19 from Hunan province in China. Researchers found that five patients out of 167 -- 3% of the study group -- who had chest CT scan features suggestive of COVID-19 initially tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR. The patients were isolated and all eventually were confirmed through repeated swab tests to have the infection.

False negatives comprised just 3% of the patient population in this study. However, failure to detect a small number of cases of the potentially deadly viral infection may have wide-ranging effects for patients and others who may become infected.
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=228250