Corona Virus May Hit Argentina Hard

[artisans]

Pensador's Wikipedia post an excellent tool for concisely tracking infections in Argentina. Thanks to Pensador.
This morning La Nacion reports the first evidence I've seen of the government stepping into a role of public guidance with a report on a new exemption license that spells out guidance for returning Argentina workers from affected areas outside the country. Includes a 14 day sequester in residence and importantly looks to protect their normal salaries and benefits while sequestered and not working.

Argentina: disponen una licencia excepcional para trabajadores que regresen de zonas con coronavirus

Argentina: disponen una licencia excepcional para trabajadores que regresen de zonas con coronavirus

www.lanacion.com.ar

Google Translate is your friend.
The associated photo also shows airport signage regards Corona Virus.

There are more things to be learned from afar that affect us here in Argentina however, for example in the United States getting a test for anyone concerned about having or curious if their symptoms mean they're infected is a nightmare there because available test kits are limited availability. More, for political reasons the Republican's in government are hiding / denying the infections. Not being able to test for the virus takes care of obscuring the inconvenient truth handily for now.
So my question here in Argentina is - what's the availability of testing kits and how do you get one if you or someone wants to be tested?
Will start by calling 147 today.
Elsewhere I see the sensationalists, continue as catnip for cats.

 

[perry]

The virus is growing fast in Argentina with now 8 cases confirmed. For those who remember the last epidemic of swine flu here this hit Argentina very hard and with winter coming I am very concerned

Coronavirus en la Argentina: ascienden a 8 los casos confirmados y todos son importados

Se trata de seis personas que se encuentran internadas en la Capital Federal, una mujer en la provincia de Buenos Aires y otra persona en Córdoba. El mapa en tiempo real.

www.clarin.com

 

[Pensador]

In reality the virus was not the main motivator in my prepping the global public reaction was. For example India has apperently suspended export of pharmisitcals and medical related chemicals in anticipation of its own needs. They represent a large amount of medical supply globally. China has now started propaganda that the USA had the virus first not China. China can/could cut off a huge source of global medical supplies. So we are in uncharted waters in many ways globally. And in the midst of the the virus and the economic fall out. The next several months or few years may prove to a pretty wild ride. We shall see, I hope out of all these bio firms and the phrama research and spending something pans out sooner than later to combat this situation.

 

[Iznogud]

Get your Paracetamol while it lasts. Verify the expiration date.

Now's the time to get a year's supply of meds.

Since Argentina is the leading expert at exagerated reality, I fear the social and economic disruption of every day life might amplifly the already critical financial situation.

We are just a few businesses more going down the tubes from the whole situation turning to social havoc.
Those who work are desperate for their meager checks. Savings are part of their grest grand parents children stories further from reality than Star Wars characters. We have our tongues sticking out from exhaustion, mental and physical.

Iz

 

[artisans]

In reality the virus was not the main motivator in my prepping .....

Well noted your error in not making yourself clear about being another sensationalist yelling Fire! in the theater in a thread about Argentina. I'm sure the others here who love to indulge in the hyperbole, wild unsubstantiated extrapolations and impending doom will forgive you for giving up something that might be meaningful to living in Argentina and around Buenos Aires in the time of the Corona virus. Why dig and interpret relevant information when you can throw around common threads on the worldwide potential calamities that now can be found just about anywhere on the internet. Doing the easy, the speculative and the sensational, rather than the harder work of mining information relevant here.

 

[Stevied]

Wow, this thread is getting quite reactionary. While people should exercise caution and pay more attention to hand washing and the like, the media’s reaction to this has been crazy. The risk that you will even get the disease is still very low, and even if you do, the mortality rate is also quite low, and arguably overestimated if you are just using deaths over reported cases. The 3.4% mortality rate quoted by WHO this week was roundly panned by experts as being very inaccurate (and even the WHO heavily qualified their estimate). Like the flu, the greatest risk is to the elderly and those with compromised immune or respiratory systems. Unlike the flu, kids seem to have very low mortality. Dr. Anthony Fauci is a world renowned, well respected infectious disease expert. Here’s what he said in a recent editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2002387 :

“If one assumes that the number of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic cases is several times as high as the number of reported cases, the case fatality rate may be considerably less than 1%”

So....be concerned, especially if you are in a high risk category, and take reasonable precautions. But hardly a time to panic or focus on conspiracy theories.

 

[perry]

In reality the virus was not the main motivator in my prepping the global public reaction was. For example India has apperently suspended export of pharmisitcals and medical related chemicals in anticipation of its own needs. They represent a large amount of medical supply globally. China has now started propaganda that the USA had the virus first not China. China can/could cut off a huge source of global medical supplies. So we are in uncharted waters in many ways globally. And in the midst of the the virus and the economic fall out. The next several months or few years may prove to a pretty wild ride. We shall see, I hope out of all these bio firms and the phrama research and spending something pans out sooner than later to combat this situation.

I have really appreciated your posts on this topic as well as Steve from Bahia Blanca and Notebook Fix who have been rational . To underplay this with comparisons of the common flu are folly .

The USA has now 400 cases and 19 deaths . New York has declared a state of emergency . Milan Italy the first major european city ever is now under quarantine .

Coronavirus: US deaths rise to 19 as New York declares state of emergency

Authorities announce two deaths in Florida as the number of US cases increases to at least 400

www.theguardian.com

 

[Stevied]

The USA has now 400 cases and 19 deaths . New York has declared a state of emergency .

Again, you should put these things in perspective instead of leaving an impression that isn’t reality.


“By declaring a state of emergency, Cuomo said that he is able to free up $30 million that can be used for testing and the purchase of protective gear for healthcare workers.

'I'm not urging calm," Cuomo stated. "I'm urging reality. I'm urging a factual response as opposed to an emotional response... that people understand the information and not the hype.'

He added that, at present, there is no need to cancel large gatherings in any part of the state.”

 

[perry]

Again, you should put these things in perspective instead of leaving an impression that isn’t reality.


“By declaring a state of emergency, Cuomo said that he is able to free up $30 million that can be used for testing and the purchase of protective gear for healthcare workers.

'I'm not urging calm," Cuomo stated. "I'm urging reality. I'm urging a factual response as opposed to an emotional response... that people understand the information and not the hype.'

He added that, at present, there is no need to cancel large gatherings in any part of the state.”

This is a emergency . Miilan Italy is under a quarantine now first time in European History that a major city of this size has been quarantined . This is reality

Italy to quarantine Milan, Venice and other regions – media

Italy's death toll from the novel coronavirus rose by 36 to 233 on Saturday while the number of infections shot up by a single-day record of 1,247 to hit 5,883.

www.trtworld.com

 

[Pensador]

The Milan quarantine is another good point of why I prepped. What if Montevideo is quarantined? Supplies coming out of the capital and harbor are cut off or reduced. What if you find yourself is a lock down and your not allowed to go outside in BA or some part of the province? So many things in play now beyond the virus. Dooms day not yet but a lot of pain and disruption is already going down.

I am so thankful for my training in being in a situation just like this working in nursing years ago. Our health care people are very important right now and many of them are going to knowingly put themselves at risk to fight this virus they deserve our highest respect and support at this time.