From the MacRumors administrators:
For some helpful links, please see the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information announcement.
For humorous posts, see the Coronavirus Humor thread.
For some helpful links, please see the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information announcement.
For humorous posts, see the Coronavirus Humor thread.
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I am opening this thread with the idea to have an informational exchange on Covid-19 (Coronavirus) that DOES NOT involve politics (go to PRSI for that).
The idea is to have,
- Exchanges on the biological issues
- Exchanges on the response on a personal scale (how to protect your family and yourself etc)
- Exchanges on available information.
- Again, This is not to discuss “my government should’ve done this or that” or “he should’ve said this or that” or “it’s his or her fault”. I beg you, the idea is to provide information that can even save some lives.
‘What Are the Symptoms?’ ‘Is There a Cure?’ and Other Coronavirus Questions

‘What Are the Symptoms?’ ‘What Should I Do if I Feel Sick?’ and Other Coronavirus Questions
Here’s what to do if you feel sick and are worried it may be the coronavirus.
Prevalance of Covid19 Symptoms Observed in China by the WHO
As of 20 February 2020 based on 55924 laboratory confirmed cases
- fever (87.9%)
- dry cough (67.7%)
- fatigue (38.1%)
- sputum production (33.4%)
- shortness of breath (18.6%)
- sore throat (13.9%)
- headache (13.6%)
- myalgia or arthralgia (14.8%)
- chills (11.4%)
- nausea or vomiting (5.0%)
- nasal congestion (4.8%)
- diarrhea (3.7%)
- hemoptysis (0.9%)
- conjunctival congestion (0.8%)
Coronavirus testing looks for signs of a coronavirus infection in nasal secretions, blood, or other body fluids. Coronaviruses are types of viruses that infect the respiratory system.
Coronavirus Testing: MedlinePlus Lab Test Information
medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/coronavirus-testing/
Traveling Overseas? 20 U.S. Airports Are Screening for Coronavirus—Here’s What You Can Expect
Which U.S. Airports are Screening For Coronavirus?
The CDC recommends avoiding all nonessential travel to China, South Korea, Italy, and Iran.
World Health Organization (WHO) Daily Situation Report
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
Informational website with statistics on Coronavirus
https://outbreak.cc/
CDC information on Prevention and Treatment
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html
Johns Hopkins World Case Locatoon Map (added 4March)
Case Location Map • Coronavirus

Statistics for China infections as of Feb2020 (Added 4March, Link):
Check the 4th column:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is just a forum, not a scientific community. This thread is informational, but not everything that is published by users is necessarily backed by scientific knowledge or even reliable. We strongly encourage the reader to find the appropriate resources, and do their investigation on the matter.
We also STRONGLY recommend to call your doctor if you have any symptom or any concern about the virus.
Stay safe.
END IMPORTANT NOTICE
ADDENDUM recommended by @Plutonius - 3/3/2020
Wikipedia Page on Coronavirus/Covid-19

COVID-19 - Wikipedia
For those that can and want to read the PRSI Covid-19 related threads, the threads are here, here, here, and here.
END ADDENDUM
ADDENDUM by @yaxomoxay - 3/11/2020
As noted by MacRumors in THIS article, you can help fight Covid-19 with distributed computing.
See here: https://foldingathome.org/2020/03/10/covid19-update/
ADDENDUM by @yaxomoxay
Joe Rogan’s interview with Dr Osterholm on Coronavirus. This is one of the most informative videos on Covid-19.
Dr Osterholm is a world renowned expert in virology and the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research.
2020-03-23: Font, color, and size cleanup, by @chown33
As a note to future additions, please don't use square brackets [ ] around titles, headings, annotations, etc. It confuses the formatting process, because it thinks it's found some formatting tags, then proceeds to mangle things.
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