Peak of the virus

[odyssey06]

It would also be interesting to see the spread of cases for hospitals, nursing homes versus general population community transmission in light of the below.

Almost 100 staff members and residents in one nursing home have tested positive for coronavirus, the Dáil has heard today.
Fianna Fáil’s spokesman for health Stephen Donnelly said the nursing home has 200 staff, 70 of whom have tested positive for Covid-19.
He said of the 100 residents, 19 have tested positive and four have died.

Almost 100 staff and residents in one nursing home test positive for Covid-19, Dáil hears

Fianna Fáil’s Stephen Donnelly raised the matter in the Dáil today.

www.thejournal.ie

 

[Firefly]

The tests are not 100% accurate. Some of the studies from China are show tests returning 30% and higher rates of false negatives. The new faster test kits being deployed are believed to bring false negative rates down to ~15%, but not enough data exists yet to verify that. These patients will still be contagious, and the risk is they take assurance from the negative result and circulate more.

Also, someone could "pick up" the virus by, say, touching a door handle and even though they might not get the virus themselves could pass it on...

 

[Leo]

Also, someone could "pick up" the virus by, say, touching a door handle and even though they might not get the virus themselves could pass it on...

Yep, surface contact isn't suspected to be a major source of contagion, but someone touching a contaminated surface will spread it to other surfaces for a time.