I noticed in a few articles at the beginning of this crisis ECMO was mentioned after mechanical ventilation fails. ECMO is a last ditch effort to oxygenate someone. It usually does not end well. I think it was 3 out of 41 original patients and they died.I'm not able to find any updates online of the San Benito County couple that are both 57 years old that contracted the virus. They took a turn for the worse and were transferred from their local hospital in San Benito to UCSF. The latest articles I could find on them are dated either February 3rd or 4th and then nothing. It's been 10 days and mums the word. I have a suspicion that they are merely being kept alive by respirators in the ICU at UCSF and the hospital is prolonging the death announcement.
If anyone can dig up a more recent article feel free to share it.
This virus is playing havoc with epidemiology. I've read they can pretty much track connections until this came up.1st death in Japan this morning she had already died when she tested positive. Japan also has 4 new cases of which the government doesn’t know how infection occurred. The woman never left the country.
. It’s gonna spread like wildfire in Japan. A taxi driver also tested positive there as well just think how many people he came in contact with.1st death in Japan this morning she had already died when she tested positive. Japan also has 4 new cases of which the government doesn’t know how infection occurred. The woman never left the country.
The thing is you don't know who your passing that's been there or that has passed someone that has been there.Within the last week, I’ve been in four major airports in four different countries (including the US) and there are almost no Asians in the airports. I’m impressed with how well they’ve done trying to contain the outbreak.
