pasusan
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^ Isn't that weird that we are staying pretty steady as every other developed country is seeing a decline?
I just wanted to mention that heating things to 134 degrees F for 30 minutes is supposed to kill the germs.
We are lucky that our oven has a setting for dehydrating at 140 degrees. Whenever we go out to the grocery and wear our masks - afterwards I put them in the oven for half an hour. Also - can do this with incoming mail.
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What Temp Required to Kill Coronavirus?
Caution, it appears higher temps are required! This study is preliminary but does indicate 140F may not be sufficient. Further testing needs to be done; be safe.
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BCSnob
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pasusan wrote:^ Isn't that weird that we are staying pretty steady as every other developed country is seeing a decline?
The USA is a large country geographically; as the earlier “hot spots” start seeing declines in cases new “hot spots” are emerging with increasing cases. These can combine for a national rate of cases holding at a plateau. The virus did not hit everyplace within the USA at the same time; it is spreading across the country starting in diverse urban areas and now moving into more rural areas carried by travelers (early spreaders include business executives, spring breakers, funeral attendees, mega church attendees, choir members, etc).
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pasusan
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Moderator wrote:What Temp Required to Kill Coronavirus?
Caution, it appears higher temps are required! This study is preliminary but does indicate 140F may not be sufficient. Further testing needs to be done; be safe. Thanks for that - I had first seen 110 was good, then 134. I'll set it at 200 degrees and see how that goes - hopefully nothing will melt or burst into flames.
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BCSnob wrote:pasusan wrote:^ Isn't that weird that we are staying pretty steady as every other developed country is seeing a decline?
The USA is a large country geographically; as the earlier “hot spots” start seeing declines in cases new “hot spots” are emerging with increasing cases. These can combine for a national rate of cases holding at a plateau. The virus did not hit everyplace within the USA at the same time; it is spreading across the country starting in diverse urban areas and now moving into more rural areas carried by travelers (early spreaders include business executives, spring breakers, funeral attendees, mega church attendees, choir members, etc). With most of us well into our lockdowns I thought there would be a more obvious drop in the numbers. It will certainly be interesting to watch how things go with the loosening of restrictions.
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BCSnob
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Lock downs do not mean people are not crossing paths allowing transmission of this infection which may be easier now.
Preprint of Source study
Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emer........ a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2
News article on study
Scientists say a now-dominant strain of ........ears to be more contagious than original
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The results of NY State’s seroprevalence survey broken down by region provides insight on how non-uniformly the spread of this virus has been.
As high as 19.9% in NYC
As low as 1.2% in North Country
Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor........nt of Population Has COVID-19 Antibodies
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Too late to shut the 'barn door' but what we could have, should have, done (Lessons from Other Countries): World Success Stories re the Virus And, we can still learn, and hopefully apply, some of the procedures. This is a world wide issue, not just the USA.
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Moderator wrote:Too late to shut the 'barn door' but what we could have, should have, done (Lessons from Other Countries): World Success Stories re the Virus And, we can still learn, and hopefully apply, some of the procedures. This is a world wide issue, not just the USA.
Interesting read. I noticed on the chart presented, that China wasn’t even mentioned.
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No, for whatever reason; but that is not the topic of the article. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") Again, we can still learn, and hopefully apply, some of the procedures.
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