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Los Angeles municipal health system no longer attempting to contain Coronavirus

Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:16 pm
Posted by LSUTigersVCURams
Member since Jul 2014
21940 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:16 pm
Holy shite...

LA Times

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The nation’s second-largest municipal health system has told its staff that it is essentially abandoning hope of containing the coronavirus outbreak and instructed doctors not to bother testing symptomatic patients if a positive result won’t change how they would be treated.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
65873 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:17 pm to
Ol executive director in Los Angeles is not getting his usual kickback from the testing company anymore
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
452011 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:18 pm to
more proof that "muh testing" was a red herring
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
66816 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:18 pm to
So, just ignoring all federal guidelines?
Posted by GeauxZone90
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2010
3207 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:18 pm to
There is no cure. Feel sick stay the frick home until you are better. Need a vent up put you on one
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
66816 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:19 pm to
Or did they just waste all of their tests on celebrities and such?
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:20 pm to
Because for most people, catching this is a non event.
This post was edited on 3/20/20 at 7:21 pm
Posted by Tiger1242
Member since Jul 2011
32681 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:20 pm to
quote:

not to bother testing symptomatic patients if a positive result won’t change how they would be treated.

I mean if it’s not going to change treatment, makes sense to me
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
32299 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:20 pm to
Testing is moot. May as well focus on treatment instead
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
68999 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:21 pm to
I mean that’s basically how a lot are treating patients under suspicion of it. We’ve released 4 patients without getting a positive test back because it takes 5-8 days. They’ve gone home under quarantine. All have gotten better while in hospital including a few that were taken to icu as a precaution.

That’s kind of an inflammatory headline.
This post was edited on 3/20/20 at 7:22 pm
Posted by Pintail
Member since Nov 2011
11430 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:21 pm to
Well that should help flatten the curve
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
452011 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:22 pm to
quote:

Testing is moot.

testing was moot once it was clear China lied about the virus

this thing was almost assuredly here sometime in january (if not before). we would need tens of millions of tests to get good data
Posted by DeafJam73
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
19122 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:22 pm to
Until there’s an outright cure, that’s probably not a bad way to go. But I don’t know jack shite about medicine.
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
30561 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:24 pm to
So can we open our damned economy back up? If one city isn’t doing it, then the country isn’t doing it. There’s zero point in trying, so can we please let everyone at least have a chance at keeping their jobs and homes and futures and lives??
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
39263 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:25 pm to
quote:

redherring


I hate to ask but please explain why people keep referring to it as this? Thanks.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
57892 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:25 pm to
So what level of infection rate are we looking at now?
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
74530 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:26 pm to
LaToyota has been following California's lead for every step she has made. Let's see if she follows her Los Angeles roots.
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
175828 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:29 pm to
quote:

this thing was almost assuredly here sometime in january (if not before). we would need tens of millions of tests to get good data


Especially in L.A. since most flights to Asia from the USA are out of LAX and considering the size of the Asian immigrant population there.
Posted by WestSideTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
4447 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:29 pm to
quote:

we would need tens of millions of tests to get good data

Current testing has told us where the hot spots are. That’s decent data.

Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
29155 posts
Posted on 3/20/20 at 7:31 pm to
quote:

instructed doctors not to bother testing symptomatic patients if a positive result won’t change how they would be treated.

this is just practicing good medicine. the fact of the matter is that we don't have enough tests to go around so at this point we have to be judicious with who we test.
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