Author Topic: Interesting Articles: COVID-19 Edition (Read 197611 times)

yochiek93 · « **Reply #60 on:** April 13, 2020, 02:28:15 PM »

Quote from: Lurker on April 13, 2020, 02:26:11 PM

If it means a little less animosity in this world? Something positive coming out of an all around horrible situation? Sure.

very true but does this really have to be headlines?

Lurker · « **Reply #61 on:** April 13, 2020, 02:34:39 PM »

Quote from: yochiek93 on April 13, 2020, 02:28:15 PM

very true but does this really have to be headlines?

Honestly, yes. Let people be inspired to reach out to others they haven't spoken to in 20 years. Let them see something positive instead of another "BDE" or "The World Has Anti-Semites" post.

yitzf · « **Reply #62 on:** April 13, 2020, 02:36:57 PM »

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/10/21216484/google-apple-coronavirus-contract-tracing-bluetooth-location-tracking-data-app

am32 · « **Reply #63 on:** April 13, 2020, 02:56:16 PM »

No article yet but saw today that El Al is sending cargo planes of PPE to US cities (first one yesterday to Detroit) that was obtained from China.

AsherO · « **Reply #64 on:** April 13, 2020, 02:58:07 PM »

Quote from: Lurker on April 13, 2020, 02:34:39 PM

Honestly, yes. Let people be inspired to reach out to others they haven't spoken to in 20 years. Let them see something positive instead of another "BDE" or "The World Has Anti-Semites" post.

It’s a little sad that it has to come to this. The fact that such animosity can exist half a century after the holocaust tells me that Coronavirus is just another exceptional time and soon enough we’ll get back to business as usual.

We need to say “BDE” (I mean that figuratively of course) to humanity collectively.

Dan · « **Reply #65 on:** April 13, 2020, 03:56:57 PM »

https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-who-held-packed-church-service-dies-of-coronavirus/

AsherO · « **Reply #66 on:** April 13, 2020, 04:27:56 PM »

Quote from: Dan on April 13, 2020, 03:56:57 PM

https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-who-held-packed-church-service-dies-of-coronavirus/

Sad 😢

CountValentine · « **Reply #67 on:** April 13, 2020, 04:41:03 PM »

Quote from: Dan on April 13, 2020, 03:56:57 PM

https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-who-held-packed-church-service-dies-of-coronavirus/

Quote from: AsherO on April 13, 2020, 04:27:56 PM

Sad 😢

Just no words for this mindset. We can only pray for them.

Yard sale · « **Reply #68 on:** April 13, 2020, 10:07:33 PM »

https://reason.com/2020/04/12/official-covid-19-numbers-represent-just-6-of-total-infections-a-new-analysis-suggests/?itm_source=parsely-api

Chapshnell · « **Reply #69 on:** April 13, 2020, 11:02:44 PM »

Rats are going hungry

https://news.yahoo.com/starving-angry-cannibalistic-americas-rats-083044613.html

Dan · « **Reply #70 on:** April 14, 2020, 10:44:36 AM »

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/14/state-department-cables-warned-safety-issues-wuhan-lab-studying-bat-coronaviruses/

S209 · « **Reply #71 on:** April 16, 2020, 09:55:56 PM »

Zoom Shivas and Prayer Hotlines: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Traditions During the Pandemic https://nyti.ms/2KbFGcy NY Times

ExGingi · « **Reply #72 on:** April 17, 2020, 05:45:50 PM »

https://www.newsweek.com/man-who-bought-10000-worth-toilet-paper-hand-sanitizer-denied-refund-1498343?amp=1

Dan · « **Reply #73 on:** April 19, 2020, 01:01:37 AM »

https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-koreas-new-coronavirus-twist-recovered-patients-test-positive-again-11587145248

S209 · « **Reply #74 on:** April 19, 2020, 02:07:48 AM »

Quote from: Dan on April 19, 2020, 01:01:37 AM

https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-koreas-new-coronavirus-twist-recovered-patients-test-positive-again-11587145248

Uh oh.. China’s 14% reinfection rate doesn’t sound so crazy now after all..

Dan · « **Reply #75 on:** April 19, 2020, 02:22:03 AM »

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-04-18/do-testicles-make-men-more-vulnerable-to-coronavirus

ExGingi · « **Reply #76 on:** April 19, 2020, 09:43:03 AM »

https://m.calcalist.co.il/Article.aspx?guid=3808961

Hebrew article about the market of flying נפטרים to EY.

srap · « **Reply #77 on:** April 19, 2020, 10:30:58 AM »

Quote from: Dan on April 19, 2020, 02:22:03 AM

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-04-18/do-testicles-make-men-more-vulnerable-to-coronavirus

Fascinating. This would turn COVID-19 also into an STD which could explain why it is different from SARS and MERS in transmission rate. Sure hope they investigate this theory quickly.

aygart · « **Reply #78 on:** April 19, 2020, 10:33:28 AM »

Quote from: srap on April 19, 2020, 10:30:58 AM

Fascinating. This would turn COVID-19 also into an STD

How so? There is no discussion of transmission.

srap · « **Reply #79 on:** April 19, 2020, 11:37:14 AM »

Quote from: aygart on April 19, 2020, 10:33:28 AM

How so? There is no discussion of transmission.

Very preliminary theory and I am not an MD.

1. COVID-19 "utilizes ACE-2 as a cellular entry receptor" by binding to it.
Quote taken from https://www.rndsystems.com/resources/articles/ace-2-sars-receptor-identified

2. "It is mainly expressed in vascular endothelial cells, the renal tubular epithelium, and in Leydig cells in the testes.^15,16 PCR analysis revealed that ACE-2 is also expressed in the lung, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract, tissues shown to harbor SARS-CoV."
Quote taken from https://www.rndsystems.com/resources/articles/ace-2-sars-receptor-identified

3. "The results indicate that ACE2 highly expresses in renal tubular cells, Leydig cells and cells in seminiferous ducts in testis. Therefore, virus might directly bind to such ACE2 positive cells and damage the kidney and testicular tissue of patients."
Quote from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339243337_ACE2_Expression_in_Kidney_and_Testis_May_Cause_Kidney_and_Testis_Damage_After_2019-nCoV_Infection

4. "The seminiferous tubules are the site of the germination, maturation, and transportation of the sperm cells within the male testes."
quote from https://www.innerbody.com/anatomy/male-reproductive/seminiferous-tubules

This has, obviously, larger implications if true.