The new corona virus, like most respiratory viruses, is spread by droplets from someone’s cough or sneeze. The vast majority of patients recover, most after experiencing mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough. But sometimes the virus makes its way deep into the lungs and causes pneumonia.
Lungs contain grapelike clusters of tiny air sacs called alveoli. When you breathe, oxygen fills the sacs and passes straight into blood vessels that nestle alongside them. Pneumonia occurs when an infection — of any sort, not just this new virus — inflames the alveoli. In severe cases they fill with fluid, dead cells and other debris, preventing oxygen from getting through.
If other countries have the same experience as China about 5% of COVID-19 patients could become sick enough to require intensive care.
As infection worsens, the haze forms rounder clusters and gradually turns more white as the air sacs become increasingly clogged.
Severe pneumonia of any sort can cause shock and other organ damage. But in a webinar last week, Chinese doctors told members of the American College of Cardiology to watch for some additional problems in severe COVID-19, especially in people with heart disease. The worst off may need blood thinners as their blood starts to abnormally clot, and the heart itself may sustain damage not just from lack of oxygen but from the inflammation engulfing the body.
Another caution: The sickest patients can deteriorate rapidly, something a hospital in Kirkland, Wa., witnessed
In the wake of the first reported death of an employee in Puget Sound due to COVID-19, Boeing announced today that it’s begun the process of shutting down production operations at its facilities in the Seattle area.
“This necessary step protects our employees and the communities where they work and live,” Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun said. “We continue to work closely with public health officials, and we’re in contact with our customers, suppliers and other stakeholders who are affected by this temporary suspension.”
The suspension directly affects operations in Everett, Wash., where Boeing produces wide-body planes such as the 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliner; and in Renton, where single-aisle planes such as the 737 are produced. Boeing said critical distribution operations in support of the company’s customers would continue. There’s no indication that operations at Boeing’s 787 factory in South Carolina are affected.
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The coronavirus "pandemic is accelerating," World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned Monday.
Almost every country in the world has reported cases, he announced in a Geneva press conference.
"It took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases. Eleven days for the second 100,000 and just four days for the third 100,000," he said.
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