Coronavirus quarantining, day 17, Tuesday, March 31st, 2020

This is how far back we have to put the swab to test you for #COVID19.

tee hee 
Important to exercise in quarantine

My mum's neighbours - 4 young people who share a house - are choristers for Wells Cathedral. At evening they've been singing in their front garden for the street to hear.
I believe this piece is by the English composer Gerald Finzi.#IsolationLife #music #SundayMotivation pic.twitter.com/4lNEuodp4B

— Lydia Massiah🌲📚 (@lydia_massiah) March 29, 2020

The @EmpireStateBldg reminding us that the city is in the middle of an emergency. pic.twitter.com/50TjEjOogN

— Rita J. King (@RitaJKing) March 31, 2020

The viral load in this COVID-19 illness is meaningful to know about.

Viral dynamics in mild and severe cases of COVID-19

I'm not sure what that means. Maybe it means that the more contact with the virus a person has, the worse the illness is? 

Does a high viral load or infectious dose make covid-19 worse?

Does being exposed to more coronavirus particles mean you will develop a more severe illness? Rumours circulating on social media suggest that hospital workers or their household members exposed to a higher “viral load” become sicker than the general population. But emerging research indicates the relationship between infection and covid-19 severity may be more complex – and differ from that of other respiratory illnesses.

Is ‘Viral Load’ Why Some People Get a Mild Case of COVID-19?

First of all, the way most people are tested right now is by putting a swab in the nasopharynx, which is the nose and the back upper part of the throat, and then looking for the viral genetic material. That’s the gold-standard test. But what’s really interesting is that the test isn’t necessarily positive or strong positive throughout the whole disease. That’s really important to know. Just because somebody is negative on that test, doesn’t mean they don’t have the disease. We’re making a lot of decisions on how to care for people, whether they should self-isolate, all of these things based on that test. It’s very important to figure out not only the viral load, but even how well these tests work to categorize someone as having the disease.

This is the result of Trump refusing to act for months. Now he is forcing states to bid against each other for supplies.

I looove culture mashups. This is a very interesting one.

I'm A Chinese Cowboy With A Southern Accent

Heartbreaking

Every hotel in Vegas is completely empty right now. https://t.co/Tar4kjuSkl

— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) March 30, 2020

Covidiots in NYC waiting to see the hospital ship. Wtf are they thinking???!!

awww, RIP, an interesting human being, who did a likable thing, walking every street in NYC
Curious, gregarious and inexhaustibly energetic, Mr. Helmreich was fearless in his study of human beings.  Via

The New York Nobody Knows with William Helmreich

Bless you, Portugal. https://t.co/ROHX8GTzpB

— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) March 31, 2020

When your cats watch too much anime...😂😏😸😉😘
Good Morning Tw-Friends and all!
Happy and funny Tuesday to all!😄😼✌🐾🍀#StayAtHomeAndStaySafe pic.twitter.com/BXOyuqLvgh

— Rock & Tattoo Lady (@PenelopeRuzy) March 31, 2020

This is possibly the most accurate gif I've ever seen. pic.twitter.com/mbH9lvQ641

— Jon Green (@jon_m_green) March 30, 2020