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What's the definition of "sick enough to be hospitalized"? Given the over-abundance of caution, I would imagine a good number of people with positive tests are
by listenallyall 7y ago
What's the definition of "sick enough to be hospitalized"? Given the over-abundance of caution, I would imagine a good number of people with positive tests are admitted, monitored overnight, then released in the morning, without ever really showing much more than mild symptoms.
Tom and Rita Hanks were hospitalized. The worst of it, according to them was "a bit tired, some body aches... some chills. Slight fever too" Now he "feels the 'blahs' but has no fever."
https://twitter.com/tomhanks/status/1237909897020207104 https://twitter.com/tomhanks/status/1237909897020207104
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/18/tom-hanks-has-the-blahs-rita-wilson-recover-from-coronavirus-australia https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/18/tom-hanks-has-t...
- koheripbal 7y agoThe reports from China indicated many people got worse over the course of two weeks, after initially feeling better. ... so I would not count on anecdotes until we have more complete data.
- Rebelgecko 7y agoAnecdotally from people talking on my local subreddits, very few people are getting testing at all unless they need serious medical attention. People with less severe cases just get sent home. They're only getting tested if they have confirmed contact with someone who tested positive, or recently returned from international travel. I guess that way we can pretend community spread doesn't exist. The medical treatment that movie stars and NBA players are getting is not representative of the average American's experience.
- sjg007 7y agoYou won't be hospitalized here unless you have trouble breathing. Tom Hanks was hospitalized because he is Tom Hanks.