Tuesday March 24 2020

If you need some cleaners the EPA has an approved list. Most of these contain bleach. If you can't get any of these you can prepare a disinfectant bleach solution by mixing 1 part concentrated bleach (from the bottle) with 9 parts water. You need to prepare it fresh every 24 hours to be most effective so you may wish to mix a small quantity. Do not mix bleach with other cleaners that contain ammonia, or vinegar (acetic acid) or other acids as that could produce dangerous gases.

 EPA List

I was wondering which test they were using to detect the virus and it turns out it they are mainly using real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (realtime RT-PCR) You have to use reverse transcriptase because the PCR amplification method requires DNA and this virus' genetic element is RNA. This test is great because it can detect even a tiny quantity of the virus, it gives an immediate diagnosis since you don't have to wait for the person to develop antibodies. The have them at many local food safety laboratories.
The other test that we need is an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay or ELISA test. This is will tell if a person has already had the virus and therefore immune and can return to work. It looks like Korea has these. They are not being used that much in the US yet, but will probably be soon. These rely on an antibody that has an enzyme attached to it that causes a color change. The antibody actually attaches itself to other antibodies, in this case Covid-19 antibodies.
https://www.cnet.com/news/sixteen-supercomputers-tackle-coronavirus-cures-in-us/?ServiceType=facebook_page&ftag=COS-05-10aaa0a&PostType=link&UniqueID=AB06A348-6D27-11EA-ACCF-2F003A982C1E&TheTime=2020-03-23T16%3A59%3A32&fbclid=IwAR1KoHBW0-G5bUZYo6QTeLlQeVvvC2b-BkrLxjn3uXIz0CDmZoRjs5E4iVk




I found this one but I am not sure if the source is accurate. I tried looking up the people sourced. I believe the data is pretty close.


Wisconsin DHS is down right now. I will try later. It came back up!



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