Corona and other diseases

[Pennywise]

Coronavirus news and live updates - CNN

 

[Breogan]

Good to see no one is overreacting with racism...

Signs outside restaurants in Phu Quoc, and Hoi An, Vietnam,

Cut to Westerners to Vietnamese (who they won't distinguish from Chinese) Sorry, do not accept you.Thank you for your understanding.

 

[Breogan]

My brother in law just arrived from China, he lives in Jinan. Booked a ticket without telling us and long-story short, he’s staying with us.

I’ll admit that some of the hysteria online with him being here has me a tad worried, he’s usually very careless about mostly everything so I’m just hoping nothing comes out of this.

Well so long as he went straight to a hospital for monitoring (calling ahead first so they are prepared) and isn't needlessly come into to contact with anyone, you and your family, and you've all isolated yourself, and aren't spreading and mingling around others, and he's the careful responsible type, we should all be fine!

...Oh, wait what!?!

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

What’s even scarier is that this was predicted way back in 1993.

Those damn Simpsons strike again. I’m beginning to believe that Matt Groening is a prophet.

 

[terry78]

He knew. He always knew.

 

[Lasirius]

Well so long as he went straight to a hospital for monitoring (calling ahead first so they are prepared) and isn't needlessly come into to contact with anyone, you and your family, and you've all isolated yourself, and aren't spreading and mingling around others, and he's the careful responsible type, we should all be fine!

...Oh, wait what!?!

He lived in Jinan and was heavily screened before arriving to airport and after having arrived to San Francisco. I still though been cautious during his stay by not having him leave the bedroom and wearing masks in the house. He had a follow up with the doctor and says it should not be of concern. But, reading the news and having him stay at my house does not ease my mind 100%.

 

[Breogan]

He had a follow up with the doctor and says it should not be of concern. .

Good to hear, as you previously said ;

he’s usually very careless about mostly everything .

Glad he's home safe. this must be overwhelming for you all. I imagine he has people in Jinan too, hope the best for them too, and you all stay well.

 

[Lasirius]

Thanks, I really appreciate that.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Signs outside restaurants in Phu Quoc, and Hoi An, Vietnam,

Cut to Westerners to Vietnamese (who they won't distinguish from Chinese) Sorry, do not accept you.Thank you for your understanding.

As someone of Han Chinese descent myself, I give a little leeway to the other Asian cultures on this issue, 'cause my people have done thaaaangs to them, but yeah, this is pretty disturbing still.

 

[TheGuy]

As someone of Han Chinese descent myself, I give a little leeway to the other Asian cultures on this issue, 'cause my people have done thaaaangs to them, but yeah, this is pretty disturbing still.

Asian here. This coronavirus outbreak is not really doing China any good internationally with its Asian neighbors, and has only exacerbated what many are feeling even before this (anger due to illegal territorial occupation and wannabe dictators under the payroll of the CCP).

 

[:eek:]

Coronavirus deaths exceed Sars fatalities

 

[terry78]

Yeah part of that is their officials trying to downplay it.

 

[:eek:]

Coronavirus 'could infect 60% of global population if unchecked'

 

[terry78]

Yeah it's probably time to not be like it's no big deal.

 

[Kaleb]

Coronavirus live updates: China's Hubei reports 14,840 new cases, 242 additional deaths

China’s Hubei province reported an additional 242 deaths and 14,840 new cases as of Feb. 12. The province said it is starting to include “clinically diagnosed” cases in its figures and that 13,332 of the new cases fall under that classification.

The government said that a total of 1,310 people have died in the province and that 48,206 people have been infected in the region

 

[Schlosser85]

A lab in California claims it’s created a vaccine in three hours after being allowed a sample.

 

[terry78]

Sounds like snake oil to me but we'll see.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

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@terry78 it seems this is something that has been worked on since scientists got a breakdown of the virus from China. Even then the headlines are a bit misleading as even if a preliminary vaccine was created it will take months for the most cursory testing for human saftey reasons among others to conclude.

 

[jolldan]

 

[terry78]

Well I guess that Uber guy now has it

 

[BoredGuy]

Saw these charts in a news article which were a bit positive and comforting, if true:

So based on these, it looks like we may have gotten over the first hurdle and are beginning to effectively control the spread and severity of the disease... granted, a lot of the data is coming from China, so who knows how truthful it is, but I'm going to look at the positive

 

[Schlosser85]

Well I guess that Uber guy now has it

Well not necessarily but he should definitely be tracked down and tested. An Uber driver with coronavirus is.....not desirable for obvious reasons.

 

[Schlosser85]

Saw these charts in a news article which were a bit positive and comforting, if true:

So based on these, it looks like we may have gotten over the first hurdle and are beginning to effectively control the spread and severity of the disease... granted, a lot of the data is coming from China, so who knows how truthful it is, but I'm going to look at the positive

Well unless I'm mistaken, all but one of the deaths has been in China, and the one outsider was in Thailand I think, so nobody has died so far in countries that frankly have higher levels of healthcare.

People don't realize how many people the common flu for example kills every year.

 

[:eek:]

France reports the first coronavirus death outside of Asia

 

[Schlosser85]

Worth noting he was eighty years old.