Politics The COVID-19 pandemic news and discussion.

[bdpopeye]

Thankfully we in this modern age have much more resilient and capable health care to ward off a virus such as this.

Not so in 1918 -1919...Read about the 1918-'19 Worldwide flu pandemic that killed 3% to 5% of the World's population. Exact figures are unknown. However in the US 195,000 people died of the flu.

1918-1919 Outbreak: Pandemic Strikes

 

[Junglejim]

The real number of coronavirus cases is more than 75,000, according to a scientific model that says the outbreak will double in size every 6.4 days

A new scientific model says that on January 25 there were 75,815 infected people in Wuhan alone. At the time the official figure was 761.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Chazman]

The real number of coronavirus cases is more than 75,000, according to a scientific model that says the outbreak will double in size every 6.4 days

A new scientific model says that on January 25 there were 75,815 infected people in Wuhan alone. At the time the official figure was 761.

www.yahoo.com

IOW, the number has already doubled since this was written.

 

[Junglejim]

Well current report is 12000, so multiply that by a factor of 35 based on that article so closer to half a million. Im not scared of this one, it's the next one that worries me. Human nature says we will all relax an see this as the Chinese who cried wolf, ignoring a more potent and deadlier one. Like the Spanish flue, it wasnt the first wave that killed, but the second one.

 

[primer]

Politics butts up against best practice of quarantine. US bans travel from China. Oddly the only one to be able to take one look at the state of China and make the decision..
Aussie and Vietnam have now followed.
Tourists Chinese, happly relations with China/ dead citizens, wrecked economy until cured.

 

[Grazhdanochka]

Meanwhile in the Russian Federation:

Russia closes 2,700-mile border with China to stop coronavirus

It follows instructions to officials from President Vladimir Putin to do all they can to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

metro.co.uk

Key Point

-Land Borders are Closed except for Freight
-Air TRANSIT is Blocked except for Aeroflot (My Avatar - says may Hint my... approval... about all this)

 

[Mordoror]

Well current report is 12000, so multiply that by a factor of 35 based on that article so closer to half a million. Im not scared of this one, it's the next one that worries me. Human nature says we will all relax an see this as the Chinese who cried wolf, ignoring a more potent and deadlier one. Like the Spanish flue, it wasnt the first wave that killed, but the second one.

Half a million with 2.5% of mortality would mean 12500 death. It begins to be a bit too much to be hidden. So the extrapolarion seems a bit of....

 

[Fluff]

Half a million with 2.5% of mortality would mean 12500 death. It begins to be a bit too much to be hidden. So the extrapolarion seems a bit of....

It’s everywhere.

easily passed on, and passing before the infected knows they have it.

relatively low death rate.

there will be millions infectedby now.

welcome to the 21st century.....

 

[Junglejim]

here we go...

First novel coronavirus death outside China reported in Philippines

The man was also infected with Influenza B virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria, the DOH says.

cnnphilippines.com

 

[primer]

NZ decides its risky, temporary Chinese travel ban.

 

[Junglejim]

NZ decides its risky, temporary Chinese travel ban.

Lil bitch

 

[primer]

Diplomatically after Aussie and US, but whatever its a complete reversal from a few days ago of little concern.

 

[Mordoror]

Thaïland tested a combination of 3 antiviral drugs (2 HIV enzyme inhibitors and 1 influenza enzyme inhibitor) and has good results from it. Looks promising and pretty simple

 

[colin traveller]

 

[Fluff]

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I wonder if he asked for tips....

 

[bdpopeye]

Aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2020 shows the construction site of Huoshenshan (Fire God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province.





According to the plan, the construction of the hospital will be completed on Feb. 2. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)



Workers work at the construction site of Huoshenshan (Fire God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

 

[Ivan le Fou]

That's some impressive construction work.

 

[PEMM]

According to the plan, the construction of the hospital will be completed on Feb. 2. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)



Workers work at the construction site of Huoshenshan (Fire God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

So it's ready now?

Why can't some people just use the safety equipment... Could be one more patient right there.

 

[primer]

Perhaps they could equally expedite a ban on wet markets. Two times now.

 

[Telmar]

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This made me laugh... But did let the driver go after this ? Cause even if he never went to Wuhan, Wuhan sure came to him.