SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)

It might well be the case. In any way, I do not see the entire world keeping those constraints. Some countries will get herd immunity (most of Africa for example, who cannot afford lockdowns, but at the same time have a very young population which is relatively not vulnerable), those that can will wait for a vaccine. But yes, one way or another it is gonna be bad. Easily, the most negative thing that happened to the world since WW2.
Well, if this is a war-like type of crisis, the world leaders need to make the harsh decisions. I know people think they can save everyone, but if you put the future in more danger with severe actions in the present time, it's just not right and will cause more suffering.
 
So what's todays news? Pretty much same as yesterday, no lockdown, just advising people not to gather?

Aha. Now we all know when this is going to end.

Boris has decided that we will have defeated the virus 12 weeks from now.

Mark that on your calendar and we can all plan around that timeframe.
 
Unfortunately there's enough people not taking this seriously to still cause a vast spread. Now kids are off school, more people are likely to be out and about too acting like it's a half term.
It has to be enforced with police checkpoints and proper penalties. A minority will never do what they've been asked to do, so you have to make it a crime to break the restrictions. You can't rely on people being public-spirited, because there are enough selfish people to undo all the good work.
 
South Africa's minister of health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, estimates about 60%-70% of people in the country will contract the coronavirus, but only about 20% of those will be serious cases.

59 million people here. That's only 7 million serious cases.

We let it slip people. We had this perfect, convenient and progressing world and we let it slip.

Every now and again the surrealism of this tragedy hits me. Nothing will ever be the same again.
 
Netflix are reducing their streaming quality apparently. Will I pay less for it? Of course not. This is unacceptable. How am I expected to enjoy 4k quality programs if they're being streamed in standard definition and I'm still paying the extra money? Fecking virus.

Oh wait, shite, yeah there's an actual virus
So what's todays news? Pretty much same as yesterday, no lockdown, just advising people not to gather?
They've upgraded "wash your hands" to "use your elbows to open doors at the pub.

I actually find it amazing that when they're reporting the new numbers they don't say how many there are for a single day, they just give you the running total. Dunno why I find it so odd.
 
All my Mum's social circle are going on as normal. Line dancing, pubs, having coffees, planning to see families for Mother's Day. My mother is giving me shit for keeping her in. I'm fighting a losing battle.

fecking Boris the shitc*nt isn't messaging firmly enough and it's going to be a disaster if we follow the Italy numbers.

Yea my mother expecting this to blow over in a couple of weeks.
 
Social media posts from doctors and front line medical staff in Bangladesh points to a very big cover up of deaths... I think south Asia is fecked.

I saw this earlier which prompted my post:



I don’t think my mind can contemplate the consequences of an all-out outbreak in South Asia.
 
Netflix are reducing their streaming quality apparently. Will I pay less for it? Of course not. This is unacceptable. How am I expected to enjoy 4k quality programs if they're being streamed in standard definition and I'm still paying the extra money?

Use ororo.tv, much cheaper than Netflix and bigger selection.
 
The point of the visual is the WHO seriously messed up in the early stages.



Is the twitter you embedded (which is stupid) related to the response you've given (which I agree)?
 
It has to be enforced with police checkpoints and proper penalties. A minority will never do what they've been asked to do, so you have to make it a crime to break the restrictions. You can't rely on people being public-spirited, because there are enough selfish people to undo all the good work.
This is where shit can be thrown at the Tories as their governments have cut policing to the bone. It’s a real worry if things get nasty.
 
Not saying this is one or buying into any conspiracy theories but can you imagine the damage an actual bioweapon could do? I think this virus has given us an idea. Scary as hell.
 
Whoever suggested to download and play Plague Inc. Well I did and wiped out the world on my first play through so is it worth buying full game or is that it. As in, completed it mate?
 
I won't trust a single thing coming out of China, all they've done is obfuscate, deny, spread disinformation and suppress health professionals.

They could be piling people into mass graves as they release these reports.

They've done a lot more. They've published publicly available scientific papers, shared data with the WHO, and discussed treatment strategies that other countries seem to be taking into account.
 
Netflix are reducing their streaming quality apparently. Will I pay less for it? Of course not. This is unacceptable. How am I expected to enjoy 4k quality programs if they're being streamed in standard definition and I'm still paying the extra money? Fecking virus.

Oh wait, shite, yeah there's an actual virus

They've upgraded "wash your hands" to "use your elbows to open doors at the pub.

I actually find it amazing that when they're reporting the new numbers they don't say how many there are for a single day, they just give you the running total. Dunno why I find it so odd.

This annoys me to be honest, anyone not really keeping up, or like me anyone with information overload who doesn't remember the previous days figure, won't really see the significance each day.
 
This annoys me to be honest, anyone not really keeping up, or like me anyone with information overload who doesn't remember the previous days figure, won't really see the significance each day.
Totally man. I mean, one minute your episode of Paw Patrol is streaming at 1080p and the next minute Chase looks like a fecking willy in a Japanese porno.
 
Whoever suggested to download and play Plague Inc. Well I did and wiped out the world on my first play through so is it worth buying full game or is that it. As in, completed it mate?
Depends, you probably played with the bacteria plague which is the easiest. There are virus, fungus, parasite, worm, prion etc, all with different characteristics. I'm stuck on the fungal one at the moment. It passes the time for sure, I like it.
 
They've done a lot more. They've published publicly available scientific papers, shared data with the WHO, and discussed treatment strategies that other countries seem to be taking into account.

Kinda the equivalent of breeding a maniacal fighting dog, letting it loose in all your neighbour's yards and then 'helping them out' with directions to the nearest Hospital.

This is their doing, this whole thing. And by 'their' I mean the Chinese Government, not any and every person from China.