Danish PM just anounced that every meassure taken will stay in place until at least april 13. That will make it at least a month where the country is basically shut down. No schools, no gyms, no bars, no gatherings of more than 10 people, people told to work from home.
SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)
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That's exactly what I thought was going to happen.
How are you gonna dress up all fashionable and walk with swagger only to find a toilet and lick it.
From what I've seen and read the Chinese people are very unhappy with the Chinese Communist Party's initial cover-up of the virus. There is a giant propaganda effort underway by them to deflect from this. I certainly agree the people of China in general and their culture is amazing.
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2020/03/19/lets-call-communist-party-coronavirus/
And let's not forget the forced organ harvesting.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...-organs-detainees-tribunal-concludes-n1018646
I bet you could make some decent money from a drive in cinema right now.
Exactly. Only
Then he's a nob who should be reported. If I knew him, I'd name him all over social media.
I agree the US stance is shameful.
From people hitting the beaches of California and Florida, to people roaming around in UK and to Indians dancing in groups on roads to show solidarity to medical staff fighting virus, it seems stupidity knows no nationality.
We have military helicopters flying overhead now looking for people on the streets. It was noticeably quieter this weekend than it has been in the past, despite the previous 2 weeks of lockdown.
The modern day "social media, do feck all real work" people.
Some funny replies to this tweet... "Let’s be honest, he has licked way worse"
Well done for posting this. I've corrected this misinformation from people several times on this thread, sometimes for people to just say nothing only to then repeat the same misinformation a few pages later.
So has mine. It was only after I was curious to see what they did that I realised 99% of what people have been saying about China were untrue. I was amazed to learn that they informed WHO 4 days after the doctors reported the possible outbreak to the authorities.
To think when the healthcare system collapses, if this young person were to fall sick, an ICU bed would be allocated to him over someone else. FFS
For anyone who wants to get a better idea of how their country (or others) is doing in terms of cases, deaths, recoveries (and where on the curve they are to be), this site is quite good.
You click on the country, then you get each key figure, linear and daily, plus some comments at the bottom.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries
You click on the country, then you get each key figure, linear and daily, plus some comments at the bottom.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries
If he follows through on this, America is absolutely fecked. These people need to be criminally accountable for "political" decisions which sacrifice lives over money.
We need someone like Roy Keane to go on a rant
This is what I have been also saying. Dr. Li was told to shut up by the local Wuhan police and not the central government.
The fact that the Chinese public are unhappy with the government shows that they are not slaves or that repressed as some westerners think they are.
The fact that by January they have shared everything they know with WHO and the international community shows that they knew this was going to get bad and they don't want to hide anything.
The Russians closed their borders and started to screen people since January according to WHO.
What makes me really angry is that governments in Europe and North America had all these months to be prepared for what was going to happen yet did nothing at all. They have all these deaths on their heads. The Chinese can be blamed for the dead in China but they can't be blamed for the deaths in the UK or USA etc.
UCLA nurses don't have any protection at all. My sister in law is a very senior nurse and now in isolation with very high fever and coughing. She is now waiting for her test results which is going to take a few days at least.
The USA is still spending billions in warfare and other useless spending yet can't spend on protection for doctors and nurses.
This is what I have been also saying. Dr. Li was told to shut up by the local Wuhan police and not the central government.
The fact that the Chinese public are unhappy with the government shows that they are not slaves or that repressed as some westerners think they are.
The fact that by January they have shared everything they know with WHO and the international community shows that they knew this was going to get bad and they don't want to hide anything.
The Russians closed their borders and started to screen people since January according to WHO.
What makes me really angry is that governments in Europe and North America had all these months to be prepared for what was going to happen yet did nothing at all. They have all these deaths on their heads. The Chinese can be blamed for the dead in China but they can't be blamed for the deaths in the UK or USA etc.
UCLA nurses don't have any protection at all. My sister in law is a very senior nurse and now in isolation with very high fever and coughing. She is now waiting for her test results which is going to take a few days at least.
The USA is still spending billions in warfare and other useless spending yet can't spend on protection for doctors and nurses.
I think they're just stressed out. The role of Mayor in Italy is more than just a ceremonial non-executive one, they basically run the smallest units of government (the municipalities, or Comunes). However, some Comunes are huge - Rome for instance is one Comune.
They have a lot of personal responsibility in times like this.
Does anyone know of any reputable sources which explain why the death toll within the US and Germany are considerably less (relative)?
I've been checking that every day. A late surge from America but Japan have gone from 4th to 25th in three weeks. Relegation form that.
The hepatitis hasn't even started to show symptoms yet.
Can't speak for America but I think I read Germany have been testing more people and also have more available beds and medical equipment to keep people alive. Basically they're still getting lots of sick people but are able to treat more. That's the only difference really. They are just better prepared.
Fair enough. I get that impressions mean a lot(The UK being a clear example)it's just at some point people can't being in lockdown 24/7.
Ah cheers didn't know this
Honestly - I'm not a doctor but there are simple precautions you can take. You don't have to be excessively worried.
Wear disposable gloves - fresh ones of course so you aren't leaving anything on door handles, surfaces etc. Do you have alcohol based wipes or at least wet tissues? I'm in Tokyo and there are plenty of sanitation products that are cheap if you can't afford or can't buy the more expensive ones because they're sold out.
If you can't get them wherever you are, take a clean cloth and some cleaner - bathroom cleaner, even a strong washing up liquid will do it. Clean any surfaces you touch if you can't avoid then use another clean cloth to dry the wetness. A clean scarf around your mouth and lower part of the nose will be enough to stop them breathing in any of your droplets. And wear a hat.
I think the authorities are becoming over-bearing. I went to see cherry blossom trees by myself yesterday in Tokyo and people, especially families, were not having the usual parties at those kind of locations but they were walking around looking and taking photographs. In fresh air and sunshine - two of the best natural antidotes to viruses especially the Vitamin D from the sun.
Authorities should worry about crowded shopping areas of which there are too many in Japan and employers should be staggering their workers' starting hours. Some are doing it but the subways and trains are still too packed. I have taken to walking to a big station that before I went to by my local subway line. The big station is only 5 minutes from the station I get off for my work. At night I do the same and walk home 30 minutes instead of riding my local subway line. Too many Tokyoites are still packing the trains until 10.30pm or so from early evening.
THAT'S the problem - not people walking around in fresh air and sunlight.
Doctors in the US basically ruled out Coronavirus because he hadn’t been to China recently
Just found out my cousin has it. Had a sore throat for a while then recovered before full blown symptoms. Burning hot, red face and sweating bad and can barely speak. They said she’ll be okay, thank God.
My sister is a deputy head at a school in London which isn’t closed for some reason, not sure why. Her boss is insisting she come in even though she told her boss she don’t feel good.
My sister is a deputy head at a school in London which isn’t closed for some reason, not sure why. Her boss is insisting she come in even though she told her boss she don’t feel good.
Ah yes, the wonders of not testing any apart from a miniscule percentage of the population especially in Tokyo and Greater Tokyo with around 13 million people.
And now the Olympics will be postponed - not if but when. I'd love to ask the neo-right wingers running Japan how worth it they think playing russian roulette with Japanese citizens' and residents' health is now?
It's also worth looking at the total number of recoveries in germany. They're at 422 out of 27k cases. France have had 16k cases and 2k recoveries.
Quite like the Aldi version
Many? A couple of governments... And not getting it doesn't really help unless we're all just going to live indoors indefinitely. It doesn't just go away... So are those more "proactive" governments (and really, it's just reacting faster) actually helping anyone?
There's no smart solution here, just plenty of guesses.
Doctors in the US basically ruled out Coronavirus because he hadn’t been to China recently
Jesus, that guy sounds healthier than me and what he went through sounds horrendous.
Jesus, that guy sounds healthier than me and what he went through sounds horrendous.
Pretty scary isn’t it, and to have just had it dismissed by doctors and so boarded a long haul flight after feeling better is maddening. Hopefully he’d have been past the contagious stage by then but who knows.
I wouldn't read too much into those stats to be honest. The same site says the UK only has 20 people in critical condition in the entire country. Do you believe this?
I think the scariest part is how many people he has been in contact with in the 3 weeks since his symptoms (largely) cleared up. Three airports, two flights, a stag, family get-togethers etc. I'm sure he's far from the only person that happened with, either. I'm not sure how the test-kits work but if they can still detect covid-19 in him does that not mean he was still contagious for those 3 weeks? Or would the virus in him be docile by then?
It is interesting watching him squirm as he desperately tries to balance between protecting his own assets and keeping his re-election hopes alive.
A long but worthwhile read.
Covid-19 strategy
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56
Covid-19 strategy
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56
Agree 100% and I’ve no idea on the question of whether he’d still be contagious at that point.
The numbers of cases of this thing are unquestionably being enormously underreported due to not being tested.
A woman died from COVID-19 here today. A day after returning from Los Angeles. Apparently collapsed at home after being picked up at the airport! She'd also recently travelled to France and Tahiti.
I'm amazed at the decisions some people are making right now.
What happens if this doesn't go away for 6-8 months? Are we all supposed to stay at home for that long? It's not possible at all. Eventually we are all going to have to crack on as it were as tough as that may sound. What choice do we have if it doesn't go away any time soon? Most people can't survive longer than a few months with no cash.
Nah. It is bcs their cases are from travelling to Italy and Tyrol. So infected are younger, where as in Italy, Spain and US it was going longer unnoticed, so also old people got infected. Germany's FCR will rise. And Italy only tests people that are quite sick. They don't have time to test people under 50. FCR is about 0.5-2% everywhere when population and testing is similar