Coronavirus

[intoxifaded]

I wonder if reusable masks would be helpful for the shortage? I have some masks that are used to festivals in the desert, to block out the intense dust, and they can be thrown into the washer with bleach easily. They have sequins on the outside, so there's somewhat of a barrier between the fabric and the outside. It's not medical grade or anything, but wouldn't the use of somethings like that in addition to Lysol spray/wipes be enough for a quarantine situation?

 

[justjess]

They say all the masks - even medical grade - just prevent a sick person from passing on germs, they don’t protect you from getting the germs.

 

[Wigi]

After Hong Kong border dash, Shenzhen Bay Port deserted as quarantine kicks in

Crossing handles almost 60,000 arrivals on Friday as many rush to get into Hong Kong before new scheme aiming to stem the spread of coronavirus takes effect.

www.scmp.com

Coronavirus: what Xi fears most is people turning on the party

It’s not just lives, health and the economy that are threatened by the deadly disease. China’s authoritarian centralised system of rule is, too

www.scmp.com

Better Dead Than Rude: Only A Slim Majority Favors Banning Those ALREADY INFECTED With Coronavirus from Entering US | Blog Posts

Better dead than possibly perceived as racist....

vdare.com

Japan Reports 41 New Coronavirus Infections on Quarantined Cruise Liner

Japan reported a tripling of cases of novel coronavirus among people on a quarantined cruise liner, as the largest known cluster of infection outside China provides clues to how easily the virus spreads in confined conditions.

www.wsj.com

ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1226339502173687809

'Better dead than rude'
Haha so true, I laughed so hard at that.
I wonder if people will realize that this kind of pandemic could more easily occur in a globalized world without borders.
Some say it is racist to close all our borders yet inaction led to de facto racism toward Chinese /Asian looking people.

'No Chinese': In petitions, signs and tweets, fear is spreading faster than the coronavirus

Many Asian countries are heavily dependent on Chinese tourists, whose numbers and spending power have dramatically increased in recent years. With the coronavirus outbreak, they're becoming a source of panic.

www.latimes.com

‘No Mandarin allowed’: dining in ‘Hongkongers-only’ restaurants

A mainland Chinese woman in Hong Kong writes about her experience eating at restaurants that refuse to serve Mandarin speakers.

amp.inkstonenews.com

The coronavirus exposes the history of racism and “cleanliness”

While the epidemic may be new, xenophobia has been intertwined with public health discourse for a very long time.

www.vox.com

In my city, people avoid Asian restaurants or any restaurants with Asian workers while others cover their face when an Asian looking person enters a room.

 

[Vixy]

The amount of SO2 in the air meaning they're burning bodies in Wuhang.

 

[Vixy]

I know someone IRL who was in China working on an art project when the virus broke out. They were quarantined in China for a week, not allowed to leave the building, said it was a "ghost town". They were evacuated out and came back to Santa Clarita 6 days ago...they didn't quarantine them. The say they don't have the virus, but is it really possible to tell within the 6 days they've been back?

Having this personal experience is weirding me out. I'm not close to this person by any means, but I commented on their photo weeks ago saying "What are the chances you'd be in China when this is happening??"

Knowing that they're not quarantined here in California while they were in China doesn't sit right with me, why are some people being quarantined and others aren't?

For what its worth, this guy is very White, and that makes me wonder if they're not going to quarantine non-Asian people, or if he just happened to miss the time period that they decided to quarantine people who came back recently. It's hard to believe that a difference of 6 days determines whether someone is quarantined or not, if they weren't allowed out in China, why are they being allowed out here?

I'm not sure if the identities of those who are quarantined have been released, or if they're being kept a secret, but I really hope the government isn't making a simple mistake of letting some people out into the city based on ethnicity not matching the demographic.

6 days no? Sweden has been quarantining the woman who suspectedly had it for weeks now. 6 days... =They want it to spread.

 

[UnderAlienControl]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1226652765692342273

 

[Cintra]

sad and scary.

 

[Vixy]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1226652765692342273

Forced quarantine or..?

 

[Frank Badfinger]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1226826896983244800

 

[Cintra]

BBC today.

Coronavirus: UK cases double as four more people diagnosed

The government issues new powers to force people into quarantine as UK cases double to eight.

www.bbc.co.uk

The first bit is a bit scarey.

The number of people infected by the coronavirus in the UK has doubled to eight - after four more patients tested positive for the virus.

It comes as the government issued new powers in England to keep people in quarantine to stop the virus spreading.

In order to do this the Department of Health has described the coronavirus as a "serious and imminent threat" to public health.

Yay! Police state!!!

 

[Cintra]

The amount of SO2 in the air meaning they're burning bodies in Wuhang.

Article on this in the mail today.

Sulphur dioxide images do NOT show mass cremations in Wuhan

Maps from the weather service Windy.com were widely shared online last week, purporting to show high SO2 levels at ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Sam]

The end of the world has just started since 25 Dec 2019
Dumb scientists had predicted meteorite while it was only a tiny virus...

 

[Capella81]

https://shop.economist.com/products/the-world-in-2019

I think the cover of the 2019 Economist last year predicted this. The stork carried a bar code with a number, I think thats the world population minus almost a billion. The Horses are positioned looking towards North America. Idk theres rumours that the Corona virus started in Canada or here, (I am in the good Old US of A) . And also the Panda (which represents China I think) is directly above the stork. I tried to upload a screenshot of the cover but it wouldn't let me so I tried to provide a working link above. I could be wrong. But I've been thinking about this and its been bugging me so I thought I share my thoughts here. Let me know what you guys think.

 

[Cintra]

https://shop.economist.com/products/the-world-in-2019

I think the cover of the 2019 Economist last year predicted this. The stork carried a bar code with a number, I think thats the world population minus almost a billion. The Horses are positioned looking towards North America. Idk theres rumours that the Corona virus started in Canada or here, (I am in the good Old US of A) . And also the Panda (which represents China I think) is directly above the stork. I tried to upload a screenshot of the cover but it wouldn't let me so I tried to provide a working link above. I could be wrong. But I've been thinking about this and its been bugging me so I thought I share my thoughts here. Let me know what you guys think.

And there is a pangolin in the corner!!!

OMG!

 

[student]

And there is a pangolin in the corner!!!

OMG!

The Meaning of the Cryptic Messages on The Economist’s “The World in 2019” Cover

A look at the cryptic symbolism found on the cover of the Economist's

vigilantcitizen.com

 

[Capella81]

The Meaning of the Cryptic Messages on The Economist’s “The World in 2019” Cover

A look at the cryptic symbolism found on the cover of the Economist's

vigilantcitizen.com

Wow I didnt even see the Pangolin!!!

 

[intoxifaded]

And there is a pangolin in the corner!!!

OMG!

Good catch. On the opposite corner, the population is "out of balance" on the scale. One side has more people than the other. Either from the corona virus taking effect, or hinting that the world needed to be balanced?

 

[VigCizMember]

Good catch. On the opposite corner, the population is "out of balance" on the scale. One side has more people than the other. Either from the corona virus taking effect, or hinting that the world needed to be balanced?

And the DNA on the man's arm - perhaps alluding to DNA/RNA vaccines?

A

 

[intoxifaded]

Global death toll passes 1,000

The Hubei health authority reported that 103 more people died of the coronavirus in Hubei province on Monday, raising the death toll in the epidemic's epicenter to 974.

www.cnn.com

I think CNN isn't really respected here as a good source, but it's definitely a source for what's out in the mainstream news,and the death toll just "officially" passed 1,000.

I was in Vegas 3 weeks ago when I learned that this had started becoming news...It's pretty freaky to think that something that was just a passing headline has seemingly caused this much destruction in less than a month.

I definitely don't believe any one who's trying to act smart by saying "actually, the common flu kills more people per year".

Whether or not it's the real reported deaths, it's already nearly equivalent to the flu, and if the numbers are higher than they're really reporting then it's way more deadly. I guess we'll see as the non-Chinese people keep getting diagnosed and their deaths reported by a more honest government (lol).

 

[VigCizMember]

Global death toll passes 1,000

The Hubei health authority reported that 103 more people died of the coronavirus in Hubei province on Monday, raising the death toll in the epidemic's epicenter to 974.

www.cnn.com

I think CNN isn't really respected here as a good source, but it's definitely a source for what's out in the mainstream news,and the death toll just "officially" passed 1,000.

I was in Vegas 3 weeks ago when I learned that this had started becoming news...It's pretty freaky to think that something that was just a passing headline has seemingly caused this much destruction in less than a month.

I definitely don't believe any one who's trying to act smart by saying "actually, the common flu kills more people per year".

Whether or not it's the real reported deaths, it's already nearly equivalent to the flu, and if the numbers are higher than they're really reporting then it's way more deadly. I guess we'll see as the non-Chinese people keep getting diagnosed and their deaths reported by a more honest government (lol).

Yeah it's silly to talk numbers and compare it to the flu because it's not about totals. Flu may currently kill more simply because it's been around forever and has touched more people. When talking impact, we need to look at percentages - that's all that matters. As this thing is "novel" (new), then it simply means we just don't know yet how it will behave and the maximum impact it can have. But we can get a sense of the trends, and give a decent forecast - and that's what all those forecasting models do.

We've had ~3 months of data now, so they should have a decent idea of what it's about and where it'll land. Of course viruses can and do mutate, so that's another consideration... At any rate they're definitely looking at all potential scenarios I'm sure.