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9 minutes ago, Chach said:

Trump seems to think he can stop the virus by denying it's an issue.

Bizarre and irresponsible carry on, Republicans can get it too.

 

What is and has an average American got that others haven’t, obviously an immunity to viruses by the sounds of it. 

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21 hours ago, johnh said:

I went to our mini Supermarket the other day.  One of the things on our shopping list was toilet rolls.  I got a pack of 9 and got a load of comments about panic buying. We just needed them!

One for each toilet 🚽 in mansion John can’t see the problem 😉

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On 08/03/2020 at 16:00, TallPaul1878 said:

Why do so many plagues seem to originate in China? Even the Black Death originated in China and, ironically, swung into Europe via Italy.

They still have regular outbreaks of plague in China to this day.

It's a country with an insanely crammed population who in some cases are forced to live in appalling conditions. Despite being a rich economy and advanced in many ways, the level of hygiene is not something that you would find relatable in the UK or US. 

A lot of communities still deal with sickness with more traditional methods too as opposed to turning to medicine, so diseases can last for longer untreated and manifest into the likes of SARS, bird flu and coronavirus. 

Where you have an overcrowding population, you'll always have rampant disease as a side effect. 

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5 hours ago, TallPaul1878 said:

They're all wrong about coronavirus. Trump, like our government here, is trying to keep the hype down to protect the economy from taking a nose dive. Sections of the opposition are chearing it on hoping that an economic collapse brings about the end of Trump. People need to put their partisanship aside as we are talking about people dying from an infectious disease.

Look at Italy now, have you heard the transcripts of the doctors? They're getting people in their 40s coming in and needing a ventilator, they're having to make decisions on who gets to go on a ventilator (over 60s might not get one).

People in S. Korea and Japan who were thought to be recovered are coming back with reinfections. The number of recovered cases is really low too.

We will know more in 2 weeks as it takes that long to incubate. I don't think people in USA and UK will self-isolate because our societies have collapsed and nobody cares about each other.

Who is all wrong?

Your post, after saying saying Trump is just trying to protect the economy actually highlights why his tweets are so irresponsible. Let's keep in mind he has the absolute best reporting and intelligence supplying him information and he's still showing zero understanding of the situation.

One thing is sure, we're having a global recession and this is going to get much worse before it gets better.

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2 hours ago, Zoo 2.0 said:

It's a country with an insanely crammed population who in some cases are forced to live in appalling conditions. Despite being a rich economy and advanced in many ways, the level of hygiene is not something that you would find relatable in the UK or US. 

A lot of communities still deal with sickness with more traditional methods too as opposed to turning to medicine, so diseases can last for longer untreated and manifest into the likes of SARS, bird flu and coronavirus. 

Where you have an overcrowding population, you'll always have rampant disease as a side effect. 

I think most rely on traditional medicines and treatment because they can’t afford western medicines. 

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Just announced over here in the states that the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament games will all be played in empty arenas. March Madness is a big deal (and money-maker), and I feel like this is just the beginning to the inevitable reality of all sporting events being played to empty stadia.

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3 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said:

Just announced over here in the states that the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament games will all be played in empty arenas. March Madness is a big deal (and money-maker), and I feel like this is just the beginning to the inevitable reality of all sporting events being played to empty stadia.

For me the pretence to carry on sporting events globally is just daft if you don't have a crowd; sport at the highest level (actually also down to the lowest) is about people watching, "behind closed doors" is just plain daft and defeats what it's about. Postpone the games and either wait until things are under control or write the season off; all sports all countries.

It's only sport after all; we all invest a lot of time/money to it but we're getting to life/death which is a little more important. 

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33 minutes ago, MikeO said:

For me the pretence to carry on sporting events globally is just daft if you don't have a crowd; sport at the highest level (actually also down to the lowest) is about people watching, "behind closed doors" is just plain daft and defeats what it's about. Postpone the games and either wait until things are under control or write the season off; all sports all countries.

It's only sport after all; we all invest a lot of time/money to it but we're getting to life/death which is a little more important. 

Fully agree with you there, Mike. 

We'll never hear the end of it if this Prem season is called off and the shite miss out on the title

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40 minutes ago, MikeO said:

For me the pretence to carry on sporting events globally is just daft if you don't have a crowd; sport at the highest level (actually also down to the lowest) is about people watching, "behind closed doors" is just plain daft and defeats what it's about. Postpone the games and either wait until things are under control or write the season off; all sports all countries.

It's only sport after all; we all invest a lot of time/money to it but we're getting to life/death which is a little more important. 

Can’t cancel the season mate we’re in line for CL spot 😷😉

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47 minutes ago, MikeO said:

For me the pretence to carry on sporting events globally is just daft if you don't have a crowd; sport at the highest level (actually also down to the lowest) is about people watching, "behind closed doors" is just plain daft and defeats what it's about. Postpone the games and either wait until things are under control or write the season off; all sports all countries.

It's only sport after all; we all invest a lot of time/money to it but we're getting to life/death which is a little more important. 

Very idealistic Michael, majority of money comes from the TV so think the show will go on regardless.

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Sam Harris has put out two very informative podcasts in the last 48 hours, listened to them both last night in a bout of insomnia. The latter had some positive news based on the country with the best testing (South Korea, they have drive through testing) the death rate is only 0.6% (6 times worse than the most recent bad flu case)

Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the Human Nature Lab and is the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science.

https://samharris.org/podcasts/190-respond-coronavirus/

Amesh Adalja, MD, is an infectious disease specialist at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. 

https://samharris.org/podcasts/191-early-thoughts-pandemic/

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3 hours ago, Hafnia said:

A juventus striker has tested positive for corona virus.

I don't know if there is another statement from Juve but they have released a statement for their defender, Rugani not a striker. Well, at least for now. Italy also going to close all restaurants, pubs, markets etc. except hospitals and pharmacies.

Rest of the NBA season has been postponed and a Utah Jazz player tested positive as well. (No name mentioned yet)

On the other hand Tom Hanks said he and his wife (or just girlfriend?) are tested positive.

Things are getting serious.

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It’s expected that a government decree will be announced today or tomorrow that all sports will be played behind closed doors. 
That’s a shame for the shite and there supporters just when after last night they must have been thinking things can’t  get any worse. 

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31 minutes ago, Palfy said:

It’s expected that a government decree will be announced today or tomorrow that all sports will be played behind closed doors. 
That’s a shame for the shite and there supporters just when after last night they must have been thinking things can’t  get any worse. 

They'll still win the league, so I don't see why they'd give a shit. As long as the season plays out they'll be happy.

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5 hours ago, Palfy said:

It’s expected that a government decree will be announced today or tomorrow that all sports will be played behind closed doors. 
That’s a shame for the shite and there supporters just when after last night they must have been thinking things can’t  get any worse. 

Considering the flights from Norway are probably cut off, I imagine most would’ve been watching on TV anyway. Plus, couldn’t care less, they’re going to gloat and brag regardless 

Just moving dad to his new apartment for when he’s in Basel. He’s got a flight back to Liverpool on Friday, just hoping the borders stay open long enough!

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1 minute ago, Matt said:

Considering the flights from Norway are probably cut off, I imagine most would’ve been watching on TV anyway. Plus, couldn’t care less, they’re going to gloat and brag regardless 

Just moving dad to his new apartment for when he’s in Basel. He’s got a flight back to Liverpool on Friday, just hoping the borders stay open long enough!

Fingers crossed 🤞 all goes well mate, it’s a nightmare when you are unsure what’s happening with travel plans. 

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I had a house clearance type person around earlier, just to take away a sofa surplus to requirements; told me he wasn't allowed to get within six feet of me and the company had stopped the need for the client to sigh for the job. The six foot rule went out of the window as it was a sofa-bed (which he wasn't told) so heavy and prone to swinging open so as he was on his own I needed to give him a hand; believe it or not I'm still alive, and hopefully so is he.

Undecided on this whole thing. I'm pretty much carrying on my life as I always have, maybe washing my hands a few more times than normal but that's about it; we'll see how it progresses, strange times.

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