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- i_monk1
My uncle's brother and some of his family are on one of the ships quarantined off Japan.
- Wow really. Sorry to hear.NBQ00
- Sorry to hear, for what it's worth I heard whiskey and honey helps. My Chinese neighbor went home in early Dec, her shoes have been at her door since, so eary.robotron3k
- I've played these riddles before. So... Your Uncle's brother is your Dad and that family is you. So... YOU are on a ship off Japan? Yes! Got it.Hayzilla
- yuekit0
Japan is ‘on the cusp’ of coronavirus epidemic, could indicate pandemic is nearing
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/18/…
China warns Japan could be the 'next Wuhan'
- Should we start a new thread? Seems like this is going to spread beyond China unfortunately...yuekit
- The fact that they are still talking about the Olympics and pretending Apple and Tesla are going to continue in China is unbelievable...robotron3k
- mm, source is 'Global Times', China Gov't mouthpiece that exists to divert attention, cry foul and exaggerate .. well, everythingNairn
- Actually if you read the article it's pretty reasonable
https://www.globalti…yuekit - A lot of people seem to think Japan isn't taking it seriously enough. Very densely populated country, lots of old people...yuekit
- Maybe the Japanese government's secretly decided this is a great opportunity to deal with the looming demographic crisis.Nairn
- ...I mean, much could be said for most countries in the developed world, but particularly Japan.Nairn
- We are postponing our spring trip to Japan because of the potential for this to be a mess by then.shapesalad
- friend from japanese said the gov didn't seem to take it seriously. they even allow the evacuee they flew from wuhan to have a press conference...pango
- I was considering a 1 month stay in Tokyo starting next week, a bit torn about it right now, seems unwise.spl33nidoru
- yuekit3
- Almost amazed until at the end he came out with a 'propaganda' like message of hope. How about a 'fuck the CCP'?shapesalad
- Krassy1
latest coronavirus numbers:
Total Confirmed
75,280Total Deaths
2,012Total Recovered
15,030
- Salarrue2
- https://media1.popsu…Bluejam
- Fearpango
- future fashion in a virus ridden worldBeeswax
- Nairn0
With this in mind: https://www.qbn.com/reply/395117…
Got a client who's recently returned from Japan coming to visit.
Should I wear a face mask?
:|
- Do you have a child at home or do any elderly come visit? That would be where I would pivot.robotron3k
- Based on what I've heard wearing a face mask doesn't actually protect you in spite of what everyone seems to think.yuekit
- The face mask is supposed to be for the sick person to avoid spreading it to others.yuekit
- I was taking the piss, in case it wasn't clear - i just find the idea quite funny of a client being greeted by someone in total abject fear...Nairn
- https://cdn11.bigcom…Krassy
- And yes, facemasks are a total waste of time. Probably only serve to concentrate nasties. I've read that coating them in salt kills viruses though.Nairn
- Offer them a Corona when they stop by...robotron3k
- Ooh, not a bad idea, robo!Nairn
- yuekit0
According to a new study of 72,000 patients, the death rate of the virus is only 0.2% for people below age 40.
But jumps to almost 15% for much older people.
- inteliboy0
No ones talking about Hong Kong democracy anymore that's for sure.... Well played.
- NBQ002
There are now 2 deaths in Italy.
- This is...not goodyuekit
- Seems like it could easily reach other European cities nowyuekit
- Make that 3 and "Italy coronavirus cases surged from 3 to 132 over the weekend"grafician
- The historic Venezia Carnavale has been cancelled, as are sporting events. Museums & schools closed.BustySaintClaire
- Good.grafician
- Good? Good?? Explain please.Longcopylover
- Good that they’re canceling events where large number of people gather to help stop the spread. I’d guess._niko
- Good as in good they cancelled all that crap for the good of their peoplegrafician
- They can‘t find Person Nr.1 who started the Virus in Italy.api
- Ah, okay, that is a good good. But Fashion Week still took place. ParisFW is next and hopefully is spared.Longcopylover
- why the upvotes?Krassy
- Over last decade many smallish Italian leather/textile firms were bought by Chinese, about 100,000 cheap Chinese labourers (many from Wuhan/Wenzhou) moved thereBustySaintClaire
- There are 20 million Chinese in Wuhan & Wenzhou and there are direct flights from those places to northern Italy.BustySaintClaire
- grafician-1
- I think it’s a over reaction. They live on a farm right? They’re hardly gonna catch it. Not like there on the subway each day!shapesalad
- Agreed. I posted just to get a better view on other opinions - but the situation is getting out of hands, no doubtgrafician
- One thing I noticed from following this stuff is that there's a huge number of people out there who love "prepping" and can't wait for the end of the world.yuekit
- shapesalad0
Presenting to the emergency room...
Sounds like a horrific way to go...
- NBQ000
It seems to be spreading quicker now. 5 dead in Italy too.
Official numbers now say over 2600 dead.
- italy is a weird one. apparently the original carrier wasn't infected. wtf?hans_glib
- somebody lied.
and no it isn't spreading quicker.sted - There are 226 cases now in Italy.NBQ00
- Chinese tourist or locals?robotron3k
- Nothing weird about wuflu in Italy. Tourists love it long timeGnash
- 'wuflu' s a much better name than covid-19.Nairn
- 7 deaths in Italy now.NBQ00
- 3 just today, ffsernexbcn
- People die from flu all the time, mostly old people though
https://www.cdc.gov/…drgs - Population is under Control.robthelad
- babydick0
I'll quote myself from page 8:
"By the way, fuck WHO..."
Yeah. Fuck WHO.
- maquito1
I attended a huuuge, big-pharma event last week in Paris. Met lots of brilliant people, science guys, and happened to ask one of them during a break what was all this coronavirus thing about. He said it was just a media outburst, and everything should be back to normal in 2 months. I honestly think it’s worse than what even media tells us, but just wanted to share some insight... big-pharma does not want us to panic.
Anyway, I’ve been following this guy on imgur... he’s called bunkerjohn, and posts verified info only. https://imgur.com/user/BunkerJoh…
- Hmmm; https://gisanddata.m… used to work BUT it's login only now...ideaist
- I got the same info. just align with the basic rules, don't do stupid shit like those parents who drove back their kids from Italy to Hungary.sted
- What do you expect from the media?
(no sarcasm, just pure curiosity)sted - @ideaist
https://gisanddata.m…sted - i saw that earlier, ideaist - not sure if it's a temporary thing, or permanent?Nairn
- it's a permanent thing called session timeout lol :D you can open this link always properly from this address only:sted
- https://systems.jhu.…sted
- @sted from the media I expect anything but good.maquito
- Science guys die first in horror movies. They are always too late to realize the situation.Beeswax
- Horror & Disaster movies...Beeswax
- I'd rather the media be overly paranoid with virus outbreaks than not.inteliboy
- was this brilliant guy Chinese?utopian
- Lol @utopian, no.maquito
- Even though it is Steve Brannon, he’s got a good point about Big pharma https://www.youtube.…keewee
- lol yeah i just watched that...sted
- Media and pharma want us to live in fear, buy more.ApeRobot
- 22 days later...webazoot
- ^+1PhanLo