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- sted2
Little collection of photos about empty tourist attractions published by various AFP photographers in the recent days.
- utopian4
U.S. Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic and Widespread Shortages
- PhanLo1
From an Instagram story yesterday
- Khurram-4
Can people stop blaming the eating of bats?? That is not the case. The speculation is that this "flu", like many, started off in bats and then was spread through another conduit animal, probably poultry, before going to humans via CHICKENS
You see one stupid meme on the internet and just run with it like complete simpletons. So just stop it, ok? You're pissing me and pango off!
- https://youtu.be/Y7n…shapesalad
- https://youtu.be/6P-…shapesalad
- I still find weird that people eat bats.
Didn't knew this about Pango.sted - People need to stop eating bats in general.PhanLo
- 60 Minutes Australia lol shape :Dsted
- It comes from humans touching and eating normally wild animals. And in Wuhan it was an activity. These are facts. And bat soup was on the menu.shapesalad
- no bat soup for youutopian
- i've read it's most similar to a virus found in snakes. but yeah the idea it was from eating bats is just one theory that's stuck because folks don't understandkingsteven
- that viruses travel between species all the time and well, xenophobia...kingsteven
- animal and food culture would need some adjustments in some countries. I know we're not all living in rich countries like Western peopleBennn
- Shapesalad, you're an ignorant twat.Khurram
- The 60 minute video and other well researched ones like it that show the virus active in bats isn't a stretch. I mean better than "the US military created it"_niko
- we had avian flu and swine flu, so why not bat flu? I mean rats, or the fleas on rats were responsible for the bubonic plague._niko
- and why the bat love all of a sudden are you guys secretly Bruce Wayne lol?_niko
- Relax, it’s a metaphor for the wet-market exotic flesh, feeding frenzyGnash
- And it’s easier to spell than pangolinGnash
- Anytime you bats in cages, on top of pigs in cages, on top of pangolins in cages next to a butcher... you've got a the best ingredients for awagshaft
- ... species jumping virus. We need to curtail these kinds of markets.wagshaft
- OK yeah, i was wrong. They eat bats. That's why this happened. Was trying to give them the benefit of doubt, but I was wrong. Fucking animals!!!!Khurram
- Its called zoonosis. It's not specific to any type of animal and the cause of nearly all virus/diseases.monoboy
- Occasionally, animal viruses mutate with human viruses and you get COVID-19.monoboy
- Bats are known to carry all kinds of nasties, why they get singled out.monoboy
- Eating them after cooking probably won't infect you. Being in close proximity to live animals will.monoboy
- Poor animal husbandry won't help.monoboy
- It could've happened anywhere in the world.monoboy
- Just depends on when mother nature decides to make a jump from animal to human.monoboy
- Mr Fluffikins the house cat could also infect Karen from accounts and kill us all within 6 months.monoboy
- You can discriminate all you want. Viruses don't. ;)monoboy
- RIP Karen.Continuity
- I'm going to downvote myself for this one. Heard Radio 4's "Inside Science" - it's bats. Market in China labelled "jungle meat". They're eating them. Stop it!Khurram
- MERS was bats>>camels>>arabs>... This is bats>>chinese>>world... It's in the RNA, mutations and whatnot. People and their bats!Khurram
- @monoboy - bats are highly metabolic animals due to the energy required to flap their wings. Their high metabolism readily causes corona viruses.Khurram
- Mr Fluffkins, who sleeps 20 hours a day, is a very low metabolic animal so does not create viruses that transmit to humans.Khurram
- That's why we can live close proximity to cats and dogs for thousands of years and they not cause us these viruses and diseases. It's fucking bats. China!!!Khurram
- BBC Radio 4 "Inside Science" and "Mindscape" podcast and a bunch of articles, Rupert Beale in the LRB etcKhurram
- worst post ever :(Khurram
- And stop talking about "mother nature" like its a thing. It's not a thing. Americans with their "mother nature". Not it isn't nature mother nothing. BATSKhurram
- It's a phrase, not a literal explanation of biology.monoboy
- As we clear and farm ever more remote areas, we expose ourselves to animals with new viruses.monoboy
- Climate change is also a factor. It's not just about bats. Could well be.monoboy
- No point in trying to pin this on a single animal or place. There's a bigger picture.monoboy
- The furore over this though is more about criticism of different cultural norms.monoboy
- P.S. I'm Scottish. Ya prick. ;)monoboy
- https://youtu.be/8yL…Gnash
- Aye.monoboy
- I think we should all take this moment to think about Karen. May she rest in peace.monoboy
- soz mate, no offence.Khurram
- All good Khurram. No worries.monoboy
- Has anyone here read 'Fast Food Nation' by Eric Schlosser?monoboy
- Digs into the industrialised (and badly regulated) meat production in the US.monoboy
- The distribution of meat into the fast food industry makes the US population severely vulnerable to contagion.monoboy
- I'm not comparing a BigMac to bushmeat from a street stall but nothing is invulnerable to pathogens.monoboy
- (I digress and should probably do some work instead).monoboy
- (I digress and should probably do some work instead).monoboy
- Bennn1
I'am proud of the actions taken by the government in my province and the population seems to stick to the authorities orders, i think we will choke the spread without too much damage over here.
I really hope it all end quickly because the economy is getting fucked big time and quickly atm
- Are tests available for everyone??Ramanisky2
- i dont knowBennn
- just find that 5,000 tests are availabe every dayBennn
- just found a more recent news that 6,000 tests are available everyday nowBennn
- for a population of 8MBennn
- Bennn1
Number of tests performed :
United States : 41,552 (Mar 16, 2020)
Canada : 38,482 (Mar 17, 2020)
Source: https://ourworldindata.org/covid…
You guys in the us are doing as much testing as us in Canada but you have 290,000,000 more people than us in your country
- "There will at least 1 million more test kits by the end of the week" - Trump, March 3utopian
- It's now March 18th. 2 weeks later, where are all of the test test kits Donnie Do Little?utopian
- having test kits and performing tests are two different thing!Bennn
- Yep, and keep in mind that
everybody needs 2 tests min.sted - The rich are getting tested.instrmntl
- thats a problem in the US. Poor people wont get tested and will spread the virusBennn
- eat the rich!_niko
- remember: you need 1 test to prove a positive and at least 2 to prove a negativekingsteven
- utopian-1
7pm: Coronavirus cases in US soar past 7,500
9pm: Coronavirus cases in US soar past 8,500#TotallyUnderControl
- #forgotYourTrumpGIFPonyBoy
- #AndItisaBeautifulGi...utopian
- you should see that shitshow whats going on around how the mass testing should go.sted
- 9:15 9,285
https://www.bing.com…_niko - its clearly gonna explode in the US in the upcoming daysBennn
- check this if you have fbook, he made a few things public: https://www.facebook…sted
- Bennn0
''GM’s CEO Offers to Make Ventilators in WWII-Style Mobilization''
- utopian-3
Second member of Congress tests positive for coronavirus
Rep. Ben McAdams, a Democrat from Utah, tweeted Wednesday that he tested positive for coronavirus.
- utopian-2
'Well-connected' go first on coronavirus tests,
Trump acknowledges: 'That's been the story of life'
- mg337
Is anyone else shifting frequently between moments of dread and moments of optimism?
I don’t know what to feel from one moment to the next, and I’m a pretty strong person. But anxiety and tension is kicking up. I just looked at my 2 1/2 year old son as I tucked him in, told him I loved him, and my mind is just spinning thinking about how innocent and little he is, and wondering after all this, if we survive it, what his world is like in the future.
I keep thinking “we’re on day THREE... WTF is this going to be like in May... July... and on and on.”
It’s just too surreal to comprehend. A fucking virus sweeping the earth, causing us to be more fearful than we’ve probably ever been as people, killing many with untold deaths to come, we’re bound to lose friends and family and never go back to what was normal a week ago.
- yeah its hard to know where its all going exactly.Bennn
- personally i feel we're doing the right things over here and i trust my gov. People are also very docile compared to what we see in the USBennn
- Dont want to be pessimistic, but i'm kind of worried about you guys in the US.. Your system and culture is very different than ours in Canada.Bennn
- I fear social chaos in the US if things start to go south...Bennn
- Man, looking in your kids eyes is one of the best medicines. Even though things are bad, we're in a much better position to fix it than ever before.PhanLo
- Exactly what Benn said... I fear that in 7-8 days the amount of cases is going to skyrocket ... really hope I’m wrong.Ramanisky2
- it's all happening for a reason.horton
- I tell my daughter (5) all the time “mom and dad’s #1 job is to keep our babies safe.” It’s distressing to tell her and know we’re doing all we can, butmg33
- ... everything is so uncertain.mg33
- I feel ya bro. gotta be super hard with young kids.Ramanisky2
- We're all working together, it's truly a global event and we'll make it!!robotron3k
- i don't have kids but my dog has been getting lots of hugskingsteven
- ! And what happened, then? Well, in QBN they say – that Robo's small heart grew three sizes that day..._niko
- Yup. Dread, good news, aww shit, oh, OK!, fuck!, well, WTF??, vodka, wake up, FOR GOD SAKE, yay!, fuck!Akagiyama
- I'm not so worried about the virus...we could all die of anything anytime. It's the financial side of things that terrifies me.BusterBoy
- If I can't pay my mortgage and the bank doesn't offer relief...I'm fucked. And house prices will probably dive so if I have to sell...BusterBoy
- Yes the global crash is scarier than the virus unfortunately. This could be a depression level event.yuekit
- buster, Canadian banks are deffering mortgage payments for 6 months, I'm sure other countries will follow suit_niko
- nahh im dead insidepango
- Mg33 -I have two young kids as well.... I’ve been in shit places for months on end (army) with death all around - you will adjust - you have to take ownership -Static_Line
- of your mind and be the rock your family needs... the stress today will become “normal” - control what you can, focus on your fitness as well - a strong body -Static_Line
- Will e sure the mind is resilient and able to make sound decisions. Be proactive in whatever way you can ....Static_Line
- fight where and how you can.... Do not fall in to a spiral of helplessness.... fight back - straight up.Static_Line
- Same, man. I've been having a short freakout moment each day this week, which is so unlike me. It's weird. It's scary. It's unlike anything we've ever faced.nocomply
- China reported 0 new cases yesterday. There’s light at the end of the tunnel.mort_
- 100% optimist
its nuthindrgs - I take anything China says with a grain of saltpango
- NY Governor Cuomo: "We're in a war, we must treat this as a war!! Oh, and there's no need for fear or panic."********
- I'm back and forth constantly, mg33. It's borderline disruptive to my psyche in general, the swings. All I want is to shut down work and do family.monospaced
- Same, as my wife and 6 year old son brave the storm at home. We also had a 5.7 earthquake here yesterday (SLC) that scared us to death +50 aftershocks.davey_g
- I'm just concerned on the business/financial side. This is already affecting so many.grafician
- @Static_Line great advice!Krassy
- @mort_ do you really believe anything China reports?Krassy
- Fair point @krassy and @pangomort_
- kingsteven7
Stress weakens the immune system and causes heart attacks, dementia it'll get you quicker than the virus! Do what you can to reduce stress, if you need to... disconnect, meditate there's no point in worrying about what's out of your control.
- Bennn-2
It's just starting. It's exponential. It will take as long to go to zero as it took to get on top. So we're in this for minimum 4 to 8 months i think.
World:
USA:
Canada:
- See. You write like it’s your conclusion and final answer. Are you serious that’s the truth and it’s exponential and 4 to 8 months guaranteed?monospaced
- I love you man. It’s just you come at it a bit sensationalist. Sometimes.monospaced
- Your posts stress me out man. You’re a great person. Please let’s be optimistic.monospaced
- Maybe the issue is that you think Bennnnns an expert in anything lol.
He's just giving an opinion like all of us. or talking shit like all of us._niko - Exponential. Hard for humans to understand.shapesalad
- yeah its just my opinionBennn
- sted2
Sounds like a plan
- Weird... he's Trump's master and he didn't have to call it "the China Virus"mg33
- these motherfuckers went through the Bolshevik revolution, Nazis, the soviet famine and chernobyl.they don't really give a fuck._niko
- When you hear him speak, you realize how a real leader acts and how much in over his head little Donny is._niko
- *Plays Boris the Blade's theme in the background*SteveJobs
- Ramanisky25
lol... I mean FoxNews is back at it.
- This is the US Propaganda wing of the Kremlin._niko
- wuhan virus, chinese virus... :\dorf
- Covid-19 is complicated and fucks up the headline design.sted
- Is this real? Is this seriously real? I believe you, I just want to see a source.mg33
- https://www.mediaite…dorf
- Christ on a bike. Take us, virus, take us all now.mg33
- The actual name of the virus is SARS 2. Funny this has not been conveyed by the media at all amid the 24/7 coverage. COVID-19 is the disease you get from it.yuekit
- SARS-CoV-2yuekit
- i dont believ its realBennn
- mg33-1
Does anyone else think that it wouldn't be any less weird if we were instead in the midst of an alien invasion across the world?
I keep thinking of that great line from Se7en:
"If John Doe's head splits open and a UFO should fly out, I want you to have expected it."
- yeah, surreal times for sure. I can't help but think this is a dry run for something way more serious. A test for Governments to test our readiness_niko
- but more thank likely it fizzles and we're better off in the end, better social safety nets, better health care, and a realization that we're on this planet_niko
- to help each other and to help our species grow and survive and not to just make a buck._niko
- https://www.youtube.…instrmntl
- it shows me we're not ready for something more seriousBennn
- ********0
People are going to be banging more so more accidental kids.
But this is also scary and may make lots of people reconsider choosing to have kids.
- inevitably there will be a deluge of kids named Corona_niko
- *Coronialshorton
- lol horton. I've no doubt that will be a thing.monNom
- HahaHijoDMaite
- ....amongst those who already have kids, there'll be less fornication and more divorces fo shoArchitectofFate
- LOL @hortonKrassy
