COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Barcon]

5,500 passenger cruise ships regularly dock where I now live from late Spring through early Autumn, and every time the missus and I see them we Very publicly slag them off, sometimes whilst walking behind the crowds that have come off for the port call.

I have absolutely no desire to ever go on a cruise — one of the reasons, funny enough, is that is very easy to get sick on them from many causes, even leaving out sea sickness. Not to mentioned be assaulted with often very little legal recourse for the victim.

Not for me either. Plus, if I want to get assaulted I can go to the Dominican Republic for less money.

 

[SebastianBlue]

US Department of Health has just declared coronavirus a public health emergency.

Hopefully just to allow them to access emergency funding for additional action and preparation.

 

[MCFC1993]

So what's the chances that China now starts to play down the severity after being frustrated with the US's decision to ban foreign nationals travelling from China.

Putting money before health as per.

 

[SebastianBlue]

So what's the chances that China now starts to play down the severity after being frustrated with the US's decision to ban foreign nationals travelling from China.

Putting money before health as per.

High — if things carry on as they are their economy could quite literally crash within a few months.

Maybe less, actually, if some of the reporting about their heavy underwriting (focused propping by the state) of some of the foundational industries is accurate.

And that won’t bode well for the outbreak.

 

[BlueTG]

Yep. Apparently the two people are from York and are being transferred to Hull hospital. Don’t know how true that info is.

Nice one, live in Yorkshire, my family in Humberside, spent two days in York this week and 4 days in Hull these last two weeks hahaha.

They tracked one of the UK passengers from the area the virus started in and he’s in fucking Scarborough. See you all in Hell.

 

[BlueTG]

What’s happened to those who haven’t died? Are they still ill or are they sorted now?

 

[MCFC1993]

Latest figures are over 250 dead and over 12,000 confirmed cases but I suspect both figures are higher than that.

China are massively worried about their economy as many countries; Australia and America included, have placed a ban on flights to and from China.

 

[MCFC1993]

What’s happened to those who haven’t died? Are they still ill or are they sorted now?

Thought I saw yesterday that just over 100 people had recovered. Whether that's true or not remains to be seen. As surely that would speed up finding a vaccine for it, which supposedly won't be ready until June.

 

[roypaulknewmyfather]

The power of social media mis-information again. Reports of Chinese takeaways being bricked and Chinese people being abused.

 

[SebastianBlue]

The power of social media mis-information again. Reports of Chinese takeaways being bricked and Chinese people being abused.

Any links from reputable sources, mate?

If true, it’s ****ing disgusting — British citizens of Chinese origin/ancestry are not to blame for this.

Once more, people in the UK are just as likely to get it from a UK citizen with no Chinese descent who visited China as they are anyone else at this point. FFS, our local centroid index patient is likely from York!