China is starting to suffer massively economically, they derive approx 80% of their income from small/medium businesses, of which a large proportion of them only have cash reserves of 1-2 months. They have been on shutdown since the Chinese New Year. Another few weeks and ...
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Sporting events potentially cancelled because of Covid-19 outbreak?
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Nellies left peg
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Took the wife to see her neurologist last week and he thinks it is no worse than winter flu. I would rather believe him than all the media scaremongering as he is well respected and his wife is a medical professor
George Hannah
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The fact that it isn't the Black Death isn't encouraging. The 1918 Spanish Flu death toll of 60 -100 million might turn out a better comparison if the current relatively benign assessment of its mortality potential is wrong ( see UEA Epidemiology Prof on BBC today.) Also, in terms of the vulnerability of the elderly - not just those at the end of life btw - "Today, 8.5 percent of people worldwide (617 million) are aged 65 and over. According to “An Aging World: 2015,” this percentage is projected to jump to nearly 17 percent of the world's population by 2050 (1.6 billion)."This isn't the black death though mate its the flu for those already at the end of life or severely ill and to the rest of us its a bad cold/bug we will get over.
kevin horlocks wand
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I know what should we all be terrified of this week, Coronavirus, climate change or brexit?
I may not go out anymore,
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I may not go out anymore,
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George Hannah
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Both he and you should note that the Chinese doctor who first raised the alarm died of it aged 35 and had no pre- existing health problems.Took the wife to see her neurologist last week and he thinks it is no worse than winter flu. I would rather believe him than all the media scaremongering as he is well respected and his wife is a medical professor
None of the above, it`s UEFAI know what should we all be terrified of this week, Coronavirus, climate change or brexit?
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blueinsa
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Both he and you should note that the Chinese doctor who first raised the alarm died of it aged 35 and had no pre- existing health problems.
Is this the Chinese doctor who was arrested because he pissed off the Chinese authorities George?
Suppose dying of the flu was a s good as a firing squad....
Nellies left peg
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That he knew of possibly. Admittedly it is concerning to lots of people but seemingly fit people die all the time. Get on with our lives and deal with things when they happen instead of panicking as usual. My missus has secondary progressive ms and is in a wheelchair and lives for the day. I wish more people had her attitude in lifeBoth he and you should note that the Chinese doctor who first raised the alarm died of it aged 35 and had no pre- existing health problems.
George Hannah
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Nah, he was already being celebrated as a hero of the Chinese Communist Party and disobeyed very strict instructions by dying despite the attentions of a regiment of doctors.Is this the Chinese doctor who was arrested because he pissed off the Chinese authorities George?
Suppose dying of the flu was a s good as a firing squad....
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Nah, he was already being celebrated as a hero of Chinese Communist Party and disobeyed very strict instructions by dying despite the attentions of a regiment of doctors.
Mate they arrested him because he was spreading news of the virus which they didnt like one bit.
Im not saying the flue didnt get him but its a tad suspicious if you ask me.