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Mask Efficacy |OT| Wuhan!! Got You All In Check
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GaviotaGrande
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Princess Cruises stops trips on 18 ships for 60 days
Princess Cruises announced today it will voluntarily pause global operations for its 18 cruise ships for two months.
The company said it will offer guests the opportunity "to transfer 100% of the money paid for their cancelled cruise" to a future cruise.
March 12, 2020 coronavirus news
www.cnn.com
Voluntarily my ass. They are only doing it because it's no longer profitable for them.
Halo is Back
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Actually yea that is happening......
Fret Runner
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Smiles and Cries
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US does not have a system in place to test like foreign counties, lawmakers told
From CNN's Manu Raju
Several members emerged from a House briefing on the coronavirus pandemic saying that they were told that tests would increase — but that the briefers acknowledged that the US system is trying to catch up to other countries like South Korea.
Rep. Jan Schawkowsky said that they were told 7,300 tests have been conducted by the public sector and 3,800 tests by private labs.
“I think everyone leaving that briefing is feeling more confused than ever and disappointed in the numbers that we heard — that we really don’t have a system that tests are being distributed and tests are being given,” Schakowsky said
www.cnn.com
From CNN's Manu Raju
Several members emerged from a House briefing on the coronavirus pandemic saying that they were told that tests would increase — but that the briefers acknowledged that the US system is trying to catch up to other countries like South Korea.
He added: “I think the first thing they said was we don’t have a system that works like it does in other countries to adequately test at this time."
Rep. Jan Schawkowsky said that they were told 7,300 tests have been conducted by the public sector and 3,800 tests by private labs.
“I think everyone leaving that briefing is feeling more confused than ever and disappointed in the numbers that we heard — that we really don’t have a system that tests are being distributed and tests are being given,” Schakowsky said
March 12, 2020 coronavirus news
Mihos
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Okay, it is officially bear market with prospect of full blown recession due to Corona.
Ouch, I feel kind of bad about people who bought into the last dip.
gela94
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and germany
Cybrwzrd
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If you live in the direct path of a Cat 5 Hurricane but are refusing to evacuate because it isn't really that windy yet and publicly claiming that it's no big deal, expect to not be taken seriously.
SpartanN92
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Has anybody bothered to look at Coronavirus’ old tweets? Reeeera could get this whole virus cancelled if they’d just do their due diligence smh
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keraj37
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Yep, I heard from many talking heads like even Trump to buy the dip - only fools would have listen without knowledge of the fundamentals of global financial markets.
Taxexemption
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I didn't buy GE puts when harry markopolos released his report so that when GE starts finally going down the government could intervene and say "no gains for you." They do something like that and I'm out of the stock market and unironically becoming a gold and silver bro.
Cybrwzrd
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Yup. The chickenshit traders are afraid of losing their cocaine supply.
Liljagare
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Sweden is leading the charts in Scandinavia, our neighbours have closed schools and told people to stay home.
Meanwhile, our state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell: Don't worry, schools are safe, keep riding the public transport, use the subway!! Though, we declare gatherings with more than 500 people illegal, but that doesn't include public services.
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Nice to have a moron in charge of this, he won't tell everyone to stay home, because it isn't fair to those who can't stay home?! As our situation with the hospitals haven't been precarious since 2003. Dang, I get ticked off listening to their press conferences, nations are closing, here it's like, SNAFU. Spread the love(cough)!
Meanwhile, our state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell: Don't worry, schools are safe, keep riding the public transport, use the subway!! Though, we declare gatherings with more than 500 people illegal, but that doesn't include public services.
??????
Nice to have a moron in charge of this, he won't tell everyone to stay home, because it isn't fair to those who can't stay home?! As our situation with the hospitals haven't been precarious since 2003. Dang, I get ticked off listening to their press conferences, nations are closing, here it's like, SNAFU. Spread the love(cough)!
Pagusas
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Why would they want it canceled, I thought they created it as a weapon to stop Trumps from being reelected?
Mihos
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I will buy in eventually, but not until a lot of the supply chain restrictions start easing up. Don't need to get in at the absolute lowest point to still get some decent gains at the end of this.
It’s numbers game, they know they can’t stop it, so why also crash your economics? They rather take the hit in human life.
The Netherlands is the same.
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DonJorginho
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The big con of closing schools.
But there are many positives, schools are breeding grounds for virus spreading, and with one this fatal, it is key for schools to not be functioning.
It is like asking parents what they will do when kids are on holidays/half terms. It is the same scenario here, so they should be prepared.
The Scrivener
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I got sooooo much loo roll now at home. I beat the panic buying crowds at least.
Insane Metal
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I just read that two cases were confirmed in a university in São Paulo. What they did? Nothing. The students are getting treatment and are quarantined but they did NOT suspend classes. I mean what the fuck. Don't people learn?
Bullet Club
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How soap absolutely annihilates the coronavirus
You’re not just washing viruses down the drain. Soap destroys the coronavirus, a chemistry professor explains.
www.vox.com
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hariseldon
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Hopefully this may bring an end to helicopter parenting with kids staying at home and looking after themselves like I did back in the day.
Cybrwzrd
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This is the type of thing that deserves summary execution with no due process. Pull him off the plane and shoot him in the back of the head.
www.wkbw.com
JetBlue plane flew from New York to Florida with passenger who tested positive for COVID-19
A witness says it seems the passenger knew he had coronavirus, but still boarded the plane anyway.
www.wkbw.com
Jooxed
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How soap absolutely annihilates the coronavirus
You’re not just washing viruses down the drain. Soap destroys the coronavirus, a chemistry professor explains.
Quick, everyone start drinking soap.
Liljagare
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But, the economy is crashing, this is way, way worse than 2008.
We are small enough to be dragged down by the world market. Much better to bite the bullet and control spread, no people out, no spread, let the hospitals catch up.
On the positive side, reports of medications that help are starting to popp up I've read, and tons of trials are underway.. Hope someone smart finds something soonishly.
Jooxed
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Merica
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The answer is in the question......
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hariseldon
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https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-12...ronavirus-herd-immunity-writes-robert-peston/
Seems the UK government has concluded that closing schools would deplete the available workforce for healthcare etc.
Seems the UK government has concluded that closing schools would deplete the available workforce for healthcare etc.
Cunth
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The life of a dumb fuck:
I’ll just go down to the local markets to get some endangers species for dinner
Ooh feeling a bit sick now, but really want to take a trip around the world...
Oh I have some new weird virus? 2 weeks quarantine ?? Nah 2 days should be enough. Might as well take a cruise now that I’m probably better
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Deleted member 17706
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This was an interesting read, but I'm still not able to wrap my head around how social distancing can eliminate the spread of the disease as seems to be the implication of this paper and others. It seems to contradict the very idea that this disease originated in a wet market in Wuhan with just a few dozen ~ hundred people having caught it on that day. If a single point of origin and such a small number of people can cause it to spread globally into a full blown pandemic, how can limited-time social distancing effectively eliminate it?
I get that it can help stop exponential growth, which will save lots of lives by reducing stress on medical facilities and allowing them to properly care for those who need it, but I still can't seem to find an explanation for why this wouldn't just start right back up again as soon as the social distancing policies were lifted. I suppose we'll see for real in the coming in weeks in China soon as they are forcing people back to work now.
Is there a video or paper/article anywhere explaining the mechanism for how social distancing can not only slow growth, but actually eliminate the disease?
GobbledeeGoo
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Hopefully he sees jail time but he won't.
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Deleted member 17706
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Okay, it is officially bear market with prospect of full blown recession due to Corona.
Definitely going to buy if it drops below 18,000 or so. If things really fall apart, it's not like that money is going to be worth anything anyway.
DonJorginho
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Saw this earlier, if they do this they are absolute clowns, children will spread this virus quicker than most due to their lack of personal hygiene.
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Halo is Back
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It dose not "eliminate" the disease. The purpose is to slow down the spread so hospitals can catch up with cases and provide better care to already affected people. AKA more people are being treated than more people are getting sick
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hariseldon
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Indeed - slowing it down is key. If it's suitably slowed down then it's manageable. If it's too fast then no amount of money can get the health services through it because quite simply there's a limited number of people with the skills needed globally.
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Deleted member 17706
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Yeah, I get that, and it's effective immediately in terms of slowing the spread, but why wouldn't it all just start back up again once the social distance policies are lifted? Is the assumption that we're going to have a vaccine in a couple of weeks or something?
Slowing it down is key to reduce fatalities that would happen as the result of an overwhelmed medical system. That makes sense. The problem is that the only way to slow it down right now is to effectively shut down society. Are we planning to do that until a vaccine is ready to be deployed? Seems like the economic damage (leading to real damage) could be far worse as a result of any long term shutdown.
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The Dutch just did , told openly if you close schools you have no doctors and nurses.
We are doomed ...
DonJorginho
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I work at a school, will likely self isolate tbh.
Smiles and Cries
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if Italy also manages ... i think UK Germany France and us The Netherlands are doomed.
Halo is Back
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This is just common protocol for infectious diseases. It is tricky no doubt but experts observe trends in cases. One a certain threshold is met the quarantine can be lifted and the virus can be controlled.
Cybrwzrd
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Because they are idiots with no sense of social responsibility.
Oh, remember how I mentioned that a guy in Japan went out to infect people intentionally.
Cases are now being reported linked back to him
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No results yet. 5 other senators have been quarantined due to them being exposed to a confirmed NCOV patient during a senate hearing.
This is only the beginning. Shit is going to GO DOWN hard.
Most of the countries are severely lagging behind before the shit hits the fan fully (or are not doing enough testing).
It's only now that companies are slowly starting to let people go (and downsize). The chain effect has only just started.
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