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[Deleted member 17706]

The yikes part is the person died almost a week ago but no one knew they had coronavirus, so I doubt any kind of protection was worn. All those healthcare workers filtered out into the world for 6 days, potentially spreading it before we even knew the person had it.

Makes it a lot harder to track down and contain when stuff like that happens.

The problem with this thing is that you've probably already been passing it around for days if not weeks before you show any kind of symptoms, much less to the point of severe illness and death. It would be impossible to tell who is carrying it unless cheap and almost instant (and affordable) testing techniques were developed and everyone in the country was somehow required to get screened regardless of their condition.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

a little catch up

 

[Smiles and Cries]

March 3, 2020 coronavirus news

www.cnn.com

There are now 118 cases of coronavirus in the US

There are now 118 cases of the novel coronavirus, including nine deaths, in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as state and local governments.

www.cnn.com

 

[Stouffers]

Didn’t Elton John have to cancel a concert because of Pneumonia recently?!!!

 

[Karma Jawa]

Didn’t Elton John have to cancel a concert because of Pneumonia recently?!!!

‘I’m still stranding’.

 

[HellforLeather]

Right, at this point the more at risk person would be your dad, and it would be possible for you to be a vector, but that assumes you live in an area that even has the virus present at all to begin with.

...there is a confirmed case 30 miles away from me.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

3 new cases of novel coronavirus reported in Canada

Three new cases of novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Canada today.

www.cnn.com

most of the trackers are slowing down on the reporting
BNO is very slow today

 

[cryptoadam]

USA about to become the new Iran/Italy. How long until they hit 1000 cases? What city will be the first to riot and start looting?

That means its only a matter of time before it blows up here in Canada.

 

[cryptoadam]

was this posted?

Coronavirus: Iran temporarily frees 54,000 prisoners to combat spread

A judiciary spokesman says the inmates were granted furlough after testing negative for Covid-19.

www.bbc.com

Ya seems like a genius plan. And tested negative? In iran what does that mean? That if they throw them off a cliff they don't fly like witches? Its as if Iran wants this thing to wipe out their population.

 

[12Goblins]

 

[cryptoadam]

3 new cases of novel coronavirus reported in Canada

Three new cases of novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Canada today.

www.cnn.com

most of the trackers are slowing down on the reporting
BNO is very slow today

and shocking but not shocking

The two cases in Ontario are a woman in her 70s with travel history to Egypt and a man in his 50s who returned from Iran on Feb. 25.

The case in British Columbia is a man in his 50s who also recently returned to Canada from Iran.

Blackface man enough is enough end flights from IRAN. (and egypt too)

 

[Dthomp]

"Insert Facepalm Gif Here"

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Sucks for those guys. Hope they're all healthy.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Iran temporarily frees 54,000 prisoners to prevent the spread of coronavirus

Iran announced Tuesday that it will temporarily release more than 54,000 prisoners in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA citing Iran's Judiciary spokesperson Gholamhossein Esmaili.

www.cnn.com

Iran announced Tuesday that it will temporarily release more than 54,000 prisoners in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA citing Iran's Judiciary spokesperson Gholamhossein Esmaili.

The spokesperson said that the release of prisoners is under the supervision of Iran's Health Ministry, ISNNA said in its report.

"The health of the prisoners is very important for us regardless of their status as security prisoners or regular prisoners." Esmaili said as quoted on ISNA.

US Navy to self-quarantine ships in Europe due to coronavirus

The US Navy's 6th fleet is now also doing a 14-day self-quarantine between port visits by US Navy ships in Europe over concerns of the coronavirus, according to two US Navy officials, the move is intended to bring the fleet into line with instructions from US Pacific Fleet.

www.cnn.com

Second patient with coronavirus in New York remains in critical condition

The second patient confirmed to have coronavirus in New York City remains in critical condition at New York-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center in Manhattan, according to a news statement from the New York City Health Department.

www.cnn.com

 

[Siri]

All this crap about don’t panic.

and shocking but not shocking

The two cases in Ontario are a woman in her 70s with travel history to Egypt and a man in his 50s who returned from Iran on Feb. 25.

The case in British Columbia is a man in his 50s who also recently returned to Canada from Iran.

Blackface man enough is enough end flights from IRAN. (and egypt too)

At this point I don’t believe containment is possible. We could only close our borders completely, at which point our economy collapses.

Is the Canadian Health Care System ready for this - not a chance. I’ve had relatives in need of life-saving surgeries end up on lengthy ‘wait lists’.

All the medical people here are saying don’t worry - and the more they say it, the more worried I get. It seems pretty obvious that this thing is close to becoming a pandemic.... by definition a case in which every person on the planet is exposed.

I have elderly and infirm family members who are still a joy to be around, so obviously I’m worried about them. Myself, not so much.

 

[Afro Republican]

Something seems fishy about this Virus and how it's spreading, or whether what area it's NOT spreading to while it's rapidly gradually moving around everywhere else out of nowhere.

I'd look into whether recently effected areas had anything going in in the last few months before the virus "appeared" to find out why some parts of the world are spreading in others, and why areas of least preparedness relatively are having slower to zero cases than the regions that are supposedly more well-prepared to handle this pandemic.

Also like Ebola from before, I'll be keeping an eye out on major areas where major people and administrators live and seeing if any of those people catch anything.

 

[cryptoadam]

All this crap about don’t panic.


At this point I don’t believe containment is possible. We could only close our borders completely, at which point our economy collapses.

Is the Canadian Health Care System ready for this - not a chance. I’ve had relatives in need of life-saving surgeries end up on lengthy ‘wait lists’.

All the medical people here are saying don’t worry - and the more they say it, the more worried I get. It seems pretty obvious that this thing is close to becoming a pandemic.... by definition a case in which every person on the planet is exposed.

I have elderly and infirm family members who are still a joy to be around, so obviously I’m worried about them. Myself, not so much.

Contaimnet is only possible if you go full China. But at this point its going to spread. Only hope is that spring helps slow it down. So far Canada has been pretty lucky but its only a matter of time. But its only going to excelerate quicker if we keep allowing flights from Iran and other hot spots like Italy/SK.

And there is no way our HC system is ready for this. I go to the hospital often and I see whats going on in there. Start flooding them and its game over.

Now I will be a bit cautiouse and say that the vast majority of people will not get infected. and about 80% of those that are it will just be like a normal flu and they will get over it. I bet most people won't even know they have it.

The problem is those other 20%, and especially older people or sick people its pretty fatal.

 

[Siri]

Second patient with coronavirus in New York remains in critical condition

The second patient confirmed to have coronavirus in New York City remains in critical condition at New York-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center in Manhattan, according to a news statement from the New York City Health Department.

www.cnn.com

This is the type of contradiction that leads me to believe that health care officials, when they tell us not to worry, are full of shit.

Two people in all of New York have coronavirus, and one of them is in critical condition? I thought the death rate was around 3%?

Sorry, but that doesn’t add up. Bad luck, I guess.

Bullshit.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

This is the type of contradiction that leads me to believe that health care officials, when they tell us not to worry, are full of shit.

Two people in all of New York have coronavirus, and one of them is in critical condition? I thought the death rate was around 3%?

Sorry, but that doesn’t add up. Bad luck, I guess.

Bullshit.

It is the numbers and special math they use that don't always match up to real life cases.
they are looking at the big picture when they say 3% they may mean 3 people out of 100 will die

but if you only have 2 cases and 1 is at critical it is hard to see the 3% but it could still be true you just need 98 more cases to prove the math true

 

[synchronicity]

The "leader" of the free world.

 

[NeoGiffer]

The "leader" of the free world.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

This is the type of contradiction that leads me to believe that health care officials, when they tell us not to worry, are full of shit.

Two people in all of New York have coronavirus, and one of them is in critical condition? I thought the death rate was around 3%?

Sorry, but that doesn’t add up. Bad luck, I guess.

Bullshit.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but they aren't testing anyone who has no symptoms or even light symptoms, right? Basically, only people who are in real trouble or already dead (an obvious flag that something might be wrong!) are getting tested, which is leading to an extremely grim picture.

Am I misunderstanding?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

The "leader" of the free world.

he is a regular guy, just like us. he tells it like it is, he thinks like we think if you don't suffer from TDS

by the way I had to look up TDS did not know wtf that was until GAF. So many Trump lovers here because the SJWs went to far I think.

 

[Sejan]

It is the numbers and special math they use that don't always match up to real life cases.
they are looking at the big picture when they say 3% they may mean 3 people out of 100 will die

but if you only have 2 cases and 1 is at critical it is hard to see the 3% but it could still be true you just need 98 more cases to prove the math true

There likely are 98 more cases of people that are unconnected to China, Italy, or Iran with mild symptoms. The US policy of only testing as a last resort ensures that mild cases will go undiagnosed. Underdisgnosing will mean that the mortality rate will appear artificially high.

The only way to catch the majority of cases would be to follow South Korea’s example of testing virtually everyone.

 

[ManaByte]

The only way to catch the majority of cases would be to follow South Korea’s example of testing virtually everyone.

How do you suggest testing 327 million people. And what about the people who don't want to be tested?

 

[All Hail C-Webb]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but they aren't testing anyone who has no symptoms or even light symptoms, right? Basically, only people who are in real trouble or already dead (an obvious flag that something might be wrong!) are getting tested, which is leading to an extremely grim picture.

Am I misunderstanding?

They weren't testing people with serious symptoms unless they had come from China, or had direct contact with someone known to have COVID.
Until yesterday, NY had only done like 40 tests, and the whole US less than 500. We've done less testing than almost any other country in the world.
This thing has been in the US for up to 6 weeks already, probably in multiple locations.
It is a fuck up of epic proportions.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

There likely are 98 more cases of people that are unconnected to China, Italy, or Iran with mild symptoms. The US policy of only testing as a last resort ensures that mild cases will go undiagnosed. Underdisgnosing will mean that the mortality rate will appear artificially high.

The only way to catch the majority of cases would be to follow South Korea’s example of testing virtually everyone.

There is a loophole to testing in the US as reported by Dr. Campbell in the recent posted video. I don't know for sure but he said if you get tested in the US and you test negative you have to pay for the test. If you test positive you have to pay to be quarantined so if you don't have a few thousand or good health insurance you might want to avoid the testing.

I think Trump is trying to get the gov to pay some of this. But yes testing is not being done unless you come forward as sick to be tested.

 

[ManaByte]

It is a fuck up of epic proportions.

Hyperbole much.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

First confirmed case of coronavirus in Berkeley, California

The Northern California city of Berkeley just announced its first confirmed case of novel coronavirus from a resident who returned from a country with a coronavirus outbreak.

www.cnn.com

March 3, 2020 coronavirus news

www.cnn.com

I just want my Animal Crossing Nintendo just release it early let me off this train

 

[Deleted member 17706]

They weren't testing people with serious symptoms unless they had come from China, or had direct contact with someone known to have COVID.
Until yesterday, NY had only done like 40 tests, and the whole US less than 500. We've done less testing than almost any other country in the world.
This thing has been in the US for up to 6 weeks already, probably in multiple locations.
It is a fuck up of epic proportions.

Yeah, I remember hearing about a confirmed case from someone at Seatac Airport back at the end of January. It's been spreading in this and more areas for quite a while now.

Still, though. I don't know if I can call this a fuck up. How could testing have realistically been done? What would people who were confirmed positive even do?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Sure they have a case too and Turkey still has no cases

 

[Breakage]

Coronavirus: The 'Wuhan shake' or the elbow bump?

 

[Captain Zyrain]

LA.

Seattle

 

[Sejan]

How do you suggest testing 327 million people. And what about the people who don't want to be tested?

Obviously we can’t test anyone, but we should be testing those that reasonably have come into contact with the virus. There isn’t a point in testing me at this time since I’m more than 100 miles from the nearest known case, but more can and should be tested. Up until recently, the CDC has been very reluctant to test anyone without an affected travel history. This is problematic when there it will likely lead to being community spread.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I did not know Argentina had a case seems like they do

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Coronavirus: The 'Wuhan shake' or the elbow bump?

this is not normal we are in the middle of a cultural shift, and I really hope the Kid and Play catches on.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

March 3, 2020 coronavirus news

www.cnn.com

 

[godhandiscen]

Motherfucker...

 

[Rentahamster]

I'd look into whether recently effected areas had anything going in in the last few months before the virus "appeared" to find out why some parts of the world are spreading in others, and why areas of least preparedness relatively are having slower to zero cases than the regions that are supposedly more well-prepared to handle this pandemic.

Least prepared areas are also least prepared to test. They probably already have infected people - they just can't confirm it.

Two people in all of New York have coronavirus, and one of them is in critical condition? I thought the death rate was around 3%?

Sorry, but that doesn’t add up. Bad luck, I guess.

Bullshit.

Lack of information.

Low sample size.

Don't freak out.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

March 3, 2020 coronavirus news

www.cnn.com

My 350 # is still in play!

 

[Smiles and Cries]

March 3, 2020 coronavirus news

www.cnn.com

hot as summer Singapore for those hoping the heat will change events still going strong

Singapore confirms 2 new cases of coronavirus

Singapore confirmed two new cases of novel coronavirus Tuesday evening, bringing the country's total to 110, according to a statement posted by the Ministry of Health.

www.cnn.com

My 350 # is still in play!

You might get there bro

 

[nbcjr]

As per Wozniak's experience, i'd say that the US data is not reliable at all. They only test people that have deep synthoms or just came back from abroad.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

March 3, 2020 coronavirus news

www.cnn.com

good news

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Good to know we do the same shit in NY as Iran, stand around and do nothing to help
at least the NYPD gave some privacy blanket

Officials say 2nd case of coronavirus confirmed in New Hampshire

The state epidemiologist says an adult male from Grafton County was confirmed to have the potentially deadly coronavirus.

www.wabi.tv

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Live South Korea press event expected soon?



death total still different from BNO I trust the Korean news

numbers match again

 

[Siri]

Hyperbole much.

Denial much?

 

[All Hail C-Webb]

Yeah, I remember hearing about a confirmed case from someone at Seatac Airport back at the end of January. It's been spreading in this and more areas for quite a while now.

Still, though. I don't know if I can call this a fuck up. How could testing have realistically been done? What would people who were confirmed positive even do?

People were begging to be tested. Their Doctors were begging to test them, and they were turned down by the CDC. Good people had to take it upon themselves to self quarantine without an official diagnosis.
China was able to contain the virus primarily to 1 province because they went hard and quick.
We're already on a huge delay, and we will never be able to implement the same type of quarantines.
If the warm weather does not have a big effect, we will be in for harder times than most of us have ever experienced.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

People were begging to be tested. Their Doctors were begging to test them, and they were turned down by the CDC. Good people had to take it upon themselves to self quarantine without an official diagnosis.
China was able to contain the virus primarily to 1 province because they went hard and quick.

Did they, though? Pretty sure they knew about this shit back in December or so and didn't take drastic measures until much later. I'm still skeptical about whether or not they are over the hill, so to speak.

Also, did the CDC have the capabilities to test accurately when people were "begging?" Why weren't doctors able to test?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

March 3, 2020 coronavirus news

www.cnn.com

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that most events of the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, will be held without spectators this weekend based on guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on preventing the spread of coronavirus.

The Arnold Sports Festival is an annual multi-sport festival held in Columbus that includes the Arnold Classic, a bodybuilding competition named for Arnold Schwarzenegger.

weird times you can't deny these are weird ass times

 

[Revoh]

People in Paraguay are just going about their lives in full ignorance of what's going around the world. Still no cases, but I don't trust this government. Might be that it's hot around here and we drink a lot of alcohol. Also, we are used to living around dirt, air pollution, poor dirty people, and misery all around so maybe that help our immune systems.