Coronavirus Facts and Fiction - January - May 2020 [Closed]

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#691

Latest via Zerohedge (2/18):

  • Death toll passes 2,000 as Hubei reports 132 deaths for Tuesday

  • Florida health officials mysteriously refuse to share virus info with reporters

  • Russia bars all Chinese from entering

  • NYT notes signs of impending economic distress

  • South Korea announces "emergency steps" to prepare for outbreak.

Confirmed cases: 75,199 Deceased: 2,010

Also, latest analysis by the NYT has calculated the fatality rate at 2.3%. Relatively speaking, that is 20X that of the common FLU of 0.1%.

Of those infected, 14% experienced severe symptoms and approximately 5% become critical. 30% of those deceased were in their 60s, 30% were in their 70s, 20% were 80 or older. The remainder were younger than 60. 65% of the fatalities were male.

The fatality rate in Hubei are currently 7X higher than other locations.

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#692

Hate to be the one to say it, but should not all Countries of the World restrict all unnecessary travel between boarders until we know what we are dealing with. The Worlds economy will come back if it;s just a false alarm or a cure (vaccine is found) is discovered.
I mean come on it is time to say this shit is real.

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#693

What do you know, after a secret meeting with major social media companies the media has gone silent compared to a week ago.

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#694

Just heard there are some in West Chester NY now too
Uncon of course

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#695

Iā€™m trying to find a sector thatā€™s not going to be affected, outside of farming, that is.
I hope folks here realize that a lot of led chips are made in China.
As of today, you can buy a 4 pack of 2700k 15 watt screw-in bulbs for $5 US.
Those of us who plan on building the DIY types that @Mr.Sparkle, @ReikoX , many others build, should expect to see price increases and limited availability.

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#696

get them while you can then ;), well zombie apocalypse and all

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#697

Priorities, after all.

This is something that Iā€™ve been considering lately; what happens if this hits very hard locally?
Assuming electricity is available, a period of in-house, in-place quarantine would lead to a shortage of fresh vegetables and fruit.
These leds we have can also be used to grow micro greens very quickly. Iā€™ve grown lettuce, radishes, onions and other greens to edibility indoors.
Maybe not enough to provide for a family but a refreshing break from a steady diet of rice and beans.

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#698

Russia Bans visitors from China.

https://www.rt.com/russia/481133-russia-bans-china-visitors-coronavirus/

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#699

Yeah I remember 3g being a mind control conspiracy theory floating aroundā€¦come to think of it thatā€™s about the time the world got glued to these little screens

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#702

People once thought it was unsanitary to use indoor toilets. They couldnā€™t imagine crapping inside their house. It took a generation to catch on. It was once thought a human wouldnā€™t be able to breathe properly in an automobile going over 30 mph. Canā€™t fight it. That being said, the rate of technological and social change keeps increasing. I honestly kind of feel bad for the older generation, Iā€™m surprised they get along as well as they do.

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#703

Latest via Zerohedge (2/19):

  • Diamond Princess confirms another 79 cases as quarantine ends

  • Hubei reports 349 new cases, 108 deaths

  • CDC questions Japan's handling of 'DP' quarantine

  • UK tells passengers to stay aboard ship until it finishes planning an official evacuation

  • Wuhan wraps up campaign to quarantine all infected people

  • 29 Macau casinos to reopen

  • CDC issues 'Level 1' travel notice for Hong Kong

  • Dems write letter to Trump asking him to request more resources

  • Video shows group who broke quarantine in Wuhan being taken to 'reeducation center'

  • Russia "clarifies" ban on all Chinese: Says will allow some visas.

  • Markets climb amid optimism that China is moving to support industries harmed by outbreak

  • Puma, Adidas warn of virus-related hit in Q1

  • Taiwan, South Korea report new cases

  • The 2 Iranian COVID-19 patients reported earlier have died.

Confirmed infections: 75,725 Deceased: 2,128

Huge reduction in reported day over day confirmed infections.

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#704

Which means absolutely nothing at all, considering the source.
Still, pandemic numbers often fluctuate. If this is indeed true, govts. around the world are taking notes on just how barbarous they have to be to get a handle on this.

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#705

Yes, the numbers have been goal seekā€™d since day one. Lots of experts in the field are saying the same and not trusting any of the numbers.

The cruise ship ā€œexperimentā€ is probably a more trust worthy set of numbers and that was just out of control. The numbers ex-china are trending up currently.

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#706

Geez

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#707

Who the fuck let him break quarantine and hop on a plane? quarantine should be Marshall law situation

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#708

Contagion is super funny movie to watch right now. Gotta watch it if youā€™ve never seen it. Dirk digger is the star!!

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#710

Haha ya you got it!!

Funny to watch. A lot of the phrases being used in the media today are in the movie.

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#711

Now just imagine a person who is infected going into a large prison system.
Remember virus is now in the sewer pipes (communication system of the jail)

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