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[Smiles and Cries]

It’s getting more and more difficult to believe these numbers.

they are running out of people to infect

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Hmmm

 

[Smiles and Cries]

they are strating the question the Tokyo Olympics



I had such love for Japan I did not know the people who ran the country was this stupid

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Uh oh. Shit is getting serious.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Uh oh. Shit is getting serious.

the aging population in Japan is the worst place for a virus that kills old folks

 

[GobbledeeGoo]

the aging population in Japan is the worst place for a virus that kills old folks

Maybe it was all part of the plan.

 

[Ironbunny]

A doctor in Japan who boarded cruise ship and criticized handling, then tried to be muffled by government is speaking to foreign press live now from his secret location

【ノーカット】クルーズ船の対策批判の岩田健太郎・神戸大教授が会見

客船ダイヤモンド・プリンセス号に入り、感染対策の不備を指摘する動画をユーチューブに投稿していた岩田健太郎・神戸大学教授（感染症学）が２月２０日、日本外国特派員協会でテレビ会見した。

t.co

 

[Smiles and Cries]

A doctor in Japan who boarded cruise ship and criticized handling, then tried to be muffled by government is speaking to foreign press live now from his secret location

【ノーカット】クルーズ船の対策批判の岩田健太郎・神戸大教授が会見

客船ダイヤモンド・プリンセス号に入り、感染対策の不備を指摘する動画をユーチューブに投稿していた岩田健太郎・神戸大学教授（感染症学）が２月２０日、日本外国特派員協会でテレビ会見した。

t.co

he needed a secret location?

he does know that crimes in Japan have 99% conviction rates, they are going to set this dude up

edit btw: he is at a love hotel

 

[Sakura]

I have my family trip planned to Bangkok and from Bangkok via Hanoi to Fukuoka for a week in April. Everyday I am already worrying more^^

Oh come on now.
You're more likely to get hit by a car or something in one of these countries than get the coronavirus.
edit: nevermind someone in Fukuoka was confirmed to have coronavirus now. I'm doomed.

 

[Croatoan]

Uh oh. Shit is getting serious.

Ages and race/nationality?

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Ages and race/nationality?

Male & Female both 80 but no race or nationality that I've seen.

So still deathly bad for the 80+ bracket. Don't be old!

 

[Croatoan]

Male & Female both 80 but no race or nationality that I've seen.

So still deathly bad for the 80+ bracket. Don't be old!

Wait so four people age exactly 80 have died in the last day?

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Wait so four people age exactly 80 have died in the last day?

We don't know the ages of the hundred+ that died in China today.

 

[Ironbunny]

Basicly healthy people are quite safe from this virus when it comes to mortality. Its mostly elderly and already sick people that are in the risk group. And as it was said in the video I posted its spread can be greatly reduced with good hygiene and wearing masks and cutting down your visits on densely populated areas. Common sense really.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

most of our goverment leaders and politicians are old as fuck, hmmmm

 

[sinnergy]

Nothing is under control , it’s save to say, WHO will call this a pandemic now and 1 week. For now Asia , but we can start preparing for the rest of the world . Or it should fizzle out don’t see that happening...

elderly and people with chronic disease should start thinking about boosting their health , with sport / eating / weight loss, to battle this. You should always do this btw.

give the body the tools To fight. I have seen first hand that someone in good health , beat the odds.

 

[Ma-Yuan]

Japan to launch emergency research on coronavirus | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Japan's education and science ministry has announced an emergency research project on the new coronavirus.

www3.nhk.or.jp

 

[Porcile]

If there's one thing Japanese people do is act completely nonchalantly about something and then panic hard when it's not necessary, They damn near cleaned out my local supermarket when there was that one day typhoon last year,

 

[Insane Metal]

That's fucking great ¬_¬

 

[Smiles and Cries]

That's fucking great ¬_¬

Church, forgot about all those hand shakes

 

[Smiles and Cries]

 

[Breakage]

I did not expect hygiene-obsessed Japan to be stumbling like that.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

That's fucking great ¬_¬

god intended for it to happen like this

 

[sinnergy]

god intended for it to happen like this

Yup, it’s that contagious, but most people seem to be like those monkeys, see, hear nothing lalalala

not the fear monger, but it’s better to accept that it’s here and prepare.

 

[vpance]

Update in Iran

There is some more detail from Iran of the coronavirus cases there. Three cases have been confirmed today, in addition to the two people who were known to have died from it.

The cases have all been in Qom, which is around 140km (86 miles) south of the capital, Tehran. According to the official IRNA news agency all schools and universities, including religious Shia seminaries, were shut down in the city.

Mohammad Mahdi Gouya, Iran’s deputy health minister, said the three people with the coronavirus did not appear to have had any contact with Chinese nationals. Authorities were now investigating the origin of the disease, and its possible link with religious pilgrims from Pakistan or other countries.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...hip-japan-deaths-latest-news-china-infections

 

[synchronicity]

the aging population in Japan is the worst place for a virus that kills old folks

If this blew up there, I think Japan may have to radically reform their immigration ideology.

 

[synchronicity]

Church, forgot about all those hand shakes

Peace be with you.

 

[Ornlu]

If this blew up there, I think Japan may have to radically reform their immigration ideology.

Why? It would solve all of their demographic issues pretty quick!

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Coronavirus: two Diamond Princess passengers die as Japan defends quarantine

US says efforts to contain spread ‘may not have been sufficient’ as Japanese health minister argues ‘we’ve been doing our best’

www.theguardian.com

Two passengers who were onboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise liner have died after being diagnosed with Covid-19, Japan’s health ministry said on Thursday.

The victims – the first people connected to the ship to have died – were an 87-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman, both of whom had pre-existing medical conditions, the public broadcaster NHK said, adding that the man had been hospitalised on 11 February and the woman the following day.

Most of the infected passengers developed symptoms between 6to 9 February, the institute said, while most crew members first showed symptoms from 10 February onwards.

While passengers were confined to their cabins, apart from brief, restricted periods on deck, members of the ship’s staff continued to prepare meals and perform other work duties, thereby allowing the virus to spread to colleagues and passengers.

“The virus was most likely spread not through coughs and sneezes, but from the food trays an infected crew member carried to the passengers,” Shigeru Sakurai, an Iwate Medical University professor, who inspected the situation onboard last week, told the Kyodo news agency.

 

[Cybrwzrd]

Coronavirus: two Diamond Princess passengers die as Japan defends quarantine

US says efforts to contain spread ‘may not have been sufficient’ as Japanese health minister argues ‘we’ve been doing our best’

www.theguardian.com

What a cluster fuck.

 

[vpance]

 

[sinnergy]

We are not above viruses , good thing that we understand this and handle accordingly /sarcasm

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Lots of weird stories starting to filter out of Iran. I am not posting them because they're not confirmed and seem kind of wacky.

2000+ infected, lots dead, people dying super quick.. etc. Hopefully it's just people being idiots online and not actually what is going on there.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Sony out @ GDC too

PlayStation and Facebook cancel GDC appearances citing coronavirus concerns

Original story, Feburary 20, 2020: PlayStation and Facebook Gaming/Oculus will not be attending this year's Game Develo…

www.gamesindustry.biz

CORONA VIRUS CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS!

 

[Pantz]

Quite a few new mainland Japan cases reported the last few days. Not looking good for the land of video games and anime.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

 

[Captain Zyrain]

This is like playing Plague Inc.. countries are shutting their borders down...





So going off the reported numbers...

Hubei has a 3.4% CFR if you just use overall numbers.

The world in total is somewhere around 2.9% CFR.

Obviously this can be swayed by people who are asymptomatic or never get tested, but also by people who've died at home without being tested, or were marked dead for reasons other than Coronavirus COVID-19.

Since Hubei is only reporting a couple hundred new cases per day now, but 100+ are still dying, I can actually see the CFR to RISE over the next couple of weeks. If we're seeing 0 new cases, but still losing 100 people per day, that's not good.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Iran, Iran so far away

 

[bitbydeath]

Guess I haven’t been following that closely for a while, already over the 2K death mark.

 

[McHuj]

I wonder how many cases in North Korea at this point?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Iran, Iran so far away

Iran sounds like a run away train that is under reported

 

[Captain Zyrain]

I wonder how many cases in North Korea at this point?

If it's spread in South Korea I have to figure it's done the same in NK.

Though their craziness could benefit them if they just shot everyone suspected of being sick. I wouldn't put it past them to eliminate a whole town.

Was it World War Z where the Norks just disappeared when the virus spread?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

If it's spread in South Korea I have to figure it's done the same in NK.

Though their craziness could benefit them if they just shot everyone suspected of being sick. I wouldn't put it past them to eliminate a whole town.

Was it World War Z where the Norks just disappeared when the virus spread?

I would not be shocked if North Korea was not at Japan numbers or worse

we may never know unless they become the last place this virus exists on Earth

 

[vpance]

Iran, Iran so far away

Didn't expect BC would outpace Ontario, but they are.

 

[cryptoadam]

If it's spread in South Korea I have to figure it's done the same in NK.

Though their craziness could benefit them if they just shot everyone suspected of being sick. I wouldn't put it past them to eliminate a whole town.

Was it World War Z where the Norks just disappeared when the virus spread?

Yup. Rumor has it that if you open up one of the bomb shelter's Millions of infected Norks would come streaming out.

 

[Croatoan]

China and Iran hit and yet the US still hasn't seen much h2h except for cases brought here.

Hmmmmmmmmm...

 

[Smiles and Cries]

any real explaination yet for the drops in new cases in China? From thousands to just hundreds for 2 days is great and all but hmmmm no one is asking questions?

 

[Ownage]

Didn't expect BC would outpace Ontario, but they are.

Absolutely expected. More tuhao in Richmond than Markham.

 

[MrRogers]

Ive found some interesting facts about the origins of the most deadly diseases in history and most of them start in China through the ages. The bubonic plagues throughout history, the black death in medieval europe, the spanish flu, the asian flu in 1957, the hong kong flu in 1968, sars, wuhan coronavirus etc... China it seems has been killing large populations throughout the world indirectly for centuries, the wuhan flu really is nothing new, in that regard.

 

[sinnergy]

Ive found some interesting facts about the origins of the most deadly diseases in history and most of them start in China through the ages. The bubonic plagues throughout history, the black death in medieval europe, the spanish flu, the asian flu in 1957, the hong kong flu in 1968, sars, wuhan coronavirus etc... China it seems has been killing large populations throughout the world indirectly for centuries, the wuhan flu really is nothing new, in that regard.

Yes, only now we are more connected so it spreads more easily than centuries ago.

So it opposes a bigger risk .