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Mask Efficacy |OT| Wuhan!! Got You All In Check
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switchback27
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China tried to label it off as a Korean virus. I have no sympathy for China if people want to point out that it, you know, came from China.
Insane Metal
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Coronavirus: Irish-developed kit that confirms Covid-19 infection in 15 minutes could be released in seven days
An Irish company is preparing to release rapid Covid-19 testing kits, which can provide results in 15 minutes and potentially act as a "clinical weapon" against coronavirus.
www.independent.ie
cryptoadam
Banned
I highly doubt they could be lieing about their deaths, or at least to a large degree. That would sink them faster then losing the olympics.
As far as what people say it sounds like they aren't doing a lot of testing, but considering the age of the Japanese population if this thing was out of control they would be Italy times 10. No way they would be sitting at 27 deaths. Like sure they could fudge the numbers and they have 30 deaths or 40 deaths. But they don't have 400 or 1000 deaths and are lying about it.
Look they could have a million infections, if it isn't crashing their health care system and they only have 27 deaths that would actually be good news not bad news.
Cybrwzrd
Banned
It isn't xenophobic.
JordanN
Banned
Highly infectious virus originates in another country clearly named CHINA
"Lol, why are you so xenophobic bro? Open your borders and collapse your economy, or you're racist!"
Captain Zyrain
Member
Come on guys, form VOLTRON!
12Goblins
Lil’ Gobbie
also needlessly xenophobic and politicizing matters of infectious disease: disgusting.
Everyone knows it came from China. What you are doing is being needlessly xenophobic.
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Cybrwzrd
Banned
Is Chinese Food or Chinese Massage or Chinese Communist Party xenophobic now?
cryptoadam
Banned
It should be name the China virus so every day we are reminded who tried to lie and cover this up and why the world is in the situation its in.
I also nominate the Taderos virus for that asshole who fucked the world for a couple Yuen.
I also nominate the Taderos virus for that asshole who fucked the world for a couple Yuen.
Captain Zyrain
Member
And with this, my workday is done. I'll be checking in here and there but
Smiles and Cries
and everyone else can do the updates until tomorrow morning. Stay safe and don't coof!
switchback27
Member
Personally I just write it out as COVID-19 wherever, where it came from is ATM a secondary concern as opposed to trying to stem the flow and help the infected. I'm sure we can agree about that.
12Goblins
Lil’ Gobbie
don't be dense bro -.-
Birdo
Banned
So many different symptoms from survivors. It feels like a lottery of which ones you will get.
switchback27
Member
Uh no, what the Chinese tried to do by misrepresenting where it originated from (and trying to politicize the situation in that regard) is wrong. If pointing that out makes me xenophobic, I don't give a flying fuck.
Cybrwzrd
Banned
Spanish Influenza
paparazzo
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With blue check marks pushing garbage like this, I can see why he'd go to those lengths.
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Strife In a Teacup
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My company is handling this like a bunch of dipshits. Lots of people criticizing the US for acting so slow, but fuck mine is purposefully trying to get everyone infected. We even have a confirmed case now on site (sent home/quarantine), and they don't give a fuck.
I wish I could say more, but I will say this, don't be surprised to see a community outbreak at a major US Healthcare corporation in short order.
Should be good for their stocks after this week...
I wish I could say more, but I will say this, don't be surprised to see a community outbreak at a major US Healthcare corporation in short order.
Should be good for their stocks after this week...
Stouffers
Banned
Literal death panel.
Jaxx_377
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Coronavirus: Irish-developed kit that confirms Covid-19 infection in 15 minutes could be released in seven days
An Irish company is preparing to release rapid Covid-19 testing kits, which can provide results in 15 minutes and potentially act as a "clinical weapon" against coronavirus.
It's amazing what the Irish can accomplish when you tell them the Pub is off limits.
switchback27
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Coronavirus: Irish-developed kit that confirms Covid-19 infection in 15 minutes could be released in seven days
An Irish company is preparing to release rapid Covid-19 testing kits, which can provide results in 15 minutes and potentially act as a "clinical weapon" against coronavirus.
Andre Schurrle decided to stop being a footballer and become a med researcher, I see.
On a serious note, if these things work, that's great news--although "requires just one drop of blood" is giving me Theranos flashbacks.
ManaByte
Gold Member
This just means they’re going to start banning people who call it the Wuhan or China virus.
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hariseldon
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Oh the motherfucking irony.
Tesseract
Banned
Coronavirus: Irish-developed kit that confirms Covid-19 infection in 15 minutes could be released in seven days
An Irish company is preparing to release rapid Covid-19 testing kits, which can provide results in 15 minutes and potentially act as a "clinical weapon" against coronavirus.
gunslikewhoa
Member
Right back at ya bro -.-
cryptoadam
Banned
So with the everywhere pretty much shutting down for 30 days or more the Corona virus just killed the global economy.
ManaByte
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cryptoadam
Banned
B.C. reports 3 more deaths related to COVID-19.
The new deaths stem from an outbreak at the Lynn Valley Care Centre, a long-term care facility in North Vancouver.
I have a feeling Canada is about to get hit with a bunch of deaths from this Lynn Valley Care Center.
switchback27
Member
That was the concern from my dad who owns a small printing company. He was very concerned that because people can't do everyday activities (and some jobs like manufacturing cannot be done via telecommuting) economic activity would stop and people would end up dead or suffering--not because they are ill, but because they're starving and can't get their paycheck.
Thankfully we haven't had a case break out where the company is located, and the head office manager is being an absolute bulldog about it.
Sakura
Member
This is the last 4 days:
1855 tests 55 positive
859 tests 40 positive
107 tests 63 positive
43 tests 33 positive
Interested to see today's numbers later.
You don't have to lie about deaths or fudge numbers. You simply don't test. If thousands die every year from flu, then you could have 100 people dead from coronavirus but just marked as pneumonia.
Now, obviously this can't go on forever, because if it is spreading in Japan, those numbers will increase significantly, so I think we will have a better idea within the next week or two.
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888
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This guy lives down the road from me. My buddy hangs out with him as they have a shared interest in Audio equipment. He is doing well. The news made a point to say he was going to the gym with it but failed to note he had a home gym.
switchback27
Member
Those numbers are......interesting. The number of tests has gone down exponentially, but the number of positive cases remains similar--not a good sign I would think.
Captain Zyrain
Member
COVID-19 would be a disaster in Venezuela
Cybrwzrd
Banned
McDonalds is closing their dine in option.
news.mcdonalds.com
McDonald’s USA to Serve Customers through Drive-Thru, Walk-In Take-Out and McDelivery
Ensuring the health and safety of our people and our communities is our highest priority as the United States quickly mobilizes to slow the spread of COVID-19.
switchback27
Member
McDonalds is closing their dine in option.
McDonald’s USA to Serve Customers through Drive-Thru, Walk-In Take-Out and McDelivery
Ensuring the health and safety of our people and our communities is our highest priority as the United States quickly mobilizes to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Smart thing, especially since Mickey D's is finger food.
autoduelist
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I wish you could see how ridiculous it sounds when you use media buzzwords like 'xenophobic' seriously in an ideological manner so that we could all share a laugh, together, and bond over it. Instead, your lack of sense of humor on the subject others us all, separating us into groups, and your accusatory, condescending language puts us on the defensive. So then we all end up resenting this otherness due to outgroup 'xenophobia'. So lets all be xenobros. C'mon, say kung flu. Just say it once. Let it touch your lips and when you don't turn to salt, we can get past this together and we can try some others, like 'winnie the flu', or the 'wuhanic plague', or 'chop fluey'. Let the humor flow through you, reconnecting those synapses closed off by intersectional outrage nonsense.
Insane Metal
Member
Bolsonaro is not closing our borders.
GREAT NEWS!
Oh wait. Not really!
Darkmakaimura
Member
I'm a complete Social Distance Warrior snowflake now. Coronabros won't have to worry about me going anywhere.
Liljagare
Member
Nice news for me personally, Sweden apparently manufactures ventilators, and just delivered some to Italy, 500 units are being shipped. Did not know we manufacture them.. 
But, we have a massive shortage of ECMO's, none available in large parts of the nation, in Sweden. Stockholm, with it's 1 million inhabitants, have 3 available, but state by tomorrow we will have 10..
I foresee we will in the future have massive amounts in mothball, once this passed. Nobody wants to loose a patient that could have survived with a ECMO.
But, we have a massive shortage of ECMO's, none available in large parts of the nation, in Sweden. Stockholm, with it's 1 million inhabitants, have 3 available, but state by tomorrow we will have 10..
I foresee we will in the future have massive amounts in mothball, once this passed. Nobody wants to loose a patient that could have survived with a ECMO.
Shaqazooloo
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Welp Canada seems to be starting to shut down over the virus now.
Honestly sort of thought this was a nothing burger when it first broke, so it's really interesting how much of an affect it has had worldwide.
Honestly sort of thought this was a nothing burger when it first broke, so it's really interesting how much of an affect it has had worldwide.
Cybrwzrd
Banned
I think I'll take that 200K cases tomorrow bet now. Crossing 182k already.
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Phunkydiabetic
Banned
Waaaaait wait wait. Don't Snoop party just yet. Where exactly are these kits going to be manufactured? In any other circumstance they would've been produced in China. What now?!
He should have been the first among the neighbors to close.
cryptoadam
Banned
I just don't think they could get away with it, especially with the heightened awarness about Corona going on now. Even Iran isn't that ballsy to lie about it that much. You would say Abe is Kim Jong levels. Lieing to that degree would destroy Abe even if the Olynpics brought 10 trillion dollars to Japan.
And like I said Japan is probably older than Italy. There are tons of old people in Japan. They would be at Italy levels with their hospitals and those on ICU. There is no way that is all being covered up by Abe.
Sure they could have many infected, but whatever they are doing they are keeping these people alive and somehow their elderly population isn't causing 100's of dead a day and flooding their ICU's.
Phunkydiabetic
Banned
The moment I read that Tim Hortons is closing up in store seating and going drive thru only is when I realized this shit is the real deal.
#Phonepunk#
Banned
im in a wikipedia hole reading about the various historical plagues lol. i know all about the Black Death but TIL apparently there was a plague on this scale dating back to the 6th century.
en.wikipedia.org
here is a painting of that time:
also, if the worst case scenario happens and this is on the scale of the Black Death and 109 million people die in the USA, here is what the survivors are in for:
- cheap land
- higher wages
- cooler planet
- cultural/intellectual/political Renaissance
Plague of Justinian - Wikipedia
also, if the worst case scenario happens and this is on the scale of the Black Death and 109 million people die in the USA, here is what the survivors are in for:
- cheap land
- higher wages
- cooler planet
- cultural/intellectual/political Renaissance
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Piku_Ringo
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damn you fucking people really want your toilet paper huh. had to leave some behind because the shipment volume was too much to fit in my car.
rykomatsu
Member
Exorbitant amount of green tea and smokes is probably doing wonders for that population.
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