New virus from shithole China

[Mortdooley]

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/0 ... n=20200229

5 Reasons to Stop Freaking Out About Coronavirus

1. Coronavirus is a familiar illness, and not as bad as others. It is from the SARS family — and less deadly. As Ha’aretz noted, “the mortality rate from the current disease ranges from 0.5 to 2 percent, and is significantly lower than the mortality rate from the 2002 SARS outbreak (9.5 percent) and much lower than the 2012 SARS outbreak (34.4 percent). It may even be close to the mortality rate from an ordinary flu outbreak in the United States.”

2. The U.S. response has been exceptionally good. There have only been 16 cases thus far, none deadly. President Donald Trump bought precious time by stopping travel to China last month — a step critics said was overly drastic. Democrats are screaming about funding and staff cuts that never actually happened. The latest outrage: the White House is controlling the message. As they should! The people in lab coats are not always good communicators.

3. We are going to have a vaccine soon. There are private companies in the U.S. and around the world racing to develop a vaccine — not just because of the urgent public health need, but because whoever finds it first stands to make a lot of money. (This is where the profit motive, and the pharmaceutical industry, are so crucial — contrary to what Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, and other Democrats running for president have been saying about them.)

4. China is going to be all right. The number of cases in China sounds large — until you consider the size of China. True, the Chinese government has been duplicitous about coronavirus, as it is about everything. (Amartya Sen famously observed that India, unlike China, has never suffered famine because India has a free press.) And U.S. firms are learning a long-overdue lesson about the risks of investing there. But China will eventually pull through.

5. The same people who want you to panic about coronavirus want you to panic about everything. The news business thrives on chaos. In addition, the media want to destroy Trump, which is why they spread the Russia collusion hoax. Coronavirus is not a hoax, but pundits should be asked if they cared enough about flu — which kills far more people — to get their shot this year. If not, ignore them. Remember to wash your hands, and stay cool.

[Black Orchid]

James Kwan. The first Australian to have died.

[Texan]

The death in Washington state turned out to be a man in his late 50s. They haven't released his identity, but they said that he had chronic health conditions that made the situation worse. Whatever that means.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 914012002/

[Black Orchid]

I read earlier that people with underlying heart conditions are the ones most at risk.

My son has lots of Chinese/Australian friends and he was telling me yesterday that the uncle of one of his friends was due to fly back here from Wuhan whilst the restrictions were supposedly newly on.

The family didn't want to go anywhere near this uncle so they drove his car to the airport, parked it and put the keys on top of one of the wheels. They then drove a fair distance away from the vehicle but close enough to watch. They waited until the uncle landed, cleared customs and went to get in his vehicle before they drove away.

The uncle wasn't even checked on arrival yet his family were well aware of the need to stay well away from him.

[Texan]

Hopefully, they prepped his house so he can dump his clothes in the washing machine and go straight to the shower and left lysol and hand sanitizer in his car. Even if he doesn't have it, he may be able to carry it.

[Black Orchid]

Hopefully, they prepped his house so he can dump his clothes in the washing machine and go straight to the shower and left lysol and hand sanitizer in his car. Even if he doesn't have it, he may be able to carry it.

Not sure what they did there I will have to ask.

Several of his 'Chinese' friends are absolutely panicking and raiding Costco for supplies. Maybe they know more than we do. Or, at least, suspect.

[Texan]

If they aren't screening people, I'd assume the worst. Stock up on lysol and hand sanitizer. Watch the doorknobs.

[Bobby]

Then there is the bat theory for Coronavirus.

The bat theory is just that - another theory with no proof.
At this stage any theory is worth considering.

Has the United Nations demanded that China open up
all it's germ laboratories to UN Bio weapons
inspectors - especially the one at Wuhan -
where it all started? - answer no -
it's not even being mentioned.

Iraq had to do so before Gulf War 2 -
why is there a different standard for China compared to Iraq?

[billy the kid]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-01/ ... e/12014508

Yawn yawn....they're still babbling about the Gold Coast woman who contracted the virus and the 78yo
Chinese man (with other medical conditions) who died in Australia the other day...its old news...
AND France have told everyone not to kiss each other when they meet....
Its all getting a bit boring really....
I wonder if I should go for a surf later...hhmmm...no..I might play golf....no wait...I better
go and buy heaps of food as the supermarkets will soon run out...…
Yawn yawn…

[Black Orchid]

Finished painting walls? LOL

People are beginning to panic in parts of Sydney.