New virus from shithole China

[Texan]

We have a case in Texas. He was on a flight of Americans brought in from China and quarantined, so he couldn't have infected the general public yet. I hope they extend the quarantine to account for the fact that this guy could have infected someone else in quarantine after they got back. Surely they think of things like this. The infected guy was traveling by himself.

[billy the kid]

We have a case in Texas. He was on a flight of Americans brought in from China and quarantined, so he couldn't have infected the general public yet. I hope they extend the quarantine to account for the fact that this guy could have infected someone else in quarantine after they got back. Surely they think of things like this. The infected guy was traveling by himself.

Do governments worldwide realise that travellers don't just travel from say China to the US.
Some travellers will travel to another country, say Japan, and then travel to the US...
Our government for example is allowing Australians to return from China and banning Chinese
from travelling to Australia from China...we have almost 100,000 Chinese students wanting
to commence university studies in Australia...they are in limbo at the moment.
Cases are being reported world wide...
This is a pandemic.....

[BigP]

We have a case in Texas. He was on a flight of Americans brought in from China and quarantined, so he couldn't have infected the general public yet. I hope they extend the quarantine to account for the fact that this guy could have infected someone else in quarantine after they got back. Surely they think of things like this. The infected guy was traveling by himself.

Do governments worldwide realise that travellers don't just travel from say China to the US.
Some travellers will travel to another country, say Japan, and then travel to the US...
Our government for example is allowing Australians to return from China and banning Chinese
from travelling to Australia from China...we have almost 100,000 Chinese students wanting
to commence university studies in Australia...they are in limbo at the moment.
Cases are being reported world wide...
This is a pandemic.....

Pandemic ?, It wont come close to the Spanish flu. probably wont kill as many as the average flu season

[billy the kid]

Yes my mistake...an epidemic...not a pandemic....

[BigP]

Yes my mistake...an epidemic...not a pandemic....

Your comment was valid billy, a pandemic is not qualified by the number of peeps it kills, just by the global spread of the organism , I was just making the point that we are not all at risk of expiry lol

[brian ross]

[BigP]

And 99% of them will survive, You might be playing right into their hands lol

[Bobby]

https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/ ... index.html



More cases: The novel coronavirus has now infected more than 67,000 people globally, the vast majority in mainland China.
The death toll is at least 1,526,
including three people outside mainland China.



Medical workers at risk: China says over 1,700 medical workers have been infected by the virus, and six have died.



Spike in numbers: There's been a spike in numbers because China changed how cases are tabulated. The total will now include people who demonstrate all the symptoms of Covid-19 but have not been tested, or are believed to have falsely tested negative.

[Bobby]

https://m.dailymercury.com.au/news/myst ... o/3931000/


BIOWARFARE WARNINGS

China already stands accused of breaching international treaties and engaging in biological weapons research.


"Information indicates that the People's Republic of China engaged during the reporting period in biological activities with potential dual-use applications, which raises concerns regarding its compliance with the BWC," the 2019 annual US State Department report on China's arms treaty compliance warns.

"The United States has compliance concerns with respect to Chinese military medical institutions' toxin research and development because of the potential dual-use applications and their potential as a biological threat."



The United Nations is not even mentioning the possibility of escaped Bio Weapons -
in fact they are trying to play it down as much as they can:


https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/02/1057481


Next steps: scale up response, counter ‘infodemic’

Mr. Tedros outlined key requests of the international community on the way forward:

Use the window of opportunity provided by China’s quick action to intensify preparedness, including for the arrival of new cases, treating patients with dignity, and protecting health workers;
Push back against the ‘infodemic’,
as fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is equally as dangerous.
He called on governments, companies and news organizations to work with WHO to sound the appropriate level of alarm, without fanning the flames of hysteria; and
A “whole-of-government approach” approach must be coherent and coordinated, guided by evidence and public health priorities, as tackling the spread of the virus “is not a job for health ministers alone.

“We have a choice. Can we come together to face a common and dangerous enemy? Or will we allow fear, suspicion and irrationality to distract and divide us?” the WHO chief asked.

He said that in our fractured and divided world, health was one of the few areas in which international cooperation offered the opportunity for countries to work together for a common cause.

“This is a time for facts, not fear. This is a time for rationality, not rumours. This is a time for solidarity, not stigma,” Mr. Tedros concluded.

[billy the kid]

The talking heads are now telling us that the incubation period could be anything up to 24 days.....
They are also telling us that maybe some victims are being infected twice....
Didn't we know that a month ago...….I did...…...
Wai for the penny to drop on grubberments world wide....my estimate is maybe in another two weeks
we will see isolation periods lengthened....lets run a sweep.....the winner gets a weekends holiday in Wuhan...
All expenses paid of course...bring your own supply of masks......