Part-timah
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You are an idiot. You are also disrupting an important thread,
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You are an idiot. You are also disrupting an important thread,
spring-peeper
Well-Known Member
Looks like the EU is politicising Coronavirus rather than taking strong preventative containment efforts.
www.nytimes.com
Coronavirus Nightmare Could Be the End for Europe’s Borderless Dream (Published 2020)
The crown jewel of the E.U., its network of open internal borders, has been hit hard by the refugee crisis. The virus could deliver another blow.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
ice-is-forming
let me rephrase that... Fuck off
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has moved Australia into pandemic mode, as the coronavirus spreads to 42 countries across the world.
7news.com.au
Well it's been announced as a pandemic here. It's hard to think about because I have a son who is immunocompromised, but for that very reason I have to think about it..
It will be a pandemic: Scott Morrison warns Australians to prepare for coronavirus
The PM has jumped ahead of the World Health Organisation, moving Australia into pandemic mode against COVID-19.
7news.com.au
Well it's been announced as a pandemic here. It's hard to think about because I have a son who is immunocompromised, but for that very reason I have to think about it..
Fez909
toilet expert
This would be a proper downer if it turns out to be true
www.rnz.co.nz
Coronavirus: Fears of two-phase infection as recovered Japan patient tests positive
A woman working as a tour-bus guide in Japan has tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus for a second time, raising fears of a "bi-phasic" infection pattern similar to anthrax.
www.rnz.co.nz
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Hope she's OK over there TC. Don't know what the situation is like in Vietnam but I guess they must have a few cases given how close they are to China.
Fez909
toilet expert
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
This would be a proper downer if it turns out to be true
Coronavirus: Fears of two-phase infection as recovered Japan patient tests positive
A woman working as a tour-bus guide in Japan has tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus for a second time, raising fears of a "bi-phasic" infection pattern similar to anthrax.
Yep, saw that. Might also raise a question as to whether immunization will be effective.
ska invita
back on the other side
What's the difference between this and swine and avian flu?
This one is from bats via pangolins and is not flu.
ska invita
back on the other side
Is it more severe? I don't remember quite the same sense of scale of reaction on those ones. (I think I had swine flu btw. Certainly was ill for over two weeks and self isolated)
It's more contagious than swine flu but probably less lethal.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Depends on your age group and/or co-morbidities. For older and/or sicker people it's not odds I'd fancy taking.
I'm in a few of the vulnerable groups
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
I'm in a few of the vulnerable groups
I'd be taking some time to think about what to do if things progress if I was in one of those groups.
What good would that do?
You either catch it or not. And if you catch it, you'll either live or die.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
I’m immunocompromised due to my crohns medication, so a bit scared by it all. Also work in a school so tend to be a bit of a disease magnet anyway, since starting there in September I’ve had a four month chest infection (round 4 of antibiotics finally shifted it), a six-day stomach bug that the rest of the family were all clear of in about 36 hours, and currently in bed with shingles. Immune system taking a battering, don’t fancy my chances against Covid-19. If the shingles lasts long enough maybe I will be off work and in hiding when it passes through anyway.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
The outbreak in Italy was clearly going to start spreading across Europe, and it's now been confirmed that 2 people who returned from Italy and Tenerife have tested positive in the UK, bringing the total to 15.
news.sky.com
Sadly, I fear a lot more cases over the coming days.
Coronavirus: School and GP surgery shut as new UK cases confirmed
A primary school and a GP surgery announce they have closed because of a confirmed case of coronavirus.
Sadly, I fear a lot more cases over the coming days.
pinkmonkey
2.4 hour party person
My mate/fellow freelance work colleague went on Umraah last week, first Madina, then to Mecca, where she is now. She’s super paranoid so as well as ordering knee pads from Amazon, for all of that praying, she ordered face masks for everyone. She’s not wrong is she?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-51655133
Yeah TopCat what andysays is my thinking as well. Given your currant predicament I would suggest that you don't see your g/f for 14 days after she comes back regardless of whether she has any symptoms. Going to be a real shitter but it seems like the best thing to do.
I'm off to Cambodia tomorrow and I'm already letting relevant people know that I won't be seeing them for at least 14 days upon my return.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Erm, whether you catch it or not depends partly on what you do, how you behave, etc. And whether you live or die will depend on a whole host of factors, some within your control. You make it sound like what happens is just random or fate.
Of course we can, and should take precautions to minimise chance of infection but unfortunately, there are no guarantees.
elbows
Well-Known Member
I think you have got confused somewhere along the line. That statement is rather unlikely to be true. Death rate for swine flu were estimated to be just 0.02%
