Official Thread: Coronavirus "COVID-19"

[Shapeshifter]

https://www.businessinsider.com/wuhan-coronavirus-officials-quarantine-entire-city-2020-1

Wuhan, China, is about to be quarantined as the coronavirus outbreak grows. The city has 3 million more residents than New York City.

On Wednesday, local disease-control authorities in Wuhan issued an order to quarantine the city, which is slated to go into effect at 10 a.m. local time on Thursday. The order stops all public transportation, including city buses, trains, and ferries. It also prevents any buses or trains from coming into or leaving the city and grounds all planes at the Wuhan airport.

According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), this move will help Chinese authorities control the outbreak in the country as well as stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus to other countries.

"What they're doing is a very, very strong measure," Ghebreyesus said in a WHO press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

That's a very bold step, when was the last time an entire city was quarantined?

It's like they aren't letting on how bad it really is.

[Lazy8s]

It's been confirmed in Washington state too.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/health/cdc-coronavirus.html

No one needs this ****

[DorXtar]

Activate ebola protocol:

Stop eating carbs.

[bill dennison]

https://geekculture.co/resident-evil-fans-in-shanghai-have-found-a-biotech-company-with-a-suspiciously-familiar-logo/

[DigitalDemon]

It's been confirmed in Washington state too.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/health/cdc-coronavirus.html

No one needs this ****

Guess where I live?

Guess where my wife works?

FML

[DaJMasta]

That's a very bold step, when was the last time an entire city was quarantined?

I..... can't think of one? Certainly it's never happened to a city anywhere near this big, at least.








Honestly, though, good. I'm glad they're taking containing the spread of it seriously. I hope the quarantine doesn't have to last for long and this doesn't lead to problems with people getting food, treatment, or other necessities. China has a bit of a history with understating medical issues, and it's good to see more decisive steps being taken. Since we don't really know how bad the virus can be, keeping it contained is sort of the best we can hope for if it has real epidemic potential.


From the initial stuff I've seen, it certainly doesn't seem to be as deadly or virulent as ebola (a very good thing), but it certainly doesn't have to be to cause major problems in population centers. It's spread a bit around the globe, but hopefully this kind of action will encourage others to screen and seek treatment if they show symptoms to limit the spread elsewhere.

[nutcrackr]

3% mortality rate is not good, but it's not Spanish Flu levels (10-20%)

Quarantining an entire city is scary in this day and age. Hopefully it can be contained.

[Shapeshifter]

Getting worse.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/china-locks-down-two-cities-at-epicentre-of-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZM087

China orders 'unprecedented' lockdown of two cities at virus epicenter

Most transport in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, was suspended on Thursday morning and people were told not to leave. Hours later, neighboring Huanggang, a city of about 7 million people, announced a similar lockdown.

“The lockdown of 11 million people is unprecedented in public health history, so it is certainly not a recommendation the WHO has made,” Gauden Galea, the World Health Organization’s representative in Beijing, told Reuters.

The way things are snowballing we are going to find out the infection rate is much worse then they have been telling people and or the death rate.

[gamefoo21]

Yeah, this is worrying. I wouldn't be surprised if China is hiding stuff and when it comes out claims they didn't notice that...

[Sasquach]

Chinese Racoon city?

[warmonger180]

best way to test a bio-weapon? release and see how efficacious it is

[Athena]

Amazing in this day and age. How do you lock down a city? I am sure people are leaking out like crazy.

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Read a couple article saying this is spreading from fish (and people) and now they think it started from snakes.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/snakes-co...200323343.html

[Lazy8s]

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/coronavirus-map-confirmed-cases-2020-n1120686

This map will be updated when more information is available. As of Jan. 23, coronavirus cases were confirmed in China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States.

It's still spreading. And I have 5 very efficient virus magnets (grandkids)

[Shapeshifter]

Seven cities now have transport bans in place.


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[bill dennison]

https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-01-23/wuhan-virus-latest-china-reports-second-pneumonia-linked-death-101505300.html

[Exposed]

So this is how the zombie apocalypse begins. Either that or the world is about to be taken over by apes.

[clerick]

Is it time for a rewatch?

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[Athena]

[Alientank]

The flu kills tens of thousands every year. We'll see what happens.

[bill dennison]

she should turn around so we can see the other end

[nutcrackr]

The flu kills tens of thousands every year. We'll see what happens.

According to some quick research, here and here

Flu infects about 8% of people in freedom land. Mortality is then about 0.25% average.

In contrast this virus seems to be at about 3% mortality, which is 10x more deadly than the current flu virus average. So I do think this is cause for concern.

[bill dennison]

Revolting footage shows Chinese woman eating a whole bat at a fancy restaurant as scientists link the deadly coronavirus to the flying mammals

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7920573/Revolting-footage-shows-Chinese-woman-eating-bat-scientists-link-coronavirus-animal.html

[Nunz]

We need to lower the population anyway.

Let nature do it's thing

[Chuck]

We need to lower the population anyway.

Let nature do it's thing

That is assuming its not man made.

[bill dennison]

We need to lower the population anyway.

Let nature do it's thing

There Could Be a Second Chinese Coronavirus Case in The US

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-are-investigating-second-suspected-case-of-chinese-virus-on-us-soil

ok

can someone stop by and mow the lawn once in awhile


I will be under the house


…….
quarantine China now for the next 80 years

[ice]

Why does it seem like all these ****ing illnesses come from ****ing China?

[bill dennison]

Why does it seem like all these ****ing illnesses come from ****ing China?

because they are

China is a overpopulated incubator for diseases

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/southern-china-hotbed-disease-development

[Greasy]

Oh China what will you export next.

[pax]

because they are

China is a overpopulated incubator for diseases

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/so...se-development

No its because they have open markets and animal rearing rules that are pretty weak for meats from various animals we dont usually eat in the west.

Spanish flu had 5% death rates and that was bad enough as flu can easily infect most of the population in short time. But we should have a vaccine for this soon and those who are regularly vaccinated for the flu get an accumulation of resistance to families of viruses...


As for overpopulation we dont have it. Look at Australia fires that killed an approximate 1 billion animals. If billions of animals can live, hunt, graze and gather on the relatively small edges of the mostly arid australian desert Im sure humans can provide for plenty more humans with our modern means.

Not only is there ample room for more people we need to make the population younger.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/23/fire-raining-on-beaches-red-skies-and-a-billion-animals-killed-the-new-australian-summer

Fire raining on beaches, red skies and a billion animals killed: the new Australian summer

[daPhoenix]

2 tourists have been suspected to have been infected by the virus in Finland now - both from China (Wuhan area)

****ing chinese.

[Shapeshifter]

14 cities now.

The entire Hubei Province has raised it's public health emergency response to level I, the highest level.

All? Movie theaters in the entire country are shutting down as well. 70,000+ of them. They were expecting 1 billion in sales for the lunar new year.


Shanghai Disneyland has closed it's park as well.

[Shapeshifter]

Another lockdown (which was previously rumored but unconfirmed) is now official: Tianmen, population 1.7 million

15?

[Fuku2]

That is assuming its not man made.

Humans are man made too.
Mostly...

[OverclockN']

Where are you guys getting the reports of how many cities are quarantined? Every news site I go to is just full of political garbage.

[Lazy8s]

Where are you guys getting the reports of how many cities are quarantined? Every news site I go to is just full of political garbage.

Be specific and use punctuation in your searches. I just searched for WHO, coronavirus, latest reports, and got this.

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200121-sitrep-1-2019-ncov.pdf

[shrike126]

14 cities now.

The entire Hubei Province has raised it's public health emergency response to level I, the highest level.

All? Movie theaters in the entire country are shutting down as well. 70,000+ of them. They were expecting 1 billion in sales for the lunar new year.


Shanghai Disneyland has closed it's park as well.

Here's what's interesting about this...

The coronavirus itself is not the scariest thing ever. We've seen worse get out there. Not saying it's great, everyone should be cautious and concerned, but if the coronavirus goes worldwide, it doesn't look like it will be more serious than the MERS or SARS outbreaks. It appears to be a less lethal cousin of these viruses (again, not saying it's great, this isn't the point I'm trying to make right now).

The point I am making, and what I do think is interesting, is that China is doing ALL IT CAN to contain this right now. Or at least, appears to be. As are the rest of the governments of the world. IF this still spreads, it will tell us how effective our safeguards are against containing a similar but more deadly outbreak in the future. If we can't contain and quarantine this virus less lethal and scary virus, then if EBOLA 2.0 were to get out there, we're ****ed.

[Arrowhead]

Coming soon, to a neighborhood near you!
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[acroig]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...us-animal.html

Like WTF!? Why do Chinese people eat ultra weird shite!?

[OverclockN']

Be specific and use punctuation in your searches. I just searched for WHO, coronavirus, latest reports, and got this.

https://www.who.int/docs/default-sou...-2019-ncov.pdf

Well, a couple things...

1. You're right, I didn't search at all. I just went to several major news sites.

2. You're searching failed. In no way did it even remotely answer the question I asked, especially since the report was dated 3 days ago. The report didn't say anything about 14 quarantined cities. It's possible I missed it, it wouldn't be the first time.

[Munkus]

Well, a couple things...

1. You're right, I didn't search at all. I just went to several major news sites.

2. You're* searching failed. In no way did it even remotely answer the question I asked, especially since the report was dated 3 days ago. The report didn't say anything about 14 quarantined cities. It's possible I missed it, it wouldn't be the first time.

*your


I'll see myself out.