The Coronavirus Thread

[NineBerry]

It's already playing Totentanz tunes in the Vaterland?

Live-Stream

[Scot Dutchy]

Dutch preparations as always are well in place.

[JimC]

And Dutch preparations are the best preparations...

[Tero]

As expected:
By contrast, surgical masks — those cheap, disposable, gauzy masks that often come in blue or green — are less uncomfortable. But Schaffner says the scientific evidence that "there might be a benefit for people in the community wearing [surgical] face masks is very, very meager. The general sense is perhaps, but they're certainly not an absolute protection." In other words, they do provide some benefit but they're far from foolproof.

(of course, if you have the virus, that helps stop the spread)

You need an N95 mask, normally sold in every hard ware store

[Cunt]

I hinted that this disease might have an unknown transmission vector 'x factor'.

Now, I learned there is a 'disease x' described by the disease specialists. They planned for unknown.

I think that if this IS some sort of disaster, the same disaster 'thumb-rule' I've chosen to use in the case of mass-attacks, is adequate.

[Seabass]

But the Democrats are just as bad, I swear!

Trump is furious with the CDC for doing its job

Public-health officials on Tuesday announced that the US should prepare for a coronavirus outbreak and enraged President Donald Trump in the process.

"It's not so much of a question of if this will happen in this country anymore but a question of when this will happen," Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a press call. "We are asking the American public to prepare for the expectation that this might be bad."

Messonnier also said the agency was "preparing as if we are going to see community spread in the near term," adding that the outbreak could soon lead to a "disruption to everyday life."

The announcement infuriated Trump, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, because he believes the CDC's warnings spooked investors and contributed to the stock market's downturn over the past two days.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 1,000 points Monday and by nearly 900 points on Tuesday. According to CNBC, it was the first time the benchmark posted consecutive losses of at least 800 points.

The president, meanwhile, is significantly downplaying the possibility of a severe coronavirus outbreak in the US.

"China is working very, very hard," Trump told reporters at a business roundtable at the US Embassy in New Delhi. "I have spoken to President Xi, and they are working very hard. If you know anything about him, I think he will be in pretty good shape. They have had a rough patch, but now it looks like they are getting it more and more under control. I think that is a problem that is going to go away."

Early Wednesday, Trump suggested the news media and Democratic lawmakers were trying to stoke fears about the spread of the virus.

"Low Ratings Fake News MSDNC (Comcast) & @CNN are doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible," he tweeted, misspelling coronavirus and using a pun for MSNBC. "Likewise their incompetent Do Nothing Democrat comrades are all talk, no action. USA in great shape!"

The president also tagged the CDC's Twitter handle in a subsequent tweet and said he would hold a news conference about the coronavirus at the White House later Wednesday, adding that CDC officials would be present.

Trump's comments are at odds with reality and fly in the face of repeated warnings from public-health officials.

more: https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-f ... rus-2020-2

[JimC]

Trump's comments are at odds with reality

Tell me it ain't so!

[JimC]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-27/ ... e/12005194

The number of new coronavirus cases being officially reported outside China has exceeded those reported by Beijing for the first time since the outbreak began.

On Wednesday the World Health Organisation (WHO) said 459 new cases had been reported by 37 countries over the past 24 hours, compared with 412 by China.

"The sudden increases of cases in Italy, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Korea are deeply concerning," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

About 81,000 people around the globe have now been sickened by the coronavirus. More than 2,700 people have died since the outbreak began in December.

[Animavore]

The US needs a vaccine for the cult of Trump.

[rainbow]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-27/ ... e/12005194

The number of new coronavirus cases being officially reported outside China has exceeded those reported by Beijing for the first time since the outbreak began.

On Wednesday the World Health Organisation (WHO) said 459 new cases had been reported by 37 countries over the past 24 hours, compared with 412 by China.

"The sudden increases of cases in Italy, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Korea are deeply concerning," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

About 81,000 people around the globe have now been sickened by the coronavirus. More than 2,700 people have died since the outbreak began in December.

North Korea?

[rainbow]

Makers of Corona report £132,000,000 loss as a result of coronavirus

https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/27/makers-c ... -12312964/

There's nowt so queer as folk

[Seabass]

Fox News uses coronavirus to attack journalists and Democrats

[JimC]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-27/ ... e/12005194

The number of new coronavirus cases being officially reported outside China has exceeded those reported by Beijing for the first time since the outbreak began.

On Wednesday the World Health Organisation (WHO) said 459 new cases had been reported by 37 countries over the past 24 hours, compared with 412 by China.

"The sudden increases of cases in Italy, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Korea are deeply concerning," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

About 81,000 people around the globe have now been sickened by the coronavirus. More than 2,700 people have died since the outbreak began in December.

North Korea?

We may never know...

[JimC]

A corona virus article about both Koreas...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-27/ ... a/12005704

[Tyrannical]

It doesn't take a very stable genius to realize San Francisco is fucked if Corona hits their homeless population pooping on the streets. Infected Hispanics crossing the border illegally looking for better medical care......