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    This one made me smile ...

    7:30 pm: Chinese city announces 14-day quarantine in free hotels for travelers from Japan, South Korea

    The eastern city of Weihai has announced that all travelers, both Chinese and foreign nationals, returning from Japan and South Korea will need to stay in hotels for a 14-day quarantine.

    Accommodation will be free.

    The move comes amid intensifying concerns on China’s social media platform Weibo over a growing number of coronavirus cases in South Korea.
    The measures, effective Tuesday, are meant “to minimize the chance of cross-infection” according to a CNBC translation of the Chinese-language announcement.

    Weihai, located in Shandong province, is about a two-hour flight from Seoul. — Wu



    So the Chinese are quarantining people who want to return to China!
    Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago ...


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    Iran is up shit creek in a $10 pool dinghy if even their Health Minister has copped a dose.

    Coronavirus: Iran's deputy health minister tests positive as outbreak worsens

    Iran's deputy health minister has tested positive for the new coronavirus disease, as it struggles to contain an outbreak that has killed 15 people.

    In a video, Iraj Harirchi said he was self-isolating and starting medication following his diagnosis.

    He was seen mopping his brow repeatedly at a news conference on Monday, when he denied the authorities were lying about the scale of the Covid-19 outbreak.

    They have reported 95 cases, but the actual number is thought to be higher.

    The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said the sudden increase in cases in the country is "deeply concerning".

    Coronavirus: Iran's deputy health minister tests positive as outbreak worsens - BBC News

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    Surprised India isn't just one giant blob of the thing at this stage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HermantheGerman View Post
    Polygamy is legal in Kuwait. In Kuwait, nearly 2% of all marriages are polygamous.
    In case you can't read, I'll type it in capitals. IT IS THE EXCEPTION RATHER THAN THE NORM.

    And it's legal in most Muslim countries (and probably Utah) you fucking twit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luigi View Post
    Surprised India isn't just one giant blob of the thing at this stage.
    My guessing is it won't be long.
    It's going to rage through some countries and devastate the world's economy.

    meanwhile

    Tenerife coronavirus: 1,000 guests at hotel quarantined | World news | The Guardian

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    There appears to be a real dichotomy between the WHO and various other agencies involved in this.

    I just heard some bint on the BBC say that they don't need to close borders because they can just tell people to "be careful" and "report to the authorities if they get sick", whereas everyone else is saying that people can be shedding this fucking virus for two weeks before they show symptoms.

    I posted earlier that Bahrain had announced automatic quarantine for residents and citizens returning from Thailand, Iran, Malaysia, Singapore and Korea.

    Today they announced another 17 cases (mostly Bahraini and Saudi), all of whom came from Iran and were detected symptomatic at the airport, and Bahrain responded by stopping all flights from the UAE. Because the crafty fuckers were trying to sneak in that way, and presumably two days buys time to expand isolation facilities given that they've realised that they basically have no idea who came in from Iran in the last ten days, and Iran being fucking arseholes had kept their rampant infection quiet.

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    Half those Tenerife guests are back home now spreading it everywhere.

    The Canary islands have been on lock down due to a massive sand storm for a few days with hundreds of flights cancelled.

    It's not looking good for the rest of the world now.

    Damn dirty bat eating Chinese.

    Stay strong and fit everyone.

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    Utter fucking beardy wankers. No wonder the place is fucking riddled with it.

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shiite shrines that attract tens of millions of visitors annually have come under focus in Iran as the country grapples with the spread of the coronavirus.
    The outbreak of the virus in Iran prompted the government to request the closure of major shrines in cities like Qom, Mashhad and Shiraz, but Iran’s powerful clerics have rejected or ignored the notices. The decision to keep the shrines open shows the power of Iran’s religious establishment and the Shiite theocracy’s approach to the widening crisis.
    While the government has suspended school across much of Iran this week and canceled soccer matches and screenings at cinemas, the continued access to the shrines has raised questions about the government’s willingness to respond decisively and rapidly to the virus, which has infected people in several cities and been confirmed in travelers from Iran in eight countries.
    On Tuesday, a government official repeated a request for the shrines to be closed.
    “At the moment we absolutely support the temporary closure of any type of human gathering, including tourist areas and pilgrimage sites,” Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told The Associated Press.
    The shrines, housed in gloriously built mosques, attract not just daily worshipers but also millions of visitors each year who touch or kiss the tombs’ protective bars. The virus is believed to be spread through droplets when people cough or sneeze, although specialists don’t think the virus can survive on surfaces for very long.
    Iraqi authorities on Monday closed the gold-domed shrine of Imam Ali, the revered 7th century founder of the Shiite sect. The rare move came after a 22-year-old Iranian student was confirmed positive for the virus in the city of Najaf, marking the first case in Iraq.
    Pilgrims in the mausoleum typically touch the gilded cage around the tomb, caress it and kiss it.
    Iraqi health officials in masks and gloves disinfected the shrine, as pilgrims and clerics also in masks walked in the courtyard outside. Health workers also were seen in Najaf’s old quarter, a maze of alleys and old homes, apparently going door to door to test classmates and neighbors of the infected student. Nearby hotels for pilgrims were almost deserted after authorities closed the borders to Iranian nationals.
    Iran has nearly 11,000 shrines for Shiite saints, with the most popular located in the northeastern cities of Mashhad and Qom.
    The Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad is the largest complex housing a tomb in Iran and its most visited, drawing about 20 million people a year. Kuwait has reported that five travelers returning from Mashhad tested positive for the virus, but Iran has yet to confirm a single case in the city.
    Ali Akbar Hosseininejads, a cleric in Qom, questioned why it was necessary to shut the shrines.
    “Closing shrines carries a bitter message. Here is a sanctuary for people, and people seated in a corner of the shrine will cause no problem,” he was quoted in the official IRNA news agency saying on Saturday.
    He added that foreigners, mainly from Pakistan and India, had a larger presence at the shrine in Qom than Iranians.
    Another cleric and head of the shrine, Mohammad Saeedi, said the spread of the virus in Qom was exaggerated. “The enemy wants to spread fear in the hearts and portray Qom as an unsecured city,” he said.
    Religious seminaries and schools in Qom were closed last week to prevent the spread of the virus after the first confirmed cases in Iran were reported there. The religious schools in Qom attract Shiites from across Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Bahrain and other countries, but so too does the holy city’s shrine of Fatima Masumeh, which has remained open and is disinfected daily.
    The Health Ministry said 15 people in Iran have died out of 95 people infected nationwide.
    A lawmaker from Qom publicly disputed the official figures, saying 50 people had died in that city from the virus, although the government rejected his assertion. The lawmaker, Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani, also alleged on Twitter that deaths from the virus are being labeled as “respiratory illness,” suggesting a cover-up by government-run hospitals.
    His criticism reflects deep-seated mistrust of President Hassan Rouhani’s government and frustration with how the regime has handled a range of recent crises.
    Iran’s national broadcaster showed the streets of Qom teeming with crowds Tuesday. A woman was interviewed saying she had recovered from the virus.
    Despite the story’s upbeat spin, state TV also confirmed the provincial health department chief in Qom, Mohammad Reza Qadir, had been infected and was now under quarantine.
    About 100 Pakistanis, mostly Shiite pilgrims, are quarantined at a government building in Pakistan after returning from Iran, where they had visited holy sites. There are still more than 7,000 Pakistani pilgrims in Iran. Pakistani authorities say all citizens returning from Iran will be tested for the virus.
    The novel coronavirus has infected more than 80,000 people globally, causing around 2,700 deaths, mainly in China. A team of World Health Organization officials was expected in Iran on Tuesday amid concerns over whether the country could become a seeding ground for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health care systems. In addition to Iraq, a case was confirmed in Afghanistan in a person who recently visited Iran.
    At least 34 people with links to Iran have tested positive for the virus. Some of those cases were confirmed in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Lebanon and Canada.
    Countries bordering Iran have sealed their crossings and barred Iranians from entry. With the exception of Qatar, Gulf Arab states also suspended flights to Iran, and Bahrain halted indirect flights there through Dubai.

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    It really is going to change things.

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    Well it is picking up pace, authorities reacting to cases with symptoms but the sparks are well ahead setting off little fires all over the place. Seem to have a fairly effective transmission rate.

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    I was reading earlier some famous epidemiologist from Harvard said he believed from 40 to 70 percent of people in the world would eventually become infected with COVID-19. Even if only 40 percent of people are infected and with a low mortality, that’s still heaps of people dying.

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    The bloke in the van was a bit fucking slow off the mark.


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    Only a matter of time before airline travel is suspended globally.

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    Coronavirus could cause 'severe disruption' in America, CDC says

    The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that the coronavirus outbreak could cause “severe disruption” to the lives of ordinary Americans, and urged families and communities to start making preparations.


    The extent of the spread of the virus in the US is uncertain, as the CDC stopped the distribution of coronavirus testing kits after they were found to be flawed. Working testing kits are now available in only a handful of states, and it is not clear when new kits will be ready.


    Donald Trump told journalists in India on Tuesday that coronavirus is “very well under control in our country” and “is going to go away”.

    However, the head of immunization at the CDC, Nancy Messonnier, said that disruption to everyday life may be severe as the virus spreads among local communities.

    MORE Coronavirus could cause 'severe disruption' in America, CDC says | World news | The Guardian

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    Travel industry is going to take a tanking.

    I foresee an opening in the extreme hols arena for Pandemic Packages...direct flights may be an issue but you could arrange parachute drops with a suitcase so Milan, Tehran (advise drop outside boarder due to airspace sensitivity issues and overland it) then on to Wuhan. You will have to arrange your own Travel Insurance and make your way to the next pick up point. From Wuhan there is an optional cruise following the ports of call of the Diamond Princess along with a guided tour of the ship itself with 4 nights on board accommodation, catering limited. No refunds for those not completing the tour.

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    Oh my freaking ghod !

    The extreme measures being taken remind me of the beginning of the AIDS epidemic......I remember when one hotel found out that a guy who had been there had AIDS and they drained the pool !

    Coronavirus is spread by droplets of mucus being sprayed when people talk, by mucus they have left after touching things (picked up by other touching the same thing), and be fecal / oral transmission.

    All this fogging and spraying don't do much at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Latindancer View Post
    and be fecal / oral transmission.
    alleged, not confirmed.

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    US Futures for the Dow Jones were UP, before the open, between 100 - 150 points.

    Dow Jones -3pc at 27,115,
    S&P 500 -2.8pc at 3,134,
    Nasdaq -2.5pc at 8,995

    Europe:
    FTSE 100 -1.9pc at 7,017,
    DAX -1.9pc at 12,790,
    CAC -1.9pc at 5,679,
    Euro Stoxx 50 -1.8pc at 3,301

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    dead cat bounce

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    ^ ain't bouncing yet ... still in freefall

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    Coronavirus outbreak could force cancellation of 2020 Tokyo Games, IOC member says

    A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers are more likely to cancel it altogether than to postpone or move it.

    Dick Pound, a former Canadian swimming champion who has been on the IOC since 1978, making him its longest-serving member, estimated there is a three-month window — perhaps a two-month one — to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, meaning a decision could be put off until late May. —Associated Press



    Coronavirus live updates: US confirms 57 cases, CDC outlines pandemic planning

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    Times are USA Eastern


    A health worker screens the temperature of an airline passenger arriving from Italy at Debrecen International Airport in Debrecen, Hungary, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.
    Bloomberg



    12:54 pm: Romania confirms first case as Italy reports more deaths



    1:09 pm: Economic fallout from coronavirus appears ‘much worse’ than SARS



    1:24 pm: Eleventh death in coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy



    1:49 pm: Coronavirus outbreak could force cancellation of 2020 Tokyo Games, IOC member says



    1:55 pm: Toyota reopens fourth plant in China

    Toyota Motor
    has reopened a fourth plant in China following a month-long extension of its holiday shutdown due to the coronavirus. Eric Booth, a company spokesman, said the plant in Chengdu, located hundreds of miles west from the disease’s epicenter in Wuhan, restarted production on Monday.


    2:50 pm: CDC hopes the coronavirus outbreak is seasonal like the flu and subsides in the summer



    3:46 pm: FDA says it’s monitoring the market for potential drug shortages, fraudulent treatment claims



    3:49 pm: US health officials say coronavirus will likely cause a global pandemic

    The coronavirus outbreak that’s shuttered commerce across China will likely become a global pandemic, a top U.S. health official said, adding that it’s just a matter of time before the outbreak starts spreading in the U.S.

    “Current global circumstances suggest it’s likely this virus will cause a pandemic,” Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters at a news briefing.

    “It’s not so much a question of if this will happen any more, but rather more a question of when this will happen and how many people in this country will become infected and how many of those will develop severe or more complicated disease,” she added.

    Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar added: “We can’t hermetically seal off the United States.”



    3:52 pm: US health officials say human trials on coronavirus vaccine to start in 6 weeks


    Coronavirus live updates: US confirms 57 cases, CDC outlines pandemic planning

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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    ^ ain't bouncing yet ... still in freefall

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    Coronavirus outbreak could force cancellation of 2020 Tokyo Games, IOC member says

    A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers are more likely to cancel it altogether than to postpone or move it.

    Dick Pound, a former Canadian swimming champion who has been on the IOC since 1978, making him its longest-serving member, estimated there is a three-month window — perhaps a two-month one — to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, meaning a decision could be put off until late May. —Associated Press



    Coronavirus live updates: US confirms 57 cases, CDC outlines pandemic planning
    I said this weeks ago when the Yiponese claimed it's gonna happen - no chance...

    Now, if the WHO had just listened to me at the start of this thread, everybody would be cured by now (slavery the world over would have been abolished, and the average family income in Africa would have risen 400%).



    Once the updated Korean figures come out today (usually mid afternoon or so), there should be well over 1000 cases, and even though 80% are from one church group, it has spread far and wide; all major cities, random (looking) cases.

    The WHO needs to completely rethink their approach (from what I've read, this is a known both within the institution and at higher levels of government around the globe, academic reports on them, etc). Nothing they've done has been effective, and they are permanently 2-3 weeks behind the actuality. If there needs to be a lockdown then do it. If it's better to focus on educating people, but keeping society relatively free-flowing then do it. They've been utterly useless, especially as they've contingency plans and committees that've been working on this for years...
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    Cycling should be banned!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Donald Trump told journalists in India on Tuesday that coronavirus is “very well under control in our country” and “is going to go away”.
    Lord let him get it before it "goes away".

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    + Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Algeria.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Looper View Post
    Iran is up shit creek in a $10 pool dinghy if even their Health Minister has copped a dose.

    Coronavirus: Iran's deputy health minister tests positive as outbreak worsens

    Iran's deputy health minister has tested positive for the new coronavirus disease, as it struggles to contain an outbreak that has killed 15 people.

    In a video, Iraj Harirchi said he was self-isolating and starting medication following his diagnosis.

    He was seen mopping his brow repeatedly at a news conference on Monday, when he denied the authorities were lying about the scale of the Covid-19 outbreak.

    They have reported 95 cases, but the actual number is thought to be higher.

    The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said the sudden increase in cases in the country is "deeply concerning".

    Coronavirus: Iran's deputy health minister tests positive as outbreak worsens - BBC News
    15 deaths from 95 infections is a lot higher than the 'average' <3%, which could mean anything not just in Iran but across the 3W, poor prevention, poor detection, poor reaction, poor facilities, poor treatment, poor hygiene, climate, lies...

    Aside from Iran, any news on the risks/chances of mutation, or are all reported infections from the same stock?

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